I'm going to miss you, Amanda. You were the only authentic personality on "American Idol," a rebel in a field of bland, vanilla, overly earnest, straining-too-hard contestants. Miss Overmyer, you were fearless and stayed true to yourself. And America thanks you by keeping the cute, wholesome, tone deaf chick with the long legs. Go figure.

Donald Munro and I were both irked and surprised by your exit. I was sure Kristy Lee Cook would go. Donald picked Ramiele Malubay. And, darn, Amanda, you just missed the Top 10 tour.

So what's left? I'm sitting here with my arms crossed and a stern look on my face. The remaining 10 mostly mangled precious songs by The Beatles for two weeks. The other problem? Aside from now dismissed Amanda, no really strong personalities have emerged. Even Sanjaya was amusing last season because he didn't take it seriously and played us for weeks.

Anyway, Amanda, I dread what's next: Kristy Lee is threatening to do better.