A lot of you apparently disagree with Molls and me about how silly Pia Toscano is, and that’s ok, because diversity is what makes the world interesting.  However, there’s no reason for any of us to get bees in our bonnets over this girl, because she’s already doing great for herself, and let me tell you all about it.

Did you hear that she already signed a record deal with Interscope?  Well, that’s mostly a lie:  there’s no contract as of right this second, but they want to do a single with her real soon.  They just have to clear it with 19 Management, the company that oversees all the Idol kids.  Pretty impressive, right?  But wait, there’s more.

You know who Pia went out with on Friday night? Mark Ballas, you know, from Dancing with the Stars?  And it went pretty well, judging by this awkward paparazzi clip from TMZ.

So friends, we can hem and haw all we please about whether or not Pia deserved to be eliminated so early or if she’s really all that amazing of a performer, but at the end of the day, sister’s just going to ride this train for all it’s worth, just as she should.  More power to you, girl.

Did you sit with bated breath as you waited to see which American Idol contestant would be going home?  Did you do an awkward little fist pump that startled your sleeping puppy when you heard it was Pia Toscano?  Well, then we had pretty similar nights last night, and I think we should probably be friends on Facebook.

It was really just a matter of time before Pia was sent home – she wasn’t going to win.  I say that because I have faith in America, even after it almost sent the glorious Casey Abrams home (love you no matter what, Casey!).  At the end of the day, Pia is just a one-trick pony, and while admittedly she has a pretty sweet trick, it’s not enough.  Because you know what people like to see onstage? Stage presence. Pia didn’t really have any of that going on, and if I had to watch her stand still and wave her arms around and bore me and my puppy to death for one more week, I was going to lose it.

What do you guys think?  Did Pia deserve to go home?  Who do you think is going to win now?

DAAAAAAAMN. I actually hate to be the one to break this news to our Emily, because Lord knows she loves her some Casey Abrams, but YO! Word on the street is that he and Haley Reinhart (who I mentioned earlier this week is my favorite contestant) are totally hooking up.

An Idol insider told InTouch, “Most of their downtime is spent together, and they have a very touchy-feely relationship. They’re always lying on each other when they’re around the other contestants, and everybody thinks they’re hooking up.”

This doesn’t surprise me. They both have old souls and are around the same age. Here’s what is kinda scandalous: I wouldn’t be shocked if I found out that the “insider” who spilled this information was another Idol hopeful. I can totally imagine Pia (I haaaaate that Pia,) on the phone with a gossip rag, spilling on the personal lives of her fellow contestants. If it’s not her, it’s her parents or a sibling or something. I’d put money on it.

If you saw American Idol on Wednesday, you know that after his pyro-packed performance, contestant James Durbin said to Ryan Seacrest, “I have a lot of hairspray in my hair to keep it from jumping around — so much so, the one thing I was worried about was having a ‘Pepsi moment.”

At the time I had no idea what the fuck he was referring to. I was like, “Should have had a V8? What? What does that even mean?” But apparently it was a nod to Michael Jackson getting lit on fire while filming a Pepsi commercial in the 80s. Michael suffered second and third degree burns all over his body and was hooked on pain killers for years after the accident.

Michael’s family has released a statement via thier rep that said, “We were shocked to see this. It’s nothing to make light of and everybody should be focusing on who was responsible for Michael’s death.”

Eh, I don’t see this as being that big of a deal. James is kind of an awkward guy and I doubt he even knew what he was saying. In fact, he took to his Twitter yesterday and sent out the following message, “For anyone talkin..I said pepsi NOT MJ! I have no disrespect for Michael. I grew up singing his art. I guess youll take it how you want it…” and then Tweeted, “Talkin about MJs passing is too soon. Making a reference to an incident 25 years ago..not too soon. The stab was at pepsi people.”

Taking stabs at Pepsi? TOTALLY, JAMES. Totally necessary and worth it… *rolling my eyes*… Whatever.

Guys, stick with me. Normally I’m not an American Idol kinda girl either, but this season is GOOD and Haley Reinhart’s performance last night was pretty undeniable.

The theme was “Elton John” and I was surprised by how many of the contestants chose some of his more mellow hits. For every one of Elton’s truly beautiful songs, there’s another one that’s totally funky and wild. I would have loved to have heard Lauren or Pia take on “Crocodile Rock.” Just about anything other than a croony ballad. James Durbin got it right with “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting” and Haley got it really right with “Bennie and the Jets.”

I’ve been kinda bummed this season because the contestants that are taking over (like that boring Pia who I already mentioned) are the ones that are confident in their personalities, regardless of whether or not their personalities are something to be confident about. I’m sorry, but Pia’s song selection, voice and attitude all reek of the late 1990s. Some of the show’s best singers are falling by the wayside because they seem freaked out by the performance/being on national television aspect of the show. I’ve been waiting for someone like Haley to come into her own all season, and she certainly managed to do that last night.

And can I just say that the presence of Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez has truly underscored the fact that Simon Cowell is largely useless? The reaction shots from those two alone are worth whatever they had to pay to get them on the show. Jennifer Lopez at 1:46 in the video above? As soon as they figure out how to tattoo a hologram on a human body, I’m getting a full back portrait of those three seconds.

Because Casey Abrams, or as I affectionately refer to him, Budget Seth Rogen, is definitely going to win American Idol this season, and we need to just get that out there right now and accept him into our hearts as such.

Seriously, have you guys been watching?  Did you watch last night when he gloriously plucked his bass and sang the fuck out of “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” or that time that he declared that he was there “to prove that people like me can be sexy” (mission accomplished, Casey Abrams), or any other time that he’s ever graced your television?  This man is a gift from God, and he’s only 20.  I mean, he’s no Scotty “Baby, Lock Them Doors” McCreery (kidding, but how great is that kid?), but he’s something special.

So who do you guys think will win this season?