I know - we've got an excellent top four this season.

Yeah, I like liking all of them!

My love for the Twinnies is only slightly dimmed by their non-preparation to drive stick-shift.

It's classic them, though -- they've said before how they basically underprepare for everything in life and somehow it works out.

Yeah, their story about the tennis lessons made me laugh.

TAR producers, though - what the hell with getting all the way to final four before they have to drive themselves anywhere?

I think the producers try to do a bit of mixing it up -- the first few seasons were all too reliant on making the contestants climb, descend or jump off of high things.

But driving themselves is something that definitely has to stay in, though I suppose it's a mercy when it's in a country where the signs are not in a non-Roman alphabet, and the chances that contestants have at least had a little exposure to Spanish are good.

There's also the liability involved. I can remember one season where there was an all-night drive across France, IIRC, and it's a wonder there haven't been more accidents.

Why does Christina sound like she's threatening Terry?

what the hell with getting all the way to final four before they have to drive themselves anywhere?

Yeah, ridiculous. And I'm shocked that I'm rooting for the Chippendales to win! And annoyed at the twins.

Dylan is completely in love with the twins and gets very concerned every time they fall behind. So for his sake I'm still rooting for them.

I am still annoyed with that whole money stealing thing with no comeuppance by the twins and the Austin kids. So I am hoping that the Chippendales win it!

I'm totally rooting for the Chippendales. They have brought pure fun throughout the season, whereas both Texas and the Twins have had at least one moment where I've thought, "Oh, hell no!" But I still like them and wouldn't be totally crushed if either team won. This is by far the most likeable final four in quite some time (if not ever).

The Voice: I am scared for Nicholas David. September, while great, is just not a song that you are really going to pull off unless you can do the Phillip Bailey falsetto on the chorus, which Nicholas cannot and wisely chose not to even try despite Train dude's terrible "advice". And while I really enjoyed his Over the Rainbow,it might have been too low key on a night when Amanda, Cassedee, Trevin and Terry all had crazy, belt it out moments. I dearly hope he stays, though. I'm still a fan.

Yeah, I think Nicolas and the little twee girl whose name escapes me are goners tonight.

Cassedee (really?) is a mystery to me, I don't really see anything special there, but others obviously do. I'm really glad Amanda let go of the diva-pop this time around. She's so much more memorable on the less expected stuff.