We knew the two Davds were a lock but I'm just relieved and thrilled that the talented Syesha Mercado has also taken her deserved position in the top three. That leaves Jason Castro as odd man out. The dreadlocked cutie was not in the least disappointed, sensing that he and his limited talent had already overstayed their welcome: "There's three songs next week - I don't know whatI would have done."

Castro said this week he tried to pick songs he knew -- "Mr Tambourine Man" and Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff" -- and yet he "screwed it up." When a viewer asked on Wednesday's show what the contestants' biggest challenges were in the competition. Jason answered: "Just the brain being dead."

Since the show strained to fill an hour, we were treated to performances by season four runner up Bo Dice and - best of all - Maroon 5 and its oh-so-handsome lead singer Adam Levine. He's so good looking that who could blame heterosexual host Ryan Seacrest for hugging Adam twice.