Tonight's result was inevitable; this wasn't someone who was going to make the list of top 24-selling Idol artists of all time, though nor quite frankly might any of these five but-for a perfunctory winner's bump. Next week: songs of the cinema, with Jamie Foxx returning to guest mentor the same theme again, though he was thoroughly unmemorable (at best) last time. (Also of note: last year's final four was the one solo/one duet format; will we see something similar this time?)
Added: Hey, let's take a look at my original tier analysis below the fold. It's mostly holding up, and where it's wrong we know why it was wrong. I do want to note Girard31's comment back then: "Siobhan can't win. The little girls and grammas will vote her off. They'll make Casey go a long way, and Crystal reminds them of the cool mom/daughter on the block, so she could last as well. Big Mike could go the distance if he doesn't appear threatening in any way. It's the tweens and the grammas who vote, always remember that."
Doesn't Belong Here, And Will Not Be Around By The End of Passover: Tim, Aaron, Paige
Could Linger For A While, But Each Seems Too Limited To Win: Didi, Lacey, Andrew
Will Go Even Longer Than Them, And We All Like Him, But He Ain't Winning Either: Big Mike
The Wild Cards With Serious Potential To Fulfill My Theory #2, and Believe Me Alex Lambert Would Have Been Listed Here With A Bullet: Lee, Katie
My Presumptive Final Three: Siobhan, Crystal, The Outlaw Casey James -- with Siobhan winning.