MY PICKS

Even though contestants took on a genre that's supposed to be driven by passion and amor, tonight's Latin theme for the most part produced performances that were at best mediocre. Many usual crowd pleasers -- Melinda Doolittle, LaKisha Jones, Jordin Sparks -- seemed to plateau and were even criticized by Simon for a lack of energy and a disconnect from the crowd.
The night's surprises came from Blake Lewis, who gave a pretty seductive take on Marc Anthony and -- don't laugh -- Sanjaya, the only contestant gutsy enough to actually sing in Spanish. He wasn't good, but garnered his first compliment from Simon.
As usual, Phil and Haley are definitely at risk of elimination. I say an unexpected contestant -- likely LaKisha Jones -- will join them in the bottom three.
In the end, I say Haley's going home. She was without a doubt the worst vocally, and didn't even offer much in the way of her standard sex appeal.
Thoughts?