I watch AI, and have watched for many years. I think this year's crop of finalists is really, really good when compared to recent years.
To me, Scotty is a copycat--he sounds just like one or two other country artists who are making records today. He sang one guy's songs the first two times he sang.
I really liked Paul, but then I found out he went to Auburn.
I like Casey, James is a weirdo, Jacob can sure sing but something's just not right about him, and Stefano seems like a good guy but just doesn't do it for me.
As for the girls, they've been pimping Lauren since her audition episode, so I figure that will probably backfire by the time the finale rolls around. I really don't like Karen for some reason (maybe the constant, in your face "I'M A LATINA, BABY!!!" screams?). I'm not a big fan of Haley at all, because, frankly, a 16-year-old has no business shaking her rear end on stage like that. It looked ridiculous.