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Call it a post-American Idol withdrawal symptom, but like you, we can't wait for the albums that are surely coming on the heels of our favorite Idol contestants, especially since we've had a very talented crop this year. There's Michael Johns, whom we can't get enough of after getting booted off the contest too early, and Brooke White, whom I wish would do something special with Carly Simon. And speaking of Carly, what kind of record do you think is Carly Smithson going to have? And how about Ramiele Malubay?

The road to the Idol finals this season has been really long. All those shocker eliminations, not-so-shocking eliminations, so-so performance nights, and controversies ("Paulagate" was the best so far), and now we're finally in for the David-David finale after Syesha Mercado scored low on America's votes tonight.

We're watching the finals with you, so make sure to check back for updates here in Grapevine and discuss the Cook vs Archuleta finals at the GIRLTalk forums. In the meantime, vote for the David you're rooting for in this week's poll!

We bid an emotional goodbye to Brooke White last week, and although we've been having fantasies of an all-male finals, we couldn't help but agree with America's decision to let Jason Castro go. While we were bracing ourself for a shocker ouster in Syesha Mercado and even our favorite David Cook, it looks like the David-David final is possible, after all--if Syesha pulls through next week, that is.