While I still don’t think Cody is a great singer, his Monday performance was lively, and obviously, there’s a large segment ofAmericathat thinks differently about him than I do.

Sylvia had the unlucky job of opening the show, and though the coaches thought she was great, it was the least memorable performance, so her leaving, while I think it may have been too soon, wasn’t surprising.

As forBryan, all I can think of was that his performance was low key, and maybe people feel he’s a not quite as good version of Tony, Adam’s finalist last season.

I was very impressed by the performances last night. My favorites were from Amanda, Terry, and Cassadee. Bryan and Nicholas continue to be strong. Melanie turned in a solid performance. Trevin was not great, but he should be in no danger. Dez was a little lounge act for me, but he’s too cute to get voted off yet. That leaves us with Sylvia and Cody. I do not think Sylvia should be in danger, and I have been wrong in predicting Cody would go twice now.

I think it’s going to be a tough elimination round tonight, no matter what.

Because the producers could, the last 4 contestant left standing on the stage last night were the 4 judges’ saves. I was not surprised to see Michaela go home. She’s amazingly talented, but last week, Blake had to save her, and her Monday performance was just not very good.

I was surprised to see Adriana go home. She’s young, pretty, and got in Adam’s face on Monday while singing very well. At the same time, she’s the exact same kind of singer as Sylvia and not quite as good.

I enjoyed both the team performances from both CeeLo and Blake.

In a change in format, the top 12 singers are not just competing against their teammates. I prefer this as it lets the best singers stick around, even if a couple of them happen to be on the same team. And since only two people will go home tonight, that means that even if the same 4 people are the lowest vote getters, two of them will have one more week to impressAmerica.

My guess for who’s going home- Cody and Michaela or Melanie. Melanie performed better last night, but might be too odd for a lot of people.