Last night’s live performances were not as solid as they were a week ago, but it’s still hard to determine who’s going home. Cody, who you know hasn’t been my favorite, turned in a really good performance- of a Queen song no less. Amanda rocked the opening performance. Nicholas continues to rule in his wheelhouse. Cassadee and Melanie were both very strong.

Dez had the worse performance of the night (goodbye Team Christina?). Trevin wasn’t strong, and Terry’s beginning to feel like a one trick pony (all his performances sound the same). My guesses for going home- Dez and Terry.

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.

During the first of the live rounds, a couple people (Amanda, Trevyn) really shined, others not so much. In preparation for the results show tonight, here are my predictions for who makes it through from each team.

Team Adam: Bryan Keith and Amanda Brown, with a coach’s save for Melanie Martinez

Team Blake: Terry McDermott and Michaela Paige, with a coach’s save for Liz Davis. (Julio Cesar Castillo could sneak in here, too.)

Team Christina: Dez Duron and Sylvia Yacoub, with a coach’s save for De’borah

Team CeeLo: Trevyn Hunte and MacKenzie Bourg, with a coach’s save for Nicholas David.