I doubt there is a April surprise that was scripted long ago. It is going to go as it always does. The guys left are fan girl favs or country lol i do not see them going. I think if 2 go home this week it will be 2 girls. If Abi or KB or Emmy go home i do not think that is a surprise. I doubt there is any WC's coming for the judges those are done with. What would it take for that to be right? Other then Will or Triston going home none of the others would be a surprise to me. So what would it take for that to be true?

Top 12 Perform/Top 10 Reveal Template Abi Carter - All Too Well by Taylor Swift - 8.5.  Not as good as “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”, but still very good. Will Moseley - Starting Over by Chris Stapleton - 7.  He sang it well but he’s still coasting. Jayna Elise - Diamonds by Rihanna - 8.  She should still be here. Mia Matthews - Over You by Miranda Lambert - 8.  Better than “These Memories of You.” Roman Collins - Roar by Katy Perry - 8.  That was a very good performance. Jack Blocker - Blinding Lights by The Weeknd - 7.  Took a step back with his facial expressions, unfortunately. Emmy Russell - Lose You to Love Me by Selena Gomez - 8.  Lovely performance. Triston Harper - Beautiful Crazy by Luke Combs - 7.  Could have been better. Julia Gagnon - Something in the Orange by Zach Bryan - 9.  Her best performance. Kaibrienne - Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus - 7.5.  Wasn’t as convincing a performance for me. McKenna Faith Breinholt - Cardigan by Taylor Swift - 7.5.  She was better than Sunday. KAYKO - Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye - 5.5.  That was … demented.

What about the April Surprise Idol Maniac has hinted about that is yet to come? It could change the trajectory of the competition.

I’ll state my preferences, but I’m also going to be brutally honest about what I’m seeing. There’s a good chance most of this forum will disagree, but that’s nothing new for me.    1. Will - He’s been the most consistent performer by far. I usually don’t support male country singers on these shows, but I made an exception here. He’s that good. The best his detractors can hope for is that he picks bad songs, because he’s probably not going to miss vocally.    2. Abi - Things start to thin out for me after Will. Some of those I had ranked higher than Abi really stumbled this week. I have concerns that minivan isn’t taking to her. Facebook stats haven’t looked great, other than the performance in the pimp spot with a great song choice (and great performance).    3. Mckenna - I almost don’t feel like she deserves to be ranked this high after these last two performances, but I can’t put anyone else above her. I know she was sick, but she had a shaky performance in Hollywood too. I don’t know whether her vocal cords will be able to withstand the rigorous schedule.    4. Mia - She’s been more vocally consistent than most of those below her, but I feel like there are limits to what she can do vocally and I don’t sense that she is 100% confident in what she’s doing.    5. Triston - Wow, I wasn’t expecting such a letdown performance, like the one we got on Monday. It wasn’t just a pitchy note or two. The entire performance was off. I’d say there a decent chance it won’t be the last time it happens.    6. Emmy - She’s very likable, and passionate about what she does, but there isn’t enough vocal firepower for this. She’ll probably last another week or two.    7. KB - The vocal issues are obvious, so I won’t beat that dead horse. She can be entertaining, and with the right song, can convey emotion in a way that most others can’t. That’s why she’s still there.    8. Julia - Mostly solid vocals, occasionally a little messy. Still rather green.    9. Kayko - He can be entertaining, but vocally, he’s probably the worst in the top 10.    10. Jack - same performance every week with different lyrics. I usually unintentionally tune out the performance, and when it’s over, I couldn’t even tell you what song he sang. Seems like an alright dude, though. Just not my cup of tea.     

Ooh, that must not have been a good parting of ways.