Well, for sure, this years finale fell flat in comparison to last year's. Here's my high points, low points, who cares points and WTH points.
Low Points:
Kelley singing. I have never and will never understand the mass appeal of this girl's voice.
Blake and who ever the heck that guy was doing the number they did. I hit mute in record time.
Green Day. That was just plain boring.
Who Cares Points:
Tony Bennett. I like him but his performance last night just made me feel sad for him.
Clive Davis. I want the time I spent listening to his speech back.

What an annoying man!
Love Taylor but found his first performance more frantic than energetic. This still isn't what I want to see and hear from him.

The Golden Idol Awards. That was funny once. It should have been left out this year.
The crying girl.
WTH Points:
That Yellow alien being at the beginning of the show. Beam her out of here!
The former Idol winners singing all the LSD Beatle songs. Talk about a bad trip!
The fact that the top 12 got very little air time in comparison to last year. Guess that speaks volumes on the talent, or lack of, that we had.
Doing the Beatles songs and then not having Paul McCartney be the big star of the evening.
High Points:
Smoky Robinson. Hard to believe he's 67.
Chris Sligh getting more voice time than some of the guys that finished ahead of him.
Gladys Knight singing with Melinda and LaKisha. That's one of the few times LaKisha actually looked like she was having fun.
Sanjaya and Joe Perry. I actually enjoyed this.

OK, I enjoyed Joe's guitar work more but Hair Boy was rockin!
Carrie's version of She's Leaving Home. She ought to record that.
The African Children's Choir. They were just too cute!
Blake's classy reaction to losing.
Interesting Sightings:
Ace got several camera moments.
Constantine was also there in all his grunginess.

David Hasselhoff. Phooey, he didn't cry this year.
Worst of the night:Bette Midler. Actually this could go under most disappointing of the night. She ought to rest her voice.
Best of the night: Ruben and Jordin singing together.
Record that ASAP!!!
I'm apathetic about Jordin winning and would have been the same if it was Blake. What I do hope is that next year is a whole lot better than this year was.