I think I mentioned that Chris was at risk of elimination after seeing his last performance. He just lost his quirky self somewhere amidst the competition. Perhaps it was the stress or lack of sleep. Who knows? But it was obvious that he had changed as we watched his farewell video. All of the reasons I really liked him — his sarcastic sense of humor, his attitude, his sense of self — they seemed to fade as the competition went on.

Although I would have much rather had Haley or Sanjaya leave — it was not a huge surprise that we lost Chris Sligh this week.