Out of Hiding

Adam Lambert and Kris Allen. Holy crap, you guys.

I've been saying for awhile now that this is the greatest season of Idol ever, and now we're about to embark on a finale so magical that I couldn't not write about it. Here's how I've felt every other season at this point.

Season 1: Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini
Had Justin Guarini won, I never would have watched the show again. I loved Kelly Clarkson intensely, and hated Justin Guarini with the fire of a thousand suns.

Season 2: Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken
I thought Ruben was all right, but found Clay Aiken creepy and loathsome. He's grown on me a bit since, mostly because of his guest run on Scrubs, but at the time I was just like, "Um, I'll root for Ruben? I guess?"

Season 3: Fantasia Barrino and Diana DeGarmo
Didn't really care.

Season 4: Carrie Underwood and Bo Bice
Felt almost as intensely as in season 1 that Carrie should win over Bo, but my love for Carrie was not as strong as my love for Kelly.

Season 5: Taylor Hicks and Katharine McPhee
I thought McPhee kind of sucked by the time we got to the finale, in that she was really inconsistent, but was rooting for her over Taylor Hicks. Honestly, if I hadn't had the blog, I probably would have stopped watching when Taylor won, such was my anger and disappointment.

Season 6: Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis
Was only rooting for Jordin because I didn't want smarmy, lame Blake Lewis to win.

Season 7: David Cook and David Archuleta
Hated David Cook. Found David Archuleta creepy and sad. Didn't really want either one of them to win.

Which brings us to now. No matter who wins, I will be completely, 100 percent delighted. I think they're both smart and talented and adorable, albeit it in completely different ways -- Chris is subtle, Adam's in your face. No matter who wins, I think they're both going to have long, successful careers.

You guys, this season might have gotten me invested enough in the show again to want to blog about it next year. Can you believe it? Oh, and Gokey? Suck it.