American Idol: Who are these people

Today's column previews tonight's not-so-epic showdown between Blake and Jordin by talking about how the contestants have become surprisingly marginalized on the show. (As the great Lisa De Moraes points out again today, there was one results show where the contestants got less than five minutes or airtime.) Of course, this has been one of the more underwhelming talent pools to date (especially among the guys), but even though I've liked different things that Blake and Jordin have done this year, I'm not at all invested in who wins.