'Idol's' blow should knock some sense

Before we go on, let us pause to remember those taken from us before their time.

Rarely in the history of competitive singing has the cruel, inexplicable hand of fate struck so mighty a blow as it did Thursday night on "American Idol," when in one remorseless swoop, it removed Alaina Whitaker and Alexandréa Lushington from our lives forevermore.

There comes a point fairly early on in each season when it suddenly becomes clear that death walks in the Idoldome, striding boldly through the rehearsal rooms and sound stages, seeking that one straggler who for a moment falls behind, gets just a tiny bit lazy and doesn't lock down the low notes, and fails to think through her song clearly.

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