I think last nights show was very good, one of the most difficult to decide who should go through, and I must admit I didn't vote for that very reason.
I do think that the right 2 went through in the end, but even the judges said they thought at least 6 people really deserved to.
I really like Darius, but I don't think he did himself justice last night. The song he sung is actually one of my favourites but I don't think it was the right song for him. It's a shame because I think he is very talented and I have a lot of respect for him having the courage to do Pop Idol after Popstars, but I doubt we have heard the last of Darius Dinesh.
I think it's going to be really interesting over the next few shows. Each show has a theme and each week all the contestants will be singing the same sort of songs. Pete Waterman made a very good point about Gareth Gates last night, he said that so far we've only heard him sing one song, and even though he agreed that he sung this brilliantly, we don't know know what he is like with other styles. The same is true of all the contestants, I think it's going to really show who are the better performers.
[Edited on 2-12-2001 by LEE]