Neal Justin back at the “Idol” reins, which means you’ll have to go without Randy Salas’s witty comments for the remainder of the week. If you must compare the two of us, just remember: Randy predicted “From Justin to Kelly” would do better than “Jurassic Park.” I’m just sayin’.

Not sure who deserves to get the axe - and I really don’t care, as long as they don’t touch my dream Final Four team: David Archuleta, David Cook, Chikezie and Syesha Mercado.

Syesha?? At this point, you’re thinking, poor Neal has lost his marbles. Get him to the Sid Hartman Mental Health Center ASAP!

Yes, Syesha was in the bottom three last week, but the girl’s got spunk. I love spunk. She’s also got a voice that I think is just beginning to blossom. She’s my under (under) dog.

I know a lot of people are ready to anoint Archuleta as the winner and even adopt him and show him off at sweet sixteen parties. Hey, the kid’s got talent. But let’s remember: He is a kid. His stumble last week would be unforgivable if he wasn’t as cute as a button and his voice wasn’t kind of a miracle. Archuleta will get a pass this week no matter what he does, unless he breaks down on stage and confesses that Jamie Lynn Spears’ baby is his. Come to think of it, he’d still get a pass. But coming down the pipe, I think the pressure might get to the 17-year-old.

That’s why I’m on the lookout tonight to see what Shikezie (no relation to Shakira) and David Cook do tonight. Cook’s version of “Hello” a couple weeks ago almost made me wistful for the Lionel Richie video in which he courts a super-young blind girl.

Oh, one last thing: Get off Kristy Lee Cook’s case! Her version of “Eight Days a Week” wasn’t that bad. In fact, I kind of liked it. Hernandez deserved to go last week. Way to go, America! Now don’t screw it up tonight!

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