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So, Syesha Mercado was sent home on American Idol last night. Big surprise!

We all knew it was gonna come down to wonder boy (he's 17) David Archuleta and his taller, older (he's 25) opponent David Cook. This'll be the first finale between two guys since Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard battled it out back in season two... who do ya think will win?

Archuleta - whom we've met and is very, very sweet - has been the front-runner for a while, but Cook has been building a lot of steam recently. But who has the star power to be an American Idol?

More importantly, what crazy fun comments will Paula - seen above at STK the other night - have next week? She's pretty much the only reason we watch!