We must get to 24, 12 guys and 12 girls. How do we do it? By destroying 16 more dreams. Let's go!

THE CUTS:
A bunch of people we never met, plus:

Anna Kearns, the incredibly tall girl, who seems really put out by being cut, even though she admits that
she's not that good a singer. Apparently being really tall is, like, her entire existence. Sad.

Tami Gosnell, the, um, "sporty" lass who wowed us in the "Best of the Rest" episode. Apparenly she is not among the best of the rest.

Thomas Lowe was getting some buzz online, but does not advance.

Cowboy Matthew Buckstein got cut AGAIN! Dammit!

Afro'd soul singer Tommy Daniels is the final guy cut. He was good, but this what you get when you mix the "glug-glug" with the "vroom-vroom," Tommy. He's kind of an ass about the cut.

THE TOP 24:
GUYS:
-Phil Stacy, he of the bald head and the missing his child's birth to try out for the show.
-Jared Cotter, he of the never-seen auditions and high degree of narcissism.
-Chris Sligh, he of the poodle hair, just OK voice, and crazy charisma.
-Nicholas Pedro, he of the karaoke voice, too many chances, and unjustifiable spot in the Top 24. 
-Brandon Rogers, he of the former back-up singing and very nice smile.
-Sundance Head, he of the screaming, the fatness, and the source of my intense hatred. 
-Rudy Cardenas, he of the sweet voice but pinched face.
-AJ Tabaldo, he of the never-seen auditions and destiny of first bootee.
-Paul Kim, he of the problem skin and goofy performance rituals.
-Chris Richardson, he of the studly looks but annoying JT-lite falsetto.
-Blake Lewis, he of the beatboxing and very good shot at the finals.
-Sanjaya Malakar, he of the eliminated sister and the adorable personality (but questionable vocals).

THE GIRLS:
-Antonella Barba, of the New Jersey Mean Girls, who is already on her road to rehabilitation. 
-Haylie Scarnato, who sounded awful in Hollywood and failed to make any impression. 
-Lakisha Jones, who totally stole my heart in Hollywood (I apologize for my previous unflattering Mandisa comparisons; go Lakisha!)
-Jordan Sparks, the second coming of Kimberly Caldwell.
-Stephanie Edwards, who I don't know and don't care to know. GONE!
-Melinda  Doolittle, the other former back-up singer who kind of looks 40 and really needs to work on that.
-Alaina Alexander, who sounded awful in Hollywood but is gorgeous and desperately needs to step it up.
-Gina Glocksen, the faux-punker who's not a great singer, but has an infectious attitude.
-Amy Krebs, who we've never met and sounded like crap in the Hollywood clip. GONE!
-Leslie Hunt, who we've never met and has a deep, smoky voice and is clearly a spazz. I kind of lover her, but GONE! 
-Sabrina Sloan, who we've never seen but blew my socks off in that Hollywood clip.
-Nicole Tranquillo, who I...think we've met before, but I'm not sure, which means she is boring. And GONE!

Given that people who have barely been shown before always get picked off first, next week expect the departures of AJ and Jared for the boys (barring Sanjaya royally sucking --- he's at risk) and any number of the previously unseen women: Nicole, Sabrina, Leslie, Amy, Stephanie and possibly Haylie (I seriously cannot remember if we've seen her or not). Even money on Leslie and Amy or Nicole being the first to go.