* Everyone assumes Jordin is the safest. If they wanted to have a fake surprise, she would be the one.

* Someone had to (??) be chosen -- so why not someone new? We've seen Blake and Chris and Phil and Lakisha on the chopping block. It was either Melinda or Jordin. (And Melinda got put through the ringer last week when she was supposed to "choose" who the losers were.)

* Here's where they show just how clever they are. Simply the suggestion that Jordin might be kicked off is probably going to prompt everyone who wants her to win into voting for her, which will make it even more likely that she's going to win.

* Maybe they told her ahead of time?

* Finally, so she had to go through 30 seconds of heightened anxiety... So? She'll be able to pay for the two minutes of therapy she needs with all the millions she's going to make. I hardly think, given what else we saw on the same program, that she needs any further sympathy.