I think the genuine personality of the contestant show during ryan's interview section. Chris Sligh with his abrasive humor when asked what does he do on his free time-he said crocheting, playing bongo drums in his shorts, etc, then reverted to answering sleeping-NOT FUNNY. When Blake was asked the same question couple weeks back, he first said the name of the fan, then answered reading, listening to music, etc. Very honest guy and sincere too. And yes, Melinda is genuinely nice too. With her wicked humor. Just don't play surprised everytime the judges say good thing about you. Ryan is right, embrace the good comments. I think Melinda is playing us. Blake always say Thank you for the judges comments. That's a plus score. Sanjaya, umm, you don't tell a judge "You're just jealous because you can't pull it off." What A BENT PRICK! Anyways, Lakisha smiles, but she should enjoy the moment because sometimes the camera caught her frowning and smirking. Jordin is always bubbly. Nice personality.