I wonder why they make it so obvious who is going to win on the final show. It happened with AI 1 and AI 3. The 'new single' is performed by the loser in middle of the final show, while the winner waits until the end to sing it. So, you basically know who will win by who doesn't sing the 'new single' first.

Did anyone else catch this?

yup I knew it was over then.

What did they do for last year? I forget. They also had their own singles though because each one already had a recording contract, but I heard they still made it obvious that Ruben won.

I didnt want Fantasia to win, IMO, she wasnt THAT great. :(