It was boys versus girls in this week's "
American Idol" elimination, with the strangely "X Factor" twist that the judges would be the ones to choose whether to eliminate either the bottom male or female performer. (Why does anyone even bother voting?)While last year's runner-up, Lauren Alaina, and this week's mentor, Mary J. Blige, were on hand to fill up the hour (along with the return of those wretched Ford music videos), all we really ...