Simon Cowell teased it last night: During tonight's show an announcement will be made about a "surprise change to the rules that could alter the face of the competition."
Alter the face of the competition? You mean forbid Paula from wearing sparkly eye makeup?
Apparently not. The change is procedural, not cosmetic: Once during the season, the judges will get the chance to veto the audience's elimination vote.
May they use their awesome new power wisely.
This article appears in Mar 11-17, 2009.