What's with these judges?

Before you read this be aware of the fact that I am not a trained singer. What I have written is from whatever I felt(regarding the performance) and whatever I heard from the judges. Also some things are such that even a deaf person could spot them.

Well, just saw the first episode of the Gala round of Indian Idol 3. I must say I did not find anything extraordinary in todays performances. Though there were plenty of surprises.
The usually bankable Emon was a bit off the target and Pooja, the seemingly unshakeable girl, ended up making the huge mistake of the day and proved that she is human. But, while the really good singers like Deepali, Charu disappointed, the underdogs came through(to prove my previous post right). Javed Akhtar even said to Meiyang Chang, "Mujhe bahut khushi hogi agar aap jeete". Smita sang well. But, she has to stop singing like she is in a sound proof studio and start reaching the audiences at home. This is done by looking at the camera and not shutting one's eyes to the world. Parneel managed the performance well, but lost out with his song choice, and his singing.
But coming to the main issue, what are these judges doing? It's as if they do not want a single opinion to reach the audience, or for that matter the contestants. What with Javed Akhtar and Anu Malik aand Alisha giving a different opinion and then arguing. What is the contestant supposed to say? When Hussain asks Deepali, she says,"I am very sorry Anu Sir lekin mujhe samajh nahi raha hai, lekin mai koshish karoongi galati sudharneki". How can she do that if she does not understand what the mistake is? And which judge do the audience believe?
One more thing, getting Abhishek's parents on stage was a cheap gimmick. I just did not like it. These thnigs are not done in front of the nation.
Last of all, I did not like the video much. Seems too artificial.

Who is going out? Your guess is as good as mine.