We feel like the American Idol producers are resting a little easier now that there's only five contestants left standing, and they don't have to worry as much about going over time. Perhaps that's why Seacrest looked a little more relaxed on stage last night, or maybe he just loves him some Rat Pack standards...
Kris Allen -- So, it's no secret that we don't enjoy Kris, we've said this many times. But, the thing is, the more we stubbornly cling to that hatred, the more we're starting to feel crazy, because we can't actually find fault with anything he does. Mentor Jamie Foxx is loving Kris. Three out of four judges think he's the bee's knees, only Simon -- our soul twin -- is with us on this.
Allison Iraheta -- Allison's hair is back to fierce tonight. Weirdly, Randy compares her look to Brittany Murphy's, which confuses us. Also, we strongly suspect Allison has been getting some media training backstage because her sentences are making sense these days, and we haven't heard an inappropriately timed maniacal laugh from her in many moons. The bad news about Allison's performance was that it felt slightly overdone -- too many runs etc -- but the good news is it was overdone in that way Christina Aguilera sometimes overdoes things, and you know we love us some Xtina.
Matt Giraud -- The pressure is on with Matt Giraud tonight since this genre of music is totally in his wheelhouse. Jamie talks him into changing the key at the eleventh hour, and at first, we are fully convinced that Jamie Foxx is out to sabotage Matt before our very eyes. Then Matt hits the big note at the end and we feel better about the whole thing. Randy wasn't feeling it. Kara offends Matt by claiming he wasn't emotionally connected to the song. Then, out of nowhere, Simon hits him with a comparison to Nat King Cole -- his most unadulterated praise of the night -- and Matt looks relieved.
Danny Gokey -- We're just going to say it: We're kind of over Danny. We are. His voice is great, but he insists on giving us these old-fashioned, lounge-y performances and that's not really our thing. We're starting to think maybe it's just a preference problem on our part. That said, we actually think this genre of music does suit his voice, and maybe he could have a Michael Bublé-esque album -- we just wouldn't be buying it.
Adam Lambert -- Tonight, for the first time ever, we're starting to feel like Adam's presence in this competition might be more than a little unfair. His performances have a level of professionalism that we're not sure we've ever seen in eight seasons of watching this show. Is there any chance that he will lose this thing? Because if so, we're going to re-evaluate our whole existence.
What we wish would happen: Goodbye Kris Allen!
What we think will actually happen: Goodbye Allison Iraheta!
Previously:
American Idol: More Than a Woman
Aw, KC and Freda Payne Weren't That Bad On American Idol
American Idol: Disco Double Down
American Idol: Somebody Save Me
American Idol: We Prefer Tarantino As a Judge