Cool, cool, cool.
Well, at least we have the return ofIdolalumAdam Lambertto soothe our souls.
Speaking ofIdolinjustices, remember when Adam Lambert came in second place on his season?
I love me some Kris Allen (I still listen to his cover of Heartless!)
but, like, come on, Adam dominated that season.
Its very appropriate that Adam is mentoring tonight since the Top 8 will be taking on Queens greatest hits.
Also, becauseIdolcant help itself, theyll be doing famous movie duets.
And then at the end of the night, two more contestants will be eliminated.
Im feeling very overwhelmed!
Adams advice is to be intentional and be himself.
People are into the awkward.
Its not the most memorable performance of Walkers or the night, but its nothing to sniff at either.
Madisons big hurdle here is to bring the drama.
Make it hurt, he tells her.
IM TAKING NOTES, ADAM.
By the end, the judges are on their feet.
Luke saw the diva moment Adam told her to go after.
He thinks it is her best performance in the competition, maybe the best vocal theyve heard all season.
Those are big words, cowboy!
Hands down, no.
Laine and Laci sound good together, although some of the stage antics seem a little forced.
Coach Bobby Bones said the duet would hinge on their connection, and it doesnt totally work.
But hey, theyre cute.
People will be into this.
The judges sure are!
Talk about under pressure (sorry not sorry).
Jeremiah takes the stage solo, in an excellent long coat/robe situation and commands it.
Luke is right, Jeremiah takes us on a real journey with this one.
Mom and Dad are so proud!
Adam, however, knows that making a song your own is a secret weapon on this show.
He just needs a little more confidence from Alejandro.
Its clearly not Alejandros best performance, but the judges still eat it up.
I mean, thats true but come on, give the kid something to work with!
Why did this have to be movie duets?
Couldnt we have just called it famous duets?
Im so confused and also tired,Idol.
The strange pairing of Alyssa and Wade kind of works in the end, though.
Let these contestants have their moments!
Theres not a ton of onstage chemistry, but the vocals here are insane.
The judges appreciate that these two sounded like professionals, especially in the give and take.
You know, like, how a duet is supposed to go.
Anyway, Im going to go listen to that Efron/Zendaya bop for the one-thousandth time.
What is this world, I never want to leave.
Although thats really all I want to talk about, we should talk about this performance.
So then Laine gets on stage and throws his very own rock concert.
The teens are going to go wild and I honestly think Laine might win this whole thing.
He encourages her to really show shes connected to the song.
And, you guys, has Laci ever seem so emotionally connected before?
Lionel thinks she just had her star-making moment.
Katy calls her voice absolutely gorgeous which, like, we know but thank you.
Luke is impressed by how much she sells the emotion of the song.
Whatever the outcome, Laci needs to put this song on her album.
I could barely hear Alejandro and Walkers vocals over the band.
Its a quiet song, but I wanted their vocals to shine a little bit more.
No surprise here, the judges loved it (do they ever not like anything?).
Still, I think Jeremiah and Madison win the duets.
I am into it.
What the heck, America?
Wade misses a lyric, but the judges tell him not to worry about it.
Luke loves that Wade brought his vibrato out and is still showing some new dimensions to his voice.
It seems pointed, is all Im saying!
Now hes teaching meand Alyssaabout being a diva.
I feel so free!
I mean, we all know shes on the chopping block, lets be honest.
Lionel tells her to never lose her determination.
Luke tells her he loves her.
This is all very ominous.
Lets give it up for her stalling for time so that people can keep voting.
Do what you must, Raghu!
The judges will not be using their saves, so it is truly good-bye.
How are we feeling about the Top 6?
How are we feeling about Adam Lambert being the runner-up of his season?
It still stings, okay?
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