Welcome to an actual teenage dream.
Welcome to your second helping of ABCs rebootedAmerican Idolthis week.
you could never have enoughIdol, right?
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Just kidding, you totally can, but we will cross that bridge together when we come to it.
Or, if youre Katy Perry, a boyfriend.
Guys, what if the real story of thisIdolseason was about Katy finding true love?
She gets rejected tonight, but honestly, what a throughline that would be!
Tonights auditions are filled with your requisite people chasing dreams, sob stories, and teenagers.
There are so many teenagers on this show!
Lets see who shows up.
New York City serves upMara Justinefirst.
Shes all of 15, and she is in complete awe of everythingAmerican Idol.
She walks into that audition room like shes taking a very VIP studio tour.
She also has some serious pipes on her for just 15.
Shes an easy pick for Hollywood.
He sings Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran, your basic teenage heartthrob fodder.
Andrew is followed byGriffin Tucker, who wows Lionel with both his voice and ability to play piano.
And theres alsoChristina Jones, an 18-year-old who should be commended for her audition.
Those things dont mess around.
The good news is all three of these kids get tickets to Hollywood.
Now, go study or something!
We meetWilliam Cassanovafrom Washington, D.C. Is that his given name?
Does it matter, as long as you live up to it?
I mean, maybe.
William here loves the ladies and works his 9-to-5 selling beautiful womens shoes.
He sings a nice version of Donny Hathaways A Song for You.
Lionel thought he sounded nervous, but has tremendous talent.
Some of the best on the internet, she says.
Hard pass on this whole situation.
She wants to make people dance, baby.
And she completes that mission with her rendition of Selenas Techno Cumbia.
All three judges are up dancing with her.
And then one is down.
Katy takes a fall.
Stars, theyre just like us!
On top of making the judges feel good, Michelle has a pretty decent voice, too.
Also entertaining, but not as lucky?
The judges were having a good time, but not enough to give him a pass.
Brandons dad is a musician who came to the U.S. from Cuba as a child.
Brandon goes through to the Hollywood rounds and the tearful group hug commences.
Im into this whole thing.
Less heartwarming is Katys quest to find love in the audition room.
Luke approves of Katys love because according to Luke, Trevor is a dreamboat.
What a roller coaster!
Hes so nervous you could see the sweat but his no-frills, down-home country vibe wows the judges.
If you aint careful, you might winAmerican Idol, says Luke Bryan.
So, yeah, hes a Laine fan.
From a high to some lows: We get a whole group of no thank yous.
I wouldve enjoyed seeing more of a character called Hank the Businessman, but this season ofIdolisnt playing around.
They only want the goods!
Mr. Jones would be so disappointed in me.
Gabbii is going to Hollywood and has shown her dad what is up.
Yet another small-town kid with a big dream rolls into the New Orleans audition room.
MeetRissa Watson, a high school student from Apache, Oklahoma.
Guys, I could listen to Rissa sing all night.
Next stop: Hollywood.
Just when you think there can be no more teenagers left in the country, in walksGarrett Jacobs.
Okay, but for real this time, Garrett will have the teenage vote all locked up.
Sorry, other teens from earlier!
This country kid covers Its a Mans Mans Mans World by James Brown and the judgesloveit.
He has some things to work on, but he is raw talent.
They group video-chat Honey to tell her the news.
Can Honey have her ownIdolafter-show this season?
The episode saves the most inspirational story for last.David Franciscomoved to Nashville to pursue his music dreams in 2015.
Three weeks later, he was hit by a car and paralyzed from the waist down.
David fought back, regained some feeling in his legs, and has been improving ever since.
Katy is crying, Luke is moved, and Lionel calls Davids spirit an inspiration.
This is whatAmerican Idolis all about people crying over strangers in our living rooms!
David will be joining the rest of the group in Hollywood.
Two audition rounds down how is everyone feeling?
The judges have been throwing around a lot of Youre Top 10 and You could win this thing.
Do you think there are any frontrunners in the bunch so far?
