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My thoughts, from best to worst:

Oliver- VERY interesting song choice. He looked horrible, but he definitely chose a song that helped his voice to shine, especially in the opening. Agree with Jake-the blues and soul in the performance were obvious. It must have been a good performance to get me to like that song.

Katelyn- I like Katelyn. A lot. I didn't think the performance was as good as it might have been. With just a few different choices (going up a note instead of down) that could have been great. It wasn't. Still, I enjoyed it immensely, more and more as I listen to it. Here's hoping that she's still around. I wonder if that's possible, however, and that frightens me.

Katherine- This was a shocker for me. It was, for me, her best performance yet. It still doesn't compare to the original and it was nowhere as good as the best of the other contestants, but I was impressed. Nonetheless, if she's still here over Katelyn and Marie-Pierre, I'll be sad.

Mitch- I'm a big fan of his voice, but tonight, he just wasn't as good as he has been in the past. He didn't seem as bubbly as he has in previous weeks and the instrumentation (along with the song choice) didn't showcase his voice in the tones in which it's best. I hope he's around next week.

Sebastian- I like the guy's voice, I just wish he could phrase and sing a few notes in a row without doing the three -note spurts that he keeps doing. He was a good showman as usual, but to choose a song that amazing, you have to bring it all (no pun intended). He didn't do it for me. Also- I kept thinking of Casey LeBlanc's performance throughout the song.

Earl- His voice fit well with the song, but the performance was painful for me to watch. I couldn't stand the fact that he strutted like a chicken across the stage throughout the entire song, kept waving his hand and pointing his finger, and just looked a fool. He's a contestant very much in the line of Jason Castro-a man of questionable brain matter who acts silly, turns in average to slightly above average performances, and somehow gets by.

Gary- He looked possessed tonight and I thought the screaming was a little much. It was like a death metal guy tried to tone himself down. When he's not growling, I like the voice. Unfortunately, that happened only a few times throughout the song.

Drew- Like the judges, I love his voice, but he just doesn't reach the top that he's capable of. He mangled the song tonight. Though I don't want him over some of the others, if he's around, I hope he can get back to the way he was in Toronto. I loved his "She Will Be Loved."

Overall:

Tonight was full of interesting song choices-some of the songs of the best ever written (some, not so much). It made me like a few of the contestants more than ever before, such as Katelyn and even Katherine, and turned me against some (Earl). The only one who is certain to advance to next week is Oliver. I'll wager a guess for the other four, but I really just don't know.

My guess for the top 5: Oliver, Sebastian, Mitch, Katherine, Earl.

My hope for the top 5: Mitch, Katelyn, Oliver, Sebastian, and Earl, the last one solely because he doesn't growl (Gary), isn't boring (Drew), and has actually had more than one performance that I thought was better than "bad" (Katherine). Unlike last night, however, I won't be distraught if any of these make the top 10. Katherine and Drew might be better replaced by others, but they probably won't be as painful as overconfident Adam Castelli, obnoxious Omar Lunan, or zzzzMartin Kerr would be should they make the top 10.

Forget the top 10. Now I'm putting for a Theo-Amberly-Mitch-Sebastian-Katelyn-Oliver top 6. Is that too much to ask?