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And it seemed like more than ever, Luke’s prophecy was coming true, when Casey pulled a page straight out of Season 7 Idol champ David Cook’s playbook.

A little American Idol history lesson here: While rock contestants like Bo Bice, Constantine Maroulis and Chris Daughtry were standout contestants in earlier seasons, before David Cook came along in 2008, there had never been a rocker winner on the show.

Since that game-changing moment, many other rockers, from Season 8 runner-up Adam Lambert to Season 13 winner Caleb Johnson, have done well on Idol.

But no other contestant has done a Chris Cornell cover on the Idol main stage — until Casey slayed some Soundgarden this week, no doubt securing her spot in the top 12 and probably the finale.

Sixteen-year-old Casey, who seems on a mission to prove that reports of rock ‘n’ roll’s extinction have been greatly exaggerated, first auditioned with Motley Crue’s “Live Wire,” drawing high praise not just from Luke but from the Crue’s own Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee.

“You're dangerous — and I like it!” purred Katy Perry.

The other contestants this season probably think Casey is “dangerous” too.

(Side note: For extra Idol credit, check out Season 10 third-place rocker girl Haley Reinhart's "Black Hole Sun" cover with Postmodern Jukebox from 2016 here.).

As for the contestants who were eliminated Sunday, it was sad to see eight singers all go home at once on such a talent-packed season.

That being said, I was particularly disappointed by Jason’s exit, since he was fantastic last week, and — after a run on The Voice and a more controversial appearance on The Four which led him to seek redemption on Idol — this was probably his last television opportunity.

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However, I had thought that the latter two would squeak through based on the loyalty of the country audience that Idol typically draws (or used to draw, at least).

I am beginning to worry that she set the bar too high with her first audition — which the judges declared would go down in Idol history — and now she can never recapture that glory.

Katy described this performance as “totally a vibe” and said, “I've never heard you in that way.

This was instantly forgettable; maybe this pilot never really wanted this Idol dream, because he was totally on autopilot and asleep at the wheel.

(Sorry for the mixed aviation metaphors; I just couldn’t resist.) “What's really endearing about you is you keep being the guy that can't believe he's here.

I mean, people pull for that guy, because you're just being you,” grinned Luke.

Said Katy, “I just think you're an underdog and everybody wants to root for you… and I'm glad you're starting to believe in it.” Eh, I don’t know.

This was a simple performance, just a woman with her microphone stand and what Luke called a “race-car, thoroughbred voice” — but that’s all that was needed to make an impact.

Luke pointed out that this was a “rangy song” and advised, “Just make sure on that lower-end stuff to get your breath.” Lionel warned, “Don't get lost inside yourself.” Katy, usually the toughest judge, barely commented at all, offering some faint everyone-gets-a-gold-star praise about Alanis “keeping it together” despite being so young and supposedly being “thrown off” by Ryan Seacrest calling her name.

And I was like, ‘Oh my God, what's he doing?’ And that's what you do to make people watch,” said Luke “What we just saw was God took control of you.

“Feeling Good” is a cursed song on Idol — it even once almost sent the almighty Adam Lambert home.

(It’s a big pet peeve of mine when contestants ditch their instruments mid-song, with no discernible change to the audio or arrangement when they do so.) But the judges seemed to appreciate the razzle-dazzle Deshawn exhibited during the second, piano-free half of his performance, which was probably necessary.

I don't know if you had a talk with yourself in the mirror and just said, ‘I'm worth it.

I will make it to the top 16,’ but if you continue with that confidence… you've got all the talent in the world, now you need to just bring out that personality,” Katy told him.

Interestingly, while Katy said Wyatt has “a little bit of an angle in this competition” because he’s “an authentic singer-songwriter,” she didn’t seem like a fan of this louder, shoutier Wyatt, telling him, “I would like to see you do something that’s just you really small and vulnerable — bring us to tears at some point.” But she then told him, “Whatever happens, you're it.” And Luke assured Wyatt, “You're gonna be able to do music for the rest of your life.” Yeah, Wyatt ain’t going anywhere any time soon.

Cassandra was really selling the drama tonight.

No, this was not perfect performance — she strained in the chorus, although Luke said her “verses were absolutely incredible” — but I didn’t care.

You know, there's American Idol, and then there's life after American Idol.

And I think you’re gonna ace both of them,” said Katy.

At a point in the competition when some other young contestants are starting to choke, this 16-year-old exuded more confidence and personality than ever before.

Lionel called him “stone cold” and “brilliant.” Katy told him, “You just have this grit, this real country thing.

Colin always acts like Idol is his own Kik-it concert, and he’s usually wildly entertaining.

But I think this time, all that moving and grooving really compromised his vocals.

The judges thought his vocals were great (Luke even said they were “next level” and “surprising”), so maybe Colin sounded different in the room.

She must have some deep, personal connection to the ballad (“I know it’s a tough song for you to sing,” noted Ryan), but whatever the reason, she didn’t let her choked-back sobs compromise her stellar vocals, which Luke actually called “flawless.” And I loved seeing another facet of this effervescent charmer.

You are so not lacking in personality and glitz and glam and hair, and sometimes people think that's like the bells and whistles.

I think, much like David Cook after his above-mentioned “Billie Jean” breakthrough, Madison went from middle-packer to frontrunner tonight?

But risk-taking has gotten Beane pretty far, so far, and I hope it will pay off again, because Idol would be a whole lot less interesting without him.

Katy is apparently a card-carrying Beanie Baby too: This week she told Beane, “I love you.

You know that you've got my vote all the time.” Said Luke, “I think what America is telling us is they want to be entertained, and they want to smile and feel engaged with who they're watching through the TV, and that's how you reel us in.

We heard you dig in, and it taught me a lot about your future, because no one sounds anything like you in the world,” said Luke.

That was like another level of who you are,” said Katy.

Katy told Ava, “Last week, I thought it was just a little bit more elegant, and you kind of felt like Joni Mitchell or Audrey Hepburn.

And you're classic.” Luke additionally warned Ava, “Don't leave us wanting for that elegance and grace that really moved the needle for you last week.” I simply think Ava showcased her versatility with this performance.

… I think America really sees this authenticity,” said Katy.

It is now prediction time, and I think the contestants in jeopardy are Alanis, Deshawn, Graham, and — though I truly hope I’m wrong about this one — my beloved but possibly polarizing Beane.

I just take solace in knowing that if Beane is up for elimination on Monday, Katy has already promised to vote for him.

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