'American Idol' Season 11, Episode 30 Recap - Another Shocking Elimination

The save is gone, we are so dramatically reminded, is gone, which means that one of those horrible children singing "Dancing In the Street" will be going home at the end of the night. Okay, they're not horrible. The horrible ones are already gone. And as group numbers go, this one is more cohesive than usual. And much more filled with balloons.

The Ford music video includes some elaborate costumes; the Kris Allen performance includes a rotating piano; the LMFAO performances includes a lot of neon.

The night also included a fully-produced tribute to Dick Clark, to follow up the brief eulogy that Seacrest read on Wednesday night's show.

Jimmy's predictions for our first two: a great run for Joshua and a tough road (and a bottom three tonight) for Hollie. He's spot-on with that one, as Joshua is sent back to the couch, while Hollie is placed in the bottom three.

For Skylar and Elise, Jimmy thinks that Skylar delivered and Elise "fell flat" on their respective Marvin Gaye songs. Jimmy thinks Skylar is the "best performer we got" and thinks her improvement week over week gives her a chance for the final. Elise is sent to the bottom three, and I swear her mother is Edie Falco. Skylar, meanwhile, is safe.

Phillip, Colton and Jessica are the last up, and Jimmy realizes that Jessica is singing songs that are "too old" for her. He praises Phillip's Usher song, but calls the Wilson Pickett "a pass." He completely rips into Colton, however, saying that he essentially didn't like anything about his Gaga performance.

Jessica is named safe first, meaning that Colton and Phillip are up for the bottom three, which is a first for both of them. Phillip is safe, probably due to Colton's weak night on Wednesday.

That leaves Hollie, Elise and Colton as the bottom three, but Seacrest quickly Seacrests Elise back to the couch, naming her safe. That's a lucky break considering the weak night and the fact that Hollie was safe last week and actually had a stronger week this time around.

But Hollie dodged another bullet, as she is named safe and Colton is sent home. The judges promise him a "huge career" ahead of him, as his sister Skyler sobs in the audience. Phillip looks to be in tears too, and Hollie sobs throughout his farewell song, which is Lifehouse's "Everything," another display of Colton's religious background.

Was it a fair elimination? Colton definitely had a weak night last night, but besides that he's had a strong run. Whoever keeps voting for Hollie must have great mobilization skills. I, for one, am happy that the cute white boys aren't immune to bad weeks, and for now it seems like the audience is actually more concerned with performance than gender, race or other physical attributes. Let us know what you think.