'The X Factor' Results Find Out Who Made the Top 5! Recap

The results show following the Michael Jackson tribute starts off with... more Michael Jackson. Not just that, but a Michael Jackson song that has already been performed.

It's "Man in the Mirror," which Melanie did a couple of weeks ago. I guess when it comes to attempting to inject emotion into the show by doing MJ songs, redundancy isn't an issue.

At least these numbers are starting to be much less of a mess, now that there are fewer contestants. Melanie throws in one more "yeahhh" at the end, just to remind everyone here that MICHAEL JACKSON SONGS BELONG TO HER.

Clips from the performance night remind us of who delivered and who didn't: Melanie seems the safest, but then again it's nearly impossible to tell who's going to make it these days. I'd be better off guessing the number of jellybeans in the space where Nicole's brain is supposed to be.

So, next week will be the "Pepsi Challenge," in which we get to pick one of the two songs the top 5 will sing. I'm calling it now, everone: let's sabotage Josh. I just hate Nicole so much.

Time to watch everyone stand around while Steve pauses way too long. Chris is the first to go through, which is a bad sign... that means, with the double elimination, someone who really doesn't deserve to go home will be. But that won't be Melanie or Rachel, who are sent through right after Chris.

Listen, I get it: Chris is charismatic and he has a heartstring-pulling backstory. But he's not as good a singer as Drew, Josh or even Marcus, and he's definitely not as good a rapper as Astro. Looking at the four of them standing backstage (with Drew looking legitimately flustered), it's a shame that two of them will be going. Someone very talented is going to get the boot, and I have a feeling it might be Astro.

Josh is the one of the four to be sent through, so it's down to Marcus, Drew and Astro. Yep. Shockingly, though, Astro is the one with the least votes, and not Marcus! Astro is going home without even singing for survival. Wow. Well, at least the kid is taking it in stride. "It's for the better," he says. True, kid. You're bigger than this show.

Drew is already in tears, but is not helping her cause by saying things like "I hope everyone can see my true talent." She needs to learn to talk like a quarterback and not a wide receiver. Little more Tom Brady, little less Terrell Owens. These sports analogies working for anyone? No? Wrong demographic?

The first to sing her save me song will be Drew, who goes with "Listen To Your Heart" by Roxette. The lyrics are fitting for the situation, but it takes a while to get moving. Drew seems a little rougher than usual, and might be singing through some tears. Poor thing is shaking when she finishes. These jerks can't possibly send her home, can they?

Marcus, up there for the second time singing for survival, goes with "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First To Say Goodbye)." He puts a lot into it. He might have just won the judges over. Drew is crying again. See, you can't send her home! She's crying!

LA tries to compliment Drew as much as he can to make it seem like he is, for a second, considering sending Marcus home. Of course he chooses to send Drew home. Simon is sweet enough to say that he takes "full responsibility" for Drew being there, and sends Marcus home.

Nicole blubbers out the compliments for Drew, but ends up sending her home. That leaves it up to Paula: choosing Drew will send her home, choosing Marcus will cause a deadlock. Paula sends Drew home. Ouch.

Drew is full-on bawling, and Steve leans in to ask her "how are you feeling?" She's feeling bawwwwwww. Simon, rising to Nicole levels of overdramatic, refuses to say anything. Then Rachel and Melanie run out to hug her and Steve throws up his hands and rolls his eyes, as if to say "what's with all this emotion, people? GOD!!"

Speaking of God, Drew takes her last moments on the stage to tearfully blurt out "Jesus loves all of you and I haven't been able to say that until now but that's what I'm really here for!" I might be paraphrasing. That was weird. Not Melanie secret accent weird, but still pretty weird.

Well, now I feel okay about her going home, if she was just there so that she could win and then say "EVERYONE, JESUS LOVES YOU!" Not the venue. I know I said she should speak like a quarterback, but a little more Tom Brady and a little less Tim Tebow.