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That latest recap from my friend Jewels, who had a difficult time not mentioning Ace this week. Read on... Without the sense of sight, Andrea Bocelli can see so much -- a lot more than the judges saw last night on American Idol, that's for sure. They were hard on the contestants this week. Bocelli's intuition told him Katharine was "nice, beautiful and young." He could just tell that Elliott knew the song he was singing "very, very well" and added that "probably he performed this song before." And just how did he come up with Pickler being a blonde? The great producer David Foster, winner of 14 Grammys, started out the show with a slam to the remaining six contestants, saying, "Are these the finalists, or… What are these?" He was critical of them, but it wasn't empty words. He showed them new techniques – i.e. Chris singing from diaphragm (on the floor) and Kellie learning she can go falsetto. Their performances really benefited from him. Katharine's dad, Mr. McPhee, wasn't the only bawler last night. What was Paula doing? She was an emotional roller coaster, crying after Elliott's "Song For You," gushing to him: "You move me." Simon was laughing at her the whole time she was spewing love to Elliott. But he praised the singer as well, calling it a "vocal master class" and "superb." He did do well, but I was distracted by that enormous tie he was wearing. It looked like those silly t-shirts made to look like a suit. Paula was on her feet, screaming love to Chris after his sexy rendition of "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman." Chris's totally believable performance was what this competition was made for! It sparked every woman out there look at her man and say: Do you love me like that? He has one lucky lady waiting for him back home. Taylor laid it down with "Just Once." What a great song and a perfect song choice for his voice. I waited to hear his famous "whooo" though in that performance, but never got it. Randy said, "It wasn't half as good as the original." Paula called him "handsome as heck." And Simon said you can "hear that in hotel lounges." After Simon's diss, Paula stood up to jazz up the audience to cheer for the performer. Simon grabbed her to hold her back. Wow, someone screwed up her meds last night. Or she's mixing. On to the gals... where the love was felt much less. Simon said Katharine singing " I have Nothing" was "like saying I'm as good as Whitney Houston and you're not." Randy also thought the song was "way to big" for her. Paula, of course, with her standby, "You're stunning." And if you think that's rude -- Ryan made it worse when he chimed in with "For those who didn't have the volume up, I'm sure you're going to get plenty of votes." And goes on to say, "Those were some great moves in that dress." Ouch, was he trying to help matters there?