Dolly Parton mentored the nine remaining Idol hopefuls last night, which led to some stellar moments (Michael Johns’ moving “It’s All Wrong, But It’s All Right”), unsurprising performances (Kristy Lee Cook, hanging tough in her country wheelhouse) and fabulous Dolly quotes like “He’s kind of funky looking” (on Jason Castro) and “She’s not Shyesha, that’s for sure” (on Ms. Mercado). There were postcards from Castro’s loveable stalker, a compliment for Kristy Lee Cook’s pedicure (from, um, Ryan Seacrest) and compliments for Paula Abdul’s hair (from a very thankful Brooke White), but for the night’s best moments, watch these quick clips:
5. David Cook addresses that pesky “originality” issue with a mini press conference and another solid song.
4. Paula Abdul hangs tight to what she knows for sure.
3. Randy says David Archuleta is back, but wasn’t he “back” last week? Archuleta is no longer “the Bindi Irwin of AI” — he is now its Jay-Z.
2. One of these things is not like the others. Seriously, when will we find out what Carly Smithson did to piss off Cowell?
1. Syesha Mercado cheats and covers a Whitney Houston song.

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