It's Barry Gibb night. I was really hoping for more disco, but we got a lot of his later ballads instead. Not that there's anything wrong with that - the man wrote some amazing songs, period. And since we need to stretch this mother as far as possible, the Final 4 each sang twice. (Also, props to Barry Gibbs for avoiding plastic surgery. Yes, he looks like something out of Planet of the Apes, but he's like 70. He kind of should.)

I completely missed Melinda's first song. Sorry! Dinner ran late. But based on judges' reactions it wasn't a slam dunk. Her second song, "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart," was oddly meh for the first half, but then she blew it up at the end with key changes, glory notes, stomping, The Works. The judges told her it was better than the first, but Paula encouraged her to do something surprising for once. And I agree. While watching her last night I realized that there's been no progression with Melinda, she's just steadily awesome. And while it's totally screwed up to rag on someone being insanely talented, I feel like we've seen Melinda do these songs a million times already. I need something more, Melinda. Surprise me next week, OK?

Blake SUCKED. I don't care how you try to spin it, no amount of crazy-person-cum-hip clothes (seriously, what was with that second outfit with the three-quarters sweater vest?), surprisingly uninteresting faux hip-hop dancing, or chin stubble could save him from his atrocious performances. The judges gave me hope for our future when they called him out for doing the exact same BS they lauded him for last week, as he bleeped and blooped throughout "You Should Be Dancing," generally sounding like something I'd expect from Napoleon Dynamite (that is not a compliment). Add to that, he was flat throughout. Awful. But not as bad as his second song, a rightfully obscure number called "This Is Where I Came In." The song is straight-up awful - Simon called it "tuneless" and that's being generous - but Blake's goofy performance was even worse. I am now actually cringing every time Blake's on stage. Only Paula is still confused into thinking he's original (how can something be "original" when it's merely recycling a gimmick from the 1980s hip-hop world, and applying it to every song every week?), but I kind of expect that from Paula. I am now actively hoping that Blake goes home. Sad.

Lakisha made the disastrous decision to slow "Staying Alive" by half, which pissed off the audience something fierce. She wasn't great, but I actually really enjoyed the arrangement and I thought she was downright fierce in parts. The judges disagreed. Her second song, "Run to Me," was maybe the best I've ever seen from Lakisha. It was beautiful, passionate, mostly controlled. The judges didn't go as wild as I did; they are crazy. I actually applauded for her in my living room. I'm not the biggest Lakisha fan but I thought she had a bit of a comeback last night. Good on her. She's still in the Bottom 2 tonight, though.

Finally, darling Jordin returned to form by being awesome on "To Love Somebody." It was arguably the number of the night. She really sang the hell out of it, and didn't go overboard with the theatrics. Unfortunately, she did exactly that on "Woman In Love." HOWEVER! This is a Barbra Streisand song, and thus is all about theatrics. You can't really do a subtle Streisand, you know? That said, Jordin was a touch shrill. But I still loved it. I almost downloaded the song from iTunes. Almost.

Who's in trouble: Blake, Lakisha

Who should go home: Blake

Who will go home: Lakisha