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And then there were nine.

I had some rough moments there when they announced the bottom two. I was prepared for the first shocking upset of the season, but thankfully cooler heads prevailed, and ...

... Michael Sarver did not make the cut.

So what did you think? How were the performances? Were you as stunned as I was at the bottom two?

Post your comments below or head over to iReport to submit videos of your reaction.

–Lisa Respers France, CNN.com Writer

**SPOILER ALERT: Thursday night’s blog will eventually reveal the contestant leaving the show. Do not visit the final entry of the blog if you do not want to know the results.**

Michael Sarver has the lowest votes and must sing for his chance.

Will the judges save him?

Allison Iraheta is safe, as is Anoop Desai. Good for them.

Danny Gokey is so cute with his little glasses and his vest. Can't you just see him as a little kid? He's safe.

Could Megan Joy grip Scott MacIntyre any harder? She must have held him steady because while Scott was in the bottom three, Ryan soon sent him back as safe.

That leaves Matt and Michael. They're the bottom two.

What in the world is going on? Are we being punked? Did anyone check to see if Ashton Kutcher was in the audience tonight?

Joss Stone, you saucy little vixen.

I really need her to give some of these other female singers in the game tips on how to work the fem-swagger, because she was all over it.

She and Smokey Robinson have officially won my "Quiet Storm" award for their performance of "You're The One For Me."

Smokey's voice was not at its best, but Smokey on his worst day is still better than so many on their best.

Loves it!