When I got on Twitter at about ten til eight this evening, I realized I was in for a finale like no other. The move to the Nokia theater can do strange things to contestants. Go to season 4, where Bo Bice seemed swallowed whole. Season 8 where Kris and Adam commanded the room in entirely different ways. And so on.
I was glad that Lauren Alaina was able to perform, because at the end of the day, this[...]