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Internet calls 'American Idol' Season 21 'Road to the Finale' special 'fluff episode with nothing happening'

'Is it just me, or has tonight been painful? Who wants to rehash the history of those who are already eliminated? Very sad,' said an 'American Idol' fan

BRENTWOOD, CALIFORNIA: 'American Idol' Season 21 is at the threshold of the finale. The Top 3 finalists, Colin Stough, Megan Danielle and Iam Tongi, will compete in the finale for the coveted title next week. However, this might be the perfect time to revisit some of the milestone and exceptional moments of all the contestants who joined the singing competition with the hopes to become the next singing legend.

The ABC network recently aired a two-hour special recap episode, 'Road to the Finale'. The special episode provided never-seen-before glimpses of the contestants as well as the judges, Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan. But the viewers found the episode exaggerated and boring.

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'American Idol' revisits contestants' journey on Season 21

'American Idol' viewers have witnessed multiple ups and downs of the contestants throughout Season 21. However, the special episode kicked off with a recap of the three finalists' journey to the finale beginning with Megan's first performance before making it to Hollywood. Furthermore, multiple past auditions were also shown including Marybeth Byrd and an unseen audition by contestant Michael Williams. The judges also looked back at Caroline Kole's stirring audition where she sang Katy Perry's hit song Firework. Later in the episode, viewers revisited the Top 5 contestant We Ani's powerful performance that blew the judges away. Next was Oliver Steele's audition dedicated to his father. The judges then revisited Tongi's first audition as he captured the judge's and fans' hearts with his falsetto.

Fire was another contestant who captured viewers' hearts with her stellar performances. The aspiring singer didn't make it to the Idol at first but Katy gave her a second opportunity for the golden ticket. Her messy and complicated journey ended during the Showstoppers round. During the recap, Fire shared an update for the viewers and said she has attended her dream school in New York and is going to continue pursuing music. The viewers were also treated to some funny, entertaining and classic moments of the judges.

'Just pretty much recapping'

Multiple viewers took to their social media to share their thoughts on the latest episode of 'American Idol'. A social media user wrote, "So #AmericanIdol is a fluff episode with nothing happening, got it." Another user said, "I can’t do these singing competition shows anymore #thevoice #americanidol." One person tweeted, "Just pretty much recapping with some never-before-seen footage!" Yet another viewer noted, "#AmericanIdol Is it just me, or has tonight been painful? Who wants to rehash the history of those who are already eliminated? Very sad. Get to @adamlambert so we can go to bed!!" One user wrote, "Too much fill-in, so boring. Just cut it to 90 mins. You show all these silly segments then give the winner 10 seconds at the end. @AmericanIdol."

'American Idol' Season 21 finale will air on Sunday, May 21, at 8 pm ET on ABC.

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