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I mean…it’s her full time job, but the fact that she was able to get the job in the first place, as a teenager growing up in Michigan….

Yeah…I wonder how much time she spent preparing for these? That vast majority of those 92 covers were posted over a span of about a year. That’s almost two per week, and she has to learn the guitar part for each song too. I’m going to guess she picks it up pretty quickly. Like I said, this was great practice for the show, and now, she has at least a week to prepare one song for each round, with no other responsibilities. I’m blown away that she already has 78 co-writes registered with BMI. I’m thinking this is probably rare at that age. That’s the right path to take, IMO. She already has her foot firmly in the door, and it honestly doesn’t matter that much how far she advances on this show.

For instance, Chance could steal NOIVAS back, or Kelly could steal Walker. You never know….

These battle and KO pairings are joint decisions between producers and coaches. Coaches have input, but not the final say. So...if TPTB thinks Team Blake is a little too stacked, they can fix that (and a least one KO steal will likely come from Team Blake).

Something to consider….every season IDF hypes up some of the contestants very early (due to the excitement of getting spoilers, or whatever), and the coaches and/or TPTB don’t always agree. Furthermore, sources are just as biased as we all are, so any feedback should be taken with a grain of salt.

So much is up to the discretion of the producers and the coaches. So, if you’re going to try to make projections for Team Blake, you have to attempt to read his mind without seeing a single performance, or his reaction. Not to mention, we don’t even know KO pairings, songs or results. I posted a just for fun prediction for KO pairings the other day, but I totally expect it to be wrong.

The most important factor in the early rounds for Team Blake is SONG CHOICES. That might help to clear things up a little.

I usually don’t like to attempt to pick a winner before the season starts. I’ll pick a handful of contestants who I think have a good chance of contending, but I think it’s even too early for that. There are a handful of them on Team Blake who are probably capable of winning, depending on several factors. For the other teams, I have no clue whatsoever.

I’m not taking the bait. It’s way too early for this.

Other than the $100K, I doubt anyone can make a convincing argument that winning would have benefitted Wendy much. She’d be doing the same things she currently doing anyway. She stays pretty busy.

They would just find a different excuse, like her level of experience. It was the same exact pattern with Morgan. Ironically, a lot of people complaining about Morgan’s experience were Blake stans who were probably voting for Wendy the season prior. Having said that, there’s no way a 56 year old female would finish as runner-up on any other team, and from a marketability standpoint, I can’t argue with a GNT win.

She’s really good on these Patsy Cline songs. “I Fall To Pieces”

What makes you think that?

Kelly might still be able to win with the right teen female, but not this season.

It’s the dumbest twist they’ve ever done by far. Based on how often Blake is reminding the audience that this is his last season, I don’t see any way he doesn’t win again. There’s no Sawyer or Jordan on any of these other teams to stop him.

Yeah, I didn’t pay close enough attention, and didn’t realize there were old clips in there.

OK, never mind! LOL

Nvm

It’s another one of those 80/20 issues that DeSantis feasts on. You are in the 20.

@mercfan3 I understand that you’re pretty far to the left, and aren’t a fan of either of them, but if you could hand pick the GOP nominee, and the only choices were Trump or DeSantis, which one would you choose, and why? Just curious.

I was just about to say something similar. Besides, the value of being on the show is the exposure and experience, not so much placement. This robs those contestants of both. Nobody believes Cam Anthony would have benefitted from a “playoff pass,” or would have even wanted to skip the KO.

And their battles, which is the point I’ve been making. They should never pair their TCOs with a superior singer when there are other options. Especially a teen singer. That’s why I’m not buying that Ryley is Neil’s TCO.

We’re just going to have to agree to disagree on this one.

That’s exactly what I think it is. He didn’t want to send him home, so the easiest solution was to give him the pass, and let him have one more performance. If he knocks it our if the park, maybe he’ll get to stay.