MatthewPalermo

Covers: 1. Rose - Best performance of the season, tbh. She killed that. 2. Katie - I hate that she got this song, but it wasn't a trainwreck. 3. Ricky - Boring. 4. Jake - Boring with a twang. Originals: 1. Katie - The best original easily, but nothing outstanding. 2. Rose - Good singing but the song itself is bland. 3. Ricky - Mediocre. 4. Jake - Pitchiest performance of the night by far. Duets: 1. Katie/John - This was surprisingly fun! 2. Jake/Kelly - Kelly did great but her backup singer dragged her down. 3. Rose/Gwen - Rose was terrific but Gwen just... can't sing. 4. Ricky/Blake - Who's winning? Hoot. Why would it be anyone else? It was decided long ago.

So Hoot's duet of all things is gonna push him over the finish line huh...

Never mind :whistling: Jake's got this

HAHAHA END HIM KATIE

So that wasn't just me!

She's closing the finale

Rose closing the finale probably just gave Jake the win :teehee:

This is over :whistling: if it wasn't already

switch jake with ricky :wave: they always seem to have an original in the penultimate spot

I think they didn't do it last season. And what's the point? The ratings for those episodes are atrocious anyway.

Ready for Hoot to seal his inevitable victory :wave:

Nope.

And there it is 6.5 hours before showtime and Jake's already got all of his performances charting. Is that a new record?

LMAO @ Mary Did You Know I thought that Hoot was already on the charts

Katie probably? ...with that song though... I don’t even know anymore. Needless to say John choked with her pretty hard.

Yeah Jake’s winning :teehee: If anyone thought he ever was not finishing in 1st you need to have a better understanding of how the demo works. Or you thought Katie and Ricky’s social media standings this season gave them a chance :whistling:

Katie - I DON’T WANT TO MISS A THING

Katie and John - Merry Christmas Baby Jake - Better Off Without You (original)

nvm ^

Rose and Gwen - My Gift Is You Jake - Amazed (Lonestar) Jake and Kelly - Winterstrong

Katie - All Better

-All finalists had a pimp spot but Katie's gone the longest without it (playoffs was the last time she got it) -Katie is likely getting a "big, grand ballad" for her cover. Last time she sang a ballad she CRUSHED the social media standings. -It will majorly help her with the casual votes. -Jake had the pimp spot last week which means there's no chance he gets it 2 weeks in a row. Ricky got it T11 week but he was barely pimped. Ditto Rose, just in the T13.They usually close the finale with the producer's favorite, even if they were instantly saved the week before (see Kennedy). -Katie performed first twice in the span of 3 weeks. The stars seem perfectly aligned for a Katie pimp spot tomorrow. The only question is what her "big grand ballad" will be.

YAAAAY :w00t: can't wait to see her again!

Man, so far I've gotten quite a few things correct. -Cali's T13 elimination -Shane's T11 instant save and T10 elimination -Will in the bottom 2 in T8 -Kat in the middle 3 in T8 and losing the instant save -Rose in the middle 3 in T8 (was wrong about her losing the instant save though) -All of the PVs in T8 I'm kinda proud of myself, haha.

Good point. Plus it seems a bit obvious that Katie's gonna close the finale, haha. That'll help her get the push she needs.