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Best: Didn’t watch FOX Idol but based on what I’ve seen I really like Paula.

Current: None?  This panel is terrible imo, I always skip their commentary whenever I can. I guess I would choose Katy because her song choices for the Judges’ Contest are usually pretty cool?

31 minutes ago, FloorWax said:

 

It doesn’t help that there aren’t any people imo who are so good at what they do that it excuses them being “been there done that”

I would say Grace and Holly to a lesser extent are better than the average country female. Other than that I agree.

3 hours ago, Hsamid said:

I've been pretty down on this season so far. But D Smooth's leak is better than anything that happened tonight on AI.

Honestly the past two rounds from Idol have been pretty terrible, I wouldn’t be surprised if The Voice was better last week (I only watched a few performances)

That said, I still prefer watching Idol? There’s something about this season of TV that has seriously made consider dropping the show entirely. Most people will blame the format (rightfully so), but I think the cast is what killed it for me  Is it the worst cast ever? Probably not. Is it the blandest and most uninspired cast yet? I’m gonna have to say yes 

Wé is giving me major Casey vibes rn

9 minutes ago, Hamza Tufail said:

I had the same reaction when Daillon used he for him in the s20 ratings thread. Lmao

Oh really? Damn

I usually instinctively assume most users here are guys (and gay lol)

47 minutes ago, FloorWax said:

 

I believe you are the anti-Hamza Tufail this season lol

More like the anti-IDF, people are treating Ray like he’s the second coming of Nick Hagelin and he would be 3rd in my rankings (and the gap between 3rd and 4th would be huge)  

Just now, TeamAudra said:

What is…

 

IFYKYK

If you know you know

I’m tempted to tank some of these ratings ngl  (not Kala btw)

4 hours ago, mytake1 said:

But it's a moot point.  They will just end up having the distinction of losing on The Voice and Idol.  Iam is so far ahead.

 

On that we agree  

2 hours ago, mytake1 said:

 

Mackenzie Bourg was on the farewell season of FOX, when Idol had already been cancelled.  I can see ABC choosing not to mention the competition from another network.  But it doesn't mean that they are OK with it.  We is definitely someone who is well known from The Voice, with viewers and the industry.  She finished in 3rd place.  

 

Idol has always been about protecting their brand.  

 

 

Lmao
 

I love The Voice but no one remembers the winners, let alone someone who came in 3rd  Also I don’t see how an ex Voice alumni winning would endanger Idol’s “brand”

1. Oliver

2. Wé (hate the song but it was a great vocal)

3. Iam

4. Zachariah

5. Megan

6. Tyson

7. Haven (this was actually pretty good lol, if only she hadn’t gone for those high notes…)

8. Warren

9. Colin

10. Marybeth

31 minutes ago, Hamza Tufail said:

I can see why someone wouldn't like their tones. I love it, but at the same time I know it's not for everyone.

 

But they weren't bad, imo.

idk maybe I don’t “get” them I guess. 
 

(I did enjoy their blind)

This thread  I was a messy b*tch two years ago

1 hour ago, Hamza Tufail said:

One may find those performances Underwhelming bc they didn't showcase their vocal abilities fully, but they were far and away from being "Pretty Bad" imo. 

 

I personally thought they were *almost pitch perfect in all of their performances (At first I thought those two falsetto notes in their KO + their first few notes in the battle were a bit Pitchy, but upon a rewatch, I think they weren't.)

 

Well, I personally think they were perfect, but used the word almost bc I think there's a possibility that they may have had pitch issues in some parts that I didn't hear / noticed.

I just don’t think those performances were pleasant to listen to. Her tones are so grating, even if they are hitting the notes most of the time. Doesn’t help that I can’t see them as anything other than a novelty act.

Top 8 Questions

1. Which 5 singers will advance to the Top 5? (100 points)

- Wé

- Iam

- Megan

- Colin

- Warren

2. Which 3 singers will be eliminated from the competition? (100 points)

- Oliver (50 pts)

- Haven (30 pts)

- Zachariah (20 pts)

3. Which singer will be announced last by Ryan Seacrest to move forward to Top 5? (50 points)

- Warren

5. Which female singer will be announced first by Ryan Seacrest to move forward to Top 5? (50 points)

- Wé

6. Which male singer will be announced first by Ryan Seacrest to move forward to Top 5? (50 points)

- Colin

7. What will be the ratio of male and female singers in the Top 7? (Without the Judge’s Save/Wildcard) (20 points)

- 3M/2F

Bonus Questions

8. Which number in the performance order (solo performance only) that one of the eliminated singer will be assigned to? (From 1st to 8th). (50 points)

- 5th

9. Will Warren’s duet partner move forward to Top 5? Yes or No? (50 points)

- Yes

10. How many singer will use/play any musical instruments for their solo performance? (50 points)

- 3

The 1-2-3 punch of I’m Going Down, Fall For You and The Story is crazy strong. All 3 would make my Top 10 favorite S13 performances (the latter two in particular are contenders for #1)

9 minutes ago, istersay said:

 

if anyone sees the posts she's talking about or any other posts like that please let me know so I can remove them

I read the thread from the blinds episode she was featured on, and yeah you can argue there was some (subtle) ableism. I wouldn't say these users were disrespectful or meant any harm but they definitely came across as ignorant (to me at least) 

On 4/25/2023 at 4:03 PM, Cookie73 said:

Honestly though, Idol has much worse robberies than those on The Voice. Also, The Voice generally has better winners than Idol

This aged well 

I just watched Kala’s performance out of curiosity, and wth Chance  That was probably the best thing I heard all season 

People will hate on Ray but based on my first watch of both performances, Ray >>>>>>>> Sorelle

Haven 

2 minutes ago, Brick said:

So you are telling me Wé had both "I Try" and "Don't Watch Me Cry" and went for IHN? I'm sorry but she deserves to go home just for that.

 

Don't Watch Me Cry is such a special song. I wonder if she can nail such an emotional song though.

I love Don’t Watch Me Cry, ughhh

16 minutes ago, Hsamid said:

As for Lauren..

 

When the season initially aired she bored me.

 

Now I can appreciate her a bit more but I do think too many of her performances blend with one another. 

 

There's always criticisms of male country singers not moving out of their comfort zone vocally or otherwise, and yet I felt the same applies to Lauren's run. (Though she's a notch above vocally with how consistent she is)

 

And for as much as she sung ballads, she didn't truly move me until her semifinal onward.

 

No denying she's one of the best female country singers in the show. But her overall run doesn't do much for me. Just on country female finalists alone, I prefer Chevel, Morgan and Meghan.

I like her way more than the contestants you mentioned but I agree with everything you said. Not really her fault though, song choices held her back.

Too bad they won’t be permanent replacements 

I know I said I wouldn’t post anything on S23 until it was over, but Sorelle’s KO and POs are pretty bad.