Dai

I really liked it, but the first half was stronger than the second.

Holy sh**

Mac’s song choice and performance will probably hurt him but I still think he is getting a PV.

It only took saying Lila was done in the power rankings thread for TPTB to give her the semis pimp spot  I’m such a clown

On 12/7/2023 at 11:11 PM, Daillon said:

 

9. Lila - I knew she had a slim chance at survival last week but this week coming up is a whole different story. Her style isn’t audience-friendly and she hasn’t had the support she needed over the course of the season. She’s done.

Damn Mara. Niall’s Top 3 is among the all-time greats imo (right up there with S4 and S5 Team Adam, S5 Team Xtina)

If Nini closes I don’t think this night could have gone any better for me.

Huntley is gonna crush this.

Song picks are decent but Love Story for Huntley/BIAS/Mac should have happened, smh 

2 days!

I like Taylor but this is a terrible theme.

21 hours ago, Daillon said:

1. Huntley

2. Ruby

3. Mac

4. Mara

5. Jacquie

6. BIAS

7. Nini

8. Jordan

9. Lila

I’m gonna elaborate more on this (I’m bored):

1. Huntley - It’s a coin flip between him and Ruby but his Top 12 performance (and Ruby’s) makes me lean towards him. He’s likeable, doesn’t miss a note, his song choices are exactly what this audience likes to listen to and has lots of appeal. Cons? Not sure if the producers want Niall to win twice in a row and Reba winning her first season is the best way to establish her as the new Blake.

2. Ruby - When I watched Long, Long Time for the first time I was certain she would be the winner but I changed my mind after her T12 performance. It wasn’t “bad” but this season is short so unless she steps it next week it’s gonna be hard to catch up to Huntley regardless of all the pimpling she’ll likely receive in the following weeks. I also think she acts and looks older than she actually is, which is something that was key to the success of some past winners (Chevel, Carter…)

3. Mac - There’s a bit of a toss-up between #3-6 but Mac has it the easiest to snatch a PV next week, by far. Why? The only people on his lane are gone, he’s one of the few guys left in the competition, he’s had a good treatment by the producers… His last performance raised some questions about how good he actually is live but as long as he doesn’t flop too hard or gets a really bad song choice he should be fine - and even then, he would be favored by the producers in an IS situation.

4. Mara - Out of everyone in this Top 9 I’m having the hardest time placing Mara. She’s a bit of an oddball, we haven’t really had anyone like her on the show before (at least not anyone I can think of) so it’s hard to gauge how much appeal she might have. One thing is for certain though, the producers LOVE her. Is that enough to win a PV? No, but her main competition in her own team has more things going against her (we’ll get to that), and Jacquie - who I believe is her biggest opponent for that last spot, is competing with Ruby and even Huntley for the same type of voter - and out of those 3 we know who’s getting the short end of the stick. 
 

5. Jacquie - I’m not ruling her out of a PV but I suspect she’s getting screwed over by the new one-vote rule, and Jordan winning the IS last round doesn’t help her at all. She’s a fantastic vocalist though, which would come in handy in the Instant Save.

6. BIAS - Is it ballsy to put the only country guy left at #6? Maybe, but like others have said before he’s a bit unconventional and I believe he doesn’t have the same appeal as past iterations. I would have put him higher if the pimp spot was available next Monday but they used it on him last round. That said, he has gained a bit of momentum with his T12 performance and a few flops from his competition and a good performance next week could theoretically put him in a good position.

7. Nini - I’m playing the possible scenarios in my head and I just don’t see how Nini can escape this round. She’s not Minivan-friendly and there’s no way the show would push for her to win the Instant Save over Jacquie, Mara, BIAS or Mac. Some people will mention the high SM numbers, but my guess is those are a fluke (see Nutsa from Idol, she was also from Georgia)

8. Jordan - Instantly saved. I think she has a 0,01% of maaaybe winning the save again which is why she isn’t dead last.

9. Lila - I knew she had a slim chance at survival last week but this week coming up is a whole different story. Her style isn’t audience-friendly and she hasn’t had the support she needed over the course of the season. She’s done.

5 days!

27 minutes ago, erik g said:

Libianca is releasing an EP tomorrow!! There's a collab with Chloe Bailey on it

Wait what-

1. Huntley

2. Ruby

3. Mac

4. Mara

5. Jacquie

6. BIAS

7. Nini

8. Jordan

9. Lila

Maybe I should have waited to see next week’s results to estimate how impactful this rule is, but on paper I think it’s one of the best changes to the formula the show has introduced in recent years  Teams have always held too much power and this rule puts everyone on an equal footing (because a lot of people used the multiple votes to vote for a team - usually Blake’s lol)

It also favors a more varied cast, as people can no longer vote for all the contestants from the same genre (and we all know this audience has a country bias)

Too bad this rule wasn’t around when we needed it most (*cough* S22 *cough*)

Discuss.

There’s a chance, but his only shot is via PV and this time he won’t have the pimp spot. I also think that the one-vote rule hinders his chances even further (I can’t get into the audience’s head but I suspect this rule is punishing the country acts the most - Jacquie, Jordan and BIAS in particular) 

Just realized you can’t get two trios right, so the point distribution would be 30 points if you get one right, and 60 if you get all of them.

I just can’t see Nini winning a save against Jacquie, and if Mac or Mara are B5 the producers would favor them over Nini.

5 minutes ago, Hamza Tufail said:

What benefit will they get by having Mara instead of Nini in the finale? If anything, it will backfire because Mara vs. BIAS/Mac in the instant save can go either way, but no way Nini looses it.

You really think so?

Just watched Tanner's performance, yikesssss

Team Niall

1. Nini

2. Mara

3. Huntley

Imma need you to step it up next week

4. Mac

You exist

5. Jacquie

6. Ruby

7. Lila

8. Jordan

Team Gwen

9. BIAS

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4. Misirlou - 280 pts

4. nytsch - 280 pts

4. Adam Bruce - 280 pts

4. jarmon - 280 pts

8. thevoiceisthetop - 270 pts

9. CocoaPuffs - 260 pts

10. indodol - 250 pts

10. Dai - 250 pts

10. Hamza Tufail - 250 pts

10. QueenCami - 250 pts

14. luketapas35 - 240 pts

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18. DETIED - 230 pts

18. thevoicefan - 230 pts

18. UnquenchableWrath - 230 pts

22. FloorWax - 220 pts

22. erik g - 220 pts

22. rp3598 - 220 pts

25. BrokenHearted - 210 pts

26. Someone648 - 180 pts

Wasn't planning on posting the weekly scores but I have holidays this week so change of plans...