longtimelurker

Andrew Igbokidi - when the party's over - 8 Cara Brindisi - All Too Well - 6.5 Valarie Harding - Something He Can Feel - 7.5 Julia Aslanli - Let's Stay Together - 9 The Dryes - Islands in the Stream - 8.5 Ava Lynn Thuresson - ...Baby One More Time - 5.5 Madison Hughes - Knockin' on Heaven's Door - 7 Sasha Hurtado - River - 7.5 Morgan Taylor - Cuz I Love You - 7.25 Tanner Howe - Mercy - 7.5 Sydney Kronmiller - Latch - 10 Tanner Fussell - Anymore - 8 Kayla Von der Heide - Jealous Guy - 8.5 Parijita Bastola - Jealous - 9

Morgan Myles - Hallelujah - 8 Omar José Cardona - Separate Ways - 8.5 Ian Harrison - The Night We Met - 7 Emma Brooke - California Dreamin' - 6.5 Orlando Mendez - Beer Never Broke My Heart - 7.5 David Andrew - Falling - 6.5 Jay Allen - Til You Can't - 9 Kate Kalvach - Rainbow - 7.5 Reina Ley - Cielito Lindo - 8 Bryce Leatherwood - Goodbye Time - 9.5 Alyssa Witrado - Don't Speak - 6 Devix - Heat Waves - 6.5 Chello - Just the Two of Us - 9 Kevin Hawkins - Isn't She Lovely - 8.5 Sadie Bass - Stupid Boy - 6 Brayden Lape - This Town - 5.5 Peyton Aldridge - Can't You See - 7

When I watched it live, I also preferred her over Gymani and thought she deserved the save more. I actually thought Gymani's was a bit oversung, but it did grow on me eventually.

I actually liked everyone, ranking is basically based on future rewatchability 1. Jershika 2. GNT 3. Wendy 4. Joshua 5. Haley 6. Lana 7. Paris 8. J&S

Open: Lana (she's the most expendable on the most crowded team, also something uptempo to start the show) Close: Joshua (team Legend hasn't closed a liveshow yet, and the song screams closer, but then so was Queen...)

Not sure if unpopular but I look forward to seeing Joshua's outfits every week.

Holly Forbes - Last Dance - 5 Wendy Moten - Jolene - 8.5 Jeremy Rosado - Freedom Was a Highway - 6 Jershika Maple - Ain't It Fun - 8.25 Lana Scott - The One That Got Away - 7 Joshua Vacanti - If I Ain't Got You - 9.25 Jim and Sasha - Stay - 7.5 Paris Winningham - Amazed - 7.75 Hailey Mia - Peter Pan - 6.75 Girl Named Tom - Viva la Vida - 5.5 Jeremy Rosado - What Hurts The Most - 7 Holly Forbes - Because of You - 6.5 Jershika Maple - What Is Love - 9.5

Don't mind most of them, except the S16 guys because that's even too much for me too handle. Among them, Andrew >>>>>>>> Gyth > Dexter.

I actually enjoyed all of Aliyah's run apart from her finale set and duet with Hunter. Was she hated here during S12?

1. Joshua 2. Wendy 3. Jershika 4. GNT 5. Hailey 6. Lana 7. J&S 8. Paris

Probably a wild guess but: Eliminated: Lana, Jershika IS: Jeremy

Overall not as good as the last live show imo. 1. Joshua - I was so ready to hate the song, but I'm glad I didn't. It stood out enough from the other versions I've heard. 2. Wendy - She flubbed one lyric, but it was still a beautiful performance. 3. Jershika - Out of the box song choice for sure, and I love every second of it. It was so fun. 4. Paris - I don't like cheesy songs, but he just sang the hell out of it. So no further complaints. 5. Lana - I prefer the studio version. There were some melody changes she did that sounded a bit forced, but still pretty solid performance. 6. J&S - Still don't think their voices harmonize that well, but it's probably their best performance yet. 7. Hailey - Eh, it was fine, but she seemed shakier than normal. 8. GNT - What's up with two thirds of them messing up the lyrics tonight...? They didn't blend as well as I hoped they would. 9. Jeremy - He did okay, but the band was overpowering. Overall, not super memorable. 10. Holly - Yikes, she sounded winded the whole way through, and I was missing the signature big note at the end.

Eh I don't get the "versatility" comment, especially whenever someone gets an unorthodox song choice people scream "bus" to high heavens. So do you want them to keep doing what they're good at or not? Personally, I'm a fan of GNT because I love their folky sound and harmonies. I don't need them to do anything else. It would be a delightful surprise, but not a necessity. I have other artists to listen to when I want to hear other genres.

Wendy Moten - Freeway of Love - 8.25 Girl Named Tom - More Hearts Than Mine - 8.75 Holly Forbes - Alone - 8 Jershika Maple - How Can I Ease the Pain - 8 Lana Scott - I Hope - 8.5 Joshua Vacanti - The Show Must Go On - 9.25 Jeremy Rosado - Reckless Love - 7.25 Gymani - Diamonds - 7.25 Jim and Sasha - Have You Ever Seen The Rain? - 8.25 Paris Winningham - Use Me - 8 Hailey Mia - Elastic Heart - 9 Gymani - Tell Me Something Good - 6 Jim and Sasha - I Won't Give Up - 6.5 Team Ariana - FourFiveSeconds - 9.5 Team Blake - Sugar Pie Honey Bunch - 8.5

1. Joshua 2. Hailey 3. GNT 4. Lana 5. J&S 6. Jershika 7. Paris 8. Holly 9. Wendy 10. Gymani 11. Jeremy