ikwonic Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 I know a lot of times surprising pairings end up giving us some of the best battles (ex. Will Berman vs. Jared Herzog, Natalie Brady vs. Jake Wells, Hailey vs. Lana, etc.), but what were some terrible pairings that just didn't work? This season, we know that the reception for both Libianca vs. Tommy Edwards and Berritt Haynes vs. Kaitlyn Velez was generally terrible, and honestly, I'm not sure why Blake would've expected anything otherwise given those nonsensical pairings. I think that Libianca and Kaitlyn could've at least done OK on some generic pop song and Berritt and Tommy could've pulled together a salvageable Fishing in the Dark-esque performance at the very least. It's not like Blake had any strategic motivations for these pairings either because none of them were frontrunners on his team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodney Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 (edited) Although the song choice was good, the idea that Kelly had to pair The Bundys vs. Mikaela Astel will always be one of her most head-scratching decisions. Three twenty-somethings versus a fourteen-year-old girl? That was just ridiculous, and she put herself in that position by not turning for anyone else who could have been a fairer match for Mikaela. But again, that's Kelly getting in her head for you. Edited December 5, 2021 by Rodney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikwonic Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Rodney said: Although the song choice was good, the idea that Kelly had to pair The Bundys vs. Mikaela Astel will always be one of her most head-scratching decisions. Is 320 something versus a 14 year old girl? That was just ridiculous, and she put herself in that position by not turning for anyone else who could have been a fairer match for Mikaela. But again, that's Kelly getting in her head for you. Totally agree. Kelly did Mikaela so dirty and for her to go on and hear Zae perform Electric Love and be like "I've never heard that song before!" felt like an extra stab in the back... I definitely think Kelly could've paired David Owens (or literally any of her many experienced country singers) against the Bundys although I'm not sure who else Mikaela would've been a good fit with since I doubt Mikaela and Rebecca Howell would've been a good battle. Honestly though, if Mikaela was able to do a good job against the Bundys, I'm sure Karen Galera could have as well, and Kelly could've matched up Mikaela and Alena D'Amico or something. Edited December 5, 2021 by ikwonic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Someone648 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, Rodney said: Although the song choice was good, the idea that Kelly had to pair The Bundys vs. Mikaela Astel will always be one of her most head-scratching decisions. Is 320 something versus a 14 year old girl? That was just ridiculous, and she put herself in that position by not turning for anyone else who could have been a fairer match for Mikaela. But again, that's Kelly getting in her head for you. Yeah, this was a weird matchup. I didn't actually hate the battle (one of my favorite songs ever) and I get Kelly's whole team was a headache to pair up that season/no clear pair for Mikaela, but goodness how did she ultimately land on trio vs. 14 yr old who sounds almost nothing like them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misirlou Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 A very bizarre pairing: Keegan Farrell vs Jordan Matthew Young on S20. Without taking in account their song choice (which was even more bizarre), these guys have nothing in common. Completely different vocal textures and different genres. There was Pete or Connor to battle Jordan, and there was Cam to battle Keegan. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodney Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 1 minute ago, Misirlou said: A very bizarre pairing: Keegan Farrell vs Jordan Matthew Young on S20. Without taking in account their song choice (which was even more bizarre), these guys have nothing in common. Completely different vocal textures and different genres. There was Pete or Connor to battle Jordan, and there was Cam to battle Keegan. It's probably better not to question Blake's logic. He clearly already knew he was taking Jordan through and probably just wanted to sacrifice Keegan to him. Blake's not fair. He almost never is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamAudra Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 10 minutes ago, Rodney said: Although the song choice was good, the idea that Kelly had to pair The Bundys vs. Mikaela Astel will always be one of her most head-scratching decisions. Is 320 something versus a 14 year old girl? That was just ridiculous, and she put herself in that position by not turning for anyone else who could have been a fairer match for Mikaela. But again, that's Kelly getting in her head for you. Yep. Chevel vs. Mikele Buck was a weird pairing, especially singing, “You Look So Good In Love.” It was probably especially awkward for Mikele. Chevel probably didn’t care. She was probably just happy to be there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikwonic Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 1 minute ago, TeamAudra said: Yep. Chevel vs. Mikele Buck was a weird pairing, especially singing, “You Look So Good In Love.” It was probably especially awkward for Mikele. Chevel probably didn’t care. She was probably just happy to be there. I tried to block this battle out of my mind tbh. It must've really been as bad as Chevel described given by the fact that they didn't even show a clip of Mikele singing. I think the pairing could've worked with a better song, but "You Look So Good In Love" is so strange given the um context of the pairing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevoiceisthetop Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Tayler Green vs Jules - they were nothing alike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamAudra Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Just now, ikwonic said: I tried to block this battle out of my mind tbh. It must've really been as bad as Chevel described given by the fact that they didn't even show a clip of Mikele singing. I think the pairing could've worked with a better song, but "You Look So Good In Love" is so strange given the um context of the pairing. She never said that, or anything negative about it. She didn’t even complain about being montaged. She just said it was “fun,” and that her and Mikele became good friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodney Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Three kind of obscure, forgotten pairings (one of them for good reason): Katelyn Read vs. Treeva Gibson in season eight. Both were indie-pop, so on paper, it should've worked. But Christina giving them a Florence song? Come on, Christina! Brittany Kennell vs. Trey O'Dell in season ten. Country girl and pop guy on a rock song? Blake really didn't think that one through. Jessica Crosbie vs. Nick Hagelin in season ten. Obviously, one reason was because Nick was in the pairing. And the other reason . . . what made Pharrell think that "Electric Feel" was a good idea for them?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevoiceisthetop Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Ryan Whyte Maloney and Kaleigh Glanton - a Rock singer vs a Pop/rock singer doing a country song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Not really the pairing itself, but one of the montaged battles from S9 was Nadjah vs Cole singing Baby One More Time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discovolcano Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Tate Brusa vs Andrew Drerup 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauwis Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, Discovolcano said: Tate Brusa vs Andrew Drerup nightmares Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageVoice Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, Discovolcano said: Tate Brusa vs Andrew Drerup To be fair to Nick, the other four pairings at least made some sort of sense so this was just his “leftovers” pairing, but still… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauwis Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 they weren't a bad pairing thinking about the tones and musical styles, but Jacob vs Talon just didn't work. that song (although Jacob had some interesting moments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikwonic Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 17 minutes ago, Rodney said: Three kind of obscure, forgotten pairings (one of them for good reason): Katelyn Read vs. Treeva Gibson in season eight. Both were indie-pop, so on paper, it should've worked. But Christina giving them a Florence song? Come on, Christina! Brittany Kennell vs. Trey O'Dell in season ten. Country girl and pop guy on a rock song? Blake really didn't think that one through. Jessica Crosbie vs. Nick Hagelin in season ten. Obviously, one reason was because Nick was in the pairing. And the other reason . . . what made Pharrell think that "Electric Feel" was a good idea for them?! Unpopular opinion but I loved Katelyn and Treeva's battle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistake006 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Preston vs Mendeleyev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weirdoo Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 (edited) Can't decide between these 3 Edited December 5, 2021 by Weirdoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 1 minute ago, Weirdoo said: I forgot about this one Most awkward battle ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikwonic Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, Weirdoo said: Can't decide between these 3 Cole deserved so much better I definitely see why the first and third ones were montaged though... I get Nadjah and Cole having no common ground, but could Blake really not think of a more fitting song for both Gina and Peyton, who were both pretty versatile artists within somewhat similar lanes? Amy and Jubal and Amanda was bad, but at least Amy was there to make it a salvageable performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie73 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 A lot of the montaged battles definitely had awkward pairings and song choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anybody354 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 (edited) What about Jamal vs. Levi … two mediocre songs with different styles and a bland song EDIT: And Jamal was pitchy asf. Like John said, “it was fun to watch.” Edited December 6, 2021 by Anybody354 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeliciaTempleFan Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 I think Cecily and Selkii together, I liked their solo parts but together just totally sounded wrong to me, they didn't mesh well, also Cecily was robbed, the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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