Inexplicable! Spoilers for The Voice S2 Episodes Through Tonight

[rabid1st]

First, I was a huge fan of S1 of The Voice. I didn't quite understand the popularity of Dia Frampton, but I was okay with her placement. And the overall talent level of the contestants in S1, really blew me away. Finally, I felt, there was a talent show worth my time. And then, we launched into S2 and I wanted to share the show with family and friends.

Only, I kept having to apologize to my family and friends. The song choices seemed to be coming out of a trickster's bag. The microphones seemed to be switched off during half the performances. Or, as my SO put it, "These people just don't have strong voices." But still, there were one or two bold blossoms hidden behind the shrinking violets. What rankled me was how determined the coaches seemed to be in undermining the talent this year. Pip was encouraged to sing a song that did nothing for his blue-eyed soul persona. And Cee-Lo overproduced his singers to the point where the "Walk Like An Egyptian" lady seemed to be falling into a pit lined with gold spandex.

And then there was what happened tonight...

Two of the best performers were eliminated. One of them, Jordis, wasn't an early fave of mine. But I enjoyed her very much during the last two performances she gave. Last week and this week. Had I been given an opportunity, I would have voted for her this week. But, the idiots behind the scenes on The Voice, denied me that chance by having her eliminated BEFORE the vote. How does that make any sense at all?

And then there was bitchy Christina. Last week she called Tony Lucca one dimensional, which didn't come across as constructive criticism but rather as if she was put out about something and taking a personal hit. Tonight, I could tell that she was upset at Jesse Campbell, the true powerhouse of her team. Perhaps he was acting arrogant or she overheard him making some off-color remark back stage. Perhaps he really wasn't responding well to her coaching. I don't know. But I do know that eliminating him was a stupid and personally motivated choice that was bad for the show. They made a mistake there that really broke faith with me as a viewer. Yes, I think Jesse gave his weakest performance tonight, but he was still poised to win this show. So, eliminating him was inexplicable!

And now, I only have Pip left to root for in my line up. Team Adam for the win, I guess.

Comments

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

You don't care for Blake? Was it because he engaged with the fans and insulted them? Or is this more personal?

I do wonder if the fix is in on The Voice as far as Jesse Campbell is concerned. And Jordis. Jordis was on that INXS: Next Rock Star show and did very well. I remember her from that time, liked her better in that setting, to be truthful. And I wondered if she and Jesse simply wanted to sign record deals and this was a way of removing them from the process of the show. Though Jordis seemed genuinely upset on the night of eliminations. I don't know.

[dharkapparition.livejournal.com]

I soured on Blake after he chose Charlotte over Lex. The fact that he verbally acknowledged his reason was because he thought Charlotte was hot (not verbatum obviously, but the gist) and that Lex knew it too... Adam has been my fav in both seasons anyway. I was pretty shocked that Blake let RaeLynn go.

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

I was shocked by that, too. Though I don't think RaeLynn can sing as well as Erin, it was pretty obvious that RL was Blake's little princess. I was, also, a bit peeved by that Charlotte/Lex battle. But I wasn't particularly attached to either of them, so it didn't bother me too much. I think Blake plays favorites, which is what I was yelping at Christina for, so I suppose I should yelp at Blake, too.

Adam is also my favorite judge. I think he is usually quite honest with the contestants.