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

Re: the fix is in

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

I think I also liked Lex. There were many contestants I liked better than the ones that moved forward. I suppose a lot of it might have to do with behind the scenes things like previous record contracts, good PR stories, etc. But it still smells like a fix.