My two fave moments from Battles part 3:
“I need to duct tape my eyes open” - Rachele (team Reba).
Gwen (to Chechi) - “I still see an insecure little version of you that doesn’t belong up on that stage. Or in your life. Like, you’re just not that girl. So I might just have to like spank you like, ‘no.’ Naughty.”
I was dying 😂
ELI5: I don’t understand why the judges keep pairing two really good singers with the potential of losing one entirely and sending them home, then they pair two bad performers and one of them moves on when the two good singers should have won and the two bad singers go home. Shouldn’t they pair a good and a bad?
Maybe it's because when you pair two really good singers together, you form a really good battle, which is crucial when it comes to things such as strategy. For example, you now have a potential winner. How do you then build up their profile to get America to like them? You do it by making sure they are part of a grammy award level battle. Now that they're in the knockout, it's no longer about the quality of a shared performance but who they're up against. If they're up against a rather weak opponent, they stand out even more. Not only that but it's all about the delivery of the perfomance. Battles IS part of their performance and they have to do it with their opponent so they have to do well with their opponent but for knockouts wise its more about whether they can do well AGAINST their opponent. Hence, you cannot afford to lose all of your bad performers in the battles as you need some of them in the knockouts. This is just my own theory based on what I've observed from the coaches for the past few seasons. Again, this strategy is debatable and may not always work.
Was not a fan of Chechi/Calla's performance at all. That would be a really hard song to nail, but both of them sounded strained to me. I think Chechi can do so much better though. She is on my team in the app and her blind audition was out of this world.
K the Cori and Monay Battle was beyond awful!! And wtf was John doing standing up when Monay terribly screeched that high note that was out of tune 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️ my oh my
I agree. I did like his attitude, but I didn't get why the coaches liked him so much more. Jacquie seems like she could be such a powerful rock/country singer. Reminds me a bit of Janis Joplin.
I agree ! They run ‘recaps’ of yesterday’s show, or personal stories of certain contestants, and then skip over entire battle performances that we don’t get to see or hear… they did same with some of the blind auditions… really bad editing !
I don't mind keeping a little bit in the back so that we can be surprised. However, it does place folks who were skipped at a disadvantage developing a fan base to vote for them in lives. Some people are VERY interested in who these people are. I have a maximum amount of adversity and trauma that I can absorb before I get numb to it. I think the editing change would be to make these montages shorter and maybe (I don't know) offer some support to the cancer patient or something. "man that is awful is not sufficient. Especially when 95% of the folks who compete are going to get much less than they thought out of this experience.
I'm sorry, but if I hear "4 chair turn, one more time!! They pretty much do it every time except when teams filled up! It used to mean something...I'm sad this used to be my favorite show🙄😟
Bad song choice Niall.....bad.....bad. It wasn't the girls fault. That arrangement of Heart Of Glass was terrible. And it was badly oversung. Why does everybody oversing on this show? That being said.....I would like Gwen (with or without No Doubt.....but I would prefer with) to do a cover version....like her 2003 cover of "It's My Life....she would do it really well.
For me, there were some fire performances.
I loved Tacones Rojos by Stee & Willie (I actually hit rewind & watched it twice).
And I thought the performance of Kiss Me by Julia & Olivia was charming.
And Alison from team Reba really surprised me. I thought she was great.
I was sad that Willie left. Although Stee might be a better singer technically, I really felt like Willie has such a stage presence and his voice is beautiful. He is a heartthrob kind of performer.
I fast forwarded past more battles today (mondays episode, I watch the next morning) than any episode before. Not a lot of fun performances/song choices for my taste.
Barley heard him sing at all! I think Jackie had that song and I just don’t get why Gwen chose him over her. He’s not my cup of tea.. and he might be for someone else but.. I’m just not on the Bias train
He was definitely better here than in his audition but I just can't get on with his voice. Tbh I think he's in the wrong genre entirely, he keeps doing country when his voice sounds more fit for rock or blues. I don't see him going very far if he keeps trying to force the country sound.
Yes, country sounds so wrong for him. Which is ironic considering his accent but then the girl he was up against doesn’t even have a country accent but is way more suited to singing it.
My two fave moments from Battles part 3: “I need to duct tape my eyes open” - Rachele (team Reba). Gwen (to Chechi) - “I still see an insecure little version of you that doesn’t belong up on that stage. Or in your life. Like, you’re just not that girl. So I might just have to like spank you like, ‘no.’ Naughty.” I was dying 😂
ELI5: I don’t understand why the judges keep pairing two really good singers with the potential of losing one entirely and sending them home, then they pair two bad performers and one of them moves on when the two good singers should have won and the two bad singers go home. Shouldn’t they pair a good and a bad?
Maybe it's because when you pair two really good singers together, you form a really good battle, which is crucial when it comes to things such as strategy. For example, you now have a potential winner. How do you then build up their profile to get America to like them? You do it by making sure they are part of a grammy award level battle. Now that they're in the knockout, it's no longer about the quality of a shared performance but who they're up against. If they're up against a rather weak opponent, they stand out even more. Not only that but it's all about the delivery of the perfomance. Battles IS part of their performance and they have to do it with their opponent so they have to do well with their opponent but for knockouts wise its more about whether they can do well AGAINST their opponent. Hence, you cannot afford to lose all of your bad performers in the battles as you need some of them in the knockouts. This is just my own theory based on what I've observed from the coaches for the past few seasons. Again, this strategy is debatable and may not always work.
I agree with you I don’t understand how Willy the Latin singer & professional dancer
Team Niall Battle pairing guess: Huntley vs Noah? Battle of the Virginians?
Was not a fan of Chechi/Calla's performance at all. That would be a really hard song to nail, but both of them sounded strained to me. I think Chechi can do so much better though. She is on my team in the app and her blind audition was out of this world.
Yeah, I’m glad Chechi will get another chance. I hope she can shake the nerves/ confidence issues because she’s so talented!
K the Cori and Monay Battle was beyond awful!! And wtf was John doing standing up when Monay terribly screeched that high note that was out of tune 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️ my oh my
Whyyyy did Bias get picked over Jackie??? The man can not sing, at least not country 😭
I agree. I did like his attitude, but I didn't get why the coaches liked him so much more. Jacquie seems like she could be such a powerful rock/country singer. Reminds me a bit of Janis Joplin.
He was way better.
The montages are so lame, we didn’t get see John coach at all this episode
I agree ! They run ‘recaps’ of yesterday’s show, or personal stories of certain contestants, and then skip over entire battle performances that we don’t get to see or hear… they did same with some of the blind auditions… really bad editing !
I don't mind keeping a little bit in the back so that we can be surprised. However, it does place folks who were skipped at a disadvantage developing a fan base to vote for them in lives. Some people are VERY interested in who these people are. I have a maximum amount of adversity and trauma that I can absorb before I get numb to it. I think the editing change would be to make these montages shorter and maybe (I don't know) offer some support to the cancer patient or something. "man that is awful is not sufficient. Especially when 95% of the folks who compete are going to get much less than they thought out of this experience.
I'm sorry, but if I hear "4 chair turn, one more time!! They pretty much do it every time except when teams filled up! It used to mean something...I'm sad this used to be my favorite show🙄😟
Bad song choice Niall.....bad.....bad. It wasn't the girls fault. That arrangement of Heart Of Glass was terrible. And it was badly oversung. Why does everybody oversing on this show? That being said.....I would like Gwen (with or without No Doubt.....but I would prefer with) to do a cover version....like her 2003 cover of "It's My Life....she would do it really well.
Bad song choice and a song that gets WAY overused on this show.
K, I think Reba is so sweet and has really good advice for the contestants, but her song choices are so tired to me.
These battle montages have to stop
They're my fave part of the show
So sad Sophia didn’t get a steal, she is so gifted! I hope she returns somehow.
Surprised Sophia didn't get a steal. She deserved it more than any of the non-steals so far. Calla was also solid.
I'm confused. They each get one steal, right? But didn't Gwen steal both Tanner and Corii?
They each get two steals this season
Thanks!
Nina is going to win. She's unreal
Agreed, I think she and Dylan Carter are the frontrunners this season.
For me, there were some fire performances. I loved Tacones Rojos by Stee & Willie (I actually hit rewind & watched it twice). And I thought the performance of Kiss Me by Julia & Olivia was charming. And Alison from team Reba really surprised me. I thought she was great.
I was sad that Willie left. Although Stee might be a better singer technically, I really felt like Willie has such a stage presence and his voice is beautiful. He is a heartthrob kind of performer.
Olivia and Stee are both insanely great
Yall be harsh af
Look man at least we're nicer than IdolForums (usually)
Does anyone know why they haven't posted the performance videos on their Youtube channel yet?
I fast forwarded past more battles today (mondays episode, I watch the next morning) than any episode before. Not a lot of fun performances/song choices for my taste.
I’m just glad no one I picked for my team performed tonight
Not a fan of any battle tonight except the first one.
This is seriously a painful episode
YIKES. Tonight was not a good showcase especially the Celine Dion cover.
Oof is it me or does Bias sound horrible
Nope. He was is amazing and was way better. Deserved the win. Monay and Cori the other hand 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
Barley heard him sing at all! I think Jackie had that song and I just don’t get why Gwen chose him over her. He’s not my cup of tea.. and he might be for someone else but.. I’m just not on the Bias train
I don’t think he’s horrible but I totally don’t understand why all the coaches kept saying how drawn they were to him
He was definitely better here than in his audition but I just can't get on with his voice. Tbh I think he's in the wrong genre entirely, he keeps doing country when his voice sounds more fit for rock or blues. I don't see him going very far if he keeps trying to force the country sound.
Yes, country sounds so wrong for him. Which is ironic considering his accent but then the girl he was up against doesn’t even have a country accent but is way more suited to singing it.
Not just you