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![]() And the coaches would have to duke it out with one another over who got saved and who got stolen. Instead, at the end of the battles, 28 at-risk singers would take the stage. Think of the drama that could add to the otherwise bland battle format, where every episode predictably ends with a save or steal. ![]() Season after season, I’ve argued the coaches should be forced to hold off on making save and steal decisions until they’ve seen and heard everyone perform. How can the show even pretend that’s fair? In other words, in The Voice battles, when an artist sang was nearly as important as how well he or she sang in determining whether they advanced or not. That left not a single save or steal on day three of taping, when 24 singers performed, including Tanner Fussell and Jillian Jordyn. The final two saves were used on the second day of battle round taping, when the coaches witnessed eight more matches. In other words, 28 percent of the Season 22 cast had performed 75 percent of the saves and steals were gone. That meant 40 singers had yet to perform. And The Voice is not showing them in the order they were taped.Īccording to the spoiler site idolforums,com, which typically gets everything right, all four steals and two saves were used in the first eight battles the coaches heard. That happened again in Season 22, and was even more problematic from my point of view, because the cast expanded from 48 to 56 singers this fall.įirst, remember, just eight saves and steals were available in Season 22.Īlso, remember, all of these battles were pre-taped. Most seasons, that means the coaches run out of saves and steals before the battles end. Instead of forcing the coaches to wait until they’ve heard everyone perform in the battles to make their save or steal decisions, The Voice allows them to be used as soon as the battles begin. An important note: Not a save or steal remained when they performed.Īnd that’s what makes the battles so unfair. Jillian and Tanner were eliminated in the battle round. Hey, why not? Both were quite impressive.Īh, but both also pointed out how unfair The Voice battles are. Then the show decided to leak the battle between Team Gwen teens Jillian Jordyn and Rowan Grace to YouTube before Tuesday’s show. The Voice decided to kick off the battles with a Team Blake match between Austin Montgomery and Tanner Fussell. Wow, it didn’t take long for the unfair nature of The Voice battles to become glaringly apparent in Season 22. As Blake put it, “When she hits that Bonnie Tyler gear, you just go, ‘Whoa.’” I did, anyway. ![]() She not only had stage presence to burn, but she was able to shred her voice to stunning effect. Steven was solid and very Michael Bolton-esque, but Morgan… wowza. In the moment of truth, they did just that, turning out a pretty magnificent duet. Camila wanted her belters to lean more into singing to one another and experiment more with their delivery. Team Camila: Morgan Myles (Grade: A) defeated Steven McMorran (Grade: B+) on “Wrecking Ball” - Steven saved by Camila | In rehearsal, the teammates’ rendition of Miley Cyrus’ hit gave advisor Charlie Puth leg chills. So between the fact that I couldn’t take my eyes off her and the fact that she also sounded really good, yeah, she’d have been my pick. Valarie is probably the stronger singer overall, but Dia has so much more stage presence. On stage, damn! They were both pretty kickass but in altogether different ways. Team Legend: Valarie Harding (Grade: A) defeated Dia Malai (Grade: A-) on “Bust Your Windows” | Once the contestants got over the shock of Jazmine Sullivan advising them on their performance of her song, she suggested that Dia Catwoman it up a bit, and John recommended that Valarie remember that she was singing lead, not a backing vocal. (Unrelated: Does Gwen’s advisor Sean Paul have… fangs?) As well as Jillian did, her teammate has the richer, more expressive voice and seems a lot freer in the way that she is able to wield it. That said, Rowan was still the winner for me. Both teens got a smidgen iffy toward the middle however, they nailed some lovely harmonies and, overall, did a pretty tremendous job. As her coach pointed out, “She can take lyrics that she didn’t write and make you believe that she wrote ’em.” But Jillian really stepped up, making this a much fiercer fight than I’d anticipated. Team Gwen: Rowan Grace (Grade: A-) defeated Jillian Jordyn (Grade: B) on “Fingers Crossed” | Pre-Battle of the BFFs, I assumed that this one was Rowan’s to lose. Lawmen: Bass Reeves Finale Recap: Pierce’s Twisted Plan Is Revealed - Plus: Grade It!
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