Corsair

Your post made think about Adam and Blake's time on this show. Team Blake has finished ahead of Team Adam 6 of the 8 seasons of The Voice. The only seasons Team Adam finished ahead was seasons one and five, when they won. Blake has had someone in the final 2 for seven seasons, and during season three the final 2 consisted only of Team Blake (Cassadee and Terry). He's had quite a run so far. I could be misreading them, but to me Adam seems to have a more competitive nature than Blake, so on some level I assume Blake's dominance is eating at Adam (at least where the show is concerned). I agree that the runner-up position was the only suspense of the evening.

I don't know how long you have watched The Voice, but there have been other instances where finalists have chosen to bring back only one person with whom to sing. The example that immediately springs to mind happened during season 2, when Tony Lucca brought back Jordis Unga (and ONLY Jordis Unga) to sing Fleetwood Mac's "Go Your Own Way". I can't recall off the top of my head any other examples, but I think it has happened more than these 2 instances. The reasons may vary as to why some finalists may do this, but depending on the artists and the song, sometimes a duet can be more impactful than a group performance. This being said, I do like to see as many contestants "brought back" as possible, and although she was not my favorite, I would like to have seen Hannah in one of these performances. I enjoyed the energy she brought to the stage.