Loved the show (just finished today in UK). Although I was drawn in by Deke's 'heart' songs, and they were the ones I rewinded and watched again, I also enjoyed all of Highland's voices performances. I actually wanted Highland's voices to win, even though I enjoyed Stay Tuned's songs more. I feel that this way everyone wins - Stay Tuned had an absolute blast for 8 weeks and learnt so much. Highland's voices would have wondered what they had achieved if they had lost. I like their singers, and applaud Vanessa's real enjoyment of her rivals' music each week. I don't think Diana is a villain - she is a professional. It is the obvious thing to go into a competition like that and try to get the best score in each category, especially when you are good enough to do it. Some of her high scores early in the competition showed she had the potential to pull away for the final, which she did. Although Deke is an inspirational coach I don't believe all his bluster - 'this is a group with no obvious strengths' rang false from the outset. And then to complain that the group was too big, and then that it was too small in prom week sounded like 'the grass is always greener'. I thought he mis-pitched his role in the final week making it all about winning, and then trying to retract after they lost and saying it was all about the music. It was always all about the music, but the performers didn't believe him when he said it because he had been banging on about winning all week. I can't blame all the tears on that though - there was a lot of emotion of the whole experience coming to an end, and it showed how much self belief Stay Tuned have. Highland's Voices reaction also shows how much respect they now have for Stay Tuned. Yes Lifetime are pulling the strings but if you read between the lines you can see some super characters all over the show. Well done to all!
