Jabu

Hi. I'm from Pearl Islands and Heroes vs. Villains. And I won both of them. She has no regrets, and having won both seasons, she shouldn't have any! Let's see if she can get number three, but I doubt it.

Hi. I'm from Blood vs. Water. And the blindsides I set up apparently helped my wife get to the end. I don't understand what he means about Caleb, though. What did he have to do with his ouster?

Hi. I'm from Millennials vs. Gen-X. And I'm glad I broke a lot of stereotypes last season. Interesting how she doesn't mention trusting Jay under her regrets, since trusting him did end her game.

Hi. I am from Kaoh Rong (aka Brains vs. Brains vs. Beauty 2). And I am going to align with power players this time. Hilariously, she regrets letting Joe eat as much red meat as he did. Good thing, too, as that led to his evacuation, which did ultimately lead to her downfall.

Hi. I'm from Redemption Island and Caramoan. And I'm gonna try and avoid the showmances this time. She also regrets not playing the idol back in Caramoan. That was a really dumb thing to do.

I don't necessarily think she does, either. But I don't think she's against Lulu having a relationship with her, either. But like it or not, she has thought about her. She hasn't tried to force herself on Charlotte the way Lulu has. She actually has kept her feelings in mind, unlike Lulu. Like Nina or hate her, but she has, for once, done nothing wrong in this situation. She should give a kick to Maxie, too, because that was seriously invasive on her part. She intruded on a situation that was absolutely none of her business. I, too, am glad that Nina fired her.

Five. Victor was/is also gay.

I can't believe the show got delayed just because of that shit show. Did it really turn out to be that good?

Evan, the youngest child, played by Ian Chen. I think he's easily the funniest and best actor of the three young actors playing the boys. Forrest Wheeler (Emery, the middle child) is right behind him. Hudson Yang (Eddie, the oldest child) is just as easily the weakest of the three, but I've noticed that he's been getting better this season.

"I JUST WISH THEY MADE PISTACHIO BELTS!" Uh . . . totally random meltdown from Jessica, but I laughed, anyway. Though at the same time, I can't be the only one to see her random meltdowns and wonder how the hell Louis stays married to her. I totally get the subtext thing. My younger brother and I do the same thing to each other when we see nice things, but we each totally know we're saying mean things beneath the surface. He tries to be subtle about it, but I wholeheartedly, unabashedly, unashamedly like making my subtext to him as mean and nasty as possible. I'm just a mean and nasty person, in general, so it's easy for me. Marvin probably started having kids late in life. I am the older of two children, and I was born when my dad was thirty-six, which is considered relatively later in life than most men would start having kids. He was thirty-nine, three months shy of his fortieth birthday, when my brother was born. So it's possible Marvin became a late-in-life dad with Nicole.

Something just occurred to me. It was obvious that Rita was calling the girls still in the competition in the order the judges decided they'd placed in the video shoot. But if the order of the eliminated girls was what I thought it was and she was actually going from worst to best to build the tension of who was coming back, then that means that Cherish, who was called first, had to be worse than Kyle, which was quite an accomplishment. So I guess Kyle can at least feel good that she actually wasn't the worst, for a change. Though I'm actually surprised that Binta was deemed better than Justine, if that was the case, because I thought Justine was miles better than Binta.

If nothing else, I at least cheered when Marlena told Rafe that his behavior and attitude could give them all away. And I very much laughed when she told him to stop acting like a little girl. . . . Yeah. That's all I've got for today's episode.

Some early spoilers of the Blinds for season twelve from Idol Forums, all relating to Gwen: Source is from here. My thoughts: A thirteen-year-old?! Wow. That's the youngest we've had on the show. But I guess with X-Factor gone, the teens have to find somewhere to come. Interesting to find out that Gwen did so well on her first day back, already filling up her team halfway. Either they were largely some weak one-chair-turns, or she actually did a much better job fighting for the artists she wanted this time around. Sounds like she really went for it this season. Good to hear that again, the two female coaches get along. I liked seeing how well Alicia got along with Miley last season, so it's a relief to hear that she's on good terms with Gwen, too.

. . . Why? She's not liked by anyone in that house except maybe Paige and is obviously not going to win. I would've liked Giah, Justine, or Krislian to come back. Behind Tash, I think they all did the best jobs with the video. Well, like someone above said, this was worth it to see Marissa go home. She'd shown hints of her true colors since her first blowup at Courtney, but in Kyle's boot episode, they came out in all of their glory. I'm not at all sad to see her go. Between her going in this episode and Binta in Monday's, all we need is Courtney's ouster, and I'll be content. Especially with her very clearly seeming like the weakest of the girls left.

Final team rosters/cheat sheets of the season: Team Adam Billy Gilman (saved by America's vote) Josh Gallagher (saved by Twitter vote) Team Miley None.:( Team Alicia Wé McDonald (saved by America's vote) Team Blake Sundance Head (saved by America's vote)

Team rosters/cheat sheets for the top eight: Team Adam Brendan Fletcher (saved by America's vote) Billy Gilman (saved by America's vote) Josh Gallagher (saved by America's vote) Team Miley Ali Caldwell (saved by America's vote) Aaron Gibson (saved by Twitter vote) Team Alicia Christian Cuevas (saved by America's vote) Wé McDonald (saved by America's vote) Team Blake Sundance Head (saved by America's vote)

Team rosters/cheat sheets for the top ten: Team Adam Billy Gilman (saved by America's vote) Brendan Fletcher (saved by America's vote) Josh Gallagher (saved by America's vote) Team Miley Ali Caldwell (saved by America's vote) Aaron Gibson (saved by Twitter vote) Team Alicia Wé McDonald (saved by America's vote) Christian Cuevas (saved by America's vote) Team Blake Sundance Head (saved by America's vote) Austin Allsup (saved by America's vote) Courtney Harrell (saved by America's vote)

Teams rosters/cheat sheets: Team Adam Brendan Fletcher (saved by America's vote) Billy Gilman (saved by America's vote) Josh Gallagher (saved by America's vote) Team Miley Ali Caldwell (saved by America's vote) Darby Walker (saved by America's vote) Aaron Gibson (saved by Twitter vote) Team Alicia Wé McDonald (saved by America's vote) Christian Cuevas (saved by America's vote) Team Blake Courtney Harrell (saved by America's vote) Austin Allsup (saved by America's vote) Sundance Head (saved by America's vote)

Current team rosters/cheat sheets for the top twelve: Team Adam Billy GIlman (saved by America's vote) Josh Gallagher (saved by America's vote) Brendan Fletcher (saved by Adam) Team Miley Aaron Gibson (saved by America's vote) Ali Caldwell (saved by America's vote) Darby Walker (saved by Miley) Team Alicia Christian Cuevas (saved by America's vote) Wé McDonald (saved by America's vote) Sa'Rayah (saved by Alicia) Team Blake Sundance Head (saved by America's vote) Austin Allsup (saved by America's vote) Courtney Harrell (saved by Blake)

To remind you, here are the team rosters heading into the Lives: Team Adam Simone Gundy Riley Elmore Billy Gilman Brendan Fletcher Josh Gallagher Team Miley Ali Caldwell Darby Walker Sophia Urista Aaron Gibson Belle Jewel Team Alicia Kylie Rothfield Wé McDonald Christian Cuevas Sa'Rayah Josh Halverson Team Blake Sundance Head Courtney Harrell Austin Allsup Dana Harper Jason Warrior

Final team rosters/cheat sheets heading into the Lives: Team Adam Simone Gundy (defeated Dave Moisan) Riley Elmore (defeated Jason Warrior) Billy Gilman (defeated Ponciano Seoane) Brendan Fletcher (defeated Nolan Neal) Josh Gallagher (stolen from Team Blake) Team Miley Ali Caldwell (defeated Lauren Diaz) Darby Walker (defeated Maye Thomas) Sophia Urista (defeated Josette Diaz)* Aaron Gibson (defeated Josh Halverson) Belle Jewel (stolen from Team Alicia) Team Alicia Kylie Rothfield (defeated Whitney & Shannon) Wé McDonald (defeated Courtnie Ramirez) Christian Cuevas (defeated Belle Jewel) Sa'Rayah (defeated Michael Sanchez) Josh Halverson (stolen from Team Miley) Team Blake Sundance Head (defeated Josh Gallagher) Courtney Harrell (defeated Bindi Liebowitz) Austin Allsup (defeated Gabe Broussard) Dana Harper (defeated Karlee Metzger) Jason Warrior (stolen from Team Adam) Names in bold indicate artists who have newly performed and stayed on their teams or been stolen by another coach. An asterisk indicates that this artist's Knockout was montaged.

Team rosters/cheat sheets thus far: Team Adam Simone Gundy (defeated Dave Moisan) Riley Elmore (defeated Jason Warrior) Billy Gilman (defeated Ponciano Seoane) Josh Gallagher (stolen from Team Blake) (Still Waiting) Nolan Neal Brendan Fletcher Team Miley Ali Caldwell (defeated Lauren Diaz) Belle Jewel (stolen from Team Alicia) (Still Waiting) Sophia Urista Josette Diaz Maye Thomas Darby Walker Aaron Gibson Josh Halverson Team Alicia Kylie Rothfield (defeated Whitney & Shannon) Wé McDonald (defeated Courtnie Ramirez) Christian Cuevas (defeated Belle Jewel) (Still Waiting) Michael Sanchez Sa'Rayah Team Blake Sundance Head (defeated Josh Gallagher) Courtney Harrell (defeated Bindi Liebowitz) Jason Warrior (stolen from Team Adam) (Still Waiting) Dana Harper Gabe Broussard Austin Allsup Karlee Metzger Names in bold indicate artists who have newly performed and stayed on their teams or been stolen by another coach. An asterisk indicates that this artist's Knockout was montaged.

Team rosters/cheat sheets thus far: Team Adam Simone Gundy (defeated Dave Moisan) Riley Elmore (defeated Jason Warrior) Josh Gallagher (stolen from Team Blake) (Still Waiting) Billy Gilman Ponciano Seoane Nolan Neal Brendan Fletcher Team Miley Ali Caldwell (defeated Lauren Diaz) (Still Waiting) Sophia Urista Josette Diaz Maye Thomas Darby Walker Aaron Gibson Josh Halverson Team Alicia Kylie Rothfield (defeated Whitney & Shannon) Wé McDonald (defeated Courtnie Ramirez) (Still Waiting) Christian Cuevas Michael Sanchez Belle Jewel Sa'Rayah Team Blake Sundance Head (defeated Josh Gallagher) Jason Warrior (stolen from Team Adam) (Still Waiting) Courtney Harrell Dana Harper Gabe Broussard Austin Allsup Karlee Metzger Bindi Liebowitz Names in bold indicate artists who have newly performed and stayed on their teams or been stolen by another coach. An asterisk indicates that this artist's Knockout was montaged.

To remind everyone, here are the team rosters/cheat sheets going into the Knockouts: Team Adam Riley Elmore Billy Gilman Ponciano Seoane Nolan Neal Simone Gundy Brendan Fletcher Jason Warrior Dave Moisan Team Miley Ali Caldwell Sophia Urista Josette Diaz Maye Thomas Darby Walker Aaron Gibson Lauren Diaz Josh Halverson Team Alicia Christian Cuevas Wé McDonald Michael Sanchez Belle Jewel Kylie Rothfield Whitney & Shannon Courtnie Ramirez Sa'Rayah Team Blake Sundance Head Courtney Harrell Josh Gallagher Dana Harper Gabe Broussard Austin Allsup Karlee Metzger Bindi Liebowitz

Final team rosters/cheat sheets going into the Knockouts: Team Adam Riley Elmore (defeated Natasha Bure) Billy Gilman (defeated Andrew DeMuro) Ponciano Seoane (defeated Elia Esparza)* Nolan Neal (defeated Johnny Rez) Simone Gundy (defeated JSOUL)* Brendan Fletcher (defeated Bindi Liebowitz) Jason Warrior (stolen from Team Alicia) Dave Moisan (stolen from Team Alicia) Team Miley Ali Caldwell (defeated Courtnie Ramirez) Sophia Urista (defeated Lane Mack) Josette Diaz (defeated Charity Bowden)* Maye Thomas (defeated Khaliya Kimberlie)* Darby Walker (defeated Karlee Metzger) Aaron Gibson (defeated Sa'Rayah) Lauren Diaz (stolen from Team Alicia) Josh Halverson (stolen from Team Alicia) Team Alicia Christian Cuevas (defeated Jason Warrior) Wé McDonald (defeated Lauren Diaz) Michael Sanchez (defeated Dave Moisan) Belle Jewel (defeated Halle Tomlinson)* Kylie Rothfield (defeated Josh Halverson) Whitney & Shannon (defeated Gabriel Violett) Courtnie Ramirez (stolen from Team Miley) Sa'Rayah (stolen from Team Miley) Team Blake Sundance Head (defeated Dan Shafer) Courtney Harrell (defeated Ethan Tucker) Josh Gallagher (defeated Blaine Long) Dana Harper (defeated Tarra Layne)* Gabe Broussard (defeated Christian Fermin) Austin Allsup (defeated Preston James) Karlee Metzger (stolen from Team Miley) Bindi Liebowitz (stolen from Team Adam) Names in bold indicate an artist who has either newly Battled and stayed on his or her team or has been stolen by another coach. An asterisk indicates that this artist's Battle was montaged.