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Did Hope say it to his face? I know she talked about him to Marlena, but that was behind his back, just before he walked in. That said, yes, it's good that the other characters are calling a spade a spade where he's concerned, not coddling or propping him the way OLTL did Ford.

No excuse at all. Sure, other coaches who have had two of their members in the bottom two or three before have preferred one over the other. But they never made it known the way Adam does. Makes him look incredibly two-faced.

Did you see his lukewarm support of Jackie V. while completely tongue-bathing Rayshun, and then having the gall to say that he wasn't throwing anyone under the bus? STFU, Adam! That was exactly what you did!

Marcus was excellent in this episode, as were Laurence and Jenifer when Pops and Ruby were comforting the kids. But interestingly, the one who gutted me the most was Marsai, who showed genuine fear and vulnerability from Diane. She has always seemed emotionally detached from everything going on around her, and it's clear that she thought that Dre and Bow would work things out. Then, she saw it. She saw everything firsthand, and she realized how real it was. She saw everything falling apart in front of her and just lost it. That broke my heart even more than Junior did. So Zoey's choice of Luka really is canon on both shows? Okay, then. I was expecting either Bow, Ruby, or even Diane to chastise her for not choosing Cash, the rising sports star.

What at?

Kat Perkins, Ryan Sill, India Carney, Adam Cunningham, and the only three-time survivor, Aaron Gibson. However, Rayshun is the first to survive it one week, avoid it entirely the next week, and survive it again the week after.

Current team rosters/cheat sheets: Team Adam Rayshun LaMarr (saved by Twitter) Team Alicia Britton Buchanan (saved by America's vote) Jackie Foster (saved by America's vote) Team Kelly Brynn Cartelli (saved by America's vote) Kaleb Lee (saved by America's vote) Team Blake Kyla Jade (saved by America's vote) Pryor Baird (saved by America's vote) Spensha Baker (saved by America's vote) This is our top eight. These are our semifinalists. Damn. I was really hoping for an Adam wipeout, but the Instant Save placements made it very clear that TPTB wanted at least one of his contestants in the semifinals. Oh, well. Rayshun will undeniably be gone next week, anyway, unless he really steps it back up again. I can see him instantly being eliminated without getting the chance to sing.

That's because she dumped John-Paul for a rich Canadian dude and now lives there with him. They're even married now. Doesn't even love the guy. Just wanted to marry into money. I never thought Mimi was loathsome. Farah, yes, but certainly not Mimi.

Okay. Voting closed at noon EST. Final results are above.

It's happened to him before. In season three, he lost the last of his team two weeks before the finale, and the week before the semifinals. And, hell, Christina lost the last of her team three weeks before the finale in that same season. It happened to Pharrell, as well, two weeks before season seven's finale. So it could very easily happen again if Jackie V. and Rayshun really aren't getting the votes or support.

I felt bad for Julia. But at least she went out like a heroine, making such a heroic sacrifice. I just hope our main heroes refuse to let her sacrifice be in vain. On the other hand, I felt next to no pity for Grace, who, from what Pestilence said, pretty much gave up without a fight. Though something confuses me. How did Grace die in her own head? As long as Pestilence was there, using her body, she should have still been alive. Reign wants to guarantee her control by killing Ruby and breaking Sam completely? Of course that was the obvious step. I'm with everyone who was glad to see Lena defend herself to Kara. She has just as many Secrets as Lena does, if not more. And yes, I totally think she at least suspects her real identity. I am about ready for the storyline to end, too, but at least we got some forward movement.

Is he still in the game?

Eh. I'll just update in another new post: 5. Kyla Jade - Team Blake: "This is Me" 8. Brynn Cartelli - Team Kelly: "Fix You" 9. Britton Buchanan - Team Alicia: "What's Love Got to Do with It?" 10. Pryor Baird - Team Blake: "My Town" 16. Spensha Baker - Team Blake: "Red" 17. Christiana Danielle - Team Alicia: "Ain't No Sunshine" 22. Kaleb Lee - Team Kelly: "Boondocks" 53. Jackie Foster - Team Alicia: "Gravity" 73. Jackie Verna - Team Adam: "Love Triangle" 149. Rayshun LaMarr - Team Adam: "Grant Green" So it looks like Kyla, Britton, and Pryor will get the multiplier, the latter two for their second time apiece, and if Brynn keeps improving throughout the night, she'll probably get it, too. She is only two places away. Spensha and Christiana are too low to get it. Let's be real about that. Kaleb has no chance edit, either. But at least he's charting high. On the other side of the coin, both Jackies are considerably lower, though I believe that Jackie F. could avoid the bottom three. Jackie V. might be vulnerable, though. I will be greatly surprised if Rayshun avoids having to sing for his life, though. More to come. ETA: It seems that Kyla, Brynn, Christiana, Kaleb, Rayshun, and both Jackies have all moved up. Everyone else has remained constant. ETA2: It seems now that Britton, Spensha, Christiana, Kaleb, and Jackie V. have all nosed up. Everyone else remains constant. ETA3: Kyla, Spensha, Christiana, Kaleb, Rayshun, and both Jackies have moved up again. Britton, Pryor, and Brynn all remain constant. In Pryor and Brynn's case, their songs are stuck behind an Ariana Grande song that is selling like hotcakes. ETA4: As of 8:00 a.m. EST, Brynn has now overtaken both Pryor and Ariana and is guaranteed the multiplier if she can stay there. Jackie V. has also moved up. And Pryor and Rayshun have actually dropped, with the former actually falling out of multiplier territory. ETA5: Well, it seems like some early-morning downloads of other songs not related to the show has caused some drops for everybody except Kyla, Britton, Brynn, and Pryor. These are the current standings, and my last update before I call it a morning and head to bed. I'll be back in a few hours with the final standings. ETA6: Less then an hour before results time, and I thought I drop in and say that the final results are what are above. Brynn actually nosed past Britton at the very last minute. Kyla, Brynn, Britton, and Pryor will all get the multiplier. At this point, it wouldn't surprise me if these were our top four.

Oops! MST bumps are in: 10. Kyla Jade - Team Blake: "This is Me" 19. Britton Buchanan - Team Alicia: "What's Love Got to Do with It?" 21. Pryor Baird - Team Blake: "My Town" 31. Spensha Baker - Team Blake: "Red" 33. Brynn Cartelli - Team Kelly: "Fix You" 34. Kaleb Lee - Team Kelly: "Boondocks" 40. Christiana Danielle - Team Alicia: "Ain't No Sunshine" 83. Jackie Foster - Team Alicia: "Gravity" 97. Jackie Verna - Team Adam: "Love Triangle" 180. Rayshun LaMarr - Team Adam: "Grant Green" Relief has completely wash over me now that Brynn has moved into the top half. In addition, one member of Alicia's team is there. But all of Blake's team still makes it up, as well. I am sick and tired of him getting the good artists. Meanwhile, all of Team Adam still makes up the bottom half, and joy of joys, the entire bottom two. If at least one of tomorrow's bottom three isn't one of Jackie V. or Rayshun, I will be very surprised. Also, the rest of Alicia's team makes up the bottom half, along with Kaleb now, so that's not as bad, since he's right at the cusp of the top half. Will continue updating this particular post throughout the night.

Results so far: 15. Kyla Jade - Team Blake: "This is Me" 31. Britton Buchanan - Team Alicia: "What's Love Got to Do with It?" 36. Pryor Baird - Team Blake: "My Town" 37. Kaleb Lee - Team Kelly: "Boondocks" 42. Spensha Baker - Team Blake: "Red" 52. Christiana Danielle - Team Alicia: "Ain't No Sunshine" 94. Brynn Cartelli - Team Kelly: "Fix You" 103. Jackie Foster - Team Alicia: "Gravity" 110. Jackie Verna - Team Adam: "Love Triangle" 209. Rayshun LaMarr - Team Adam: "Grant Green" Yet again, all of lakes team is in the top half, along with one person from Alicia's team in one from Kelly's. Meanwhile, Alicia other two members make up the bottom half, along with all of Adam's team, and surprisingly, Kelly's main horse.

Last season, that was his problem with Keisha, too. Of course, we all know how that worked out.

Because the characters they played required them to be!

Thoughts on tonight's performances: Kyla: I guess her throwing shade at Adam and Alicia last week and essentially sassing them got her moved all the way up to the death spot this week. Like I thought, a lot of the public did not like that at all. That said, she's had better performances, but this was nothing special to me. And the part at which she cried felt completely rehearsed. Not genuine like Aliyah Moulden two seasons ago. I really hope no one bought that. Kaleb: Still not very interesting, in general, but the arrangement of this Little Big Town song was actually more interesting than Kaleb himself. The band drowned him out in a few spots, but he pulled through, overall. It'll sell well, and he should pull the votes. Jackie V.: Overall, a solid job, but I greatly preferred Enid Ortiz and Valerie Ponzio's Battle from two seasons ago. She connected well, but the vocals could have been a little bit stronger. Still, she's country, so she might get through. Rayshun: Oh, no, Rayshun. This was not good at all. He put way too much emphasis on performance and not enough on his vocals. I will be very surprised if this does well. Spensha: She is such a weird case to me and that some weeks, she can sound very beautiful and totally country. But then, there are weeks like this, when she can sound like Keisha Renee from last season. This week felt like her singing country with some R&B stylings going with it. It was still gorgeous, but if she wants to convince the country fans that she really is trying to get a career and Country Music, she needs to do away with those stylings. They caught up with Keisha eventually, and they'll catch up with her, too. Jackie F.: Props to Alicia for actually challenging her team this week, per the premise of this week. There were a couple of pinched notes here and there, but otherwise, this was probably the strongest performance so far. I enjoyed it from start to finish. Excellent work, Ms. Foster. Britton: He took a classic Tina Turner song and made it interesting arrangement out of it. Very impressive. Another one who rose to the challenge this week. Christiana: A jazzy arrangement was probably a good choice for her. Not completely perfect, but she definitely delivered. Once again, kudos to Alicia for actually challenging her team this week, unlike Adam and Blake, both of whom just gave their teams safe choices. I was also thrilled that's her voice didn't break the way it did last week. Good step up, and I hope she can avoid the bottom three. Pryor: I can't believe I'm agreeing with Adam, but thank God somebody called him out for being such a screamer in his performances! It's amazing that he's somehow allowed to get away with it, yet women who scream in their singing aren't. Really, the song choice was okay, but the overuse of his rasp and excessive yelling just took so much away from it that I couldn't enjoy it. But he's on Team Blake and he's country, so of course he'll get through. Brynn: A great way to end the show, and another one who was actually challenged this week! I was initially worried about her doing a Coldplay song, but she actually did pretty well with it! I was riveted the entire way through. Much better than last week, and I think it'll serve for well on iTunes tonight. At least I hope it does. Also, Kelly's performance of her new single was a good respite during the show, and I enjoyed it probably a lot more than some of the other performances. So many of them stepped up this week, but only a few of them from actually being challenged. Okay episode, but I wish they had been more challenged. Calling Rayshun, Jackie V., and possibly Christiana for tomorrow's bottom three, though.

This is supposed to be Challenge Week, but only one, two, or possibly three people are singing any truly challenging songs. Here are tonight's song choices: Team Adam Jackie V.: "Love Triangle" by RaeLynn Rayshun: "Grant Green" by Mr. Juke Team Alicia Britton: "What's Love Got to Do with It?" by Tina Turner Christiana: "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers Jackie F.: "Gravity" by Sarah Bare ills Team Kelly Brynn: "Fix You" by Coldplay Kaleb: "Boondocks" by Little Big Town Team Blake Kyla: "This is Me" from The Greatest Showman Pryor: "My Town" by Montgomery Gentry Spensha: "Red" by Taylor Swift Just more than an hour left till showtime. Make of these what you will.

Seriously, did she or Ruby kick any of your puppies? Did Catherine Dent or Dove Cameron do that, for that matter? I seriously don't see what any of you had against either of their characters. They just seemed more woefully underdeveloped than actively bad.

Next season is season ten. That is supposed to be the final one.

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Apparently, it was in self-defense. Now, if that's the case, I don't see why Abigail fragmented. If you kill someone to defend yourself, that shouldn't make your mind split at all. A cold-blooded murder, maybe, but not one done in self-defense.

I get Dede and Gloria, but why not Claire? Her family was going to use her temporary emotional state against her. I'd say that's pretty much emotionally violating.