Bittersweet Endings

Currently Listening To: Take Care - Drake feat Rihanna

Right, so I'm recapping both The Voice and American Idol in one post since both shows will be coming to an end next week. Let's start off with -

The Voice

The Top 3 will be competing for the title next Tuesday, with the Top 3 being Josh, Christina and...Jake. Of all people! It's the Blake thing again. Poor Kristen and Kat, I think they've both been better and more consistent than Jake so it's such a waste. Especially Kristen since she gave her best performance this week with Jewel's Foolish Games. Kristen, Kat and not too surprisingly, Christina were the bottom three contestants, with Christina being saved via the Twitter Save - which shouldn't have been in play in the first place! Seriously, I don't care who was the third place contestant - but the bottom two should have gone out as voted by the audience instead of through Twitter manipulation.

I'm 100% behind Josh now because I think he is the most deserving based solely on talent and consistency. Christina had quite a few amazing performances but this week she underperformed - partly due to her inexperience and also Adam's unintentional bussing (or was it intentional?!). I mean, why Imogen Heap and fun's Some Nights?? Those were terrible song choices and it was made worse by her inconsistent singing. Based on those two performances alone she should have been eliminated along with Kat, leaving Kristen in third place instead. For the record, Kat sang a Sia song and Let It Go. Like wtf Adam, are you hell bent on killing your team's chances or something? The only bright side was that it was miles better than Majesty Rose's version.

Can't say Jake deserves a spot in the Top 3 either. As consistent as he may have been, his performances thus far neither stood out nor showed any creativity so...to be frank, he has no business in the Top 3. BUT, thanks to the Blake/country factor, it would have been pretty impossible to exclude him from the finale.

Anyways, TEAM JOSH FTW!

American Idol

I'm actually more pleased with the final two in American Idol than I am with the final three in The Voice. If you're still unaware, Jena and Caleb are the remaining contestants and I'm fine with either of them winning, to be honest. In fact, I would have been okay with Alex (the third place finisher) as the winner too.

What I'm worried about is the backlash against Caleb, no thanks to TPTB's manipulations (what is up with both show's determination to display dirty laundry to the American audience? It's so damn obvious with all the intentional/unintentional digs and snubs towards certain contestants). That and also his 'retard' fiasco. It does not bode well for him although I think he still does have loyal supporters. A lot of people think that he's cocky and rude, but I haven't really seen any negative behaviour from Caleb (aside from the lack of filter, which isn't exactly a crime). The odds of winning are higher for Jena, since she has been pretty consistent all this while and appears to have an interesting personality.

So...I can't make up my mind on who to support this time. Jena or Caleb? Leaning more towards Caleb because I find his vocal prowess incredible. His weak point would be marketability though. He hasn't been singing anything current since...Skyfall? That was one of his best, and it was ages ago. He hasn't been taking risks lately and his song choices have been snoozeworthy, so that will probably work against him.

Conclusion - Team Caleb FTW but I think Jena's gonna win.