[Denver]

i feel the reason she sent Seann home was because he was a threat to her girls and she proved tonight she is not capable of being a judge.

[Samm]

She's trash

[lewis111]

I honestly think she just wanted to be a discussion point like for people to be like WHAT RITA
but if I was a judge i'd do the exact same to be fair

[Babayaro.]

Well he's not really a threat if he came 10th out of 11 is he?

[Drew.]

She stuck with the type of artist that most represents the genre of music she does and the artist she understands and likes more.. nothing more to it really, having judges with different opinions is the whole point of them being there.

[Cherie]

The producers made the call imo

[Firewire]

Originally Posted by Drew.

She stuck with the type of artist that most represents the genre of music she does and the artist she understands and likes more.. nothing more to it really, having judges with different opinions is the whole point of them being there.

Pretty much. I think she would've felt bad about being directly responsible for Mason's exit, whereas Seann's was down to the public.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

The producers made the call imo

Don't watch it anymore but was just going to say the same thing (a reason why I stopped watching it tbh) Does anyone still believe that the judges aren't just doing what they're told?

[JoshBB]

I mean.. it was obvious that Rita liked Mason more. So they put her third and Nick last knowing that he would then put it to deadlock.

If Nick/Rita went first it would've been different.

[Shaun]

It was more likely a case of her doing it for the controversy & the ratings.

She seemed moved to tears every time Seann so much as farted so it was a bizarre decision on an emotional / honest level.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Drew.

She stuck with the type of artist that most represents the genre of music she does and the artist she understands and likes more.. nothing more to it really, having judges with different opinions is the whole point of them being there.

She has raved about Seann constantly and Masons sing off song was awful compared to Seann so her decision made no sense

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Don't watch it anymore but was just going to say the same thing (a reason why I stopped watching it tbh) Does anyone still believe that the judges aren't just doing what they're told?

It seems they do

[Denver]

Originally Posted by Babayaro.

Well he's not really a threat if he came 10th out of 11 is he?

but leaked voting stats he came 3rd the week before

[Smithy]

Originally Posted by Shaun

It was more likely a case of her doing it for the controversy & the ratings.

Never understood this as an excuse, if anything it's gonna drive viewers away, whose going to tune in next week after a controversial result and an excellent vocalist has gone

[Firewire]

It's the top trend on twitter tho which will help it get a renewal

[Jack_]

Let's not pretend that the whole vote was steered towards Deadlock. Had they gone to Nick first, as they often do when a mentor has both acts in the sing-off, there's a good chance he'd have abstained (as many other judges have), and the vote would've been 2-1 to save Seann.

Going to Simon first cemented Deadlock, and in turn Seann's exit. What's irritating about this is that the ~controversy~ they're aiming for is futile, no one will care that Mason has stayed because he's not even that bad. I am the first to support deliberate drama-filled judges' votes because that's what this show is about - but only when there's a point to them. This doesn't achieve anything other than the loss of the most unique act this year.

[Pete.]

More headlines for her and the show

[EspeonBB]

It gets the show more publicity which is why she probably did it

[Ninastar]

shes obviously a homophobe

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Jack_

Let's not pretend that the whole vote was steered towards Deadlock. Had they gone to Nick first, as they often do when a mentor has both acts in the sing-off, there's a good chance he'd have abstained (as many other judges have), and the vote would've been 2-1 to save Seann.

Going to Simon first cemented Deadlock, and in turn Seann's exit. What's irritating about this is that the ~controversy~ they're aiming for is futile, no one will care that Mason has stayed because he's not even that bad. I am the first to support deliberate drama-filled judges' votes because that's what this show is about - but only when there's a point to them. This doesn't achieve anything other than the loss of the most unique act this year.

So in other words the "that's entertainment" reasoning works for you only when it doesn't involve one of your favourites?

[Locke.]

If you're 10th out of 11 at this stage then you aren't a threat to Louisa (or Lauren). And this:

Originally Posted by Drew.

She stuck with the type of artist that most represents the genre of music she does and the artist she understands and likes more.. nothing more to it really, having judges with different opinions is the whole point of them being there.

[Ashley.]

If people read about this they're more likely to think "typical X Factor", not "wow X Factor I want to watch". If anything this has secured them even lower ratings than usual.

[Jack_]

Originally Posted by Smithy

Never understood this as an excuse, if anything it's gonna drive viewers away, whose going to tune in next week after a controversial result and an excellent vocalist has gone

It doesn't, it causes outrage, increases press attention, gets people talking and inevitably makes people tune in the following week to see what'll happen. In the golden era of X Factor I'm pretty sure there's evidence of this happening following the ~controversial~ sing-off results.

This however will fall flat on its face, because Mason isn't Jedward, he isn't Katie Waissel, Rylan, Stevi Ritchie etc...

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

why does he spell his name like that

[Cold Sweat]

Rita didn't take the result to dead-lock.