Did Rita Sabotage Seann?
 

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.

She's trash

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

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

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.

The producers made the call imo

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.

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?

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.

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.

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

It seems they do :shrug:

but leaked voting stats he came 3rd the week before

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 :conf2:

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

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.

More headlines for her and the show

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

shes obviously a homophobe

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

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

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.

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...

why does he spell his name like that

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

Yeah but a controversial result such as this one gets people talking (it's the top trend on Twitter rn) which should garner more interest for next week.

Nope, I've lost favourites in controversial sing-offs before but understood the reasoning and accepted that's what this show is about and a big part of the reason I watch, but when it's pointless...it makes no sense

You don't know who Mason is so you wouldn't know why it's pointless :nono: because he's not your stereotypical ~bad~ act that's saved, he's quite good

I agree, that what makes a great judge

But by the same token, making a choice based on the sing-off is the whole point of having that there. If they're just entitled to disregard that then they might as well scrap it entirely. It's clearly pointless filler in too many instances.

that is weird? i never knew sending home a better act made someone a better judge.

They should've gone to Nick first for the drama

If he was a better act why didn't he get the votes from the public that got him in the bottom 3?

I think so, yes. :laugh:

The amount of votes they get the how talented they are isn't necessarily linked. Better singers have left plenty of times, it doesn't automatically make them less talented than the one they left against.

But then, "better" is subjective too.

But why blame the judges? The public obviously never got behind him and Seann has had two boring shouty songs...he was too theatrical for the show really

because its a singing competion.

the way the judges act is the reason viewers turn off

Due to deadlock 95% of the time.. I blame the public more than I do the judges tbh :laugh:

If you believe the judges shouldn't be at all held accountable then why did you insult Simon last week when he saved Kiera based on the sing-off?

And I never absolved the voters, I count myself among those who shouldn't have assumed certain people were safe.

She sent him home because that's what the producers wanted. It always goes to Deadlock when it's two acts of the same category in the bottom two because it's more dramatic. Mason will cause more controversy so they saved him for the promo.

The judges don't decide who stays and who goes, it's the producers.

I saw Mason perform live at the 6 chairs challenge and he was one of those who stood out to me. There's just something about him.