[Merry Mockmas]

I'm going to start the last Season of The X Factor USA today, hopefully it's better than Season 2.

My rankings:

Live Show 1 - No Theme (surprisingly)
1. Rion Paige - Skyscraper - Definitely not who I was expecting to win the night for me.
2. Jeff Gutt - Try
3. Rachel Potter - I Hope You Dance
4. Carlos Guevara - Don't You Worry Child
5. Alex & Sierra - Blurred Lines
6. Tim Olstad - Always
7. Khaya Cohen - Mercy
8. Lillie McCloud - When A Man Loves A Woman
9. James Kenney - Red
10. Danie Geimer - Wrecking Ball
11. Ellona Santiago - Till The World Ends
12. Restless Road - Roar
13. Sweet Suspense - I Love It
14. Carlito Olivero - Maria Maria
15. Josh Levi - Only Girl (In The World)
16. RoXxy Montana - Royals

Definitely a stronger first Live Show than either of the first two Seasons imo.

Live Show 2 Round 1 - Motown:
1. Alex & Sierra - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
2. Jeff Gutt - Say You, Say Me
3. Rachel Potter - This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)
4. Rion Paige - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
5. Ellona Santiago - Baby Love
6. Lillie McCloud - All In Love Is Fair
7. Carlos Guevara - What's Going On
8. Tim Olstad - I'll Be There
9. Khaya Cohen - My Girl
10. Josh Levi - Who's Lovin You
11. Carlito Olivero - Stop! In The Name Of Love
12. Sweet Suspense - You Keep Me Hangin On
13. Restless Road - Easy

Live Show 2 Round 2 - Save Me Songs:
1. Rion Paige - Born This Way
2. Jeff Gutt - In The Air Tonight
3. Ellona Santiago - Titanium
4. Rachel Potter - Anyway
5. Alex & Sierra - Give Me Love
6. Lillie McCloud - Who Wants To Live Forever
7. Carlos Guevara - Cannonball
8. Restless Road - Don't You Wanna Stay
9. Khaya Cohen - Distant Dreamer
10. Tim Olstad - I Believe I Can Fly
11. Josh Levi - Stay
12. Sweet Suspense - That Should Be Me
13. Carlito Olivero - If You're Not The One

Live Show 3 - 80's Night:
1. Alex & Sierra - Addicted To Love - I don't get why the judges attacked this performance? Imo it was by far the most interesting performance of the night.
2. Restless Road - Footloose
3. Rachel Potter - Alone - It weren't her best, but I still think that she was better than most of the contestants on the night. Maybe my ears are playing me up for thinking that she was way better than Carlito on the night, and not just Carlito tbf.
4. Jeff Gutt - (I Just) Died In Your Arms - It was alright I guess.
5. Tim Olstad - Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)
6. Lillie McCloud - Ain't Nobody - I did not think that this would place so high at the start of the Show.
7. Sweet Suspense - Mickey - At least it was fun bad.
8. Ellona Santiago - I Wanna Dance With Somebody
9. Rion Paige - We Belong - Definitely her first slip up imo.
10. Josh Levi - Straight Up - Not For Me.
11. Carlito Olivero - Rhythm Is Gonna Get You - Less **** than If You're Not The One.
12. Khaya Cohen - Borderline - I barely remember the performance, which I take as a very bad sign.

Live Show 3 - Sing-Off:
1. Rachel Potter - From This Moment On - Imo she's the much better vocalist, definitely a Maria Lawson moment all over again.
2. Khaya Cohen - Don't Give Up On Me

Live Show 4 - Songs By British Artists:
1. Rion Paige - Your Song
2. Lillie McCloud - This Woman's Work
3. Jeff Gutt - Bohemian Rhapsody
4. Alex & Sierra - Best Song Ever
5. Tim Olstad - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
6. Josh Levi - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
7. Carlito Olivero - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - His best performance so far imo.
8. Khaya Cohen - Let It Be
9. Restless Road - Fix You
10. Ellona Santiago - Burn

Live Show 4 - Sing-Off:
1. Tim Olstad - You Raise Me Up
2. Carlito Olivero - Beneath Your Beautiful