[xDramatick]

Jedward. At first, I hated them, but eventually grew to love them on the condition that once the public stop loving them, and they're in the bottom 2, the judges get rid of them. I've even joked that once all my faves go, I'll support them as long as the public do.

Now this year has been awful for me, I've liked every act to go, Kandy Rain were my fave group, Rikki was amazing, Miss Frank were incredibly talented, Rachel was so unique, and Lucie had a great voice and definitely suited the pop/rock genre. The only acts left I like now are Lloyd, and Stacey [eh, Jamie+Olly are ok but I wouldn't support them otherwise].

I don't generally mind the odd 'novelty' act as it isn't just a singing competition. However, when you put it in perspective, Lucie had way more talent and reason to stay than J+E. It's awful how Simon cast her off and I think he'll begin to regret it, as the public are known to take their anger out on certain acts, so I wouldn't be surprised to see J+E, or any of the over 25s in the bottom two.
Also, bear in mind Lucie's voters have to go somewhere, and I think it's safe to assume they'll go between Stacey, Lloyd and Joe.

The X-Factor was about finding genuine talent. It's not just a singing competition, it's about the full package. You can get by with a decent voice as long as you have charisma, likeability, stage presence, something that makes you unique, and something that can take give you a successful career in the music industry. It's starting to turn into a complete joke of a cheesy karaoke competition. I'm a huge X-Factor fan, I've watched all six series, I still support the acts I liked from each series, but despite it creating huge potential stars (Leona, Alexandra, Shayne, Diana, JLS, Laura, Ruth, Brenda, Niki, Maria, Hope, Rhydian etc) whom have all experienced a taste of success, some more than others, it seems to be distracted from that.