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Apart from Louis dying his hair in a pathetic attempt to look young, everything about X Factor is predictable as of late.

In fact, I think even back in series 1, it was getting boring.

Simon has (by and large) dropped his nasty gimmick and tends to be actually quite charming, especially during the live shows. He's been this way for a while now and I miss the old Simon from his Pop Idol days.

Danni and Cheryl seem to give passive, weak comments and don't say anything of remote interest. Both are untalented singers who basically got lucky in life (one the sister of a major singer, the other just happened to win a 'talent' contest).

Louis can be mildly entertaining but his comments are always drowned out by the stupid, abnoxious audience.

The X Factor always feature below-average singers and I find it farcical that thousands upon thousands audition for that show each year yet the judges fail to pick just 10 epic singers.

It's pitiful all round really.

I only watch it now to gloat