I think some have and some haven't. Jimmy and his team certainly seem to have some input with some of the song selections.

Also, apparently, Stefano only found out before he went on stage that David Cook had his 'moment' with 'Hello' in S, but said he just had to get on the stage and do his best with it.

I thought the whole point of AI and the difference between it and X-factor was that the contestants get to choose their own songs - and in the past have done their own arrangements.

Don't tell me by getting Jimmy in the whole thing has changed, he's choosing the songs and the arrangements. Too many be-bopping trios and choirs for my liking this time round.

Can't believe you guys.

Casey, Jacob and Pia were the standouts this week and Casey converted me from 'meh' to a big fan. This is the easiest save the judges will ever have.

Try to look beyond the hair and the beard. Stop judging and start listening people!

Nobody's even mentioned Casey's looks or appearance. I rather like him with the beard and his hair. No-one's judging on his appearance, only his singing. We're not the actual ones voting here.

Well people ain't judging him on the vocals darling, that's for sure!

Sorry, replied to wrong spoiler thread - comments still stand though.

Yep, they are buddy/darling/whatever!

Then why did the judges save him so quickly. Don't you dare say it's a conspiracy thing!

LOL Whatever

You say 'whatever' a lot - i'm guessing you're in that perceptive 9 - 13 demographic

How very perceptive of you. You should check out my other posts

It seems my thoughts on this were more or less right....

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The show is a complete farce this year.

I don't even believe the judges' comments are anything different to this and they are simply what they are instructed to give.

No offence linnylou but that guess at your age made me spit my coffee out. Are you flattered or insulted?

I think I was surprised more than anything!

It's always nice to have someone knock a few years off your age, but I don't think I've ever had that many years taken off

This isn't your only post that suggests you seem to think most people only judge on looks rather than vocals. Casey is not exactly an ugly boy and the unconventional look for a 20 year old makes him distinctive. The problem is his voice isn't that good and is full of affectations and gimmicks. He's a very good musician but that isn't what the contest is about.

As for Jacob, he's probably this year's best vocalist but he doesn't seem to understand the power of understatedness with the occasional showboating.

Pia is merely another pretty and better than average female. Nothing that would stand out in a year with stronger female contestants or anything to get excited about unless she miraculously develops the skill of moving her feet while moving her mouth over the next couple of weeks.

Pia is one of the best 5 female contestants AI has ever had and that's why she is 2nd favourite this year with the bookies.

Your first point ironically echoes what I was saying, that this should be a singing contest but it isn't because the public is generally rife with all kinds of weird and irrational prejudices.

All makes for compulsive viewing though, I must say