So this is how the performances work this week....
To start out, the live show is only one night a week, not two nights like American Idol, thank God! Carson Daly informed us last night that each of the contestants would sing a solo performance, and then later in the evening, perform as a group. Little did we know, their group performance also included their judge, which I truly believe was a creative idea on their part.
Only one person from each of the teams will be able to advance depending on the viewers votes, but another one will advance solely on the judge's discretion. What does all this mean? It means Christina will lose half of her team and Blake will lose half of his team. I'm loving this already. Can you imagine having to wait for each contestant to be voted off one by one? Not in The Voice's case, they got it together, it seems like.
Before the contestants sang for their lives, the judges belted out a few of Queen's hits, which was quite entertaining. And another thing great about the show, is the judges' willingness to know their team. Not only do they provide the one-on-on coaching the contestants desperately need, they spend a good amount of time together, going out to dinner and such. I thought that was impressive.
Okay, so before we get started on the performances, let me reiterate. Each judge will lose half of their team, one contestant chosen by the viewers and one contestant chosen by their judge will advance. Next week Christina will only have 2 people on her team, and the same goes for Blake. Adam Levine and Cee Lo Green's teams will be performing next week, and the same rules will apply.
Watch the performances, and my reviews after the jump...
