So the results for week three are in and it appears that I was right about Sami being in the bottom two this week. I never dreamed however that Kitty would be joining her. What about my other predictions? At the beginning of the show, before any of the results were announced, Dermot stated that there was very little in it for those acts with the lowest votes and therefore at risk of being in the bottom two. I can't help wondering if either Marcus or Rhythmix just scraped through by the skin of their teeth. I know the acts and judges have a rough idea of how the vote is going before the show goes live and Tulisa did look rather nervous but that could have been just because she has already lost one act. I guess we will never know.
If I'm honest I was a little shocked about Kitty being in the bottom two. After sailing clear last week and two solid performances under her belt, I honestly thought that the voting public had gotten over their shallow reaction to Kitty's differences and were now judging her on her talent alone. Obviously I believe far too easily in the goodness within other people. I wasn't surprised to see Frankie escape this week though as Mr B played it cool by cranking up the bad boy image which was all the boost his host of giggling girl fans needed to get him enough votes. Poor hormone addled things just desperate to have their names added to his already crowded butt-cheeks. Maybe X Factor could be sponsored by a NHS safe sex campaign?
I have to say, Louis did not seem genuinely upset by the situation although he did manage to feign a little indecision when it came to the deciding vote but I doubt he'd get any job offers in acting. This made me question whether he could have purposefully been giving Sami poor song choices in the hope he'd gain Kitty more votes? After all, she wasn't his original choice for the live shows, could she have been a scape goat all along? A possibility, but I think it's unlikely that Louis is capable of a) being that deceitful and manipulative b) thinking that far a head.
As for Kitty and Sami, I felt so sorry for them. Being from the same category must have made it even harder to go head to head but sing off they did and both of them gave stunning performances. Sami opting for Aretha Franklin's 'You make me feel (like a natural woman)' and Kitty for Lady Gaga's 'Edge of glory'. At the end of the day however I do believe the right decision was made. Despite both the lovely ladies being in my top five acts of the show, I was relieved that Kitty is the one who has survived for at least another week. Sami started out as my favourite of the over 25's and I thought she was great right from her first audition but Kitty's performances in the last two weeks have blown me away, stealing my favour. Was this change in my perception honestly down to song choice? Or was it because Sami had already given us her all, while Kitty is finally starting to shine?
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