I missed her performances prior to this. Boy am I glad she is gone. That voice would have gotten annoying REALLY fast.
Saddness for Sean, because I thought he was good. But everyone else that went, I probably won't miss much.
Of course there are people that did go through, and they featured, that aren't that great. So I'm hoping for the final cut.
I've picked out the top 6 guys for sure, just by the amounts of pimping. The girls I'm not so sure about, except a few. But here we go:
Guys: Mario [chosen one, especially after the mother story], Anthony [let's see how long the trach story lasts], Constantine [the "rock star," even tho he's a theater boi], Anwar [because he's just fab!], Scott [because this boy has issues and will make things interesting] and hell, I'll throw in Travis for good measure.
Gals: Carrie [though the "clueless" act is getting old fast], Lindsey [I'm rooting for her, even though she could pull a Julia Demato], Jaclyn [who sounds nothing like Joss Stone, but they keep saying she is the youngest candidate etc and is probably easily disposible for the bottom of the 12], Mikahlah [because Simon can't take his eyes off her... also see msg for Scott], Vonzell [they need a "diva" but she won't win], and fill in the blank for the last gal. Cuz I can insert Janay or Nadia, for about the same reasons. Or maybe the Vegas chick with the dark hair.
Not saying this is based on talent per se, just by looking at patterns and such from past shows, there seems to be a formula for a top 12. But I think Mario is IT.