And once again, we see why eliminating the “group number” was a mistake in last season’s format. This is a very important exercise, and the contestants never seem to realize the true point of it — how to work professionally with others while maintaining your own identity.
In the end, while you’re in a group, you are responsible for yourself, and yourself only. People like Rose and Nancy, while it made for typical AI “drama”, made the fundamental mistake of letting themselves get so worked up over someone in their group that they fell flat in their own performance. If someone in the group is going to bomb for lack of effort, LET THEM, an worry about your own self.
There’s also a time management aspect to this — there is NO need to stay up all night learning these routines. It’s a trap, and most of them fall into it. Learn the song, put together some choreography, run it through a few times, and then go get some sleep. You’re better off ding that and getting back together in the morning to polish than trying to get it “perfect” staying up all night and then trying to catch whatever sleep you can.
Simon’s comments to the last two groups also sends a message to those who remain: “we know more about what’s going on than just what we see on stage.”