Do you have a favorite? I liked Paul when he did Maggie, but since then he hasn't impressed me. His dancing is cute and silly though. Pia needs some personality to go with that big voice, and I'm not seeing what's so fabulous about Casey except that he's funny. Scotty could be recording Country songs RIGHT NOW! Jacob is way too much.
The first couple times I saw Steven do his thing on the panel I thought,.....yikes, they are going to have to reign him in! LOL. I love Randy's double-takes over some of the things that come out of Steven's mouth. He such an outrageous kick in the pants. But I loved how he interacted with that one contestant's wheelchair bound fiance. He has a big heart. But all that being said, he doesn't bring much "critique" to the panel. He's fun though.
I was glad to read your take on Jacob. I can hardly bear to listen to him sing. The judges just love him, but it just sounds like so much over-the-top screaming to me. I guess I don't have a refined "ear" for that type of singing. LOL. He might be good if he could just tone it down some.
Scotty is fabulous! The only criticism I would have is that he is maybe a bit locked in his genre. But the judges keep telling him that it's okay to stay with what he knows and what he does best.
I hope that Paul's disappointing performances were because of his cold. I really thought he had a lot of promise early on.
I am not real excited about many of the women this season, but, compared to some past seasons, the overall talent has been exceptional, I think.