Spoiler Alert! Recap and Review: THE VOICE Live Playoffs Elimination Show 11/12; Full Results!
By: Matt Tamanini Nov. 12, 2014
For the first time all season, we will have an elimination show on THE VOICE. After two months of Blind Auditions, Battle Rounds, Knockout Rounds, and Live Playoffs, we finally get to see what America thinks of the 20 remaining singers.
Tonight, the top two vote getters from each team will automatically advance to the next round, while each coach will also get a chance to save one more of his or her team members. Other than the Blinds, this is the most interesting machination of the show. Who each coach saves says a lot about his or her strategy. Will the coach simply pick the best remaining artist, or will he or she try to diversify, so as to not split votes amongst the team? No matter what strategic moves are made, you can almost guarantee that THE VOICE's resident Machiavelli, Blake Shelton, will end up pulling all the right strings.
Based only on this week's Live Playoffs, here is how I rank the singers in each team (to see why I ranked them in these orders, check out my reviews for Monday and Tuesday). I recognize that my rankings will undoubtedly differ from America's, but being right all the time is a burden that I have been bearing for most of my life!
Team Gwen Order
1) Anita Antoinette
2) Bryana Salaz
3) Taylor John Williams
4) Ryan Sill
5) Ricky Manning
Team Pharrell Order
1) Sugar Joans
2) Elyjuh René
3) Luke Wade
4) Jean Kelley
5) DaNica Shirey
Team Adam Order
1) Damien
2) Chris Jamison
3) Mia Pfirrman
4) Taylor Phelan
5) Matt McAndrew
1) Craig Wayne Boyd
2) James David Carter
3) Reagan James
4) Jessie Pitts
5) Taylor Brashears
Who do you think deserves to advance? Who needs to be sent packing? As always, I will be here, live recapping the results show, so let me know what you think of my rankings in the comments below, or hit me up on Twitter@BWWMatt.
Team Blake
Performance
Song: "Life in a Northern Town" by Dream Academy
Three-Word Review: Up with People!
Team Blake: Saved by America
Reagan James
Craig Wayne Boyd
Team Blake: Saved by Blake
Jessie Pitts
Three-Word Reaction: Wow! No JDC?
Team Pharrell
Performance
Song: "Money on My Mind" by Sam Smith
Three-Word Review: Poor Jean Kelley
Team Pharrell: Saved by America
Luke Wade
DaNica Shirey
Team Pharrell: Saved by Pharrell
Sugar Joans
Three-Word Reaction: Disappointed for Elyjuh
Team Gwen
Performance
Song: "Riptide" by Vance Joy
Three-Word Review: Harmonies are Painful
Team Gwen: Saved by America
Taylor John Williams
Anita Antoinette
Team Gwen: Saved by Gwen
Ryan Sill
Three-Word Reaction: No, Gwen, No!
Team Adam
Performance
Song: "Am I Wrong" by Nico & Vinz
Three-Word Review: Mia & The Pips
Team Adam: Saved by America
Damien
Matt McAndrew
Team Gwen: Saved by Adam
Chris Jamison
Three-Word Reaction: America Saved HIM?
Ok, which of the eliminations shocked you the most? James David Carter? Elyjuh? Let me know in the comments below, or on Twitter @BWWMatt. Also, don't forget to follow @BWWTVWorld on Twitter and Like us on Facebook for all of the latest TV news, reviews, and recaps.
Photo Credit: Trae Patton | NBC
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