"Cut before a cut": The Voice fans react to brutal new format
Viewers have slammed The Voice because they felt ‘The Cut’ segment was harsh and now it seems the new ‘Knockouts’ segment could be even more brutal.
Sunday night’s episode of the show saw the coaches trim their teams down to only five members and they had to cut quite a few members from their teams to achieve this.
Unfortunately, after this step, the coaches then needed to get rid of a further three members from each of their teams which was difficult for everyone concerned.
Sunday’s episode saw coach Keith Urban’s team members go up against Guy Sebastian’s, and in another Voice first, the coaches were given three options after hearing their team sing.
They had the choice of sending them straight through to the finals, send them straight home or get them to wait until the end of the night when the judge will make their final decision.
Keith and Guy had to cut down their teams
While Keith made most of his team wait except for Arlo, who he sent straight through to the finals, Guy sent his members home right after their performance.
After getting a major makeover, Guy’s team member Adrian Hood sang his heart out to Try A Little Tenderness. While he sang it well, Guy decided to send him home.
The same was said for Penelope Pettigrew, who Guy gave a song to sing by fellow Voice coach Jessica Mauboy, This Ain’t Love.
While she did a great job with the song, doing Mauboy proud, Guy decided to send her home as well.
In the end, Guy chose his team members – Bella Taylor-Smith and Jordan, to go through to the final shows.
Fans unhappy with new format
Some fans have already expressed their disappointment with the new format of The Voice where the judges have to cut their team members down in ‘The Cut’ segment.
On social media, one fan wrote: ‘This format doesn’t allow for us to connect with the contestants. Couldn’t care less who wins when people are dumped after a 10 second sound bite.’
‘This whole cut experience was so sh***y, they got rid of so many people who we had all grown to love and we barely had time to see them go,” another wrote.
The Voice continues on Channel 7 on Monday night at 7:30pm.
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