Cutting the episode order was almost certainly a mistake on FOX's part. Why should the audience get invested when the format makes it abundantly clear starting with the fist live shows and the multiple weekly eliminations that they're just marking time until the finale?
It probably also doesn't help (ratings-wise) that anyone with ears knows the La'Porshe has had a lock on the title since...well, pretty much the start of the live shows, but definitely since her performance of "No More Drama" 2 weeks ago. They're going ahead with the overwrought finale anyway, but all they really have to do is just have La'Porshe sing "And I Am Telling You" from Dreamgirls, give her the damn title and call it a night. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
