- Oh how perfect.  Dannii was left with all the decision making power; she demonstrated that she’s a more credible judge than Simon; and yet this took it to deadlock, and the public whom Simon trusts implicitly decided his act should go. The viewers were placated and don’t hate the show anymore. There will be minimal public outrage. It’s almost like the Puppet Masters Producers scripted it.

- Oh no no no. The Group Song, “Bohemian Rhapsody”, was highly awkward. However, the Puppet Masters Producers ensured the final three lines were sung by the eventual three finalists, in the order they will finish: 3rd Stacey; 2nd Joe, 1st Olly.

- Was Shakira miming in English or Spanish? I did not understand a word. I know it was out about 10 years ago, but really wouldn’t everyone have preferred her singing “Wherever, Whenever”?

- The GOSH video was genuinely touching.

- In “You Are Not Alone” Jedward were allowed the great honour of singing the second half of the word “alone” (one syllable). Also, if you listen to the song without seeing who is singing, it is virtually impossible to tell which boy is singing, showing how indistinctive each of them will sound on the radio. Lovely Rikki was back though, which pleased me. Why did he go so early?

- Onto the sing-off, Lloyd started out of tune, got back in tune and then didn’t seem to notice that there had been a key change.

- Jamie’s choice “The Show Must Go On” had *layers* of irony. I know all the words to this song as we were made to sing this in school choir when I was 9. It’s only as I sing along as an adult that I realize how inappropriate it was to get 9 year olds to sing a song Freddie wrote about his impending death. We also sang “I dreamed a dream”, which again was wholly inappropriate (“He slept a summer by my side…”)

P.S. I’ve been mulling over the Take That Tribute Band idea and I think it’s got legs. See the beginnings below: I’ll need to bring back lovely Rikki to be Mark. And I still need a Jason: Danyl wasn’t right. But look at the creepy Robbie mixed with Gary I created below: it does look a bit like Olly.