Some people made it through more than others. (The judges, particularly Harry, had a rough day.)
"They gotta figure out which song they're gonna sing, they got to figure out the choreography they're gonna use, and they gotta figure out how to not kill each other tonight," Keith observed.
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Malie "Miss Alaska DJ" Delgado, Manny Torres and Christian Eason were left as a threesome after La'Porscha dropped out; they had to pull together a new song and everything, so they changed their group's name to Rebirth while they were at it.
Team Blue Eyes was made up of Jordan Sasser, Kory Wheeler, Jenna Renae and some girl named Kelsie Watts, who had Allison Iraheta-red-dyed hair. They sang a Bruno Mars song called "Treasure", and they were all safe.
Milk and Cookies, composed of Jenn Blosil and Sara Sturm, together with a black girl named Bri Ray and a tall blonde named Lynzee Fraye, rehearsed in the bathroom for lack of anywhere else with enough space to practice. Besides Sara, I hated everyone, but they were all through...
There was an entertaining montage about what a chocoholic JayLo apparently is, after she tries to steal some of Keith's food like Nicki used to. "Ya know, she looks thin, but she eats about six and a half pounds of chocolate a day," Harry quips. "No, it's more like eight pounds," Keith answers, grinning. She protests. "Would you like some sushi instead? I'm having some delivered..." (Smart guy, eating snacks like sushi and trail mix to keep Jennifer and Nicki from eating all his food.)
The next group was Ooh X2, made up of Tristan McIntosh, Amelia "Mystery Samurai Fiddler" Eisenhauer, Lee Jean and some blonde girl whose name started with H. "That sounded like you all were an actual vocal group!" Keith praised them. They were all through, which was awesome. Jeneve Rose Mitchell was also safe, from a different group.
Next up was Just Trent, the Group Round's first-ever group of one. (Mono is apparently contagious, and the producers wanted to keep the other contestants as healthy as possible.) He got through.
The next group was called Singing Out Loud, made up of Michelle Marie, Lindsey Carrier, Ashley Lusk and Shelbie Z. Their song was Carrie's "Undo It", and it was awful. I would have been just fine with everyone in this group packing their bags, but only Lindsey was booted out, which was even worse because she was the team's leader.
Elvie Shane, John Wayne Schulz and Jessica Cabral were a group, and they were visibly exhausted. "You're genuinely exhausted by this point, but you still gotta perform. Welcome to your career! It's gonna be like this all the time. The only thing is, you gotta hide that tiredness from me." Keith critiques helpfully. Elvie was cut.
Also cut was Ashley Adams-Soderbergh the weird Hawaiian misfit, and Cameron Richard. Mackenzie Bourg was safe.
It wouldn't be Group Night without some Drama, right? That came in the form of the rivalry which quickly developed between Envy(Sonika Vaid, Stephany Negrete and Andrew Nazaberkian the Tall Russian) and Chicken Noodle Soup(Dalton, Kassy and a girl named Anatalia Villaranda). Anatalia was an alto stuck with the three sopranos of Envy, and they literally abandoned her in the hallway. Since Chicken Noodle Soup needed a third member, she was drafted, and there was plenty of fireworks the next day between the two groups. All members of both groups advanced, and Sonika crossed the line into "I can't vote for her" territory. Dalton still gets cool points.
His former rival Jackie Butler(with the green hair) and obese Brian Dale Brown were both cut, as was Josiah Siska(rats!).
Trick or Treat Try was another one of those groups who practiced in the bathroom; their roster was Kayce Haynes and three guys we'd never heard of named Marcio Donaldson, Jon Klaasen and Kylle Thompson. Their song was "Uptown Funk" and they were all safe. (I would've booted them all out...bow ties are stupid.)
"If you could have any talent in the world other than singing, what would it be?" Harry asked Jennifer. She thinks a minute. "Painting." "Really? Have you tried it?" "Yup. I'm awful at it." "Well, what'd you try? Oils? Watercolors?" "Crayons, everything!"
The roster of LOUD Joy Dove, Daniel Farmer and Lindita the Personal Trainer made up the group known as Smooth Soul, doing Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream," of all things...Daniel was cut.
Las Orinquas was Gianna Isabella, some girl named Dana Ordway and a bossy girl named Eliz Camacho. Eliz was eliminated after Harry said "There were two 24-year-olds in this group. And you were outsang by the 15-year-old." (Gianna does a happy dance here.)
The Good Vibes were four "Who?" contestants; a redheaded guy named Joe Kahlman, another dude named Anesai Talai, a girl named Olivia Thai and a nerdy girl named Jessica Paige, who was the only one to advance. "Guys, you look like your dog just died," Harry was really at his wit's end by this point.
CJ Johnson the Memphis musician, another guy named Zach Joseph, a blonde ponytailed girl named Jess Kellner and another blonde girl with a headband named Jessica Baker were another group, and Zach was the odd one out here.
Thomas Stringfellow was part of a group with Bryson Dunn, Thomas Hendricks and some guy with the last name Muglia; the Thomases were the lucky ones. "You guys are all absolutely great solo artists....but that was really average." Harry complains.
Then it was Rebirth's(Malie, Manny and Christian) turn....they did "Stayin' Alive," and it was pretty good. "Best group of the day, don't ya think?" JayLo asks the guys.
The Three Sistas were La'Porscha and two girls named Marlena Johnson and Tonie Starr, Shelbie Z was originally part of this group before defecting to Singing Out Loud. So she was replaced by La'Porscha, who came in from Rebirth, and they also did "Stayin' Alive" as one of the last acts of the day. Everyone forgot the lyrics. Aggravatingly, they were all safe. "That's how you forget the words!" Harry laughed, applauding. "That was like watching Dreamgirls or somethin'," Jennifer said.
The Soulcats were the last group of the day, composed of Jonathan Arthur Greene and three people we'd never seen before: Lauren Wright(not the friend of the Hankinses who went to church camp), Marshall Cunningham and some guy named Dylan. Lauren and Marshall were safe, the other two weren't.
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