The Battles conclude…but we just aren’t seeing enough of Team Gwen.
Here they are: Team Gwen is being dealt a bad hand this year.
After 10 episodes, its become obvious somethings up.
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Heres my beef: 18 Battles were aired over the last two weeks the other six were montaged.
Of those 18 to make it to TV, six belonged to Team Adam.
How many featured performances from Team Gwen?
Adams team ended up with literallytwice the airtimeas Gwens.
Each hour-long episode consisted of three Battles, so thats an entire extra episode of just Team Adam.
And it gets worse.
Shafting Team Gwen is nothing new this season.
(For the record, none of Team Blakes singers were montaged during auditions.
During the Battles, Team Blake got five aired performances, and Team Pharrell had four.
Those are the amounts they still would have gotten were the Battles divided evenly between the four coaches.)
And on a show where contestants fates are eventually determined by popular vote, being seen matters.
Now, on to the final three Battle performances!
First to share the stage areAmanda Ayala and Shelby Brownof Team Adam.
When Amanda arrives in rehearsal and spots John Fogerty, she tells us her mom is a big fan.
No further proof is needed thatThe Voicecould stand to get a little hipper.
Thank God for Rihanna next week.
Actually, just thank God for Rihanna, in general.
Adam gives Amanda and Shelby Edge of Seventeen by formerVoiceadvisor Stevie Nicks.
During their Battle, it doesnt take long to see that determination paying off.
Shelbys voice, sweet and commanding by turn, dominates the performance.
Shelby herself seems ready to dominate as well.
She has one of the most combative stage presences of the season.
Her coach feels that spark, and chooses to let Amanda go.
Yes, the Bee Gees, beloved champions of disco.
But, with an original arrangement, the song works.
It just works much better for Jubal and Amanda.
But, the night of the Battle, its Amy who ends up stealing Jubal et al.s thunder.
And just like that, were on to the very last Battle of season 9.
Its between Team BlakesEmily Ann Roberts and Morgan Frazier, two blondes from Tennessee.
Both Emily Ann and Morgan are totally safe.
But these girls are not as evenly matched as those other pairs.
From the start, Emily Anns alto sounds thin and ordinary next to Morgans rich, effortless voice.
After the performance, Blake compares Morgan to Carrie Underwood.
