By the end of the show, all but one act will go home, but do you think introducing such a huge "twist" so early on in the live rounds was cruel and/or uncalled for? I think it was torturous not only to the judges but also to the contestants, who felt like they were living their dreams when they found out they were going to the live shows... only to find out that one from each group would be going home after just one performance. I love The X Factor, but I think that twist was completely unnecessary.

I dont think so... lifes hard...

But does that give them an excuse to play with the emotions of the contestants and force the judges into a corner? After all, we're all human... one of those acts that went home could have gotten far if they kept the original format. It seemed to me like a move like that would hurt ratings rather than boost them.

They essentially forced the judges to send someone home even if they had no reason why that person should go home. At least with public voting it's because that person failed to connect strongly enough with the public...

I dont agree with them... I didnt really say what I meant anyway.. I think its not good but its just the way it is... At least the contestants get a chance to appear on TV anyway... a lot of people have a dream cant do that ... So its not that sad...

Very true, but why even spend the money in getting them made over and producing their performances if they were just going to cut four of them right away? It seemed like a waste of time, effort, and resources... the public didn't even get a chance to show their support... Not til next week. So a lot of people who were fans of the acts that left will feel like they had no chance to save their favorites, and that's what drives the X Factor, the viewers...

Idk whats the big deal, have you ever watched the Voice?
The Judges send home their constants there too!

It was terrible. Amelia would have gone to the top 5 at least had this twist not been in place. I thought she was going to win, and I have a good track record of predicting the winner. I got it right every year since Leona won it except for last year, I thought Rebecca would win.