I was seething last night after Christina's comments, and I couldn't bring myself to vote for anyone but Tony (20 times between cell and home phone). I usually cast just one or two votes!
I thought Tony, Jermaine and Chris all did amazing last night. I feel bad that Juliet was sick, but she just didn't have it and I didn't like any of her song choices.
I've not been much of a Chris Mann fan, but he really did a wonderful job in all three performances. The duet with Christina was truly beautiful. I agree that having Christina as his mentor will probably cost him some votes.
Jermaine did wonderfully, too. I thought Soul Man was particularly fun. I guess he's just not my style, "too big" with lots of ballads.
I loved all three of Tony's performances and thought he and Adam really harmonized well on Yesterday. I'd never heard "99 Problems" before and thought it sounded great. Had to look up the original lyrics--wow, Jay-Z sure had some anger!
I thing Christina's petty bull***t might've won it for Tony. As if her predictably catty comments after Tony's performance weren't enough, she basically said he's not a "real man" when she went onstage with Chris. Not only was it demeaning to Tony, it was disrespectful of Chris, who deserved her undivided attention and support instead of having to hear her push her anti-Tony agenda.
Thought Tony handled himself well in the midst of Christina's bullying, and I loved Adam's shirt. I think he stuck up for Tony without going overboard.
So in summary, hate Christina, love Tony, and I think she tainted the entire show this season in her personal vendetta against her former MMC castmate.