Lindsey.

Oh Christ I'd say the majority of the stuff I listen to is from that time in my life 😂 I still listen to a load of Paramore (unsurprisingly) who have been my favourite band since I was about 11/12. I absolutely love 00s and 2010s pop and emo/pop punk stuff, I always say 2005-2015 is the golden era when it comes to music (tbf that's ages 9-19 for me 😅). I listen to a lot of Blondie, Fleetwood Mac, No Doubt etc too (a bit before my time but still). If I don't know what to put on a 00s nostalgia mix is always my go-to. My music taste in general now is basically that with the addition of queer women in music (Chappell, Renee, Muna, Pvris etc) that weren't a thing back then (at least not publicly). I don't think my taste has ever been so pop-orientated 😂

Just gonna post here since there's no green room yet but I'm buzzing for the next contest, this is the first month all year I've had a list of multiple potentials but that also comes with not knowing what direction to go in 😭 I really wanted to go back to my pop-rock fem roots this month and have two songs that fit the bill however I've also got a few great pop bangers as well AND a stunning ballad but the latter is more of a risk as the last time I sent something like it I DNQ'd 🥲 that ballad isn't as powerful either as it's melodically fairly soft and simple but the vocals are what make it so idk how well it would be received 😬 help Scrap the ballad, I've just discovered its charted lmao

Is the Joel storyline not meant to come to a head for Halloween? I like that they've completely taken him out of it and are focussing on the damage that's been done to those around him as in a lot of things it's always the perpetrator that gets the attention rather than the victims

Speaking of hosting of course, @blacksquare you did a fantastic job as expected 🖤

Leww helped me host by doing the scoreboards and spreadsheets side of things since I dont actually have a laptop 😂

Over the moon with a top twenty, thank you to everyone who pointed my lil hot goblin x

Congrats Jade!! Feel like it's rare an 18 of mine wins so I'm happy with this result x

She's climbingggg

What is wrong with chatgpt predictions? They're just a bit of fun 😂

I agree with the wheel

Yea surely now that Clare is gone they will go for him next, I'm so here for Cat and Alan throwing him under the bus If they recruit it's gotta be Celia or Charlotte now but I fear both might be banished if so

I'd rather it was on Halloween as I had plans to have a mini watch party with my friends after taking my niece trick-or-treating 🥲 Guess it gives me an excuse to see them again the following week now 😅

Oh my god Celia's wail has me peeing

Paloma and Ruth were my faves, I'm not fussed about losing Tameka and Tom but the others are huge loses

NO

I feel like Clare has a bit of a superiority complex, her reaction to Tom going came across forced and over the top. I find her quite difficult to warm to for some reason

Tbf to Ruth, she opened up her argument by saying everyone, herself included, had to be more forthcoming and confident in their opinions so of course she was going to be bold and I mean she's not wrong so?? 😂 I'm praying for a Jonathan banning and then a Ruth recruitment. I think the fact they've got this "big dog" theory and it's so obvious Stephen would not want to be a traitor and has said that vs Jonathan who is a massive wind up merchant and obviously wanted to be a traitor, that alone would be enough to banish him imo Bloodthirsty Alan is killing me, best casting they could have made putting him as a traitor 😂

Everyone votes differently, I think it can be overwhelming so best thing to do is just listen in parts. I personally add all my shortlist songs to a playlist that I then rank later as I do not have the attention span to listen and rank 42 songs in one sitting 😅

Also where is Barney, odd that he's nowhere to be found during a teen centric storyline not to mention his brother going missing

Yea I'm hating the ravi/okie/harry story right now, the only plot actually keeping me engaged is Joel's

I'm still gutted about Paloma, so many missed opportunities with her going too soon, I get why he went for her but I do think it was a cop out and he could have gotten away with touching literally anyone else's face I'm rooting for Ruth, I NEED her to be recruited

I can't see past Jadakissnia vs PopHub tbh but then I'm not known for my impeccable predictions so take that with a pinch of salt x

Voted! Not sure if I've given this nation my top points before so that's exciting, a really strong final overall! The best were definitely within the first half though 🩷

I see no issues, love that signature for me

Thank you!! 💜 I think I only lost my 3 pointer as well