âWhyâs she the arbiter of musical beauty? The experts had no complaints.
Her criticism seems baseless!â
âFinally, some drama!â
Sadieâs face betrayed a hint of irritation.
âYour voice isnât meant for this stage.
It made the performance seem crass,â she snapped.
Tom, visibly angered, countered, âHow many songs have you put out?
Iâve been in the rock scene for over ten years, and no oneâs ever accused me of lacking musical beauty.
â
She retorted with faux sweetness, âRock, you say? Howâs that relevant to a stage performance like this? Or maybe the song was intended to sound that way.
â
Tom scoffed, âSo, youâre suggesting Mr.
Cugat didnât arrange it well?â
Caught off guard, Sadie had no reply.
The host, sensing the mounting tension, swiftly intervened, prompting Sadie to provide her score.
With a smirk, Sadie gave them a mere two points.
A collective gasp echoed.
She coolly explained, âThink of this as motivation.
A high score might make you complacent.
Iâm doing you a favor.
â
The audacity of her rationale stunned the audience.
Given that the showâs rules didnât exclude the extremes, Sadieâs score significantly impacted the groupâs average.
Disheartenment and anger marred the performersâ expressions.
They had put in five days of dedicated rehearsals, only to be casually dismissed.
Tomâs frustration was palpable.
He couldnât take it any longer.
Scoffing, he made a hasty exit from the stage, indifferent to the ongoing broadcast.
Even the showâs production team didnât anticipate that the first episode would be so awkward.
The comments under the live broadcast created a buzz.
The general consensus was that while the teamâs performance in the show was surprisingly brilliant, the controversy that followed had turned it into a social media explosion.
The controversy led to heated debates in the comment sections amongst the netizens.
As a result, the showâs popularity soared and it quickly exceeded 100 million viewership, with so many people watching the livestream the pressure became more and more intense.
One by one, the remaining teams quickly completed their performance.
Overall, Arianaâs team wasnât bad, but the two points Sadie gave them put them in a bad spot.
When the final rankings were announced, no one was surprised that Arianaâs team placed Last.
The other teams all received decent scores from unbiased judges.