"The X Factor's" first voter-results show Thursday night

It turned out that their mothers could not save, after all. The event sent by the United States on "The X Factor" in the first place by the voters results show Thursday night was ... intensity - of the expanding group of children thrown together after their individual deletions Boot Camp, Simon Cowell remains opposed to "Glee" as the rest of us thought "Disney". 

(There were 10 members of the group? Is why the "Ten" was all caps? I never bothered to count. And now, actually, I guess it does not matter.)

As young members of the intensity onstage sobs, even presenter Steve Jones was forced to look away from the called ("Guys, I know it's hard to see the video ...") of his time in the program. Later, when the episode wrapped, said intensity was "inconsolable".

Poor children. You could say that they lacked commitment and optimism. Or, I know, talent. But I think the U.S. is concerned about the groups in this program as much as me. That is, not much. Because the intensity had fallen in the last two with an act that was not just another group, but that Cowell had said the night of Wednesday, "I do not think there's a band in the world right now that are so good as you. " Low findings of fact, for a group that had obtained such (absurdly) praise.


Anyway, on top of the sample, again before these fresh-faced children had their dreams cruelly dashed, Jones had explained how it would be the elimination of work: The top 10 vote-getting to navigate through Next week's events, then the bottom two sing for the judges. The judges would then decide which act would go home unless the judges could not decide, in which case the act with the fewest votes is sent home. Got that?

So after what seemed to be bent out numbers for all 12 first acts, we were treated to an interlude in which all acts spilled over how amazing it would be in a Pepsi commercial. ("Not everyone gets to be in a Pepsi commercial," "Maybe we can make it rain Pepsi" "To have this opportunity is a huge blessing. This is the time in my life!")

Then, just in case you had not adequately captured the spirit of Pepsi, we were presented with a live performance of the song is being used for soft drinks in their ads: "Tonight's the night" by a singer who itself is called Outasight.

But unfortunately, it soon "time to get serious" Jones warned, so they really meant it was time to look hard to read 10 ways to say "the next act going until next week is .. . " and make sounds interesting.

Jones told us he was reading the results without any particular order, but here is the particular order we have learned about them: Marcus Canty, Drew, LeRoy Bell, Astro, Lakoda Rayne, Rachel Crow, Chris René ...
At which point I started to worry a bit about Melanie Amaro. This show would grind his hopes to dust?

Then Josh Krajcik and (thank God) Melanie Amaro made it through. Leaving only three acts: the intensity, the stereo and Hogzz ... Stacy Francis.

Francisco voters had punished the gossip-blog reports that he had had some success singing before? (This is LeRoy Bell, you know.)

No, she was safe.

And after showing his harmonies led by a singer wearing his pants in a peculiar way, the stereo Hogzz were safe, too.

Ultimately, only Cowell, that reflected the counter, pulled so the intensity of their vote is. And when Simon Cowell is his only friend, you know the Pepsi challenge has been overlooked. Sigh.

On the positive side, next week the writers have to come with only nine forms of Jones to say "act together to make it through is ..." So you have to.

What did you think of the results? The United States do the right thing?