Idol Chatter & Voice Views

The second week of FOX’s The Four is in the books, and I’m still trying to figure out how anyone is supposed to get emotionally attached to the singers on this show.

Remember, the four opened with an all-star panel including Charlie Walk, Meghan Trainor, Sean “Diddy” Combs and DJ Khaled telling us how great the original four was.

But by the end of week one, only two of the original four — Lex Lu and Ash Minor — had retained their seats. Elanese and Blair Perkins lost the first time they were challenged; Ash couldn’t be eliminated because he wasn’t challenged.

Well, by the end of week two, Lex and Ash were gone, too. In fact, so is Saeed Renauo, one of last week’s successful challengers.

Note to producers of The Four, it’s a bit tough to get attached to singers if you watch them perform once or twice and then they’re gone.

In fact, you’ll note that we’ve now had six challenges on The Four. Five times out of six, the challenger has won.

So at the end of week two, our new four are Candice Boyd, Cheyenne Elliott, Jason Warrior and Zhavia, who didn’t face a challenge this time around.

And I can’t wait to see the show’s week two ratings. If there’s a Season 2 of The Four, I’ll be surprised.

Here’s a recap in photos. One challenge, Kayla Ember, didn’t even make the FOX publicity photo gallery. She sang “Bad at Love” and got only one yes vote from the panel.

Candice Boyd performs on Week 2 of The Four. She auditioned with “I’m Doing Down,” then performed Ariana Grande’s “Dangerous Woman” to win a challenge over Ash Minor. (FOX Photo)

Ash Minor performs on Week Two of The Four. Challenged by Candace Boyd, he performed “Adorn” but lost in the audience vote.(FOX Photo)

Stevie Brock performs on Week 2 of The Four. He performed Maroon 5’s “Sugar.” None of the show’s four judges felt he deserved a chance to challenge. (FOX Photo)

Cheyenne Elliott performs on Week 2 of The Four. She auditioned with “Wings” by Little Mix, then won a challenge over Lex Le by singing Sam Smith’s “Too Good at Goodbyes.” (FOX Photo)

Lex Lu performs on Week 2 of The Four. She faced a challenge by Cheyenne Elliott and lost. (FOX Photo)

Cocoa Sarai performs on Week 2 of The Four. She sang “Jealous” but fell short of winning the right to challenge thanks to a no vote from Charlie Walk. (FOX Photo)

Jason Warrior performs on Week Two of The Four. The former Voice contestant auditioned with “Love Me Now,” opted to challenge Saeed Renavo, then sang Radioactive to win the challenge. (FOX Photo)

Saeed performs on Week 2 of The Four. He faced a challenge from Jason Warrior and lost. He performed Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition.” (FOX Photo)