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I-Land Ep 7 Thoughts

**SPOILERS WARNING**

I’m returning with my brain dump of I-Land thoughts again lol after not writing about ep 5 and 6. Anyways, I-Land came back after their 2 week break and ooh boy, I have many  thoughts.

The 6 Grounders

There weren't really any surprises for the grounders that were picked. Daniel, Sunoo, Niki, and Geonu were basically fixed. So I felt like I was really only picking 2 people. I liked Youngbin, Hanbin, and Nicholas. Youngbin needs more practice, so I'm ok if he just debuts later. I'm sad that Nicholas didn't make it, but Taki's good too, so it's ok.

I thought it was kind of cruel how they called the last 3 people up to announce the last saved. I felt bad for Nicholas and Kyungmin :(, even though it's a TV show, so they did it for suspense.

I really like Kyungmin's positive mindset. I hope he continues to be optimistic and keeps on training! I hope to see him debut one day.

I hope the eliminated trainees don't take it too hard and just take it as a learning experience, and keep on going. Hopefully, we see them all debut one day, even if it's not together.

The Initial Ranking This initial ranking seemed unfair. Because during the first round of voting, we knew that Sunoo, Daniel, and Niki were already in Ground. So people knew to vote for them.

I wasn't surprised that Sunoo was 1st because he seems really popular in Korea. Pretty surprised that Daniel scored 2nd, but both Sunoo and Daniel had an advantage of being in ground at the time of the voting. Niki was too, but he's not as popular as those two. And it's likely that people kind of paired Sunoo and Daniel together when they were voting because they performed the vocal test together and they kinda give off the same cheerful and youthful vibe.

Heesung and the I-landers were surprised that he was "only" #3. We all know he's #1 in everyone's heart and debut list though :(. If they knew how the voting was, they'd understand though. I'm actually surprised that so many people voted for him because it was really likely that he was safe from elimination. From the edit this week though, a lot of people will vote for him. So I wouldn't be surprised if he got 1st or 2nd this week.

I did think it was weird during the first round where they included everyone, instead of telling us the 6 that got sent to ground. During that voting, I consistently voted for Sunoo, Daniel, and Niki. Then for the others, the first few days, I voted for my 3 favorites - Heesung, Sunghoon, and Jake. Even though I knew Heesung and Sunghoon were probably safe, just in case Sunghoon somehow gets sent down or these votes affect the challenges later. Then near the 2nd half of the week I voted a mix between some others in ground.

I thought it was fair that K didn't understand why Sunoo and Daniel got such high rankings. He didn't see how the voting went on. And Heesung is definitely more talented than them, so I think they also felt kind of awkward about it and kind of guilty. Why is K getting evil edited tho?? I'm pretty sure his spot is fixed in the final group.. He's basically the best dancer there and can choreograph well. whatismnetdoing? I'm confused. Maybe they're just milking drama as usual.

Dance Battle

Jungwon is good at everything?!? I really liked his freestyle

Sunghoon: I'm not good at freestyle Also Sunghoon: But I'm not bad at it either *giggle* that clip was soo cute hahah

I don't really know locking, but I feel like Taki had an advantage because he's the only one that locks. He did have good energy and expressions during the round though, and the crowd was hyped during his round. So his round was solid

Sunoo LOL. His dance was very "him" haha, it was cute/charming and even though, he couldn't freestyle well, he just went with it and did whatever. The cartwheel to just jumping and spreading his arms and legs was hilarious xD

K and Heesung as expected were good too. K's expressions were really good.

BTS!

The gifts were really nice and thoughtful

I think the hanboks that Niki got were probably the best? I also liked Jin's food bowl, but I'd probably never actually use it because I'd be afraid to break it or wear it out haha.

Niki finally showing his age that he's the 2nd youngest of the group. Aww he was such a baby this episode, so excited about the gifts :')

The segment about the trainees concerns was so sweet. Heesung worried about what it takes to have good leadership and I liked Hanbin's question about confidence (I relate, bro lol).

K saying that he wasn't handsome, and Suga and J-Hope saying, "we debuted, you can too!" hahahah XD.

*All the trainees ask sincere questions* Geonu: How do I look up without getting wrinkles? *Jimin eyeroll*

I'm surprised that Sunoo had bad health. It doesn't show on the show. But that could be the reason that the I-Landers kept voting him out before? Maybe because he couldn't practice as much?

Daniel saying that he wanted to be a rapper came out of nowhere lol. But if it makes him happy, I support it :). I really like his singing voice too though. He just needs to become an all-rounder haha.

I wish the trainees could have actually met BTS, but maybe they were afraid of covid?

I'm actually surprised how long the BTS segment was. I thought it'd just be like a quick 5 min clip of giving the mission. I'm glad they included all this extra stuff and we get to see more of the trainees personalities and behind the scenes of what they're thinking.

Teams Fake Love - Taki, Heesung, Sunghoon, Sunoo DNA - K, Niki, Hanbin, Jay I Need You - Jungwon, Jake, Geonu, Daniel Side note: Super glad they got rid of the internal I-Land voting nonsense lol. It was a good idea in theory, but truly terrible in reality. Maybe they heard feedback from it and changed it. Plus this way the producers have more control of who’s in the group too. 

I actually kind of wish the audience votes didn’t completely decide the fate of the group because even if all the popular trainees make it, the group might not be good if they’re missing an essential member..Like what if all the popular members were rappers, who’s going to sing the songs?? That’s not relevant in this case, but that’d be an example. 

It’d be better if the producers just pick the group and take the audience vote into consideration? Or do a point system like 1/3 from producers, 1/3 from bang pd, 1/3 from audience, which I think they mentioned something like that at the beginning of the series.. but they haven’t mentioned it since then.

Predictions Hmm so from each team, I think Taki, Hanbin, or Geonu will get eliminated first.

Fake Love has a really good team, but that song is really hard. Also, I don't know if Taki realized that if his team doesn't place first.. he's highly likely to get eliminated. I'm hoping they turn it around, but mm I feel like they would all struggle with that song. Who's going to sing all the high notes other than Heesung?

DNA is the Dance representative team omg. This performance is going to be so fun to watch :), I'm excited for this one.

I don't know why, but I feel like I Need You will win? I feel like this song highlights vocals better and the dance isn't as intense as the other 2? And I feel like Jungwon, Geonu, and Daniel are all really good vocals to carry the song. Hmm I feel like Jake would've fit DNA better? There probably wasn't enough spots though. He'll probably do ok here.

Man, time is passing by so fast. Only a month until the finale! And there's only 5 episodes left.

Picks It's hard to narrow down my picks to 7.. : Heesung, Sunghoon, Jake, Jungwon, K, Jay, Daniel

I like the inital 6 I-Landers that made it to Part 2, but ahh, I don't know who the last spot should be. I really like Sunoo too and he's probably more likely than Daniel, Jake, and Jay.. but uhm, Idk who to kick out :(. There's no way Sunoo doesn't make it though unless Producers kick him out. He's so popular. I think he'll take Jake or Jay's spot.. maybe Daniel(?). I feel like the group is better though if Daniel and Sunoo are together though, and not if only one of them makes it. Idk why, but I kinda just naturally pair them together haha.

And Geonu seems to be the "main vocal" pick, but the producers seem to have abandoned him and the editing hasn't really shown much of his personality.. so.. I think Heesung is just going to have to carry the songs as main vocal and center.

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I’m so used to wondering if I’m not good enough, not working hard enough, not doing enough, that it’s honestly a shock to ask myself- what if I am? With a bit of effort, we can start flipping the script a little and give ourselves the confidence to believe we can do it! >: )

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jungwon: I'm immune to mean and hurtful words because heeseung hyung says nice things to me every day and his love protects me

sunoo: I'm immune to mean and hurtful words because ni-ki says mean things to me every day, so I'm prepared

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ni-ki: wait, you like me? For my personality?

sunoo: I know, I was surprised too

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it’s not cheating if it’s telepathy ☺️

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hahah, for real, the ice prince is on everyone’s debut list :)

is park sunghoon in your bias list or do you not watch i-land?

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I-Land ep 5 Thoughts

**Spoilers warning** Posting I-Land ep 5 thoughts a little late this week. I don’t remember as much this week since I wrote this later, so it’s a shorter post lol.

Dance Reps Performances I-Lander's vocal unit won as expected and they also won dance unit, so no elimination from I-land this week.

The normal choreo didn't feel like one team had an edge over the other. I did notice that both dances did have bboying, which I thought the I-Landers didn't before. The I-Landers just had a more simple one where they did some toprock and 6 step. Nicholas didn't do the airchair to nike like the demo, but his nike was solid. Airchair's more difficult, but I think to non-bboys nike "looks cooler". There was a part where Jaeho was out of sync with Niki and Nicholas, maybe they lost points for that.

Ironically, the I-Landers and Grounders self-made choreo went for different moods. The I-Landers' choreo was more chill while the Grounders' choreo was more upbeat.

I definitely liked K's/the I-Lander's choreo more and watched it multiple times lol. The "hello" wave was simple, but so cute and clever and had so much impact. K's expression also helped sell it. That just really stood out. I feel like this choreo matched the song better. They went with mostly more chill moves that just grooved to the song. There's like the part where they just hover for their hands, while the song says hello for like 8 counts haha. I thought this was really impressive because even though the moves were simple and "easy", it matched the song well and was still really entertaining. When it ended, it felt like it was over so fast. It actually felt shorter than the Grounder's performance, but they had the same exact song. When it ended, I felt like it was too short and I wanted them to keep going because it was so good haha.

The Grounder's choreo was faster and more upbeat. It was pretty good at the beginning, but the part where they "push" each other and the music says hello a lot, after watching the I-Lander's choreo for that, the Grounders' choreo didn't seem to match that part/mood of the song as well. The ending where Niki jumped into Jaeho and Nicholas' arms was cute though :).

Final Test Niki FINALLY getting a positive edit (after another evil edit, whyyoudothismnet). It feels like Niki has been on the losing side in every challenge and man, it's getting to him. In the Signal song, he was the center and they lost 6 people, in Fire, he helped lead the dance practices, but didn't get picked. Then he lost in the representative battle against I-Land. So this time, he wanted to focus more on his individual practice. Later, he does realize that it's important for the Grounders to have a leader, so he ends up helping them with practice and giving them individual feedback :'). I'm glad he stepped up and it shows he's growing, but dude, he's the 2nd youngest of the entire show. Ahh that's a lot of burden and responsibility to bear for anyone. I hope he gets into I-Land this time. He's definitely talented enough.

I'm looking forward to Hanbin center! Yes!! Even though I really like Hanbin, I feel a bit torn because I'm not sure if he should be in the group. His dance skills are really good, but I'm worried for his vocals and pronunciation. I just don't think he's ready yet, but I'd still like to see him on the show :/. And he still hasn't gotten to I-Land yet and it looks like his confidence is decreasing. Maybe he can make it into I-Land for part 2, but not make it in the final group

Kyungmin had such a good attitude about being part 12. He thought about every move and thought about each one as an opportunity to shine. That's a really good mindset to have, to believe the impossible can happen. It was really inspiring and uplifting. The Grounders would benefit if they had this kind of mindset too.

They spoiled Seon getting sent to Ground by the Producers. I've said I wanted Seon to go to Ground for weeks now (lol), but now that he finally does, I feel a little bad. I'm wondering if Mnet showed him because they want him in the group or just for drama. It reminds me of P101 when they showed the trainees that were on the edge like 10-14 or something.

Normally, I'd think this would be a benefit, but MNet has been evil editing him for weeks and he doesn't seem to be liked by most of the general public. So this might be the end of him on the show... After this episode, I've been feeling a bit torn about Seon. Before, I didn't really like him, but in this episode, K goes to confide in him about changing Jay's part to Sunghoon. So it seems like Seon is pretty trusted by the I-Landers and is a mediator figure. I'd like to believe that he could be leader, but I don't think he has the confidence or the selfless-ness needed for a leader. A leader needs to be able to bring the team together and put the team interest above their own, but Seon seems too individual focused at this point. He does seem to still have an important role in the group though since he helps them communicate with each other. So maybe the group does need him in it, even though his skills haven’t been showing  that well.

Predictions There are rumors/speculation that the eliminated trainees are: Seon (confirmed), Geonu (his nametag was put away), Jaebom (nametag was put away), EJ, Kyungmin, Youngbin

The last 3 seem to be speculation based on their outfits. This list does seem pretty likely though. I'd believe it, except Geonu is surprising.

I noticed that even though I've been complaining about how the original 6 I-landers just stick together, all of them (except Seon sometimes) are in everyone's picks, even mine lol. It looks like in the next episode, they finally do get broken up though. I think Geonu will probably get voted back up, since he seems to be the only main vocal to show his skills on the show so far.

For Part 2, I'll be happy if Heesung, Sunghoon, and Jake at a minimum debut together :).

I also like Daniel, Sunoo, Jungwon, Jay, Niki. K and Geonu will probably make it.

I hope Hanbin and Youngbin make it too, but they're less likely. It's so hard to narrow down the list to 12. And I think the debut size will be even smaller. How do the producers pick? haha it's so hard >_<. 

Let me know your picks if you made it this far :)

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i-land tag game! reblog and say in the tags who you want your final 12 to be

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me, after taking upper level math:

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I-Land Ep 4 Thoughts

**Spoilers warning

As more episodes pass, the more I'm starting to dislike this voting system lol. At first, it was a nice idea that the I-Landers would get to pick their teammates, but now, it's just too un-objective, ugh. The original 6 I-Landers that have never left just seem to stick together, which seems increasingly unfair.

Grounders Fire Performance

They had a solid performance. I agree that they seemed to have more consistent facial expressions and feeling of the song overall. Glad that Jay brought them together and they did well! :) Everyone looked so fired up and serious. The Grounders are coming for you, I-Landers! >:)

Jay was a good center! He fit the vibe of the song really well. 

Niki's facial expression was awkward during his part when he shrugs and says "gwaenchanha" (괜찮아). The first part he sang was good, but then when he said gwaenchanha, that smirk looked so awkward. I think that's the reason or part of why he didn't get picked to go up.

I’m surprised Hanbin took the vocal part (part 4) that Geonu did. He didn't seem like he's a vocal position. Mm I feel like he hit the notes and his voice was powerful enough, but the pronunciation still sounded a little off.

Voting/ Changes in Teams My prediction was right that all original grounders got voted back to ground. Poor Taeyong who got stepped on got sent back. I thought Yoonwon had decent facial expressions when I watched his fancam, so I didn't expect him to get voted off, but the I-Landers got the impression that he didn't work hard enough. Man, it must really suck being the one with 11 votes because that means everyone voted for you :(.

Sunoo got in the Top 5 and still got voted out. These people need to stop voting Sunoo out because he's just going to keep coming back lol and he deserves to be there. I kinda don't think he should debut with them anymore because wow, they do not deserve him if they keep treating him like this! lol. The same thing with Daniel haha, they both seem more cheerful and have a friendlier vibe than some of the other Islanders. I think they should just debut together with some of the other grounders at this point. Can the grounders just debut a group too? Because they’re winning my heart more than the I-Landers >_<. I think the I-Landers keep voting Sunoo out because he has a more bubbly personality and doesn't really match the others. But I think it's good to have more variety in the team and he seems like someone who could boost the mood. Maybe he rubs the I-Landers the wrong way somehow that we’re not seeing, since he keeps getting voted out even though he does well.

Such a cruel twist of fate that K used his exemption card to save Jungwon, but then caused Taki to go ground :(. K got a good edit here and we got to see his human side of feeling guilty for sending Taki to Ground, even though unintentional.  I think Taki is too young, both in age and maturity to debut though. He still seems and looks like a little kid. Even though he's talented and likeable, I think the Company just sent him there to get some exposure/experience. 

On a side note, I thought it was funny when "everyone" was surprised that Jungwon got voted out initially. Obviously some of you voted for him, why are you surprised?? lol probably it was the grounders that voted for him. I like Jungwon, but it would've been nice to see one of the Original 6 to go down to ground. That alliance is really becoming too powerful. And it'd be nice to see Jungwon interact with diffent people and experience the friendlier environment of Ground. I'm pretty sure he'd be able to go back up.

I was completely off on my prediction on who'd go up to I-Land lol. I was right about Jay, but wrong about everyone else.(Edit: oh I was right about Jake too haha, so 2/4 right. Better than I thought). It's hard to guess who will go up without seeing the performance though. I'm glad Jake went up and got to be reunited with Sunghoon :) and I was surprised, but happy that Youngbin went up! Glad to see him improve :). He only had 1 line again, but he always does his one line really well.

The Vocal/Dance Choreo and Reps

I'm surprised that the Grounders Dance video seemed to be made specifically for Nicholas and (kinda) Taki to be in. It's possible that someone else could do the locking part, but really no one in the show can do the bboying part except Nicholas. There's an airchair to nike part in that dance, which is probably impossible for someone with no bboying experience to learn and perfect in 5 days.. Are the producers giving Nicholas a chance because they want him in the group? So far he hasn't really stood out much. Or maybe that was like a "suggested" dance break and they can change it? haha I guess we'll see.

When Niki thought Hanbin was a better dance rep than Jaeho, omg I got so excited. I was like yes, Hanbin, show them!! I thought it was nice that he thought about Jaeho's feelings, but Niki was right that he should also consider the good of the team. I liked that Jaeho was accepting of the results and what was best for the team. He didn't take the change personally and continued to work hard. He really wanted that part.

When Zico asked who was the dance rep, Hanbin had such a big, proud smile on his face when he raised his hand. Aww he looked soo happy :)).

It would've been so hype if the Jopping team was reunited! But it seems like Hanbin originally picked to join the Vocal Team, so during the mid-evaluation, I don't think he had enough time and he hadn't memorized all the choreo yet. What a shame :(((. I hope Hanbin gets his confidence back and makes it to I-Land! He has that personality/vibe that I just want to root for >_<. I think he might get into I-Land from the global vote, I don't know if he'll make it to the final group though.

Sunoo and Daniel for the vocal reps!! I loved this team :). It was a blessing in disguise that they both got voted back to Ground. If they were in I-Land, they probably wouldn't have been able to perform because Heesung automatically takes up a vocal spot lol and Geonu has shown more of his vocal ability to the rest of I-Land, so would've been more likely to be voted over them. And like I said before, the I-Landers don't seem to appreciate them -__-".

Funny moments:

In I-Land, the 2002 team (Sunghoon, Jake, and EJ) was so cute. The caption was something like "they're not really in sync, but they're having a good time" hahah. It would've been nice if we saw a clip of them perform.

Mnet is on the Sunghoon and Jake ship, and same lol. There's a dedicated 5 min clip of them just arm wresting on Mnet's youtube channel. I really hope these 2 debut together. Sunghoon has a pretty high chance, but I'm not sure how popular Jake is / his skills, since he hasn't been a trainee for that long. He seems popular internationally, but not sure about in Korea.

*Taki thinking about doing the vocal position* Niki: “We need to do the dance position :)”  hahah Niki’s so straight forward and  honest xD

Rain after hearing Seon and Jaebom: “Nothing can happen to Heesung and Geonu” me: *ded*

Predictions:

Both vocal performances were solid. I don't have much to say about them and I'm not good at judging vocals. I think the I-Landers will probably win the vocals round though.

From the previews, it seems like the Grounders will win the Dance portion and maybe overall. From the demo videos, the Grounders choreo seems .. more difficult and flashy? They have the bboy part and they have the flip that Niki does. The I-Landers video didn't seem to have any stunts like that, the only part that I remember/stood out was that there was krumping. I liked K’s intro that he made for One of a Kind, that had a chill/cool vibe.

It will be interesting to see Sunghoon krump next week :0. He seems soft and his dance has been more chill/graceful from the first two performances. So we'll see how he'll pull off krumping.

After the last test (test 4), the producers will pick 3 and the I-Landers will pick 3 to go down to Ground. FINALLY a chance for some objectivity and to break the Original 6 alliance (and for Seon to go to Ground lol). 

Even Seon admitted that he knows that he's probably not there because of his skill. For someone who was on Produce 101, he is doing a bad job of not being evil edited. You’d think he’d know better.. I think because he's older, he's just really desperate to debut and maybe this is one of his last chances. He's probably also not confident of his skills and thinks his skills aren't good enough, so he's been doing these kinda manipulative/sneaky things. If he worked/focused on his skills and showing a better personality more, I think it’d be harder for them to evil edit him so hard. I hope Mnet stops evil editing him tho, I feel bad for him. I read some posts that said he’s actually really nice and would make a good leader, but Mnet just hasn’t showed that on the show yet :/ so idk.

Thank you if you made it this far :)). Sorry it’s so long lol, I have no one to talk about the show in real life, so I just post all my thoughts here :x.

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Sunoo just wants to be friends with Sunghoon too

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Daniel being the sweetest: confirmed

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Understanding Poetry (after Mark Strand)

This comic appears in my new book, I WILL JUDGE YOU BY YOUR BOOKSHELF. You can order it from your favorite local bookstore, or find it online wherever you get your books!

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Woah that’s a very harsh judgment to make regarding leadership skills. In that case there are some people who simply are born to be unable to reach higher levels of success and reach higher positions in society. While I believe that leadership may come more naturally to some people than others it definitely is not an all or nothing situation. I think that anyone can gain leadership skills through experience, self reflection, and a better capacity of empathy. It will just come easier to some

That’s what I said too tho? I said like any skill, it can be developed (even if it comes more naturally to some). So I agree with you lol, not sure how that’s a harsh judgement.

Maybe you’re talking about the anon that asked the question.

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I loved your I-land opinion post, I agree with almost everything you said. BUT, I think (and i'm gonna get attacked for this) Heesung is not a good leader. I read somewhere that leadership is something that comes off naturally and can be perfectioned with time, which is something that I can't see with Heesung. I think he's an amazing person and someone very sweet, however, i can't see him as a leader.

Aw thank you! :) And hmm, I partially agree. I definitely think his leadership skills need some improvement. Especially since during the Teamwork assessment, he thought he should work on individual skills over the group sync/choreo lol. I think people can learn from their mistakes and get better leadership skills though. No one’s perfect and people can learn and improve. Some people are naturally better at being leaders, but just like with any skill, I think it can be developed. 

I think Heesung has potential to be a good leader (he has some of the qualities), but I don’t know if he’s actually going to be yet. He’s not a good leader right now, but he’s not absolutely terrible. He’s definitely got some work/growing to do though if he’s actually going to be leader lol. He does seem to be kinda improving. 

The show has been pushing the leader edit on him and hasn’t really shown anyone else who could be the leader though. It’d defintely be interesting if someone else came up as leader. It’s still early in the show, so we’ll see!

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I-Land Ep 3 Thoughts

What’s a summer without a kpop survival show? ah yes, this survival show is a CJ E&M and Big Hit collaboration. I really like (most of) the concept and format of the show so far. Voting people off I-Land seems a little political and unfair sometimes, but I like the idea that they get to pick their group members. 

Anyways, just going to be making these posts to track my thoughts and predictions each week (starting from ep 3). I wrote one for ep2, but it’s embarrassingly long and I didn’t write one for ep 1 because not much happened there.

*SPOILERS warning*

Niki is getting evil edited so hard (again). Mnet must really not want him in the group haha. I liked him in the first episode, but I think he's kind of young and could learn from his mistakes (being selfish/ thinking about his performance over the group).

I feel bad for Daniel getting voted out of I-Land :(. He did well, but I think they voted him out because he's one of the younger ones. And when I watched the performance, I didn't really notice him at first. I like him though! He seems so kind and he's mature for his age even though he's the youngest. Only 14!

-I didn't like how the I-Landers just volunteered each other instead of auditioning for parts :/. I felt bad for the guys who came from ground who all basically got the smaller parts. The 4 that are gonna go back to ground will probably be one of the original grounders. agh.

I want Seon and/or K to go to ground, but since they're the older ones I think they're less likely to go down. And K has gotten good parts in both performances and Seon's performances although haven't been WOw aMazing to me, they've been ok. And Seon probably became good friends with the others since he was the one telling the younger ones to talk to Heesung about their problems during the Signal Song performance. Both of them would have to make pretty big mistakes to get voted down.

It seems like the I-Landers think Center = Leader. They keep mentioning that the center should be the one to lead the practices. Usually, it seems like it's better if the center and leader are separate people. That seems like too much power and responsibility for one person to bear. I think Heesung was the right center in this case (for Fire), but I don't think he's going to fit every song.

Everyone keeps picking Heesung for center, but in both performances he looked angry/serious. That fit the theme well for fire, but for the signal song, that really didn't fit. That song's about meeting and become friends at island and he does not smile at all in that song lol. I think Sunghoon would actually be a good center. I may be biased tho haha. But the way he dances looks really natural and chill and he's got the visuals for it. I just don't know how strong his vocals are, but I don't think vocals will be that important for every song. Daniel was the center of Wanna One and he was a rapper. So Sunghoon's vocals are probably good enough, but his personality seems more laid back and he seems like he'd prefer a supporting role :(. And he keeps picking such small parts! He does them really well though. I'm sad that he gets such little screentime ;___;. He has a high chance to be in the final group though.

Jay was a really good leader for Ground. He took responsibility for the group and seemed pretty fair and helped lead them.

Predictions: My Picks: Sunghoon, Heesung, Jungwon, Jake, Sunoo, Daniel, Hanbin, Youngbin Voted down to ground: EJ, Taeyong, Taki, Sunoo Go up to I-Land: Jay, Niki, Daniel, Jake

We haven't seen much of the Grounders so I don't really know all of them, so those are harder to guess. I like Hanbin, but his vocals and pronunciation seem weak :(. I hope he improves though!

And I think everyone getting voted off I-Land this time will all be original Grounders. It seems like the original I-Landers have an advantage because they've had extra time to bond and they all got bigger parts. Hopefully next time there's a better mix of part distribution. I want to see Jaebom sing as main vocal!

For my picks, I think it's less likely for Daniel, Hanbin, and Youngbin to debut. Daniel b/c he's young (I feel like the others underestimate him), Hanbin b/c of vocals/pronunciation, and Youngbin b/c his dancing was weak in the signal song. He has such nice vocals though >_<. If he can improve his dancing, I think he can definitely make it! He's only been a trainee for 4 months though, so I wouldn't mind if he trained and got better and debuted later. I would still stan lol.