Alter Ego

I would have preferred to watch the actual singers overcome their anxiety in a healthy way. "Pretend" is not improving their awesome voices but it is diminishing who they actually are by covering them up.

The designs of most of the characters are bad. The thing about 3D models that are somewhat based on real people, there is always going to be a disconnect with eyes. 3D model animation doesn't have expressions and it's horrifying.

The show's premise is really great though, having a 3D animated model alter ego for normal people who are good at singing but something is holding back from performing and this show gives them the confidence to overcome it. That is what I like about the show

If the motions would be more fluid and emotions are added to the expressions like how the normal people are... such as the girl who cried and the alter ego had animated tears but the character is just standing there dead eye staring... creepy! Right now there is a disconnect I can't overcome and that's why it's a 5 star rating for me.

This feels like something that would be playing on a TV in the background of a Black Mirror episode, but if it were it would have higher production value than this does. The avatars are super glitchy and hilariously ugly, but you can tell the judges are like under contract to oooh and ahhh at them as if they're totally mind-blowing. Overall it's a total assault on my eyes and ears, and I say that as someone who's watched 5 seasons of the Masked Singer for no good reason.

That being said, it's further evidence that my love for Grimes is unconditional.

She is the worst part of this show. It's a fun idea but the judges they have are boring and Grimes as well as not being a good nor talented singer herself giving advice to people that sound better than her is really funny.

The judges are the worst part of this show though. Really you spend your time learning about someones sob story... the judges consoling them.... then they sing... and then the judges vote.

I wish they would just let the singers sing and not reveal anything about them at all until they win or get booted off the show. That way you can focus on their actual voice.

It would be much better if the Judges had personality. I. E. Were actually fun and interesting themselves. That would add to more energy on the show.

Last complaint are the avatars themselves... They look pretty goofy. Like giant Overwatch characters. It'd be interesting if they could make them look less goofy.

I might have given 2 stars if the character designs had be at least half decent but they are terrible. The whole thing feels like some kind of dystopian concept conceived by a group of people too ugly to show their faces in public. Every person on this show has to talk about how "shy" they are. Yeah right! You're on a nationally broadcast TV singing competition I doubt you suffer from too much anxiety. Why does everyone have anxiety these days? Why can't people just be themselves? When did we start valuing artifice over authenticity?