Thursday night, the "Voice" top 20 became the top 12, with three contestants per team--two voted through by America, one selected by each coach--making the cut, and two contestants per team going home. Some of these results were so predictable, I could have written this recap without even watching the results show. But others were so surprising, I had to hit my DVR remote control's rewind button a couple of times, just to make sure I'd heard the results correctly. However, for the most part, Season 3 did end up with a very strong top 12, even if it wasn't totally the top 12 I'd expected.

Last night, the second Live Playoffs episode of "The Voice" Season 3 aired, with members of Team Cee Lo and Team Xtina vying for coveted spots in the top 12. Tonight, six of those 10 contestants--along with three singers each from Team Adam and Team Blake, who competed on Monday--will advance. And honestly, so many of Wednesday's performances were so fantastic (particularly those from Cee Lo Green's contenders), that my "The Day After" co-host Matt Whitfield and I are kind of hoping there will be a bonus 13th contestant, just like there was on "The X Factor" last night.

Diamond shines onOn Wednesday night, the "X Factor" top 12 competed for the public vote for the first time--except it wasn't a top 12. It was a top 13. At the start of the show, it was announced that a wild card contestant would be returning to the competition, and then we learned that Diamond White--the pint-sized powerhouse that Teens category mentor Britney Spears foolishly sent home last week--was getting another chance. It seemed like a dream come true for Diamond, something that only happens in the movies...which was appropriate, since the theme this week was actually Movies Night.

Lyric145 get it Poppin!Of course, musical themes on "The X Factor" tend to be as loose as one of Khloe Kardashian's breakaway blouses, so really the theme was "Any-Song-That-Ever-Played-During-The-End-Credits-Of-Any-Straight-To-Netflix-Film Night." (Thank you, Wikipedia, for helping me figure out what movies some of these "Movies Night" songs were actually from.) But one act did get very creative with a cinematic classic, and so I just want to skip ahead and discuss that bit of eye-poppin' Mary Poppins awesomeness for a bit.

That act was Lyric 145.

Last night, the first Live Playoffs episode of "The Voice" Season 3 aired, with Team Adam and Team Blake's contestants competing for coveted spots in the top 12. And this coming Thursday--after Team Xtina and Team Cee Lo compete on Wednesday night, and after tonight's "Voice"-free election coverage, of course--six of these 10 contestants will advance. And honestly, my "The Day After" co-host, Matt Whitfield, and I have no idea which six will make the cut. So many of Monday's performances were so strong, it's almost a shame to see any of these singers go home. Almost.

Check out the video below to see us debate, discuss, and attempt to predict the outcome of last night's Playoffs.