DAY 9! (Results from yesterday can be found here.)
Hey all,
So, the first round is completed. We had some interesting draws in the first round, but for the most part, polls were reasonably predictable and very few underdogs triumphed. Agents of SHIELD's 'What They Become' beating Once Upon a Time's 'Operation Mongoose' was a little surprising, though OUAT certainly wasn't a runaway favourite in that one. I thought Revenge's series finale would put up more of a fight against The Walking Dead's 'No Sanctuary', but it lost with a 68%-32% margin. Beauty and the Beast's 'Beast is the New Black' narrowly beat SHIELD's second season finale by 19 votes - and it looked very touch and go there for a while as the reigning champion show almost fell at the first hurdle. It's got another tough draw against The Mentalist's series finale in the second round, and you can look out for that tomorrow. Nothing much else has been out of the ordinary - all eight seeds progressed to the second round. Could we see some shocks over the next four days?
Do feel free to leave a comment with any thoughts you have on any of the polls from the first round - anything that shocked you? How many of your episodes went out? I personally lost eight episodes from 22 that I'm supporting this year - including three of my absolute favourites.
The rules are as follows:
1. Two episodes go head to head for 24 hours. The episode that emerges as winner will go through to the next round.
2. Vote for your favourite episode, and tell us what you voted for.
3. Tell others about the competition! Social media is your best friend in this competition if you want your favourite episode to win.
4. Be respectful. This is a competition, but be friendly. Let's not have any abuse directed at any person, fandom or show, as we've had on occasion in the past.
Note: Until the quarter-finals, my usual poll descriptions will just feature the most interesting poll (or maybe two) for the day.
It's the battle of DC vs. Marvel in our third poll of the day as Arrow's third season finale, 'My Name Is Oliver Queen' faces Agents of SHIELD's 'What They Become'. Arrow romped home against Reign in the first round, while SHIELD beat out Once Upon a Time by only 39 votes. My money's on Arrow heading into the third round today, but I wouldn't be stunned if SHIELD managed to triumph.
The draw:
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Check back tomorrow for the next set of polls from round 2!