1. CeeLo Green and Christina Aguilera returned.
2. CeeLo had not one, not two, but five animals (including a llama named Ollama).
3. And other coaches had pets too.
4. Performances were fantastic from the beginning, back in the blind auditions.
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Contestant Holly Henry got Blake to turn his chair in literally two seconds. By the end of her song, Christina, CeeLo, and Adam had turned around too.
5. Like, serious talent.
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No offense to American Idol or The X Factor.
6. And their musical gifts went beyond vocals.
7. And the coaches knew they were among true stars.
8. Truly beautiful bonds were formed on-screen in front of our eyes.
Jacquie Lee, Christina definitely has great things in store for you.
9. And the coaches didn't stick to their own genres.
10. New rules were added that made things more exciting.
11. #VoiceSave was #awesome.
12. Carson Daly did an excellent job manning both hosting and social media duties.
13. Coaches let their personalities shine.
Christina is really afraid of flies.
14. Blake shared why he got into music.
15. Adam talked about his personal life.
16. And the coaches had great chemistry.
17. Artists truly poured their hearts out.
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No one can argue that Matthew Schuler's rendition of "Hallelujah" was anything but overwhelmingly emotional, even though he was eliminated after the top 8 show.
18. The performances dominated iTunes.
19. Even the Emmys recognized the superiority of The Voice.
Because who needs to travel around the world when you have a Jamaican-born, part-Chinese-Cherokee-Black-English champion?!
