2. Unicycles Week
After the emergence of The Voice, The X Factor seems more determined than ever to assert itself as a TV show that isn't just about gimmicks and that they're determined to find a winner with talent who can make it as a credible musician. Unfortunately, this has negative effects when we get winners like James Arthur, who performed Santa Claus Is Coming To Town in last year's finale with an expression so solemn you'd think he was performing a eulogy. Instead, we're suggesting it's not too late for The X Factor to go in the opposite direction and cram in as many gimmicks as they can to make it entertaining for us, the viewers. Next week instead of forcing the acts to sing songs with a live orchestra, let each of them sing whatever they want provided they do the whole thing on a unicycle, the catch being they can only sing for as long as they can sing on a unicycle. Because, honestly, what could be more entertaining than watching a girl singing a Whitney Houston ballad and then abruptly falling off mankind's irrelevant creation?