At 7pm BST it was time to get your commenting fingers back here to add your thoughts about tonight’s third installment of X-Factor! Would the judges hear one another speak above the crowds? Would there be anyone who genuinely surprised them (or us)? Or would it just be another Apprentice-style drinking game? Find out by…

[not clicking here sadly – didn’t make it back in time for the liveblog]

(Oh and have a spoilerish look at Jamie Afro’s Twitter by clicking here. He doesn’t give any secrets away, but you can tell where they’ve probably got up to in making the show.)