...The judges' comments have been tougher this season, ranging from telling a group that a 10-year-old could do what they did to Shane Sparks cursing on national television. It's hard to know if this is the judges coming out of their shells or if they're being harder on the contestants, but Judge J.C. Chasez said the criterion for judging this season has not changed.

"Every time we do a show, we want to be blown away," he said. "That's it. That hasn't changed. I want to be awed; I want to be inspired. I want to see something that makes me want to do something. You know? And that's consistent every week. That's how I want to feel."...

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