full size Brian “Astro” Bradley on The X Factor Week 9, November 16, 2011
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Brian “Astro” Bradley on The X Factor Week 9, November 16, 2011

Were you as shocked as we were upon hearing that Astro the Rapping Wonderkid had somehow landed himself in the X Factor’s bottom 2?

We’d had him pegged as a potential finalist, not #10! Would Brian Bradley really get sent home before the likes of LeRoy Bell and Lakoda Rayne? We shivered at the thought.

Sadly, Astro’s cocky attitude and lack of respect for the judges did little to allay our fears. Might Simon or L.A. send him home just for being a bad sport? They had to know how much he wanted this! Poor Astro even started to tear up a little towards the at the end.

In the end, the judges proved to be Team Astro for now — and voted to keep the pint sized powerhouse in the competition one last week. But did Astro even deserve to be in the bottom 2 at all? (Seriously, America … Did none of us vote for him? We can’t believe that happened!)

It’s time for you to sound off: