^ The few starting notes in the performance just didn't have the same volume/tone in the beginning. Whatever the case, didn't anyone hear Carrie belting out and holding those insane notes with such incredible power and subtly at the same time?
Ok, so a note or two were not like the ultimate perfection, so what? It baffles me to no end seeing people go on and on about how Carrie was so off. PLEASE.
"Others" can go off and give less than mediocre performances but are given a blind eye or "deaf ear" review in return with rabid fans going on and on about how great "they" have performed considering how nervous they must have been. (<-- wow! who would have known one would get nervous before a performance?)
When they finally have this one in a million performance where they "sort of" find their breathe and note a tiny bit closer to the actual pitch, "they" get praised to no end like they've just sung the best performance known to man.
Carrie gives one of the best performances of the night and gets picked on for a little note. Oh, please.