Battle of the Pop Star Judges

After a couple weeks on X-Factor, Demi Lovato's young adults have struggled. Britney Spears' teens, meanwhile, have flourished. In a battle of the pop star judges, Britney is far ahead on points. Demi's 20-somethings need to step up.
Part of Demi's group's lack of success can be attributed to Demi herself. She dyed Cece Frey's hair blonde and shaved some of Paige Thomas' hair off. She hasn't done much to Jennell Garcia; coincidentally (or maybe not so coincidentally), Jennell has been the best one on her team. Of course, part of the blame has to fall on the girls themselves.
Meanwhile, Britney's kept things fairly simple for her team. No hair color changes, no hair style changes; the only oddity about Britney's team may be the clothing Beatrice Miller wears. Though, to be honest, those choices may be her own and have nothing to do with Britney. Of course, it helps when you have talent to fall back on, as Britney's team does.
There's no guarantee that had Demi kept things simple like Britney that her team would be fairing any better. There's also no guarantee that had Britney changed things up that her team would be doing poorly. It may just be that X-Factor producers gave Britney the more talented group. Regardless, Demi hasn't helped herself.
Last night, all three of her charges struggled. You would think three young adults would dominate "Diva Week" and the young teens would falter. It ended up the opposite. Other than Arin Ray, all of Britney's girls ranged from good to great. Demi's girls ranged from bad to worse.
I think the teens are fortunate to have Britney as their mentor, not because she's a music legend or because she has name value. They're fortunate because she'll defend them like she defended Beatrice last night. When Simon dared to question the song choice (not necessarily the performance), Britney quickly jumped in by pointing out that Beatrice had more talent in her pinky than all of Simon's teams. I guess Simon learned that when you poke the (mama) bear, you get the claws. I'm not quite sure that Demi or L.A. would have come back like that.
It reminded me of the scene in "The Blind Side" when the coach stood up for Michael Oher. After that, Oher played like a beast. I can see Beatrice giving even more now wanting to prove Britney right. I kinda see her teens looking to Britney, not as a singer, but as a mythical creature, someone you just read about but never get to experience.
For Demi, she's probably just another singer to her group - no different than Miley, Selena, Ke$ha or Katy Perry. There's no aura around her, no halo over her head. You wonder if her group tries hard for her, themselves or no one. I think Britney's teens honestly want to win for Britney more than even themselves.
Regardless of who sings for whom, Demi's group need to turn it up a notch. Otherwise, Britney's teens will be all alone against Simon and L.A.