The X Factor, week four auditions, Sunday, review It was the final set of arena auditions on The X Factor (ITV) and the phase didn't end on its strongest episode. Overall, these Sunday shows have proved an anti-climax after Saturday's closed room tryouts. Yet we saw a few flashes of talent tonight and the contest is nicely poised for next weekend's mouhwatering new-look Boot Camp. The first act to impress was dustcart mechanic Ryan Mathie from "Ull, whose talk of "bin juice" during his closed room audition had the judges look nauseous. He rebooted Daft Punk's dance anthem Get Lucky as a bluesy stomp. Eighteen going on 40, Mathie's cut from similar cloth to last year's winner James Arthur but warmer and less angsty, so might be one to watch. Nicole Scherzinger squeezed his chubby cheeks and said, "No more bin juice for you, my love" - although if you ask me, Bin Juice could be the name of his debut album or backing band. Vocal group Tenors Of Rock, aka "Wrong Direction," looked like a gang of builders had wandered on-stage at a karaoke night and started shouting along to Bon Jovi. One member wore a kilt and did the splits in celebration when they got four yeses, which could've caused a nasty injury. They were the first in a string of average groups with rubbish names, including Code 4, Xyra and Brick City, which sounds like a building supplies yard. Hannah Sheares, who originally auditioned as part of girlband Daisy Chains, made a decent solo debut and progressed to the next round after making a "pinky promise" to Sharon Osbourne to work on her confidence. The judges also tried the "split up a group" trick on chemistry-free trio Dynamix but frontwoman SeeSee declined the offer to turn solo, which showed admirable loyalty to her mediocre bandmates - although the two ropy rappers surely should have insisted she go through without them. Wedding singer Crissie Rhodes wowed with her country-tinged take on Young Hearts Run Free. Chad Nelson, dressed as a cowboy and jingling a tambourine, sang in the style of a mad old man muttering to himself at a bus-stop. Teenager Giles Potter didn't deserve to progress after a "car crash" rendition of Reet Petite complete with forgetten lyrics but got waved through anyway, which was absurd and unfair. Also strange was the absence of last night's closing act, The Nostalgics. The editing of these weekend double episodes has often seemed rished and rather random. Acts appear in the arena who we didn't see in the room, while others from the room seem to disappear altogether. Following storylines through each weekend is a neat idea but not if it's going to end up muddled by chops and changes. The episode's stirring climax was provided by unassuming Paul Akister, whose "sob story" was the rather lame "being a bit shy" - surely a tad disingenuous, as he already works as a pub and club singer. However, Akister's powerful, soulful vocals raised the Wembley Arena roof and the likeable Mancunian sailed through to the next week with confidence boosted. Now it's onto the revamped Boot Camp phase and judging by the teaser trailer at the end of tonight's show, we're in for a treat. It's crueller, shinier, more dramatic and involves a massive game of musical chairs. Hopefully with Simon Cowell's finger hovering over the pause button of the stereo.