Blake Shelton Isn’t All 'The Voice' Is Missing Through Two Episodes Of Season 24 So Far

We are officially a few episodes into the post-Blake Shelton era of "The Voice," and so far Reba McEntire and the rest of the coaches seem to be holding their own without him. Sure, Season 24 lacks a bit of the feistiness that the cowboy provided, but overall we’ve already seen some amazing talent and plenty of Four-Chair Turns. However, there’s one thing I noticed was missing from the first week of Blind Auditions, and I’m not talking about Shelton. I’m talking about the Blocks.

That’s right, after two nights and 20 auditions, none of the coaches has blocked another from working with one of the singers, which has never happened before since the Blocks were introduced to the show in Season 14. In fact, after the first night of Blind Auditions came and went, I wondered if maybe "The Voice" had gotten rid of the Blocks (something I’ve hoped they’d do for a long time). However, Gwen Stefani advised Reba McEntire at the beginning of Tuesday’s episode that “anytime you can block somebody, block [John Legend],” so I guess they're still in play.