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A new press release (not sure if truly official) has the Wild Card announcement... and it's a huge disappointment.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/08/27/the-illusionists-return-to-americas-got-talent-for-september-2-semi-final-results-show-on-nbc/454130/

First Note: "“America’s Got Talent” kicks off the first round of the semi-finals, with 11 acts performing live on Sept. 1 (8-10 p.m. ET) for America’s vote and the chance to advance one step closer to the $1 million prize." Apparently now it's the Top 22 in the Semis, and there's only one Wild Card....

Second Note: "The judges also chose Metal Mulisha Fitz Army as their wildcard pick, allowing the previously eliminated act to return to the competition."

My thoughts: AGT really needs to organize its competition better. The official NBC site still says "12 of the Top 24" are performing. Did this get switched to 22 suddenly? Second, Metal Mulisha is total fodder. We've seen the best they have to offer. They don't need "redemption" like Freckled Sky or Triple Threat could have. I 100% doubt the judges themselves made this Wild Card choice. Perhaps the producers wanted to give the impression that "AGT Extreme" wasn't a complete bust (though it was). I also don't understand why they want to go through the trouble of setting the whole performance up outside.