Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5598112-20180718210753/@comment-27643479-20180719205216

I think the idea of an auto-pass is okay. What I don't like is how the execute it. Many people believe that acts who get the auto-pass get an unfair spot in the lives. What people would usually say is that it is unfair because they didn't show up for the judge cuts, or it is unfair because there were acts who were eliminated in the judge cuts who were robbed and had an extra spot stolen by an auto-pass.

While it is unreasonable for the fans to assume that is what really happened, the show could easily fix the likely false assumptions.

At the beginning of the first judge cuts episode, they could make a segment where they call or visit the act who is the auto-pass and surprise them by telling them that they are goingg straight to the live shows and explain that they were the most impressive act to not receive the golden buzzer. Something like this would likely eliminate most of the auto-pass complaints by fans, and it would also be more fair for the act receiving the auto-pass.