Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5598112-20190829012320/@comment-43729969-20190905021209

Extremely predictable and quite frankly dissapointing results. Here's my take point-by-point:

-Kodi Lee: As much as I like and sympathize for Kodi Lee, the results and season overall are entirely too predictable. He's going to win the whole thinghands-down, V. unbeatable is the only other act that might top him.

-Tyler Butler Figueroa: Same deal as Kodi, as much as I do like him, he's an easy frontrunner. My only other personal difference is that he doesn't have as much of a chance to win. I'd say he'll place 3rd, tops.

-Benicio Bryant: Don't really have a take on him. Dissapointed to see a clutter of singers in the final (3 so far). But, good for him for succeeding.

-Light Balance Kids: I'll give it to ya straight, I don't like this act. We already got Light Balance in Season 12. I loved the original LB to death, but having LBK in this season at all, let alone in the finals, really makes it feel like sort of a retry on LB's part. They're cool and all, but, like, we've already seen this act.

-Ndlovu Youth Choir: Same deal as Benicio. Good for them for advancing.

Eliminated Acts:

-Robert Finley: Yep, Robert got Pagong'd. And so another of my favorite acts is reaped by the gauntlet that is the Judge's Choice. Freckled Sky, Hara, ThroWings, Ronee, Steven Brundage, Just Jerk, The Masqueraders, Colin Cloud, Mochi, Front Pictures, We Three, Sophie Pecora, Lukas and Falco, and now Robert joins the kill count. A big F in chat for the fallen.

-Greg Morton: Among my personal favorite acts of this season, loved this guy to death. His semis performance was great, but I didn't expect him to advance on the heels of it.

-Eric Chien: He's not Shin Lim. That's all there is to it.

-Jackie Fabulous: Eh, Ryan Niemiller is better anyway. I liked her a lot, but I could give or take.

-Messoudi Brothers: I really thought they would advance. They could've easily been a better Duo Transcend (Dont @ me), but, America has spoken, I guess.

-Ansley Burns: You like her or you don't. I don't. There are a lot of sob stories that are thrown around AGT in show and in controversy. I try not to judge an act off of them, as they are an obligatory interview question for all acts, like "What was your biggest struggle?", or "What has motivated you to be here?", etc. Ansley, however, she was stopped twice by Simon, understandably didn't make it through for it, cried about it, then Simon brought her back, where she was Dunkin' Saved and cried again. There's no denying her singing talent, but on the back of her reactions and Simon's *slight* bias for her, I cannot like her. Thank Jesus she now Ansley Burns as a mere Semifinalist.

One Week is down, and was pretty terrible. Good news is that next week is looking MILES better. What's gonna happen More Breakdowns!

Advancing for sure:

-V Unbeatable is a shoe-in, no questions asked. I will say that they have majorly stepped it up from Auditions to Live Shows, so good for them if they win it all.

No other acts I think are guranteed, which is good. I think the other two slots in the top 3 are between three acts: Ryan Niemiller, Emmane Beasha, and Alex Dowis.

-Ryan Niemiller: The last comedy act standing, and my last personal favorite standing (RIP Greg and Berywam). Thankfully for me, he's really good. He's Top 5 overall material.

-Emmane Beasha: She's gained a lot of ground in Live Shows, similarly to V. Unbeatable. She's in the air with singers like Luke Islam, but I think she's got the edge.

-Alex Dowis: Hear me out on this one. My reasoning for his high placing is becuase of Kseniya Simonova; her Golden Buzzer (Twice Now), and her 3rd place rank in AGT Champions severly upped the meta for more art-like acts like Alex. I gurantee you if it weren't for Kseniya's Golden Buzzer, Alex would've been long gone by now. Combined with that and this week's relatively flexible lineup, if Alex can pull the right stuff then he has a fighting chance, at the very least he'll be in the Dunkin' Save.

Other Dunkin Save Candidates:

-Marcin Patrzalek: After placing in the DS in Quarterfinals, it's unlikely he'll make it further than 4th in the Semis vote. It's certainly not unheard of for an act to win the public vote in Semi's after a DS or JC in Quarterfinals (Linkin' Bridge did this in Season 11, and The CraigLewis Band did this with the Semis and Finals in Season 10), but unless he does something really extraordinary for his act, he'll likely stay here. Judges and the public like him, though, he'll be the middle.

-Chris Klafford: Pretty much the exact same reasoning as Marcin, only Chris won the save in QF, so he has a higher chance to place here.

-Dom Chambers: Like Ryan in comedy, Dom is now the last magic act standing. For this, I think Dom and Ryan can swap places based on one's preference, but either kind of act can really go either way. Comedy has a better success rate in semifinals, so it really depends on what Dom does. His acts aren't always the cleanest, but his presentation is top-notch.

-Lukas and Falco: It's official, these guys are the judge's wildcard. I love these guys and I'm happy, but RIP Berywam. They placed in the save last week, and America seems to like dog acts. They really gotta pull the right stuff if they wanna even get in the Dunkin' Save, but I really think they have a chance of becoming the first Semis Wildcard to make it to Finals.

No Chance:

-Detroit Youth Choir: We already have Ndlovu in the finals now. People don't want two choirs. At least, that's what I hope.

-Luke Islam: Based on one's preference, him and Emmane can be swapped. Personally, I think He'll suffer from what I like to call the Singer's Fallout. Street name: Semifinals. Semis really weed out which singers are phenominal and which aren't so much, Luke imo just falls short.

-Voices of Service: Another Victim of the Singer's Fallout. They'll have the same trope as In The Stairwell from Season 12.