Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26983547-20190527152245/@comment-36158916-20190619233320

'''Overall this was one of the better audition episodes imo. ADEM Dance Crew was the definite favorite of the night and honestly blew a lot of the other auditions out of the water. So far I just don’t think this is the best season in terms of talent. There’s some great variety acts but I don’t see them making it very far in the competition. Once again, I feel like a lot of singing/musical acts will be going to the live shows. Another thing that’s become VERY APPARENT is that a lot of what I feel are the better acts seem to be from other countries. '''
 * 1) Cirque du Sewer - It’s novel to see a rat doing weird tricks I guess. If anything it might be even more difficult than training dogs. Animal acts just aren’t my cup of tea and I don’t think they’ll be able to improve much from here. Might be the Jokgu of this season so Judge Cuts.
 * 2) Ansley Burns - Well it was going to happen eventually, the good ol’ Simon stopping the singer cliche. I just find it so annoying and unfair because why is it only singers who get this treatment. Although I actually agree with Simon that the backing track wasn’t good, he shouldn’t have stopped the performance. He should’ve at least waited for her to finish and then let her alone after. The way she handled it so professionally was very impressive though and her voice is by no means terrible. I’d say she might make the quarterfinals depending on the other acts on her JC week.
 * 3) SOS - He was alright, I couldn’t help but think of  Scott Lang’s magic tricks from Ant Man and the Wasp lol. I’ve seen the posts made showing that AGT may have post-edited the tricks but I’ll ignore it since I didn’t notice on first viewing. Compared to the other magicians, his stuff is simple but not shown much nowadays with all the other kinds of card magic. Season 12 imo definitely had the best magicians and I’ve been desensitized to most magic since. I think the farthest he’ll go is definitely quarterfinals but probably won’t make it pass JC on a competitive week.
 * 4) Marcin Patrzalek - He was very fun to watch and has become yet another one of my personal favorites. Simon summed it up perfectly as in he’s treating the instrument as it was meant to be treated and not just as a singing prop. I also like his fun personality. Unfortunately like many of my other novel faves, he’ll probably be cut at Judge Cuts.
 * 5) Andy Rowell - I was surprised he didn’t get one no, Heidi and/or Mel probably would’ve given him a no. The dude’s personality relates to mine on a spiritual level and his act will go down as one of the most stupidly brilliant acts in AGT history. Judge Cuts though :(.
 * 6) ADEM Dance Crew - I said last week that we needed a dance crew that could rival V. Unbeatable and this is probably going to be the closest thing to Just Jerk as we can get. I’ll admit it started off kinda slow but by the end, you’re completely hooked. The precision, contortion, sound effects, etc were all great. They’re a Golden Buzzer worthy act for sure and I really hope they don’t suffer the Blue Tokyo treatment. As much as I want them to be in finals, I think they’ll either make semis or quarters like Just Jerk and Mochi.
 * 7) Voices of Service - I have a lot of respect for veterans and military servicemen so I appreciate their message in trying to use music as a way to get through the pain that is PTSD. Their voices were nice but I wasn’t a fan of the song choice at all. With their story, I think they can make the semis.
 * 8) Dominguez Poodles - Like I said before, animal acts aren’t my cup of tea and I’m really getting kinda tired of seeing them every season. I have nothing against animals, just tired ot the old tricks. Considering how these acts usually do on the show, I’d say they could make the semis also.
 * 9) Berywam - Another new favorite of mine but not without its flaws. I’m not a beatboxing effort or anything but as a “normie”, I think the actual beats and bass sounds were great. The squeaky sounds did get grating at times and sometimes the hype dude kinda felt forced. Overall an enjoyable and hyped performance though. I’d say they could make quarterfinals at most but the likely case is a judge cuts montage.
 * 10) Detroit Youth Choir - As far as choirs are concerned, Angel City will probably be my favorite on the show for a long time. Also as a youth choir, its also understandable why their skills might be not as crisp as those more experienced. They’re not bad by any means just not what I would choose as a Golden Buzzer. I’m not AT ALL upset that Terry chose them as his Golden Buzzer because you could clearly see they connected with him on a personal and emotional level which is what I wish more Golden Buzzers were. Many times I feel like the judges choose Golden Buzzers because they think the act is going to go viral. This can be seen with people like Howie choosing singing acts with sob stories instead of something like a comedian. I’m not saying that Howie is bad for doing this, I just don’t think it’s truly genuine anymore. What Terry did last night felt genuine and I think the closest we’ve had since Howie and Drew Lynch.