Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26835334-20180815181736/@comment-36158916-20180815212355

'''Wow I'm pretty surprised because I honestly have A LOT OF UNPOPULAR OPINIONS. My top 7 has slightly changed by here are my thoughts. I’m late on these due to school but whatever.'''

'''Mochi - I was a bit nervous when he was the first act up because I was afraid he'd be forgotten, that certainly wasn't the case. Little did I know, he would be my favorite act of the night.The performance was already amazing but when he brought in the fireworks I freaked out. That's what you call stepping it up, he has to do that up in his face in the dark. If I had one slight criticism, it's that the beginning were almost a little too crazy for my eyes to handle. I gave him 10 votes obviously.'''

'''Human Fountains - This act is one of a kind and pretty funny but I just felt that the performance wasn't a step up from their Judge Cuts at all. It might've even been a little worst. I was hoping they'd do something crazy but I was very disappointed. I didn't give them any votes.'''

'''Angel City Chorale - These guys were the best singers of the night imo hands down. The way they sing in unison with such passion and emotion is amazing. Howie's comment has point though, watching them live is probably a million times better than watching them on a tv. I gave them 10 votes also.'''

'''PAC Dance Team - I have been VERY CRITICAL of these guys on reddit when I called them the worst act in the quarterfinals. While I do find them very underwhelming, I have to applaud them because imo they DID step it up from their last one. There was a lot more interesting choreos and that one dude is pretty good tbh. Nevertheless I didn't find it very interesting and I didn't give them any votes.'''

'''Amanda Mena - I was genuinely surprised because I thought her audition was pretty forgettable. This performance on the other hand was actually quite good. You can really tell she has star quality with her professionalism and voice control. I don't really want her to go through, I wouldn't be surprised or even that angry if she did. I surprisingly gave her 5 votes.'''

'''Junior New System - The problem I have with this act is that the heels are definitely difficult to dance in but there's very little difference in their performances. Each time it feels like they do the same choreo with slight changes. Some of the dance moves and acrobatics was cool but I agree with Howie when I say that the parts with no heels are not nearly as entertaining as parts with heels. I just think they should start out with the heels to begin with so I didn't give them any votes either.'''

'''We Three - It's an unpopular opinion but I kinda agree with Simon on this one. This is easily their weakest performance but that just might be because they didn't really explain what the song was about before they came on. This was my fear about these guys because their audition was so good that there was no other direction but down from there. Nonetheless I would rather see these guys move on over Amanda but I have to consider the fact that Amanda stepped up and We Three didn't. I ended up giving them 5 votes too. I think the two were around the same level last night.'''

'''Lord Nil - This is probably my most controversial opinion. His performance last night did entertain me, I actually found myself on the edge of my seat surprisingly. Being able to hold his breath that long is pretty impressive and I like how he put his wife in at least a little danger. The whole losing pin thing was kinda dumb and Tyra’s voiceover didn’t help. Overall I actually gave Lord Nil 10 votes because I feel like he’s been improving. I think Mel buzzed him for the wrong reason though, you don’t buzz because you’re scared. '''

'''Flaujae - Her rapping just isn't my cup of tea but I will admit that she is very talented. She writes her own songs and clearly has passion in what she does. Personally I just don't want to see more of her and felt this was a step down so I didn't give her any votes.'''

'''Shin Lim - Man this guy amazes me EVERY FUCKING TIME. Idk what else to say, everyone already knows Shin is the goat. Simon’s criticism struck me as kinda condescending because Shin is a card magician but I do think that Shin should definitely take it to the next level. We’ve seen what he can do when changing and moving the cards. I’m very excited to see what he does next and I gave him no less than 10 votes of course.'''

'''Vicki Barbolak - I thought her first performance was ok but ever since she’s been making me laugh. You could say I’m on the Trailer Nasty. I love her style of humor and I think she deserves a spot in the semifinals. Very relatable jokes and great delivery. Not everyone’s cup of tea but I gave her another 10 votes.'''

'''Courtney Hadwin - Personally I love this girl. She’s so entertaining to watch and he has a great voice on top of a great personality. I do feel like AGT is kinda over-producing her shy story a but I don’t even care. She’s bringing a great genre of music into the mainstream and I appreciate that. I would say she’s the second best singer of the night so I gave her my 10 votes.'''

'''Based on last night, Human Fountains and PAC are definitely going home. Although I found Lord Nil entertaining, considering his like/dislike ratio I feel like America is done with the escape acts so he’s out too. This last spot is a little tricky. I originally thought Junior New System would be in the bottom 4 but now I feel Flaujae might get it. I know she’s a female kid singer and all but judging from the online and judge reactions, she might barely miss out on the middle 3.'''

'''Shin and Courtney are guaranteed a spot in the semifinals which is great. I feel like most of America has connected to Angel City and being the best singing act of the night imo they deserve to move on. Although We Three had their weakest performance last night, since they have a bigger fanbase and are a fan favorite they’ll probably move on too. Lastly I think at this point, America cannot deny that Mochi is an extremely talented, creative and unique act. If he doesn’t go through after doing the fireworks, idk what who will.'''

'''The middle 3 are most likely going to be Amanda, Junior New System and Vicki. Tbh I don’t know who will make it out of these 3. Personally I feel like Vicki should be voted through and then Amanda should go over JNS but anything goes. JNS currently has the most views on their audition but idk how many of those are international fans. Honestly as long as Vicki goes through idc what happens to the other two.'''