Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5598112-20170914010126/@comment-1650307-20170917005203

Look...

Obviously everybody assumes that Mat Franco is better because A) he won, and B) he has a Vegas show. I am not denying that he is good. Obviously he is. I like him. And in regards to "the whole package" which includes showmanship as well as magic, then yes he is better.

But in regards to tricks and tricks alone, I think Landon is better. His tricks were simply stronger. Everybody has this massive hatred towards him because he did not win nor did he make the finals. If he won instead of Landau, then there would be more people on my side. If he had a Las Vegas show, then people would agree. These people are only judging it because Mat has achieved more success.

Plus I am kinda sick of "close-up magicians" on AGT and want to see another "big" magician be successful on AGT. Besides, close-up magic IMO does not really suit well for Vegas and more flashy, bigger magic tricks are more in line for Las Vegas shows.