Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5598112-20180913010636/@comment-36598226-20180919164801

Shin Lim (10/10): I may be a little biased because Shin was my favorite even before the auditions. He really had a good strategy with his performances and saved the right thing for the final. I think he must have forced the 9 of hearts, but I have no idea how he did it! Seems like Tyra had a free choice of suit, so maybe only the 9 was forced... doesn't really matter now. What he did with that card was fantastic. I am amazed with how quick he is and how much training he put into his acts, and the worst part is - I think he can even do much better than this!

Zurcaroh (10/10): From start to finish, I had a big smile on my face, and very few acts have that effect on me. This was simply jaw-dropping. A lot of acts of this type do one big mistake - they do too many stuff at the same time and it is hard to follow what is going on. But Zurcaroh group are something else... it's so easy to follow the storyline and enjoy everything that is happening on the stage. They are very well trained, talented, and I enjoyed their final performance soooo much, I think it's the best one yet. Even though Shin is my one favorite act, I really wouldn't mind seeing them as winners.

Courtney Hadwin (9/10): This was an improvement from the semifinals, but I still think her qf performance was the best. Still, I think it's actually really hard to pull this off, and she did! At her age, I'd say she's a serious talent. Also, I'd say that the amount of haters could be the measure of how good she really is. Sometimes the real talent can come off as an annoying act. After all this, I don't think she will win, but at the same time, I will not be surprised if she does. I just hope there will be no manipulations to get her to win AGT 2018.

Michael Ketterer, Daniel Emmet, Glennis Grace (8/10): Huh, after sf1, it looked as though there will not be a lot of singers in the finals, but here they are, stacked on my list. It's really hard for me to separate them. Daniel had a great choice of song, a brave idea and he pulled it off. He did what he does the best. I think he will be at the bottom of the table honestly, but on my list he is very high, and I think he deserves it with his voice. Glennis makes it look so easy, but then again, she already has a career, and I am kind of confused to see her on this stage. She is really really good though. Michael... he has that special voice which separates him from the other singers and makes everything look so effortless. He kind of gambled in the final and actually made a mistake or two, and even with that, he is still something special and it might not cost him much! I'd love for a non-singing act to win AGT, but these are all final-worthy.

Duo Transcend (7/10): As Simon said (or someone else, I kind of forgot already), I really admire them and I think it takes two very strong, driven, motivated and hard-working people to pull this thing off. They stepped it up all the way while in the competition and I'm happy for them to be in the finals. I don't see them as winners, but they will go out on a high note! That was fantastic, well done you two!

Brian King Joseph (6/10): Perhaps not a popular opinion, but I preferred his previous performances. I realize people love him for a reason, I just didn't find the sounds in the final performance as appealing as before, and it bothered me a little bit. Still, with everything happening around him, it was a spectacular performance and he might end up really high. This is my personal impression, I was kind of let down a little bit, but I am really glad for him to be in the finals too!

Samuel J. Comroe (5/10): I usually really enjoy comedians on talent shows, so it feels awkward for me to have two of them at the bottom of my list. I do like Samuel, but I think he has a potential to be even funnier and to have even better material. I laughed, but I was constantly comparing that laugh with the uncontrolable and from-the-heart laugh I had when Oliver was doing his routine (the emo guy from the auditions and judge cuts - I'll never understand how he didn't make it to Top 36, when acts like Yumbo Dump and Human Fountains made it... oh well), and this just wasn't as good for me. Samuel advanced to the finals by winning public's vote, he was only behind Shin Lim, Zurcaroh and Michael.. so actually I wouldn't be surprised to see him in Top 5. On my list, sadly, he is 9th. But good luck to you, Samuel!

Vicki Barbolak (-): I don't feel like rating Vicki because I don't want to give bad marks to anyone. Ever since judge cuts, she was very unfunny and uninteresting to me. Now she was doing that stopping/nodding with "yeah, yeah?!" a lot more, like she was begging for a reaction. Not a single joke from her last three performances I found funny. If anything, I find the whole "trailer nasty" thing disguisting and tasteless. Not my cup of tea. Wish her all the best though.