Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25150955-20190108025202/@comment-38343586-20190215011359

The people saying Shin Lim won have “proof” that Shin Lim won to substantiate their claim (one has a ticket stub and a piece of confetti from the finale and another one posted an actual video of Terry announcing Shin Lim as the winner). The people who say they were there and Darci won just have their words, but no “proof.”

Now this is all under the assumption that they didn’t film 2 endings and some saw Shin Lim winning and others saw Darci winning. Personally I think it’s really hard (and far-fetched) for NBC to tape two endings. How could you get the appropriate contestant emotional reactions if one is “real” and one “staged”? They aren’t actors.....heck, Darci is still a 14 year old girl! So, I think you have to believe the video post (Shin Lim winning), don’t you?

All of that said, I hope they did film two, and Darci did win, as I feel she is the best talent the show has seen (at least recently) and more of a talent than Shin Lim. Her talents are multi-faceted (some comedy (although not all that great yet), an incredible voice with her mouth open, and just as incredible of a voice with her mouth closed). Shin Lim is only a card trick magician. Yes, probably the best I have seen, but still only one talent (although it’s incredible). They both have great stage presence, and showmanship. So it’s a draw there. Darci is cute, and sweet and Shin Lim is, I’m sure women would say, a good looking guy. So it’s a draw there too. So all that being said, coupled with the fact that Darci is only 14 years old, and has only been doing this since she was 10, and she is self taught, makes her the bigger talent (in my opinion).

But....all of that said....I’m not disappointed with either of them winning. As long as they are the Final 2 (which we know they are as every leak/spoiler post says that, and that’s not wrong), it works for me. I just feel Darci should win.