Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-32402397-20190723050512/@comment-36158916-20190724191205

'''Honestly a lot of my opinions have already been stated by other people. Apologies if it seems repetitive.'''
 * 1) Bir Khalsa - I’m glad that they got to show more of their personalities, they’re very likeable. I think this act was a step up, the fruits are now on them instead of around. Using the ice to numb the chest or the hit was a neat trick. 
 * 2) GForce - I honestly don’t hate them as much as other people. This song imo was slightly better than their last one. It wasn’t as cringy but that’s not saying much. The worst part is that we all know the only reason they went through was because they’re kids. 
 * 3) Olivia Calderon - Wasn’t better than the first audition imo, very forgettable.
 * 4) Dom Chambers - This is an interesting case. On one hand, the tricks weren’t as good as before as they weren’t as fast paced. Also we basically only got two tricks. On the other hand, I think the comedic aspect and his presentation was A LOT BETTER. Contrary to Simon, he actually seemed more confident than before. The Siri gag was funny and I hope he continues to use it. Sometimes I think presentation/engagement are just as important as the actual trick.
 * 5) Mat Ricardo - Seems like a neat act, from the few seconds we got I liked it. I think we should’ve at least seen his audition.
 * 6) Lamont Landers - Once again, I feel like I don’t hate him as much as other people. Still this wasn’t it, poor song choice and not memorable at all. Tbh I was somewhat rooting for him to at least do a little better.
 * 7) Adaline Bates - The gimmick was neat the first time but now we’ve seen it. I also don’t know if I’m supposed to view this as funny or as sentimental because of the storyline they gave her the first time.
 * 8) Michael Paul - Well this was a surprise, going from being one of the frontrunners of the season to being one of the buzzed acts. Whatever he did must’ve been pretty bad to considering my man ANDY ROWELL didn’t get any. Perhaps he got a bad edit but the joke they did air was not good.
 * 9) Gingzilla - Another surprise, he was another one of the better acts going into Judge Cuts. Despite how ridiculous it was, he could sing pretty well. Guess he dropped the ball.
 * 10) Alex Dowis - This guy….man do I regret underestimating him. This was easily one of the best acts this entire season. I have a whole new respect for light painters. Being able to draw things that good that fast is one thing, doing it in the dark WITH SHADES ON is another thing. Just as I expected Simon was a dumb the first time but luckily Alex was able to step it up. No longer will I immediately underestimate the unaired auditions.
 * 11) V.Unbeatable - Not trying to brag but I’ve called yet another Judge Cuts GB. Best GB this season imo. They’ve proven they can stand with the best dancers not just on AGT but in the entire world. Everything was on point from choreography, timing, acrobatics, the music itself etc. This is the definition of a Vegas Show. The sob story did seem forced but it just goes to show how dangerous this kind of act is.
 * 12) Izzy and Easton - Didn’t seem much different from their first audition. The montage didn’t help their case.
 * 13) ADEM Show - They did the same act they did on ASGT’s Semifinals and yeah it was a step up alright. All of them especially contortionist dude are in sync with both each other and the sound effects. The storyline was clear and entertaining. 
 * 14) Verba - This was a major step down just because of how amazing their first one was. The best part of their act was that they were able to tell an emotional story not the shadowy shapes they could make. It was hard to follow and too fast paced this time. Bad choice to have gone for an action theme.
 * 15) Robert Finley - Both of his songs are bops unlike a certain other act. It was better than the first time. The way he is able to light up a stage and keep us engaged is incredible for an old blind dude. He sings as if he wasn’t blind and I’m excited to see what he does with the bigger production of the live shows.
 * 16) Duo Fusion - After seeing Duo Togni and the Messoudi bros last week, this didn’t seem that impressive at all.
 * 17) Valerie Sassyfras - How come we got to see an almost full segment of this and Lamont yet we only got a few seconds of Mat Ricardo and ADEM?!?! Andy was more deserving of a full segment than this.
 * 18) Ryan Niemiller - Another great improvement from the audition. Almost all of jokes landed for me and I loved the part when he became aggressive. I do agree with Bob in that I hope he doesn’t always rely on disability jokes.

'''From the lineup we were given, this week could’ve honestly gone a lot worse at first glance. There were a lot of twists with some improving, some not, and some out of nowhere favorites. The results were alright, I agreed with everyone except GForce just like everyone else. I would’ve swapped them out with ADEM. AGT basically just used their outfits as clickbait by giving us a full in auditions only to drop them in Judge Cuts. Alex Dowis had one of the best performances this year yet we didn’t even get to see his audition yet we got Adaline, Gingzilla, Olivia, Izzy and Easton, and Lamont. They could’ve at least shown him in the montages so why didn’t they? There’s literally no reason why they wouldn’t give at least a montage to act that makes the live shows and give a full to an act that doesn’t make it pass the auditions other than views. I’m rooting for Alex since he’s the underdog but I’m also pretty worried. Since Judge Cuts first started, the montaged acts were all given storylines if they made it to the live shows. In Season 10, we had at least one montaged act go through in each of the 4 rounds.The only exceptions were a lot of the autopasses all but one of which got a full audition. Blake Vogt is the only other unaired audition to make lives since that time and he was given a storyline. Alex doesn’t have one now so I hope he is able to give a spectacular performance.'''

'''I really don’t like how we’ve been getting these half teasers for the next episode but this time, I thought the use of Marcin’s guitar without any other music was a really nice touch. I think he, Greg, and Carmen all have pretty good shots. So far the guest judges have chosen GBs that they are similar to their profession. Brad chose a singer and Dwayne chose an athletic act. I could see Greg getting the GB unless there’s another comedian. Also it seems like any of the previews not given by AGT like Berywam, GForce, Dom Chambers are going through.'''