Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5598112-20180913010636/@comment-1650307-20180919052533

That... was... one... heck... of... a... finale. I am in shock. This might've been my favourite AGT to date. I have so much to talk about so pull up a chair.

Brian King Joseph: I just love this act, he plays the violin so well and he suffered so much, this is a winning combination and I think he did exceptional. I really, really, REALLY want him to win but this finale was so grand that I do not know.

Also I would pay good money to see Brian violin "Black Skinhead" if Kanye takes him up on the offer to tour with him. Might actually be a solid reason to actually see Kanye in concert (I actually don't mind him but a fair number of people dislike him)

Daniel Emmet: Again, he was spectacular, he brought it back to basics and it helped him so immensely. I think he could've had a more standout performance with "Ava Maria" or "Nessum Dorma" personally but "Perfect Symphony" was probably the best choice because it was more "topical". Again really solid.

Vicki Barbolak: I can completely and utterly understand how people can perceive her as funny and I wish her nothing but the absolute best with everything she has going forward, but I do not personally find it funny. I found the routine to be played, and to be perfectly honest, very, very cringe-y. Ugh. But she has her fans so I am not sure.

Glennis Grace: Technically, I think Glennis is the very best singer in the competition. That was probably the closest performance of the night to be actual perfection and I think she does have a shot at the win if America is feeling adventurous enough, but again with how well everyone did tonight, it could be freaking anyone!

Zurcorah: I was personally a little disappointed by this one as a whole but I will say that they are incredibly popular and they have probably the strongest shot of any group act to win the whole thing. I would be awesome to finally have a group act win AGT after thirteen seasons and they deserve it more than almost any group in any season.

Samuel J. Comroe: His video at the beginning made me emotional and for the first time in a long, long time, possibly ever, I ALMOST FELL OFF MY COUCH LAUGHING. HE KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK and EVERY SINGLE MOMENT I WAS EITHER LAUGHING OR GRINNING!!! WOW!!! He could be a potential spoiler and of all the choices sans Brian, I would be the most happy for him to win. If he was the first comedian to win, then it would be a great day for humanity.

Courtney Hadwin: Surprisingly not last. Yes, I will admit it. Courtney is a little cringe-y, a little scream-y, but I think Simon nailed it on the head when he said that it made her unique. That is what separates her from a lot of other artists. Her imperfections make her perfect. Singing is sometimes not about being perfect, but it's about being remembered. We will remember Courtney and even her negative press on this forum, is still her being talked-about. I think she is a total star and she would be a great winner but again, it could be anyone.

Shin Lim: This was technically perfection. My own personal gripe and I have said this over and over and over again ever since Mat Franco. The problem with close-up magicians is that I feel that they don't play as well in big auditoriums that don't have like 50 giant screens so that even the poor suckers in row 739XXX can have the same experience as front-row center. But he is another highly strong contender. He could win, but I kinda hope he doesn't because of the annoying people who kept campaigning about him winning since his audition and I don't want people to be right straight from his audition. If he is, then congratulations and wow, not even I with all my years watching AGT or American Idol have never done that. Again, I hope for nothing but the best for him going forward.

Duo Transcend: Again, incredibly solid and they did the absolute best that they could've performed. The fact that Tyce did the entire thing blindfolded is the icing on the cake. Superb job from the both of them, they did everything they could've possibly done.

Michael Ketterer: I have been watching reality-competition singing programs since 2002, when I was only seven years old. Starting with American Idol and eventually branching out to AGT. In all those years, I have NEVER gotten THIS emotional seeing the opening video in my entire life. Like I seriously couldn't hold it together, especially since it started with one of my favourite quotes from one of my favourite human beings, Dr. Seuss.

Michael's performance was exactly what the doctor ordered. It was underplayed, imperfect, but I dare say that he may have clinched the prize. It was one of my favourite America's Got Talent performances EVER. Full stop. Mic drop. I think that if I was one of the other contestants after watching what Michael did, I would not even show up for the Finale. Wow. Michael did the impossible with all the stories and all the contestants and all the experiences I have heard in all my years of being a Got Talent/Idol junkie. Amazing!

People... for the first time I think ever in AGT history, I honestly haven't got a clue as to who will win. I mean yeah in previous years the Top 10 have done amazing but I don't think that it was ever this outstanding from everyone. Like nobody sucked at all and almost everyone has a solid, equal, and very logical, sound and arguable chance to win it all.

It took me a while to think about it and I went back and forth with like five different very logical, very sound choices, and my choice may raise a couple of eyebrows but this is not the time to be safe. My final, final, FINAL, FINAL, F I N A L PREDICTIONS, REGIS are this...

(though in all seriousness anyone outside of Transcend or Daniel could take the whole thing)

1. Michael Ketterer

2. Courtney Hadwin

3. Shin Lim

4. Samuel J. Comroe

5. Brian King Joseph