Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5598112-20190829012320/@comment-36158916-20190904231014


 * 1) Ndlovu Youth Choir- The first act of the night happens to be one of the best ones. They’ve always been consistent in their energy and vocals. Tbh they’re probably one of the most consistent acts this season. 
 * 2) Ansley Burns - Finally the backing track isn’t overpowering….and her performance was still weak. I think the nerves really got to her this time and her voice didn’t suit the song well. I think America’s done with her.
 * 3) Messoudi Brothers - I’m a bit up in the air about this performance. The part in the beginning with Julianne was kinda cringy, not big on the acts flirting with the judges. I felt like it took time away from the real act. I admit they stepped it up but I feel like they’re holding back, I wasn’t blown away like before. Perhaps they’re saving their best for the finals.
 * 4) Tyler Butler Figueroa - I think part of the reason I’m not a big fan of this act is that Tyler himself doesn’t really have an interesting personality. The segments ALWAYS focus on his cancer and how his family/friends/judges respond to it. Not only is it getting old but it makes Tyler himself not that relatable. As for this performance, I always think that he’s playing to some kind of backing track. He did the little hype dance and that was the most memorable part of the performance.
 * 5) Greg Morton - I agree with Simon on this one. His voices and facial expressions are always on point but tonight it just seemed all over the place. His pacing just went by so fast that I could understand how some people may not have been able to keep up.
 * 6) Kodi Lee - Great performance, no way he’s not going through. Another one of the most consistent performers this year. It may be unpopular but I think Kodi has even more of a personality than Tyler. 
 * 7) Jackie Fabulous - This was a major step down from last week. Her material has always been pretty hit or miss for me and last night was almost all misses. Maybe it’s because she’s performed two weeks in a row and I got burned out?
 * 8) Robert Finley - I enjoyed it and I honestly think the judges were being a little too critical. Compared to other acts tonight, Robert was pretty good. I still consider him to be one of the most consistent despite last night arguably being his weakest performance.
 * 9) Eric Chien - Biggest disappointment of the night by far. Perhaps it was his nerves but this performance seemed pretty awkward. The part where the Eiffel Tower didn’t stand was quite noticeable to me. As many have pointed out, the camera angles were awful especially at the end. Not showing the buildings come to life basically ruined the act. It made me think that it wasn’t the big finish but it was. Simon’s critique of wanting something big was getting really grating but this definitely wasn’t Eric’s best either.
 * 10) Light Balance Kids - Huge step up from last time, no technical difficulties and the animations were good. I actually somewhat agree with Julianne’s critique to some extent. Is there a point where they’re relying on the MCU characters and people are only voting off of that alone? The OG Light Balance created their own storylines and in the end put them all together. We’ll see if LBK can do the same.
 * 11) Benicio Bryant - Another step up from last time. It really came down to his song choice imo, this one had better lyrics and melody. From someone who knows jack about music, I found this to be more enjoyable. 

'''So for who’s going through I think it’s safe to say Kodi and Tyler are going to be the top 3 tonight. Benicio was the closing act and seems to be well received by everyone. America is done with Ansley who was undoubtedly the weakest of the night. The two comedians Greg and Jackie got pretty tough critiques from the judges so they’re out. As much as I like Robert, the critiques last night and his lack of views probably means that he’s done too. Eric has a huge fanbase but he got tough critiques and was the only one who didn’t get a single standing ovation other than Ansley. He’ll really need them because the general public seems to agree with the judges. That leaves Ndlovu, Messoudi and LBK. LBK got more votes than Ndlovu during the QFs so they’ll probably be the Dunkin’ Pick. For the Judge’s choice, Julianne probably owes it the Messoudi bros to pick them. Howie as the supporter of variety will likely choose them as well. Simon may very well pick Ndlovu because they garnered him the most views. Gabrielle will probably be the deciding factor and I wouldn’t be surprised if she voted for Ndlovu just to tie it. In the case of a tie, I think Ndlovu’s going through. P.S Hopefully I'm not underestimating Ansley.'''