...what was up with that intro? Instead of starting out with the usual "this week on AGT" clip, it just abruptly and awkwardly...started. I understand why Nick had to come out in the forklift above the stage, but just abruptly starting...it looked bad, and looked as if it was done because they were having technical difficulties. (And, for heaven's sake, turn down the audience noise!)
Ouch on Kinetic King. The guy spent so long getting his whole thing set up, and I'm sure it would have been awesome...but something just went wrong, and you just have to feel bad for the poor guy. It happens. At least he and Nick were able to get a few laughs out of the whole thing.
I think Piers' comment about pole dancing to Zuma Zuma was supposed to be a jab at Steven Retchless...
Avery and the Calico Hearts...yeah. They're decent for young kids, and I fully agree with Unique that they might sell some albums to other kids...but as serious entertainment, they're nowhere near up to par.
What the heck, Sharon and Howie? You didn't find Charles Peachock entertaining? That horn was completely obnoxious and uncalled for, too...it seems as if Howie's going out of his way to annoy Piers. I will admit, the piano bit WAS fake- the balls were not actually hitting the keys at all, so it had to have been programmed- but he still hit the piano with precision and juggled the balls to make it entertaining.
I never jumped on the whole Sam B bandwagon. Seeing a guy move around like an idiot for two minutes is not entertainment to me. If it weren't for the women behind him, I'd have probably just stopped watching and moved right on to the next act...
Taylor wasn't that bad at all...I didn't notice him off-key at all. It wasn't great, but it wasn't that bad, either.
Melissa wasn't as sharp this time around. A few of her impressions were funny, and I did have a laugh when she started to do Sharon (even if it was off)...but the impressions as a whole were nowhere near up to the same quality as the audition that left me laughing throughout.
I appreciate Scott's showmanship this time around, and it was a lot more fun than his previous acts...but he did perform the oldest trick in the book, and the curtain rustling behind the box gave the trick away a little bit.
I like Fatally Unique. After that disaster in Vegas, they stepped it up, had a well-choreographed act that was executed flawlessly. I enjoyed the military theme, and it was a nice tribute to the men and women serving our country overseas.
Yellow Designs Stunt Team did have a really cool set, with the card ramps, and it was a really fantastic act. There was one slight mistake, with the one guy falling off his bike...but it's still a tremendous act nonetheless. It had exciting stunts, great presentation, and I would pay money to see this in Vegas.
I think Frank Miles could have worked with the whole "bolt not hitting the doughnut" thing a bit better (I would have just proceeded to call it "dinner", saying that it was intentional, and taken a bite out of it)...but overall, it was impressive. Dangerous, exciting, and death-defying.
Team iLuminate = Vegas. I definitely like them better than Fighting Gravity, because their act involves a lot more. It's very excellent dancing, but the most impressive part is the programming of the lights and the choreography together to make it look that much more impressive. They are my overall favorite to win this whole competition.
My top four of the week are iLuminate, Yellow Design, Frank Miles, and Fatally Unique. Overall, aside from the fiasco at the top of the show, this was easily the most consistent of the quarterfinal shows in terms of talent quality.
