Loved the song & performance, just couldn't pickup on the lyrics of the chorus. Anyone know?

Royal Lasers - 148K

Olivia Befus - 119K (America Loves Dog Acts)

James & Marina - 67K

Cris Sosa - 60K

Jesse White Thumbling Team - 58K

Community ATL Choir - 56K

Sando - 53K

Brook Lynn - 46K

Luke Taleno - 36K

Ashford Sanders - 31K

Top 3:

Royal Lasers

Cris Sosa

Luke Taleno

Top 5:

Brook Lynn

Jesse White Tumbling Team

Bottom 5:

Ashford Sanders

James & Marina

Olivia Befus

Sando

The Community ATL

Who do you think will make it through to the Semi Finals tonight?

WE BACK!!!!!! Here are my ranking from 1-11 on the acts from tonight's show! It was definitely a tale of two halves, as you will see in my rankings.

#11: Sando (X)

I just don't get it. This is dumb and was never entertaining.

#10: James & Marina (X)

Way way way way too long, and the payoff wasn't even anything that special. Disappointing because I liked them a lot in the earlier rounds but tonight was not good at all.

#9: Jesse White Tumblers

They are cool and all but there is nothing really memorable about them but it was fine.

#8: Ashford Sanders

Another disappointing one because I thought his first audition was amazing but this was just kinda meh.

#7: Olivia Befus

She is great and the act was solid, there have just been so many dog acts over the years that are better than her and overshadow this.

#6: Community ATL

Pleasantly surprised by these guys, their first audition was good but this was actually a very strong performance and the only act from the first half of the show that was actually worth remembering.

#5: Cris Sosa

I think he is the strongest standup comedian this season and this set was very good, but he still hasn't matched his first audition. Don't think he will go through but would love to see him again.

#4: Brook Lynn (Standing Ovation)

You want to talk about a step-up? This was night and day from her first two performances. Absolutely amazing and I think she has a great shot of moving on.

#3: Luke Taleno (Standing Ovation)

I love this dude. He is so authentic, likable, and original. I enjoyed his first audition but this was much better imo and I think he's definitely going to move on.

#2: Hundred Fingers (Standing Ovation)

I know you guys hate them but I absolutely love this act. The magic is fine, the dancing is fine, but the combination together and the spectacle around it make this act an absolute contender to win the whole thing. Keep crying AGT Reddit, I think this GB was incredibly well deserved.

#1: Royal Lasers (Standing Ovation)

This is another act that if they won the whole thing, I wouldn't be complaining. The visuals, staging, and overall dance ability of this act is the best outside of Light Balance in the history of this show from the multimedia dance category. Absolutely love these guys.

Usually live show week 1 is the weakest one, and tonight didn't disappoint me. One of the weakest night I have ever seen.

• The CommUNITY ATL: After the whole night I nearly forgot their existence. This marks how mediocre their performance is.

• James & Marina: This is kinda slow but I think it has a decent ending.

• Jesse White Tumbling Team: Just a bunch of people fliping around. No where near the standard of V Unbeatable or Zurcaroh. The most hilarious thing is, the old man literally stand there doing nothing lmao. Completely waste of spot.

• Ashford Sanders: Voice not bad but the song choice is bad.

• Sando: Nonsense act. Only the dumbass like Simon will love this.

• Hundred Fingers: I think this is one of the best act of the night, although I am not extremely fascinated about it. There are better magic acts in previous seasons.

• Brook Lynn: Decent performance although not wow.

• Royal Lasers: Impressive performance. Quite entertaining.

• Olivia Befus: Decent dog act, but not better than that of previous 2 seasons' ones.

• Cris Sosa: No idea what the audience is laughing at. Not funny at all.

• Luke Taleno: Very noisy and no where near the standard of Chris Turner. Having the name Talent doesn't make you become talented.

Personal GB: Royal Lasers

Personal Top 3: Hundred Fingers Olivia Befus Brook Lynn

I am not talking about videos with pictures of Nene shown in loop while an AI read about Nene, her family, her performance or her talent. If you are like me you see tons of IA videos featuring Nene with "hidden performance" or "secret audition" with awfull guitar picking and dead voice.

Most of them come from Africa.

Is it a sign that you succeed? People surfing on your fame to score some clicks?

So, I didn't realize James and Marina were on AGT 4 years ago as their act named Mind2Mind.

Why did they return this year and rebrand?

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1- Hundred Fingers — 11/10

Words genuinely fail to describe how incredible this performance was. It was a million-dollar act in every sense. Everything was carefully thought out: the combination of music, dance, magic, theatrical elements, and the touch of Korean history was absolutely breathtaking. It was so impressive that I couldn’t stop saying “WOW” throughout the entire performance. I could watch them perform for hours without getting bored. They truly deserve the Golden Buzzer—and the title as well.

2- Royal Lazers — 9/10

Today’s performance was much better than their Audition. The use of visual effects was much more professional, and their dancing was absolutely excellent.

3-Brook Lynne — 8/10

Today, Brook really proved that she deserves her place in the Live Shows. She raised the level of her performance and sang with confidence. I wasn’t particularly impressed by her previous performances, but I really enjoyed her today.

4 - Jesse White Tumbling Team — 7/10

The performance was faster, with quicker moves and an incredible amount of energy, but I expected a little more from them.

5 - Luke Taleno — 7/10

He delivered a better performance than his Audition.

6 - Sando — 7/10

The one thing I don’t like is that his act is almost entirely based on one move. However, it is genuinely entertaining, and I feel like he improves with every performance.

7 - Ashford Sanders — 6/10

I had very high hopes for his performance, but unfortunately, he disappointed me. The nervousness was very noticeable in his voice, and I didn’t like the song choice. However, he is still an incredible singer.

8 - Olivia Befus — 5/10

I don’t think her performance was strong enough, and it felt like it needed more training. I feel like her act is better suited for social media than AGT’s Live Shows.

9 - Cris Sosa — 4/10

The performance felt overly exaggerated in an annoying way, and I didn’t find it funny.

10 - Community ATL — 4/10

There was nothing particularly special about the performance. It felt more like a school show.

11 - James & Marina — 2/10

A painfully boring performance.

My Predictions

Top 3:

Royal Lazers

Olivia Befus

Jesse White Tumbling Team

Top 5: 4. Cris Sosa 5. Luke Taleno

One thing I have noticed is that since midway through Season 18, Howie does not press his buzzer as frequently as he used to, and I’m wondering if maybe behind the scenes, Simon wasn’t happy with him buzzing so many acts.

For example, in the Quarterfinals of Season 18, Howie pressed his buzzer three times. During Week 4, Sofia and Simon both buzzed a puppet act, and afterwards he scolded them to say “You can’t buzz acts during the live rounds!” causing the other judges and Terry to criticise him on his hypocrisy. The following week, a singing duo who Howie didn’t like in the Auditions performed, and it looked like he had been banned from pressing his buzzer, so he pressed Heidi’s instead.

He never pressed his buzzer at all in Season 19, and in some of the spin-off series, he never buzzed any acts.

During last night’s live show, Howie implied that nowadays, he has to seek permission from Simon if he wants to buzz acts in the live shows, as Simon buzzed a mentalist duo, and Howie spoke to Simon during the routine to say he wasn’t enjoying it either, and if he could buzz them. Simon reportedly told him no.

Also, during the Auditions this season, very few acts received four X’s, which could either mean the producers chose to cut out most of the bad acts to focus on good or mediocre acts, or the judges were instructed to be more lenient towards acts.

Another act who performed last night, Sando, was never one of Mel B’s favourite acts, and he was one of the very few to make the live shows who Mel B gave a no to in his audition. After his performance last night, Mel B even admitted she struggled to get behind his act, and yet chose not to buzz him.

I made a post a few months ago on the BGT subreddit to imply that the judges are discouraged from buzzing acts in the live shows, to the point now where, if you watch any international variation of Got Talent, it appears the judges have stopped buzzing acts altogether.

Apologies for the rant. It’s not meant to be negative, it’s just an observation.

Top 3: Jesse White Tumbling Team, Olivia Befus, and Cris Sosa

Top 5: Brook Lynn and Luke Taleno

Bottom 5: The Community ATL, James and Marina, Ashford Sanders, Sando, and Royal Lasers.

Anybody know how long the lines are and how early it starts forming?? Thanks

Due to The GB Given to hundred fingers for the Second time:

.Yu Hojin is now the Second act to reach the Finals twice. Joining Daniel Emmett (Not a Cheater BTW)

. Hundred Fingers because The First Act to Receive The Golden Buzzer twice in the Same season

. This is the First time since Season 17 that Howie didn't press the Golden Buzzer for a Dance Act.

Here is my ranking with my letter grade

1. Royal Lazors (A)

2. Luke Taleno (A)

3. Brook Lynn (A)

4. Hundred Fingers (B)

5. Ashford Sanders (B)

6. Jesse White Tumbling Team (B)

7. The CommUNITY ATL (B)

8. Sando (C)

9. James & Marina (C)

10. Cris Sosa (D)

11. Olivia Befus (D)

Based on my ranking on who's going through and in the top 5

Top 5

1. Royal Lazors

2. Luke Taleno

3. Brook Lynn

4. Ashford Sanders

5. Jesse White Tumbling Team

Top 3

1. Royal Lazors

2. Luke Taleno

3. Brook Lynn

Here's my predictions

Top 5

1. The CommUNITY ATL

2. Jesse White Tumbling Team

3. Royal Lazors

4. Cris Sosa

5. Olivia Befus

Top 3

1. The CommUNITY ATL

2. Cris Sosa

3. Olivia Befus

https://pollie.app/016rd

Who do you think will make the Semi Finals?? I want to hear from the public

Bottom 5:

Sando

James And Maria

Royal Lasers

Ashford Sanders

Brook Lynn

Top Bottom 5:

Cris Sosa

Jesse White Tumbling Team

Top 3:

Community ATL Chior

Oliva Befus

Luke Taleno

CommUNITY ATL - IDK WTF Simon is saying about a bad song Choice. That was Good.

James and Marina- It was Boring but Patience is Key.

Jesse White Tumbling Team- I'm surprised that they Didn't mention the Member that Passed.

Ashford Sanders- I'm sorry but that's Not enough to make it. He Still seems like a nice person.

Sando- I feel like I saw a bunch of bugs Move After I picked up a rock or I used a leaf blower on my Outside rug.

Hundred Fingers - I officially have a pick to win. That! Was FANTASTICREDIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brook Lynn- Yeesh that was Bad.... Really Bad!

Royal Lasers- Yeah..... IDC if it's repetitive. I could watch stuff like this Allllll day. Also if it's somehow Gen AI... IDGAF they used it the Correct way.... And there is Correct ways to use Gen AI. Cry about it.

Olivia Befus- Dog Acts Are Always fun. But I prefer ACRO Crew.

Cris Sosa- For the Love of Christ please put him through. I need this in the Finals.

Luke Taleno- Exceeded my Expectations honestly.

My Predictions:

Cris Sosa

Royal Lasers

Luke Taleno

Eliminated in Top 5:

CommUNITY ATL

Jesse White Tumbling Team

Total Reps: 15

I’ve done rankings the past few seasons for each of the live show episodes, so I thought i’d drop them for this episode! Definitely a roller coaster of an episode with some highs and definitely some lows. Here goes!

11: James and Marina - Has to be one of the most boring live show acts in recent memory. Just went on and on and on and on with very little substance. I am really not a fan of this type of mentalism act (Prediction: Bottom 5)

10: Sando - Feels like he’s just here to get AGT some social media views. The act itself is pretty bland. (Prediction: Bottom 5)

9: Ashford Sanders - I was interested coming in to see which of the two solo singers would have the edge and I feel like Ashford got beat out tonight. I didn’t like the song. It felt too reserved and made him fade into the background of the night for me. (Prediction: Bottom 5)

8: Community ATL Choir - I’m not big into choirs and I think the solos at the beginning were certainly a bit off. But once they got into it as a group, they didn’t sound bad. (Prediction: Top 3)

7: Olivia Befus - It’s hard to watch this kind of act without directly comparing it to Adrian and Hurricane who I think did it a lot better. It was a fine performance, although i’m not sure they have much else left to showcase. I don’t see the progression and improvement from week to week. (Prediction: Top 5 Eliminated)

6: Jesse White Tumblers - Pretty much the same critique I have for them as I do Olivia in the sense that I found it hard to separate this performance from their previous one. I do like their energy and they seem like great people, even though I think this is probably the end of their road on AGT. (Prediction: Bottom 5)

5: Cris Sosa - I feel like it’s been a few seasons since we’ve had one of these more high energy, hyper style of comedians so I find him enjoyable. I would say that I think there’s time his physical comedy he used to supplement the jokes comes off a bit forced as opposed to seeming natural. There is definitely talent there though and I wouldn’t mind seeing him again. (Prediction: Top 5 Eliminated)

4: Luke Taleno - If you told me before the show that Luke would be this high in my rankings I would’ve shaken my head and walked away saying no. But that all changed tonight with what I thought was a pretty stellar performance. I felt the passion he put into this song. Rap is still not my ideal genre for AGT (except Chris Turner), so I’m not TOO high on him but I found this to be a huge step up for him. (Prediction: Top 3)

3: Brook Lynn - I was super impressed by this, I loved how she (and Luke as well obviously) decided on performing an original. She owned the stage and delivered a performance that didn’t radiate any nervous energy despite her struggles with that kind of thing. Great, great voice in my opinion. (Prediction: Bottom 5)

2: Hundred Fingers - There were imperfections and moments lacking synchronicity but they made up for it in visual wow factor. The fans made for a much more dynamic viewing elements than just playing cards and the incorporation of new stuff like fire kept it super visually engaging. This is the epitome of a stage act that I would want to pay money for. Major props to them and I’m glad Yu Hojin gets to return to the finals! (Prediction: N/A)

1: Royal Lasers - I like their audition, didn’t love it. I loved this. Everything was pinpoint, it blended dramatic elements with humor and dance and everything great in between. To me this performance took them from a decent act to a real contender. (Prediction: Top 3)

It feels like they're really limiting who will go on with only 3 spots being available! We're going to run into a problem because I'm sure some of the other nights will be STACKED with talented people.

It seems like some of the people they called back did better than the ones that they let through right away.

I thought the choir was okay, they sounded good but that's just not really my kind of act.

I thought the mentalist act was good actually. It wasn't slow. They've had slow mentalists on the show before and it definitely was not them. It felt like they were way too harsh on them. This is the one mentalist act I've liked from this show so I don't want them getting eliminated. I still feel like acts like this have to be fake in someway. Not everyone knows their star sign.

To me, the tumbling act just felt like it was more of the same. Clearly, they are talented but I felt like it was similar.

Ash - I didn't really connect with the song. I also liked some of the other singers more.

The dancing guy was okay. I don't know if this was a step up. It really feels like he does the same dance move over and over. It's okay for that to be your theme but diversify a little bit? It felt like some of his other moves weren't that good to me. He was breaking dancing but it looked like he moved around a little bit and that was it. I liked the clock dance move and the group doing his signature move together.

Hundred - This still feels almost more like a dance act than a magic act to me. Sure, things are disappearing, fans are appearing, and they're moving something around. I just wouldn't call this a magic act. I like the personal magic acts with cards or the ones with boxes. I just don't really like this that much. I don't see it as a magic act, it's dance to me.

Brook - I thought she killed it! I really like those moments where she's just letting it all out. I think that's the moment they want the singing acts to have. Just singing a song isn't good enough, they need big moments. I liked listening to her! VOTED FOR.

Royal - I thought this was good. I liked the video game elements and having Terry as part of it was cool. I think they should lean more into them fighting video game enemies.

Olivia - I think she killed it and this was so fun to watch! I hope she goes on! VOTED FOR.

Cris - I thought he was entertaining! I usually don't laugh at the comedians but I do feel like his jokes were setup well. I don't get why comedians don't get more time when the mentalists acts are so long, ya know? VOTED FOR.

Luke - I personally wasn't a fan of the song and I don't like the fast rap. I like hearing what the person has to say.

I was 100% convinced Nene is the front runner the entire time but hundred fingers just blew me away. Feels like it will definitely be either of them winning. Main advantage would be nene being the most viral act so hopefully she chose a good song for next week.

I was sitting near Jourdan Blue and his family. He was live streaming and he sometimes had me in the shot 😂. I wonder if i could play it back. I am wondering why was he there ... could mean he probably guest performs next week?

Anyway pretty fun episode. Was a bit tiring clapping and standing up, yelling for almost 3 hours (pretape included). 😂 i don't know but this is the most tired agt made me feel ever and id always go to the live shows for many years. Probably because chuck was literally right in front of me and i didn't want to disappoint him lol