And so we have reached our final quarterfinal of the initial
48. We still have the youtube show and
judges choice, but these represent the last of the first cut. Based on the previews from last week, I knew
we would be in for a tough night, and a majority of the acts didn’t
disappoint. I really have no idea how
it’s all going to shake out come tomorrow.
There were a few clunkers, and some absolutely amazing
acts. We’ll go through a rundown of the
acts, then hit up the should and will go throughs.
First up: David “The
Bullet” Smith. This act was BS from
the beginning, and had no right being put through without a second look. Oh, woo-hoo, he can shot himself out of a
cannon with air, color me not impressed.
He tried to liven it up with a bit of a gimmick, he held a football
through some uprights, but that didn’t add to the fact that this is a one-note,
rather boring act. And talk about a BS
statistic: 85% of the human cannonball performers are dead, but how many of old
age? Do you suppose it could be because
no one wants to see this lame act anymore?
All That came
next, and this is another group I really shouldn’t get started on…but I will
anyway. They were in season one! They got to the TOP THREE in season one! They should NOT be eligible, and I think it
is ridiculous they were even allowed to audition, let alone move on. Their actual act was fine, very in-sync, but
a bit boring compared to all the other fantastic dance crews we have seen so
far.
Ulysses was
terrible, as expected. He was almost,
but not quite, as bad as Big Barry. This
was just another slot withheld from a deserving act, and it’s really not good
for the show, I don’t think, when it is so blatantly obvious the producers are
sending out fodder for the acts they do want to get through. Lazy lazy lazy.
And then, Joe
Castillo, sand artist. I love these
so much, so I’m biased toward them, and it comes as no surprised that I enjoyed
this act. I wasn’t quite as impressed
with the preachy-ness, I much prefer just a good story, but it was cool
nonetheless. I really enjoyed his transition
into the elephant, it looked so neat. The
lack of clear story may be a bit of a detriment in this strong pack, but we’ll have
to see how America votes.
Sebastian “El Charro
de Oro” came next, he is the ten year old child mariachi. He’s super cute, but the act was way to
static, you would think a mariachi would utilize the stage a bit more, or maybe
have some sort of tables set up for him to sing to or something. Instead, he had his band arc around him, and
he sang his little love song. I do think
he sang rather poorly, though I’m not sure if it was because of nerves, or if
that just how he is supposed to sound.
Eric Dittelman,
mind reader came next, and holy cow. His
act was great. He had a Deal or No Deal
set up, and had Howie pick a case, after Dittelman had set down an envelope. The other two judges got rid of two rows, and
then Howie has the opportunity to chose a different case, which he did. Dittelman then opened the newly chosen case,
which said ‘this is your case,’ or something to that effect. All the other cases said ‘no deal,’ and the envelope
said case 4 as well! I have no idea how
he did it, his timing was impeccable, and the illusion was great. It’s really too bad the competition is so
strong tonight.
Speaking of strong competition, William Close and the Earth Harp Collective may have just won the
whole thing. I completely agree with the
judges that this act is a step above even the guest performers on Wednesday
nights. This was ethereal, moving,
amazing. There are so many adjectives I
could use to describe this act, but none really do it justice. They truly are in a class of their own, and
if they don’t get through, it’s only because people used the faulty ‘they’ll be
safe’ assumption. This was incredible,
and blew all (high) expectations out of the water.
Unity in Motion
had the unfortunate slot following the Earth Harp, and they gave ti their all. There were amazing contortions, and their stack
was freaking incredible. These young
girls danced for their life, and if this quarterfinal wasn’t so fully stacked,
they would get through easily, but as it stands, I don’t know how it will all
end up, especially with another dance act in the voting.
Eric and Olivia are
adorable. Their music act is another
that would have sailed through last week, but this week, I just don’t think it
was strong enough. They did a cool
arrangement of Taio Cruz’s Dynamite, and the sound mixers didn’t even bork it
up this time. But with all the
competition tonight, I don’t think they wanted it enough.
Lindsey Norton
came next, she is the hyperactive solo dancer.
She is also freaking adorable, with the added bonus of insane flexibility. The biggest issue I had with her was she was
a bit too much gymnastics instead of dance, lots of ta-da! poses, not enough
actual dancing. The moves she had are incredibly
strong, and again, in another night…
Tonight though, she is in real trouble.
Horse… Yeah.
He was a thing. Ball-busters are
not my cup ‘o tea, though I did actually laugh at his performance tonight,
which I think was a first. But there is
no way he is going through, so thank goodness.
Finally, we had Olate
Dogs. This was another amazing act
in a night filled with amazing acts. I
can’t believe the tricks the dogs could do.
And the one dog, the one that I’m sure everyone though messed up at
first, but instead made for a comedic moment in the act instead, was
fantastic. I really hope they get
through, this was so good.
And that was the evening!
There are so many good acts, I really don’t know how I am going to
choose. I have six acts in my should list,
and five in my will…how to narrow it down…
Should go through Will
go through
William Close William
Close
Joe Castillo Sebastian
Olate Dogs Olate
Dogs
Eric Dittelman Eric
Dittelman
Tune in tomorrow to see if my predictions are correct!
And for reference, also on my should is Unity in Motion and
Eric and Olivia, and on my will is Joe Castillo
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