(S05E12) "We're gonna end up sending home a superstar." - Howie

Sadly, I'm pretty sure Howie is right. Not only did they probably send a superstar home, but they sent a few more questionable acts to the Top 48.

One novelty though, the judges were able to stick to the predetermined number of 48 acts going through to Hollywood. Usually, they are so unable to decide that they add an act or two.

Time to review the final Vegas Week performances!

Danger

- 'Power Rangers'-in-the-making Kung Fu Heroes once again offered us a flawless and professional kung fu act.

- The knife thrower, Nick Pike, and Jeremy, all upped their game and offered acts that were daring, entertaining and somewhat frightening to watch. Nick's craziness entertained me more. Juggling with a flamed torch and two huge knives while having a hood over his head and walking on sharp pieces of broken glass sprinkled with gasoline was surely his most dangerous act.

Kid Dance

- Both dance troupes offered once again solid performances. However, RNG's routine seemed a bit too similar to their audition with just different outfits.

Vocal Groups

- Sadly, we saw very few of the vocal groups perform. New Directions Veterans Choir's performance featured great vocals and harmonies but their performance was probably not flashy enough for the judges' taste.

- Sisters Christina and Ali gave it their all again this week. For girls who were told they could never sing, they do have some fantastic pipes!

Novelty acts

- The finished product of Erin Barylski's painting act was not that good -- the judges had to ask her what it was! When comparing her act to painter Maricar, at least the latter's moves as she paints are a bit more entertaining.

- I'm really impressed that Rick Smith Jr. can actually cut/break things by throwing playing cards. They must have extremely sharp edges, no? Sadly for Rick, he couldn't get that last balloon to pop, which had the judges freak out a bit as they were afraid they would get injured by the rather close-to-them balloon.

- I can't believe that Ronith changed his act totally just because Piers didn't like his audition. But what I can't understand is why the judges put him through, as his Vegas sketch was NOT why he was put through to Vegas, plus it wasn't really funny. He was better at impressions ... even if he wasn't that great at that either.

Bands

- We didn't see many of the bands perform. From the quick montage we've seen, the violinists playing 'Bad Romance' seemed really good. Harmonik sounded a bit off, especially when their lead singer was singing the long notes in 'You Raise Me Up.' Their performance was not as magical and entertaining as their audition.

- I really don't get Airpocalypse. Their act was fun once, but twice it's too much. What they do is not a talent.

Male singers

- Nick and the judges were right when saying that the male singers category was the biggest and most competitive one. All singers in this group gave good performances. It was surely not an easy choice to make.

And the remaining 11 spots are taken by ...

- Kung Fu Heroes
- Jeremy, bicycle daring act
- RNJ
- Luigi, singer
- Nathaniel, singer
- Ronith, impersonation
- The band with the blond female singer
- Airpocalypse
- One solo singer
- Christina and Ali, singers
- Another group

This time, I'm questioning having Ronith and Airpocalypse being part of the Top 48. Now that the power lies in our hands, America, it's time to first vote off the acts that are the worst. Please don't vote for underdogs or bad acts just because you want them to have a few votes. Vote for quality so that we have a Top 5 that rocks!

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