Magicians Joe Monti, Ding Yang, Matt Baker, and Arturo Fuenzalida try to fool the veteran duo with their illusions.
Season 10 Episode 5 Discussion Thread - The Bill-In-Penn's-Head Trick
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Can we stop with these sob stories in reality tv
I hate it on AGT etc. but I think those shows are fundamentally different from Fool Us. For one we don't vote on Fool Us so the sob stories don't influence the final outcome of them winning or not. Another is we don't have multiple rounds so it's not the person rubbing the same sob story over and over in our faces. Sob stories become the focus on AGT over the actual talent and feels very producer-intervention/manipulative which is not the case in Fool Us where good magic is still the focus.
The intros give us a peek at the life of the magician that might not necessarily make for good patter or that might not necessarily make for a good routine.
In this case I was more empathetic with the guy after hearing his background. Him being so emotional after the win makes a lot more sense after you understand that he's had a lot of ups and downs in life.