Mr. Dawg, I have to agree with just about everything you said and you have the three hour advantage on me. I've been liking Ralphie since day 1. He says what needs to be said. I thought he got a little bit repetitive during his routine last night but he was on a rant 'n' roll so it worked. I think he had the audience too.
Dat was a real disappointment. He's funny the first couple of times you see him, but after that his mother-apeing just gets old. Very weak performance last night, unless the audience was just seeing him for the first time.
Tess and Vos I thought were adequate, nothing more. I was ready to be more impressed by both of them but wasn't. I thought Cory smoked though, and would put her at a strong #2.
Can't see a 2-hour finale though.