I am really really annoyed by most of the stagings. Most of them were just horrible.
Kudos to Austria. I don’t like the song nor her voice but the staging was brilliant. The best tonight.
Denmark, Croatia and Ireland were a pain in the ass.
Romania‘s staging was good though but I guess it scared some people...
Qualifiers were no surprise apart from Denmark „which is a song that wouldn‘t even be played on TV on a channel for children“ (said our commentator).
I myself was a bit surprised about the Netherlands, unfortunately not in a positive way. I didn’t like the volume of his voice. Imo it must have been sung with a softer voice. Also, I had the impression he sang a tiny bit too fast. Plus, the piano is still not the best choice. But, I have to admit the part with that light ball is great. I‘m not so sure that he will win that clearly on Saturday. He may be the juries‘ No. 1 probably because they had time enough to get hyped but the public... don’t know.
Italy was also very underwhelming and the Sisters were great!!! Say what you want but for me they are still amongst the best! Top 5 material.