This has to be my least favorite of the Cirque shows. I don't know if it was the late show, or stopping the booze, but we were dozing off the beginning of the show. It was REALLY slow. So after forcing myself to stay awake, it got a little better. I too still do not know why they had the finger animals, but it was cool. The"wheel of death" was one of the best parts and the most acrobatics in the show. The fight at the end with the vertical stage is pretty cool. I guess that is why they say to each their own because I don't know how people who have seen this can say it was great.