So Mia Michaels Thinks You Suck

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Tonight’s show included the rudest (undeserved) comment from a judge I have heard on the show thus far:

“Will, you look tired of carrying [Jessica]…You look tired. You’re tired,” speaking about his dance partner, Jessica, who was praised last week for keeping up with such a well-trained dancer.

That was uncalled-for! The judges have had it in for several dancers with better partners for a couple of weeks now. The only problem has been that one week they congratulate the weaker dancer for doing a great job and stepping up to the plate, and then the next week they slam them as dragging the couple down.

While I’m on my rant, I’d like to mention that Mary Murphy has no place EVER telling anyone anything about the fashion police coming after them, with the dresses and hair that she wears. Her chest is almost always a movement away from a wardrobe malfunction of Super Bowl® proportions.

Finally, for the last time, Cat Deely, the decisions are UP to the viewers, not DOWN to the viewers.

So You Think You Can Dance – Top 18

Last night saw two more contestants leave the competition. All in all, I thought the performances were good from Wednesday night, with a couple of exceptions. The choreographers seemed to step up to the plate and only delivered one bad costume/routine act of the night, in my opinion. Thayne and Chelsea got a raw deal with their routine because the costumes and story didn’t come through at all.

There are certainly a fair share of athletic, attractive girls this year, but the men are a bit sparse in the mass-appeal department. Some are gangly while others seem to lack personality either when dancing or during the interviews. They do make for some interesting pairings, and most of them are working.

Before getting to the Bottom 3 couples, I have two groups of favorites right now: a couple favorite and two individual favorites. I think the strongest couple so far is Joshua and Katee. They had two back-to-back great routines and performances. This week’s Broadway number was out of this world entertaining. Individually, I love Twitch and Kherington the best for their skills, looks, and personalities.

The Bottom 3 couples last night were: Thayne and Chelsea, Marquis and Susie, and Chris and Comfort.

Thayne and Chelsea were victims of a bad routine, so I can’t really blame them for being in the Bottom 3. Their dancing was fine, but the movements, story, and costumes doomed them to the dance-off.

For the salsa dance, I thought Susie and Marquis plain old sucked. Nigel was right when he judged them and said that he’s seen more chemistry in high school chemistry 101. They didn’t have any hotness at all and Marquis moved like a go-go dancer.

Chris and Comfort pretty much bombed the krumping. Of course Comfort did great, because that is what she does, but when you put her with Chris… it was just awkward. My favorite part was during the judging when Nigel said that his grandma is more gangsta than Chris and Chris replied that he didn’t want to grab his crotch on TV. /sad

After the dance-off, which was good for everyone but two, the decision was made pretty easy. For the second week in a row, a couple was voted off together as Marquis and Susie left the show. I wonder what she will be doing for a career now, because she sure as heck isn’t going to be let back into the school system after what she wore for tryouts.