We had a pretty straightforward elimination episode of So You Think You Can Dance: two musical guests, random pimping from K-Mart, a short interview from DJ Samantha Ronson, and solos. Cat was looking stunning in her dress and spoon-like earrings. She reminds us that there were a ground breaking eight million votes.
Group Performance - Jazz (Sonya Tayeh) - I have a feeling that the women's section would have been hindered by Ashleigh's lack of contemporary skills if she was around. Russell disappeared for one sequence where he clearly would have been dancing with Ashleigh. I have a feeling that the performance had a lot less running off stage if there was a full top eight.
We start the results with the top four men. As they stood there, I have to note how much I dislike Ryan with bangs; the shape of his face doesn't jive well with bangs. Russell and Jakob are safe, Legacy and Ryan are in the bottom four. Mary makes positive comments to the dancers, but looks in a totally different direction to where the finalists were standing (the judge's table is parallel to where Jakob and Russell stood). I assume she needed prompter help.
The women, including Ashleigh, are next. Ashleigh is dressed and doesn't have a brace so she must be okay. Kathryn and Ashleigh are safe, while Mollee and Ellenore are in the bottom. Ryan is on his knees in the background after hearing his wife was safe. Adam thought Mollee had her best performances on Tuesday.
Musical Performance - Wonder Girls - "Nobody" - I can't say anything negative about the Wonder Girls because I've loved them since 2007 with their song "Tell Me." They sang on top of their track so you could hear their echos, but I know it's because they want to make sure that the track would sound exactly the same as the one purchased. Their only other exposure on US television was on The Wendy Williams Show, so I wish them the best of luck.
Solos
Legacy - "Flashing Lights" - I'm happy Legacy did a new performance where he took more time to do all of his tricks. The extended headspin was great.
Ellenore - "Hajnal" - Ellenore gave another quirky performance. There was more content and if she did this solo on Tuesday, she would have stood a better chance.
Ryan - "Din Da Da" - I was disappointed that Ryan decided to do the same performance as he did on Tuesday, especially since the other three did original solos.
Mollee - "You'll Find A Way" - I often forget that Mollee is categorized as Jazz and the performance was still Pop. Ellenore's dance had jazz-like elements, whereas Mollee had very pop movements.
Musical Performance - Kris Allen - "Live Like We're Dying" - I like how magically Mollee disappeared and a full band appeared (Kris Allen was prerecorded). I didn't like the clearly lip-syncing band behind Kris; they looked like some of the worse mimes. The performance felt like some Fox obligation to put Kris on because Adam Lambert will be performing the finale.
The results are in and Ellenore is in the finale. Mollee is going home and she's in tears. She manages to thank the judges between sobs. The guys are up and Ryan is safe. Legacy is going home. For once, I got my prediction right. It's funny, Ryan cried almost every episode, maybe he should have cried on Tuesday.
Next week is the finale, and I'm hoping for either a Jakob or Ashleigh win. I've been a supporter of the two since the beginning. Did you think the right people were eliminated? Who will win the finale? Leave your comments below.