Wow, how much do I love Russell! I could watch him forever.

Cat Deeley needs to really get right with Fashion Jesus. Gold lame romper? Oh, Cat.

Y'all, Jakob is magic. He actually made the Tween Terror bearable and even kinda good in that Broadway number. How did he do it? I thought they killed that number. (And the piece was much better than what Joey put down for Evan/Randi last season, but I still wasn't wild about it. And I'm so, so glad that Unca Nigel called out the Faux Fosse. Fosse is not the only Broadway choreographer, which only Spencer Liff really seems to get) As much as I in general dislike Mollee, she deserves to stay over Ashleigh.

And on the real, if you don't dance, you should have to take your broke broke home. And it stretches back past Noelle, all the way to Jesse in S3 when she got to dance for her life after missing the cha cha(?) with Pasha and he wound up dancing with Melanie. It frustrates me to no end. This is a competition. If you can't compete, you go home. I don't understand what is difficult about that.

Kathryn is absolutely magnificent. And Ryan is maybe the strongest partner they have ever had on the show. (Pasha was good, too) I got over Doriana's disco a loong time ago, but that disco had more dance content than her dances have had in a long while. It wasn't just a trick factory. And no cunniliftus in sight, the gods be praised. Ryan and Kathryn's cha cha was just dead sexy. Kathryn's legs are incredible. Talk about Anne Reinking. Yeah, it's not Mollee.

Leave it to NappyTab to deliver the sole clunker routine of the night. They are really just terrible. And I hope Shane put a foot in that ass for biting on his backwards mask routine for Travis and Donyelle in S2. And I hope Travis continued the beating after Shane was done. Y'all, they can't even steal from their betters correctly. The routine was tired and they had two dancers that can absolutely bring it in hip hop. What a wasted opportunity. Travis Wall is . . . what can I say? Travis Frikkin' Wall. I loved that routine. Ellenore is fearless. She's a dance warrior.

But Russell. Russell has my heart. He dances with so much joy. It's infectious. The hip hop was murder. I miss Shane so, so much. I miss real hip hop so, so much. Real hip hop, y'all. It's been too long. The assistant was kind of half assing it, but I didn't care. Russell blew me away in that Shane Sparks number. Now that's how you use an iconic song strongly associated with a SYTYCD couple up there in the pantheon and completely destroy with it, Legacy. I hope you were taking notes. He was also captivating in the Bollywood. I totally agreed with Nigel that I couldn't take my eyes off him even though he was dancing with a seasoned pro. And shirtless Russell? All day long.

My Top 6 would be Kathryn/Ellenore/Mollee. FP has grown on me over the course of the season and Ryan's plea was affecting (Damn you, DiLellos!) but the whole situation is just unfair. You shouldn't get a pass into the finals. For the guys, it's so tough because they are all good and they all danced well tonight. I've gotta go with Russell and Jakob, but it's really close between Legacy and Ryan. As much as I like Legacy's story, though, Ryan is the better, more complete dancer. I would keep him over Legacy. I wouldn't have thought so, but damn if he wasn't crazy good tonight and a perfect partner for Kathryn.

Cat needs to burn that outfit and salt the earth. Heinous.

I floved this episode. Everything but the Nappy routine was great, and some were just fricking amazing. They even made me like Mollee!

And as far as Ashleigh goes, it's a no-brainer for the producers to keep her around. They want to see her dance with Ryan in the finale. Even if they *hated* her, it's not a good show from their POV if there's no competition for the girl's slot, no one needs to vote, and the results show has half the tension.

kat, I agree with your top 6....except... As much as I hate to say it, Mollee is a better dancer than Ashleigh and it would be kinda unfair for Ashleigh to get through even though she's injured. BUT, Mollee drives me up the ever living wall and I need her GONE. She bugs me in a way I can't even fully articulate, but I need her gone. Now, please.

I keep thinking about the poor dancers trapped on a tour bus with Mollee.

I agree. Damn.

cunniliftus

hee!

Talk about Anne Reinking. Yeah, it's not Mollee.

I think that is what bugged me the most. I really really want Mollee gone, but I honestly think that would be so unfair, so for once I'm glad she has the tween vote. What I worry about is that sympathy for Ashleigh will result in Kathryn going home, although the judges seemed to be giving her the Jeanine treatment last night.

The guys I don't care about (in the sense that I'm happy with any of them in the final).

If Russell isn't there (yeah, right) I would riot, but otherwise I'm good with the guys. I think that Elleanore is INCREDIBLE, but I'm not worried about her. That Travis Wall routine was amazing, even though they got screwed by NappyTabs. They need to GO. I know that there are a lot of hip hop choreos out there, give one (or two or five) of them a shot.

I called last night for Ellenore, Kathryn, Jakob, Legacy (I like his backstory better than Ryan's, even though Ryan is a great partner), and Russell, and I got busy signals for Russell twice, and no one else.