That was bad. Capital "B" bad. How many beats after the music did it actually end? And the hunchback was back with a vengance. Nigel is smoking the monkey crack again. And Sabra had a little bobble at the front there. Chuy and Sara did it ten times better.
I will give Neil a tiny point for the leather pants. I normally don't find him attractive, but dayum!
Debbie Allen, I love you. But you are useless as a judge.
Danny's solo: I just have no more words for how incredible he is. That's how it's done. Beautiful, beautiful dancer. Miles ahead of the others.
I am really concerned for Danny and Pasha. Danny was amazing in Mia's routine on a night when the other jazz/contemp routine was far superior and Neil was the best that I've seen him in that dance. Mandy Moore got him to pull up and I have no idea how she pulled off that miracle. Pasha was great in the hip hop, but it was by far the weakest of the three first round dances.
I didn't like any of the second round dances, but Pasha and Lacey came out as the best of a bad bunch. Pasha was wonderful and Lacey was ok (minus the claws), but waltz is not exactly a grabber. The disco was underwhelming and neither Danny nor Lauren was at his/her best (really struggled with the lifts). I thought the paso was just as bad, though so that's kind of a wash.
As always, Danny's solo was light years beyond what the other dancers pulled off. But Neil managed not to be atrocious this week, and Pasha's solo was kind of odd. I may be moved for the first time ever to actually call and vote. I really think Neil could bump either Danny or Pasha tonight, and even though tonight was his best showing of the season, his making the finals over either of those two is just unacceptable.
As much as it pains me to say it, Lacey was the weakest dancer tonight, but see above for how I'd feel if Lauren somehow snuck into the final over either Lacey or Sabra.
Well, I voted so many times for Danny, Pasha and Sabra that I started getting confused about when to push what button and actually hung up a couple of times before the recording told me that I had voted.
I'm not worried about Danny. He's got the barechest effect going for him. I'm pretty sure we'll see Pasha go bye-bye. And Lacey, too. The ballroom/latin peeps just don't have the repertoire for staying power.
I will be very pissed if both Lauren and Neil make it.
I really enjoyed tonight's dances, especially that jazz one. It's business time! I hope Sabra and Danny make it and get paired together next week-- because if they do, they will.
I've gone back a rewatched that Paso Doble a couple of times, now. I still don't like it, it was sloppy, it was stiff, it was all about the shoulders and not about the hips. I know Sabra was supposed to be the cape, but it just didn't work for me. The dance is supposed to be between two people, not a person and an object. They just should have given Neil a cape and let him have at it.
Well, I just lost my reality TV voting virginity. I've been an AI and SYTYCD watcher since the beginning and never once have I been moved to pick up the phone. Not for Kelly, Ruben, Blake, no one. But I voted for Danny tonight because if he does not make it past Neil, it will be criminal. The more I see that paso, the more it stinks like three day old fish. I mean, it was bad. Now, the disco was bad, too. (And worse on re-watch as well, sadly) But Danny is such a better dancer than Neil. It will be a shame if he goes.
I'm not too worried about Lacey. She has a voting machine behind her. I doubt even a not so great night can overcome it. I think Lauren may have finally dodged her last bullet. But the hunchback cheerleader is gonna make it into the finale. I just feel it. Feh.
Yeah, I've been pushing redial on Pasha's number since the show ended. The hunchback shall not prevail!
