Neil and Pasha were wearing shoes, weren't they? Was Danny? I think Danny was wearing little sole-less ballet shoes, so that may have been the cause of his perceived shortness.

Yeah, not having prepped enough was a rookie mistake -- much more controllable than Josh's cooking.

Very sad that Pasha went home! But very pleased Lauren did.

you gotta give a little to get a little. I would rather that Lauren went home than Pasha stayed.

HK: I also think Bonnie was hurt by her inability to assert authority over her team.

Yeah, Bonnie"s immaturity as a supervisor and chef really showed in what I saw.

Iwould rather that Lauren went home than Pasha stayed.

I totally agree. Still, I loved Pasha.

I really hope Danny wins at this point.

I want Sabra to win. I like Danny, and want to see them in the final. Lacey might get into the final with that whole "Schwimmer dynasty" angle. yeah, I know it's America's votes, supposedly

I love Pasha, but he didn't do well on last week's dances, so I'm not surprised to see him go. Now, it's easy-peasy for me. But I erased what I was posting, because I've become superstitious and I don't want to jinx anything.

I love Pasha and wish he had made it into the finale over Neil, but last week he had hip-hop (which he did quite well with for a ballroom dancer . . . and that qualifier right there is the problem). Also, the hip-hop was not Dave Scott's finest hour as a choreographer. Lacey standing around posing for the entire first half of the routine and Pasha trying to hit her up from behind do not an exciting routine make. It was one of the better S3 hip-hops, unfortunately, but it didn't hold a candle to the Jimmy/Shauna routine (minus the sad attempt at stepping) or to Jesus and Sara's krumping.

The second dance was far superior in terms of both choreography and execution. It was really quite lovely. But waltz is never gonna be the thing that gets those fingers dialing for this show. And finally, he had his really weird (Some might even say creepy. Some might include me) solo dance with the dress form. In the meantime, Neil had his best night ever, which admittedly is judged on the Neil Curve 'o Suck. But add the fact that he didn't totally reek in his solo, did passably well in a great jazz routine by Mandy Moore and wore leather pants in the Paso (for the ladies) and that adds up to another solid night for the hunchback. And Danny's fans have been in overdrive trying to keep him afloat in the competition. Heck, even I voted for the first time last week to try to keep him in and I thought his disco with Lauren blew chunks and was poorly danced (which is a first for him). I just think Pasha had a good week when he needed a great one.

As for picking a winner, who knows? I would love for it to be Danny, but I truly think his negatives are too high. I'm just glad I'll get to see him on Wednesday.

Good analysis, kat. And some might also include me. Gave me shivers, and not in a good way.

Love Danny. Love Sabra more.