I have GOT to figure out a way to watch next season of SYTYCD live so I can watch and post here because dang, I'm finally watching the final 2 shows tonight and it's agonizing to not have anyone to share reactions with! Well, except the cats, and they don't care at all about dancing (except to become very wary of my feet). Like the moment in the final results show when Tiffany started that disco routine and I haven't really been paying full attention to the intro and for a few horrified moments I thought she had selected that as her favorite dance that she wanted to do again! No way! *Phew*, nope. And the episode before that when Eliana finally got access to a pole for a dance (I very clearly recall a clip of her pole dancing in the audition episode) and then the poor girl barely got to touch it. I assume since Tiffany couldn't master it in the limited rehearsal time given and it seemed unfair to give one girl more time on such a scene stealer....but still. There's few things more amazing than a really artistic/acrobatic pole dance routine.

Literally said "Holy SHIT!" out loud at the end of TAR.

In a good way.

Dang.

I cried. That was an awesome finale.

I know!

That was close.

Wow, and surprising--the first time you win, and it's a big one!

I was almost sad the Chippendales didn't win, though.

And when the monster trucker at the end said he'd opened his mind and was more accepting of the gays, my roommate turned to me and said "And I've become more accepting of monster truckers!" Hah.

Sad for the Chippendales. I just found the Beekmans so unpleasant most of the time.

I was definitely sad for the Chippendales!

I'll miss the Twinnies -- sad for them, too. I think this may have been the nicest Final Four/Three in the history of the series, or at least a contender.

Spotting the Coney Island clue was the hardest challenge, as is fitting for a season finale -- too bad Chippendales wandered around the longest as that maybe cost them. (Who got out of the strait-jacket the soonest, though?)

Which of the Beekmans figured out that the flags and greetings reduced down to a mathematical puzzle and proceeded methodically? That won them the leg (and game) as much as anything.

Finding out that you're being allied against by all the remaining teams might have broken them, too -- the social pressure has broken team spirits before, but the Gay Goat Farmers took it in stride and kept up their friendliness.

I'm surprised so many NYers seem to know where the first pizzeria in NYC is. But then I give all the racers a downcheck for not recognizing the UN logo.

All things considered, none of the teams had any reason to be ashamed -- it was close, all seem to have finished the final task in short order, so even if we didn't get a final foot race, they were all competitive to the end.

I can't WAIT to watch this leg - NYC and a surprise win!!

Poor Dylan though, he loves those girls so much.