I'm only up through teh elimination on SYTYCD, but I had to come in here and say that I think putting all that emotion at the beginning of the show is a bad idea for teh structure of the show, never mind making eliminated dancers perform and dncing for your life knowing you've got more dancing to do no matter what. It's all bad and they should stop it immediately.

It was confusing last year when someone who danced really well in the current episode was eliminated for the previous week's performance, but this way is so much worse. And I guess they need time for America to vote, but that's really where the problem comes in, isn't it?

At the very least, they could announce the bottom 3 or 6 or whatever it is at the beginning and then take into account the new performances when they decide who to save and who to dend home. Why wouldn't they do that?

Carlos shouldn't have gone home, is what I'm saying.

I just watched the eliminations (and the opening number!) the other day -- on Tuesday night I got home just in time to see the first competition performance, so I just kept watching.

The whole thing is really strange -- and what I found even stranger, unless he was just trying to create drama, was Nigel asking Brittany and Carlos if they would be able to dance later. What if they had said no? Surely the whole format was explained ahead of time. Maybe it was to point out to Fox how awful just one show a week is, in this regard?

It really is weird. Honestly, I'd like it better if the eliminated were informed offstage, and they got to tape a goodbye or something to show on the next episode. But then the whole save thing wouldn't work, either.

On twitter he defended this move by saying he prefers the eps to end on a positive note. Which of course is utter bullshit because by eliminating people at the top of the show, there is no positive note to end on because the whole show now has the angel of death hanging over it.

The ONLY upside to Carlos going home is not having to listen to Cat say "car-loss."

Looks like they've changed the format

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Oh good. Thanks for seeing sense Nigel. Last week was just so...awkward and off-putting.

That was quick. Good on Nigel for listening to criticism.

Yeah, that's better. It probably helped that the eliminated people danced so well last time.

The change is so much better; booting the kids and then still making them dance with their partners was just crazy pants. However, if I were Carlos or Brittany, I'd be pissed. I think if this had been in place last week, Jade would've definitely been going home instead as Carlos danced beautifully. It still would've been close with Brittany and Mariah and they might've kept Mariah anyway so as not to break up a couple, but at least Brittany would've had a chance.

Ugh. Still leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Also, I enjoyed the way Cat said "Car-lass". But then again, I pretty much enjoy everything she does. She even makes cracked out fashion and Heidi braids seem cheekily adorable. That's my girl.