Top Chef: My friggerty god, why didn't they send Joey home? I know the answer is because of production, they want to keep him around because he's contentious, but he's just fucking annoying and a little bitch. You're not in NY, Joey. STFU.

Otherwise, I thought Sara's dish was lovely, and I was interesting in how Micah was able to turn things around--I think she's going to be the wild card--but I wish, ferchrissake, a woman would win the Elimination Challenge. I mean, I want people to be judged on their merit, but it seems like dudes always win everything. Bah.

Still, I find it interesting that, on the second episode, the bar is already raised to technical qualifications of a challenge--none of the dishes were bad enough to shunt people out on that alone. it came down to "did this meet the challenge as stated." Which is subtly different from the first two years--at the beginning there were dishes bad enough to get people sent home on that alone. But it's evident that, so far, we're working in a different ballgame altogether. Innnnnnnsteresting.

SYTYCD: I was so devastated that Jessi and Pasha were in the bottom three. That was so impossibly wrong--their dance was brilliant, all the more so because Pasha was totally out of his style and knocked it out of the part. He's my new favorite. I love that he was able to rise to the challenge so well. Also, his solo was ::fans self:: very hot.

Unlike Jessi's. Girl, wearing pigtails, a halter dress, and flashing yourself is not going to get you very far at all. Do what you do best.

I liked the Paso Doble, and I love Sara so much. That was one arena in which congratulating a dancer for being able to get through something made sense to me, because she was essentially trying to get through it--it wasn't remarkable--but like last week, Kameron being there for Lacey, Sara was here for Jesus, who fucking stole that stage. (Though I though the music kind of sucked--it was very distracting.)

I was so proud of Dominic, and totally felt with him, because you saw him trying so hard, and that's what this competition is about--pulling someone from their laurels and transforming them into something great. Nicely done, Dom. Keep it up.

Shauna, dancing for her life--she was just exultant in that solo. Lord. That was beauty in motion. She definitely deserved to stay. Faina...bless her, was kind of one note, but one note she did very well.

I thought it was a shame that they kept Cedric, because while his own style is brilliant to watch, I don't think he has what it takes to stick it through the competition. That said, I was impressed that he was, at least, able to be exactly where he needed to be at every moment in that foxtrot, for all that he was insecure and timid about it; for a fellow who hasn't done partnered dance *or* formalised choreography before this competition, he is learning lightning-quick.

I am still not confident that choosing uniqueness over talent--which Cut Dude had in spades--was the right choice. But then, we shall see how Cedric does with Shauna, and go from there.

Also, I kind of this kameron and Lacey are sleeping together.

sj, I hope that they repeat the "I've got Nothing to Wear" show because it sounds good.

TC: I think that there are so many good chefs that lots of the in the middle folks have barely had airtime. That also means that I think that Howie and Joey won't be around for long.

sj, I hope that they repeat the "I've got Nothing to Wear" show because it sounds good.

It really was good. I think it is going to be on every Friday. It's one of the few fashion shows I would be willing to go on because it doesn't rely on embarassment. A stylist goes through your closet and decides what you should keep and what should go to the designers, then he takes the person shopping for good staple pieces, and then the three designers make two new outfits each using the material from your old clothing. The designers can't buy new cloth, but they can buy $50 each worth of embellishments such as buttons, etc.

And my god, do I need that. Much more than a WNTW total replacement.

Yeah, I posted about it in Natter some. Too bad most of what the designers made was nast.

I thought what the designers made fit the style of the person they were designing for, even if they weren't things I would wear.

Yeah, that's fair -- it did seem like the people liked them.

SYTYCD:

I think that was the problem. Jazz is not a form a lot of people feel comfortable with or understand.

I've thought this several times this season and last, but this was so blatant that I wonder if something else was going on too. Like maybe the judges were so complimentary that people thought they were safe. Personally, I didn't like the dance, but I recognized that it was well done and certainly didn't blame the dancers for it.

I am really annoyed that Cedric lasted another ep. He even said he was ready to go. He should have gone.

Kameron and Lacey

I thought the opposite. I think he might like that, but Lacey seemed to be pushing him away all the time, when they weren't dancing. Also, I loved their dance, but really didn't see "the danger." She's so cute and upbeat, like Benjy was, that it's really hard for me to imagine real dangerousness. Liked their dance, though, so I didn't care.

I've thought this several times this season and last, but this was so blatant that I wonder if something else was going on too.

I think a lot of people (including me) just don't like baby oil girl. She just lost me with her horrible audition, and she's never gotten me back. Every time I've seen her dance her own choreography, I've been spectacularly underwhelmed. I was so sad when they paired Jessi with Pasha, because I really do like him. And then I was just annoyed at having to grudgingly give it up to her because they were wonderful with their ballroom the first week and this week they both were quite lovely in Tyce's jazz routine. (Even though, I still felt most of what Jessi did was stand around and pose prettily) But then, she did her DoD and that old baby oil girl hate came flooding back. I really think Pasha is in trouble as long as he stays paired with her.

Just imagine if we'd have gotten rid of Jessi and Cedric this week. We could have had a Pasha and Faina pairing. Now, I'm no Faina fan (b/c of the stank face), but I would've loved to see them do a latin dance.

I think he might like that, but Lacey seemed to be pushing him away all the time, when they weren't dancing.

I saw this, too. They replayed the clip of Kameron caressing Lacey's leg at the top of their number, and then Kameron went to do it again and Lacey practically jumped off the stage to keep him from touching her. I don't get a flirty vibe from them at all. I just think they have good dance chemistry.

I was sad to miss Not!What Not to Wear. It looked like fun. And I need some fashion to tide me over until PR comes back.

I watched Matchmaker, I'll probably watch that again. I saw the episode with the 41 yr old virgin who is gay. I hope since this was filmed he's found a guy he's attracted to, had sex, and realized all those excuses were just ways of denying he just isn't attracted to women.

I also watched the episode with the guy with bad manners and over tanned girl. It seems the guy with bad manners learned something and if he hasn't made a love connection he at least made a friend connection. But, oh, the over tanned girl! She's 22 years old! I was thinking she's one of those women who is 28 or 29 and freaked out over turning 30 and trying to recapture her lost "youth". But she's 22! By the time she's 30 she's going to look like she's in her late 40s.