I'm sorry to see Marquette go, but I gotta say that he didn't live up to his early promise. Although, I couldn't get a sense of him in group numbers, he was always in the back, and I wonder if it was a producer decision or he just wasn't good so they were putting him in the back.

OK, I've watched Face Off! The cake decorator looks promising. And the Hunger Games caused shake up in the judges should be interesting. Otherwise, really there's just too many of them at this point for me to have much opinion on individuals. The preview for the coming season looks fantastic!

Woohoo! This will be fun. Maybe we could get the bonBaby?

We would love to but I think it might be difficult, unless meara is in the valley. We just moved out here and my work day ends at 6:30... Give me a shout closer to the day and we will see if it's possible!

Hotel watching SYTYCD for the next two weeks. Bah!

All I can say so far is Misty Copeland now. Misty Copeland forever. I just want to follow her around all the time and hear her talk about dance.

Also, I have all the feels for Ricky. He's so magnificent. When Misty was going on about the three tours in a row I was like, "Preach, Miss Lady" because that. was. in-SANE! Yes. Yesssssss. And Valerie was there, too. Not bringing much to the table, but not distracting. That's all I really ask of her.

Also, White Tanisha. Damn. She was so sexy in that hip hop routine. Shame that the wardrobe hos could not find panties that actually matched her skin tone so you saw all that beige underwear through the illusion netting on the sides and the low cut back. Really, hos? Really? Rudy was cute here, but White Tanisha was everything.

I loved Emilio and Bridget in Peanut's piece. Emilio quite surprised me and this is the first time I've remembered Bridget's name, so that's good.

That Teddy/Emily salsa was painful. So bad, y'all. Teddy was tons better than Emily, but that's not saying much.

Wildebeest is an amazing choreographer. If you don't know his work, check him out on YouTube. He is an oh my gawd amazing choreographer. Shame that he got saddled with two of the least hard people in the universe. I was embarrassed for both Casey and what's her face. They were awful. And What's her face had that deer in the headlights look on her face all night long. I hated her before and now I hate her even more. Misty was trying to pump her up a little bit, but I'm not buying it. Oh, Brooklyn. That's who she is. Ugh.

Marcquet and Jessica were both supremely disappointing. I can't believe Jessica hasn't hit B3 yet. Is she gonna live off of that Ricky routine all the way to the top 10? Because damn, she was still giving way too much mugging. Your supposed to be a sexy vamp, girl. Why the cheese eating grin? Misty nailed Marcquet on his lack of grounding as a dancer and how he almost toppled over backward before catching himself on his heels in that one move so that's all that needs be said about that.

So, routines I completely forgot about just in the time between when they were danced and the recap:

Serge and Carly and Jacque and Zack. I thought Serge and Carly were fine but the routine was a whole lot of warmed over "meh". Mandy Moore needs to step her game up. I'm sad that Serge keeps hitting B3 because I think he's really good outside his style. Carly's kinda whatever. I don't mind that she doesn't go home since there are still other girls who are way worse than she is. Jacque is so disappointing. Bot the ballerinas have been less than spectacular. Sonya told her that pretty wouldn't be enough. Too bad she didn't, or couldn't take that advice. Like Misty, I'm always disappointed by her technique. She should be a much stronger dancer. Zach continues to be tons less goofy when he's dancing than when he's not. He coped well with Sonya's style. I wouldn't say I really enjoyed him, though.

Group routines:

I was in awe of the Sonya piece. So lovely. I will definitely be re-watching that one once I get home. Gorgeous.

Peanut's piece was oddly Wade-esque, no? Not that I didn't like it, just that a lot of the movement felt derivative. Still, it was nice to see Peanut do a harder edged piece. His lyrical/contemporary tends to be a bit floaty and emote-y and this was aggressive and in your face.

Sonya totes won the head to head battle between the two.

Going Home Marcquet and Brooklyn

Yes. Our long Utah nightmare is over. Actually, though I never liked her, I quite liked him at one time. He just failed to ever catch fire on the show.

I'll be surprised if Zach doesn't hit B3 again next week. I think Serge might, too, primarily because that Mandy piece was forgettable. By all rights, the other B3 boy should be Casey because dear god that hip hop. My eyes. I still have not recovered. And yet, he's kind of basket of kittens and puppies adorable so the tween voters may keep him out and force Teddy down into B3, which I would not be at all mad about.

For the girls, Emily has got to be there. That salsa was just bad, y'all. And Jessica can't keep turning in lackluster performances and beating the odds forever. I'm hoping she hits B3 this week and it lights a fire under her butt. Whatever she found while dancing with Ricky, she needs to find that again. And quit with all the mugging. That must stop immediately. The third girl is tough. All the rest of them held their own. Maybe Carly hits B3 for being in that boring routine from Mandy? Or maybe Jacque for being just OK in her routine.

Good show this week.

So I did give in to watching Big Brother this summer, and it has all been worth it, thanks to the most perfect use of "bless his heart" EVER in last night's episode.

OK, I've watched Face Off! The cake decorator looks promising. And the Hunger Games caused shake up in the judges should be interesting. Otherwise, really there's just too many of them at this point for me to have much opinion on individuals. The preview for the coming season looks fantastic!

I was really impressed by the cake decorator. I also really like the new judge; she seems like she is going to be snarky.

We would love to but I think it might be difficult, unless meara is in the valley. We just moved out here and my work day ends at 6:30... Give me a shout closer to the day and we will see if it's possible!

I don't know what constitutes the Valley!! I will be flying into LAX in the morning, and staying at a hotel downtown, and have a rental car. So I could probably be anywhere?

I'm finally starting to remember some of these folks. I really like Ricky. And was shocked at how much I liked Tanisha in that hip-hop number.

I think Serge might, too, primarily because that Mandy piece was forgettable. By all rights, the other B3 boy should be Casey because dear god that hip hop. My eyes.

I like Serge a lot, but yes, that was completely forgettable. And oh, that Casey hiphop was painful. But he is adorbs, so the girls may vote for him (though Serge is cute too! Why not vote for him??)

Most of the girls have still not distinguished themselves for me. Though damn, dislocating a shoulder and then doing that salsa routine in the same day? The routine may have been kinda bad, but damn.

I can't believe Jessica hasn't hit B3 yet.

But her partner has gone every week, save Ricky, right? Weird.

She's a total partner killer. It just makes me have even more admiration for the glorious Ricky. He really pulled something out if her. She's a totally different dancer on her own.