The Trib is having a livechat with Stephanie (from Top Chef) tomorrow at 1 pm Central.

And the finale is going to run 2 minutes long.

ION, Ted Allen gets his own show on Food Network.

SYTYCD: So far, I'm hating the costume department.

And the camera work.

SYTYCD - Cat is dressed like a disco ball. My show really is back!

No one's really knocking me out so far.

Rayven and Jamie – Well, on the plus side, they seem like a well matched couple and if they get through this week, I think they could gel. As for the dancing, first off, no more choreographed pantsing of dancers. Ewww. WTF, new hip-hop married choreo duo? I thought Jamie was actually much better in this than Rayven. There were moments where he really was in a nice groove. Rayven, well, she didn’t embarrass herself, but she definitely did her best white girl dance team hip hop. Agreed with Nigel that it will be totally forgettable by the end of the night. Also agreed with Dan that they just didn’t get there.

Susie and Marquis – Y’all it’s gonna be very hard for me not to compare this year’s boys to Danny. I remember Danny and Anya’s waltzes and he was magnificent, so this fell incredibly flat for me. I actually tought it started out very well. There were some beautiful lines in there and Susie had a lovely turn sequence and a very nice back arabesque. The actual partnering was rough, though. They were hipping and hopping all over the place. And the last lift was ridiculous. Nigel, even a blind man would’ve noticed.

Kourtni and Matt – Mandy Moore! Tainted Love! Whoo! I frikkin’ love Mandy Moore. Amazing choreography. Matt is a beautiful dancer, but he’s got to lose the weird faces. Kourtni was just kinda there. I mean, she was all right. That was actually a really difficult routine and they did it fairly well. But somehow, I was bored. Agreed with Dan again, the performance quality was lacking. It really should’ve been more impactful. Hmm, I think I actually don’t like either of these two.

Next up Chelsie and Thayne. Chelsie is angled bob girl. I’ve been wanting to see more of her. And I have been loving me some Thayne, so I’m hoping for something good.

Tony and Melanie. Yay! Why does Melanie only get to be Melanie and not her full name? I don’t like it.

Chelsie and Thayne – Wow. That was the first really fun performance I’ve seen tonight. Her body is INSANE. I thought Thayne was amazing, actually a lot better than her. His hip action was awesome. And he partnered her and framed her really, really well. I think she got much stronger as the routine went along. Overall, they did an awesome job. Both of them were a little bit too stiff legged, but overall really, really good.

And dammit, they put Kherington with Twitch. Why do you hate me, SYTYCD?

I only wished that Thayne had focused his vision on her and not so much to the audience. There were times when it seemed like he wasn't even interested in her, though he was there when it counted.

Oh good, Mark!

Damn that costume almost swallowed the whole thing! hate the costumes tonight!

Loved Twitch and what's-her-name! But WTF is up with the camera and too many close-ups? Full body shots of dancers, please!

Ridiculously Spelled Chelsie #2 and Mark – I have really enjoyed Mark so far (and he’s soooo pretty). But if he insists on doing the Jasmine Trias Hawai’i, I will have to hurt him. Ok, she was amaaaaaaazing. And lovely. I don’t know what the hell he was doing over there in the corner hopping around like a one legged bird. I didn’t enjoy it. Overall, though, I thought it was lovely. Both of them did a good job. Mark is really, really good. And Chelsie #2 is phenomenal. Her feet are beyond gorgeous. Agreed with Mary that the lifts looked effortless. And they had a really good connection going.

Kherington and Twitch – That tiny clip of Debbie Allen busting up at Twitch with the grills is the best thing I’ve seen yet. Fuck. I hate Tyce doing Broadway. He’s so derivative. Ah well, let’s see what happens. And look at that. It turned out to be one of Tyce’s better Broadways. And I loved Twitch and didn’t mind Kherington at all. Huh. And did Twitch just pull a double turn? Lovely!! And an amazing toe touch? Double Lovely!! He really turned it out. I was entertained.

Comfort and Chris – Ok, I love Miss Comfort. Straight up. Just give me the Comfort Show. “Lookin’ at me all sex-shul.” Ah ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaa. Hmm. Jive. This could be fun. Ok, so it was a crap ass Jive. But it was loads of fun. He was better than her, by a lot. Totally Agreed with Nigel’s critique about the straight legs for Comfort (and on both of them, really). But it didn't matter, because I only watched her in that entire routine. She really does have great gams. And she knows how to shake what her Mama gave her. And with a little more training, she could be very, very good. Also Agreed with Dan, who really is the best of the rotating judges. They didn’t really connect. And despite Chris’ attempts, we are aware that he doesn’t want to get with her. Please stop humping her leg. Really. I’ll give them a little flip on Chorus Line, Looks, 10. Dance, 3.

Wow! Joshua and Katie were fantastic!

I think I am in love with Joshua.

Katee and Joshua – What the hell, show? Pairing her up with him is not going to make me like her any more. I still think her friend should've made it instead of her. Let’s just hope she can bring it more than what they’ve shown us thus far. He is such a cutie. I’m telling you, the Comfort and Joshua Show would be awesome. Well, I have to give it up to them. Both of them. They turned it out. Joshua was phenomenal. But he was always gonna turn it out. Katee was amazing, though. They danced together. They told the tired little story (which I did not care for) and it was just synchronized. It flowed. They were on point.