Wednesday the 25th

SYTTheyAreHalfwayThere

• I totally thought the group number was by Sonia. It was wacky. I watched twice, but mostly bc I was having a lot of trouble figuring out who everyone was - and then trying to think who I was forgetting. (Noelle? Ryan? Things don't look so promising for you because I apparently find you forgettable. You're like the Bashful of the 7 Dwarfs - I thought of you last when naming everyone.)
  
  
• And in the ridiculously long talk to the judges segment, I did a Sudoku puzzle, filled the dishwasher, and made a mix CD for my Thanksgiving drive. So thanks for that waste of time, show.
  
  
• The look on Karen's face pretty much telegraphs "Yeah, I'm going home, let's get this over with so I can stay stoic during my clip package."
  
  
• Join me in shipping Kathryn and Legacy? They're beautiful dancers, and both sweetly ridiculous in their emotional displays.
  
  
• Woooowwwww. Adam Shankman called Nathan out on his clip package! AWEsome, and true, and something I don't think ANYONE on the show has ever had the nerve to admit these clips are reality-TV staging.
  
  
• I am irritated that Ellenore and Ryan are in the bottom, but not concerned. We will not lose my Ellenore. We will NOT.
  
  
• Professional dancer - Paloma Herrera. DAMN she was en pointe a lot. (But still kind of put me in a ballet coma.)
  
  
• Karen - Honey, by now you have had enough time to choreograph a reasonable solo. That wasn't it.
  
  
• Victor - He is incredibly athletic, but that was... well... not masculine. Y'know? And the backward stage crawl is an odd recurring theme this season. Clearly, Legacy has a very specific one nailed (his "crabwalk" on his hands), but Nathan also used a very similar crawl in his solo last week.
  
  
• Mollee - Dollee Dinkle at the hip hop school and your cheerleading coach must be proud. I had to watch that last spin a few times to find out if the twist on her foot to land herself on the ground was intentional. Maybe?
  
  
• Nathan - I actually thought he was more noticable in the group number tonight. He didn't seem to do anything in this solo, except the wacky little sit spin. Maybe Adam's personal attack on his shallow jet-skiing hobby got to him, because he looked more upset than impassioned.
  
  
• Ellenore - I love this girl. Hope this had enough content for the judges - her solo still seems to showcase her quirkiness rather than her dancing, but that's also what makes her so much fun to watch.
  
  
• Ryan - That was kinda silly and the shirt was UG-ly. Pretty typical latin male ballroom dancer solo, but not one of the better ones they've had on the show.
  
  
• Prediction - hasn't changed. Karen and Victor are outta here. Even though an argument could be made to axe Ryan, the show is probably pretty enamored with the idea of putting a married couple in the top 10 for the first time. And the show will still have an incredible contemporary dancer with Jacob.
  
  
• Shakira - it was OK. I'm glad it had dancing, but I was thinking it's hard to watch "stand in a formation and dance" choreography on a show that has more intense and exciting group numbers. But I suppose that wouldn't work from a vocal performance standpoint, bc you don't want attention taken away from the singer. I wouldn't put up with it. :-)
  
  
• I think Karen lost steam after week 2 or 3, and I wonder if that's when things started going south with her husband bc she just didn't have the same self-assurance.
  
  
• Oh no. Don't pan to the Mom. That made me sad. Pobrecitos. Victor seemed like a really nice kid and he was extremely powerful, but he looked like a contemporary dancer in everything he did.