Tuesday the 15th

SYTIt'sAlmostOver

• Has anyone ever said anything interesting in the "I made the finals" interviews? No.
  
  


• Kathryn and Ryan, Samba. Must admit - it is pretty hard to complain about Ryan being shirtless here. And Kathryn was delightfully sinewy. It was a pretty hot number.
  
  


• Ellenore and Jakob, Broadway. There were roughly 78 splits in this routine, and it was just kind of ridiculous. Tyce Diorio is lame. Ellenore and Jakob are aweseome.
  
  


• Ashleigh and Russell, Lyrical Jazz. Russell made my jaw drop - he was really spectacular here. His extensions were great, and while I thought the signature Sonia jerkiness was forced, he committed to it and looked like he really felt the piece. And Ashleigh - was apparently also in this, but I don't think she did much beyond get lifted. It reminded me of her early work with Jakob, where she also didn't do anything.
  
  


• Ryan and Ellenore, Jazz. This piece was a lot of fun! Ellenore was amazing - her robotic skills were fantastic. Ryan wasn't nearly as good as she was.
  
  


• Jakob and Ashleigh, Fox Trot. I didn't care. I didn't care A LOT. It wasn't a particularly strong piece for Jakob, and Ashleigh still bores me.
  
  


• Russell and Ellenore, Paso Doble. Wow, Russell is nailing it tonight - what a good time to peak! And... I didn't hear the pairing and assumed it was Kathryn and didn't realize it wasn't until they came up to the judges. So - actually, that's pretty good because I was thinking Kathryn was nailing it as usual, and I haven't seen Ellenore dance before where I didn't immediately think "Yup, that's Ellenore."
  
  


• Kathryn and Jakob, Contemporary. While they both danced this passionately, and were both amazing, and I really recognized Kathryn's signature style here - I found myself thinking "Yeah, this is good, but it's not great like the piece Jeanine and Jason did last season."
  
  


• Ashleigh and Ryan, Contemporary. It was fine. She still pulls too much face. Y'know what bugs me? If they love each other so much, why are they always crying about it? Gah!
  
  


• Kathryn and Russell, Hip Hop. I think Russell may have just won this. WILD CARD!!! And I was wondering if Kathryn did any other hip hop? Because she couldn't hit it hard enough.
  
  


• I'm really not sure what the outcome is going to be tomorrow. Based on tonight, I say give it to Russell. Based on the season, Jakob or Kathryn or Ellenore. Probably Jakob. So to summarize - not Ryan or Ashleigh.
  
  


• I wish they had gone one more week, so it could have been a really deserving final four, and so they would have each had time to solo. Because since the voting is for just one person anyway, I think it was a shame not to see each person dance individually.