So You Think You Can Dance? Oh yeah? C'mere a minute!

I second the "Mirah, OMG!"

The jazz routine tonight was outstanding. I usually like Tabitha & Napoleon's hip hop but their routine was too much slapstick and not enough actual dancing, so it was hard to judge.

I cannot stand Chelsie; her solos are the same hip movement over and over. Certainly she can incorporate a new move in there after all this time?

all the girls solos were really boring.

predictions for tonight?

Third the Mirah woah! (I never thought that me and MFG would be on the same page with this show.)

I hope Courtney gets to stay, I think she's always done well in the partner dances.

"The Garden" is the 48th most popular download on Itunes right now. Woo for marketing!

I have no idea what's happening tonight.

Go Courtney!

Loved Mandy's group routine too.

hey look the right people finally went home! though i could have switched out twitch for mark.

well, I'm not really peeved by the choices, but I don't think Chelsea 'deserved' to go home other than the fact that somebody had to be eliminated.

her first number was amazing (it was Twitch that was off, not her)...second one, well, it was more the choreography that was lackluster than her, she did what she could with it.

as far as the solos, well...dancers need choreographers. I never particularly thought many of them were good freestylers.

all in all, I'm quite happy with the finale. should be entertaining as hell.

but Josh is going to win

and that is a good thing

wait i forget how does 4-person final work?

typically, they do two routines with a member of the opposite sex, and one routine with a member of the same sex, AND a solo

but they dance with both remaining members of the opposite sex...ie, they don't have the same partner all night.

Also a group routine with all four. Last year they had pretaped interviews with Cat too.

the sexyback routine a few years ago was solid.

overall, I think this season has been more consistent in quality than last year, but I don't know that it has had as many memorable moments for me. like the routines have all been, for the most part, GOOD, whereas last year the choreography was under scrutiny at times, but the best routines of last year >>>>>> best of this year for me.

her first number was amazing (it was Twitch that was off, not her)

Actually I got the same vibe from that dance that I got from Kherington when she was paired with Mark...basically that Chelsie had no faith in Twitch and decided to focus on looking good versus being a good partner.

Very happy with the top 4...surely either Katee or (more likely) Joshua will win it all.

the difference is that Kherington turned in a poor performance that particular time, whereas Chelsea lit it up. I kind of wrote the latter off to "Twitch, gotta keep up with ME!".

I think Josh will win, but I've been wrong two years in a row...thought Travis had it in season 2, and Danny last year

I really thought the squeeing 'boppers + Hawaii would manage to vote Mark into the top 4. (Watching the kidz and haters immolate themselves is always fun.) I guess that just teaches us not to deny the POWAZ of THE GRILLE.

If this doesn't come down to Katee vs. Joshua as the top two, I'd be surprised, though I've been underestimating Twitch's staying power for the latter half of the competition. (Rilly rilly rilly hope that the Twitch/Josh routine proves to be a siiiiick hip hop routine choreo'ed by Cicely & Olisa.)

BJO, I think this season has had its share of jawdropping highlights that are as memorable (and even moreso) than S3 in addition to having greater quality overall. No Wade Robson obviously detracts, but Katee and Joshua were total landlords over their performances. Plus, this season had Comfort. And as for the solos, come on, Twitch is a maestro.

I haven't been too impressed with Josh & Katee's solos, but they sure come alive in their partner work. I agree the winner will probably come down to the two of them.

Courtney seems more confident and energetic as the competition goes on. I guess that means she's getting the Lindy Hop next week.

How does the finale work, and how are the top 2 determined? There are four people going into next Wednesday's episode...when does 4 become 2?

4 becomes 2 halfway through Thursday, I think.

No one gets eliminated per se in the last week. They have a performance show in which they dance in different permutations (all four, then mixed pairs, then same sex pairs, then solos), and we vote. Then over the course of the results show, Cat (dressed in something scandalously ridiculous) reveals which dancer placed where in the votes, in (presumably) ascending order, until ONLY. ONE. REMAINS.

Plus, this season had Comfort

yea, but it overcame that....

seriously, though, she was about as useless as Season 3's Cedric

They're really running the kids into the ground this year! Joshua and Twitch hospitalized for dehydration.

This is probably the most abusive season yet in regards to pushing the contestants' bodies to the limits.

so i just got home and have missed the first hour. someone fill me in!

some really amazing routines tonight.

really goofy how they did the order though. made everybody dance like 3 times in a row and then gave em a break, tired the fuck out of Josh too.

I'd still say Josh or Katee should win, though that Russian number was phenom

oh man from the recap looks like that trepak was awesome! also - wade came back for finale?! did i hear them say katee/josh's first routine was a wade robson?

jive was week - i wonder if it would have been better with different attire? courtney's outfit was not helping her...

*weak

it was weak because Josh was absolutely gassed at that point of the competition...

did anyone think their critique's after Katee's solo were surprisingly muted? When Cat prompted them with "any advice?" it made it sound like it was Katee's elimination.

oh, and Katee/Courtney's Broadway routine was pretty awful. I remember saying before tonight's episode "please don't give them both a Mia Michaels', how obvious would that be?" but I suppose I should have been more specific.

did i hear them say katee/josh's first routine was a wade robson?

You heard right. I wish it was Wade at his more stylized, but I think that routine was a grower. And yes, Alex Trepak was the boooomb.

musically, do you mean "muted" like they actually told her where she had room for improvement? I thought it was apt, since she still has a lot of room to grow beyond the scope of the show. Also, have you mended ur apostatic opinion of AI > SYTYCD?

Tyce is a hack, but the show does him even fewer favors by calling on him so often.

really goofy how they did the order though. made everybody dance like 3 times in a row and then gave em a break, tired the fuck out of Josh too.

i hope there are lots of recaps tonight, bc i really want to see more of those first few routines i missed.

lee, were you at the taping??

Selective freeze-framing during the Courtney / Katee dance made any idea of competition between the two of them look insane, but I think Courtney's whole "it's not about who's the best dancer" is going to prove absolutely true and totally to her benefit.

Haha despite Nigel's many attempts to translate for the audience -- "Katee actually finishes the moves and has technical dancing skills that will probably slide by unnoticed when you're all voting"

Wrong part of California, teh. (That hyperlink isn't my quote, it's straight from the article.)

I like this recap because he agrees with all my views.

yeah i realized that after i read, duh!

musically, do you mean "muted" like they actually told her where she had room for improvement? I thought it was apt, since she still has a lot of room to grow beyond the scope of the show. Also, have you mended ur apostatic opinion of AI > SYTYCD?

Nothing wrong with telling someone about how they can improve, but compared to the comments made to the other dancers, I think hers were far more succinct and far less gushy than they were to the other three. Not a huge deal but I find it so at odds with the rest of the season...the timing is weird.

And no, AI still >> everything. It's like a family member, I have a million problems with it and hate it at times but in the end I'm fiercely loyal.

I won't deny though that SYTYCD has some vastly superior features...entertaining and exciting elimination shows, a wide range of music and styles, more critical/thoughtful judging. But what it lacks is real benefit to winning. With AI it's crucial to win, and that fact really ups the ante of the competition in the contestants' minds, but more importantly in the public's. But with SYTYCD, the top 4-5 will probably all experience similar levels of success, so winning isn't the be-all and end-all. I know I probably sound like an ass for saying that I prefer a show where the winner wins and everyone else languishes in obscurity, but that there's something at stake is a compelling point of AI.

I still wish they gave the dancers some more time to rest this year.

I enjoyed the finale though, and would be especially happy if Courtney places above 4th.

courtney has never really impressed me. i don't think i even knew her name until a few weeks ago.

awwwwww man that was heartwarming!

hmm, having all the highlights on one show made this season better than I remember it!

the shane sparks routine was great, so was the alumni dance.

also love that they are roasting Lil C' "big word" speeches already

lol that was awesome

also glad we got to see that pas de deux again. and some routines i missed during the season.

THAT was a motherfucking finale. not that last year's was bad or anything but two judges dance...a popping battle....a Wade Robson routine with rabbits....

just...wow. and the result was one I support!