So You Think You Can Dance 7/26. Two More Get Cut And The Producers Apologize Patriotically

Cat starts out in the balcony wearing something very odd involving flowers on her head. As a result, she looks rather lumpy. The opening is cool, but a not as striking as the Ramalama (Bang Bang) number hat came at the same point last season. At least, I think it was at the same point. At times it's kind of overly reminiscent of Lacey and Kameron's first week Mia Michaels routine, but I do like it overall. Turns out it's a big Mia Michaels routine. That's probably why it was so reminiscent. Cat reminds us that the vote was completely our decision for the first time this season. The “judges” thing is starting to piss me off. We start with Mia on the panel, because apparently Mia's jacket was very offensive to the US Marines, and publicly apologizes because she didn't mean to offend everyone. I guess last night's show was wildly un-American, because apparently Wade's anti-war routine caused a stir as well, although Nigel tries to deflect that the message was against war as a concept, not the current war. Nigel's upset that he even has to apologize though, because art is supposed to make statements, but in the end he basically covers his and the show's asses. Cat sends wishes to the troops, and we're back to the show. Mary's scared that America may get it wrong, but she's more relaxed tonight, and by relaxed I think she means drunker. She seems it.

Cat's back up in the balcony, because we've got a special guest performer in Mika. I don't really know Mika's music. From the beginning he has the most stage presence of any one who the show has had perform. He's moving around the stage, he's kind of dancing, and he seems to be having fun. I can't tell whether he's lip-syncing because I'm completely distracted by how high his voice is and why the drummer is wearing purple spandex leggings. But his voice momentarily drops again and I'm lured back to watching the performance, which fits the show better than anyone else I've seen. I mean, the show is a competition, but it's about fun and showing how fun dance can be. Hilary Duff wasn't fun to watch. Neither was Enrique Iglesias. But Mika is. And I can finally decipher that the lyrics are all about shocking and loving him. He's doing a pretty good job at making those happen. The crowd gives him the best reaction that a performer has gotten, clearly they agree with me. I now notice that it's only 9:15. How the hell are they gonna fill an hour here. The top 5 girls are brought out, and we start with Sabra. We're treated to clips of their Tyce contemporary, where she earned glowing praise from Mia and Mary. Then we get a clip of her solo and her scream (Fantastic scream) and Mia calling Sabra her favorite. Sabra is safe, and I'm pleased, because she's my favorite female left in the competition. Jaimie is up next. He Viennese Waltz with Dominic was called the worst of the night basically, and her solo earned her praise for her lines again, but tat she plateaued emotionally. Jaimie is the first dancer in our bottom 4 tonight. Lacey is up next. She was praised for her Samba with Danny, including Mary telling her she was getting blown towards the finale. Her solo was also good and earned praise. She is safe. Which means Lauren or Sara is in the bottom 4, which sucks because I think they were possibly the best two girls last night. Lauren was definitely best of the night last night though. Right before we go to commercial, a hideous face from Lauren popped up on my screen. I think that was a glitch though. I just hope that particular face is never seen again. Lauren is up first. The judges loved her hip-hop, and she nailed Wade's solo better than anyone else. The judges just loved her last night, understandably. Sara and Neil's disco was fun and energetic and the judges liked it. I thought her solo was good, and some of the judges did as well, but Nigel found her dancing small. They were both great last night. Sara is safe, meaning Lauren, after this amazing week, finds herself in the bottom four. That is not good news for her in the long run.

It's time to bring the top five guys out here. There were two guys who were clearly weaker than their opponents this week, so I don't expect many surprises. Neil is up first. Like I just said, his disco was great. The judges also thought he hit the solo well, even if he was lacking enough emotion. Neil is safe this week. He should be. Danny is up next. I had a few problems with Danny's samba and the judges thought so as well. But his solo was amazing; with Mia saying he could be in the history books. Danny is also safe, and gloats a little too much about it, but I'm pleased, because he was great as well. Dominic's up next and immediately starts walking towards the bottom chairs. He was the biggest problem with the Viennese Waltz, and the judges hated him. I also found his solo to be possibly the worst of the night, and the judges thought he showed a distinct lack of technique. Dominic is in the bottom 4, as he should be. This leaves Kameron and Pasha, one of whom will be in the bottom as well. Kameron is up first. They didn't find him to be very good in the contemporary routine, but thought he proved himself with his solo. Pasha's hip-hop routine was great and they thought he was amazing for a Russian ballroom dancer. His solo, not so much. Words like “awkward” and “out of your league” came up. The final dancer in the bottom four is Kameron, meaning Pasha is safe. Mia is shocked at a couple of our bottom, because she thought Pasha would be. She's not happy. Mary is forced to save one and Lauren raises her hand, which Mary agrees with. Nigel says that it's easier for them now that it's out of their hands. Nigel reminds them that they're all making the tour and it's all about 250 grand now. I'm pretty sure I see dollar signs flash in their eyes as he says this.

It's time for the bottom 4 to perform solos, even though they won't change the results. First up is Jaimie, who accentuates her lines and her spins. You know, for a final solo, I'm not really impressed until the end. Dominic is up next, and while so his tricks are cool, I've seen much better moves from the other B-people this year. Lauren puts more life into her solo than I've ever seen. She seems so happy to be out there soloing. It's really endearing. Kameron's solo is fairly disappointing and dull, lacking any distinguishing cool moves, looking like an odd combination of hip-hop and contemporary.

It's results time. First up are the girls. Mia jokes about her jacket again and tells both girls that they're brilliant and amazing human beings. The girl going home is Jaimie. Honestly, I'm not surprised. Jaimie was the weakest female left. I actually think she should have been cut last week instead of Anya. Jaimie says the experience was an absolute dream and says that the other dancers is what she's gonna remember most. She's clip packaged off, and it's time for the guys result. This is the closer race. Mary points out that both these guys made the final 5 of thousands and thousands of guys. The guy going home is Kameron. Someone in the audience cries like their spleen was just ripped out of their body. Kameron looks like he knows it was coming. He's so pleased to have had the opportunity to work with all these people. He thanks everyone for the opportunity. He doesn't specify a single person he'll miss most (that seems kind of like a slap to Lacey to me). He gets a clip package and everyone runs on stage to hug each other and I yawn because these eliminations were completely anticipated.