So You Think You Can Dance 8/2. Two More Cuts, 30 Minutes Wasted...

Our opening number is apparently a Matrix-inspired Shane Sparks hip-hop routine. It also appears to have a hint of vogueing in it. I wonder how Madonna feels about Shane Sparks stealing some of her moves. I can’t focus very long though, because I’m pretty sure Shane has black holes instead of eyes tonight. Oh wait, those are just sunglasses. I still am not sure. On to our Jidges, whoever they may be. To my knowledge, we’re talking to our judges, who first mention the bridge collapse thing, then talk about their dancing careers dying. Nice terrible transition Nigel. But he interrupts himself to mention the tour, and tells them to buy through Fox.com instead of other people. Nigel points out that they can’t dance forever, citing that Adam turned into, with the exception of Hairspray, a crappy movie director (Cheaper By The Dozen 2 anyone?). He says that they should only do it if they really really want to. Like, for reals. Nigel makes a bad joke, tells Cat she looks like Katharine Hepburn (which she doesn’t). She asks Mary if a girl could win this season, and Mary says that a girl could absolutely win. I honestly don’t see a situation where either Sabra or Lacey or doesn’t win.

Immediately, we jump into the bottom 2 reveals, but first, it’s time for us to realize how they kill an hour. Everyone does solos! Yay for wasting time when this could be a half hour!

Sara: Sara does an energetic B-girl routine, but it’s not spectacular like some other breaker routines we’ve seen.

Lacey: I’m not sure what Lacey’s own style of dance is, unless it’s mediocre dancing with floor slides. She doesn’t go ballroom until the last 5 seconds.

Sabra: Sabra grabs the attention, using the full stage for a sexy little solo with a lot of spinning and leg stretching.

Lauren: Lauren does alright, but it’s nothing particularly special. It seemed like it could have been from any amateur performance. There’s nothing that screams professional.

Neil: Neil does the same thing he always does. It’s a lot of twirling a trick leaps. I honestly don’t get why people keep dishing love to Neil. He does the same frickin’ thing.

Danny: If anyone had any question, this proves that Danny is the best dancer in this competition. He moves so gracefully it’s just an incredible pleasure to watch.

Dominic: Well, that just blew Sara out of the water. Dominic is fun, energetic, and does amazing tricks, especially where he intertwines himself with a plastic chair.

Pasha: Pasha goes the Dmitry route, doing a shirtless routine. It involves a lot of cape twirling but not a lot of dancing. I’d prefer dancing, although the cape is fun to watch.

Now, it’s time to get down to business. We get reviews of everyone’s performances last night, and, unsurprisingly, Sara and Lauren are the bottom two girls. Mary says that she’s not surprised and compliments both. It’s the guys’ turn. Reviews abound, and Dominic and Neil are sent to the bottom two. Adam reminds them that they both made the top 8. Dominic grabs hold of Cat and won’t let go. My viewing mate thinks this is cute. I find it mildly funny. We get a performance from One Republic, which seems horribly mismatched with this show in that it involves no movement whatsoever on stage. I mean, it’s completely stationary. 3 of the freaking performers are sitting down. They did a dance to this song earlier in the season. They did a lot of performances to songs that people can perform and dance to as well. Poor choice SYTYCD.

We come back and it’s eliminatin’ time. I predicted that Lauren and Dominic would be going home. After 8 million votes, I’m wrong on at least one count. Sara is our girl sent packing. She gets clip packaged to the side of the stage and it’s time for the guys. The guy going home is Dominic, meaning both of our last breakers are booted in one fell swoop. Dominic takes the opportunity to grab hold of Cat again. Nigel compliments Dom and Sara for not making fools of themselves in the press like many other young celebrities. I’m pretty sure that everyone just looked at their TV and went “What? How in God’s name do Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton’s antics relate to So You Think You Can Dance?” The answer. I don’t know. Cat compliments them on making farther than any other breakers ever on the show. Dominic grabs hold of Cat again and mugs for the camera. At least he’s going out the way he’s been. As soon as she can, Cat walks away as the group huddles around them and offers consoling hugs. Aw.