I missed the first minute or so, but what I saw Tyce’s top 14 group routine was okay. Not stellar, but not outwardly bad either. Although it seems like Broadway finally means Broadway on the show. Cat erases all memories of last night’s hideous outfit by looking ravishing in a red wrap dress and big gold neckpiece. We welcome, unfortunately, our jidges (Cat, you were doing so well). I guess we’ve gotten to the point where the shows aren’t packed anymore, because we get an audition filler piece about how rude Tyce to bad dancers was during auditions. It only furthers my dislike of Tyce.
The first two couples are brought out on stage, and they are Kherington and Twitch and Katee and Joshua. Which means this will most likely be a completely safe round, since these two (along with Mark and Chelsie) are the clear fan favorites this week. We relive all the positive comments and, despite trying to psych them out with promises of the bottom three, both couples are safe. There’s a lot of whooping and jumping and Cat, after apologizing, tells them to get the hell off the stage. Cat, I love you more each week.
Sidenote: So, I was watching The Colbert Report before SYTYCD, and there was a commercial for Dianetics. Aka Scientology. WHAT? First, Scientology advertises on TV now? Second, The Colbert Report is the place that they’re advertising? Now, I may not be an advertising expert or whatnot, but I would think if you’re a shadowy organization with some bizarre beliefs (No offense to any scientologist readers, you just believe some crazy stuff) whose bizarre-ness was outed by the biggest show on a certain network, why would you advertise on said network?
The next three couples on stage are Kourtni and Matt, Courtney and Gev, and Chelsie and Mark. Kourtni and Matt are up first, and we relieve their two weak numbers before they are shunted to the bottom three. Tabitha and Napoleon have nice words for them. Courtney and Gev are up next, and I thought, overall, they were the best last night. Chelsie and Mark are also videoed, and, while I didn’t dig their Jazz, I loved their foxtrot. One of these couples in the bottom, and it turns out to be Courtney and Gev, which is not surprising to me, but I’m a little miffed. Nigel says that’s the way it goes.
The last two couples are up, and Jessica and Will must be very happy, because, while they definitely deserve to be in the bottom a lot more than Comfort and Thayne, they are not going to be. Jessica, especially, must be breathing a sigh of relief. We relive the two couples dances, and it only enforces to me that Jessica and Will should be in the bottom. But, alas, Comfort and Thayne are in the bottom three, meaning Jessica survives to dance another week (I mean, she’s not the weakest dancer, but I think she’s holding back Will more than any other dancer would. She’s the weakest overall package, personality and dance wise).
The special dancer of the night is the awesome, awesome Robert Muraine, who gave up on day one of Vegas. He’s still spectacularly awesome, but, I dunno, I was expecting a little more. There’s a lot of really awesome stuff, and he builds well, but he takes a while to get into the really jaw-dropping stuff. Nigel brings up the fact that Robert quit and then mentions Philip Chbeeb. There’s also a mention of a possible dance battle between Muraine and Chbeeb, which is so clearly gonna be a part of the finale that it’s not even worth speculating about.
I’m still ignoring the Snuggle happy dance segments, but I can’t ignore the fact that Matt can seemingly get his leg to point 90 degrees north. It’s actually more creepy than impressive.
SOLO TIME:
Kourtni: There’s a great pirouette, but this is nowhere near as impressive as she was last week. It’s standard contemporary solo variation four.
Matt: Matt, on the other hand, again displays a wide array of movement types. There’s a bunch of beautiful leaps and extensions.
Courtney: Courtney brings energy, impressive moves, and musicality to the stage. That’s what I call a dance for your life solo.
Gev: Gev is absolutely awesome. I honestly can’t think of any other word to describe it, except for maybe banoodles. There’s a dizzying variation of movement types, ending in a ridiculous frontwards flip. If he or his partner goes home tonight, then this show is completely off its rocker this season.
Comfort: Well, if Comfort is going home tonight (which she likely is), at least she’s going out on a high note. I FINALLY see why Nigel called her the best female hip-hopper the show has ever had. She rocks the stage, even if her music was far too quiet.
Thayne: Well, Thayne, who knew you had it in you. Another awesome solo that is NOT just leap, twirl, leap, twirl, arm movement, like I’ve come to expect. Even my Thayne-hating viewing companion said, “Wow.”
The musical guest tonight is OneRepublic, who are still only notable to me for unleashing the absolutely overplayed “Apologize” on the world. I remember them performing from last season, and how out of place it seemed because they all just stand in place while performing. The frontman steps out from behind his keyboard this time, but it’s more to bend over and look pouty to get the emotions of the song across. The song is, in my opinion, pretty dull and sounds like 87 other songs that are also dull but invade my senses. The sound reminds me of a whinier, American version of a bunch of the good songs from Glen Hansard in “Once.” I say meh, OneRepublic. Meh. The audience seems enthused though.
Sidenote: Step Brothers looks awesome. I guess between this, Pineapple Express, and Tropic Thunder, the studios are saving all the good comedies for the end of summer.
Well, it’s elimination time. Based on those solos, I’d cut Kourtni and Matt (Comfort is also an acceptable cut since she’s the weakest dancer left). The girls are up first tonight, and Nigel says he cares more about the dancers this season than he ever has before. Nigel says they are not unanimous tonight. Courtney is up first, and they laud her and tell her she’s staying. Comfort is next, and, although she didn’t get Nigel’s vote, she is safe, and Kourtni is going home. I liked Kourtni, and she was a good dancer, but she never stood a shot, so I’m perfectly fine with this cut. Next it’s the boys’ turn. Gev is called forward first and is told that he rocks and is safe. The judges were in agreement, and it’s Matt’s end of the line, meaning Thayne is safe. Matt, again, is a really good dancer, but, again, he didn’t stand a chance, and it was kind of his time anyways. Agree? Disagree? Perplexed as to how Jessica is still in the competition or am I just being too harsh towards her?
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
So You Think You Can Dance 7/2- The Top 14 Perform. Alot.
Cat apparently got into a very bad multi-tuxedo pile-up before this weeks show. I wish her a speedy recovery from her horrible wardrobe accident (I’m gonna leave her slightly bizarre and unflattering hair alone, simply because the dress is that bad). The standout intro dancers this week are Katee, Twitch, Mark, Joshua, Comfort, and Gev. Everyone is dancing twice tonight, so I’m gonna try to cut down my recapping a little to keep this from being six pages long. Our guest judges tonight are the unreliable Napoleon and Tabitha.
Jessica and Will- They had no idea what they were doing, according to the pre-dance package. So it’s no surprise when their Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin choreographed Jive is nothing much. I mean, there are a few fun bits, but neither is all that remarkable. Will continues to dance circles around Jessica though, which is no big feat when she’s off her game like she appears to be tonight. Tabitha felt the fight but Napoleon thought that Jessica started pretty weak. Mary thinks there were a lot of missed connections and thinks they probably fooled the audience. Jessica also gets a negative mention from Mary. Nigel thought Will had a good bounce, but Jessica’s weight and balance were all wrong. But he also thinks there was some good technical stuff. But then he picks on Jessica again. I don’t sense that Jessica is long for this competition.
Comfort and Thayne- The new Frankensteined couple has a Broadway routine from a new choreographer. They seem to be getting along well in rehearsals. It’s a lot more classical Broadway it seems, and it’s markedly better than anything Tyce has ever put on the stage, in my opinion. They’re actually really good. Thayne even tempers and uses his perma-smile to his advantage. It’s not the way the song was originally intended, but that’s the choreographer’s fault. They danced the choreographer’s vision well. Tabitha is really liking their chemistry. Napoleon liked Comfort’s flirtiness. Mary really liked the partnership and the number and is really proud of Comfort. Nigel comments on how authentic the choreography was but thinks the passion of the original number was seriously missing. He kind of lays into Comfort actually. I guess they’re stopping babying her. He tells them they’d be booed off Broadway for that routine.
Kourtni and Matt- They’ve got a Cecily and Olisa hip-hop routine, and they seem to flounder during rehearsals. I wouldn’t quite classify this as a trainwreck, but even Kourtni reads as thinking they’re terrible. You can see every mistake in her face, which is not good, since there are lots of them. They seem to hit every step (although many of the them are labored), but there’s absolutely no soul in it. Matt is better, but he’s still pretty stiff. Tabitha calls them groovy and commends them for how good they did for being who they are and she compliments Matt. But Napoleon tells them they would have gotten booed off the stage at a hip-hop competition. Mary liked it, but had nothing to say and wasn’t at all wowed by it. Nigel doesn’t know if it was the choreography or them but there was nothing to get hold of. He calls it hip-hop on sleeping pills, which I kind of agree with.
Chelsie and Mark- They’ve got a fast Mandy Moore jazz routine. This is probably gonna be the unpopular opinion here, but this doesn’t do all that much for me. It’s fun and they dance it well, but the choreography doesn’t seem to be all that much. But I give them a lot of credit for keeping up the rapid pace. And Chelsie didn’t seem repelled by Mark this week, which is nice to see. Tabitha thinks they’re always able to tell the story. Napoleon loves their chemistry. Mary just loved it and says they haven’t taken a wrong turn yet. Nigel thought it just worked and they used each other well. He calls them magic together.
Sidenote: I think the true strength that Mark has is that he never breaks character. Never. So he always seems to be really good, because he’s performing it well. Plus, he’s a great dancer. I’m on Team Mark for the win.
Kherington and Twitch- They have a Tony and Melanie Paso Doble about matadors. This is all sorts of fun, with a great opening involving capes. They have intense chemistry and nail all the steps really well. This may be their best performance of the season. Napoleon thinks Twitch started slow but he built awesomely. Tabitha agrees. Napoleon jumps back in and says that the second half of the dance rocked. Mary says it was full of passion, but calls the cape-work was weak. She calls it just ok, but says she was entertained. Nigel was very entertained, but calls Twitch on some of his framework and lauds Kherington for not smiling.
Katee and Joshua- Mia Michaels Contemporary! Mia Michaels Contemporary! Yay! Wowzers. I mean, I know I shouldn’t be shocked when Mia delivers an amazing routine, but that was remarkable. The dancers seemed a little weak, especially in the beginning (they seemed to be a little off-sync), but when it picks up, boy howdy does it pick up. All sorts of awesome. Banoodles. Just banoodles. Tabitha agrees with my wowzers sentiment. Napoleon seems to thinks so too. Napoleon also picks out an amazing assisted run across stage as being ridiculous. Mary thinks Katee and Joshua still have a perfect record. Nigel says the word fancy multiple times and thinks they were both stellar.
Courtney and Gev- They’ve got a Cecily and Olisa hip-hop. Gev seems more worried than Courtney, because it’s not his style of hip-hop. They’ve got nothing to worry about though, at least from me. THIS is the kind of hip-hop I love to watch. They’re both having fun, hitting the steps, and more importantly, they’ve got that all-important soul and bounce that Kourtni and Matt were missing. Napoleon thinks they were good but that Gev was a little worse than Courtney. Tabitha thinks there was a little too much bounce in their shoulders but she’s feeling Courtney. Mary was expecting more out of Gev but thinks Courtney killed it. Nigel thinks it was fun and funky but thinks it lost its mojo after a while.
Jessica and Will 2- They’ve got Lyrical Jazz by Mandy Moore for their second routine. Pre-video package didn’t inspire much confidence. This is much better than their jive, but Jessica probably still isn’t all that good. Will, however, dominates that stage and draws attention throughout the entire thing. He’s the best technical dancer of the season, no question. Tabitha likes Will’s shirtlessness and thinks the choreography was very clever. She also points out how classically trained he clearly is. Napoleon tells him he has what it takes to win. Napoleon also tells Jessica she’s holding Will down (Ouch). Mary thinks it was genius/fire (there’s some bizarre analogy which allows it to be both). She thinks they had the whole package and puts them on the hot tamale train. Nigel makes a homophobic comment about two men dancing together (But he wasn’t calling Jessica a man). He says people will pick up the phone for that dance.
Comfort and Thayne 2- They’ve got a Smooth Waltz and it’s all about lost love, which may be problematic. The message of the dance doesn’t really come across, but they’re elegant and smooth. Thayne’s perma-smile is also missing, which is a breath of fresh air. I like it (quite a bit, actually), but my viewing companion doesn’t (She really dislikes Thayne though). Napoleon is not a waltz expert but he loved it. Tabitha wasn’t crazy about Thayne though, calling him somewhat phony. Napoleon disagrees though. Mary is a waltz expert and loved it (Comfort moreso than Thayne), especially for it being danced by a Contemporary boy and a hip-hop girl. Nigel thinks it was very good and that Comfort looks better without her eyebrow piercing.
Kourtni and Matt 2- They’ve got an Alex DaSilva mambo, and both seem very intimidated by it. It’s markedly better than their hip-hop, and I liked the number overall. But Matt is seriously weak. He does not have the masculinity to pull this off. He’s good technically, but he doesn’t have the necessary oomph. But boy does Kourtni rock this one. She seriously outshines him. Tabitha was hot and cold on it, but Napoleon thinks Matt needed to be a lot more masculine. Mary says Kourtni was really hot but there was no chemistry between them. Nigel butchers the pronunciation of the word mambo and thinks it was a tough routine and they didn’t get the feel of it. He wanted butcher from Matt.
Chelsie and Mark 2- They’ve got a Foxtrot, which worries Mark a little. I like it a lot. They’re both really entertaining to watch, there’s a ridiculous cartwheel up and over Mark, and for once it seems like there’s a really memorable slow ballroom routine. Chelsie’s dress is also absolutely transfixing. Napoleon and Tabitha think they’re showing America why people love dance. Mary thinks they nailed a bunch of really difficult technical stuff, to which Mark replies “Wow.” Nigel thinks Mark was a little uncomfortable but calls Chelsie fabulous. Nigel and Mary bicker a little.
Kherington and Twitch 2- Another Mia Michaels Contemporary! Another Mia Michaels Contemporary! Double Yay! Ok, well, this is significantly less wowzers, but it’s still really good. There’s a lot more flinging of bodies onto a mattress than great dancing. The musicality is really good though, and the use of rose petals is a great touch. There’s serious chemistry though. I’d give it about a half a banoodles. Tabitha calls it awesome nine times. Napoleon calls it storytelling at its best. Mary says that Mia outdid herself this time and there’s a small scream. She calls it powerful and dynamic. Nigel makes a joke about the routine being about him and Mia. Nigel thinks they were committed to it and calls it thoroughly entertaining.
Katee and Joshua 2- They’ve got a West Coast Swing choreographed by (GROAN) Benji Schwimmer, assisted by (SMALLER GROAN) Lacey Schwimmer. The routine has moments, but overall, it seems sluggish, like they’re not dancing as fast as they should be. The hip bumps are all a lot of fun, but everything seems a lot more practiced than danced. The ending though, where she bumps Joshua and he goes flying, is great. Tabitha thinks Katee bumped Joshua off stage. Napoleon thinks it was well built for characters. Mary enjoyed it and gives a small scream. She liked the routine and thinks they executed it. Nigel thinks they adapted really well.
Courtney and Gev 2- They’ve got another non-Tyce Broadway routine where they pretend to be tourists. I had a smile on my face throughout this whole dance. Again, it seems like real Broadway choreography, although there were clearly bits thrown in there for them. But it’s fun and cute and better than a Tyce piece, so I’m a definite fan. Courtney was better than Gev. Tabitha thinks a little bit of modulation would have been better, but she calls it amazing. Napoleon thinks Gev may have found a new niche. Mary thinks they were great and believable and strong. Nigel calls them underdogs (which I’d like to point out I said last week) and says this style was perfect for them. But he has some technical nitpicks for them.
My Dance Rankings:
1) Katee and Joshua’s contemporary
2) Chelsie and Mark’s Foxtrot
3) Courtney and Gev’s Hip-Hop
4) Comfort and Thayne’s Smooth Waltz
5) Kherington and Twitch’s contemporary
6) Courtney and Gev’s Broadway
7) Comfort and Thayne’s Broadway
8) Kherington and Twitch’s Paso Doble
9) Jessica and Will’s Lyrical Jazz
10) Chelsie and Mark’s Jazz
11) Katee and Joshua’s West Coast Swing
12) Kourtni and Matt’s Mambo
13) Jessica and Will’s Jive
14) Kourtni and Matt’s hip-hop
Couple Rankings:
1) Courtney and Gev
2) Comfort and Thayne
3) Katee and Joshua
4) Chelsie and Mark
5) Kherington and Twitch
6) Jessica and Will
7) Kourtni and Matt
In Trouble: Kourtni and Matt, Jessica and Will, and either Courtney/Gev or Comfort and Thayne. Neither deserves to be there though… (Matt and either Jessica or Kourtni is gone tomorrow)
Jessica and Will- They had no idea what they were doing, according to the pre-dance package. So it’s no surprise when their Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin choreographed Jive is nothing much. I mean, there are a few fun bits, but neither is all that remarkable. Will continues to dance circles around Jessica though, which is no big feat when she’s off her game like she appears to be tonight. Tabitha felt the fight but Napoleon thought that Jessica started pretty weak. Mary thinks there were a lot of missed connections and thinks they probably fooled the audience. Jessica also gets a negative mention from Mary. Nigel thought Will had a good bounce, but Jessica’s weight and balance were all wrong. But he also thinks there was some good technical stuff. But then he picks on Jessica again. I don’t sense that Jessica is long for this competition.
Comfort and Thayne- The new Frankensteined couple has a Broadway routine from a new choreographer. They seem to be getting along well in rehearsals. It’s a lot more classical Broadway it seems, and it’s markedly better than anything Tyce has ever put on the stage, in my opinion. They’re actually really good. Thayne even tempers and uses his perma-smile to his advantage. It’s not the way the song was originally intended, but that’s the choreographer’s fault. They danced the choreographer’s vision well. Tabitha is really liking their chemistry. Napoleon liked Comfort’s flirtiness. Mary really liked the partnership and the number and is really proud of Comfort. Nigel comments on how authentic the choreography was but thinks the passion of the original number was seriously missing. He kind of lays into Comfort actually. I guess they’re stopping babying her. He tells them they’d be booed off Broadway for that routine.
Kourtni and Matt- They’ve got a Cecily and Olisa hip-hop routine, and they seem to flounder during rehearsals. I wouldn’t quite classify this as a trainwreck, but even Kourtni reads as thinking they’re terrible. You can see every mistake in her face, which is not good, since there are lots of them. They seem to hit every step (although many of the them are labored), but there’s absolutely no soul in it. Matt is better, but he’s still pretty stiff. Tabitha calls them groovy and commends them for how good they did for being who they are and she compliments Matt. But Napoleon tells them they would have gotten booed off the stage at a hip-hop competition. Mary liked it, but had nothing to say and wasn’t at all wowed by it. Nigel doesn’t know if it was the choreography or them but there was nothing to get hold of. He calls it hip-hop on sleeping pills, which I kind of agree with.
Chelsie and Mark- They’ve got a fast Mandy Moore jazz routine. This is probably gonna be the unpopular opinion here, but this doesn’t do all that much for me. It’s fun and they dance it well, but the choreography doesn’t seem to be all that much. But I give them a lot of credit for keeping up the rapid pace. And Chelsie didn’t seem repelled by Mark this week, which is nice to see. Tabitha thinks they’re always able to tell the story. Napoleon loves their chemistry. Mary just loved it and says they haven’t taken a wrong turn yet. Nigel thought it just worked and they used each other well. He calls them magic together.
Sidenote: I think the true strength that Mark has is that he never breaks character. Never. So he always seems to be really good, because he’s performing it well. Plus, he’s a great dancer. I’m on Team Mark for the win.
Kherington and Twitch- They have a Tony and Melanie Paso Doble about matadors. This is all sorts of fun, with a great opening involving capes. They have intense chemistry and nail all the steps really well. This may be their best performance of the season. Napoleon thinks Twitch started slow but he built awesomely. Tabitha agrees. Napoleon jumps back in and says that the second half of the dance rocked. Mary says it was full of passion, but calls the cape-work was weak. She calls it just ok, but says she was entertained. Nigel was very entertained, but calls Twitch on some of his framework and lauds Kherington for not smiling.
Katee and Joshua- Mia Michaels Contemporary! Mia Michaels Contemporary! Yay! Wowzers. I mean, I know I shouldn’t be shocked when Mia delivers an amazing routine, but that was remarkable. The dancers seemed a little weak, especially in the beginning (they seemed to be a little off-sync), but when it picks up, boy howdy does it pick up. All sorts of awesome. Banoodles. Just banoodles. Tabitha agrees with my wowzers sentiment. Napoleon seems to thinks so too. Napoleon also picks out an amazing assisted run across stage as being ridiculous. Mary thinks Katee and Joshua still have a perfect record. Nigel says the word fancy multiple times and thinks they were both stellar.
Courtney and Gev- They’ve got a Cecily and Olisa hip-hop. Gev seems more worried than Courtney, because it’s not his style of hip-hop. They’ve got nothing to worry about though, at least from me. THIS is the kind of hip-hop I love to watch. They’re both having fun, hitting the steps, and more importantly, they’ve got that all-important soul and bounce that Kourtni and Matt were missing. Napoleon thinks they were good but that Gev was a little worse than Courtney. Tabitha thinks there was a little too much bounce in their shoulders but she’s feeling Courtney. Mary was expecting more out of Gev but thinks Courtney killed it. Nigel thinks it was fun and funky but thinks it lost its mojo after a while.
Jessica and Will 2- They’ve got Lyrical Jazz by Mandy Moore for their second routine. Pre-video package didn’t inspire much confidence. This is much better than their jive, but Jessica probably still isn’t all that good. Will, however, dominates that stage and draws attention throughout the entire thing. He’s the best technical dancer of the season, no question. Tabitha likes Will’s shirtlessness and thinks the choreography was very clever. She also points out how classically trained he clearly is. Napoleon tells him he has what it takes to win. Napoleon also tells Jessica she’s holding Will down (Ouch). Mary thinks it was genius/fire (there’s some bizarre analogy which allows it to be both). She thinks they had the whole package and puts them on the hot tamale train. Nigel makes a homophobic comment about two men dancing together (But he wasn’t calling Jessica a man). He says people will pick up the phone for that dance.
Comfort and Thayne 2- They’ve got a Smooth Waltz and it’s all about lost love, which may be problematic. The message of the dance doesn’t really come across, but they’re elegant and smooth. Thayne’s perma-smile is also missing, which is a breath of fresh air. I like it (quite a bit, actually), but my viewing companion doesn’t (She really dislikes Thayne though). Napoleon is not a waltz expert but he loved it. Tabitha wasn’t crazy about Thayne though, calling him somewhat phony. Napoleon disagrees though. Mary is a waltz expert and loved it (Comfort moreso than Thayne), especially for it being danced by a Contemporary boy and a hip-hop girl. Nigel thinks it was very good and that Comfort looks better without her eyebrow piercing.
Kourtni and Matt 2- They’ve got an Alex DaSilva mambo, and both seem very intimidated by it. It’s markedly better than their hip-hop, and I liked the number overall. But Matt is seriously weak. He does not have the masculinity to pull this off. He’s good technically, but he doesn’t have the necessary oomph. But boy does Kourtni rock this one. She seriously outshines him. Tabitha was hot and cold on it, but Napoleon thinks Matt needed to be a lot more masculine. Mary says Kourtni was really hot but there was no chemistry between them. Nigel butchers the pronunciation of the word mambo and thinks it was a tough routine and they didn’t get the feel of it. He wanted butcher from Matt.
Chelsie and Mark 2- They’ve got a Foxtrot, which worries Mark a little. I like it a lot. They’re both really entertaining to watch, there’s a ridiculous cartwheel up and over Mark, and for once it seems like there’s a really memorable slow ballroom routine. Chelsie’s dress is also absolutely transfixing. Napoleon and Tabitha think they’re showing America why people love dance. Mary thinks they nailed a bunch of really difficult technical stuff, to which Mark replies “Wow.” Nigel thinks Mark was a little uncomfortable but calls Chelsie fabulous. Nigel and Mary bicker a little.
Kherington and Twitch 2- Another Mia Michaels Contemporary! Another Mia Michaels Contemporary! Double Yay! Ok, well, this is significantly less wowzers, but it’s still really good. There’s a lot more flinging of bodies onto a mattress than great dancing. The musicality is really good though, and the use of rose petals is a great touch. There’s serious chemistry though. I’d give it about a half a banoodles. Tabitha calls it awesome nine times. Napoleon calls it storytelling at its best. Mary says that Mia outdid herself this time and there’s a small scream. She calls it powerful and dynamic. Nigel makes a joke about the routine being about him and Mia. Nigel thinks they were committed to it and calls it thoroughly entertaining.
Katee and Joshua 2- They’ve got a West Coast Swing choreographed by (GROAN) Benji Schwimmer, assisted by (SMALLER GROAN) Lacey Schwimmer. The routine has moments, but overall, it seems sluggish, like they’re not dancing as fast as they should be. The hip bumps are all a lot of fun, but everything seems a lot more practiced than danced. The ending though, where she bumps Joshua and he goes flying, is great. Tabitha thinks Katee bumped Joshua off stage. Napoleon thinks it was well built for characters. Mary enjoyed it and gives a small scream. She liked the routine and thinks they executed it. Nigel thinks they adapted really well.
Courtney and Gev 2- They’ve got another non-Tyce Broadway routine where they pretend to be tourists. I had a smile on my face throughout this whole dance. Again, it seems like real Broadway choreography, although there were clearly bits thrown in there for them. But it’s fun and cute and better than a Tyce piece, so I’m a definite fan. Courtney was better than Gev. Tabitha thinks a little bit of modulation would have been better, but she calls it amazing. Napoleon thinks Gev may have found a new niche. Mary thinks they were great and believable and strong. Nigel calls them underdogs (which I’d like to point out I said last week) and says this style was perfect for them. But he has some technical nitpicks for them.
My Dance Rankings:
1) Katee and Joshua’s contemporary
2) Chelsie and Mark’s Foxtrot
3) Courtney and Gev’s Hip-Hop
4) Comfort and Thayne’s Smooth Waltz
5) Kherington and Twitch’s contemporary
6) Courtney and Gev’s Broadway
7) Comfort and Thayne’s Broadway
8) Kherington and Twitch’s Paso Doble
9) Jessica and Will’s Lyrical Jazz
10) Chelsie and Mark’s Jazz
11) Katee and Joshua’s West Coast Swing
12) Kourtni and Matt’s Mambo
13) Jessica and Will’s Jive
14) Kourtni and Matt’s hip-hop
Couple Rankings:
1) Courtney and Gev
2) Comfort and Thayne
3) Katee and Joshua
4) Chelsie and Mark
5) Kherington and Twitch
6) Jessica and Will
7) Kourtni and Matt
In Trouble: Kourtni and Matt, Jessica and Will, and either Courtney/Gev or Comfort and Thayne. Neither deserves to be there though… (Matt and either Jessica or Kourtni is gone tomorrow)
Monday, June 30, 2008
The Mole 6/30- Craig Says Paul Is A Llama's Ass
Previously on The Mole, Craig got hypothermia, Mark wandered into the Argentinean wild, and Victoria got sent packing. Nicole wonders why everyone who she suspects keeps getting executed. When you think about it, that’s actually a very good question. Jon welcomes them to a roofless train station for their first mission. The whole team is chained together and they have to work together to get a key. There’s a timed component and coldness (which Craig is worried about) and an exemption at stake (which will take money out of the pot. And since everyone needs to work together, this is gonna take a while. Craig tries to convince everyone that he just wants to get out of the cod and won’t take an exemption. Clay and Mark are hesitant, but they are willing to trust him. And it’s good that they do, because Craig takes the key and leaves the exemption. Surprisingly, Paul and Alex seem to be the most trusting, and Kristen uses her favor with Clay and goes second. Trust rewards them again, as Kristen also takes the key over the exemption. Paul, swearing on his daughter, is allowed to go next (even though Mark and Nicole seem very hesitant). We go into the commercial break as Paul’s hand hovers over the exemption.
We come back, and Paul, in a surprising move, is not a douchebag, taking the key instead. The remaining four players, though, are left bickering. Mark no longer trusts anyone, since his journal was burned and he’s a whiner. Mark goes so far as to say he no longer trusts himself. Seriously, this guys kind of off the deep end. Clay convinces them to let him go next, and he rewards them by taking the key. Mark, Alex, and Nicole are left, and, for no foreseeable reason, they let Nicole go next. And in an even more surprising move, Nicole takes the key, not being the bitch we’ve come to know her as. Mark lets Alex go next and also takes the key, leaving Mark there alone to ponder exemptions. He goes over and we go to commercial.
We come back and the group is discussing whether or not Mark will take it. They don’t seem to have a good opinion of him, and, when he comes in, he wants to know their opinion on whether or not he took it. He, however, took the key, meaning that the team adds $25,000 to the pot. Now that he didn’t take the exemption, Mark has entered my list of Mole suspects. Jon gives everyone a brand spanking new journal and I can only hope that this will make him less curmudgeonly. There’s some information exchanging, but Paul is proving to be a douchebag and is holding back information about himself. Paul and Clay start bickering at one another. Paul calls Clay’s whole life a “hypocrite.” I’m getting really tired of Paul (as if you couldn’t already tell). The car that doesn’t have Paul seems very pleased about their situation. Clay hit the seat and throws a lemon at Paul, and Paul is all up in arms. He says he’d kill Clay if they were on the streets. Clay and Kristen switch cars and I feel bad for Kristen. The other car sings a song about not having to deal with Paul. If only I could join in.
The players arrive in Mendoza, the Argentinean Napa Valley, but the drama from before arrives as well. Although it’s all under the surface now. When told that their mission will be stress relieving, Nicole asks if they’re gonna shoot something. Nicole is my favorite player, because she’s hilarious. Their next mission is called “Travelers” and involves them working in teams to get to a statue. Craig lucks into a role of getting to divide everyone up (well, not really lucks. He’s the first to say exemption at breakfast). Plus, if no one makes it to the checkpoint, Craig gets an exemption. Craig wants the exemption and he tells the team such. He pairs Alex (dressed as a conquistador, complete with Burro) with Mark (dressed in scuba gear). Kristen (on stilts) is paired with Clay (on a unicycle). Oh, and Nicole and Paul have to share a llama costume, with Paul as, fittingly, the ass. Everyone rebels against him, the whole team opting out. Jon tries to plant seeds of suspicion by questioning about who fomented the Mole Revolution. Mark is starting to seem too obvious. Craig gets his exemption, and the whole team hates him.
DIGRESSION: In my opinion, the Mole HAS to be someone who is not being edited as moley. Because ABC would have to be idiots to make it obvious. Which is why Kristen, and, very much increasingly, Alex are my biggest suspects. They haven’t done anything outrightly sabotage-like, but there’s something that doesn’t sit right to me about those two.
At dinner, Craig tries to make peace (it seems mildly successful). Nicole calls $30,000 a paltry sum, which kind of upsets Alex. Mark talks about how difficult it is to be away from home. Paul is also having a tough time, resorting to talking to a lemon. Everyone seems worried about the execution.
QUIZ SUSPECTS
I suspect Kristen and Alex (as stated above)
Alex suspects Mark
Clay suspects Nicole (maybe)
It’s executin’ time, and, since Craig is exempt, that means it’s a one in six shot for the rest of them (and a 1/3 chance that one of my suspects is going home). It’s a tie again tonight, and the time difference was one second, to which everyone, including me, goes Wow. Alex is first, and he’s safe, making me 1 for 2 on my suspects. Paul is next, and he’s safe too. Kristen is up, and she’s executed, meaning that I was only 1 for 2 on my suspects. My mole-dar goes fully to Alex now. I’m OK with it though, since I was leaning hardcore to Alex tonight and away from Kristen (and No, that’s not just me compensating for being wrong about the mole’s identity. Next week, Clip Show! Apparently followed by a new episode, with bungee jumping!
We come back, and Paul, in a surprising move, is not a douchebag, taking the key instead. The remaining four players, though, are left bickering. Mark no longer trusts anyone, since his journal was burned and he’s a whiner. Mark goes so far as to say he no longer trusts himself. Seriously, this guys kind of off the deep end. Clay convinces them to let him go next, and he rewards them by taking the key. Mark, Alex, and Nicole are left, and, for no foreseeable reason, they let Nicole go next. And in an even more surprising move, Nicole takes the key, not being the bitch we’ve come to know her as. Mark lets Alex go next and also takes the key, leaving Mark there alone to ponder exemptions. He goes over and we go to commercial.
We come back and the group is discussing whether or not Mark will take it. They don’t seem to have a good opinion of him, and, when he comes in, he wants to know their opinion on whether or not he took it. He, however, took the key, meaning that the team adds $25,000 to the pot. Now that he didn’t take the exemption, Mark has entered my list of Mole suspects. Jon gives everyone a brand spanking new journal and I can only hope that this will make him less curmudgeonly. There’s some information exchanging, but Paul is proving to be a douchebag and is holding back information about himself. Paul and Clay start bickering at one another. Paul calls Clay’s whole life a “hypocrite.” I’m getting really tired of Paul (as if you couldn’t already tell). The car that doesn’t have Paul seems very pleased about their situation. Clay hit the seat and throws a lemon at Paul, and Paul is all up in arms. He says he’d kill Clay if they were on the streets. Clay and Kristen switch cars and I feel bad for Kristen. The other car sings a song about not having to deal with Paul. If only I could join in.
The players arrive in Mendoza, the Argentinean Napa Valley, but the drama from before arrives as well. Although it’s all under the surface now. When told that their mission will be stress relieving, Nicole asks if they’re gonna shoot something. Nicole is my favorite player, because she’s hilarious. Their next mission is called “Travelers” and involves them working in teams to get to a statue. Craig lucks into a role of getting to divide everyone up (well, not really lucks. He’s the first to say exemption at breakfast). Plus, if no one makes it to the checkpoint, Craig gets an exemption. Craig wants the exemption and he tells the team such. He pairs Alex (dressed as a conquistador, complete with Burro) with Mark (dressed in scuba gear). Kristen (on stilts) is paired with Clay (on a unicycle). Oh, and Nicole and Paul have to share a llama costume, with Paul as, fittingly, the ass. Everyone rebels against him, the whole team opting out. Jon tries to plant seeds of suspicion by questioning about who fomented the Mole Revolution. Mark is starting to seem too obvious. Craig gets his exemption, and the whole team hates him.
DIGRESSION: In my opinion, the Mole HAS to be someone who is not being edited as moley. Because ABC would have to be idiots to make it obvious. Which is why Kristen, and, very much increasingly, Alex are my biggest suspects. They haven’t done anything outrightly sabotage-like, but there’s something that doesn’t sit right to me about those two.
At dinner, Craig tries to make peace (it seems mildly successful). Nicole calls $30,000 a paltry sum, which kind of upsets Alex. Mark talks about how difficult it is to be away from home. Paul is also having a tough time, resorting to talking to a lemon. Everyone seems worried about the execution.
QUIZ SUSPECTS
I suspect Kristen and Alex (as stated above)
Alex suspects Mark
Clay suspects Nicole (maybe)
It’s executin’ time, and, since Craig is exempt, that means it’s a one in six shot for the rest of them (and a 1/3 chance that one of my suspects is going home). It’s a tie again tonight, and the time difference was one second, to which everyone, including me, goes Wow. Alex is first, and he’s safe, making me 1 for 2 on my suspects. Paul is next, and he’s safe too. Kristen is up, and she’s executed, meaning that I was only 1 for 2 on my suspects. My mole-dar goes fully to Alex now. I’m OK with it though, since I was leaning hardcore to Alex tonight and away from Kristen (and No, that’s not just me compensating for being wrong about the mole’s identity. Next week, Clip Show! Apparently followed by a new episode, with bungee jumping!
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