Cat is wearng something short, blue, and shiny. I like shiny things. Tonight’s group routine is really beautiful. Chelsie looks a little shaky during it, but I’ll chalk that up to nerves. But it’s one of the most sincere feeling pieces they’ve had in a while. If that doesn’t quite make sense, that’s entirely my fault. It just seems real and beautiful. And I’m a little surprised that it’s a Mandy Moore piece. I totally pegged it as Mia Michaels. Cat welcomes the jidges and calls Adam Shankman “Shankers” She’s adorable. Apparently, SYTYCD has major political power, because voter registration went up 400% at the site they linked to. Also, Adam has added a job in a movie he’s producing to the prize package. I have to admit, as much as Shankers isn’t a very good director (cough cough Cheaper By The Dozen 2 cough cough), that’s a pretty sweet prize and nice thing for him to do.
Cat brings all 6 dancers on stage because the judges want to talk to all of them. Nigel tells them to prepare for rejection and tells them to use it to their advantage. It’s kind of a bizarre speech, that is until he tells each of them that everyone garnered at least a million votes last night. That’s kind of wowzers. Mary thinks they were all so dignified, classy, and mature in Mandy’s number and thinks they’ve all grown by leaps and bounds and she’ll be proud regardless. Shankers thinks they’re all amazing people and wants them to remember every bit of this experience. So, since all 6 dancers are so amazing, everyone gets to dance a solo tonight. Which is awesome, since, as stated earlier, all 6 dancers are so amazing.
Solos:
Courtney: Wow. Talk about an upward progression. I mean, since the beginning Courtney has been pretty darn fantastic, but this seems like a culmination of fantasticness. She totally lays it all out there. Her best solo to date.
Mark: Mark’s solo, while a little light on amazing dancing, features all sorts of other amazing things. When he gets to the dancing, that’s fantastic too. His opening playing with his suspenders is just banoodlesy awesomeness. Shut up, Mark’s my favorite.
Katee: Ok, so I have loved this song for like a year and half and am glad to hear it get play. Her movement is typical Katee. Beautiful, great lines, that little curl into the stomach. And, in typical Katee fashion, it’s also great.
Joshua: Josh displays his awesome control and even more impressive musicality than a bunch of Twitch (the king of musicality)’s solos. The final split move at the end is redonkulous. Oh, and he got his braces off. That’s nice.
Chelsie: Chelsie apparently escaped from a saloon from 1877. Boy, they sure new how to dance (and dance sexy) back then. It’s not as good as her solo from last night, but, honestly, she may have the most impressive legs of anyone on the show, possibly in all four seasons.
Twitch: Twitch never fails to bring a smile to my face, and the music certainly helps tonight. It’s a lot more gliding than dancing, so it could have been a little stronger, but it’s still good. And I love that he’s wearing a shirt with a picture of his glasses on it.
Tonight’s Masters of Dance segment features a six year old who makes me hate myself. Because he’s that good and I’m 2.5 times older than him. But seriously, this kid is awesome. And ridiculously strong, since he can do one-handed hand stands. Aww, he barely makes Cat’s waist. And it’s even cuter when Cat picks him up and holds him. Seriously, she was massively, hugely, tremendously robbed of an Emmy nomination. She’s the best host on TV, bar none.
Sidenote: So, was that Teen Choice Awards add about who America’s Best Dance Crew is blatanly antagonizing ABDC or just simply nudging them in the ribs?
Cat pimps the tour a little bit before, unfortunately, it’s time to start the results. The girls are up first, and, seeing as how there’s a half hour left, I’m sensing a LOT of filler coming. We get recaps of everyone first. Courtney is the first, and she had the exact night she needed to in order to make the top 4. She’s also grown more than anyone else, so this could be close. I’m really torn as to whether I want her or Katee in the top 4, but I’ll be happy with either. Katee is second, and we relive all the deserved praise she got (even if it wasn’t her best night). Although that contemporary was over-hyped. Chelsie is the last up, and I’m reminded yet again of how banoodles her legs and hips are. She held her own in that hip-hop too, so I think she definitely deserves a spot in the final four. Cat, instead of eliminating someone, sends someone to safety. That person is Katee, which, yeah, is deserved. She’s probably the strongest overall female dancer, and has been consistently good.
After the break, it’s the guys turn. Mark is up first, and he also had an amazing night. I think that at this point I like Mark more than I liked Sabra. And I loved loved loved Sabra. His style is just so unique and banoodles. Joshua is up next, and if the teenage girl screams from the audience are any indication, like everyone predicted, he has nothing to worry about. He, like everyone else, had a great night, especially his Paso Doble (although it wasn’t good enough for that Mary Murphy ear-drum puncturing scream). Twitch is up last, and, I’ll probably get hate, but he was kind of out of his element in the top 6. He was as bad in that mambo as I remembered, it seems, but that hip-hop was really fun. The first guy going to safety is Joshua, meaning Twitch and Mark have to sweat it out. It better be Mark, America. It better be Mark.
Tonight’s music guest is Lady Gaga, an artist I’ve never heard of, singling “Let’s Dance’, a song I’ve never heard of. So, as you can see, I truly study up before I write these recaps. However, based on the performance, I think Lady Gaga is some kind of dominatrix from the future with a bad stylist. And if that’s the kind of songs they sing in the future, then uh oh. Although I do give her credit, since there are people on stage, you know, dancing with her. Which, IIRC, is the first time that people have actually danced on that stage during the musical act since those dancing prostitutes from week one.
Sidenote: So, yeah, a second side note about the Teen Choice Awards. There’s actually a catergory called Choice Music Hookup? And there are sufficient nominees? What?
Bah, Cat, you’re killing me with this suspense. Thankfully (or not, since it could spell the end of Mark (Please no!) ), we’re in the last ten minutes, which means it’s time for the real results. The girls are up first, and the girl going home tonight is Chelsie, meaning Courtney scrapped her way into the finals. Good on her, because she totally deserves it. Chelsie totally deserves it too, but she takes it with tons of grace. Seriously, impressively mature how well she handles her elimination. Although she’s crying by the end of her video package, and she still manages to make a funny. I’m starting to think she unfairly got a bad rap about her personality. Now it’s the boys’ turn, and I’m hoping lightning can strike twice. But, unfortunately, it doesn’t. Mark is going home. Ultimate sad face. Mark totally deserved it. His video package only serves to remind me how amazingly awesome he was and how much he was completely and totally robbed. Twitch, I’m sorry, but you just eliminated Mark, and so I will likely not have much love for you next week. I’m vindictive like that. Courtney Galliano For The Win!
Thursday, July 31, 2008
So You Think You Can Dance Results 7/31 OPEN THREAD
So, because, sadly, Blogging SYTYCD went on hiatus today (You guys (Ted, Sue B, Natalie, and any others) all rock, btw), I decided to try something new. This will be LevyOnTV's first ever open discussion thread. I'm putting this up early so that some people will hopefully see it, and maybe even direct other BSYTYCDers over here to have a results show discussion. I installed the Disqus comment system that BSYTYCD had, so it should be (hopefully) pretty similar. Come one, come all, just please don't leave me sitting here talking to myself.
So, Why Are You Still Not Watching The Middleman?
Something that you probably don’t know about me is that I love lists. I always love to break things down into top 10s and such. So, here’s a nice list for you, a list of plans that are elegance in their simplicity:
A super-intelligent, machine gun-toting gorilla attempting to take over the mafia.
A terracotta warrior seeking to take the heir to the Qing dynasty, an 8 year old white kid named Duncan, to the land of the dead to unleash hell on earth.
A group of Lucha Libre wrestlers who kidnap their nemesis, an ancient kung-fu master.
A crazed TV psychiatrist who hunts plastic-surgery obsessed aliens for sport.
An energy drink that will turn you into a trout craving zombie and simultaneously satisfies your trout cravings.
A group of evil alien dictators posing as a boy band.
A cursed tuba who kills anyone who hears it’s E flat by drowning them in the icy waters of the North Atlantic.
If none of those tickled your funny bone in the least (and, I’ll admit, they’re not as funny written out on paper as they are in actuality), then a) We have different senses of humor and b) you are excused from watching The Middleman.
The rest of you, however, you guys don’t really have excuses. Why aren’t you watching the best new show of the summer and the show that is moving its way up my top 10 ridiculously fast? Seriously, I can’t express how much you should be watching The Middleman. It’s that good.
I know I’ve already told you why you should be watching The Middleman. But, you folks didn’t seem to hear me last time, as cancellation rumors floated around this week. So I’m repeating myself. WATCH THE MIDDLEMAN. Seriously, I’m gonna go out on a limb and say that if you liked Arrested Development, there’s a good chance you’ll like The Middleman. Same goes for The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., Wonderfalls, Buffy, or, really, any good TV show. I understand that it may be a little over the top on campiness or quirkiness, but it’s so good in the long run. Please, folks, watch The Middleman. Since he saves the world and all, it’s kind of your civic duty to support him.
A super-intelligent, machine gun-toting gorilla attempting to take over the mafia.
A terracotta warrior seeking to take the heir to the Qing dynasty, an 8 year old white kid named Duncan, to the land of the dead to unleash hell on earth.
A group of Lucha Libre wrestlers who kidnap their nemesis, an ancient kung-fu master.
A crazed TV psychiatrist who hunts plastic-surgery obsessed aliens for sport.
An energy drink that will turn you into a trout craving zombie and simultaneously satisfies your trout cravings.
A group of evil alien dictators posing as a boy band.
A cursed tuba who kills anyone who hears it’s E flat by drowning them in the icy waters of the North Atlantic.
If none of those tickled your funny bone in the least (and, I’ll admit, they’re not as funny written out on paper as they are in actuality), then a) We have different senses of humor and b) you are excused from watching The Middleman.
The rest of you, however, you guys don’t really have excuses. Why aren’t you watching the best new show of the summer and the show that is moving its way up my top 10 ridiculously fast? Seriously, I can’t express how much you should be watching The Middleman. It’s that good.
I know I’ve already told you why you should be watching The Middleman. But, you folks didn’t seem to hear me last time, as cancellation rumors floated around this week. So I’m repeating myself. WATCH THE MIDDLEMAN. Seriously, I’m gonna go out on a limb and say that if you liked Arrested Development, there’s a good chance you’ll like The Middleman. Same goes for The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., Wonderfalls, Buffy, or, really, any good TV show. I understand that it may be a little over the top on campiness or quirkiness, but it’s so good in the long run. Please, folks, watch The Middleman. Since he saves the world and all, it’s kind of your civic duty to support him.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
So You Think You Can Dance 7/30- The Last Performances Before The Finals
Cat is shimmery, shiny, seemingly got a haircut, and seems like she would fit in perfectly at Studio 54. Josh, Mark, Katee, and Twitch are the impressive intros. I’m now just seeing the giant loofahs on the back of Cat’s shoes. She can never quite get that full 100% great outfit, can she? The guest jidge tonight is Adam Shankman, director of mostly crappy movies.
Courtney and Mark- They’ve got a Viennese Waltz from new choreographer, Jason Gilkison. I like these two together. This may just be because of my love of these dancers, but I love this dance. I think it’s beautiful, sweet, and it feels real. I can’t really comment on the technique, but they look amazing. It’s beautifully restrained and sweet and lovely. I’d say it’s definitely one of the best waltzes I’ve ever seen on the show. Adam has no idea how America’s gonna vote and thinks that this was a good one. Mark gets special love for his rise and fall. Mary Murphy, equally shiny but much more orange than Cat, also doles love upon them, calling it beautiful. Nigel thinks it was beautifully romantic, does some Idol David Cook synergy (I guess someone isn’t selling as well as his producers were hoping), and thinks they started the show really well.
Chelsie- Her legs are ridiculous. In a very good way. It’s sexy, sultry, and while it starts a little slow, she picks it up and rocks it by the end. She consistently delivers in her solos, moreso than any other Ballroomer I can think of on the show.
Twitch- Twitch jokingly has grills on his teeth for tonight. I gotta say, except for maybe the last ten seconds of the solo, I was expecting a lot more from Twitch. It’s really basic in the beginning and a little anemic. Cat, as a joke, wears Twitch’s glasses and grills. She is amazing, just amazing. I am in love with her. Would ANY other host do that? Can you imagine Seacrest doing that?
Katee and Joshua- They’ve got a Tyce (GROAN) contemporary. I never have high hopes for Tyce, but his best routine was contemporary, so who knows. It’s a little trick-heavy, but it’s still pretty awesome. There’s clearly a huge amount of trust between these two, as evidenced by the ridiculous lifts that are in there. It’s really, really good. Contemporary is clearly Tyce’s style. Adam says that it was Tyce’s best piece of the season and calls Katee and Joshua two of the most exciting dancers to ever grace the stage. There’s a lotta love coming from Adam. Mary thinks it was filled with a lot of really good adjectives and thinks it was the most beautiful piece she’s seen on the show and thinks they’re both gonna be in the finale. She also screeches. Nigel highlights another amazing choreographer in the audience and reminds us of how amazing both dancers are, especially Josh for the fact that he has no formal training. Not to detract from how amazing Joshua is, but hasn’t he stated on camera that he has had classes? So doesn’t that mean formal training? Don’t make me call shenanigans, Nigel.
Sidenote: Miley Cyrus makes me angry. I don’t hate her like I hate Katherine Heigl (10/10), but I’d say she’s a solid 7 on the hatred scale.
Chelsie and Twitch- They’ve got a Tony Meredith and Melanie mambo. Chelsie seems nervous. But, obviously, since it’s a very leggy and hippy dance, Chelsie nails every part of it. Twitch, on the other hand, not so much. He seems to be lacking energy, his technique is pretty bad, he misses a hold, and it seems like he may have accidentally tripped her at the beginning. Not good. Adam thinks Chelsie was on fire and that Twitch sold it well but could have sold it better. Mary thought the routine was great and basically apologizes for how bad Twitch was. I mean, he did as best as he could, but Mary seems to say that it was all right that he was bad. She also agrees that Chelsie was banoodles. Nigel thinks Chelsie was great, as expected and also basically tells Twitch that it was all right that he was bad.
Digression: Ok, now, you readers can just chalk this up to my love of Mark, but whatever. The judging on Chelsie and Twitch’s mambo was ridiculous. Twitch was kind of disastrous in it, at least in my opinion. And the judges didn’t call him on it. They basically told him that it was all right that he sucked. I mean, obviously he has no training in this style. But that hasn’t stopped you in the past from being harsh on other dancers in similar situations. If that was Mark, he would have gotten torn to shreds. But the judges want a hip-hop boy to win, so they look past Twitch’s clear weakness. That’s preposterous.
Katee- I’ve had some problems with Katee’s solos recently, but this is great. She’s high-energy, young, and full of energy. It’s nice to see a non-dreary contemporary solo (like Courtney’s from last week).
Joshua- His solo, as always, is really cool. He doesn’t wait to get into the tricks, and they come fast and furious. I’ve seen better from him, and I do dock a point or two for repeating his movement from his intro bit, but it’s good.
Courtney and Mark 2- They’ve got a Sonja Tayeh contemporary about French Burlesque and I’m already excited. Sonja rocks, these dancers rock, and Mark is a perfect fit for her. Whatever, accuse me of being just a Mark lover, but this kind of rocks my socks off too. It’s a little low on energy in spots, but they both work amazingly together, and the style comes across perfectly. Mark’s uniqueness and character strengths make him absolutely 200% right for this dance. I seriously love Sonja. She may even be challenging Mia as my favorite choreographer. And that’s after only three dances. Adam is glad they have nothing to do with voting and loved it hardcore. Adam loves Sonja too and thinks they were unbelievable together. Mary calls it raw, weird, amazing, and she loved it. Nigel thinks it personified Sonja and thinks it suited Mark perfectly. He calls it one of the highlights of tonight.
Katee and Joshua 2- They’ve got a Jason Gilkison Paso Doble. Josh brings it. Katee, it’s more questionable. Basically, I’m not sure, because I didn’t focus on Katee for a second of the dance (save the final, final moment). Joshua has the strength and power that is absolutely necessary for this dance. Katee is, really, just a prop in this one to me. Adam thinks Joshua is preternaturally brilliant. Adam can’t wait for Katee to see it on TV because he loved it. Mary thinks that when Katee and Joshua are together, true magic happens. They get two shrieks, one of which is aimed directly at Nigel. This is the first time I actually feel bad for Nigel. He thinks the routine was absolutely fabulous and does the fake-out bad news thing before telling Joshua that he can win this thing.
Courtney- It gets better as it goes on, and becomes really good in the last ten seconds, but the slower music didn’t do her justice. Courtney’s better with faster, sexier solos. This one fell a wee bit flat.
Mark- Ok, I’ll say it. Mark has had better solos. But I still love him, and this solo. He’s got a bunch of fun moves, and his musicality is really good. And he’s still had a better overall night than either of the other two boys
Chelsie and Twitch 2- They’ve got a Napoleon and Tabitha hip-hop about dueling orchestra conductors that has some great unintentional phallic jokes in it. Well, color me shocked that I focused way way more on Chelsie than I did on Twitch. I mean, they’re both good, but Chelsie is way better than I expected. She keeps up with and maybe even outdoes him a little. Twitch is good, but I’m guessing this is not the night he wanted. Adam thinks that it was hot and thinks Chelsie is impossibly versatile and good. Mary thinks Twitch was, as usual, outstanding (Ahem, I can think of a bunch of crappy Twitch routines) and thinks that Chelsie was ridiculous by even just keeping up with Twitch. Nigel thinks that anyone can be in the top 4 and that everyone is a great dancer.
My Routine Rankings For The Night:
1) Courtney and Mark’s Jazz
2) Courtney and Mark’s Viennese Waltz
3) Joshua and Katee’s Contemporary
(Note: 2 and 3 are a near tie)
4) Chelsie and Twitch’s Hip-Hop
5) Joshua and Katee’s Paso Doble
6) Chelsie and Twitch’s Mambo (Mainly Because of Twitch)
My Dancer Rankings For The Night:
1) Mark
2) Chelsie
3) Courtney
4) Joshua
5) Katee
6) Twitch
The Final Four Should Be: Mark and Joshua should be the final two boys. I think Chelsie definitely deserves to be there as well. Between Courtney and Katee, it gets a little tougher. Katee has been consistently amazing, but Courtney has been growing by leaps and bounds. Plus, who doesn’t love an underdog story? Ultimately, though, Katee probably deserves it a little bit more. But Courtney is still banoodles.
The Final Four Will Be: Joshua, Katee, Chelsie, and Twitch
Courtney and Mark- They’ve got a Viennese Waltz from new choreographer, Jason Gilkison. I like these two together. This may just be because of my love of these dancers, but I love this dance. I think it’s beautiful, sweet, and it feels real. I can’t really comment on the technique, but they look amazing. It’s beautifully restrained and sweet and lovely. I’d say it’s definitely one of the best waltzes I’ve ever seen on the show. Adam has no idea how America’s gonna vote and thinks that this was a good one. Mark gets special love for his rise and fall. Mary Murphy, equally shiny but much more orange than Cat, also doles love upon them, calling it beautiful. Nigel thinks it was beautifully romantic, does some Idol David Cook synergy (I guess someone isn’t selling as well as his producers were hoping), and thinks they started the show really well.
Chelsie- Her legs are ridiculous. In a very good way. It’s sexy, sultry, and while it starts a little slow, she picks it up and rocks it by the end. She consistently delivers in her solos, moreso than any other Ballroomer I can think of on the show.
Twitch- Twitch jokingly has grills on his teeth for tonight. I gotta say, except for maybe the last ten seconds of the solo, I was expecting a lot more from Twitch. It’s really basic in the beginning and a little anemic. Cat, as a joke, wears Twitch’s glasses and grills. She is amazing, just amazing. I am in love with her. Would ANY other host do that? Can you imagine Seacrest doing that?
Katee and Joshua- They’ve got a Tyce (GROAN) contemporary. I never have high hopes for Tyce, but his best routine was contemporary, so who knows. It’s a little trick-heavy, but it’s still pretty awesome. There’s clearly a huge amount of trust between these two, as evidenced by the ridiculous lifts that are in there. It’s really, really good. Contemporary is clearly Tyce’s style. Adam says that it was Tyce’s best piece of the season and calls Katee and Joshua two of the most exciting dancers to ever grace the stage. There’s a lotta love coming from Adam. Mary thinks it was filled with a lot of really good adjectives and thinks it was the most beautiful piece she’s seen on the show and thinks they’re both gonna be in the finale. She also screeches. Nigel highlights another amazing choreographer in the audience and reminds us of how amazing both dancers are, especially Josh for the fact that he has no formal training. Not to detract from how amazing Joshua is, but hasn’t he stated on camera that he has had classes? So doesn’t that mean formal training? Don’t make me call shenanigans, Nigel.
Sidenote: Miley Cyrus makes me angry. I don’t hate her like I hate Katherine Heigl (10/10), but I’d say she’s a solid 7 on the hatred scale.
Chelsie and Twitch- They’ve got a Tony Meredith and Melanie mambo. Chelsie seems nervous. But, obviously, since it’s a very leggy and hippy dance, Chelsie nails every part of it. Twitch, on the other hand, not so much. He seems to be lacking energy, his technique is pretty bad, he misses a hold, and it seems like he may have accidentally tripped her at the beginning. Not good. Adam thinks Chelsie was on fire and that Twitch sold it well but could have sold it better. Mary thought the routine was great and basically apologizes for how bad Twitch was. I mean, he did as best as he could, but Mary seems to say that it was all right that he was bad. She also agrees that Chelsie was banoodles. Nigel thinks Chelsie was great, as expected and also basically tells Twitch that it was all right that he was bad.
Digression: Ok, now, you readers can just chalk this up to my love of Mark, but whatever. The judging on Chelsie and Twitch’s mambo was ridiculous. Twitch was kind of disastrous in it, at least in my opinion. And the judges didn’t call him on it. They basically told him that it was all right that he sucked. I mean, obviously he has no training in this style. But that hasn’t stopped you in the past from being harsh on other dancers in similar situations. If that was Mark, he would have gotten torn to shreds. But the judges want a hip-hop boy to win, so they look past Twitch’s clear weakness. That’s preposterous.
Katee- I’ve had some problems with Katee’s solos recently, but this is great. She’s high-energy, young, and full of energy. It’s nice to see a non-dreary contemporary solo (like Courtney’s from last week).
Joshua- His solo, as always, is really cool. He doesn’t wait to get into the tricks, and they come fast and furious. I’ve seen better from him, and I do dock a point or two for repeating his movement from his intro bit, but it’s good.
Courtney and Mark 2- They’ve got a Sonja Tayeh contemporary about French Burlesque and I’m already excited. Sonja rocks, these dancers rock, and Mark is a perfect fit for her. Whatever, accuse me of being just a Mark lover, but this kind of rocks my socks off too. It’s a little low on energy in spots, but they both work amazingly together, and the style comes across perfectly. Mark’s uniqueness and character strengths make him absolutely 200% right for this dance. I seriously love Sonja. She may even be challenging Mia as my favorite choreographer. And that’s after only three dances. Adam is glad they have nothing to do with voting and loved it hardcore. Adam loves Sonja too and thinks they were unbelievable together. Mary calls it raw, weird, amazing, and she loved it. Nigel thinks it personified Sonja and thinks it suited Mark perfectly. He calls it one of the highlights of tonight.
Katee and Joshua 2- They’ve got a Jason Gilkison Paso Doble. Josh brings it. Katee, it’s more questionable. Basically, I’m not sure, because I didn’t focus on Katee for a second of the dance (save the final, final moment). Joshua has the strength and power that is absolutely necessary for this dance. Katee is, really, just a prop in this one to me. Adam thinks Joshua is preternaturally brilliant. Adam can’t wait for Katee to see it on TV because he loved it. Mary thinks that when Katee and Joshua are together, true magic happens. They get two shrieks, one of which is aimed directly at Nigel. This is the first time I actually feel bad for Nigel. He thinks the routine was absolutely fabulous and does the fake-out bad news thing before telling Joshua that he can win this thing.
Courtney- It gets better as it goes on, and becomes really good in the last ten seconds, but the slower music didn’t do her justice. Courtney’s better with faster, sexier solos. This one fell a wee bit flat.
Mark- Ok, I’ll say it. Mark has had better solos. But I still love him, and this solo. He’s got a bunch of fun moves, and his musicality is really good. And he’s still had a better overall night than either of the other two boys
Chelsie and Twitch 2- They’ve got a Napoleon and Tabitha hip-hop about dueling orchestra conductors that has some great unintentional phallic jokes in it. Well, color me shocked that I focused way way more on Chelsie than I did on Twitch. I mean, they’re both good, but Chelsie is way better than I expected. She keeps up with and maybe even outdoes him a little. Twitch is good, but I’m guessing this is not the night he wanted. Adam thinks that it was hot and thinks Chelsie is impossibly versatile and good. Mary thinks Twitch was, as usual, outstanding (Ahem, I can think of a bunch of crappy Twitch routines) and thinks that Chelsie was ridiculous by even just keeping up with Twitch. Nigel thinks that anyone can be in the top 4 and that everyone is a great dancer.
My Routine Rankings For The Night:
1) Courtney and Mark’s Jazz
2) Courtney and Mark’s Viennese Waltz
3) Joshua and Katee’s Contemporary
(Note: 2 and 3 are a near tie)
4) Chelsie and Twitch’s Hip-Hop
5) Joshua and Katee’s Paso Doble
6) Chelsie and Twitch’s Mambo (Mainly Because of Twitch)
My Dancer Rankings For The Night:
1) Mark
2) Chelsie
3) Courtney
4) Joshua
5) Katee
6) Twitch
The Final Four Should Be: Mark and Joshua should be the final two boys. I think Chelsie definitely deserves to be there as well. Between Courtney and Katee, it gets a little tougher. Katee has been consistently amazing, but Courtney has been growing by leaps and bounds. Plus, who doesn’t love an underdog story? Ultimately, though, Katee probably deserves it a little bit more. But Courtney is still banoodles.
The Final Four Will Be: Joshua, Katee, Chelsie, and Twitch
Monday, July 28, 2008
The Mole 7/28- The Final Four Do Kids Stuff and Jail Time
Previously on The Mole, Paul and Nicole traded hatred and death threats, the players had a memory challenge, and Clay started to play the game and got promptly evicted. Mark is sad that Clay is gone. Nicole is happy to still be there and dubs herself a badass. Paul is obnoxious about the fact that he’s made it to the final four.
Jon welcomes the players to their first mission, “How’s The View”, worth $64,000. The team splits into teams of two, and then splits them apart and puts a member of each pair with one of other. It involves Craig and Paul wearing video goggles and Nicole and Mark showing them what they are seeing. And they’re doing tests aimed at 7 year olds and under. But everything is mirrored because of projections, so it’s harder than it sounds. In the first part of the challenge, Craig and Paul manage to add 6 grand. But $1,000 is discounted because Nicole talked during this part of the mission, which is not allowed. But it’s unclear whether it’s actually Nicole’s fault. On a fun little sidenote, it turns out that Nicole is a laparoscopic surgeon, meaning that she uses a camera to perform surgery. So she does Craig and Paul’s part for a living. Mole at Work?
The second part of the challenge, kicking a soccerball into a goal, is less successful, with everyone but Mark sucking miserably at their part. The next part, pouring tea into teacups, earns the team $5,000 from Paul and $2,500 from Craig. Honestly, it’s not clear who is sabotaging the mission more, Craig or Nicole. The final bit of the challenge involves them walking a plank two stories above the ground. Paul is freaking out as we go to commercial.
Turns out, they also have to pick up a piece of chalk in the middle of the plank and copy what is written on a blackboard. Paul has a couple near misses, but he gets the chalk alright. Then the timer kicks in, because they only have one minute from when they have to pick up the chalk. Paul manages to finish in the nick of time, literally two seconds left. Meaning another 10 grand is added to the pot. Craig is freaking out on a much more grand scale, since he has vertigo and a fear of heights. But he manages to get to the chalk. He moves very slowly though, and is nowhere near the chalkboard when his time runs out. The team makes a total of $22,500, $18,000 of which came from Mark and Paul. At dinner than night, Nicole is really big on Craig sabotaging the mission. Paul, meanwhile, is working on sabotaging Nicole’s chances on the Mole quiz.
Mark is all alone now, which is worried. He is really hoping there’s an exemption tonight, and tells everyone. But no one listens to him. Hmm, I wonder if that’s some reality show editing for you. The players’ next mission is called “Cell Out” and involves the games’ final exemption. It involves people being locked in cells, solving word problems, a paintball obstacle course, and a snipers’ rifle. Nicole is happy about the fact that she may get to shoot someone. Everyone goes into their cell, and the mission begins. Mark is confident and desperately wants to get out first. And he manages to get out first, meaning he gets the sniper rifle, and the chance at the exemption. Paul, meanwhile, is terrible with words. Mark has never shot a paintball gun before. Nicole and Craig decide to wait for Paul because he’s good with paintball. When he finally gets out, they briefly strategize. Then, Paintball time!
The strategy decided on is to have someone draw fire while the other two run. Paul and Nicole actually work well together. The three actually seem to be doing pretty well, and are evading fast and furious. Mark hits Paul but the paintball doesn’t break, infuriating Mark. He then manages to nail Craig and Nicole while Paul makes it to the door and survives. Paul’s success adds $15,000 to the pot. Nicole does not have the exemption, but Craig’s card ominously looms as we go to commercial.
But Craig does in fact have the exemption, meaning Mark is guaranteed to be in the finals. At this point, I’m convinced he’s not the mole. The total pot is now up to $368,500. Paul is unhappy about the exemption, very unhappy. He even mouths off to Jon a little. At dinner, Paul is his usual vocal self, but he indicates that tonight is different. He seems very confident though about his mole choice (I’m guessing it’s Craig that everyone has decided on). They all have a nice toast to “Sportsmanship” before the quiz.
QUIZ TIME
I Suspect Craig (But secretly hope it’s Nicole, since that’s a badass and risky mole strategy that I would totally love, overplaying the part so that you’re not suspected)
Nicole is focusing on one person instead of playing the field, seemingly Craig.
Paul does, in fact, suspect Craig. Although he’s worried by Nicole.
Craig is also only focusing on one person (Maybe Craig?).
At the execution, there’s only three possible victimes. Paul is up first, and I’m not really surprised when he’s executed. Happy, but not surprised. Nicole was confident she’s going home, but she’s alleviated. There’s no doubt in my mind that Craig is the Mole now, because everyone seems to suspect him and he knew which door he wanted immediately (the one with the exemption). I’ll be shocked if it’s not Craig who is the Mole. Nicole admits that she’s kind of sorry to see Paul go. Jon congratulates the final three on making it to the end. They all deny being the Mole. But someone’s lying….
Next Time on The Mole, bomb diffusion, what’s behind briefcase number one, and the final quiz!
Jon welcomes the players to their first mission, “How’s The View”, worth $64,000. The team splits into teams of two, and then splits them apart and puts a member of each pair with one of other. It involves Craig and Paul wearing video goggles and Nicole and Mark showing them what they are seeing. And they’re doing tests aimed at 7 year olds and under. But everything is mirrored because of projections, so it’s harder than it sounds. In the first part of the challenge, Craig and Paul manage to add 6 grand. But $1,000 is discounted because Nicole talked during this part of the mission, which is not allowed. But it’s unclear whether it’s actually Nicole’s fault. On a fun little sidenote, it turns out that Nicole is a laparoscopic surgeon, meaning that she uses a camera to perform surgery. So she does Craig and Paul’s part for a living. Mole at Work?
The second part of the challenge, kicking a soccerball into a goal, is less successful, with everyone but Mark sucking miserably at their part. The next part, pouring tea into teacups, earns the team $5,000 from Paul and $2,500 from Craig. Honestly, it’s not clear who is sabotaging the mission more, Craig or Nicole. The final bit of the challenge involves them walking a plank two stories above the ground. Paul is freaking out as we go to commercial.
Turns out, they also have to pick up a piece of chalk in the middle of the plank and copy what is written on a blackboard. Paul has a couple near misses, but he gets the chalk alright. Then the timer kicks in, because they only have one minute from when they have to pick up the chalk. Paul manages to finish in the nick of time, literally two seconds left. Meaning another 10 grand is added to the pot. Craig is freaking out on a much more grand scale, since he has vertigo and a fear of heights. But he manages to get to the chalk. He moves very slowly though, and is nowhere near the chalkboard when his time runs out. The team makes a total of $22,500, $18,000 of which came from Mark and Paul. At dinner than night, Nicole is really big on Craig sabotaging the mission. Paul, meanwhile, is working on sabotaging Nicole’s chances on the Mole quiz.
Mark is all alone now, which is worried. He is really hoping there’s an exemption tonight, and tells everyone. But no one listens to him. Hmm, I wonder if that’s some reality show editing for you. The players’ next mission is called “Cell Out” and involves the games’ final exemption. It involves people being locked in cells, solving word problems, a paintball obstacle course, and a snipers’ rifle. Nicole is happy about the fact that she may get to shoot someone. Everyone goes into their cell, and the mission begins. Mark is confident and desperately wants to get out first. And he manages to get out first, meaning he gets the sniper rifle, and the chance at the exemption. Paul, meanwhile, is terrible with words. Mark has never shot a paintball gun before. Nicole and Craig decide to wait for Paul because he’s good with paintball. When he finally gets out, they briefly strategize. Then, Paintball time!
The strategy decided on is to have someone draw fire while the other two run. Paul and Nicole actually work well together. The three actually seem to be doing pretty well, and are evading fast and furious. Mark hits Paul but the paintball doesn’t break, infuriating Mark. He then manages to nail Craig and Nicole while Paul makes it to the door and survives. Paul’s success adds $15,000 to the pot. Nicole does not have the exemption, but Craig’s card ominously looms as we go to commercial.
But Craig does in fact have the exemption, meaning Mark is guaranteed to be in the finals. At this point, I’m convinced he’s not the mole. The total pot is now up to $368,500. Paul is unhappy about the exemption, very unhappy. He even mouths off to Jon a little. At dinner, Paul is his usual vocal self, but he indicates that tonight is different. He seems very confident though about his mole choice (I’m guessing it’s Craig that everyone has decided on). They all have a nice toast to “Sportsmanship” before the quiz.
QUIZ TIME
I Suspect Craig (But secretly hope it’s Nicole, since that’s a badass and risky mole strategy that I would totally love, overplaying the part so that you’re not suspected)
Nicole is focusing on one person instead of playing the field, seemingly Craig.
Paul does, in fact, suspect Craig. Although he’s worried by Nicole.
Craig is also only focusing on one person (Maybe Craig?).
At the execution, there’s only three possible victimes. Paul is up first, and I’m not really surprised when he’s executed. Happy, but not surprised. Nicole was confident she’s going home, but she’s alleviated. There’s no doubt in my mind that Craig is the Mole now, because everyone seems to suspect him and he knew which door he wanted immediately (the one with the exemption). I’ll be shocked if it’s not Craig who is the Mole. Nicole admits that she’s kind of sorry to see Paul go. Jon congratulates the final three on making it to the end. They all deny being the Mole. But someone’s lying….
Next Time on The Mole, bomb diffusion, what’s behind briefcase number one, and the final quiz!
Possible "Lost" Scoop? Discovered By Yours Truly? Probably Not, But Still, Read This!
NOTE: THERE ARE POTENTIAL SPOILERS/BITS OF SCOOP REVEALED IN THIS ARTICLE
So, readers, Comic Con, the awesome awesome event dedicated to all things comic book/geek/cool that I truly wish I could attend, is going on (or has just gone on) and there was much TV fun to be had. While some of the panels that went on were, um, questionable (Is there an Office comic book coming soon or was there no reason at all for an Office panel at ComicCon?), there were other geektastic ones to discuss. Namely, Lost.
So, the biggest thing they revealed is that Richard Alpert is probably God. Or at least, some kind of non-aging four-toed super-figure. Because Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, the masters of Lost, said very suspiciously that we will see Richard Alpert barefoot this year. So everyone and their creepy uncle is agreed that the absolutely idiotic four toed statue (“I don’t know what is more disquieting. The fact that the rest of the statue is missing or that it has four toes.”) probably has something to do with Mr. Alpert.
As you can see from my saying about creepy uncles above, this is not the scoop that I think I have figured out. My possible and unlikely scoop comes from a video that they released of Dr. Marvin Candle.
Now, this video is really interesting to me. Namely, because it represents the meeting of the past and the present on Lost. Dr. Candle was a part of the original dharma initiative. He says so. But yet, I’m pretty darn sure that that is Daniel Faraday’s voice on the video. Now, while Daniel deals with time travel, we’ve gotten no indication that he’s actually done it (besides just being on the island). So how have Dr. Candle and Faraday met? Simple. (Psst, my possible scoop is the next sentence). Dr. Candle will be on the island this upcoming season of Lost.
And now, for my proof. Look at 1:43 of the video. What’s that creeping into frame on the left side?
Why, it looks a mighty bit like red hair. And who in the Lost-verse has red hair? Why, Charlotte of course. Charlotte, who is Faraday’s biggest cohort. So, Candle has contact with Faraday and probably Charlotte. Where is he most likely to find these two together? In the present, on the island. I am guessing that Marvin Candle will show up on the island this season to record this very video.
Now, knowing Lost, I’m probably a million miles off the mark. I’m sure there have been other people on the island with red hair. But something in my gut says that I may be on to something, and, while I don’t tend to trust my gut on things like politics or art appreciation, I do trust it when it comes to matters of TV. So, readers, what do you think? Am I on to something? Completely wrong? Just looking for the ability to gloat if it turns out I’m right?
PS: This theory may have been touched upon elsewhere. I know I also posted it at Aint It Cool and E!Online, and got little to no love for it. If it is out there elsewhere, I honestly haven't seen it, but would appreciate a heads up if you do...
So, readers, Comic Con, the awesome awesome event dedicated to all things comic book/geek/cool that I truly wish I could attend, is going on (or has just gone on) and there was much TV fun to be had. While some of the panels that went on were, um, questionable (Is there an Office comic book coming soon or was there no reason at all for an Office panel at ComicCon?), there were other geektastic ones to discuss. Namely, Lost.
So, the biggest thing they revealed is that Richard Alpert is probably God. Or at least, some kind of non-aging four-toed super-figure. Because Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, the masters of Lost, said very suspiciously that we will see Richard Alpert barefoot this year. So everyone and their creepy uncle is agreed that the absolutely idiotic four toed statue (“I don’t know what is more disquieting. The fact that the rest of the statue is missing or that it has four toes.”) probably has something to do with Mr. Alpert.
As you can see from my saying about creepy uncles above, this is not the scoop that I think I have figured out. My possible and unlikely scoop comes from a video that they released of Dr. Marvin Candle.
Now, this video is really interesting to me. Namely, because it represents the meeting of the past and the present on Lost. Dr. Candle was a part of the original dharma initiative. He says so. But yet, I’m pretty darn sure that that is Daniel Faraday’s voice on the video. Now, while Daniel deals with time travel, we’ve gotten no indication that he’s actually done it (besides just being on the island). So how have Dr. Candle and Faraday met? Simple. (Psst, my possible scoop is the next sentence). Dr. Candle will be on the island this upcoming season of Lost.
And now, for my proof. Look at 1:43 of the video. What’s that creeping into frame on the left side?
Why, it looks a mighty bit like red hair. And who in the Lost-verse has red hair? Why, Charlotte of course. Charlotte, who is Faraday’s biggest cohort. So, Candle has contact with Faraday and probably Charlotte. Where is he most likely to find these two together? In the present, on the island. I am guessing that Marvin Candle will show up on the island this season to record this very video.
Now, knowing Lost, I’m probably a million miles off the mark. I’m sure there have been other people on the island with red hair. But something in my gut says that I may be on to something, and, while I don’t tend to trust my gut on things like politics or art appreciation, I do trust it when it comes to matters of TV. So, readers, what do you think? Am I on to something? Completely wrong? Just looking for the ability to gloat if it turns out I’m right?
PS: This theory may have been touched upon elsewhere. I know I also posted it at Aint It Cool and E!Online, and got little to no love for it. If it is out there elsewhere, I honestly haven't seen it, but would appreciate a heads up if you do...
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