Top 10 Of The Year: #6- Survivor Micronesia: Fans Vs. Favorites

Previously:
The Honorable Mentions
#10- Gossip Girl
#9- South Park
#8- Chuck
#7- How I Met Your Mother

Yup, folks, it's a Top 10 double feature, because I've currently got nothing to do at work!
Listen, I’m as surprised as anyone that Survivor made my top 10. The reality mainstay stopped being good after like season 2. I kept watching, though, since I require incredible amounts of television in my bloodstream at all times. And I’m very glad I did. And I’m glad I did because Survivor Micronesia: Fans vs. Favorites was the best season they’ve ever had. Don’t get me wrong, I love season one, but, despite the insanity of parts, it was relatively tame. It was just so shocking and great because no one knew the formula, it was brand new. Whereas, with Micronesia, everyone knew what Survivor was, and it still managed to knock people’s socks off.

The credit for this season really rests in the hands of the players. The fans vs. favorites dynamic was interesting, but this season didn’t pick up until after the merge. Which is when all the fun started. See, there were five (Count ‘em FIVE) amazing tribal councils in a row. First, Eliza played the fake immunity idol. Then they blindsided Ozzy. Then they blindsided Jason in the exact same way they blindsided Ozzy. Then Amanda successfully used a hidden immunity idol,

And then, the piece de resistance, they convinced Erik, having just seen the past FOUR tribal council game twists, to GIVE UP his individual immunity. The poor, dumb kid.

But, as if FIVE straight weeks of Tribal Council awesomeness weren’t good enough, you also had TWO medical evacuations and player voluntarily quitting the game. This season was just so good.

Now, I know that this was only half of the primetime season for Survivor. But I don’t care. I’m making the rules, I can break ‘em. This season of Survivor was so good, it absolutely earned it’s spot here. So congrats, Survivor, for the awesome come back. You earned your #6.

Just In Case You Are A Bad Person and Didn't Watch Pushing Daisies...

So, I got a message on "The Facebook" recently cluing me into this, a video cut together by ABC in order to recap you on the entire first season of Pushing Daisies, in case you missed it...



I've written about my love of Pushing Daisies before, and this is just another post, begging and imploring you, if you did not watch Season 1, please watch season 2. It made me feel warm and fuzzy inside. Which is big. Don't you wanna feel warm and fuzzy too?

PS: I asked the person if they had one for The Middleman, which you should also totally be watching. She said she'd see. But, in the meantime, WATCH THE MIDDLEMAN. It needs your help. They're fighting evil so you don't have to. But if it gets cancelled, you're totally gonna have to fight evil yourself.

Top 10 Of The Year: #7- How I Met Your Mother

Previously:
The Honorable Mentions
#10- Gossip Girl
#9- South Park
#8- Chuck

So, it’s been a while, I know. Other things, like my laziness, came up. But I vow to continue and complete this top 10 list before the end of the month, in case anyone cares. But, back to the matter at hand.


How I Met Your Mother has a laugh track. Stay with me here folks. How I Met Your Mother has a laugh track and it completely doesn’t need one. Because it’s seriously, seriously funny. I know what you’re thinking: Isn’t one of the rules of television the fact that a laugh track means less funny. Well, that’s what I thought. But How I Met Your Mother breaks that rule.

I will admit, this season was not as good as last season was. There were a bunch of filler episodes. But the show still managed to make my top 10. That’s saying something. But, even if this season had filler episodes, it also had a bunch of amazing ones. “Sandcastles In The Sand” stands out to me, since I love the Robin Sparkles storyline (One of the main characters was a teenage one hit wonder in Canada under the name Robin Sparkles. For more information, go HERE). The episode where Barney puts all the women he’s wronged into a NCAA bracket is amazing. Slapsgiving, the continuation of the Slap Bet joke, was also filled to the brim with funny. Also, the two minute date that the main character engineers (From the Britney Spears episode), is an amazing bit of writing.

I don’t really know how to say it in another way: The show is just really, really funny.

I tried introducing a co-worker to it earlier this summer, and he wasn’t blown away. Maybe it’s a show that you have to follow to love. But, knowing the characters (every single one of whom is funny, a rare feat for a sitcom), I always laugh a few times an episode. Maybe it’s not for everyone, but, between the awesome running jokes, my ever-growing man-crush on Neil Patrick Harris, and the loads of funny that the show has, I feel confident placing How I Met Your Mother in the seven spot on the countdown.

The Mole 8/11- The Season Limps To An End…

This past season on The Mole, one person sabotaged eleven others as they competed for cash. Oh, and people often fought and accused each other of doing moley things. And people got executed along the way. That’s about as best I can sum up the season’s recap. Tonight we find out the winner, the loser, the mole, and all the clues that were dropped long the way.

First up, we get recaps of all the finalists’ moley behavior. And there’s a lot of it. Looking at the recaps, I really want Nicole to be the mole, because the overplaying strategy would be completely awesome. But it’s probably Craig. Oh, sweet, a commercial break. I’m sure those won’t be endless tonight.

We come back and it’s time to look at video packages of our eliminated contestants. Bobby is up first, and I don’t miss him. His video makes fun of him excessively though. Apparently he had an injury. Everyone laughs at it though. Because there’s not too much to do tonight without knowing who’s who of the final three, it’s time for the reveals. The winner is up first, and the winner is… Mark. Craig doesn’t look happy in his little box, which means maybe Nicole was the Mole. Which would be awesome. But Mark played a good game and he’s gonna use the money well. But now it’s time to find out the Mole. And it’s… time for a commercial break. Oh host Jon Kelley, you tease you!

But we’re back, and the Mole is... Craig, as the commenter told me two weeks ago. I would point out that I suspected Craig week one, but then I abandoned him, so I won’t take any credit. Which means Nicole is the loser. Oh, and fun, we get a Nicole video package. Although it’s fun to see her threaten to kill Paul in his sleep again. That was a great moment. Oh, and apparently Nicole was great at taking the quizzes and kept suspecting the wrong people (Ironically, they were all my suspects too.) Paul apparently knew it was Craig the entire time. And when he was eliminated there was a tie with a four second difference. That’s really gotta suck to hear.

Next we get a Mark video. Turns out, he was nearly eliminated early on, but Victoria mis-clicked on one answer, saving him. And there was a second time too, where he beat Kristen by ONE second. And he also tied with Clay when he was executed. And he only picked Craig because of Clay being eliminated going after Nicole. It also turns out the dossier was of basically no use. But Mark still beat Nicole by 4 points.

Now, it’s time to see the sabotages. This could be fun. Craig’s strategy was to be lovable, which I’m pretty sure is clear to anyone who watched. Looking at all the sabotage they seem pretty obvious. Everyone just dismissed him, because he was lovable and no one wanted to suspect him. Because he’s fat and he seemed like he was doing the best. No one even picked Craig as the mole (except for Paul) until week 7. And he was the one responsible for Bobby riding in a wheelbarrow. Craig was a pretty good mole, in the long run. Kudos. Jon gets everyone’s opinions on Craig as the Mole. Oh look, there’s Marcie. No one remembers her, so lets move on. Sweet, another commercial.

Now it’s time to see the hidden clues. They are all ridiculously obscure, and I’m kind of glad that I missed them. Because if I caught them, I would be kind of an obsessive. The one interesting one is that Craig’s name was never called during an execution. Oh, and that barrel clue that I swore I saw was nothing. Which brings up the question of what that random shot was all about? Mark’s wife is brought out, and she doesn’t seem to be that impressed at Mark’s win. Even when he tells her that she won’t have to work anymore. That, or she has an incredibly apathetic demeanor. Jon thanks us for participating in this summer’s biggest whodunit. I thank you for reading my recaps. Good night, folks, on an utterly mediocre season of The Mole. Just thank god it didn’t involve celebrities or Ahmad Rashad.

So You Think You Can Dance 8/7- And We Have Our Winner…

Cat looks like a British virginal Native American princess. And she looks charming. We get to see everyone again. It’s just fun to see everyone again, so I’m not gonna comment on who’s better. But Mark and Chelsie are still adorable. And Jessica is notably absent, meaning she isn’t healed enough. That’s too bad. Cat calls them her babies. There are 6 choreographers on the panel tonight Mia, Shankers, Debbie Allen, Nigel, Mary, and the awesome Lil’ C. The others are all in the audience. It turns out that the movie role that Shankers talked about is Step Up 3D. I have to say, a 3D dance movie sounds pretty awesome. We get a very long season recap. It’s equal parts happy and sentimental. Oh, and Will is the only one who gets his elimination shown. Hmmm….

The first dance of the night features the entire top 20 in a Shane sparks routine. The routine is tons of fun and everyone seemingly gets their moment, which is nice of Shane and the editors. Gev probably gets the most awesome bits. But overall, this reminds me of why I missed Shane Sparks so much this season. As much as they’ve created some great routines, Napoleon and Tabitha couldn’t touch this.

Tonight, the judges get to pick their favorite dances of the season for us to see again. I’m just gonna say, Mark better be in at least two. Nigel is up first, and his first pick is the Bollywood routine, which I wasn’t really blown away by the first time around. They’re a lot more relaxed this time around, and it’s a lot of fun this time. Josh even gives Katee a kiss at one point. Awww. Mary is up next, and she picks Courtney and Gev’s rumba. Gev looks a lot more clean cut this time around, and, for anyone who was worried, their chemistry is still very much intact. This is probably the sexiest rumba the show has ever had. Like, seriously, if I didn’t know better, I’d be sure these two were boinking. But they’re still absolutely fantastic and adorable.

Hey, SYTYCD, before next season, could you please find a corporate sponsor who’s mascot isn’t going to probably kill me in my sleep? Because I think that’s what Snuggle is planning.

YAY! It’s time for the Chbeeb/Muraine dance off. Apparently, Chbeeb got pneumonia before getting to Vegas, which is why he wasn’t there. That’s sad. Hopefully he’ll be back next season. As for this dance off, however, well, this is probably one of the greatest things ever on the SYTYCD stage. Personally, I prefer the fluidity of Chbeeb to the ridiculous popping abilites of Muraine. But this is just banoodles on so many levels. I really hope this doesn’t mean Chbeeb can’t come back next season. Because I would love to see him actually compete on the show. We go to the judges to get their say and see who wins. Mia goes with Philip but Shankers picks Muraine, tying it up. Debbie also goes with Muraine, as does Nigel, putting Robert up 3-1. Mary also picks Robert, meaning he wins the dance off. Lil’ C does get to cast his vote, and after deeming the whole thing very buck, he also picks Robert. Aw, poor Phil. Mia and I are behind you Phil!

Sidenote: The way the families act in Olive Garden commercials always make me wanna make sure my own family never goes to an Olive Garden.

We’re back to the judges’ picks for the dances. Nigel and Shankers fake bicker about something that I miss. He’s picked Comfort and Twitch’s hip-hop, which was pretty much a guarantee to pop back up here. There’s a nice camera malfunction in the middle, but the routine is still all sorts of awesome and fun. Comfort really is banoodles in her own style. Lil’ C is up next, and I’m very disappointed at the lack of Mark so far. He describes the show as a museum, which is an awesome analogy, and picks Bleeding Love, meaning Mark! Yay! Can Lil’ C please pop up on the judging panel tons next season? Even though they’re out of sync with each other at the beginning, I forgive them, because they’re Mark and Chelsie, aka my favorites. Although Chelsie’s solo section? Kinda a little more impressive the first time.

We go back to panel, but where’s Mary? On stage with Season 2’s Dmitry, dancing, that’s where! Actually, Mary is a lot better than I would have guessed. I guess that’s why she’s on the panel. Seriously, Mary Murphy has impressed me. I’m shocked. Now, if only she would shut up every once in a while, I’d actually be happy to have her on the show.

Sidenote: Haha, that Scott Toilet Paper “Geez, Louise” commercial is great…

Mia’s pick is up next, and she thinks this has been the best season choreographically, and she’s picking the ridiculously amazing Pas De Deux. This was my favorite too, because it was just so ridiculously amazing. And it still is. These two were the best technical dancers on the show, no question. God, this is still just so ridiculous. It’s back to Shankers for his second pick of the night, and he feels bad for whoever has to follow that. He’s picking Sonja’s “The Garden”, which YAY! Mark, Courtney, Sonja, and amazingness, all rolled into one dance. This is still such a perfect pairing of Mark and Sonja. This routine is still just amazing. Unfortunately, it’s time for the first elimination. It’s gonna be really mean of them to eliminate Courtney is her garters and corset ensemble. But unfortunately, they do, meaning Courtney, the dancer I was rooting for, isn’t the winner. I still really heart Courtney though, but she’s not sad or upset, she’s proud. Aww, she’s adorable. She tears up as she says what she’s gained. Courtney, I was rooting for ya.

The next routine up is the top 5 guys routine, choreographed by Nigel. It’s still really fun, and it’s still the best Broadway routine that was on stage all season. It reminds me how awesome the top 5 guys were. Gev should have lasted longer. Next, we get a dance by Wade from Criss Angel’s “Believe.” Ok, now THIS is the Wade I was looking for last night. Totally bizarre and creepy but totally amazing too. There’s so much to watch, because you don’t want to take your eyes off any part of the dance. If Mark, Sonja, and Wade all came together, I think it would probably blow my mind. I would totally pay for that.

The top 3 are brought back on stage, because it’s time to cut someone again. The next person who is not our winner is Katee, and I’m not at all shocked. Because the judges wanted Josh vs. Twitch, and they pimped in order to get their wish. Katee is still hardcore banoodles and awesome, and she’ll still go on to great things. Katee loved the whole experience and is happy to find out that there’s a prize for the top boy AND the top girl, so Katee wins 50 grand. Not bad. Although, seriously, show, way to stick it Courtney YET again.

When we come back, Cat is chilling with the judges, where we get to talk to Debbie about how proud she is of Will and what it was like watching it as a viewer (which she liked because she could scream obscenities at the judges. Hey, me too!). She also compares SYTYCD to the Olympics. And it turns out Debbie, has brought the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, so we get lots of little kids doing tap. It’s pretty fun. And then Nigel joins the mix, and it gets a little creepy. Still cool, but creepy. The call and answer between Nigel and the kids is really good though. And if anyone was wondering, Nigel still can’t act, as confirmed by the top 20 routine where he was kidnapped. Oh, and Nigel, not cool taking a shot at my city’s public transportation. Our subway rocks. Shankers also challenges Nigel to a danceoff for next season. Go Shankers!

It’s time for Mary’s next choice, which is Twitch and Katee’s door piece, which was tons of fun. So I’m pumped. It’s not quite as mischievous as it was the first time, which is what I loved, but Katee swinging out on that door still may be my favorite moment of the entire season. It’s time for our finale terrible musical guest, The Jonas Brothers. I have completely avoided the Jonas Brothers up until this point, and dear god is this awful. I mean, I get that they are completely non-threatening, but does that make up for a complete lack of talent nowadays? I think one of them forgets the lyrics part way though. To their own new hit single. Seriously? Or are they just supposed to mumble all the lyrics? Nevermind Flo Rida, you’re no longer the worst musical act of the season. Jonas Brothers, welcome to the awards!

There’s time for two more routines, and Debbie gets to finally choose one, Twitch and Kherington’s Viennese Waltz. She also mocks Lil’ C in a very funny way, and then the whole panel gets in on it. This was beautiful the first time, and it’s nice to see it again. I kind of wish someone who wasn’t in the top 10 would get some airtime again though. It’s still really beautiful. I don’t have much more to say about it. Nigel gets the last pick of the season, and he picks Tabitha and Napoleon’s “No Air” as the last routine of the season, which was a great routine. I really wish we could have seen Courtney and Gev’s map dance again though. Rewatching this, Josh is even more impressive than I remember. They really nail the emotions on this one.

But, before the final results, we get a dance from a ton of past dancers, too many to list. The routine is completely and totally awesome, because everyone gets to do their little specialties, which adds up to one ridiculously amazing number. And the top dancers from this season join them too. This is just banoodles. So much fun to watch.

But it’s time for the final results. Joshua vs. Twitch. Cat mentions Josh and Twitch’s lack of training again, and then… The winner is Joshua! Good. Between those two, Joshua really deserved it. To Twitch’s credit, he seems so happy for Joshua. Joshua looks like he’s about to pass out, and on the verge of tears. He says “Never let anybody tell you you can’t do something.” Aww. I’m happy. I mean, I wanted Mark. Or Chelsie. Or Courtney. But I’ll take Josh. Well, another season down. Not as good as the last one. But lets just hope next season is better!

So You Think You Can Dance 8/7- Grand Finale Open Thread

Discuss away, Folks!

So You Think You Can Dance 8/6- The Finale Performance Show

Cat is wearing something short, tight, and shiny. But I won’t quote Nina Garcia, because Cat could never look cheap. Just adorable. Although she’s looked more adorable in the past. I think it’s her very flat looking hair. In the intros, Twitch and Joshua are the impressive ones. Big surprise. Not that these 4 don’t all rock, because they do. Tonight’s jidges are the mostly great Mandy Moore, the loud Mary Murphy, and the pervy Nigel Lythgoe. Everyone dances with everyone tonight, and everyone’s got a solo too.

Courtney and Twitch- They’ve got a Tabitha and Napoleon hip-hop routine. Which means that Josh and Twitch aren’t dancing hip-hop together? THAT I’m shocked by. It involves Courtney being a crazy girlfriend. It seems pretty physical in the pre-dance package. It’s fun, but it probably wouldn’t make my top 12. There’s something a wee little bit anemic about it to me, but it’s still fun. They dance all the footwork well, and they get the characters down flat. Courtney is a lot more fun to watch than Twitch, although they both get their share of fun moments. But I’d give Courtney the advantage over Twitch. Mandy loved it and thinks it was a great way to start out. She thinks Courtney brought the Jersey girl out and Twitch is always fun. Mary admits her own craziness and she felt it from Courtney. She calls it a knockout, and is happy it was a little tougher than N&T’s typical lyrical hip-hop. They also get a Mary Murphy shriek. Nigel will miss everyone except that shriek and wonders why Twitch keeps getting routines about deranged girlfriends. He thinks Courtney was perfect and thinks everything about it was fantastic, although it lost a little energy at the end for him.

Courtney- We get a little interview beforehand, where we find out that Courtney is from a family of screamers. Although she admits that she’s not the best dancer. She also makes it clear that her chemistry with Gev was completely non-romantic. Her last solo is really beautiful. She nails the feeling of the song perfectly. A good job from Courtney. Mandy got teary eyed and tells her well-done. Mary thinks she’s an inspiration and thinks her personality lights up the stage. Courtney tears up during Mary’s comments, and it makes me like her more. Nigel is happily surprised she’s made the top 4 and thinks she’s a bundle of joy who energizes everyone around her.

Katee and Joshua- They’ve got a Wade Robson routine! Meaning Wade Robson is back! It’s about a relationship, as always, but it’s Wade Robson, so it should be ridiculous. I’m actually a little shocked this a Wade routine. Because it’s, well, not what I’ve come to expect from Wade. I mean, it’s very good, and the movement is really interesting, but I expected something kind of visionary. And it wasn’t. It was just a really, really good relationship contemporary. But it is really, really good. Really good. Mandy loves the routine and the fact that Wade is back. She thinks that technically it could have used more work, but it was universally readable and very beautiful. Mary also calls it absolutely beautiful and is just very happy that it ended well. But she really likes it. Nigel thinks there were many remarkable things about it. Nigel thinks they danced it brilliantly and thinks that Josh’s control is remarkable for an untrained dancer.

Katee and Courtney- They’ve got a Tyce Broadway routine togther. It’s Tyce, so my enthusiasm is tempered. They’re worried about dancing with props too. We’ll see. It’s very Busby Berkeley, Ziegfeld Follies. But it’s still one of Tyce’ better Broadway routines. The two girls work well together. Neither really outshines the other though. It’s cute, but it’ll be forgettable in the long run, probably. Mandy also found it cute and thinks they looked adorable. It reminded her of old musicals too. Stop stealing my comments Mandy Moore! Mary thinks they nailed the synchronization and says a bunch of other good things. Nigel was happy to see two girls dancing together, and thinks that while Courtney was good, he points out that Katee was better than her. That’s kind of a dick move, Nigel.

Twitch- His nickname came from being fidgety. Go figure. He also contemplated joining the navy if he wasn’t dancing. He also wanted Kherington as a partner and was shocked by her elimination. His final solo is danced to a song by Wade Robson, hmm. That being said, his movement is banoodles. His leg control may even be greater than Chelsie. It was just a really good solo. Mandy thinks Twitch is cool and compares him to the little engine that could. Mary thinks Twitch is great in tons of styles, but his freestyle solos render Mary speechless. Can Twitch solo for the rest of eternity then? Nigel thinks Twitch has left his mark on the competition, and he thinks Twitch has humor in spades.

Twitch and Joshua- They’re getting a chance to settle a rivalry between them. They’ve got a Russian Trepak from a new choreographer named Youri. This is the dance that sent them both to the hospital, so it should be interesting. This is just bizarre. It’s fun to watch, since it’s essentially them trying to one up each other. But I’m really not sure what to make of it. It was clearly a very difficult dance to do, but I can’t say I fully loved it. And for the record, Josh won it. Mandy loves watching two men do crazy stuff on stage. She thinks the stamina was great, and wonders how Twitch got stuck with the floor work. The boys continue to one up each other during the interview. Mary thinks they are tremendous fighters and dancers, and is excited to have two hip-hop guys in the finale. Because the judges hadn’t been secretly planning for this all along. They also get a Mary shriek. Nigel thanks the choreographer for bringing the world to SYTYCD, and lauds both boys for their amazing physical abilities.

Katee- Katee never thought she’d make it this far. We also get reminded of the drama during Vegas. She also loves her little stupid dances. At least in my opinion, this is one of Katee’s most dynamic solos. Her movement, coupled with the music, is really interesting. Mandy thinks Katee should keep dancing but she needs to keep training. Mary will cherish many of Katee’s numbers. Nigel thinks all of her characters and movements have been brilliant.

Katee and Twitch- They’ve got a Tony Merdith and Melanie foxtrot. They are both nervous. There is much joking had in the pre-video package. It’s beautiful, but, I dunno. I’m not blown away by it. Katee’s dress is really transfixing to watch. She, just in general, seems to be much better. Twitch is kind of a prop. And he kind of hams it up. I dunno. I didn’t love it. Mandy found it romantic, think they both look beautiful, and highlights one particular lift as amazing. Comparisons are made between Twitch and James Bond, complete with a line reading from Twitch. Mary calls him one cool gentleman and thinks he was controlled. They both wowed her. Nigel calls Katee splendid and thinks there’s nothing she can’t do. He tells Twitch that he didn’t quite believe the beginning and thinks his strength may have spoiled the choreographers.

Joshua- Joshua chose dance over football and track. He’s not a big crier too, which then makes Cat mock him for being a big crier on the show. He considers his time on the show a blessing. His solo is pretty awesome, even if it does kind of seem similar to some of his other solos. I do like that he goes and dances at the judges table. That kind of takes cajones. Mandy thinks Josh is smooth and charismatic, and he knows how to hit. Mary brings back the hot tamale train (I thought it derailed weeks ago), and thinks he’s got soul. Nigel thinks he’s set the standard for next season with untrained dancers. (Wait, I thought we had established that Josh had some training?)

Courtney and Joshua- They’ve got a Jason Gilkison jive. They’re a little worried, because the dance needs stamina. The choreographer claims its one of most intense he’s choreographed. It’s fun, but they seem a little tired. That said, it’s fun, energetic, and ends really well. I found myself focusing on Courtney more, but that may have been because of the outfit. I wonder how they’ll try to dis Courtney this time. Mandy is wowed by the speed/footwork. Mary thinks that the routine was really hard and bows down to them for how well they did. Nigel was disappointed, because they didn’t know how to breathe and it didn’t have the right feel for it. Nigel claims he’s not knocking them just to knock them, but seeing as how the ballroom dancer loved it, I’m not so sure he should be making that claim. He goes so far as tell them “Tough” that the routine was hard and tiring. He’s really being a d-bag tonight.

Courtney, Joshua, Katee, and Twitch- The group routine is a Mia contemporary, where she says she’s really gonna dance them. She says it’s about celebrating their victory, because they’re all winners. Awwww. My viewing partner accurately points out a Paul Taylor vibe to the piece. It’s good, but there’s some energy missing. What’s interesting is that Katee seemed to be really unsure about the steps at the end. No one really stands out, they all have good moments. Mandy is at a loss for words, describing it as magical, a celebration, and sees that they’ve transcended their exhaustion. Even though Mandy would never put these four dancers together on stage. Courtney looks like she’s about to pass out. Mary thinks Mia did not hold back and thinks Twitch was the standout. Seems like he’s the judge’s choice to win. She also loved Katee. Oh, and Mary takes another shot at Courtney. Seriously? Nigel thinks that it’s great that they have two untrained male dancers in the finals. Hey, did you know that Josh and Twitch were untrained? Because Josh and Twitch are untrained. Nigel thinks that they deserve their spots in the finals, especially since they’re untrained. Oh, and he brings up that Katee was gonna quit and that Courtney scraped her way into the finals. He didn’t get the routine, but he thinks it showed their athleticism, and thinks none of them looked tired. Were we watching the same dance, Nigel? Oh, and did you know that Josh and Twitch are untrained?

My Thoughts On The Finale: This was WEAK. There were no real standout routines, the judges were unnecessarily mean to Courtney and were blatantly obvious in their pimping of Twitch and Joshua. Nigel, especially, was douchetastic tonight. Mary was also unusually mean. Disappointing finale, especially compared to how great last season’s finale was. And I can’t help but feel it would have been a lot better if Mark were still in the running. And my top 12 routines of the season stands as is.

My Ranking Of The Routines:
1) Katee and Joshua’s Contemporary
2) Courtney and Twitch’s Hip-Hop
3) Courtney and Joshua’s Jive
4) Joshua and Twitch’s Russian Trepak
5) Mia’s Contemporary
6) Katee and Courtney’s Broadway
7) Katee and Twitch’s Foxtrot

My Ranking Of The Dancers:
1) Joshua
2) Courtney
3) Katee
4) Twitch