Man, I love Shankman!

Kevin and Karen just blew me away. That routine was fire. I have to give it NappyTab, they have really brought it with their first two routines. And luckily this week, they had a couple who could deliver. That move where she was standing on her knees shaking that booty for all she was worth? Crazy. There were even some old school Hammer moves in there. I enjoyed the heck out of that dance.

The Mollee/Nathan Bollywood was also quite nice. I need a macro for "I agreed with Shankdaddy" because the big old queen was right again. Mollee really was lovely in the quiet moments in this routine. I forgot how annoying she can be and just enjoyed the performance. And Nathan? That pirouette a la seconde into a full stop? Ridiculous control. Wow. Loved it.

Channing/Philip? Oof. Bad. Real, real bad. Oof.

Legacy & Kathryn - Kathryn carried him. Period. The judges praised Legacy, but she did most of the dancing, he did a lot of lifts. The choreographer really knew how to make him look good, IMO.

I really liked Wade's routine. I'm not sure why Mary wasn't into it.

Yeah, he was in black and she was in bright green for a reason. Still, I really enjoyed it and all of the last numbers from this one on.

eta I was replying to le nub.

They are so going to kick Noelle off this week. If I were Ariana, I would be salty. Why didn't they just cut her along with Brandon/Billy last week? That's malarkey.

ETA: Wow, the judges can still surprise. I still think they kept Noelle just to avoid the uproar that would've sparked otherwise. Noelle's solo was a hair flinging nightmare.

Philip had better go home. If I lose Victor over Tasty's crap ass Broadway choreography, I will not be happy.

As for the last couples, Stacey Tookey is such a smart choreographer. I don't think she could've gotten more b-boy moves into that contemporary. But Legacy did them well, and he did have a few nice moments. I loved the routine, but she didn't ask him to stretch very far. Kathryn is exquisite. I'm kind of falling in love with her. I loved Wade's piece. I don't know why the judges like to make him their whipping boy, but I found the piece genius with interesting movement quality. I actually liked Peter more than Pauline. He totally got the character and committed to it. Nigel complained about the high shoulders, but if you watch Wade in the rehearsal footage, that's how it was choreographed. It had a similar movement quality to his piece for Brandon and Janette last season in a lot of ways, and was a teensy bit reminiscent of his Triplets of Belleville piece for Chuy and Sarah. That hunched shoulder thing is something he wanted from the dancers. I want more power from Pauline. She's lovely, but a little light. Ryan and Ellanore were not as good as the judges made out. They were graded on a curve because of the wardrobe malfunction, which admittedly she did handle well. He was great, really solid. He's a fantastic partner. She lacked. She was very tentative throughout. I can't help but compare that to Brandon/Janette and well, there is no comparison.

Damn. Now we have no chance of a couple tap number!

Also, the heart hands are killing me. Killing me. Frikkin' Gokey, man.

good grief. One has to ask, why did they cast the two eliminated tonight if they were going to kick them out so quickly?

I don't disagree with the male boot, after I saw the final two, I know whose goose was cooked. The women? Damn. I would have booted the "hair flinging nightmare."

I loved the Stacy Tookey number--it was great choreo and a great song. But Kathryn actually could've used some more facial expression. I was enjoying it a lot, but by the end couldn't help wondering what it would look like with some other previous contestants.

And I loved the Kevin/Karen number--much fun for her. (I so shouldn't be in here being spoiled yet, but....Kat, aren't you on West Coast? Are you getting this ahead of time somehow??)