She rocks my socks.
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Non-Fiction TV: I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own
This thread is for non-fiction TV, including but not limited to reality television (So You Think You Can Dance, Top Chef: Masters, Project Runway), documentaries (The History Channel, The Discovery Channel), and sundry (Expedition Africa, Mythbusters), et al. [NAFDA]
I still hate Ashley, though. And want him to shave that weirdo molester 'stache he seems to be growing. WTF is up with that? The pencil thin stache DOES NOT WORK, dude. No matter what hipsters might have you think!!
I actually liked Elanore better than Ryan in the hip hop, though the judges seemed to dislike them both equally (in a pitying sort of way).
And I agree that the hustle is evil and should die, along with disco. Though I wonder if anyone who actually knows how to do the hustle would say if there was any hustle actually IN there--it, like the discos, was just a bunch of tricks.
I did laugh at the idea that Mollie would be trying to be all sexy in that salsa. HAH!
I thought Ellenore did better than Ryan in that Lil C piece, but she could hardly do worse. Ryan was an absolute disaster in that routine.
I didn't mind the Hustle. Well, let's say I liked it better than disco. It wasn't as trick heavy and there seemed to be more actual dance content. That said, the routine was wholly forgettable. By the time the recap rolled around, I'd forgotten what Kevin and Karen danced. And Kevin was very tentative throughout that piece.
The other big train wreck of the night was obviously Mollee/Nathan. It was so bad I had to look away. They couldn't even do the opening walk. Bleagh. I so hope Mollee goes home, but I fear that the power of tweens hopped up on the Disney Channel may keep them from even hitting B3.
It was really bad. Mollee/Nathan was unbelievably bad. I was surprised how bad. I wasn't expecting it to be good, but she needs to go home.
Ellenore was definitely better, but still bad. I can't understand how they don't understand how important the end of the movement is in hip hop. Hitting hard is not just a state of mind. Ryan was really bad in it. It looked like a parody. Which is too bad, because I liked the choreography.
Hate Ashley. And she's going to coast on Jakob's coattails indefinitely. Break up the partnerships! I guess it could be worse.
Russell. Oh, Russell. I thought Noelle's movement wasn't atrocious, but she could have taken it farther. And her comment about how it's hard for them to be together because of the difference in their styles may be true, but it's more true that it's hard for them to be together because of the difference in their skill levels. But they pulled it off, and I loved the whole thing. But particularly, loved Russell.
Russell's dancing was pretty much the only thing memorable in a good way about the whole two hours.
Also, what the hell, Cat--between the hair and the dress, you looked like the Lizard Queen.
I loved, loved Russell. Noelle was kind of just there. She didn't mess Russell up like last week in the hip hop, so that's progress, I guess. I like this new choreographer quite a bit, Sean Cheesman? I do hope he comes back. I also liked the non-Tasty Broadway dude, Andy. That routine was super cute. I thought the judges were a little bit hard on Kathryn. She should've been a little bit more vixen and less cutsey pie, but she danced the piece very well. Her lines are always so clean. She's quite lovely. And I really do think she's making Legacy tons better. I continue to be impressed with him, which I wasn't expecting at all.
I definitely liked the non-Tasty Broadway dude, if only because he was...non-Tasty. And I was kinda with the judges on Kathryn, but also am not sure how much more she could've done, really. And I am surprised how much I'm liking Legacy.
And I wasn't saying that Ellenore was GREAT, but just better. :)
Loving Russell.
I can't wait to see who gets voted for, though.
My thoughts on tonight's show. I really have no idea who might be going home and I don't like it. I hope it's Mollee and Peter, but I don't see Mollee going any time soon, and I don't think Nigel wants to throw all three tappers out before top 10. If it's any of my top guys (Russell, Jakob, Legacy, Kevin), there will be blood.
The choreographer of Russell and Noell's routine is a main choreo for SYTYCD Canada. He came up with some wonderful routines in the most recent past season. He usually is pretty consistent and very good.
I am seriously in love with Jakob now, if I wasn't before. Not only can he dance amazingly well, but, well, whatever wrongs the costumers have done in the past are forgiven after that gorgeous 60s-style suit of his! He was smoking hot in that number. (And I just laughed when I realized that they edited out any reference to the word "come" in the song.)
I think that Ashleigh would have been better off partnering with Legacy this week--she might have gotten into the character better than Kathryn did. Legacy actually outperformed Kathryn last night, IMO, even though she was better technically (of course). I'm still waiting to see how he'll mangle a ballroom dance, though.
Kevin did impress me a bit with his jete and some of his lines, but he has gotten into a "ohmygodohmygod" fear of any kind of partnering moves (Nigel was right about the look in his eyes before the death drop) and it was really awkward to watch. Karen was good, but I was so distracted by him that I didn't pay too much attention to her.
Russell! RussellRussellRussell!! That is all.
B3 for me were Peter/Pauline, Ryan/Ellenore, and Mollee/Nathan. I do fear the power of the texting skills of the teenyboppers because those last two should be long gone, at least Mollee should. Compare her version of "sexy" to Karen. Not even five or ten more years will make Mollee sexy, so it isn't just a maturity issue.