( continues...) Mollee/Nathan hit B3 and both went home, but I can't see that happening. Much more likely to be Karen and Victor, which I would also be OK with, surprisingly.

OK, have I said too much? Well, so as not to just have one sad little sentence hanging out, assuming that Karen/Victor go home, here's who I'd like to see as new partners:

Jakob/Ellenore: Heaven. Please put them together and give them a good Wade Jazz.

Russell/Kathryn: After Ellenore, she's the next strongest girl. I think they could do very well together. Maybe bring Maria Torres back and do another latin jazz, something like what Neil/Lacey got once upon a time. They could also do well with Broadway.

Legacy/Mollee: I don't want to see her in anything, but if she does scrape through, these two might actually do well together. Legacy is the oldest competitor left in the competition and he doesn't seem the goofy, laugh a minute type. He might provide her a little heft. That said, I want this trick to go home anyway, so I'd love it if they got put together and given something like the Quickstep.

Ryan/Noelle: Just because they would never put Ryan together with FP and Ryan is a full grown man. Putting him together with Mollee just would not work on any level. Creepy. And I want Kathryn and Ellenore for others, so give him Noelle. She's a serviceable partner, nothing special, but she won't bring him down. He's a strong partner, so maybe they give her a chance to redeem herself with a latin dance with someone who actually knows what he's doing.

Nathan/FP: By default. I think this would be a horrible pairing. Nathan Ellenore would serve him much better. But I'm over him and want him to go home, thus, this pairing will do just fine. What would they do? Who cares? Give them Bollywood or some other non-dance, since that's all he seems to pull.

Also, Idol!!!!! I hated seeing Judge #4 in the chair that she usurped from Paula, but dammit if they haven't sucked me back in already. Idol!!!

Okay, I really don't want Karen to go home. I like her. But I suspect she might be the one going home. Mollee needs to go. She is just atrocious.

If not Mollee, I would like Noelle to go. I think she has brought down Russell and she isn't all that good. If she survives into next week, I think she is a goner.

For the men, that's a harder choice. I'm tired of Nathan, so I wouldn't mind him going, but I fear it will be Victor who goes home and I like him more.

I can't believe that Ryan AND Ashleigh ended up in my favorite three couples. I mean, they're kinda good with their current partners. Actually, except for when they ask him to do hip-hop, Ryan is always kinda good!

I want for the future:

Victor and Mollee to go home.

Russell to get a chance to do something sexy and hard (by which I mean "oogy"). (Russell/Kathryn latin ballroom?)

Nathan to have to do something with a grownup partner that makes him act grownup.

Jakob and Ellenore to dance together and KILL something.

I want Victor and Mollee to go home, but I think it will be Victor and Karen.

Hip hop aside, I was very pleased with the dances overall last night. I probably would have liked Jakob and FP's Sonya piece more if they hadn't been wearing those god-awful costumes. Loved Ellenore and Ryan's Broadway and the other Sonya piece.

I believe Nigel made Jakob promise to "never wear those pants again." Like he'd had any choice in the matter!

I believe Nigel made Jakob promise to "never wear those pants again."

I think that was actually Shankdaddy because I remember thinking "Of course he would take note of the too tight purple pants." The wardrobe folks were mostly off the monkey crack last night with the notable exception of Jakob and FP in Sonya's lyrical number and Mollee/Nathan in their hip hop dressed like extras from Newsies. But really, I can't even fault them too much for that one. What do you do when the choreographer gives you Alexander Graham Bell and his assistant receiving the first phone call as interpreted through hip hop? Ummm, OK. Just dress the kids up like angels with dirty faces and hope for the best, I guess. Other than that, they hit it out of the park. Loved the costuming for Victor/Karen's Argentine Tango, loved the costuming for the Broadway. (Their Lindy costumes were cute, too, except for Ellenore's white granny panties which made a return engagement during Russell/Noelle's contemporary piece. Why?) Really liked Jakob and FP's costumes for the salsa. Thought the only good thing about Mollee/Nathan's Can Can were the costumes. And shirtless Legacy, which should be a weekly ritual.

I haven't finished watching yet but Oh dear lord who thought the Can Can was a good idea? Why why why?

I had the same reaction -t--I think I actually asked the TV "who the hell came up with that?".

Because of the great underserved Can Can community, I suppose.

I do think the Mollee, "But I wore my underpants!" line almost made up for the can-can.