Y'all, I just saw a commercial for the latest Bravo PR rip off, Launch My Line, and Dan Karaty of SYTYCD fame (as a judge)/infamy (as a choreographer) is going to be a contestant on the show. The mind reels.

I really wanted the brothers to have to redo their golem for the broken arm. Bah.

Yeah, WTF, rabbis?

Oh, Globetrotters. What a way to go. That is some killer fatigue for you right there. Loved that they stayed so positive towards each other to the bitter end. I don't know that I've been this sad for a team to go out before final 3 since the Clowns.

I guess I'm going to have to root for the anony-blondes because the brothers and Miss America are insufferable. I was praying for that golem to come to life and beat the shit out of the brothers. Ugh. Cannot stand them. And I just don't understand what exactly it is that Miss America can actually do. She can't be in the cold - no sub-zero rooms or making snowmen for her. But she also can't be in the sun because chocolate melts, right? She can't do any task that requires actual thought and concentration, but she also can't do physical tasks. She can't stand other teams who race dirty, but she reserves the right to race dirty herself - except she can't because she and poor, long suffering Brian kind of suck and are always at the back of the pack. Just, ewww. No. For a season where I really didn't actively dislike all that many teams, we sure have wound up with a suck ass final three. I can't imagine how the bland blondes don't take the whole thing.

I do not care to the point that I am taking it off the season pass and probably will not watch the finale.

At this point I'd watch out of a sense of completeness.

Megan (the blonde half of the Blandies) showed some smart moves last night, what with memorizing the letters and figuring out the best way to move the golem... plus she figured out the "secret word" in, what, two tries?

I loved Brian cracking about "pretty good for being drunk!" after he passed the Kafka test.

I support msbelle's sentiment, but I'm going with Theo in action. I'm pretty terrified of the notion that the brothers might very well win and I absolutely cannot stand them. It isn't at a Flo level, but I have a serious hate on for them.

Yeah, that bit with not helping with the word after accepting help with it really sealed my dislike for them. There's a difference between being a smart player and being a total douche.

Agreed -- that's a dick move.

The thing is... you can totally win this game without any resorting to dickery. Any dickishness you perpetrate is completely your fault.

I feel sure there's a life lesson in here somewhere....

FYI--Fox is going to broadcast Obama's Afghanistan speech, pushing SYTYCD back to 8:30 Eastern.

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And finally, FOX has slated a half-hour of news coverage for 8:00/7:00c with "So You Think You Can Dance" following in its entirety at 8:30/7:30c. The news marks FOX's first Obama coverage since his March 24 address. The network previously opted not to air Obama's speeches on September 9, July 22 and April 29.

Anybody know why SYTYCD is listed as 2 1/2 hours tonight?