I didn't see Coach his first time around, but I'm curious why he's on the villain team. He seems to be all about honor and integrity, which would seem to put him on the other team.

I can't really explain, but I did see his first season and putting him with the Villains makes perfect sense to me.

Coach talks a big noble game, but he's really a selfish, short-sighted lying tool.

ABDC: As much as I like Saltare, I fear that they won't last much longer before being voted off. I don't think the judges are going to keep giving them a pass on fumbling their tasks just because they're awed by the rope work.

ABDC: In agreement. Our band leader loves, loves Saltare and I'm sure he will gush about the Ropes! On Fire! But I am beginning to feel like they keep pulling out tricks to avoid the painful fact that they can't dance. Don't get me wrong. I think they're amazing for what they do, but I don't think what they do is the ABDC thing.

Also, I miss b-boys.

I was not too traumatized by the vote-offs this round, although I liked the one team, I couldn't disagree too much with their ouster. I was also not all that impressed by the routines this round. Tyler's step crew on Taking the Stage (what? It's on right next to ABDC.) was better than these crews.

I really do not get the Heroes tribe on Survivor at all. Their strategy seems to be "Let's vote off all the awesome people and be left with a bunch of jackholes like Rupert and James, who is now lame and therefore has lost the one thing he had going for him that made him of any use to anyone at all. Oh yeah, and let's keep the annoying, clueless girls around, too. We're sure to win that way." As brought up in TWOP's recap, why didn't the two factions just band together and vote out the wishy washy, thoroughly untrustworthy, and oh yeah also past winner, JT? Because they are stupid, that's why. Thank god for the Villains team.

I didn't see Coach's season all the way through, but I'm enjoying him tons more here than what little I did see of him the first go round. Maybe because he's such a whipping boy for everyone and he doesn't even get how ridiculous he is. Sandra's "What the fuck?" face during the faux chi was priceless.

I liked the winning look on PR, but didn't love any of them, really. Seth Aaron's seemed the most interesting and innovative. I also liked Mila's look more than I have in a while,and of course the judges hated all over it. I agree that this season is not setting the world on fire.

Haven't seen ABDC yet, but it sounds like Saltare is suffering from the curse of all the gimmick crews. I don't know why they keep putting them on the show.

I miss SYTYCD more than anything. I'll be happy when it comes back. And yay for Top Chef Masters, too.

I am beginning to feel like they keep pulling out tricks to avoid the painful fact that they can't dance

I agree. They are stupendous with the ropes, nobody can argue that. But they just cannot dance, and this is a dance competition. JC has mentioned repeatedly that they are developing as the season goes along, but the problem is that the other crews already know how to do all of the things that Saltare is just figuring out. (JC's also warned them that their dancing is too basic, although not in so many words.)

They are stupendous with the ropes, nobody can argue that.

True. But they've hit the point where they're missing with the ropes, too. Either they miss or they reduce their routine to really simple stuff with the ropes. Either way, they're not at the level of dance as the other crews, and the other crews aren't at the level of former crews.

(JC's also warned them that their dancing is too basic, although not in so many words.)

I love JC's assessment so much. He gives better critique than what's available on most of these shows. The bit where he was asking the crews to do more than "1 & 2 &," telling them they needed to come off the eighth note choreography, that was really astute. And I wish more of the crews had responded to that.

As an aside, I'm glad that Jungle Boogie did well dancing to Jungle Boogie. It's only right.

Oh! And how funny was Mamacita's reaction shot, ribbing JC when Omarion said "in sync" in his critique. Hee.

The Heroes need to vote out Rupert. He seems to be the driving force behind voting out the strong players and so they keep losing.

I don't know if Tom and Colby could have managed to get Candice and JT to go for that but Rupert keeps harping on the loyalty no matter what.

In Survivor if your loyalty keeps you going to the Tribal Council and your tribe keeps losing it's STUPID.

At least Jeff called them on it.

I'm still shaking my head over the fact the "villans" decided anyone who went for the Immunity Idol was marked and the "heroes" all went for it willy nilly.

SYTYCD fans: check out Chbeeb putting his own spin on krump. [link]