On a side note, that was a stupid "surprise" twist. A good soup takes time to develop the flavors and the stock.

Oh, yeah. I'd forgotten all about that in my mourning of Jonathan. That was lame.

TCM:

Yeah, Tom was pissed- "raw pork stays and perfectly roast chicken gets axed!?"

For some reason Rick does not annoy me, but I can see why he annoys others. He does do and say annoying things, but I always see him as a big goofball.

I liked him in the beginning, but I became annoyed by his constant complaining and whining, and that he only cooks seafood.

The judges want bells and whistles, which I can't really blame them for. I can, however, blame them for condoning raw pork. And it wasn't just one person, so you could say that it was a fluke.

SYTYCD: so many of the girls seemed to think dance = gymnastics + sexy moves. Disappointing ... but I'm sure Nigel was VERY happy.

And, a phrase that can only come up in this context - Hella Hung is better than Sex.

And, a phrase that can only come up in this context - Hella Hung is better than Sex.

Still over here wondering how many restraining orders Cat Deeley's contemplated...

Another thing about gymnastics chick... three stress fractures? When was that, exactly? B/c I know from experience how long they take to heal and how sensitive the area is after it's healed (IIRC, my lower leg at least a year to feel normal), and I wasn't dancing (sometimes in heels) several hours a day.

Yeah, Tom was pissed- "raw pork stays and perfectly roast chicken gets axed!?"

Exactly. That's not a simple thing. I think chicken is much trickier to cook just right, than pork, and have it have flavor, and you don't have the luxury of serving it rare like with pork these days (rare - not raw).

Plus, Jonathan was stuck working with the words "burnt sienna" and "depression". Not a whole lot of room for bells and whistles there.

Another thing about gymnastics chick... three stress fractures? When was that, exactly?

Oh, yeah, I knew I was forgetting somethign else about her attitude that made me want to smack her--what makes her think all this dancing is going to be less stress-fracture-y than the gymnastics?!? Geez.

Exactly. That's not a simple thing. I think chicken is much trickier to cook just right, than pork, and have it have flavor, and you don't have the luxury of serving it rare like with pork these days (rare - not raw).

But roast chicken is not only about the easiest thing in the world to cook, it's the easiest thing in the world for someone known as one of the best chicken cooks in the country. He did nothing with that whole dish. Pork sous vide on the other hand? Tricky, and risky.

I've been on Team Sosur from the jump, so I'm glad he's still in it. Marcus has gotten less annoying as the competition has gone on, but I think that may be because they've been showing less of him as other, bigger personalities take up screen time. And of course, he hasn't been winning. Have to see how he is next week now that he's gotten on a little bit of a role. I also cut him a little slack because his wife is so amazingly gorgeous. I'm shallow like that.

I was sad to see Rick stay over Jonathan because Rick makes me tired. I don't think he's a terrible person, but I do find him whiny and annoying and "Look at me. Love me!" all the time. In other words, a perfect reality TV personality.

On SYTYCD - The thing that made me mad about the red pants popper not going through was that they put the kid whose brother has Spina Bifida(?) through even though they know full well that neither one of them is ready for Vegas or has any shot at making the show, especially this season when they will only take five. From the teeny tiny snippet of the choreo round, they seemed to be about on par in their ability to pick up the steps. And in their own styles, red pants popper is years beyond Spina Bifida brother in technique and performance quality. So why the differential treatment? Oh, Nigel. So predictable.

I wonder if Hella Hung is related to William Hung?

Aside from anything about the actual dancers, I like it so much better when we hear the judges' audio, but don't have to look at them, and away from the dancing!