Yeah, the hand lettering was not great on the winning cover. But I loved the ladder.

I'm posting as I watch in Rickey..WHY WHY couldn't I have seen Alex tear that up in High Def.

That was freaking amazing, he had the attitude and sharpness. Loved Twitch's bit at the end. Now I want to see Alex do krump....because he might be able to pull that off.

Kent's didn't seem too bad, I couldn't really see hungry jazz face, the last lift looked labored but it wasn't the worst thing ever.

Jose - not the best but he really held his own against Anya. The past 2 times I've seen Anya I kept watching her and this time I was watching her and Jose, even though his dancing wasn't great. The choreographers were kind to him though and tried to hide his weaknesses. And he always looks like he's having so much fun!

Billy , I don't know what the piece was supposed to be about, he looked great technically but it seemed a bit...formal or cold.

Melinda - she had more dancing than Jose did, it wasn't great and I do miss Christina but it wasn't the worst thing I've seen. I know I've seen worse I just can't remember which one it was. Oh- the guy who made the face when he lifted his partner from a couple seasons ago.

Robert, I've decided I'm not a fan, he's good but he's boring in a way for me.

Ashley I liked that it was really good.

No solos so I don't get to see them which is a shame because I wanted to see Melinda I like her better than the other female tapper from last season (was it last season?). Melinda doesn't hunch her shoulders

HK - the second hour, if anyone's interested, had the team that won the challenge go to a wine tasting. Where they got drunk (that and drinking on the private jet coming back). To the extent one contestant (Autumn) was lying on the bed taking off her boots and fell off the bed. And another (Ed) was in the hot tub, drinking yet more, and when dared took off his trunks (between pixilation and a conveniently placed plant nothing was shown).

The lesson - never prep for a dinner in Hell's Kitchen when hung over.

Yep, last season (6) was the one with three tappers, all of whom were gone in two weeks. Bianca was the female (Peter and Phillip were the other two). The only one of those three who had a decent routine was Peter, who had that terrific Starry Night number by Wade Robson.

Rickey has the solos: [link] scroll down.

Melinda sort of reminds me of Channing, except I liked Channing.

Found them! thanks.

Melinda just looks more comfortable and relaxed than Bianca did. I liked her solo.

Alex solo was amazing. Billy was more interesting in his solo and Robert was good but I still find him boring for some reason.

I can't help but feel like they're really dumbing down the choreo for Jose. It seemed especially noticeable in the Bollywood and last night's Samba.

I've now watched the Alex/Twitch hip-hop 3 times! I was giggling like a crazy person after it was over!

Every week, I'm blown away by Kathryn. She really is a phenomenal dancer. I'm always reminded how much I hated her when the top 20 were announced last years because of her high-pitched squeaky crying voice.

And I was horribly sad that we didn't have Mark last night. Horribly sad. Robert isn't even close to Mark's talent.

Ashley is fine, but she just fails to make a lasting impression on me.

Lauren. Hmmmm... I guess the best I can say is that I no longer hate her, so that's an improvement!

Still love Billy, but Alex makes me swoon.

It should be a no-brainer for Melinda to go home tonight (thought I really enjoyed her solo). If she does, next week it will start getting tough.

The Garden! That was fun.

Loved the airmail envelope dresses.

I'm always reminded how much I hated her when the top 20 were announced last years because of her high-pitched squeaky crying voice.

Oh, how I've grown to love that high talker! Kathryn is just an exquisite dancer. I've decided what I really want is a season of Mark, Kathryn and Friends and each week, Mark and Kathryn could dance a couple of routines together and then bring back favorite dancers and choreographers from past seasons and either dance with them or have them do pieces with each other. That would be lovely.

Once again, I finished my blog with mere hours to spare before the West Coast airing of SYTYCD. It's hard getting back into the swing of things after taking the entire season of Idol off due to the heinous crimes against music and just plain common sense being committed week in and week out on that once proud show.

kat, your extended suspender riff was completely inspired.