Wow! When was the last two-hour premiere? It's been a while, I know.

I'm just still bitter he wasn't in the bottom last week.

No doubt Phillip should have been B3 last week. I think he should be B3 this week, too. It should be either him or Jonathan going home this week.

There's still not been one routine that I would seek out and re-watch. Randi and Evan's contemporary piece from Week One comes the closest. If I ran across it, I wouldn't turn it off. I guess I can say the same for Kupono and Ashley's Wade piece also from Week One. But neither one set me on fire like Bleeding Love or No Air or Secret Garden from last season or any number of Danny and Anya's dances from S3 or tons of dances from S2, Too Much Booty, Why, the Benjelle Viennese Waltz. This season is just underwhelming.

I think the overall level is better, but with no wow factor. I'm not yet sure which I like better. I do know that I had favorites early on in previous seasons (Ivan/Allison and Katie/Joshua come to mind), but that came with a lot of dreck.

I have favorites, for sure! But this is my first season, so. I'm just wowed by all of it, really, although there have been a few routines I liked less than others in terms of choreography.

Janette and Brandon are totally my favorites this season. They have brought it each week. But I agree with megan on the lack of Wow factor. Everyone is just kind of generically good. Well, almost everyone. I think Jonathan is actually a pretty bad dancer (given the level of the show, not in real life) and Phillip is only good in his style. Everyone else seems really solid, but I'm not in love with anyone yet. There's no one who, if they got voted off, I'd be gutted.

Oh, and if folks care to play along at home, my blog for last night's performance show is here.

So, tonight I am hoping Jonathan and Asuka go; I'd settle for Caitlin. After week 1 I was for keeping Asuka, but she hasn't brought it for me and I really like Vitolio and would love to see him paired with someone stronger. (I also think if Karla had been paired with, say, Brandon, that hip-hip could have been good!) I also wouldn't be sad to see Kupono or Jason go; they are okay, but not doing anything for me.

I still need to go watch what I missed from yesterday, Ethan/Randi and Kupono/Kayla.

I agree with kat! I feel so, uh, right!

Philip is proving to be the Twitch of this season; I had hoped he'd do better. I actually like him much better than I liked Twitch, but he just hasn't got the chops. He may well make top 10 on charm alone, though, and like Twitch, go far once it's all audience votes.

So, will SYTYCD acknowledge Jackson's death tonight, and if so, how? There's not time to do a number - might they next week? Several of the dancers over the years have noted being inspired by him.

well, a Nigel ramble if nothing else, right?

I wouldn't be surprised if we don't see at least a few of the dancers moonwalking on that stage tonight.

I was just thinking the same thing while watching the Motown performance of Billie Jean!!