ok, just watching the 2nd half now. SO here is the thing about Evan - BWAY IS MORE THAN THAT F'IN "Aw Shucks" face and pooped out hands. UGH! he has no variety.

That Brandon/Janine 2nd routine looked tough as hell and timing was not together a lot, but damn Brandon KILLED it I thought.

I was really distracted by her hair. she should have had a braid or something. It made her seem off on the routine because her hair moved faster than she did.

TOP CHEF MASTERS: Loved this group. Loved that the mutual respect was so prominent, and the lack of sabotage (the minor one of denial of fish aside). Really sorry that these guys hadn't been spread out through the season, as I think they all could have won at some point, and there was usually at least one person in the other rounds i didn't like.

I liked the zombie routine, but thought Kayla was better than Jason. And I don't really like either of them! AND I really liked their Broadway number too! WTF, why did THEY get the good numbers tonight??

The cancer dance really was very good. Though I thought the chacha was not--neither of them were...loose?...enough for me.

I wanted Brandon and Jeanine to be better, dangit. That waltz was the worst slowest least-waltzy music ever. And while I wanted to like the "Battlefield" number, I just didn't, quite. Not sure what that was about, for me.

For me, the thing with Evan's solos is that I feel like much more than the other dancers, he's good at choreographing them to be a tiny little dance that goes with the amount of time, the music, his style, and his strength. The other dancers often come out there and look like they're making shit up on the spot going "Oh crap! Uh...turn! And flail! And um...SHIMMY! SHIMMY! VOTE FOR ME OH GOD!!!"

I liked the zombie routine, but thought Kayla was better than Jason.

she definitely seemed to be hitting it harder, but I wonder if that was a function of his baggy costume. You could definitely see her sharpness more in the zombie schoolgirl getup.

Yes, I wondered that too, Vortex.

SYTYCD: I totally bawled during Melissa and Ade's number. I was disappointed by Ellen. She was funny at times, but I really wish she had something to say about the dances.

I agree that the final three dances were much better than the rest of the night, which was uninspiring to say the least.

For the guys, I'm sure Evan should go home already. Jason has, if not totally won me over, risen greatly in my esteem. And I hope that Ade does not find himself in the bottom two again.

For the girls, I don't know who I would send home. I love Janette, but she really didn't bring it tonight. I thought Jeanine had an awesome solo. I guess Melissa? I don't love Kayla, but technically she's so much better.

Top Chef Masters: Loved the camaraderie, but I feel this was the weakest group by far, especially given the ease of the final challenge in comparison to the other episodes.

I was disappointed by Ellen. She was funny at times, but I really wish she had something to say about the dances.

I thought that having her as a judge was pretty pointless. She's someone that I find amusing, not funny, and her schtick got old quickly.

I thought that having her as a judge was pretty pointless.

Well, I'm sure they were worried about filling time with a two-hour show and only 8 dancers. I think it was a good idea that just didn't work out as well as it might have.

This was the best I've liked Jason. The only solo I really liked was Jeanine's.