Not that the world needed yet another fan blog about a TV show, but after a very interesting Season 7, I felt more convinced than ever that this show would benefit from having a judge on its panel each week who is merely a fan - not a choreographer, producer, or Hollywood bigwig. The Judges (capital "J" when referring to The Main Trio) might find themselves a bit more in tune with the audience if they actually ever bothered to ask why the audience votes the way it does. So, to be purely self-serving and egomaniacal, I have appointed myself "the SYTYCD Fan Judge" (until such time as the show appoints one), and with that, here is yet another fan blog about a TV show...

Thursday, June 23, 2011

*Sniff, sniff*

*HONK* *Sniff* Oooookay, sobfest over.

No, no, it's not what you think--those are actually tears of relief I'm wiping away. I don't think I realized how much I was hoping for a particular outcome until Ryan was announced as the Girl Who Gets To Stay. I immediately choked out "YESSSSSS!" through watery eyes, rather in spite of myself. I truly don't think any of those ladies deserved to go home--this week or last--and it was heartbreaking just to know who the bottom three were. I almost couldn't bring myself to watch the final outcome, because I knew there was not going to be any "right" answer. It was agonizing knowing that only one of them could stay, but in the end, I have to admit I'm really glad it was Ryan. And I disagree with Nigel: while I suppose there are probably additional "tricks" she could've added to that routine, I genuinely felt like she left every bit of herself on that floor, and I don't think I've seen her dance better solo.

As for the boys...well, I can't say I'm surprised about Wadi, , but I wouldn't have tried to predict whether it would be Ricky or Nick. Neither really deserved to go home, and both danced their solo dances well. I just think Ricky did his this much [-] better, and that was just enough to give the judges an answer. I don't think it was a wrong call, but I don't think it would've been wrong to keep Nick either.

Shortly into the show, Travis Wall tweeted that the judges made a bad call in keeping everyone last week, because this week, wrong people would be going home. I was just about to agree with him when I reflected back on who was in jeopardy last week. What if we hadn't gotten to see Mitchell dance? What if Princess Clarice had gone home? Who would've been the "right" people to go home this week, really? That's the down side of a cast of this caliber - getting down to just one is going to be the worst part of the show.

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