Well, I’m on vacation, but thanks to the Olympics and other
programming decisions by Fox, I am, for once, not missing the finale! I did, however, tune in late, so I missed the
first routine (and, I presume, an opening number), which I now know was Cyrus
& Eliana (bummer!). I came in during
the recap of National Dance Day, so that’s where I’ll pickup tonight, until I
can get home and see what I missed on the DVR.
(OH, and being late, I have NO idea who these guest judges are,
so…yeah.)
George & Tiffany
– “Hometown Glory” - Yep, they blew that one away. Granted, I never really saw the original,
originally (I’ve only seen the footage – musta been a season I didn’t watch or
before I tuned in that year. But they
killed it – although I do think Tiffany leapt more than ran during the assisted
run. Otherwise, beautiful.
Will & Amelia
– “The Butt Dance” – I’m not a fan of this dance. Wasn’t the first time, not now. BUT (har, har), they did it tremendously
well. I continue to be impressed by these
two, and although I understand Nigel’s criticisms, I’m not entirely sure I
agree.
Janelle & Dareian
– “The Mattress” Hm. I’m not entirely
sure how I feel about this routine. I
never saw the original (was busy having a baby that season), and now that I
have…hm. I think it’s a very passionate
piece, but I feel like there isn’t enough dancing, just a lot of throwing
themselves around on the mattress. That
said, I think they both danced it well. I
don’t notice Dareian’s feet when I’m busy watching him dance, but I do think
Janelle’s hair got in the way, BUT THAT’S NOT HER FAULT. Who decides the costuming and such? I’m thinkin’ that wasn’t up to her, and so
I’d hardly fault her for the fact we couldn’t see her face. In any case, a
“meh” routine by comparison, but by no means poor.
Audrey & Matthew
– “Time” – Another one I didn’t see the original of, but I liked this
version. I agree with Mary that I felt
something was a little lacking from Matthew in the emotion department, but at
the same time, I think that somehow gave it a lightness that was actually kind
of useful in the piece. Audrey was, once
again, beautiful. I understand Nigel’s
critique, but once again, I’m not sure if I agree. I think if you’re comparing it to the
previous and if you fully understand all the background that he does, it’s
understandable, but on its own, I think it was lovely and touching.
Witney & Chehon
– I have to say that I think that was THE best I’ve ever seen Chehon perform –
not just dance, perform. I was, for once, a little less impressed with
Witney, contrary to the judges. I think
she performed okay but actually didn’t dance
it as well as she could have. Maybe this
time I’m comparing it to the
original, but I think Heidi had it in spades over Witney. It was by no means a poor showing, though,
and I still thoroughly enjoyed the routine.
Cole & Lindsey
– That. Was. Outstanding. I was worried,
because I did not think it was possible to match up to Kayla and Kupono, but
they managed it. I wasn’t entirely sure
about Lindsey until near the end when I got a look at her face, and it just
stole my breath. I immediately teared
up, and I hadn’t realized I was that invested until then. And Cole was perfect for this dance; I agree
with Mary that he was a little quirkier where Kupono was sinister, but he has
the capacity to look completely inhuman, and in that respect, he was even
better than Kupono – he looked less like a bad guy and more like the
personification of an evil thing, and
that was appropriate. By far the best
performance of the night.
The Bottom Six
WOW. Um, okay, even
I’m a little surprised Cyrus made it to the top 10, but I guess that’s a
popularity contest for ya’. But BOTH
Lindsey AND Amelia in the bottom??? Oh
my. I’m not entirely sure what to hope
for here, because I truly think Lindsey has the potential to win the whole
shebang – especially after seeing what she is capable of in that Addiction
number – but Amelia has been marvelous
so far, so it’s not like I want to see her go home. True, we’re reaching a point where there will
be no more good answers, but…LINDSEY OR AMELIA??? (Because no, I don’t believe Janelle has
performed well enough to be allowed to stay – shame though I think that is.) That is just the suckiest of all possible dilemmas
for the top 10 selection, in my opinion.
As for the guys…well, I don’t love the choices there either,
but I’m not quite as heartbroken about them.
I will miss whoever it is, and I think I would miss George most. That said, Dareian was the ONLY one of the
six who danced for his life just then, and I mean that boy danced like it was the last thing he might ever do. Bad feet or not, if that solo has any
bearing, Dareian just might’ve bought himself a spot in the Top 10. I think Nigel even made a face that said,
“well heck, I thought I had my mind made up until Dareian danced.”
*****SPOILER ALERT*****
I was both relieved and disappointed about the girls –
understandably, since there was just no right answer. But, I agreed with the logic – if tonight has
bearing, then Lindsey knocked it out of the park, and more importantly, showed
us an entirely different dimension that we haven’t seen, and that I wasn’t
entirely sure she was capable of portraying.
As for the guys, I’m okay with it (but I would also have been okay with
Dareian after that solo) because I’ve got a soft spot for George; I don’t know
why. Sadly, this is just a season where
nobody really “deserves” to go home., but somebody must. And on that happy note…
WE HAVE OUR TOP 10!
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