Alright - this is your recap of Wednesday night's results show. I'm not really sure how it will turn out, because it's taken me the entire 41 hours since the show ended to even work up the energy to write it.
To say I'm disappointed is a bit of an understatement ~ but I'll get to that near the end.
The show opened with a piece choreographed by Sonya Tayeh, set to 'Pon de Floor (Samantha Ronson Remix)' by Major Lazer feat. VYBZ Kartel. As is typical with Ms. Tayeh's routines, this was quirky, jerky and high energy. I did kind of wonder why the dancers were dressed as Jolly Rancher candies, but the song choice didn't lend to any particular costuming demands - so I think they just went with weird. Right away it was obvious that Ashleigh was still not dancing, and that made me analyze the routine for how Sonya & the dancers must have had to alter the choreography to accommodate the lack of one dancer. The alterations were fairly seamless, though it was a bit odd to have Russell just completely disappear off stage for a chunk of the performance, only to leap back in. I'm also getting pretty tired of Jakob always being a large focus point in these routines. I like Jakob as a dancer/contestant just fine BUT we know he can pirouette, jete and bend like Gumby alright? We don't need it shoved in our face at every opportunity.
I'm realizing that I'm sounding bitter while writing this - and for that I apologize.
Up next we get a short filler piece, introducing Samantha Ronson and explaining her participation in this week's music choices. She is on the sickly looking side of skinny. Interesting to hear from her though - as I get the impression that though she is a very popular DJ, you don't honestly "hear" a lot from her directly. She dated some sort of coked out has-been actress didn't she? LOL!
Right on to the results of the voting to discover the bottom 2 boys & girls.
The Guys
Russell - Safe. This was fairly predictable. Russell has a huge following.
Legacy - Not Safe. **SOB!** Okay I predicted this myself, and at this point in the show I still held out hope that my favourite dancer would be in the finale.
Jakob - Safe. Again pretty obvious. I will admit that Jakob has been presented as the most talented dancer this year.
Ryan - Not Safe. With only 4 dancers to choose from, Ryan would have been MY choice to go home. Not because he isn't a good dancer - he is - I just believe he isn't the most well rounded and hasn't grown as much as the other dancers. And he's not Legacy. *SOB!*
The Girls
Kathryn - Safe. SQUEE! Certainly my fave girl this year.
Ellenore - Not Safe. Huh. That NappyTabs (yeah I said it *rolling eyes*) routine really sank Ellenore & Legacy. Or maybe it was the stupid Alien language. Either way - Unfortunate.
Mollee - Not Safe.
Ashleigh - Safe. Listen - I'm an Ashleigh fan, don't get me wrong - but WTF!? This girl didn't dance and she gets a free pass through to the finale? Because that's what this is - a Free Pass.
And while in your head's you can recall the mediocre performance from "Asia's Number 1 Pop Group - The Wondergirls!" I'm going to go off into a little rant...a pre rant...because there will be another towards the end of this recap.
I've already made the statement that I think Ashleigh is a talented dancer. I think of all the girls (yes even above Mollee) she has shown the most growth throughout the season. The judges didn't have much confidence in her while she was in Vegas, and in fact Did Not originally include her in the Top 20. She ended up grabbing that last spot in the Top 20 because another dancer chosen could not continue in the competition. At that point I was happy for her - because I thought it would be an interesting storyline to the season, what with her having to prove herself possibly even more than any of the other girls. There was also the 'cute' factor because she was going to be able to share her journey with her husband - the very much hyped Ryan.
But now that I've made that declaration - I have this to say. Ashleigh should have been in the bottom two tonight. At this point in the competition, where every routine matters, Ashleigh did not perform - at all. Of course - if the results are truly in America's hands, this is no one's fault really. Ashleigh has a large following, which was only increased by Ryan's plea for votes for her. I don't know that there was any other way to fairly prevent Ashleigh from going directly to the finale - but I have to say to my American friends "what were you thinking?". I want to say that Ashleigh should have been the girl to go home, because her injury didn't allow her to take part. There are those who will say that would have been just as unfair - this time to Ashleigh directly - but there really is no good way to solve a situation like this.
Okay - onward we go. I'm going to let you again use your own imaginations to envision the performance by Kris Allen (it took me a minute to remember this kid's name) - because I didn't watch it after the first 30 seconds. Boorrring. I think it's quite telling that the winner of the last American Idol was given a spot on the 2nd to last show - and the runner up (Adam Lambert) was given a spot on the finale. BUT - I haven't watched American idol since Carrie Underwood won (though I do like David Cook) so I don't know much about either singer.
Here are the results:
Girl going home: Mollee. Poor little thing looks devastated but manages to keep it together. All in all I have to agree that she is a good dancer, but up next to Ellenore & Kathryn (I'm leaving Ashleigh out of this) she is the weakest.
Guy going home: Legacy. *Great Heaving Sobs!* Okay so maybe I'm exaggerating - but I'm not happy about this. At. All.
Rant # 2. This stinks of conspiracy. A numbers fix. Do we really think that the American public wants to see Ryan & Ashleigh dance together so badly that they voted for them instead of Legacy & Ellenore - who arguably had the best performance of Tuesday night's show.
In truth I think this was more a case of the voting public thinking that Legacy was safe with everyone else's votes and so they voted for Ryan instead. Does that make me feel better? No.
I haven't been shy in proclaiming my like (all right Love) of Legacy. I think he is a seriously talented young man, whose desire to learn and improve has been proven throughout this season. He has grown by leaps and bounds and broken the limits that most B-boys are held to. At the beginning of the season, I certainly didn't think he would get this far. As the season has gone on, I've grown more and more invested in his journey. It's been hard this year to pick that one standout performer (as Brandon was last season). We've had some incredible dancers showcase some incredible talent this year. But when you line them up (or when I do and I've already said I'm biased haven't I?) you get this: Russell the astonishingly versatile Krumper, Jakob of the miraculous jetes, extensions and leaping, Legacy of the unimaginable growth and Ryan of the...well...phenomenal abdominal muscles?
Alright that may be going a bit far - Ryan IS talented. But is he the best dancer this season - No. Is he going to win SYTYCD Season 6? I highly doubt that (and if he does I may throw up).
I'm going to stop there and continue on, remembering that this is just a reality competition show and not the end of the world. :)
Kim is back next week to cover the Finale Performance and Finale Results shows. I will be laid up recovering from some pre-holiday surgery that will only allow me to watch the shows in a drugged-out stupor. Which is probably for the best all in all.
Oh - one more thing - Cat did mention that auditions for Season 7 would begin in January, so we shouldn't have to wait too long for our next SYTYCD fix.
Keep Dancin'!
Carly
To say I'm disappointed is a bit of an understatement ~ but I'll get to that near the end.
The show opened with a piece choreographed by Sonya Tayeh, set to 'Pon de Floor (Samantha Ronson Remix)' by Major Lazer feat. VYBZ Kartel. As is typical with Ms. Tayeh's routines, this was quirky, jerky and high energy. I did kind of wonder why the dancers were dressed as Jolly Rancher candies, but the song choice didn't lend to any particular costuming demands - so I think they just went with weird. Right away it was obvious that Ashleigh was still not dancing, and that made me analyze the routine for how Sonya & the dancers must have had to alter the choreography to accommodate the lack of one dancer. The alterations were fairly seamless, though it was a bit odd to have Russell just completely disappear off stage for a chunk of the performance, only to leap back in. I'm also getting pretty tired of Jakob always being a large focus point in these routines. I like Jakob as a dancer/contestant just fine BUT we know he can pirouette, jete and bend like Gumby alright? We don't need it shoved in our face at every opportunity.
I'm realizing that I'm sounding bitter while writing this - and for that I apologize.
Up next we get a short filler piece, introducing Samantha Ronson and explaining her participation in this week's music choices. She is on the sickly looking side of skinny. Interesting to hear from her though - as I get the impression that though she is a very popular DJ, you don't honestly "hear" a lot from her directly. She dated some sort of coked out has-been actress didn't she? LOL!
Right on to the results of the voting to discover the bottom 2 boys & girls.
The Guys
Russell - Safe. This was fairly predictable. Russell has a huge following.
Legacy - Not Safe. **SOB!** Okay I predicted this myself, and at this point in the show I still held out hope that my favourite dancer would be in the finale.
Jakob - Safe. Again pretty obvious. I will admit that Jakob has been presented as the most talented dancer this year.
Ryan - Not Safe. With only 4 dancers to choose from, Ryan would have been MY choice to go home. Not because he isn't a good dancer - he is - I just believe he isn't the most well rounded and hasn't grown as much as the other dancers. And he's not Legacy. *SOB!*
The Girls
Kathryn - Safe. SQUEE! Certainly my fave girl this year.
Ellenore - Not Safe. Huh. That NappyTabs (yeah I said it *rolling eyes*) routine really sank Ellenore & Legacy. Or maybe it was the stupid Alien language. Either way - Unfortunate.
Mollee - Not Safe.
Ashleigh - Safe. Listen - I'm an Ashleigh fan, don't get me wrong - but WTF!? This girl didn't dance and she gets a free pass through to the finale? Because that's what this is - a Free Pass.
And while in your head's you can recall the mediocre performance from "Asia's Number 1 Pop Group - The Wondergirls!" I'm going to go off into a little rant...a pre rant...because there will be another towards the end of this recap.
I've already made the statement that I think Ashleigh is a talented dancer. I think of all the girls (yes even above Mollee) she has shown the most growth throughout the season. The judges didn't have much confidence in her while she was in Vegas, and in fact Did Not originally include her in the Top 20. She ended up grabbing that last spot in the Top 20 because another dancer chosen could not continue in the competition. At that point I was happy for her - because I thought it would be an interesting storyline to the season, what with her having to prove herself possibly even more than any of the other girls. There was also the 'cute' factor because she was going to be able to share her journey with her husband - the very much hyped Ryan.
But now that I've made that declaration - I have this to say. Ashleigh should have been in the bottom two tonight. At this point in the competition, where every routine matters, Ashleigh did not perform - at all. Of course - if the results are truly in America's hands, this is no one's fault really. Ashleigh has a large following, which was only increased by Ryan's plea for votes for her. I don't know that there was any other way to fairly prevent Ashleigh from going directly to the finale - but I have to say to my American friends "what were you thinking?". I want to say that Ashleigh should have been the girl to go home, because her injury didn't allow her to take part. There are those who will say that would have been just as unfair - this time to Ashleigh directly - but there really is no good way to solve a situation like this.
Okay - onward we go. I'm going to let you again use your own imaginations to envision the performance by Kris Allen (it took me a minute to remember this kid's name) - because I didn't watch it after the first 30 seconds. Boorrring. I think it's quite telling that the winner of the last American Idol was given a spot on the 2nd to last show - and the runner up (Adam Lambert) was given a spot on the finale. BUT - I haven't watched American idol since Carrie Underwood won (though I do like David Cook) so I don't know much about either singer.
Here are the results:
Girl going home: Mollee. Poor little thing looks devastated but manages to keep it together. All in all I have to agree that she is a good dancer, but up next to Ellenore & Kathryn (I'm leaving Ashleigh out of this) she is the weakest.
Guy going home: Legacy. *Great Heaving Sobs!* Okay so maybe I'm exaggerating - but I'm not happy about this. At. All.
Rant # 2. This stinks of conspiracy. A numbers fix. Do we really think that the American public wants to see Ryan & Ashleigh dance together so badly that they voted for them instead of Legacy & Ellenore - who arguably had the best performance of Tuesday night's show.
In truth I think this was more a case of the voting public thinking that Legacy was safe with everyone else's votes and so they voted for Ryan instead. Does that make me feel better? No.
I haven't been shy in proclaiming my like (all right Love) of Legacy. I think he is a seriously talented young man, whose desire to learn and improve has been proven throughout this season. He has grown by leaps and bounds and broken the limits that most B-boys are held to. At the beginning of the season, I certainly didn't think he would get this far. As the season has gone on, I've grown more and more invested in his journey. It's been hard this year to pick that one standout performer (as Brandon was last season). We've had some incredible dancers showcase some incredible talent this year. But when you line them up (or when I do and I've already said I'm biased haven't I?) you get this: Russell the astonishingly versatile Krumper, Jakob of the miraculous jetes, extensions and leaping, Legacy of the unimaginable growth and Ryan of the...well...phenomenal abdominal muscles?
Alright that may be going a bit far - Ryan IS talented. But is he the best dancer this season - No. Is he going to win SYTYCD Season 6? I highly doubt that (and if he does I may throw up).
I'm going to stop there and continue on, remembering that this is just a reality competition show and not the end of the world. :)
Kim is back next week to cover the Finale Performance and Finale Results shows. I will be laid up recovering from some pre-holiday surgery that will only allow me to watch the shows in a drugged-out stupor. Which is probably for the best all in all.
Oh - one more thing - Cat did mention that auditions for Season 7 would begin in January, so we shouldn't have to wait too long for our next SYTYCD fix.
Keep Dancin'!
Carly
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1 comments:
Thanks for making the effort to write this blog about SYTYCD. It's great to read your reactions and feel like we have someone else's sensible point of view to reflect on.
I also read several of the blogs that you recommend (at the R side of your blog) and that opened the door to some other great writing.
So--thanks from YOW/YUL....
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