Kevin: And that’s a wrap for SYTYCD Season 5!! Since Daniel’s email account sucks dirty goat butt, he never received my notes for the last article- so I apologize that you had to deal only with him. I know it was rough, but I’m glad you made it through. What’s more, in true Daniel fashion, he’s just sent me over his portion of the article for today and it’s so long, there’s really nothing left for me to say- so you’ll just get a few choice insertions from me.

Stephen and I watched the show last night while we packed and prepped for vacation on the Sunshine Coast while Daniel watched the Finale with a group of people and too votes on the winner prior to the show: Their predictions were:

Kayla – Three votes
Jeanine – One vote
Evan – No votes
Brandon – One vote

Daniel: An epic two hours of So You Think You Can Dance to bring the final tear to my eye as another season comes to a close. The show opened with a mash up dance with all of the top twenty returning to the stage, with a repeat performance from early in the season. What a mess! Click here for more

SYTYCD – TOP FOUR MOTHER FUCKERS!!!!!

The first time ever So You Think You Can Dance was held outside of the standard studio, with last night’s performance show broadcast from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. AMAZE-BALLS!

Final 4 Routine

The night started off with the top four dancing a Wade Robson routine, which should have started the night off with a BANG. The guys were jocks and the girls were cheerleaders (being danced to Boys Boys Boys by Lady GaGa). Whoa the girls came across like skanks when they flashed their red spanky pants! Overall the routine really wasn’t as good as it should have been, especially from Wade Robson at finale time…

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Here we are at the final elimination before the finale… so sad that it signals that the end of summer is rapidly approaching.

Tonight started off basically with the girls lining up to find out which of the three were in the bottom two. Thankfully (and rightly) Jeanine was sent directly to safety. I love Jeanine even more now because of her reaction when Cat called her name. The genuine surprise and sheer excitement was so freaking cute. I also think it’s great that Lil’ C gets so excited over her, but seriously… he’s starting to get a little annoying. At first his immense vocabulary and vernacular were cute and charming, but now it’s just annoying.

Next up were a previous season’s Jessica & Will dancing Silence (Unfaithful soundtrack). This routine is absolutely brilliant and Jessica & Will were even more phenomenal than I remembered them. FYI- Will was totally robbed when he was sent home. Without a doubt he was the most talented dancer of that group.

Following that little trip down memory lane, the boys were up for elimination. My boy Brandon was sent directly to safety. Praise Jesus- obviously he deserves it, and I’m so jealous of Cat… she had her hands all over him! Back of biotch – he’s mine.

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Kevin: Holy… we’re already only one week away from the finale! From last night’s episode, you wouldn’t really have guessed it though; some of the dancing was mediocre at best. Thankfully there were some shining beacons of hope amongst the disasters and it made the evening well worth the 2-hour episode.

Daniel: That’s Kevin’s opinion: my opinion is the producers are forcing the dancers to learn too much in one week and in turn the individual numbers are suffering. Kevin wrote the majority of this article, and I will simply insert the appropriate and correct commentary when necessary, to alleviate any mistakes he makes.

Kevin: We begin the night with Mary pleading with the audience to go all the way back to the auditions… as if that’s going to happen, and then the show launches right into the top boys’ group performance.

Top 3 Boys – Jazz

Sonya Tayeh choreographed the group routine (to True Romance by She Wants Revenge) and WE totally loved it. Poor Evan didn’t measure up to Ade & Brandon- though he did a respectable job. Nigel said he stood out because of trying new stunts, but really it’s just because he looks like an albino next to the other boys. I did love the routine, Sonya does great choreography and the boys were in fine form.

Dan’s Note: the standing back-tucks were KILLER and I’m so proud of Evan for learning how to do one; SO out of his element in this routine. Also, the matching high kicks from the guys were gorgeous. Absolutely gorgeous.

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Kevin: Happy 100th SYTYCD!! Thank God you came along… the hours and hours of sheer enjoyment you have given us have been amazing.

Anyway, so let me fill you all in on how these articles usually work… Daniel and I write up all our notes/comments/whatever and then Daniel sends his to me and I mash them up together. This week, however, Daniel decided write a novel- so in the interest of brevity, I’ve opted to just interject a few comments into his verbosity.

Daniel: So before I even get into the hoopla of tonight’s SYTYCD 100th Episode, I have to take the time to congratulate Joel Ferstay (oh I’ve obtained the rights to use full names) for wrecking both my night and the episode by texting me at precisely 10:01 informing me who was kicked off the show. Unfortunately for me I wasn’t watching the show on cable, like our poor friend Joel, and instead was only a few minutes into my PVR’d episode.

Needless to say the thrill was definitely gone for me, but as I mentioned above, this is the 100th episode and the line up was one for the record books, including the eliminations.

Kevin: Stephen and I were in a similar boat in terms of watching the show hours after it aired. We were celebrating our one-year anniversary. (Thanks for not ruining it for us too Joel- you’re a pal.)

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Daniel: Last night was another epic night of guest judges, group dancers, blood-sweat-and-tears dancing and everything else in between. The top eight took to the stage to razzle-dazzle the audience with two pair dances, one solo and one group dance. Ellen Degeneres randomly stepped in as a 4th guest judge, with absolutely zero dance experience all in lieu of the shows 99th airing episode. All-in-all the night ramped up to be a good one.

Kevin: I loved that Ellen was a guest judge. Clearly not because she has any dance experience, but mostly just because I freakin’ love that lady. She cracks me right the hell up and last night was no exception. That said, there was some great dancing last night and just as much not-so-great dancing… so let’s get to it.

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For the first time this season the American public has taken control of who is eliminated each week from SYTYCD, removing the reins from self-proclaimed ‘control-freak’ Nigel’s hands. Thank every god up in the heavens! Finally a chance for America to prove their oft wrong ways are over and finally make things right! Heck, they voted Obama in, so maybe they’ll get it right with who to send home tonight.

The show opened with an amazing Asian-fusion dance routine (to So Much Betta by Janet Jackson). Melissa was on point, in a sort of Geisha-esque costuming. The other girls were adorned in either all black or all red, with the boys wearing solid black. Overall the effect was amazing! Naturally this dance can be accredited to the epically brilliant choreographer Wade Robson and his wife Amanda.

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Welcome to the Top 10! After a brief hiatus due to being out of town, I’m back with our review of this season’s Top 5 Boys and Top 5 Girls. My apologies to everyone for not being here to temper Daniel’s Debbie Downer Syndrome, hopefully no one was tempted to slit their wrists or overdose on sleeping pills. Just kidding Mary (Daniel) – you know I love you more’n my luggage!

Let’s get started. This week the article will flow a little differently since we’ve now reached the point at which each contestant is voted for individually and everyone danced a solo last night. So… comments for the individual solos will be under each partner dance. I should work for IKEA or something with these organizational skills.

Top 5 Girls – Bollywood

The night started off with the Top 5 Girls dancing a Bollywood number (Dholna – Pyar Ke Geet soundrack). I thought the number was a great way to start the show. I loved the routine and thought the girls basically killed it, but could someone please talk to the camera men about their epilepsy problem? For God’s sake- just let me watch the stupid dance! Anyway, I digress. I have to admit to a slight obsession with Bollywood, and the SYTYCD routines have never failed to impress. Loved it. Oh, and by the way- Nigel, you don’t get a train. Stop trying to steal other people’s shtick in an effort to be less of a douche. Bolly-Wow indeed, Mary. Bolly-Wow indeed.

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On tonight’s episode of SYTYCD the top ten would be decided once one more guy and one more girl left the competition. The expectation is that the top ten would make up the touring group, regardless of the results moving forward. This always seemed to be a critical moment in the show, but as you read on, you will notice that my bitterness couldn’t help but seep through with all that was revealed tonight regarding the back-end workings of the show.

The top twelve took to the stage for the last time dancing a Nappy-Tabs Hip Hop routine to Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes. The choreography was naturally brilliant, but to no surprise, the camera work killed the effect of the overall group hitting each precise move. Note: This is when the bitterness began brewing…

The overall consensus of the night before I even begin is that the producers of the show are frustrating beyond belief, and Nigel is leading this blind army of morons. The group dance was followed by announcing that Nigel was celebrating his 60th birthday tonight. Who watching this show honestly cares? No one. It actually made him appear even LESS appropriate to still be judging this show. Every time he refers to one of the female contestants as ‘hot’ moving forward I KNOW the hairs on the back of my neck are going to stand on end. Sick.

It was quickly on to announcing the results of each of the couples.

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