Are some huffing it that badly on So You Think You Can Dance?

“One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do
Two can be as bad as one
It’s the loneliest number since the number one …”
– Harry Nilsson

I’m having a bit of a problem with So You Think You Can Dance. Armchair critics have the tendency to have problems, you know. That’s no news flash. And I’m certainly not exempt from problems.

First, Alexander Fost and Sasha Mallory. I didn’t get the opportunity to see their routine the previous week and — since there wasn’t anything incredibly exciting about last week’s program — I can only surmise from what I’ve read that they did craptastically. That, and Sasha apparently has been wheeling Alexander around in a wagon of comfort for quite a while now.

But last night Alexander was crankin’ on all his afterburners. It was Sasha who appeared to be (barely) contributing to her cause. Those lifts and swings during their first performance? Was she even giving it the old college try? Cripes … it didn’t seem as if she was giving it the ‘ole college anything. Wouldn’t be surprised if they were in the bottom of the pack come crunch time.

But … there is a worse couple it seems, according to the judges. And that couple is Ryan Ramirez and Ricky Jaime.

Leggy Ryan is certainly a sight to behold in some of the outfits she dons, and she definitely puts it out there. But I’m not completely on board with the judges’ criticisms toward her. Granted their first routine was a Broadway number, and I’ve admitted previously that I’m a little lost on this style. But … did they really do that badly? The whole lotta blond, and whole lotta leg going on during the performance shouldn’t count for anything, I agree, but, well … it just seems the judges are being a bit harsh.

I’ll confess their second turn on the floor didn’t do anything for me. Couple it with Nigel’s comment to them post-performance — “Ryan: I thought you were overdoing it … over-egging the pudding.” — and the fact that they’ve been at the bottom for a few weeks now, and, ladies and gentlemen, you have a couple of contestants who are hitting the road come elimination.

Pissed off reactions throughout the night courtesy of Sonya Tayeh: I’m tired of hearing about her “Can I swear?” crap when she gets all giddy about contestants’ routines, or styles, or whatever. Is she that shallow that she feels the need to swear? Can she not put a coherent string of words together without peppering sentences with verboten expletives? Give me a break. Grow up, Sonya.

Oh, and … congratulations to So You Think You Can Dance and Cat Deeley on their Emmy Nominations.

Clacked by Michael Noble
on Jul 14, 2011 @ 16:00 EST5EDT