Our feed did not have sound in the beginning until it switched to the non-HD feed, but it was about halfway through the group number. Unfortunately that affected how we viewed the group number - seemed interesting, but the impact was lessened because of lack of music. The group number was choreographed by Stacey Tookey and Peter Chu. Jasmine deservedly got the spotlight.
Carly Rae Jepsen was the guest judge. Not sure why she was there, and she didn't really add anything to the judging.
Most favorite routines
1) Amy and Fik-Shun's jazz from Tyce Diorio. I can't believe I actually like this routine best, since it involved Tyce and a hobo theme, but it was actually cute and Amy and Fik-Shun looked awesome dancing it. I credit the fact that Tyce let them be creative, and they really got into character. I would be surprised if this couple didn't end up in the finale.
2) Jasmine and Aaron's quickstep from Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin. Ah, the dreaded quickstep. Fortunately for Jasmine and Aaron, this one was gorgeous and they danced it well. Jasmine's legs are just amazing, and both of them looked so elegant and glam.
3) Makenzie and Paul's hip hop from Dave Scott. Much better than Dave Scott's other routine with Malece and Alan (see below under Least Favorite Routines). I thought the rehearsal footage was hilarious when Dave Scott outed Paul was being intimidated by the beauty that is Makenzie. I can totally see them as a couple. Makenzie looked great and both of them danced this one well.
Least favorite routines
1) Mariah and BluPrint's jazz from Brian Friedman. I didn't get this dance at all. Nothing about the music or the dance invoked the goddess-falling-in-love-with-a-mortal-theme, and Mariah and BluPrint looked out of sync from the beginning.
2) Alexis and Nico's jive from Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin. The routine itself was fine, but Alexis was way out of her depth. Nico started off pretty well, but deteriorated over time.
3) Malece and Alan's hip hop from Dave Scott. Malece did better than Alan in this number, which is not saying much because Alan was terrible. Neither one of them hit the moves that hard, and the busy costumes didn't help.
Eliminations
I was correct about the three guys in the bottom three, but did not expect Makenzie to end up in the bottom three instead of Alexis. The judges saved Jenna immediately, which was when Mr. Y and I knew that Mariah was gone. Makenzie had been doing better than Mariah in the competition, and her solo was better, too. It also was not a surprise that BluPrint was eliminated. He wasn't able to come up with the charisma and facial expressions to match his movements. I will miss Mariah especially, since I feel like she hasn't really shown her full potential and has been saddled with bad routines.
Predictions on who will be in trouble this week:
Boys: Alan, Curtis, and Nico
Girls: Jenna, Alexis, and Malece
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