SYTYCD: Don’t Go Breaking My Heart

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   cattyfan
   Posted July 12, 2010 at 10:48 am

   What the hell was Lauren wearing? Bra and boy-shorts panties and…what?

   I agree, the bottom two were likely chosen by the producers to keep them humble and create “suspense.” They could play with the “results” because they knew Alex would be going home.

   Mia’s “apology” to Not!Ade was meaningless, because it was basically, “I’m sorry…but now I will justify my comments and water down my half-assed apology.”

   Where has Dan Karaty gone?

   I love Alex…and I understand his pain. I had a partially torn Achilles tendon years ago. I bruised from my foot all the way to my knee…and it HURT. That said, I agree it isn’t fair he gets to come back. They didn’t allow Jessica to return…or that idiot who was Pasha’s partner when he was a contestant. Why have the rules suddenly changed?

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   Moli
   Posted July 12, 2010 at 10:57 am

   catty, your comments always amuse me:) Mia’s whateverthatwasthatwasntanapology pissed me off more than the insults. Where the hell was Adam to tell her to ‘see on playback’? I’ll say it again….I don’t like AdeChike(have no real reason why, but she hurt MT feelings last night. Its funny some forums liked Robert’s performance and others hated it. I felt it was off a bit. AdeChike’s Bollywood had me question who was off-time….I enjoyed his dance as long as I didn’t look at his ‘partner’. Because of Mia’s verbal vomit and liking the version of the dance I watched. I voted for AdeChike form my home and cell and had my family(none of which watch the show) vote for him as well. Off lunch now….well comment further…..MWAH PM for a lovey recap:)

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   aosuki
   Posted July 12, 2010 at 11:22 am

   I am beyond upset that Alex is gone. And I will admit that I cried. It was horrible. ;__; I kind of agree with you, PM. I’m not exactly sure who to root for now. But, I’d probably have to say that besides Alex, Billy and Ashley are my favorites. I couldn’t believe that ALL three of them were in the bottom. A crock of shit indeed!! Though when I saw that Alex didn’t do a solo, I knew he was going home. I was so heartbroken. I didn’t want ANY of them to go home. I have to agree with you though. I think it’s wrong to break the rules for favoritism, even though I love Alex so much. I read somewhere where someone suggested that they have like a mini season or something in the fall where they bring back the All-Stars to compete against each other and have Alex be an All-Star. That way, they won’t be breaking any rules and Alex will have a chance to still dabble in other styles. If they just brought him back as a regular All-Star, he’d only be doing his style which isn’t what he wanted, so I think an actual competition between the All-Stars would be great.

   Also, though it’s a nice smack in the face to Mia by having Adechike escape the bottom, I still have to admit that I think he should have been in the bottom by now. He has great technique, but his performance just isn’t there for me. If he isn’t in the bottom this week, I’m going to have to be a little upset.

   It’s the same with Jose. I don’t really dislike Jose, but I don’t like him either. I’m SO angry that the judges are pushing him down our throats and saying things like, oh, you’ve just become one of the most beloved dancers on this show and that they basically say that because he has this heart thing that he can just screw up as much as he wants and still get by. It pisses me off to the extreme!!! I know that’s not his fault, but still. His technique isn’t there. At all. And honestly, I think there has been much better performers on the show that have ALSO had the technique that he completely lacks. I jumped for joy when they finally gave him a critique when he danced with Billy and when Cat called out the judges after Adechike’s Bollywood routine. Unfortunately, I also have to say that he’s not even that amazing in his own style. He’s not bad, but he’s probably the weakest b-boy we’ve ever had. He is on my “To be eliminated ASAP” list. Possibly even above Robert, which is saying something.

   Week after week, I lose more and more love for this show. I’m hating the judges more and more and am starting to wonder why I liked Adam in the first place. I miss Mary for chrissake!! Sure she screamed a lot, but she would actually give great critique that nobody else could when dancers had to perform a ballroom routine. I wish they would just go back to (unfortunately, because he’ll never leave) Nigel, Mary, and then the rotating judge. I wish that they would be more careful about who they send through to the top 20/11. I feel that if a dancer doesn’t do well multiple times in Vegas week, then they should be cut. The judges seem to take a dancer’s personal style and their dancing for their life into consideration way too much. And now with Alex gone, I just don’t know how to feel. I’m not sure if this season can go up from this point. I guess only time will tell. Thanks again for your amazing recaps!

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   zbird
   Posted July 12, 2010 at 11:26 am

   I HEART your Mamma Mia song, PM!

   I wish Mia would get a frickin’ clue. She’s like an abusive husband (yes, I am taking a gender stance here as a generalization – go with it) who beats his wife and then apologizes to her because she’s soooo beautiful she maaade him do it. WTF? How does she think that is okay? She’s a complete bitch and is in no way constructive to these kids.

   These judges really and truly suck. I liked Adam a couple of times when he was a guest judge, but now he just prattles on and on, saying the same thing to each dancer, parroting Mia and/or Nigel. How about some actual constructive feedback, judges? That would be helpful to the dancers and to the audience – we need to understand what you see, and the following is NOT helpful: ogling/drooling (Nigel), making up words/being a c-word (Mia), and superfluously avowing “you’llseeitwhenyouwatchitonplayback” (Adam). I’m sure the parentheses aren’t necessary, but there you have it.

   Anyway, back to the recap. Billy and Ashley being in the bottom was absolute crap. I simply don’t believe it. And I don’t want to talk about the lost tragedy that is Alex. I cried when he came up on stage. It’s truly heartbreaking that someone as amazing as he is has to sit on the sidelines. I wish him a full and speedy recovery and, although I know you don’t agree with me on this, I hope that Nigel actually meant that he’ll be right back in the top 10/11/20/whatever next year, not just “welcome to audition.” He had a great show at winning this season and I would like to see him able to pick up where he left off – because I freaking love watching him dance. Nothing is consistent on this show, PM. Why should they start now?

   Lovely job on the recap darling! And thanks for trying to cheer us all up with a bit of Hugh. It helps, it really does 

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   vallegirl
   Posted July 12, 2010 at 12:11 pm

   “What a fucking douchebag. I mean, really Adam? You thought now was the appropriate time to mention that you forgot all about your producing partner before? Could you be any more of an insensitive jackass?”

   He could have apologized to Billy by saying he didn’t realize Billy was too sensitive to handle the truth he was telling. Oh wait, that was just Mia justifying her hate-on for Adechike in a post-show interview.

   And if there’s any further proof needed that she is Satan? She choreographed a dance to a Sting song from his douchebag, Tantric-sex period. That music is of the devil and for the devil, so of course, Mia loves it.

   And it seems that they had Alex’s MRI results before Wednesday’s performances. They knew he couldn’t stay in the competition, and he even tweeted a vague goodbye that didn’t confirm he was out, but strongly implied it. So all the contestants knew they were safe for the worst possible reason. Which is probably why Kent wasn’t very “Kentlike” during his critiques.

   I am sad for him and hope his surgery goes well tomorrow so he can start rehabbing immediately. He’s so very talented and it would be horrible if this accident adversely impacted his career.

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   georgiababe
   Posted July 12, 2010 at 12:42 pm

   Ugh, Mia is so fake and bitchy and UGH. I also miss Mary.

   I had a teacher like Mia once, who would say MEAN things to people in my class (myself included) and then after he got complaints from parents, he would just be like “I’m sorry that you’re too sensitive to take constructive criticism.” BULLSHIT. He was fired the year after we had him, so thank goodness. Too bad Nigel won’t do the same to Mia.

   I am so sad about Alex, he must just be devastated. And I actually don’t care that they’re bending the rules by letting Alex back next year, because this show has become a joke. Letting Jose slide by and congratulating him for pointing his toes? Give me a break, I learned how to do that when I was 4 years old in ballet class. I like Jose, but the judges treatment of him is just grating on me, because so many other better dancers are getting unfair treatment (cough Billy and Adechike, to be specific). It’s FRUSTRATING.

   I’m depressed about Alex and I hope against hope for him that he doesn’t have any permanent damage. I injured my knee very badly a few years ago (in a potato sack race, of all dumb things) and it got to the point where I just had to quit, because it was just never the same after that. I regret having to stop dancing (and this show makes me depressed because I miss it so much) and I would feel TERRIBLE for Alex if he had to stop because of this.

   Since Alex is gone, I am now rooting for Kent to take the whole thing.

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   Allyn
   Posted July 12, 2010 at 1:24 pm

   Happy, happy, joy, joy! I love your recaps….They’re on point and keep me laughing. And your captions are wonderfully snarky. I only recently found this site and now eagerly wait for your updates.

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   lifesabeach
   Posted July 12, 2010 at 2:24 pm

   sigh….alex.

   I think after last year with Billy and that other kid (the one that replaced alex and got got in the first round), they changed the rules for the top 20. Didn’t they say there was a new rule if people got injured and automatically moved into the bottom? I’m sure they put in a clause of injuries before a certain point in the competition as well.

   I think primarily because they’ve had at least 1 injury a season recently, and espically if it happens earlier in the season they want to give people another chance. I’m sure he’ll have to audition again (just like what’s his name).

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   lifesabeach
   Posted July 12, 2010 at 2:26 pm

   Oh yea, and Mia is a bitch. But we’ve known that for a few seasons now. (since the whole Jessica debacle). I say put her and Sir Bitchypants in a bitch off catch match duel to the death.

   Or better yet, bring back the alternating judge format. Have a different choreographer judge every week. It kept things more honest. Plus I miss Debbie Allen and Toni Basil

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    Sweet_Dee
    Posted July 12, 2010 at 7:29 pm

    The “Mamma Mia” fauxpology captions are SOLID GOLD, PottyMouth! “Because you blew it the fuck out you TWAT!!!!!” should be nominated for an Emmy, it’s that awesome.

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    bambinoitaliano
    Posted July 13, 2010 at 4:59 am

    The only reason they are going to bring Alex back next season is because of the calibre of dancing he can provide and get people to talk about the show. I.E. Ratings!! No doubt, there will always be a lot of talent out there, but Alex are few and far between. The show just want to make sure with all the buzz that Alex generated, most wll tune in next season just to seem him. I’m just curious why Alex singled out Kent at the end. Is there a story that will unveil eventually?

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    cattyfan
    Posted July 13, 2010 at 5:44 am

    Alex and Kent may be roommates in the constestant house.

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    bambinoitaliano
    Posted July 13, 2010 at 8:54 am

    Is that a euphemism?

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    chibby
    Posted July 13, 2010 at 9:46 am

    on an interview, Alex did say that he is roommates with Kent. Though he also said he’s roomies with Jose and Billy(?). But he singled out Kent as his best friend.. maybe more than that. I think it’s totally cute. But watch what you say, those tweens might not like that.

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    cattyfan
    Posted July 13, 2010 at 10:48 am

    bambinoitaliano…no, I didn’t mean it as a euphemism LOL

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    Khang Duong
    Posted July 14, 2010 at 8:40 am

    Please clue me in. Why does PottyMouth keep referring to Lauren Sr. as the Devil?

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    PottyMouth
    Posted July 15, 2010 at 7:05 am

    cattyfan: I think Dan has been judging international versions of the show. I really wish he’d come back to judge US; I always thought he gave good critiques and I‘m pretty sure we‘d never see behavior from him like we‘ve seen from Mia. Or Adam for that matter.

    Moli: Yeah, Mia’s fake apology was almost worse than the original comments, ESPECIALLY because she so obviously didn’t mean it. Adechike is by no means my favorite (he gone, SNIFF) but what she did to him was uncalled for. Ugh. It still pisses me off.

    aosuki: I know, I’m still bummed about Alex. The thing with Jose for me is that I don’t see him growing. We’ve had guys on the show before with little to no training, but we’ve seen them grow. Think about someone like Ivan; where he started, how much he grew as a dancer during his time on the show. I think the choreographers are doing Jose a disservice by not challenging him and forcing him to sink or swim, so to speak.

    zbird: I’m glad you liked the song! I hate it when she calls herself Mamma Mia, and every time she does I always think “Here she goes again”, so it seemed like the perfect time. I hear what you’re saying about consistency on the show, but it still sticks in my craw that they’re saying he can come back. Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure I’ll be cheering him on, but it continually irritates me that Nigel changes the rules whenever he feels like it.

    vallegirl: LOLOLOL! That bit about Billy being too sensitive? Love it! Do you really think they knew before the performance show on Wednesday that Alex was out? Nigel made it seem like they found out later that night. Regardless, they all knew on Thursday that Alex was out; there was no need to even have a bottom two along with him. And I STILL maintain that the bottom two we were given was bogus. Sigh. Why do I let this show piss me off so much?

    georgiababe: “I learned how to do that when I was four years old in ballet class.” Bwahahahaha! But did you have a wonderful heart? Yeah, the imbalance in critiques is really starting to grate. Don’t worry, though the time for them to throw Jose to wolves is coming, I suspect.

    Allyn: Thanks so much! And welcome!

    lifesabeach: Last year they let Billy come back only because he had not competed; he only performed in the Meet the Top Twenty episode. Nigel said they’d let Brendan come back to audition again because basically he filled in for Billy and then was booted immediately after. There is no precedent for someone to have competed, left the show due to injury, then be allowed to return. Honestly, I’ll be happy to see Alex dance again if he does choose to come back, but Nigel pisses me off when he changes the rules to suit himself.

    Sweet_Dee: Ha! Thanks! But keep in mind that if I do get nominated for an Emmy I’ll be spending an entire recap talking about it. And then I’ll watch it in the playback and fake apologize.

    bambinoitaliano: You are right, Alex’s caliber of dancing is not something we see every day. Especially on this show. And yes, Alex has said that they were roommates, and also best friends. It looks like they became good friends during Vegas week and have continued to build the friendship since then.

    chibby: I think it’s adorable as well. I wonder if it all started after Kent’s “Alex Freaking Wong” comment?

    Khang Duong: I am simply calling her by her true name.

    Thanks for another great week, Gasmi! You guys make my day with your comments.

    SWAK, PottyMouth

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    cansnuts
    Posted July 15, 2010 at 8:36 am

    I totally cried like a baby when they revealed that Alex was going home. And Billy’s solo brought tears to my ears as well. Loved the Kent shout out, I’m sure with Alex’s age he sees Kent as a kid brother that reminds him of himself. Give Kent 5 years and he may be up to Alex’s level. I didn’t get a chance to watch last night’s show yet to see who will become my new fave, but I’m pretty sure it will be Kent.

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    vallegirl
    Posted July 15, 2010 at 9:15 am

    PM – Yeah, Mia continued to dig herself a hole with her interviews. For a middle-aged woman she acts like a sullen teen.

    As for when they knew about Alex. I think I may have gotten things a little confused. It seems that maybe Alex and the producers were aware of the seriousness of the injury, because a lacerated tendon is pretty obvious, and his FB post was kind of a goodbye, but not an obvious one, but maybe the rest of the cast didn’t know until Thursday. They clearly did know on Thursday, though, and it was something of a charade. But I doubt they messed with the bottom two, because why? Nigel may like Robert as a person and a dancer, but I think he likes money more, and Robert’s not very popular. It makes more sense to keep putting him in the bottom so he’s an easy out the next week someone isn’t injured.

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    Becca
    Posted July 15, 2010 at 4:01 pm

    I don’t usually comment, but I feel I must pass something along:

    This week, I watched a movie called Every Little Step (can be watched instantly on Netflix, if you have it). It’s a very cool movie for lots of reasons, mostly because it shows the audition process and tells the background of the Broadway show A Chorus Line. But the reason I felt the need to pass it along is because Tyce auditions. He’s mostly lumped in with everyone else until the end because he makes it to final call-backs, but then they rip him apart behind his back and then they show him being all cocky and confident in his post-audition interview. It’s really funny and I would recommend it, not so much for the Tyce parts but because I learned a lot and I am a MAJOR Broadway show geek so that’s saying something!

    Anyways, I love SYTYCD and your recaps, and I loved Alex more than almost any dancer that’s been on the show. But, after watching this week, I feel better about this season. It won’t be the glory of Alex, but it’s still pretty solid. And I really like that they’re letting boys dance together now.