(S03E09) This week started out much like the last results show with a big production number featuring the remaining dancers. Shane Sparks choreographed the performance to Wade Robson's music. It was very fun with some break dancing and some big stunts thrown in for good measure. I think my favorite part of the opening though was that Sabra was highlighted in the big finish. If she won't step up and grasp the spotlight, might as well thrust her into it.

And right about there is where the results show stopped making sense to me. Between the results of the vote, and the way the producers grouped the couples as the results were revealed, I was caught off guard right away and didn't really catch up until the very end.

When the first three couples called out were Lauren & Neil, Jessi & Pasha, and Jaimie and Hok I was lost. I didn't think any of them would be in the bottom three, but here they were. Surely one of them must have been. I thought it must be Jaimie and Hok, but in what was a huge surprise to me, Jessi & Pasha were the first pair slated to dance for their lives. Mary said that she was shocked by that result and extremely disappointed.

It only got more confusing with the next group. Lacey & Kameron, Anya & Danny, and Sabra & Dominic took the stage. I was pretty sure that the first two were good to go. It turned out though, in a nice twist by the producers, that all three of the couples were safe and will be back next week.

That meant that two of the last three groups, Sara & Jesús, Shauna & Jimmy, and Faina & Cedric, would be in the bottom three. Here I thought Shauna & Jimmy would be safe. Wrong again as it seems the majority of voters weren't as put off by the music in Sara & Jesús' pasa doble. They moved on and we had our bottom three teams. Mia was surprised by the results and said that she would only have put Faina & Cedric in the bottom three. Nigel added that he could see why Shauna & Jimmy were in the bottom three, but thought they were great last night. Then he went on a long winded explanation about how he thinks that Cedric just isn't right for the competition. Remember that, it will be important.

Jessi was up first in the solo round. The style of her performance was very much the Jessi we have seen before in the audition episodes, but it just felt a bit lacking. Watching her now, after having two really good looks at her with her partner, she looks better when she is with Pasha. That could just be the dance that she chose for the solo, but it wasn't a knockout performance.

Pasha followed her up with a very fast number that had a lot of quick steps in it, but no real wow moments. Nothing wrong with it, but nothing that made you stand up and take notice either. I thought it would be enough to get him through to the next round though.

Shauna was up next, and she did just the opposite. She hit this one out of the park and had what I thought was the best performance of all the solos. The spin she did to open her number was fantastic. She guaranteed herself a spot next week right there. The fans in attendance agreed as she got the biggest reaction of them all.

Jimmy answered Pasha's quick work across the stage by going vertical. His solo was a high flying affair full of jumps and acrobatic moves. I thought it was the best of the three male solos, although still a step below Shauna.

Faina's solo was fun, and once again she looked amazing. The camera just absolutely loves that girl. There really wasn't a lot to get excited about though. It was fine, but left a difficult decision between her and Jessi for who would have to go home.

Cedric came out and did his thing. It was very good, but it felt like we had seen it all before. Given the fact that the major complaint from the judges has been that he seems to only excel at this, trying something different might have been a better idea. After seeing all of them, I would have sent Cedric home, moving Pasha through to next week.

While the judges headed off to make their decision Daddy Yankee came out to perform his new single "Impacto." Not my cup of tea so I can't really say how good the performance of the song was. I did think that the mix was bad as the music could have been louder. Still, I do appreciate that they bring in musical acts for the results show. I like the variety show aspect of it.

The judges came back and Nigel started handing out results and confusion. The girls were first up and he told them that they were unanimous in their decision. He told Jessi that they didn't like her solo and if she remains in the competition she needs to step it up. As Shauna came forward the crowd started cheering. Nigel praised her solo and told her that she was safe. Faina was next and he acknowledged that doing a solo is more difficult for a ballroom dancer. He also mentioned that he thought she had been let down by her partner, and that was why she was here. But they had to put that aside and judge her against the other two girls, and she would be going home.

With the men came the confusion. Nigel started with Pasha, telling him that his solo was not good enough and didn't measure up to what they have seen in the past. But it was good enough to get him through to the next round. And that's where the whole thing kind of went off the rails. Nigel went on this long winded spiel where he separated Jimmy and Cedric into "really good dancer" and "uniqueness." He said that Mary had sided with the really good dancer, Jimmy. And Mia had gone for the uniqueness of Cedric. That left him with the deciding vote. Now, remember earlier that he had said that Jimmy was great last night. And he had told Cedric that the he wasn't right for the competition. So you know what he decided, right? Cedric is staying, of course. Yeah, it didn't make any sense to me either. He followed that up by threatening that if Cedric ends up in the bottom three again he won't support him.

So there we have it. Cedric and Shauna will dance together next week. For all the judges talk about America getting things wrong, this is two weeks in a row where I think the judges got it wrong. It does make it interesting though. I'll be curious to see how Cedric adapts next week.