(S06E22) We had a pretty straightforward elimination episode of So You Think You Can Dance: two musical guests, random pimping from K-Mart, a short interview from DJ Samantha Ronson, and solos. Cat was looking stunning in her dress and spoon-like earrings. She reminds us that there were a ground breaking eight million votes.

Group Performance - Jazz (Sonya Tayeh) - I have a feeling that the women's section would have been hindered by Ashleigh's lack of contemporary skills if she was around. Russell disappeared for one sequence where he clearly would have been dancing with Ashleigh. I have a feeling that the performance had a lot less running off stage if there was a full top eight.

(S05E18) While Mia Michaels was a little better during her last guest stint at the judge's table, it was Ellen DeGeneres that excited me the most. I'm a huge fan of DeGeneres, dating back to her stand-up work. And while I think she's hilarious and I love her comedic style, I'm not sure if her presence here made much sense.

GROUP

"Let It Rock," Kevin Rudolf f. Lil' Wayne (Contemporary, Travis Wall)
I'm not sure this offered each individual dancer the chance to shine that Travis indicated it would; either that or they were all shining in the same style. Nevertheless, it was a high energy performance. I actually found the lighting on the costumes a bit distracting from the performances, but as it's a group number, I'm not too worried about it.

(S04E10) Cat Deeley showed her catty side tonight by trying to knock Comfort down on hers after their introductions. Adam Shankman joined the judging panel for the festivities. He was there to promote Bedtime Stories, a Christmas movie featuring SYTYCD's Lacey and Travis, as well as some schlub named Adam Sandler. They should have strung up a few clips of the pair of them dancing, or at least on the set. We respond better to visuals, don't you know.

I'm going to agree with some comments I saw last week in that it's not necessary to spend so much time after each performance stroking the egos of the choreographers. Sometimes the choreography is great, sometimes not so much. But you don't need to praise them each time. They're big boys and girls and I just really don't think they're all that insecure ... except maybe for Mia Michaels.