That is a strong top 8. 3 hot girls, one butterface, 3 guys I really like, and Jason.

Cat Deeley looks great tonight. Even moreso in contrast to last Thursday, when she looked like she was hosting after hooking up with some guy in exchange for crack.

Who is that lesbian that isn't Mia Michaels? Ellen Degeneres is on the panel?!

I like Mia Michaels' hair tonight. Mostly because it covers her face.

Top 8

Travis, after his great routine last week, is back to choreograph the top 8. Everybody comes out for a futuristic rave routine; the dancers are all outfitted with lights or something. Nigel calls it "very Lady Gaga," which I guess is supposed to be a compliment.

They all love the costumes and the choreography, but I didn't like this at all. The choreography was just all 8 of them doing the same thing, which is what you do as a choreographer when you can't think of anything interesting to do.

You know why More To Love is so groundbreaking? Cause of all those fat chicks walking on the ground are breaking it! YES BURN ON YOU FAT LADIES.

Evan and Jeanette

Evan finds another short broad for a Sonia jazz routine. Evan has officially passed Jason as the weak link on this show. Nigel calls them the "little stars" of this season, which was a nice unintentional dig on their height, but I have to disagree.

Part of the problem is that the routines are longer, and Evan looked gassed by the end of it. For the routine to work, it had to be hard hitting, and Evan couldn't have danced his way out of a paper bag by the end of it.  I'm not saying much about Jeanette, because there isn't much to say at this point: she has been and remains great.

Ellen is a complete waste of my time. Which I guess is the point, since they only have 8 dancers to fill up to hours.

Nigel doesn't pass on an opportunity to work in the female control aspects of the dance to put his hand over Mary Murphy's mouth. Nigel is now 3 for 3.

Kayla solo

After the irritating "So you think you can dance," sound clip, guest commentator Daytrader asks "what the hell was that?"

"They do that every time," I tell him. DT responds: "No, I mean the whole solo."

Brandon and Jeanine

Hey, its my favorite team, Homo and Butterface!

Me to DT: "She has to be from New Jersey, right?" DT: "No question."

When you hear waltz, the first thing you think of is Lord of the Rings, right? Because that's the song the choreographer picked.  Nigel calls it music for insomniacs. I correct him: insomniac hobbits. I actually thought they did a nice job with it; a rare occasion when the judges dislike a routine and I liked it (usually it goes the other way around) although the hair stylists decision to pull Jeanine's hair up from her face made her look even more like a Real Housewife from New Jersey.

Jason solo

Huh, he appears to be wearing a shirt. Well a wife-beater (DT comments that, for him, its actually a husband beater). One contemporary solo after another. Wasn't there a hip hop dancer on this show that did great solo routines? Whatever happened to him?

(That sound you just heard was Philip dropping a toaster into the bathtub).

Ade and Melissa

One of the original pairs (trios, if you count Ade's afropick, which I do) is re-united for a cha cha.

I ask the room: "This is not good, right?" The room concurs.

I'm alone in thinking Melissa is hot, but this cha cha is soooo slooooow. They dance the cha cha like Kayla's grandparents fuck.

Mia Michaels sums it up best: "That was your worst performance this season." Then she flicks her hair back.

Jeanette solo

Song lyrics: "I go down!" and she goes down to the ground. "I get down on my knees!" and she gets down on her knees. Interpretive dance! I GET IT.

At least she did something different than the usual ballroom 30 seconds of shimmying for her solo.

Jason and Kayla

Tyce Diorio's Broadway routine really hit the spot tonight. At least it did, until Nigel invokes Gene Kelly's name in describing Jason. Shut up, Nigel. Comparing Jason to Gene Kelly is like comparing Picasso to the elephants who paint. Not even the same species.

Kayla, on the other hand, becomes more and more stunning every week. I didn't like her at first, but the more I see her, the more I love her. With her blonde hair, long legs, and milky white skin, I could see her as the Nazi double agent in "Anne Frank: The Musical."

Mia Michaels to Kayla: "I could see you getting Tony after Tony after Tony after Tony." Daytrader: "She just described how many men named Tony she's going to have sex with."

Ade solo

Suzi: "Ade has really awesome solos." He's contemporary, but its different than the boring contemporary work done by endless parade of contemporary dancers on this show. He mixes in other styles really effectively. If he could just get rid of the goddamn afropick, I could embrace him as my favorite.

Alas.

Evan and Jeanette again

I already know how this rumba is going to go. Jeanette will look hot, sexy, and fiery. Evan will look like he has Down's Syndrome.

Nigel: "Its a very smooth, sexy routine, which you have down..." OH MY GOD HE'S GOING TO SAY EVAN HAS DOWN SYNDROME!!! "...pat." Well, that got a laugh in the room. He also says Evan has heavy eyelids. He totally wants to say Evan has Down Syndrome.

Jeanette was great, and is the sexiest dancer on the show, hands Down Syndrome.

Mia Michaels to Evan: "Not everyone has to be good looking, or sexy..." Well, consider the source, Evan.

Melissa solo

As if she didn't already seem old enough, she comes out looking like an extra in an 80s workout video.  She's got Jane Fonda's vote!

Jeanine and Brandon again

Laurianne Gibson, a new choreographer, is cutting her teeth on a pop jazz routine. Hopefully she has a

Suzi identifies her as P. Diddy's choreographer. Um, this is choreographed?


Daytrader on the outfits: "Uh, did Kupono make these?" The crowd was really into it, and the judges love it, but I was totally not into it. Brandon. Looked. SO. Gay. He looks like an army guy from a gay porno. The whole thing was distractingly homoerotic.

Jeanine's boobs look nice though, which is a double positive, since it distracts from her face.

Laurianne is wearing huge pink headphones in the audience. I was confused, until Mary started screaming, then I realized it was probably ear

Mia: "Laurianne Gibson doesn't dance a step unless it comes out of her soul first. And that's why she's my sister." Um, Mia, you don't dance a step unless its towards a Papa Johns. That makes you MY sister. Also Rose is my sister. Hi Rose!

Evan solo

Evan drops his hat, has huge pit stains, and has danced basically the same routine for 7 weeks running. Time to go?

Jeanine solo

A nice piece of dancing and choreography from Butterface. She is a really talented dancer. I feel like I should say that.

Ade and Melissa

Tyce Diorio has a "very personal" contemporary dance for A&M. Its about a woman who has breast cancer, which I actually called before the commercial break when I saw Melissa in the do rag. Suzi: "Somebody's going for an Emmy."

The room agrees that its a cheap shot, although, to be fair, I would actually believe that Melissa had cancer. Cause she looks like she's 60 with the do rag.

I'm sure the judges will suckle this afternoon special of a dance routine, and MIa MIchael's is probably crying, but that was stupid.

Oh my god, every judge is crying. You can't win an Emmy for acting, Nigel. Although he does agree with Suzi: "If this isn't nominated for an Emmy last year, I'll be hugely surprised."

Daytrader is making the jerkoff motion. That about sums it up for me too.

The tears running down Mary Murphy's face are cutting through her makeup. She really cakes it on! This has devolved into even more of a self-congratulatory weepy wankfest than I anticipated when I heard this was the cancer dance.

Cat Deeley steadfastly refuses to cry. I love you Cat Deeley.

Brandon solo

Daytrader's prediction: He's going to end up as a Chippendale's dancer.

Kayla and Jason

I've already spotted Shane Sparks in the audience, so I knew this crap was coming. Jason is a zombie, and is ripping her apart. Shane Sparks: "The theme of this dance is dead weight." Which is why Jason is in it. Zing!

After a pause at the end: "I thought he did a really good job." Daytrader: "Me too."

Shane Sparks finally brought a good routine, and Jason knocked it out of the park. He actually managed to make me stop looking at Kayla in a schoolgirl outfit, which is about the highest praise I can give him.

Prediction time! Bottom two are: Evan and Ade, Jeanine and Melissa. I think Ade is great, but he was in the bottom last week. Evan should go home. We'll see what happens. Is his fan base really that strong? And for the ladies, Melissa is done. Which is too bad, because she's been great the entire show, except for tonight with a weak solo and terrible cha cha. But much like last year, when the top 4 guys were all great, this year has an incredibly strong group of girls.