"So You Think You Can Dance" (Week 8) recaplet: Grillz, thrills and a harsh breakup

I have to apologize for missing last week's recaplet because I was in San Diego for Comic-Con and watching So You Think You Can Dance was the last thing on my mind. Actually that's been happening a lot this season; is it just me or is Season 4 just not as exciting as the previous seasons? 

Don't get me wrong, I still love the show and I get as excited as the next guy to see all the shirtless wonders prancing around the stage, but something's off and I can't put my finger on it. This week the Top 6 performed which means that next week is the finale and that's both exciting and kind of depressing. 

Fox blew through the season this year (I'm assuming that the Olympics are to blame) so I have mixed emotions about crowning America's next favorite dancer this soon. On one hand I'm glad it's over because it's been kind of lackluster but on the other hand, I'll be sad to see Cat Deeley and all of the mad talent disappear from my screen for another year. Are you feeling the same way? Ponder that and get back to me kids...

So on to the show! Cat Deeley's is as usual a stunning goddess but this week she's got some wacky pink flower blooms flying from the back of her stilettos and for the first time all season I question something the woman's wearing. I may need Clinton and Stacy from What Not To Wear to weigh in on this one.

Am I a sucker for The Shank (Adam Shankman) or does everyone get really excited when he's the 3rd Judge?  He's always good for a shot of hilarious-yet-helpful criticism and he brings such great energy that I kind of wish he was a permanent fixture on the show. This week he announced that in addition to the grand prize, the winner of So You Think You Can Dance Season 4 will receive a dancing role in an upcoming film he's producing. As long as it's not Hairspray 2 or Step It Up 30 that could be, as Martha Stewart would say, a good thing!

My BF Mark and Cutie Courtney get all hot and bothered

Courtney Galiano and Mark Kanemura
First Routine: Viennese Waltz by Jason Gilkison  While I'm sure there were some technical missteps, I have to say that I absoloved their waltz. There was grace and elegance, some incredible passion and how adorable are these two? You know I'm stoked to have my Marky Mark still in the competition even if that meant losing Judges' favorite Will last week. It's called personality, Will. Get some.

Second Routine: Jazz by Sonya Tayeh  When I think of network television dance shows, I always think about old French burlesque, don't you? Sonya Tayeh finally put some sexpot punk sensibility into a family show and I couldn't be happier! I applaud and bow to her Jane Child-ishness. It was not so much old school burlesque as it was hooker vigilante justice ... which is fan-frakkin-tastic! Someone put Courtney in the remake of Angel because she's a dead ringer. Lastly, I'd like to point out that when Mark took her from behind and gave a wicked smirk to the camera, we had a moment.

Katee and Joshua: reunited and it feels so good!

Katee Shean and Joshua Allen
First Routine: Contemporary by Tyce Diorio  It was the return of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (aka Joshua and Katee) as these former partners reunited and defied all laws of physics. There's only one word to describe the jumps and lifts performed by these two and that word is ... banoodles! Katee did a flying split and he caught her mid-air with straight arms; he's like Hercules up there! I seriously wish they'd quit showing off already! 

Second Routine: Paso Doble by Jason Gilkison  The paso doble from earlier this season was disappointing to say the least but this one was crazy hot intense. I couldn't tell which one was supposed to be the bull because both were storming and stomping about that stage with such power that it was like watching two pigs in a fetish film. Who's zoomin' who? Sex sells a paso doble but no one tops what my Season 2 boyfriend Travis Wall and Cousin Heidi gave us ... that was hot business!

Did Chelsie and Twitch just orchestrate their departure this week?

Chelsie Hightower and Twitch
First Routine: Mambo by Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin  Mambo, Salsa, Tomato, Tomahto ... I can't tell the difference. Twitch is one of my main men but that International Male lace doily of a shirt was hideous, can I get an "Amen"? Chelsie's outfit was smokin' hot but her shoes were obviously paternal twins with Cat's pink poofs which is both adorable and abysmal at the same time. Notice I've got nothing to say about the routine.

Chelsie and Cat are shoe twins

Second Routine: Hip-Hop by Tabitha and Napoleon  Once again I'm left speechless by Chelsie and Twitch.  They're just not doing it for me this week and I have a feeling it's time for someone to tell NappyTabs that their hip-hop-lite shtick is wearing thin. The routine sucked but thankfully I got some joy from the music. The Vitamin String Quartet doing an orchestral version of Janet Jackson's "Control" was shear brilliance. (I have a couple of their cover albums and oddly they're quite soothing; I highly recommend.) Based on this performance alone, I'd say these two deserve to go home this week but will I be right?

Thursday's Results Show:
The opening number was choreographed by my girl Mandy Moore and it featured my boy Marky Mark! Plus it had Bette Midler's "The Rose" as the music so I was taking this as a sign that My BF Mark and I would have another week together and he'd be working his quirky mojo in the finale. I crossed my fingers and hoped for the best.

Cat comes out and the wind machine for the opening number was still blowing so she decided to do a little sexy hair dance! I'm telling you, this girl was robbed of an Emmy nomination. You wouldn't see Seacrest out there shaking his bonbon just for the hell of it. 

I'm not gonna lie, at this stage of the competition I want the results show to be about 20 minutes long because I can't watch another solo by these kids. I love them all like they're my red-headed step children but I just can't handle the same thing 12 times in two days. Enough is enough, FOX!

Thankfully, we were given something different last night: some sort of little person or something ... oh nope, it's actually 6 year old kid named Lil Demon. Whoopsy! Let me tell you, that kid was off the chain with his breakdancing!  

In an effort to do what FOX is incapable of, I'm jumping ahead to the most crucial eliminations of the season.  Going into the results show I picked Chelsie and Twitch so let's see if I was channeling my best Zarabeth.

The girls were up first: Courtney, Katie and Chelsie stood there anticipating the devastating blow from Cat.  First Cat announces that Katee is in the finale but who's going home? Damn that Cat for making us wait until after the break; maybe Seacrest could do her job.

Finally we're back and curses, the boys are standing there. Seriously, if they keep prolonging the inevitable I'm going to kick a baby. Mark, Joshua and Twitch get their video recaps before Cat tells Joshua he's safe. No surprise there.

They are stalling ... Lady GaGa performs and I know nothing about her but she's ridonkulous, fantabulous, stupid and I love every second of her performance.  

Wait, I was jumping to the eliminations, wasn't I? Sorry, FOX is rubbing off on me with all the distractions. Let's see if my powers of clairvoyance are spot on or if I need a readjustment. 

Chelsie Hightower and my boy Mark Kanemura were eliminated which means not only are we suddenly broken up, but this is the first time one of my SYTYCD Boyfriends didn't make it to the finale. I don't know how I feel about that one. 

Thankfully he'll be on the SYTYCD Tour this fall so I still have a chance to reconnect with my apparent TV Ex.  Tickets go on sale Saturday, August 2nd so get yours this weekend! 

Are you happy with the Final 4?  What did you think of Cat putting Twitch's grillz in her mouth? Are you over NappyTabs? Are you ready for the finale? Speak up in the comments section and we'll see you next week!