So You Think You Can Dance season 6 has started and I already… do not like it. :/ I don’t like all the changes they had to make to the format of the show.
First. I don’t like the stage. Or the lights. It’s too big and showy and impersonal. Is it weird that I miss the stairs too?
Second. I hate that the results shows had to be sacrificed for the first 2 weeks because of World Series programming.
AND THIRD. I call shenanigans on the eliminations. I am SO ANNOYED that Noelle got a free pass when Ariana got cut. She’s injured. She cannot perform. So what is she doing in the Top 18 now? DOES NOT COMPUTE. I’m also annoyed for poor Brandon. Billy gets sick and bows out of the competition. Understandable. But why’d they even bother to bring Brandon back if the judges didn’t think he was ready for Top 20 anyway? They should have just “eliminated” Billy and Noelle and everyone else could move on to the next week.
I love this show but GAWD. I don’t get their logic sometimes.
There were only 2 good things about the performance show…
1. Actual constructive criticism from the judges this week. WTF. This never happens! Most of the time they compliment the choreographers or talk about how gorgeous the dancers look. That’s nice and all but tell them what they can improve on! For example, I was SO GLAD that Adam told Bianca that she was hunching her shoulders and needed to point her toes. I was griping about both of those exact things during the whole routine. (Rob loves watching this show with me, hehe).
2. Kathryn and Legacy’s hip hop routine. They were so awesome and charismatic! And I don’t even really care for Legacy. This was the only memorable performance of the night for me. Everything else was completely mediocre and forgettable (choreography and performances both).
I’m really, really disappointed so far. 🙁
For the record, my early favorites (based on Vegas week and the Top 20 preview show) are Pauline, Russell, and Ellenore. But none of them really “wow”-ed me last night.
I hope next week will be better. *crosses fingers*