SYTYCD Top 14 Results Thoughts
We’re getting closer to closer to Top 10 and the big switch up, so this is an important results show. Especially after such an amazing performance episode. I’m mixed about these results…
-LOVED this group routine! I should’ve known it was Wade and Amanda Robson. Usually when I can’t look away, it’s Wade’s doing.
– No surprise that Karen/Kevin are in the bottom 3.
-Not surprised that Channing and Victor are in the bottom 3, but I am disappointed. This sucks. They had a great routine last night. And no, it’s not just that distracting song. They do have difficulty connecting to their audience.
-Wow, I am surprised that Mollee and Nathan are in the bottom, but I think this’ll be good for them. I don’t think they’re in much danger of going home.
-Nikul dev Mahajan and the Bollywood dancers are really good, but I don’t think this routine is terribly interesting.
-Karen’s solo was gross. I really, really did not like her leather pants or her performance.
-I wasn’t that into Kevin’s solo. It seemed kinda boring to me.
-I really liked Channing’s solo, but I’m still worried she’s not connecting to the audience enough.
-Victor’s solo was really strong.
-Wow, Mollee killed her solo!!!
-Nathan brought it, too. I’m glad they both hit it hard rather than acted confident they weren’t going anywhere.
-VERY upset they sent Channing home rather than Karen. I get that Channing’s not connecting to her audience or her partner, but I was looking forward to seeing how she did in a different partnership.
-Though, we have seen Channing in 2 partnerships and Karen in just one, so maybe she and Victor will be strong together. I am kinda curious, I have to admit. What do y’all think?
Wow, I agreed with your recap word for word, especially the great group number.
I would have been fine with either Karen or Channing going home. But I agreed with Nigel – Karen was good weeks 1 and 2, while Channing hasn’t had any standout routines (last night’s didn’t do it for me). She and Victor both surprise me – from their background vignettes and solid skills it seems like I should like them more than I do, but I won’t miss her much and I won’t miss Victor muss if/when he’s gone too. The elimination for the guys next week will be very tough.
I had the same reaction to the opening number. I should have know it was Wade.
I wasn’t surprised too much by the bottom three. I didn’t think that it would have been Channing but when the judges explained it I understood. I knew it was going to be Kevin tonight.
Mary gave some great advice at the beginning of the show. I liked the bollywood routine it, those routines just make me smile, and want to learn it myself.
Yup. I knew they’d keep Karen if they could.
Karen & Victor? I think they will be going home next. I hope they surprise me cuz on paper it sounds like disaster.
I can’t see Victor with any female on the show right now, except maybe Ashleigh. Someone needs to bring it out of him! He and Channing were like the “let’s not look at eachother” pairing.
I’m surprised that there were people who didn’t immediately go “yup, that’s wade alright”! My mom and I turned to each other after Cat announced the choreographers and said ‘well, that was obvious’. The style was very Wade… and I loved it.
I haven’t been a fan of Channing’s at all because I haven’t seen her connect to her partners or to the audience even though she’s a great dancer, so I wasn’t upset that she went home. However, the solos should have been taken into account and Karen’s was terrible even by ballroom standards imho. I had a feeling she would be sticking around because she’s their little “sexpot” though. I did think it was Kevin’s time to go though. I just feel badly for Victor (although he hasn’t had a moment that’s made me sit up and go wow), who will be stuck with Karen next week.
quirky group routine to Imogen Heap? Mia Michaels….are you back??? Is she in the building? No? oh…..then that brilliance can come from no one else than Mr. Robson. i loved it.
I am really sad to see Channing go. I’m not a huge fan of Mollee but I thought her solo was pretty good. I was surprised. I really enjoyed Channing’s solo too. I have a hard time getting into a ballroom dancer’s solo. It just always seems like its missing something…..like….a partner. But Karen has delivered every week. I think if they would have just based it off of the solo’s – Channing would have been safe. BUT again – I have no idea what the judges are looking for in a solo. We always seem to disagree on that matter.
oh and Emilie – i pretty much agree with everything you said in the post. great minds think alike! =)
I was really hoping to see Channing in the top 10 with different partners 🙁
@everybody so far: I can totally see why people aren’t connecting with Channing and why the judges sent her home. But as Ashleigh has been growing on me, Karen has been irritating me. And it’s not just the judges’ insistence that she smolders…it’s something else, too. And I really hated her solo tonight. Let’s see if she can do better with a different partner. I agree that it’s an odd partnership on paper, but that may just be why it works. With her partnering experience, maybe she can be like, “Buddy boy, Victor, you look at *me* and dance with *me*.” :)- Thanks for your comments, everybody!!
channing went home? really??? she is soooooooo much better than ashlee….. I HATE ASHLEE….. poor channing, she is just shy that’s why she wasn’t connecting and this week with tyce’s routine she really did connect!!! they should have given her another chance and sent grouchy karen home. kevin is so sweet and super talented and will go far, but it was his time to go on sytycd =[
You know I really don’t like the word hate. Seriously how can you hate someone if you don’t know them. It’s fair to say you dont like their dancing or maybe even their personality(but that is walking a fine line). Hate is a strong word and really shouldn’t be used. Maybe its just me but that is just a pet peeve of mine.
Forget that. Channing was my favorite. I will make Nigel suffer for this decision.
@Amanda: You have a good point. We have lurking “friends of contestants” who check our site (and some, like you, who are out and proud), and I know it must kill them to read some of the stuff about their family/friends. I’ve tried to be more careful about what I say regarding that since we had a friend of Kayla’s post on the site last season. I was pretty harsh on Kayla sometimes. I don’t think I was a hater, but…
@John: You have to be careful what you say! lol. We do want the SYTYCD people to invite us to a finale show one day. Or to guest judge. I’ll just have to take your place if they’re worried you’ll hurt Nigel. I mean, you wouldn’t get along with Mary, either, so I just think it’s for the best if I handle all the guest judge burden myself. :)-
I just got back from the 5Alive tour and it was fantastic! Just thought I’d share that 🙂 the only bummer is that we didn’t get to see Phillip and Jeanine dance “Mad” but the running gag about Russian folk dance was really funny! The dancers have a great repore with each other and they danced their hearts out. It was fabulous
It was an intense results show! Wade and Amanda Robson continue to hit home runs, the group number was great, very original. I can’t say I was too surprised about the bottom 3, and they delivered in their solos. I’ve haven’t been Mollee and Nathan’s biggest fans as a couple but they both brought everything to the table in their solos, I give them major props.
I LOVED the song Channing danced to, Blake McGrath actually choreographed an exquisite and emotional piece to that song for SYTYCD Canada Season 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsNDqEiW2l0
I was sorry to see Kevin go, though I kind of figured it was going to happen. I really wanted to see him dance contemporary because that was the part in Vegas where he caught my attention.
Next week=two dances per couple! Season 5 did 2 dances/couple during top 14, anyone know why they didn’t do that this year?
I’m headed to Mexico this weekend on an immersion trip to build houses and we get back on Tuesday, just in time for the performance show! Happy early Thanksgiving everybody!
I wanted Channing to stay a little longer too, she’s from my area and was really funny off stage. Too bad it never really got to come across on stage.
Karen and Victor, hmm, I dunno. Something magical needs to happen. Karen’s been in the B3 a lot. At some point even the judges have to stop bailing her out.
I think at this point last season I was already completely smitten with Jeanine and was rooting just for her. This year I don’t have any one favorite. Though Kathryn and Legacy are my favorite couple fer sure.
I guess i wasn’t that surprised to see Nathan and Mollee in the bottom after reading all the hate on the various fansites yesterday. But i’m actually glad they were in the bottom because their solos killed it! Maybe they can just choreograph their own dances next week instead of the crap thats been given to them in the last couple weeks.
I was a little surprised about Channing leaving. Actually i think last night would have been a good night for a double elimination and just start the top 10 next week. Victor is now going to be on his 3rd partner, ugh.
Ok so was I the only one who had an issue with Mollee’s solo? Yeah, she did some cool stuff. But it felt disjointed, desperate, and at points (that quick and awkward aerial split) very childish. I thought they would have mentioned that.
I actually didn’t like any solo last night’s. Victor seemed to think that if he couldn’t pirouette, he couldn’t use his feet to dance at all. He used his arms so awkwardly. Ugh.
And Karen…I dunno. I like her when she smiles. Otherwise she looks like a pissed off J-Lo.
Wow, this website is usually right on with everything!
WADE ROBSON IS A FREAKIN GENIUS!!! And I don’t use that word lightly. I would love to crawl inside his head. Must be a hoot in there. Or scary.
I don’t like Ashleigh and I don’t know why. I really think Jakob is carrying her. Should be interesting IF she makes the Top 10 and has to dance with a different partner.
I figured the judges would save Karen, They adore her. But it was nice to see her NOT be sensual – but she didnt pull it off very well.
Kevin has always seemed smug to me. “I’m cute and I know it because I did some modeling”. I’m not sad to see him go, considering who is left.
I am totally on the Russell bandwagon. He just seems to have a great personality and I love to see him grow! Same with Legacy. I think both guys found something they didn’t know they had. That’s the joy of this show for me!
Jakob is amazing!
I also love Kathryn, Ellenore, and Noelle.
Nathan & Mollee are adorable, but they were lousy last week. But Nigel was really hard on them! They were better this week, but still not great to me.
Man it’s too hard to choose a favorite!
Thanks Emilie, I love the positive reactions to Kathryn makes me even more excited.I heard on the local news here that according to another website that her and Legacy polled the 2nd highest votes not too sure on how true it is but exciting to hear.I agree with the fact you should always be careful on what you say online cause you never know who will read it. Im glad I not the only one think J Lo i reference to Karen and she did look pissed off.
@Ben, I agree about Mollee’s solo. It had problems and did seem kind of desperate. But I did think it played better than the other two. Karen’s solo really did absolutely nothing for me. I thought she’d sunk herself with that, until Nigel clarified that the solo is simply an opportunity to get the judges to change their minds, which hadn’t happened.
I was just saying earlier that Victor needs one of the “crazier” women (and I say that affectionately) to bring out his dancing a little more, like Ashleigh. I’m not sure he and Karen will do anything for one another, but after last night, the other five girls probably feel a little safer. Karen’s weak solo probably put her on deck for the next elimination, sadly.
@ Ben – No you’re not the only one. I didn’t love Mollee’s solo and thought it was more gymnastics than dancing, but the judges liked it and that’s what matters. Still, she was miles better than Karen, who did a whole lot of nothing imho.
@DaisyKary – I wasn’t fond of Ashleigh coming into the Top 20 but I think she’s actually stepped up and has proved that she deserves to be there. I do think having Jakob as a partner is a HUGE advantage though, and that she will coast through to the top 10 because of him. I too am curious to see how she will do with another partner. In the meantime I’ve been pleasantly surprised by Ashleigh and I’ll continue to enjoy her partnership with Jakob.
Does anyone else think that last night’s elim was a little bit strategic on the judges part? I don’t think the judges wanted Channing in the top 10, and if they didn’t eliminate her this week there was a chance her and Victor could do well next week and be safe from elim. I think they know that neither Victor or Karen have huge fanbases and will likely end up in the bottom next week, thus giving them the chance to eliminate them both. I think next week either Victor or Nathan will be toast, if either makes the bottom. The judges have pretty much told Legacy and Jakob they’re in the top 10, and its highly unlikely Russell will be in the bottom 3, and they need Ryan as a strong ballroom guy. Victor and Nathan will be fighting for the last place. I’m not so sure about the girls though, 4 contem/jazz dancers and 2 ballroom. It really should be Karen’s turn to go next.
I’m so looking forward to 10 dances next week though! Finally some content to the show!
@Amanda: And there you went and upset all of Karen’s friends and family! :)- But I agree.
@Mike: I agree about Victor. I don’t think Karen’s gonna be a great partner for him, but she’s closer to what he needs. I think if he can make it to the Top 10, it’ll be really interesting to see what he can accomplish with new partners most weeks.
@Chelsea Rae: A whole lot of nothing is right, imo, too.
@Rachel: You may very well be right, but it bothers me that the judges may be playing “chess” with their elimination privileges. 🙂 Their comments about why they kept Karen over Channing really annoyed me.
@Rachel, that’s interesting. The judges did imply that Victor, Nathan, and Kevin would all be competing for one spot in the top 10. It’s possible. The girls are tougher to pick from, and it’ll depend on what happens next week I guess, though Karen’s definitely in the ejector seat right now. Having to do two dances will separate the grownups from the kiddies, so to speak.
@Rachel we get to see 12 dances next week we are at the top 12. 13 if you count the group dance on wednesday night.
@Emilie, I’m so glad I’m not the only one who was annoyed by the judge’s comments to Channing! It was almost as if they were saying, “you’re the better technical dancer but you seem to have no personality and even though your solo was better, we’re still cutting you.” Nigel repeated and repeated “Karen is a star.” If I was Channing I would feel pretty disrespected. Even on People.com Nigel called it “hot-maiden” vs. “ice-maiden”
I’m really interested to see if this strategic elimination theory is true. I guess I wasn’t listening closely enough the first time, but now I totally see how they were telling Nathan, Kevin, and Victor they’re fighting for that last spot. As much as I don’t envy their position right now, I really hope it’s not true.
I feel about the pairing of Victor and Karen kind of how I felt about Legacy and Kathryn before they danced, this could either go really well or really not well. I hope they surprise me like Legacy and Kathryn did, but with Victor becoming the Dmitry of S6 (all his partners keep getting eliminated) and Karen having a rough week this past week, we’ll see…
can’t wait for the performance show next week!
Um, I don’t think it is strategic at all. Nigel is the executive producer, he wants the best possible show, especially in this unusual season. So when he says he wants stars on the show, he means it! If Channing had performed up to the level we all (ALL) knew she could, Karen would have been cut. No qualms about that. The fault doesn’t lie with Nigel, the other judges, or America. The fault lies with Channing, no matter how much I love her.
And for the guys, yeah. I mean, it’s obvious that Jakob, Legacy, and Russell are in the top 10. I don’t think Ryan is a shoe-in.
However I will say this, just thinking they’ll be safe does nothing to actually keep them that way. THAT is why we vote. To keep them away from the judges. THAT is why Evan made Top 4 last season.