Greek: Take Me Out

Ashleigh is upset about Casey sleeping out every night. Isn’t it nice to have her own room though? Casey reeks though, of stale beer, pepperoni, and feet. Like the KT house. Casey doesn’t notice. There’s a baseball mitt and Ashleigh thinks the Greek softball event is a good chance to meet a boy. She’s ready.

Rusty and Calvin are walking. The pledges made Rusty a misspelled shirt. Calvin mentions the tiara incident. They suggest getting together so Calvin can meet Grant. Grant doesn’t seem thrilled though. I’m not sure Rusty does either.

Casey cleans Cappie’s room. It’s gross. How does she sleep there? They discuss Ashleigh’s dating life. Cappie suggests a KT. Casey is hesitant. What about Beaver? Doubtful…Cappy thinks it’s perfect, they’re both tall. I had a sudden fear that he might eat that black banana.

Rusty educates the pledge about Vesuvius. He reiterates the importance of wearing their pledge pins. The pledges have been losing their pledge pins. They’re hesitant to wear the pledges. Casey comes in and says Rusty’s being cute when he tries to be tough. Rusty asks Cappie about how he’s supposed to spend time with Grant. He hates him. Just tolerate him, don’t like him.

Grant and Calvin prep to meet with Rusty. Evan preps for his date with Rebecca.

Ashleigh is with Beaver, Cappie, and Casey at the batting cages. Ashleigh is upset that the pitch is fast. Beaver rushes in to show her the proper way to do it. She says it was a cliche move. Cappie suggests KT and ZBZ pairing up for the baseball game. Ashleigh has Casey come with her to the bathroom. There Ashleigh wonders why Casey thought Beaver was her type. In walks Natalie and Katherine. Natalie is mean, Katherine is slightly less mean but still cold. Gamma Psi is playing with Omega Chai. Katherine and Casey share a sad look (they weren’t a couple!).

Grant, Rusty, and Calvin are awkward each other but Rusty tries to make piece and take Cappie’s advice. Grant is still upset about the tiara’s.

On the date Rebecca insists on treating. Evan next time, they can go low budget. Rebecca says love at first sight is chemical. She doesn’t believe in love. But she does believe in dating and relationships. I see…

Calvin talks to Rusty the next morning. Rusty apologizes for not being able to hang out with Grant. They will just have to hang out separately.

Cappie is awed by the ZBZ’s breakfast. In walks Omega Chai to sing to ZBZ. Ashleigh has her eye on one of the guys. Cappie pretends he is a girl to turn them down but the girls want it. Ashleigh lets them vote (even though Casey wants to be with KT). This was a move against Cappie. Evan, haven’t you done enough! Casey is upset but Ashleigh says this is a chance for the house to move up. It’s for the good of the house. The KTs are more fun but they need to win.

Rusty and Calvin play pool and he’s moody and won’t talk. In walks Calvin’s ex (who looks like Grant). Rusty wants Calvin to get together with Heath again but Calvin is upset and leaves.

Casey talks to Cappie about wanting to play with Omega Chai. He says he isn’t upset but they make up for it in heart and they will have to crush Omega Chai. They’ll have to team up with a more athletic sorority. They make a wager…sexual favors. Casey suggests skipping the bedding.

Evan takes Rebecca to see the Princess Bride. She’s never seen it before. He still wants her to believe in love. She says she wasn’t in love with Cappie. Was he in love with Casey? What about her parents and his?
He insists it is still real. He believes in it. She believed in Santa Claus once too.

Rusty apologizes. Grant arrives and Rusty mentions Heath who Grant didn’t know about. Grant says they will never be friends. Someone makes a snap about Grant being a girlfriend and he gets upset.

Gamma Psi president Natalie rubs it in that the KT house is playing with Gamma Psi. Their teams will be playing each other.

Katherine is upset that the KTs are late for warm up. It’s game time. Rusty is up first and he connects. There’s an iffy call, lots of fighting, the gay word thrown in and anger. Evan makes an illegal pitch and nearly takes off Cappie’s head. Evan asks Casey if they were in love. Lots of flirting. Cappie says he’s never wanted to win more in his life. What will she do? (Evan tells her that all she has to do is get on base.) Nice little details like it’s a wondergirls bat. Casey strikes once, twice, and…she calls a time out. To talk to Rusty. She wants to know if she should throw the game. Rusty sees both sides. She makes a huge hit, home run! Cappie stalks off. (I think she should have won, throwing the game isn’t fair for everyone else involved.)

The after party. Casey says they needed the points. And she likes to win. Just because they’re in a relationship doesn’t mean she’ll stop trying. Her competitiveness is one of the things he loves most about her. Beaver is looking for Ashleigh to apologizes about the other night. He would like to go on a proper date but she’s already with that cute guy.

Calvin and Rusty together. Calvin wishes Grant would chill. Rusty says he was right for telling the guy off for standing up for himself. Rusty wishes he’d stood up for himself in high school. Grant joins, Rusty and Grant find common ground because Rusty supported him. Calvin doesn’t want their relationship to be political. Grant says there was a reason he wasn’t ready to come out and he wants to be proud of himself.

Rebecca and Evan flirt and Rebecca asks why they chose ZBZ. He says it was for “personal reasons.” He wants to know when their next date is. Ashleigh interrupts to suggest a double date. Then they kiss.

Ashleigh is glad Casey is staying in the ZBZ house. Ashleigh was asked out! Casey wonders if she should have struck out fo rhim. When do you compromise for a relationship?

At the KT house, Rusty says he understands Grant better now. In walks a pledge, wearing the pin in the wrong place. Rusty stands up strong. If you don’t respect the KT house no one will. He listens (yay Rusty!). They’re watching the pledges coming in wearing dresses. (A League of their Own!)

Make It Or Break It: Save The Last Dance

Emily talks to a picture of Damon about him being an idiot and rips it up. Damon calls for Emily but her mom covers for her. Chloe was thinking that the Kmetko have a history of trying to rehabilitate bad men. If her gut tells her Damon’s bad news then he is.

Lauren searches for Carter upstairs. He was hiding from his dad’s dates. Lauren says Steve would never. Lauren wants to CSI this. (Really?) She thinks it must be a tramp. Carter wants to leave but Lauren insists he stay.

Sasha is working with Kayley on her strength and difficulty. Finally seeing Kayley do something in a super weird apparatus. She’s having difficulty with the double arabian. Sasha is tough, everyone will be wondering if she’s a one hit wonder. Carter tries to give her confidence and offers to help.

Payson is taking pictures of her parents. For a class or club? Kim is disturbing with her fake Inga accent. Heather arrives to talk about prom disaster. Payson knows some people who can help. They leave and the parents wonder about her being happy about gymnastics. Do they get her hopes up? They can’t put Payson through it, they thinks it’s best not to tell her. “What she doesn’t know can’t hurt her.” (She’ll find out and she’ll be furious.) Also not fixing the injury can lead to later injury.

More training between Kaylie and Carter. Lauren watches, upset. Emily says leaving the flowers in Kaylie’s car was a good idea? Maybe opening yourself up isn’t worth it? Carter is sure Kaylie’s his soulmate. Lauren asks what’s between Kaylie and Carter. Lauren says she’s worried about her, once a cheater always a cheater. Lauren goes up to Steve while he’s on the phone and says someone’s been fooling around in their attic. (Chloe is on the phone.) Lauren basically makes sure her dad won’t go upstairs anymore.

The girls help Heather do flowers but they fail at it. They want to know what will be at prom. They’ve seen proms in movies. The theme is tropical paradise. Payson says she’s not going, she doesn’t want to and she has no one to go with. Lauren suggest Ike which Heather laughs at. Heather suggests they all go. They’re all excited except Payson so they will only go if she goes so she agrees. (Remember the last time she let herself be peer pressured.) Kim overheard and talks to Mark about it. Mark spoke to the European doctor. She’s in Boulder and is convinced she can help Payson. They owe it to Payson to hear her out.

Emily sees Razor at the Shack. She says she’s furious at him. He tries to be funny it falls flat. He bailed Damon out of jail for her. She’s upset with herself because she’s making her mother’s mistakes. Damon is sitting behind her and wants to tell her everything. Apparently she should hear him out because she owes him that much. How exactly? He says he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and he was embarrassed, not a criminal. She throws him breaking into the gym for her back into her face. He says he’s not a loser. She says gymnastics will save her from being like her mother. She must focus so she can make it to the World’s competition in China. Razor suggests he give her space. Carter shows up with Lauren trailing to the Shack. Lauren has good news: we’re going to prom! (Lauren bringing Emily in?) Emily isn’t in the mood. Lauren says it’s to support Payson. Razor insists they can’t miss prom so Lauren says they need a date and Razor is it. Carter says no, but Lauren says they’re going as a group. She convinces him because high school boys will hit on Kaylie.

Kaylie is actually still training. This is the most training we’ve seen from her all show. Explode off the floor Kaylie. Carter insists her to do it without the harness. He says she’s using it as a safety net and with it on she doesn’t have to commit. He says “trust me.” So she does. Sort of. At least she tries the move. I’d like her to land on her face because really it takes more than a couple days. But of course she does land it this time. He says “see, you trusted me, you didn’t get hurt.”

Lauren wants prom dress money from Steve. Steve refuses. Emily complains the reverse, she doesn’t want a new dress. Chloe pleads with her so she agrees. It’s just a dress (we also remember how awful the last dress she bought her was…) Chloe and Steve flirt. Chloe’s thrilled. Steve offers to pick something up for Emily. It would give him great joy. So he’ll buy Emily a dress and not Lauren. That could cause drama.

The Keelers meet with the doctor. The doctor is surprised that Payson isn’t there. They want to talk to her first. How did she hear about Payson? She saw it on TV. She believes Payson can still make history in the Olympics. She’s sure it is meant to be. Kim stops her before she can go through. Payson is healthy and able to walk, this is elective surgery and there’s a risk of paralysis. But it’s highly unlikely. Can she guarantee that she was the same gymnast? Payson would be devastated if she couldn’t come back to the same level as she was before. You can’t guarantee something like that. Kim leaves. Mark stays a moment longer and then follows his wife.

At the Keeler household, Kim and Payson return from prom dress shopping. Payson can go without her brace, she got a dress, and a prom. Heather is upset about the prom falling through. Payson comes to the rescue again. Kim is thrilled that Payson is adjusting. Mark points out that she doesn’t know she has another choice. Mark says he thinks they should tell Payson. He feels like he’s hiding something from Payson and he doesn’t feel good about it.

Lauren finds the prom dress her dad bought Emily and thinks it is for her.

Kayley does her double Arabian for everyone. With more moves like that the Chinese won’t know what hit them. Lauren asks Emily what she’s wearing to prom, she’s so excited about the dress her dad picked out. (Steve reveals to Chloe that it’s Emily’s dress in case you missed it.)

Payson comes out in her dress (I don’t love it, I’ll be honest) but she’s cure and happy. The limo driver arrives. They rush out. Mark wonders if maybe Kim is right and things are better this way.

Steve wonders why Lauren isn’t dressed and he doesn’t get why she’s asking. He refuses to pick out a dress for her and gives her money instead. She finds another dress. Lauren thinks her dad gave the dress to the tramp he’s dating. Razor and crew are the band Payson got. Emily hasn’t arrived yet. Emily also doesn’t know that they’re the band. Lauren can’t wait for the drama. (Ok, even for her that’s weird.)

Someone takes a picture of Payson and Kaylie. Carter asks Kaylie to dance and she turns him down. Razor approaches. Where is Emily. She’s basking in her dress. (Really? A Cinderella moment?) Emily asks how much her mom spent. Chloe tells her not to worry. Nice dress, can’t wait for Lauren to see it. Ike shows up at the prom and everyone is shocked. He approaches Payson to say she looks awesome and he asks her to dance. He apologizes for being a jerk. He got a ticket and suit just to say that. She agrees to dance. It’s actually a little cute though I don’t like him. He’s the last person she expected to see. Doesn’t he find it pointless? He apologizes for trashing her beliefs and says maybe his philosophy is pointless. Maybe there’s something in his life he cares about? Well, he’s open to it.

A hot guy asks Kaylie to dance. She tries to turn him down but he insists. Carter watches, all upset, and asks Lauren to dance. Lauren says no, he will not use her again. (WHAT!?) She tells him off and stalks away. I highly doubt she’d ever really have turned her down. Carter cuts in, very rudely. If I were Kaylie I’d leave but instead she apologizes. He says he’s her safety net. He broke his heart and she’s breaking his. While he waits for her to forgive him maybe she’s looking for another boyfriend. He loves her but he’s tired of trying to convince her how sorry he is. Poor Kaylie. Really this is for the better.

Razor dedicates the next song to Emily, his prom date. Damon is upset that Emily is there. Payson goes over to compliment her. Emily’s upset that it’s Razor’s band. Lauren thinks her dad is dating Emily. Then with some information from Carter she realizes that makes no sense. Lauren asks where she got it. Lauren realizes that Steve and Chloe are dating. She feels sick.

Razor goes to dance with Emily like Damon won’t care. Really? I know he was a little mean but really? Damon stops playing and then says he has a song to play for Emily. He doesn’t sing in public! Looks like he’s going to start. He tries but then he gets stage fright and runs off. Emily runs after him. He’s furious. It’s not okay! He was arrested for buying stolen equipment that he didn’t know it was stolen because he wanted to show her and record his song for her. She yells him that being there is all she wants, not some song. He’s upset and walks away.

Payson gets a round of applause for saving the prom. She’s super awkward about it.

Razor runs out forever after. He’s never seen Damon try to sing on stage, he must love you. She must love him. Well, what clued you in Razor? He says they both want more. He has to find a way to go for it. I don’t know what his advice even means. So in other words she should leave him be?

Lauren is upset that her prom sucked and she didn’t get to dance. (Will Carter offer now?) She doesn’t know what to do. She refused to have the Kmetkos as family. If her mom hadn’t bailed…she wishes someone would choose her for once. And she cries and for ONCE I actually believe her. Sure enough he turns on the music and asks her to dance. Way to give her a pity dance. She agrees and he comforts her. Maybe they will end up together and in a way, I’m not sure I’d mind that.

Meanwhile Kaylie stares at a picture of them kissing. The one she so wisely made as her ringtone and then she wipes the screen. (Was a scene of her getting undressed really necessary?)

Mark stares at the pictures of Payson that have magically been developed. Kim tries to get him to accept that they’re protecting Payson. He doesn’t like that they taught Becca and Payson to tell the truth if they won’t. In walks Payson and she says it was so much fun. She was a hit! (What about the meanies?) She asks how their night was and Kim decides they should tell her about the doctor. (See, that’s a good final scene, getting better MIOBI.)

The Secret Life: Let’s Try That Again

Anne doesn’t want to stay unless George goes for counseling. Jimmy hasn’t called Amy but they don’t plan to call everyday. Meanwhile Jessie calls Lauren every two hours. Jack calls Madison everyday. They discuss who is having sex with who. They think Amy must be a bad kisser otherwise he would have called and she gets upset. Adrianne asked if he called and Amy says he didn’t. Adrianne suggests she call.

Adrianne spots Ricky. She wants their parents to meet. Her parents want it. He’s moody too.

Amy is back to her whiny crying self. Ricky sees her upset and she asks if she’s a good kisser. He says of course. He believes anyone can be a good kisser but they can get better with practice. He can practice with her. Just as a friend. Yeah Ricky, this sounds like a great idea. They can practice while he comes to see John, and no one has to go.

Grace is late and wants a late slip but the guidance counselor wants to know what’s going on. The guidance counselor wants to do a Mother-Daughter dance instead of a Father-Daughter dance. Grace complains about her mom dating less than a year after her dad died. Madison wants to talk to the guidance counselor about the dance because she doesn’t have a mother and it’s awkward. She has a “wicked stepmother” because she’s a bad everything. They’ve been married three years and they dated a year before that. Madison and her father have an agreement as long as she’s not rude to her, she doesn’t have to get to know her. The guidance says she’d never let have someone have the power to ruin her life. Life is for the living. She has food and wants Madison to talk. Lauren comes in to find out if she’s okay. Lauren doesn’t want to go to the dance because her parents are divorced and her dad would be jealous. In comes Amy to get them back to class since they have a pop quiz. Amy thinks maybe she might use the dance to get her mom to stay around. Maybe Lauren’s dad can speak to them. Grace comes in to get her late slip signed. (Grace weren’t you over this for a bit.)

Adrianne wants to know where Grace is going but she’s furious. Adrianne says she didn’t tell anyone. Anyone what? Grace shoves her away and storms off. Grace is upset that her mom and boyfriend were thinking about getting married. She doesn’t want to talk to her.

Adrianne is upset that she can’t help Grace. What’s wrong with him? Nothing. But maybe it’s too soon. She can’t judge it. Her parents want a small wedding so that no one can ruin the moment for them with a negative opinion. Ricky doesn’t want his parents to meet Adrianne’s.

Ricky is at work and her foster mom would like to meet Adrianne’s parents. He doesn’t care but she likes that they seem to be close and have more than a physical relationship. She’d like to see John too. She tells him getting close will be fine. Ben is upset that he wasn’t introduced. Ricky doesn’t like people getting in his business, he tends to cut them off. Ben points out that he knows his parents. How’s Grace? They’re just getting to know each other slowly. They were doing well until…her parents. Ben’s surprised she hasn’t told him. Ben likes her. Maybe he should call her. (This is rocket science advice here.)

George talks to Ashleigh and she gives him an update. He says he won’t talk to a therapist. She says it’s weird that the family is divided into teams. It would seem that talking to a stranger isn’t such a big deal. He wants them to work it out on their own. It will take a lifetime. Maybe he should call Lauren’s dad. Ashleigh is miserable and I feel bad for her because it goes largely unnoticed by all but Griffin. Amy dislikes that Ashleigh tells her everything before anyone else. She wants him to call Lauren’s dad. Go have dinner with him, it’s not the same as going to a therapist. She tells him to fix his problems. (George is insightful enough to know that she’s talking about herself.) Lauren is talking about the dinner plan with her dad when George calls. Lauren’s dad suggests a real meeting but George denies it. Lauren’s mom butts in and tells him to stay open. Lauren’s parents are a bit hostile. Her mom wants to switch around their weekends.

Anne says that doesn’t count as therapy. Anne wants it to be both of them because they need to work things out. They have decisions to make. Is she staying, are they getting remarried, are they committed. Anne wants them to want each other. She wants to start over. How do they start over? He says he can only try but he can’t promise anything. George thinks she’s looking for an excuse to leave. She’s looking for someone to say something to make her want to stay. (Your children are not responsible for that! When did Anne become the worst parent in history?)

Adrianne is thrilled that their parents will meet but Ricky says this isn’t a commitment. He’s not being so nice about it. He points out that Amy and John are part of his family too. She’s a little insecure again and texts Ashleigh to find out why Amy wasn’t called back. Everyone is being all worried about Amy getting rejected. Adrianne wants to call and ask Jimmy. Adrianne realizes that something in Amy’s purse must have freaked Jimmy out.

Madison’s parents say goodnight. Her stepmom seems super nice. They both want to talk to each other. Her stepmom says not all guys really want one thing and even those who do will settle for something else. She wanted to talk about guys and boyfriends…no really, the thing that’s bothering her is that she thought that they might have dated before her mom died. She assures her they met after wards. Jack keeps calling Madison but she keeps ignoring it.

Jack says he won’t have to tell her that they’re breaking up because she isn’t answering the phone. He’s going to talk to Grace. His mom prefers Madison. Just because Grace needs him doesn’t mean he has to go back to her. Her mom says he’s just hoping to go all the way with Grace again.

Ben’s dad talks to him about how great it is to be in love. Who will Ben be bringing to the wedding? The Bowmans are introduced. Stop competing with Ricky! He can’t stop thinking about Amy.

Madison talks more to her stepmom about the drama of her friends. And then she segues into asking her to go to the dance. Jack is a great dancer. Madison wants him to really get away from Grace. Nothing is guaranteed in life.

Lauren’s dad talks to George about his ex-wife. Once a wife always a wife. Ex-nothing. Denial much? Which one needed therapy? When you have children together you’re together like it or not.

Amy feels awkward about kissing Ricky. He tells her to react. They’re just friends he’ll do the hard work. Ashleigh sees and is upset so they actually kiss because that’s the obvious reaction to it.

Ben goes to see Grace. He sees Jack’s car and is nervous. He says they were just talking. Grace’s mom goes up to talk to her. Jack asks if he can take a hint. Ben says he guesses he should stop calling Grace. She doesn’t want Ben to know how screwed up his family is because she likes him as more than a friend. She just thinks of Jack as a friend now. (There is too much phone calling on this show!) Grace and her mom talk and her mom points out all the screwed up families. Their family used to be perfect. Grace asks her to come to the dance. She would change the date if it was the same day as her marriage. Tom is waiting for Adrianne.

Ashleigh comes to talk to Anne about George. He’s a good guy and he loves Anne and everyone. The dinner is the best she’ll get. Just see how things go for a couple weeks. Stick around. It may just seem that she loves George best and Anne loves Amy best but really it’s that they’re the ones who need the most help. Life is a push and pull. She asks her to stay but she says she’s considering. Ashleigh would love her to come to the dance because she loves her. Anne cries and says she loves her too. (Way to go Ashleigh with some of the best acting on the show, as usual.) There was less sex talk this week than usual.

Spartacus: Blood and Sand

So this new show on Starz took me a couple of tries before I found myself liking it. I’m not sure why I didn’t enjoy the first time around but I couldn’t even get more than fifteen minutes in. But I decided to give it one more chance. After all Sam Raimi and Rob Taipert are the producers and Lucy Lawless is in it (her role is not similar to Xena but it’s interesting because she barely looks any older).

Spartacus is a Thracian (a nation looked down upon by the Romans). When the Thracians are betrayed by the Romans they don’t take it well and try to fight back. But the Romans, more powerful, attack the Thracians. Spartacus, who led the attack, is particularly targeted. His wife is taken and he is sent to fight as a gladiator. After a shocking victory, a Gladiator trainer buys Spartacus (in hopes of using him to climb the social ladder) and makes a deal with him: if he does well, he can have his wife back.

Now that I’ve given the show a chance, I’m finding myself really enjoying. The love story is touching, though it would have been nice to get more of them together (maybe some flashbacks?) so we could really feel more invested in it.

My only complaint is the cinematography they use during fights for when people bleed. It suddenly slows down and just focuses on the blood and for me at least, it really slows down the momentum.

This show, not at all for children, has sex and nudity (as many cable hits do to drawn in more audiences) but it isn’t over the top and forced into more scenes than necessary.

Critics had mixed reviews of the show, some saying it was great, others saying it’s thin and lacks story. But viewership has gone up with each episode and I think that if you like history and action, you will enjoy this.

ABDC: The East

Regionals part two is in the east. I hope it’s a little tighter competition this time around. The East has also never managed a title (so where have all four winners come from?)

You may have missed it but Mario Lopez stumbled over his words.

Kevin from the JabbawackeeZ is the guest judge for audition rounds.

Legendary Seven is the first group and has two guys from a previous crew from season one called Status Quo. I will say their tricks are pretty awesome. (So could losers just change their crew name and re-enter?) The tricks were great but I think some of the performance was a little too slow. Omarion says WOOOOW. That’s how you’re supposed to come out. Lil Mama says it was really smooth and technical. She wants more difficulty in the choreography. JC said they didn’t waste any time. It’s nice to see their enthusiasm. They proved something. (They keep comparing it to Status Quo but it’s only two of seven guys in the group!)

Group two is Draztik. Their audition is ok but it doesn’t show us enough about it. It is cool that the groups get some good advice that they can employ before competing to remain on the show. There’s something very interesting about them. I like how they sort of use the men and the women differently but still equally. I hope they don’t end every routine by saying “Draztik!” Lil Mama says they definitely made her proud. They worked together well, paced through the music. He liked how they highlight one another. She says they need a little bit more of something. JC knows what she means. He says it was tight and clean but it lacked a unique, memorable moment. Omarion felt that in the beginning they remained in the center too long and that will make it more dynamic. Be like superheroes throughout.

Next is Blue Print Crew (from Canada). Should that even be valid for America’s Best Dance Crew? Lil Mama looks so different at Regionals to the point where her speech and her appearance did not match. Interestingly this co-ed crew has more women than men which is unusual from what I have seen. This group is also very interesting and I’m liking this week’s regional competition much better. JC says he was feeling it. It summed up what he wanted from the last group. He enjoyed the whole thing. Omarion felt that the girls did it all in the beginning. The energy has to match. Lil Mama congratulates them and says that they had the best audition in NY of their day. They gave them that times ten now. Dimension was the word she was looking for earlier and they have it. She hopes they explore the stunts.

Static Noyze is filled with dancers of all genres. Another theatrical group that includes some ballet. Lil Mama says they’re one of the most well-rounded crews. She likes their transitions. Omarion could tell that they have so many styles but he thinks that could be a disadvantage. He doesn’t think the emotion is there. JC disagrees completely. He thought it was very thoughtful and intellectual. He thinks they cared about doing it their way. He was surprised that he bought both styles that they mixed.

The last crew before decision time is Saltare (Jump). This is strange and interesting. They’re a jump-roping group. They’ve apparently won world championships. I’m torn about this performance. On the one hand it was super cool and really difficult. On the other, it was really limiting to have to use the jump-ropes the whole time. Omarion says he’s so impressed because the timing is so crucial, one slip and it’s over. JC says they handled their full time prop masterfully. It was stunts all over the place but they will have to work on the choreography more because that was stunt-heavy. He was entertained. Lil Mama says it’s difficult to make it when you have a new element. She did think it was choreography, it was just a different style. (But was it dancing?) Lots of wow and impressive moments.

Now who should make it into the finals? Blue Print Crew and Saltare are my first picks. The first crew to be safe is…Saltare. Second is…Blue Print Crew. I hope Legendary Seven makes it too. Time for sudden death…

DDraztik is first and something about it seemed slightly off to me. Legendary Seven has lots of stunts in theirs. Static Noyze is last and I’m not all that impressed.

The thing that I dislike about this regional format it that I think the East crews were all better than the South crews and I’d rather have seen more crews from the East go into the finals instead of an equal number from each.

Anyway, the results are in and the final crew going through is…Static Noyze. Well, not my pick but I’m not surprised. They like innovation in this show.