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The Bachelorette Season 6 Episode 3

Three more guys were sent home in The Bachelorette Season 6 Episode 2: Chris H (not Harrison), the remaining Tyler, and “dangerous” Craig M.

The first date is an individual date, which goes to Roberto. They’re going by helicopter, another excuse for the producers to get Ali to jump in someone’s lap. They land on a building. That building is not the one they’re having dinner on, however. Instead, they will have to climb across the wires to get there. Like this isn’t the most manufactured drama ever. When they get half way across, Roberto decides that would be the appropriate place for a first kiss, and she really doesn’t have a choice because him holding her is the difference between her staying up there or falling. Roberto’s first language is Spanish, and he’s traveled to various countries learning a little bit of a couple other languages. After dinner, they cuddle, although I don’t know what base he ended up getting to. After that, he gets a rose.

Kirk, John, Chris N, Frank, Jonathan, Craig, Justin, Jesse, and Chris L get the group date. They drive to the middle of nowhere, where they come upon some Bare Naked Ladies, who will be shooting a music video with them. Unsurprisingly, most of these scripts say kiss. First up is Frank getting slapped, repeatedly. Now that’s entertainment. John C gets to do a bathtub scene. Too bad he hops in and she hops right out, then on to scene three. Jonathan will be getting his first kiss with Ali. This falls apart quickly. After Ali feels sorry for him when he breaks down crying, though, she makes sure to give him a good kiss. Eventually, they move on to the bedroom. Kirk and Ali seem to have forgotten they’re filming a music video. The director yelling cut twice isn’t stopping them. You’d think Ali would be conscious that there are 8 other guys around, but she doesn’t really seem to care.

Once they’re done shooting the video, they go to a wrap party. This is the first time Chris L has been able to spend alone with her outside the house, which gives him the opportunity to talk about his mom having passed away. Jonathan wants to talk about the train wreck of the scene they had. The weatherman may not have the chance to get his first real kiss with Ali, but Kirk jumps right into it, in full view of everyone again. Frank breaks them up by diving in the water. The other guys join in, but Justin’s stuck watching. It goes without saying that Kirk is the one who gets the rose.

One of the guys foolishly mentions that Ali’s right down the road. That gives Justin a plan. He’s going to hobble down the road and visit her. Don’t get hit by a car, dude. Ali is shocked. Good shocked, not creepy stalker shocked (though she does call him a little crazy, which she likes). He brings some photos with him and talks about his parents’ divorce. When he’s talking to the boys later that day, Justin says he’d give up everything for a family, and we seem to be getting genuine emotion from him, although there is a question whether this is natural or just part of his wrestling character.

The final date of the night is an individual date for Hunter. Kasey, Steve, and Ty end up dateless. Hunter’s going to have to wait for a while because Justin’s stealing his time. Jerk thing to do on both Ali’s and Justin’s parts. The plan for the evening is to go back to Ali’s house. No distractions, just staying home. Hunter realizes he’s more of a slow paced guy, but they don’t have a lot of time to kill here. Even if he does manage to salvage this date, being slow doesn’t work with this process because of its ridiculous nature. After a couple hours, Ali decides she does not believe there’s a romantic connection there, so Hunter will not be receiving a rose.

Chris L continues to bond with Ali over their Massachusetts connection.

Having not had a scheduled date for this week, Steve has decided to set up a picnic at the house. His opening act is to get the champagne open without injuring anybody.

Ty’s talking about Justin behind his back. When he turns around, he realizes that he was actually just talking about him in front of his face. After this conversation, Roberto wants to discuss his Justin problem. He knows Justin went over to her house, right? Well, he does now.

There goes Justin’s plan to keep this all a secret. As if he’s not having enough trouble with these guys already.

Roses
Roberto (individual date)
Kirk (group date)
Chris L
Jesse
Chris N
Ty
Kasey
Craig
Frank
Jonathan
Justin (receiving the rose last, nicely scripted)

Steve and John did not receive roses. Steve is shocked. John is pissed that Justin’s still around.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Bachelorette Season 6 Episode 4, which airs Monday at 8/7c on ABC.

So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 3

So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 2 stopped in LA and Chicago. In LA, we met Lauren Froderman, Rachel Girma, Christina Santana, Alexi Agdeppa, and Ryan Ramirez. Then we met Kent Boyd and Andrew Phillips in Chicago.

The first stop tonight is Dallas, TX. Tyce Diorio and Toni Redpath join Nigel.

Ida Saki chooses some sleepy music that Tyce loves. Her mom was not allowed to dance because she lived in Iran, but Ida’s dancing for them both. The judges are amazed.

Haylee Durbin started dancing when she was two, but she doesn’t want to be mistaken for a frilly girl. Nigel’s not sure about the style or the stank face. She’ll be going to choreography.

Conor “Scooter Rocket” McLaughlin shows up wearing a helmet. Underneath that helmet is Clay Aiken’s little brother, except he can’t sing despite thinking he can. Seems he also missed the memo that this is a dance show because he’s on skates. Pointless.

Nicole Knudson hopes to one day have hair like Marge Simpson. Tyce says this is the kind of talent that comes along every hundred years. She’s everything and also a bag of chips.

Haylee is eliminated.

Deroccius Harris says he tries to be masculine, sexy, poppy, and jazz handy. He fails at all of those things. Nigel tells him he might make the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders.

Marcella Raneri is harboring a dark secret. Her father was born into the mob, and he has since been sent up the river. Now she has to work (as a lingerie model for her mom) so she can dance. Visually stunning, but the dancing is somewhat lacking. She will be heading to choreography.

Jordan Johnson comes from a small town of about 1100 people. He’s struggled with depression and addiction. He’s got some gymnastics background in addition to dance. Nigel likes that he never knows what’s coming. Toni wants him to take that he’s not “traditionally handsome” the right way.

Marcella advances to Vegas.

Nashville, TN is the next stop. I don’t really think of Nashville when I think of dancing. Joey Dowling joins Nigel and Adam.

Faith Looney is doing flamenco with her friend Kelsey. They’re the best of friends, although once they didn’t talk to each other for two and a half hours. Joey almost thought she was making fun of the style.

Shanya Vaughn is bringing everything she’s got. She can keep it. Apparently, she’s on the show so she can be a model. That’s not happening any more than the dancing.

Brian Gaynor is back after doing the robot three years ago. Not much point since we know he’s not going any further, but at least he’s better than what we’ve seen so far from Nashville. Nigel promises him he’ll put his group of three dancers on the show.

With that, the auditions are over, and Vegas week begins. Over 100 dancers have made it there.

The bad news: only 10 people will make it to the top. They will be dancing with all stars as their partners instead of newbies. I’d rather see a top 20.

Billy Bell and Alex Wong have come straight to Vegas. Alex was unable to be in the top 20 because of his contract with a ballet company. Billy was eliminated due to illness. A pair of tough acts to follow.

Anthony Burrell pulled a hamstring but has been cleared to dance by the clinic. Then the axes fall on 26 dancers. He is not one of them.

After the cuts, hip hop with Tabitha Dumo is the first test. Rachel Girma and Jose Ruiz are not used to choreography. Jose seems to be catching on, but Rachel’s stressed out. She has been eliminated. Jose, however, will advance to day 2.

26 more dancers are then eliminated.

Sarah Brinson has injured her back, but she’s going to have to hit the stage with Anthony in the last group of the day. She has been cut, but he will go forward.

Ballroom will be their next test, complete with scary drill sergeant choreographer Toni Redpath. She seemed so sweet as a judge. Now she’s a lunatic.

Jordan Johnson is one of the worst of the day and is eliminated.

Nicole Knudson looks a lot better with her hair down. The judges ask her to dance again without the hair in the way. Anybody wanna be her partner? She manages to get ballroom dancer Serge Ornick to dance with her. Will he help her or overshadow her? Her performance is enough to move on to the next round.

Adechike Torbert has been just barely scraping by at every turn, so the judges give him a chance to dance for his life. With only 10 spots, it seems futile, but it’s enough to survive for one more round.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 4, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on Fox.

America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 2

Howie Mandel made his debut in America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 1, and he was awesome. The acts for the first night included Future Funk, SwingShift Side Show, New Directions Choir, and Michael Grimm.

Tonight we head to Dallas, TX.

ArcAttack play music and then add lightning. 1.21 gigawatts of electricity will be flowing through one of the guys. They’re just hoping they can get through the lame music to the lightning part. Only one buzzer through, and they’re good to go, although Sharon’s still not impressed by the end.

Jeremy Kinison (aka Cut Throat Freak Show) is a “genital daredevil.” This can’t be good. Nick agrees to light the lighter. Jeremy pulls down his pants and sticks them in a bucket. Sharon and Piers buzz. Howie refuses. He wants to see what happens. Go ahead and light it, dude. By the way, please don’t try this at home. Then we hear firecrackers. Nick will take Jeremy’s word that he’s alright down there.

Jenna Adora Somar is a singer/actress/model. When you can’t do any one thing well, might as well say you do three. I love ironic songs with lyrics like “you’re no good.” Sharon would have liked to see a pole. Howie goes off to get some dollars.

The Muttley Crew are 10 rescue dogs living in a dog house on wheels with Bert and Frannie Davis. Individually the dogs may well not have made it through, but there’s something for everyone regardless of what type of dog they like.

Taylor Matthews sings and plays guitar. He does an excellent original version of Somewhere over the Rainbow. Sharon likes him because he’s an odd little thing, in a good way. He’s already getting a marriage proposal from somebody in the audience. Piers loves the voice, the look, and the cheesy grin.

Band director Ray Sanders is playing… a turkey baster. That doesn’t last long.

Ms. Donna twirls flaming Samoan knives. Practicing before the show, she’s already dropping stuff. The audience has been moved from the front rows because she’s half blind. Good news: she hasn’t killed or set anybody on fire. Yet. The judges decide to start hitting buzzers in between ducking. When we get to the point of the whole audience fearing for their lives, Howie hits the third X. Regardless, Piers says yes. Sharon agrees.

CJ Dippa already has a stage name at age 11. He’s a rapper and a player. Piers wants Eminem to move over.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 3, which airs Tuesday at 9/8c on NBC.

So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 2

The season opened in So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 1 with stops in New York and Miami. New York brought us Giselle Peacock, Henry Byalikov, and Edward Spots, then Miami showed off Michael Petr, Tyrell Rolle, and Henry Rivera.

Tonight we head to Los Angeles. Nigel is joined by Adam Shankman and Hi Hat (I’m going to assume that’s a nickname).

Lauren Froderman just became legal, so it’s time to start the night off with a little heat. She gets numerous wows from the judges, although Hi Hat would like more of a connection.

Hung Van Lam (aka Hella Hung) looks pretty much like a waste of time. I will bill him for the three minutes of my life he just wasted. Not right for this show. Or any other.

Rachel Girma has been dancing for two weeks. Technically. Her theory is that her 9 years of rhythmic gymnastic training will be sufficient. With that said, she may actually be pretty good, and she is. The judges can’t come up with enough compliments. Whether this translates to other styles remains to be seen, but she’s going to Vegas.

Christina Santana and Pepe Alvarez are back for a second season. She got eliminated in Vegas, while he was just there as her audition partner. Needless to say, Christina is returning to Vegas. The judges were unable to pay attention to Pepe, but he will be going to choreography.

Taylor Costello is the final contestant of the day. Her birth mother was murdered when she was 11, so she was never old enough to meet her, but she was allowed to read what she’d written to her, including that her favorite thing was dancing. Nigel calls her almost possessed, but they find out what drives her, so it makes sense after the explanation. The dancing was good, but it needs some focus. She’s going to choreography.

Pepe has opted to quit. Taylor has been cut.

Alexie Agdeppa is another person who almost made it all the way last season and obviously will be advancing again this year. Nigel tries to fake her out and pretend she’s gotten worse, but he can’t pull off the lie for long. Adam just has one thing to say: she’s going to Vegas.

Melinda Sullivan is a tap dancer who has been a member of Jason Samuels Smith’s company since she was 15. The judges look pretty confused. The dancing doesn’t go with the music at all. Their description is “interesting,” whatever that may mean. She’s going to choreography.

Ryan Ramirez met Mia Michaels when she was younger, which inspired her to keep dancing. Adam calls her very, very, very talented, but she did a very bad thing by not connecting. She’s going to choreography.

Melinda is going to Vegas. Ryan is, too.

Next stop, the windy city of Chicago. Stacey Tookey joins Nigel and Adam.

Kent Boyd is from Wapakoneta, a town with a senior high school class of about 33. But he gets out sometimes. Nigel likes his personality, which he feels was lacking in the dancing. He’s going to choreography.

Andrew Phillips has brought along his fraternal twin Tyler, who was born with spina bifida and is in a wheelchair. He dances every day for his brother. Adam doesn’t think he’s completely grown into his body, but what he does is beautiful and inspiring. Nigel wants to see him go to choreography, although he’s not sure he’s going to Vegas.

Malinda Jacobson is here to show us hick-hop, a cross between hip hop, break dancing, line dancing, and square dancing. Really? Also, she has not brushed her hair lately. This is certainly, uh, unique. Adam suggests changing the channel. Malinda’s explanation: she just needs to work on her nerves.

Adrian Lee has the judges buzzing. Stacey calls him the best contemporary dancer of the day by a long shot.

Kent is going to Vegas. Andrew is as well.

Kellen Borchers is a disaster waiting to happen. His ultimate goal is to earn respect. I know that because he says it four times. Might want to set an alternate goal.

Christopher Gilbert walks on stage with a cane and a very good Urkel look. Adam is refreshed; Stacey is entertained. He’s going to choreography.

Jarrod Mayo shocks the judges. He’s going to Vegas, so his mother is gonna have to cut the cord.

The final dancer for tonight is Jarrell Robinson, who is deaf. He’s extremely musical despite his inability to hear the music, but not quite strong enough for this competition. Inspiring nonetheless.

Christopher is eliminated.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 3, which airs Thursday at 9/8c on Fox.

America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 1

Chicken catcher Kevin Skinner was the America’s Got Talent Season 4 winner. America’s Got Talent is back again, and this time Howie Mandel has taken over for David Hasselhoff (good trade). He’s been judging the show at home in his underpants since the beginning, so he’s got plenty of experience.

The search begins in Los Angeles. It is open to anyone, any age, any talent.

Future Funk consists of two dancers ages 5 and 9. Howie calls them adorable, funny, talented, and wow. Piers says they’re very good dancers for their age, and he likes their haircuts.

Housekeeper Ranses Valentt moved to America in hopes of making his dream a reality. After he accidentally gets buzzed by Howie, he sings, or at least that’s what he calls it. This time Howie buzzes him on purpose. Nick apologizes for causing people’s dogs to go crazy. Sharon and Piers buzz. Then Howie buzzes again.

Timur & The Dime Museum do Vaudeville operatic fantasy. Whatever that is, it’s pretty freaky. They’re showing the modern state of the economy, which needless to say is pretty bad.

Lui Attanassi fuses the 60s, 70s, and 2000s with a little bit of Latin flavor. Howie would hire them for a party as a comical dance group.

The Chainsaw Chicks make an effort to saw through ice. They fail. Kicking it works better.

SwingShift Side Show are circus freaks. Nick begs them to not do anything that’s going to make him have nightmares. He doesn’t know what they’re doing, but he asks that nobody does it at home. The act begins with staples on breasts. Then fire. Then a drill going through the guy’s nose. Glass biting. Needles. Swallowing swords. Piers enjoys being disgusted. Sharon has seen it all before, but the other two vote yes.

Ade (aka Nugget) is a dancer with a suitcase. Inside the suitcase is another dancer, and together they are Ring Masters. They rip off their shirts and we see more double jointedness than anybody cares to see. Howie’s happy to see something unique. Piers says they’re good dancers who went wrong when they started the bendy freak show stuff. Two votes is enough.

Haspop is in America for dance. I’m a little confused but entertained nonetheless. Piers has never seen anything like that. Howie tells him he deserves to do this indoors and not just in the streets.

Maricar, the first act of the next day, has skin tight leather and a whip. It really doesn’t matter what she does, which she proves with her painting that gets a standing ovation from Piers.

Shoe leather salesman Evan Berst has been dancing for six decades. Still needs more practice.

Voice teacher Hannibal Means is already creeping me out even before he begins. Nonetheless, he’s a pretty good singer. Until he goes ridiculously over the top, which causes Piers to buzz him. Once again, two votes is all it takes.

Ronith is an impersonator who left India because he sucked too much at this there. It’s a good thing he tells us who he’s doing impressions of because otherwise nobody would know. Piers gives him a no, but somehow he gets two votes anyway.

New Directions helps homeless veterans get back on their feet, and its choir is here to sing, spread the word, and inspire. They get a standing ovation from everyone.

You never know what you’re gonna get with No Shade. They sing, rap, tumble, and dance, or at least that’s what they call it. Howie suggests they do what Milli Vanilli did.

Michael Grimm plays music at whatever place will take him. He wants to help his grandparents out so they don’t have to worry any more. It seemed as if he was overplaying the sympathy card, but ultimately he’s got the voice to back it up. He could go a long way.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 2, which airs Wednesday at 9/8c on NBC.

Hell’s Kitchen Season 7 Episode 1

With one fully functioning arm throughout the season, Dave Levey beat Kevin Cottle for the win in season 6. A new group of contestants is ready to be yelled at by someone who may well not be playing for a full deck.

The 16 contestants making up the Hell’s Kitchen season 7 cast are:

Andrew Forster
Age : 28
Hometown : West Babylon, NY
Occupation : Farmer, Wake Forest, NY

Autumn Lewis
Age : 29
Hometown : Chicago, IL
Occupation : Personal Chef, North Hollywood, CA

Benjamin Knack
Age : 33
Hometown : Elmont, NY
Occupation : Culinary Instructor, Malden, MA

Ed Battaglia
Age : 28
Hometown : Burlington, NJ
Occupation : Teacher, Edgewater Park, NJ

Fran Klier
Age : 44
Hometown : Rockville Centre, NY
Occupation : Catering Chef

Holli Ugalde
Age : 24
Hometown : San Bernardino, CA
Occupation : Banquet Chef

Jamie Bisoulis
Age : 26
Hometown : Chicago, IL
Occupation : Sous Chef, Chicago, IL

Jason Ellis
Age : 37
Hometown : Greenville, SC
Occupation : Personal Chef, Suwanee, GA

Jay Santos
Age : 32
Hometown : Melrose, MA
Occupation : Executive Chef, Medford, MA

Maria Torrisi
Age : 24
Hometown : Scranton, PA
Occupation : Kitchen Supervisor

Mikey Termini
Age : 29
Hometown : Santa Cruz, CA
Occupation : Line Cook, Kihei, Maui, HI

Nilka Hendricks
Age : 28
Hometown : Glen Cove, NY
Occupation : Line Cook, West Hempstead, NY

Salvatore Coppola
Age : 35
Hometown : Monte Di Procide, Italy
Occupation : Pizzeria Chef, Laurel Springs, NJ

Scott Hawley
Age : 32
Hometown : Modesto, CA
Occupation : Executive Chef, New York, NY

Siobhan Allgood
Age : 25
Hometown : Rockledge, PA
Occupation : Pub Executive Chef, Philadelphia, PA

Stacey Slichta
Age : 38
Hometown : Buffalo, NY
Occupation : Private Chef, Studio City, CA

Chef Ramsay opens the show by promising that they will complete the opening service. Good luck, dude.

They are given 45 minutes to create their signature dishes.

Stacey cooks for celebrities. Holli plays cute/ditzy.

One of the women is a cookbook author… she’s never actually cooked before. Despite that, her dish is delicious. Ramsay hugs her and tells her to relax. Then he kisses her and his tongue gets stuck in her mouth. Well, they’re pretty well being Punk’d. It’s really his wife.

Salvatore and Maria square off. Maria’s dish is cooked perfectly. Salvatore’s dish is undercooked, and his pasta is not from scratch, despite the fact that he says he’s from Italy.
1-0 women.

Holli and Benjamin are next. Benjamin’s fresh pasta is delicious. Holli’s dish is spit out.
1-1 tie.

Scott and Jamie go next. Please don’t eat Jamie’s toothpick that she lost in the dish… he’s not even going to taste it. Scott’s food is rather pathetic.
1-1 tie still.

Mikey and Siobhan are next. What’s with the mohawk and tattoos (including one that’s of the show’s logo)? Mikey’s messy looking dish tastes delicious. Siobhan’s tuna and mint is brave but works.
2-2 tie.

Stacey and Jay go next, and Jay scores the point.
3-2 men.

Fran and Jason are next, with Jason scoring the point.
4-2 men.

Ed and Autumn are next, as Autumn closes the gap.
4-3 men.

Nilka and Andrew are the last duo. Andrew has raised and butchered his own animals and likes to eat them raw. A little creepy. Bland food. Nilka has drenched her wings in half a bottle of tobasco. Nobody scores.
Men win 4-3.

The winner of this year’s show will become the head chef at Savoy Hotel in London, England.

Chef Ramsay has made a series of video lessons to show them how to cook dishes. The first lesson is lobster risotto (shocker). Throughout the night, the alarms keep ringing and ringing and ringing, each one bringing a new lesson. This is like something you’d see on Big Brother.

The women have received their punishment: cooking breakfast in bed for the guys while they continue to sleep.

Scott is emerging as the leader of the men, or at least the strongest talker.

Stacey’s on the fish station. First, she forgets the seasoning. Then she puts too much. To make matters worse, her scallops are raw.

Salvatore is burning everything. He’ll switch over to salad. Can’t burn that.

Fran’s potatoes are under/over/incorrectly cooked. Then she zones out and fails to respond to Ramsay. Also, she’s afraid of the grease.

Benjamin is asked to taste the food. He does so. Rather than tossing his spoon in the water, he tastes the food and then puts his spoon right back in it.

Back to Fran. Crab in the lobster risotto.

Jamie’s first entree is cold. Maria finds this all quite funny. After that, Maria, Jamie, and Fran are thrown out of the kitchen. Nilka is pulled back into the kitchen. As Fran flips out, Maria continues to have uncontrollable laughter.

With Ramsay yelling for the halibut, Scott says it’s good to go. Mikey thinks it needs a minute. It does. Scott then tells him to make sure it’s cooked next time.

Benjamin is cooking the risotto without rice. That’s not gonna work. Eventually, he and Salvatore are kicked out.

Stacey hasn’t been on the line for a really long time. She’s not sure how long her food is going to take. That said, she can take a hike, too.

Mikey’s next attempt at halibut is also raw. He can join the others in the dorm.

Seeing as he’s thrown half the people out, those who remain can now join together to complete the service. Ed takes the leadership role of the combined teams.

Those who remain manage to complete the first dinner service, a show first. Ramsay’s still not ready to celebrate, and he will still decide on a losing team. The women have lost because they sucked, and they must come to a consensus on which two should be put up for elimination.

Nilka suggests Maria. Autumn would nominate Fran and Stacey. Fran says that Autumn just stood there watching everybody.

The first nominee is Stacey; the second nominee is Fran.

Fran should stay because she’s not the worst. Stacey admits she’s a screw up, but she has nowhere to go but up.

The person leaving Hell’s Kitchen is Stacey. Was she really the worst?

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Hell’s Kitchen Season 7 Episode 2, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on Fox.

The Bachelorette Season 6 Episode 2

Ali’s first 8 suitors were cut in The Bachelorette Season 6 Episode 1.

This week there will be one group date and two individual dates.

The first date card is for the individual date, which has been granted to the hyperactive Frank. They hop into a convertible. Ali has some silly things planned, and she thinks Frank’s the guy who can let loose and have fun. He’s got a beautiful girl and a great car. What could go wrong? For starters, the car breaks down, so they get a cab. The destination is Hollywood, a chance to mingle with the paparazzi. Once the publicity stunt is done, they go stumbling down the hill to the Hollywood sign, the place where they have their first kiss. His story about how he quit his job and left for Paris ended in about a month and a half before he changed his mind and moved back. I don’t know if that’s so much spontaneous as it is confused. That night, the car’s back up and running, without either of them giving it a single thought. At the end of the date, he receives a rose. Ali’s surprised by the chemistry. He has made her believe that everything she is looking for is possible. As if she didn’t already believe that before.

Back at the house, Justin’s still getting a hard time from the other guys. Taking the focus off him, Craig M picks a fight as usual.

Jonathan, Ty, Chris H, Kirk, Hunter, Tyler, Steve, Craig R, Chris N, Kasey, Justin, and Craig M will be going on the group date. Jonathan’s first thought is that he doesn’t want to have to go hang out with Craig M. They will be going to a beach house in Malibu. Justin will hobble along behind them in hopes of not tripping too many times in the sand. There’s a reason why there are 12 guys on this date: they will be shooting a calendar (primarily in speedos). As much as Jonathan doesn’t want to get into a skimpy outfit, he’s going to have to run with it and have as much fun as he can. Ty brings his guitar to the beach, so we know he’s not going anywhere any time soon. He springs the news of his divorce on her that night. Jonathan interrupts because he has one goal for the night, to let Ali know that Craig M is poison, insane, and probably going to be in a fight in the house eventually. When he gets back, Craig M gives him a hard time, which could be expected. Ty gets the rose. Memo to future The Bachelorette contestants: bring a guitar.

The last individual date goes to Jesse. That leaves Chris L, John C, and Roberto dateless. Jesse’s given a box with cufflinks but not told anything else beyond that. Sounds like it will be pretty fancy for a T-shirt kinda guy who just bought his first suit. They board a private jet to Vegas. Ali still hates flying, regardless of her desire to get together with a pilot 6 months ago. Waiting for them at the airport is a Ferrari, which they drive to a pool called Liquid, which has never before been used. After a swim, they get overdressed for dinner in a suite overlooking the city. Ali likes what she sees, although she’s still not so sure, but it’s enough to give him a rose. They finish the night dancing to Jamie Cullum, who Ali tells us is a singer-songwriter. According to Google, she is correct.

At the house, Craig M continues to harass Jonathan, who keeps playing nice despite hating his guts.

Like Ali, Chris L is from Massachusetts, so that should give them something in common to help him survive despite the fact that he didn’t get a date. Having received the first impression rose, it’s unlikely Roberto is in any danger, whatever may happen (which turns out to be him teaching her how to throw a baseball).

After Kasey gets about 30 seconds alone with Ali, Frank, who already has a rose, pulls her away so he can kiss her with a group of the other guys standing there watching. At least Kasey had the opportunity to tell her he’s going to guard her heart, again.

While Craig M is talking to Ali, the other guys talk about how they don’t think he’s there for Ali, and for that matter they don’t actually know why he’s there and calling in sick from work every day. The vibe she’s getting from him is that he’s uncomfortable around her. By the way, someone in the house called him dangerous, which she had told the weatherman would not go any further, but Craig M should be able to connect the dots.

Everybody is pulled into one room by Craig M. So who called him dangerous? Perhaps the weatherman has some light to shed on the subject, but he does not want to talk about any of his conversations with Ali. Jonathan will just tell him that he doesn’t like him. Based on this discussion, Craig M has decided that Weatherman (if that is his real name) is the guilty party.

Roses
Frank (one-on-one date)
Ty (group date)
Jesse (one-on-one date)
Kasey
Hunter
Roberto
Chris L
Justin
Steve
Kirk
John C
Craig R
Chris N
Jonathan (receiving thanks for having Ali’s back)

Craig M, Tyler, and Chris H have been eliminated. Tyler is disappointed because he took his nervousness talking to her as a sign that he was into her, although it may have held him back as well. Craig M has lost the battle with the weatherman, but that hasn’t harmed his ego any. And apparently there was a third guy who left (one of the guys named Chris), although we didn’t see it.

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So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 1

Season 7 auditions begin in New York.

Nigel Lythgoe is joined by Adam Shankman and Mia Michaels. Mary Murphy will be returning this season only as a choreographer and guest judge, while Mia Michaels is her replacement, despite having seemingly quit in season 6.

Sarah Brinson has always been the big dancer, but she says she doesn’t feel self conscious any more. Nigel thought that was amazing. Mia tells her she’s beyond her years, which is very rare. She’s going to Vegas.

Ballroom dancers Giselle Peacock and Henry Byalikov have danced for Burn the Floor. Where do you go from Broadway? So You Think You Can Dance. Smoking. Both get tickets to Vegas.

Mike Perlman got tired of getting kicked out of bars and clubs based on the way he dances. A very small percentage of people despise and loathe what he does. Like the Boston Police Department. For the record, that was not choreographed by Adam Shankman, whoever that is. He’s going to go out right now to get people to remember 1 2 3 Party!… but he won’t be doing so in Vegas.

We get an ever so brief glimpse of the woman lifting her husband that we saw in America’s Got Talent last year. These are judges are unimpressed.

Teddy Tedholm made it to Vegas last season. This year he’s back with a less outrageous outfit. Mia’s reminded of the unpopular kid who just didn’t quite fit, but his emotion is genius. Adam is honored to be able to watch that.

Scott Vogel loves his job cleaning up the stains and so forth following violent deaths. He calls it a biohazard something something something I think. Even after it’s replayed, it’s still entirely unclear. He’s going to have to stick with that rather than country line dancing. Oh, and after he cleans up the bodily fluids, he sells cereal bars.

Kevin “Shockalock” Porter brings his student Chris “Isolock” Dixon, who combines isolations with locking. Nigel’s seen better isolations but not with the locking. The question is what else he can do.

Courtney Galiano from season 4 and Jason Glover from season 5 will be taking the dancers through choreography.

Isolock easily gets the axe after this.

Jamie Greco makes low budget horror films. Depending on the day, he may be a she. This whole female impersonator stripping with fruit routine is just weird. Nigel reaches for the hand sanitizer.

Wadi Jones trains in Parkour (the free running in Prince of Persia). He will be advancing to choreography.

Edward Spots is returning for a second season. Now his dad supports his dancing. After they gush over him, the judges make him go to choreography. Why?

Megan Carter is the final dancer in New York. She’s “thicker” than other dancers. Her performance has Adam and Mia crying. Mia claims that size doesn’t matter, but Nigel is a realist. She will also be advancing to choreography.

Both Wadi and Megan have been cut. Edward, however, is going to Vegas.

Next we’re going to Miami. Bienvenidos a Miami. Jason Gilkison and Sonya Tayeh join Nigel there.

Michael Petr started ballroom dancing after seeing Dirty Dancing. Nigel’s happy to see someone not making (too many) weird facial expressions. He’ll be going to Vegas.

Tyrell Rolle is from the hood, Liberty City, not to be confused with the place from Grand Theft Auto. Contrary to the stereotypes, he’s a contemporary dancer, hoping to use dancing as an exit. Nigel found that to be tremendous. Sonya and Jason also loved it.

Henry Rivera has one first task: composing himself so that he can finish a complete sentence in the interview. But his dancing leaves those worries behind. The judges all agree he’s the best dancer so far in Miami.

Daria Kopylova dances with her dad. Doing a somewhat sexy number with her father creeps the judges out. Next time don’t bring a relative.

Ami Aguiar-Riley has a 6 year old son Donovan. She may be older, but she’s ready to do something for herself. Nigel thinks it was too static, although the technique is nice. After choreography, she’s going to Vegas.

Candace Craig hopes to be sexy, but hopefully not too much that they put a censor over her (this lasts until she swears). Jason thinks she’s a very likeable performer, although she doesn’t make clever choices. The over the top sensualness is a distraction. She’ll be wearing a sports bra for the choreography.

Rose Neptune has an awkward performance, and the partner she’s chosen is not helping matters any. The rest of the day in Miami gets progressively worse.

Jose Ruiz is a B-Boy inspired by Legacy to be on the show. The judges are impressed and relieved that Miami has stopped sucking with the final dancer of the night. He’ll have to get through choreography.

Candace is out. Despite not quite having it, Jose does go to Vegas.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 2, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on Fox.