<p>I just don’t get the Evan love. I hope he goes home.</p>
<p>Kayla is beginning to grow on me since she developed a personality over the past couple of shows, but I’m still rooting for Jeannine.</p>
<p>Brandon was amazing. I think he wrapped it up with that solo.</p>
<p>BTW, does anyone else think Evan looks like Rachel Maddow? :D</p>
<p>MY FAVORITE!!! First one into the finale!!! Yes!!!</p>
<p>Brandon’s through - don’t care about the rest. Well I would like Kayla to go through.</p>
<p>Evan? EVAN? What were they thinking?! I really hope Brandon or Jeanine walk away with it next week. If Evan wins, there’s no justice. :(</p>
<p>Really enjoyed seeing Chelsie and Mark again, and I love that Twitch and Katee routine.</p>
<p>^^^^ I agree. Evan is cute, but no competition for the others.</p>
<p>Brandon will win, for sure. I felt I was being “groomed” by the judges for his win.</p>
<p>For the record, i think he deserves to win. His Mr. Atlas solo last night was over the top for me, just incredible. Made me swoon.</p>
<p>I think Evan gets through because he has a different style. For me, it’s kind of refreshing to see him dance after all the endless contemporary dancers. I also think some people voted for him because the judges pick on him. </p>
<p>This year has been disappointing over all. There are no standouts , no Benjis, no Blakes, no Heidis , no surprises like Sabra.</p>
<p>How did Brandon do that thing with the splits. He is amazing.</p>
<p>Great show tonight! I thought they were all really good but my vote went to Jeanine. Her solo was incredible. </p>
<p>I’m no fan of Evan but I thought the judges were really condescending to him in their comments. Nigel was the worst but Adam Shankman was pretty brutal, too. It wouldn’t surprise me if he wins.</p>
<p>This is the first time I have really liked Jeanine. That last dance with Brandon they were both just fantastic. But my votes went to Brandon. </p>
<p>I also wouldn’t be surprised to see Evan win - the judges being so harsh could backfire. Sigh.</p>
<p>Jeanine has been my favorite all season and she surely didn’t disappoint tonight! Her solo was fantastic, her Paso Doble with Brandon was unbelievable and she outdanced Kayla (who has never been high on my list, so that is probably just my personal prejudice showing) in Mia’s contemporary piece.
I felt really badly for Evan. There was no reason for the judges to be so negative. He’s in the finals. Deal with it.
Brandon was powerful as always. I won’t be too upset if he wins, but Jeanine got all my votes.</p>
<p>I’m thrilled, though shocked, that Evan has made it this far. He is unique in his ability and style, and so reminiscent of Gene Kelly. There’s never been anything like him on SYTYCD. They lean heavily on the hip-hop and jazz styles without ever really focusing on another kind of dance that America developed and excels in, which is musical theatre dance. I think there has been a grave disservice to a dancer of Evan’s caliber by expecting him to be proficient at jazz, hip-hop, contemporary, etc., but not asking any of the other dancers to be able to do what he does. There are numbers on the show that are called “Broadway”, but they are not a reflection of what is actually done on the Broadway stage. Evan’s dancing has a charm to it that we don’t see in any of the other dancers. I doubt that he will win, but it would be fitting if he did.</p>
<p>I felt so sorry for Evan last night. Told DH it might backfire on the judges for being so openly critical of him while heaping praise on the heads of the others.
I hope Jeanine wins.</p>
<p>Evan obviously has a huge fan base to have lasted this long. Add in a backlash to the really negative comments from the judges and, I agree, he could end up winning.</p>
<p>Jeanine has grown on me. Her solo was great last night.</p>
<p>musicmaker, I’m right there with you. Evan is a joy to watch.</p>
<p>I’d love to see a non contemporary dancer win, but Jeanine is very deserving.</p>
<p>I couldn’t believe the judges were so mean to Evan last night. I thought he more than held his own in the Nasty Boys routine. Seriously, they make it sound like Brandon is a former WWE wrestler who just decided to dance , when he is obviously just as short as Evan, and just as mild personality wise. </p>
<p>Evan did great in the jive, and they still picked on him. Kayla looked as awkward as I’ve ever seen her doing the jive, and they didn’t pick on her.</p>
<p>If Evan wins, he deserves the pay for being their punching bag all season long.</p>
<p>So who cried, again, at the Melissa/Ade breast cancer dance? (Well, I did, for one.)</p>
<p>Yay! I’m so happy for Jeanine! She totally deserved to win. I would have been equally happy to see Brandon take the whole thing but I voted for Jeanine last night.</p>
<p>I did love seeing the Melissa/Ade routine again, but it was the Kayla/Kupono addiction routine that was the best one for me. Gave me chills.</p>
<p>Phooey. I thought Brandon far outdanced everyone from the auditions onward. I believe Jeannine won on personality, another Sabra-type win. Kayla was the far superior female dancer technically, which was very apparent in their duet last night. But my real regret is that they didn’t throw $50K at Brandon as they did with second pace Katee last year for being the best female dancer. He was surely the best male dancer. Are they feeling the economic pinch?</p>
<p>In addition to not tossing Brandon a 2nd place cash prize like last year, he never even got his last minutes thanking people or anything. The others all got their say. I feel badly for him.</p>
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<p>I noticed this too. But he is a terrific dancer and is certain to have a great career.</p>