'SYTYCD:' Wiz kids

I gush about this show too much, I think, but I'm going to do it again. The "American Idol" results show is something to suffer and speed through. The "So You Think You Can Dance" results show is almost always entertaining. And while the group sings on "Idol" are uniformly cringeworthy, the group dances on "SYTYCD" can actually be exciting. I loved cool-handle commenter A Dingo Ate My Baby's suggestion that the dancers reproduce the "Thriller" video choreography. But maybe a song from "The Wiz" was the next best thing. (And if you really need a "Thriller" fix, and you haven't seen this already, you can check out these inmates from a Filipino prison.)

As for the bottom three couples (spoilers ahead); it's hard to be surprised or unsurprised by what happens here. The judges' technical comments seem to matter less to voters than sheer enjoyment of the performances, and a fair amount of people enjoyed the alien impregnation dance. I was quite happy to be wowed by Philip's solo, and I agreed that Jeanine did herself proud. Her choice of classical music somehow seemed bold. You knew the judges weren't going to get rid of Kayla; they love her legs too much. And I can see why, in Nigel's producing mind, neither Vitolio nor Karla were huge stand-outs at this point. What to do? Someone has to go.

Oh - and Kelly Clarkson is my hero. Why? She just is. Who's yours?