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Shocker 'Dance' elimination!

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OK, I was going to be all calm and professional about this, but …

America, have you gone stark raving MAD?!?

WILL eliminated? TWITCH in danger? MARK safe?

Are you INSANE?!?

Fine, you got one right: Comfort—the dancer who’s completely overstayed her welcome—got the hook. And Courtney’s fabulous, but she’s been in danger a few times now, so it wasn’t a surprise to see her dancing a solo.

But WILL?!? Uh, the guy who the judges—and TVGuide.com readers—pegged as the one to possibly win the whole gosh-darn competition?

This is beyond wrong. I mean, I’m all for a shake-up, believe me, but not at the expense of cutting one of the show’s biggest talents. Mia called him “genius,” for cripe’s sake!

Even MARK couldn’t believe he wasn’t going home, dizzily repeating “What? What?” as Cat sent him offstage to safety.

Not that Joshua and Mark are bad dancers, mind you. Not at all. But at this stage in the contest, someone’s got to go, and it’s just the person who isn’t quite as good as the others.

And sorry, boys, neither of you are Will Wingfield—or even Twitch Boss for that matter.

So what the heck happened?

Nigel tried to explain how Will and Twitch, who he called the show’s best male dancers, wound up in the Bottom 2. His theory: Maybe they were too good, and fans figured they didn’t need to call and vote.

Whatever the reason, it’s a sad, sad day for Season 4. You can debate the overall winners of previous “Dance” seasons—Benji vs. Travis, Sabra vs. Danny—but I honestly can’t remember another season where I didn’t think voters got the final few contestants right.

Sure, as Cat Deeley keeps reminding us, the show’s searching for America’s FAVORITE dancer.

But surely, that should mean that the best one should at least make it to the finale, right?

(Photos courtesy of FOX)

This entry was posted on Friday, July 25th, 2008 at 9:19 am by Heather Salerno.
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One Response to “Shocker 'Dance' elimination!”

erichansa July 25th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
so boys dance to attract girls.

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