Okay, so I know there is range of opinion out there, but since this is my blog, I can officially not care. I think season 6 of SYTYCD is going to be insane. These kids, while admittedly on the young side as a group, are such a talented bunch. There are only a few we haven’t had any exposure to, which is a very nice change up from seasons past, and a big handful that I’m already excited to see perform. I think the only ones that truly grated were high-pitched crying girl, who I am already SO over, and the wife of the husband/wife duo. I hope she smooths out and becomes someone to root for and enjoy. I certainly think her husband will have a big following. Very interesting situation there. Love that Bianca of the tappers got through, love that the krumper got through, possibly my top fave at this point.

And in Nigel’s and Adam’s Twitters they say that next Monday when the show officially launches, all 20 will dance in their own styles and more or less put on an exhibition so we all get introduced to them, and no one goes home yet. Love that, too. Yay, more dancing!

Over on Top Chef we have teams for both the Quickfire and the Elimination Challenges. The blue team, comprised of Jenn, Garden Gnome Kevin, Mike I, and Laurene on one side, the Volt Brothers, Eli (who I think I keep calling Ira…) and Robyn on the other. Poor Volt Brothers…except they both act like jerks, mostly on the Michael side, which is no shock, but jeez you two. I think Garden Gnome nailed it when he said their competitive, constantly arguing nature was set from childhood. But it wasn’t fun to watch.

Normally I’m a Bryan Volt fan and think his brother Michael is an ass. I still feel the latter, but Bryan wasn’t winning any awards with all the petulance this week, either. I was glad to see the audience at home voted him the better chef almost two to one over his brother. That didn’t bother me in the least.

So the blue team crushes the red team in the Quickfire, but then it’s on to restaurant wars, where the constant war in the kitchen should have doomed the red team, but the Happy Shiny People on the blue team quickly disintegrated as there plans just fell completely apart and they drowned in taking on too much and delivering little. I was so disappointed, but clearly not so much as they were. Mike I didn’t do anything wrong, and I was really nervous that Garden Gnome or Jenn would go, as either one certainly deserved it based on that one performance, and both were convinced it was them. And I wasn’t sure Laurene’s horrible performance in front of house was going to be enough to send her packing, which…she was the weak link across the board on that team and historically on the show, the weakest one…so thank goodness there seemed to be some understanding of that by the judges panel, and she indeed did pack her knives. WHEW! Way too close for comfort.

Then, over on the winning side, the ass gets the overall win, and his brother whines to the camera that he hates seeing his d*ck behavior get rewarded - and right on there, Big Bro - but then is all passive aggressive about it with his brother instead of just saying so. I do agree that the kitchen with a leader who was willing to push and kick some ass, even while being an asshole, definitely was stronger….but he’s still a d*ck. Also hilarious? The clip package showing off his routine assholish behavior, while he’s voicing over to the camera how misunderstood he is and how he’s got the biggest heart there.

Yeah. We’re all buying that.

Next week looks intense, and please, I hope it’s Eli or Robyn going home and then the other the following week, because it should be the Volt Bros, Jenn, and Garden Gnome in the finals. They earned their spots there hand and knife over the rest. (And I love that Jenn worked with ~ swoon!~ Eric Ripert for five years…lucky woman!) Oh, and they can just send Mike I home on principal. I hate it that he seems to be an okay chef. But even he paled in comparison on the jerk-meter compared to Michael this week. I’m sure the editors are leading us to something…but I wish they’d hurry up and get there. They both belong in the finals, but this keeps up much longer, and I won’t care if either gets sent home early.

So…any early favorites on SYTYCD? Who do you want to pack their knives next? Who’s restaurant would you pick to go to if you could sit at any of the finalist’s tables? I’d pick Gnome, then Jenn, then Bryan V. Of course, it’s Michael V and Mike I with restaurants in my immediate area. Figures!!

Don’t forget to enter this week’s contest! Winner announced here tomorrow. And I finally got all the prizes for the previous winners of the past few weeks out in the mail on Tuesday, so keep an eye on the mailbox! But right now? DISH!!

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