'So You Think You Can Dance' recap: Charm School

No. 3: Where's the gosh-darned heat? I guess I'm just human, because ever since Jason and his chest left the show, the couples dances have had all the sizzle of a watered-down glass of lukewarm ginger ale. It's not like the ingredients aren't there. Melissa's never been afraid to embrace her inner naughty ballerina, Nigel is quite fond of pointing out that Kayla's legs just keep on going and going, and I think we'd all like to scrub from our memories the horny grandpa look on Nigel's face Wednesday night when he was checking out Jeanine's superhero décolletage. As for the guys, one need only, you know, look at Brandon in those solo hot-pants of his to know he's capable of setting more than hearts aflutter, and no one could argue that Ade isn't a friend of the camera. Match them up, though, and you get nothing close to the passion of that kiss between Katee and Twitch, or the yearning between Mark and Chelsie, or the glasses-steaming heat passing between Jessicker and Will. And while I'm on the subject of Will…

No. 4: Brandon needs to get cocky Every season, the show manages to find a male contemporary dancer who's long on uncommon talent and (what some have seen as) arrogant self-regard. Season 1, it was Blake. Season 2, it was Travis. Season 3, it was Danny. Season 4, it was Will. From the start of this season, it looked like Brandon fit the role perfectly; as the show's progressed, however, he's lived up to the preternatural ability part like a champ, but his personality has drifted into the kind of generic happy blankness many people put on when they don't really believe they deserve all that's coming to them. Thank the March Hare's nutty fruitcake for Mary Murphy then, because she's clearly taken it upon herself to lovingly scold Brandon's self esteem back into fighting shape for the finale. Kayla and Jeanine certainly don't suffer from a lack of what Little C. called a "voracious appetite for success and triumph," and Evan's fans and detractors alike can at least agree the kid knows exactly how to best play the puppy dog card. As Cat is so fond of reminding us, we're looking for America's favorite dancer. Brandon's certainly capable of the dancing, and how, but he better start believing he can also be the favorite, or I fear there's simply no stopping Evan from flea-hopping his way to the win.

So, dear readers, are you happy with this season's final four? Will you miss Melissa and Ade? Do you think Evan winning is a foregone conclusion, or do one of the other dancers stand a fighting chance? Are you still a little gobsmacked that "Bleeding Love" was nominated for an Emmy but the Joshua/Katee routine "No Air" was not? Which season 4 alum were you most excited to see return? And did anyone else notice that Nigel's stand-in during Sean Paul's pre-taped performance was almost certainly a woman?

And don't forget to log your picks for who will be crowned the winner next week at EW.com's SYTYCD Prediction Challenge!

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