'So You Think You Can Dance' recap: Time to Shine

I also worry that Ellenore's solo package might have turned off some voters. A story about a family that moves cross-country to help realize a daughter's dream is heart-warming. But a story about a family that moves cross-country because their daughter tells them to? Hm. Not sure if that would elicit the same response. But you've got to admire Ellenore's moxy. I could never convince an entire brood to move across the country. I can't even convince my cat to move off my pillow at night.

1. Jakob: And to think, just a few short weeks ago we all thought Russell had it in the bag. After last night, I can't imagine anyone else but Jakob capturing the title of America's Favorite Dancer. Caring, humble, beautiful — what else could America want? If we're looking at SYTYCD history, most of the technically superior dancers have suffered from either an ego or a perceived ego. (Danny, Brandon, etc.) But Jakob has managed to avoid such a pitfall, while executing perfection week after week. I covered the dancer's quickstep with Ellenore in the above paragraph (as I mentioned, the duo was working so much as one unit in the quickstep, it was too hard to critique them individually), so let's move straight onto his work in Sonya's routine. He managed to nail the quirk with the power of a matador, yet the grace of Ethan Stiefel. His extensions were so sick, I wanted to run out to Ride-Aid to grab them some Pepto. Seriously, did you see the développés? And that man can point his foot like no other male dancer I've ever seen!

And he continued his hot streak with a solo worthy of the standing ovation it received. Those pirouettes. Those extensions. The whole thing was so beautiful I just wanted to slap myself in the face. What can I say? He's a revelation. And consider me first in line to join the church of Jakob.

Well, thanks to Obama, it's been a late night for me folks. And after 3,000 words, I'm spent. So now it's your turn: Do you think Jakob and Ellenore danced the best routine of the season? Do you, like me, think Ashleigh and Ryan's days are over? Do you think Nathan was genuine, or faking it? And didn't Cat have the best line of the night, comparing Adam's rambling about switching spouses to a Jerry Springer show?

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