When Nigel Lythgoe referenced the Japanese horror genre early in the So You Think You Can Dance Season 10 Premiere, I didn’t reali e his metaphor would take on quite such a literal slant. But over the course of a ippy, talent-filled hour, there were more than a few bone-chilling sights and sounds:
A former softball player’s “loose-jointed” knee shown in graphic slo-mo as it dislocated (complete with amplified “popping sound”) from its socket. Mary Murphy and a burly, ponytailed dude exchanging whooping mating calls. A dude doing a painful-looking piroutte on his elbow. Even guest judge Jesse Tyler Ferguson telling a wide-eyed teenage contestant that she resembled a “little doll” — one which he very much enjoyed staring at.
All joking aside, though, we got to see extended auditions from six folks who earned their tickets to Vegas, two other street-dance tryouts that were quite entertaining (even if they didn’t yield a pass to the next round), and plenty of the inspirational-yet-goofy hijinks that are a trademark of SYTYCD auditon eps.
Without further ado, my ranking of the episode’s Vegas-bound contestants. (I’ll be back once I finish my recap of The Voice to flesh out this recap with extended performance reviews — so bookmark, refresh and enjoy.)
6. Malece ‘Looks Like a Doll’ Miller
5. Taylor ‘Dislocated Knee’ Ward
4. Armen ‘Wannabe Rapper’ Way
3. Du-Shuant ‘Fik-Shun’ Stegall
2. Paul ‘SYTYCD: Armenia Winner’ Karmiryan
1. Elijah ‘Possessed by a Tutu’ Laurant
And with that, I’ll be back overnight to update this post with full reviews for every Vegas-bound contestant — bookmark, refresh, and enjoy! — but until then, let me turn things over to you. What did you think of SYTYCD’s Season 10 premiere? Who were your favorite auditioners? Take our poll, sound off in the comments, and for all my reality TV news, interviews, and recaps, follow me on Twitter @MichaelSle akTV!
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