1. Obviously, the taboo verb is "sack."  Only mildly risqué to us, perhaps, but think of the old-lady matinee crowd.

1. Obviously, the taboo verb is "sack."  Only mildly risqué to us, perhaps, but think of the old-lady matinee crowd.

Don't forget The Dead One.   (And, more seriously, Fast Food Nation.)

"The craziest thing since Twin Peaks" it was not.

Michelle's being thirty-six doesn't justify/explain her immaturity.  She's probably the same age as Boo's very motherly mother.  She's been desperately clinging to youth for ages; one of the main themes of the show is her long-overdue growing up.

Michelle's being thirty-six doesn't justify/explain her immaturity.  She's probably the same age as Boo's very motherly mother.  She's been desperately clinging to youth for ages; one of the main themes of the show is her long-overdue growing up.

It is a little jarring, though, that Melanie comes off as quick-witted and smart when she's sparring with her brother but is often thick and dumb with her friends.

It is a little jarring, though, that Melanie comes off as quick-witted and smart when she's sparring with her brother but is often thick and dumb with her friends.

Yes, I was pleased to have my dislike of it confirmed when the judging came around.  As I said, "[t]hese are my notes as written during the show; observations about the dancers were made before I heard the judges' reactions."

No, as I said, I wish Tiffany could be safe, but I predict she and George, Audrey and Matthew, and Janelle and Dareian will be the bottom six.

Never done me no harm.  You?

Never done me no harm.  You?

It's like saying, for example, you're 110% committed to a project.

At least you have two clear reasons for your preference.

OJ on muesli is a classic.

OJ on muesli is a classic.

Just like Russian ice dancers!

Aren't the judges' decisions based in part on the current week's performance?  If that's so, they may have been so impressed by Lindsay's work this week—Nigel specifically mentioned her growth—that they just saved her without a final dance.  As for Eliana, I bet they made her dance so that viewers could see how…

To keep myself honest, I am going to post this before reading the review or any of the comments.  Otherwise, no matter how hard I try, I might unconsciously revise my opinion to mimic others'.  These are my notes as written during the show; observations about the dancers were made before I heard the judges' reactions:

To keep myself honest, I am going to post this before reading the review or any of the comments.  Otherwise, no matter how hard I try, I might unconsciously revise my opinion to mimic others'.  These are my notes as written during the show; observations about the dancers were made before I heard the judges' reactions: