Mark will be back at some point this season! I saw his name on a list of upcoming all-stars, so fear not!

Right - Nigel repeatedly emphasizes that it's America's "favorite" dancer, not America's "best" dancer. It's basically a well-choreographed popularity contest.

From Robert's blog, written last summer:

I know! Adam Shankman tweeted at Travis, Robert and Tucker, saying something like, "Somewhere, Danny is smiling." That made it sound like he was dead, but the internet didn't provide any concrete answers as to what happened.

I think the "big fall" was in reference to Danny Tidwell.

Aaron during that hip-hop routine last night? UNF. I think I had a sexual re-awakening.

I saw the tour for season 7 (winner Lauren Froderman plus S6 winner Russell tagging along) and for season 8 (Melanie Moore's season). Both times were really great. Like @avclub-a56612c9db38de8f62f993bc28da82e6:disqus said, the segues are great and there's no downtime. I saw it in a 4,000 seat theater at a local…

Anna Kendrick was a goddamn delight on the judges' panel last night.

-I did a lot of reading this weekend:
       -Finished Brian Stelter's "Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV." It was…not good.
      -Read Volume 2 of "Fables."
      -Started reading Karen Russell's "Swamplandia!"

I've said this before, but I enjoy watching an actual man dance vs. a teenage boy. I feel like Aaron gets the emotions/roles he's given for his routines.

Ruby Blue is one of my favorites.

She corrected me that it caused her eardrum to severely blister, not rupture.

Aaron is 25 and Jasmine is 20. Considering the bulk of the top 20 this year was 18/19, just a few years' difference is a big deal in standing out among the pack.

As soon as Tyce said "dancing hobos," I thought of Wade's (superior) routine and was like, "Oh no you didn't, DiOrio."

My sister got an NSync Hit Clip in a Happy Meal and the thing was so loud that her eardrum ruptured. #coolstorybro

I have come to loathe anything Broadway with Tasty's name on it; however, his jazz routines and group routines are still interesting and remarkable.

Agreed on all points. I think a major reason why I like Aaron so much is because he's so manly and mature in comparison to someone like Nico. It's nice to see someone who wasn't born in the early '90s on the stage.

-Read "The Fault in Our Stars" in one sitting yesterday and wept for hours.

There was some weird sex stuff in Vol. 4…Yorick was left with Agent 355's friend while she and Dr. Mann went to get medicine for the monkey. The friend did some weird "intervention" shit that involved her asking Yorick if he was gay, if he wanted to fuck her, etc. It was pretty odd.

-Saw White House Down on Friday night, which I loved.