So You Think You Can Dance Australia, and why my fellow Australians shit me to tears

(Apologies if this post seems a little scattered, the brain fog from my medication change is really kicking my ass today. I hate struggling to express myself, I really do.)

I admit it, I have a deep and driving love for So You Think You Can Dance. It's my guilty teevee pleasure, and I rarely miss an episode. I have to say, though, that the predictable-yet-uncool results of the last two shows have got me pretty pissed off.

For those not familiar with the show (or those who watch any version than the Aussie one, as I'm unsure if they follow the same format or not) the show is essentially Idol for dancers. A "top twenty" is selected by the judges, consisting of ten men and ten women. They are paired up, and then dance new choreography every week for the votes of the Australian public.

From the "top twenty" to the "top ten", the votes of the viewers determine which six dancers (three male, three female) will go before the judges, who then decide which male dancer and which female dancer out of that bottom six will be leaving that week. From the "top ten" until the finale, the decision as to who will leave is determined entirely by the votes of the viewers.

Last week was the first week that the votes of the show's viewers were the sole deciding factor in who would be leaving, with the judges no longer playing a part in the decision. Before that results show, the top ten looked like this:



The votes came in. The two dancers who received the lowest number of votes and would hence be leaving the show that night were these two:



and



Notice anything?

The following week, which was of course the second week where the verdict on who stayed and who left depended entirely on audience votes, had a bit of a twist. One of the remaining female dancers was injured, and had to leave the show. Gianne (picture above) who was the last woman to be voted off, returned in her place for one more week.

When the votes came in that Monday, the two people who received the least votes and were hence leaving the show were these two:



and



Notice anything?

In case you're still missing it, here's what the top six looks like now, posing with host Natalie Bassingthwaighte:



Australia, you make me sick sometimes.