I do not agree with Ariana  going home .... sad about Billy getting ill .... I personally think Noelle should have went home since she couldn't dance ....just like they did to Jessie 2 seasons ago when Melanie had to dance in her place .... 

They scared the crap out of me putting Russell in the bottom 2 .... I would have like to see Philip the tapper go home .. I dont like him

Ok to be honest I missed all but the last performance last night.  However, judging from Monday's showcase I'm really not feeling the girl tapper at all.  (I don't know anyone's names yet).  Like I'm not really sure why she's there. 

I didn't know that Noel didn't perform but I must say, I really like her just based on seeing her on Monday night and during the auditions.

well, with jessie 2 seasons ago, she at least had the opportunity to dance for her life... but her solo ended up being rather anti-climactic and i think that's why she was sent home...

back to this season - i think they knew they were sending brandon home and they put russell in the bottom 2 just to put someone there. he's just too awesome! and i think he did a good job with the foxtrot. i don't really have an opinion of ariana. maybe i just haven't seen that much of her, but she didn't really stand out to me.

as for the performances - i loved travis wall's piece! i didn't think the disco was that great (to me, it looked like mollee was running to catch up with the music in some parts.)  someone i hadn't really noticed before but who stood out to me last night was kathryn. i thought she did a great job with that dave scott hip hop routine.

YES!  Kathryn was awesome I like her a lot ....  I totally agree about the disco too .... I really like Molly but I think that number was bigger than her  

I agree with all of you so far.  I thought that Kevin (?) the other hip hopper, and Phillip or Peter (the tapper) were the worst guys, other than Brandon. 

I thought that Travis Wall's piece was incredible.  My husband, not a fan of SYTYCD, asked to watch it again.  Bianca (the tapper) was really good in it too.

I think that Russell didn't deserve to be in the bottom 2, but that he ended up there because it was so awkward to get a connection with the choreographer.  It was so distracting to watch that that I didn't really notice his dancing.

So far I'm not that impressed with the dancers this season. I didn't see any standout performers like Kayla, Katie, Jeannine, Twitch, or Mark.

Honestly ,  the stand out for me was Paula .... but she took a movie role instead  :(  BOOOO

I cannot understand why they brought brandon for a day and a half and then nicked him.

i felt bad for brandon! he must have felt like a yo-yo. i hope they do let him come back and audition again.

Yeah it had to suck to come back and then get the boot ..... I do hope he grows a bit before next season though