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Originally Posted by
Cameron Yee 
Having watched the finale now, I'm not sure if I like the Kodak Theater as a venue. The regular show stage has much more intimacy and the staging within the Kodak seemed a little awkward or limited in comparison.
That was my reaction as well, other than the fact that I am sure I didn't like the Kodak. However, since I like the dancers, and they mentioned the charge they get dancing in front of the >3,000 audience members, I like it for them. Evan beat out Kayla? Wow. Evan was a hard one for me. I could watch him dance all day, but I felt he was outclassed in terms of skill and didn't want him to win. I still would have chosen Brandon. I also liked seeing some of the old contestants, and the judge's choices for old routines.
I hate to keep comparing this show to AI, but when AI artists come back to visit the show, I almost don't care because I know they'll be singing something I don't really like anyway. So it's nice to see them, though not necessary nice to see them perform. I'm [i]always[/i] pleased to see any SYTYCD alumni perform again. Welcome back Janette.
Oh, and while I'm writing (since I have to open up a different browser to do so), I meant to mention before that I was really impressed with Phillip on the finale. He looked like a dancer holding his own, not a fish out of water. Good job. His presence on the show was everything the Nigel hoped Robert Muraine's would be.
