What
was up with the Shibs adding the Fix You section in? Maybe they were thinking "this FD isn't getting the rave reviews of Fix You, why don't we add it in" or something along those lines? It seemed so out of place and made me hate a FD I'd previously loved because it reminded me of a FD so good I don't think they can replicate it. The change turned a program I loved into one I found very underwhelming. I hope they go back to the old cut, but I don't think they will at this point.
I have always been confused by the trilogy, but hearing their explanation in their pre-competition jumbotron fluff piece really made me realize why it didn't work. The explanation for Fix You was great - they were struggling and they knew it, so the program was about their struggle to fix themselves. The explanation for "Evolution" (they were evolving that season) and "Paradise" (this season feels like paradise after their evolution) is extremely weak. Especially since Paradise's lyrics aren't about being in paradise, but rather about daydreaming of paradise. Maybe they could've phrased it that "Fix You" was about realizing they needed to change something, "Evolution" was the process they took to change it, and "Paradise" is describing their hopes that that hard work will pay off?
Seeing C/B in person, I think certain YouTube personalities (*cough*Dave Lease*cough*) were greatly exaggerating how bad Chock's skating skills are. Yes, they're not as strong as other skaters, but I only heard tiny moments of scratchiness and she still has deep edges. My greater complaints about her are about how ugly that SD dress is and how much speed they lose in the twizzles. They lost the most speed of any team in the last group, and probably than most teams in the second to last group. That's really why I think they got third - those twizzles.
I still love H/D. They have such great chemistry, especially considering that they reportedly broke up as a romantic couple (I'm confused about their relationship status considering all that touching and kissing they do outside of the program). The people behind me were gushing about how sexy that FS was, and I have to agree.
The younger couples all showed that they'll be great in the future. I think Hawayek/Baker are finally hitting their stride, but I hope that they do more energetic stuff. Their SD really stood out - it was great! It seems they try to do classical stuff as much as possible, but I think that sassy style fits them just as well if not better.
@jiejie omg that's a glaring error
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flaw that hopefully they will quickly get fixed (hint: start of 4th paragraph from the cut-and-pasted USFS web page):
