Wednesday night I grieved as my favorite "America's Got Talent" contestant this season, and one of the few "AGT" contestants who had made this season even slightly exciting--that fabulous and fierce piano showman, Gaga-worshipper, and Trevor Project posterboy, Daniel Joseph Baker--was spirit-crushingly voted off. (Apparently it does not always get better, at least not when it comes to "AGT.") That was the bad news. But on the plus side, easing my pain and restoring much-needed fabulosity to the episode was the return of pantalooned, powdered-wigged wonder Prince Poppycock, aka "AGT's" most exciting contestant OF ALL TIME.

Yes, the great glam "fopera" singer, who thrilled "AGT" audiences last year with his rhapsodic "Bohemian Rhapsody," star-and-sequin-spangled "Yankee Doodle Dandy" (emphasis on "Dandy"), and disco-ballsy Donna Summer duet, returned to "AGT" this week to hold court, and his performance of the old Muse-popularized standard "Feeling Good" was a thrill to behold. Bedecked

Melanie Moore was the big winner on this week's "So You Think You Can Dance" finale, and in all eight seasons of the show, there had perhaps never been such a frontrunner or shoo-in. (She received a whopping 47 percent of the top four's total vote!) But as Nigel Lythgoe would say, the real winner was dance. The other three contestants in the finale--Sasha Mallory, Marko Germar, and Tadd Gadduang--were also all amazing dancers who were a thrill to watch all season, and I'm sure they'll all go on to fabulous careers...hopefully ones that including appearances as allstars on "SYTYCD" Season 9. (Please, Nigel, make that happen.)

The mood in the "SYTYCD" press area immediately after Thursday's finale was one of celebration and camaraderie; if any of the contestants who lost to Melanie were disappointed, they hid it so well, they're even better actors than Kenny Ortega thought. Between all four dancers there was lots of hand-holding, hugging, fanny-slapping, and mutual admiration. And lots

On Wednesday, four of the most talented dancers from one of the best "So You Think You Can Dance" seasons ever competed for the last time, but this certainly wasn't the best "So You Think You Can Dance" finale ever. While there were four routines (out of the evening's total 10) that I really loved--a jazz number by Melanie and Tadd, Melanie's contemporary with allstar Robert Roldan, Sasha's contemporary with allstar Mark Kanemura, and, most of all, a gorgeous Sasha/Melanie pairing--many other dances just fell flat for me. And some were in genres that producer Nigel Lythgoe had to have known would not be popular with viewers (like disco, cha cha, and...wait for it...GUMBOOT STEPPING).

And it wasn't just me who felt this way. Even Nigel himself was left feeling underwhelmed. During one critique on the live show, he complained, "We've got four brilliant dancers in the finale, and I've got to be honest and say I've been a little disappointed this evening with what the finale is." Later

This week was YouTube week on "America's Got Talent," with an assortment of viral video wannabes, including a skateboarding bulldog, vying for a spot in the semifinals. (Spoiler: The dog didn't make it. Kindly post your protests on the message board below). None of these YouTubers were quite as impressive as last year's big "AGT" online discovery, a little girl you may have heard about named Jackie Evancho. And many of them will probably go back to their bedrooms and their flipcams, forgotten by everyone but their most devoted YouTube channel subscribers. But maybe all is not lost for them: The viral video stars who guest-performed on this week's "AGT" results show could give them hope that a lasting career may still be just a mouse-click away.

Those performers were Rebecca Black, whose main talent seems to be milking the sudden fame stemming from the accidental success of "Friday" (which, ironically, she pulled from YouTube weeks ago); lip-synching teen Keenan Cahill; Tay Zonday,