TV Recaps: 12 Highlights From the Week Ending July 16, 2010

So You Think You Can Dance recap: Wait, what?!
Yet, the panel decided to make a decision so bananas, it belonged on Carmen Miranda's head: They opted to eliminate...no one. —Kate Ward

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Big Brother recap: Acts of tear-anny
Speaking of goodbye, we said it to Monet this week. [Violins begin to play]. —Sandra Gonzalez

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Top Chef recap: The competition is getting ugly
And then it dawned on me that Angelo bears somewhat of a resemblance to Dr. Robert Rey from E!'s Dr. 90210, and we all know that if Angelo was any kind of doctor, he'd be a plastic surgeon. —Archana Ram

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The Bachelorette recap: Frankly, we're a little confused now, too
This much I can say: Leaving Ali at this late stage took guts. How you feel about those guts is a matter of interpretation. —Jennifer Armstrong

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Deadliest Catch recap: Phil's passing confuses the captains, and the sea
Sig waited for what seemed like an eternity for him to say they'd found out Phil had passed away. It takes a lot to silence these men, but the only word Sig could muster was ''Wow...wow.'' — Mandi Bierly

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Hell's Kitchen recap: Blue-eyed girl, blue-haird boy
Blue Jay and Red Ben spent most of the episode staring blankly into the Confessional camera, asking variations on the question: ''Why the f'ing f' is she still f'ing here?'' It's a good question. Is it because the Hell's Kitchen producers enjoy splicing quick-shots of Autumn wearing her bra into their montages? Is it because Chef Ramsay has gone loudly insane, and none of his minions dare tell their emperor about his nonexistent new clothes? —Darren Franich

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Covert Affairs recap: I think I'm in love
Seriously, I haven't had this much fun with a show in a very long time — the episode ended 30 minutes ago, and I'm still smiling. —Grady Smith

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The Real Housewives of New Jersey recap: A very serious matter
Danielle wanted Ashley arrested for assault, to which she responded, 'Whatever.' If only she had been born in a different decade, she could have been Amber from Clueless' evil sidekick. —Emily Exton

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RuPaul's Drag U series premiere recap: To judge or not to judge such tragic figures?
In this premiere episode, Jujubee, Ongina, and Raven were on call as professors and were charged with one tomboy each. (Subsequent episodes are themed, too — look forward to ''dateless diva'' and ''super sisters'' weeks coming up!) —Tanner Stranksy

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True Blood recap: Trouble ahead, trouble behind
Russell told him it was sloppy to drag another girl around, but Franklin said Tara was different. ''She's such a f---ing disaster, we could be twins,'' he said. ''The attraction is electric.'' As someone who noted last week that Tara is one of the five unluckiest characters on TV, I laughed out loud at that. —Mandi Bierly

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The Next Food Network Star recap: Red herring on the menu?
But without those unexplained phenomena, how else would the producers convince us that the show's sixth season is anything more than a formal procession that will end with the coronation of bubbly Indian-food expert Aarti? —Michael Slezak

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Doctor Who recap: Thinking outside the (pandorica) box
Maybe I'm gullible, but I cannot say that for a single second I saw it coming — neither the taut, terrifying conclusion to ''The Pandorica Opens,'' nor the devastating emotional impact this episode would hold. —Michael Slezak

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