Well THAT was unexpected.

Last night's finale of "So You Think You Can Dance" was predictable in format --- oodles and oodles of filler to fill the two-hour running time --- but unpredictable in results, as the dancers I felt most confident would be in the Final 2 were the first to go and the dancer I thought least likely to win the competition took the crown.

That's right, Sabra won. I'm happy, because a girl has finally won the show. I'm perplexed because...really? Sabra? I've never really gotten the whole Sabra thing. She's obviously a very talented dancer, and the fact that she's only been dancing four years is pretty amazing. But the judges have been effusing over her all season and I just haven't seen it. I've always found Lacey and even Lauren to be more likable. Sabra is sweet as pie and a gorgeous girl, but I'm sorry, I just do not see star power. Never have, never will.

That's not to say that I'm upset over the win. I would have been happy with any of the Final 4 (with the possible exception of Danny), and that's where "Dance" differs from its more popular cousin, "American Idol." There's only been one time in "Idol" history that I would have been OK with either of the Final 2 winning, and that was Season 3's Fantasia/Diana sing-out. But I think "Idol" inspires more negativity because it's so mean-spirited itself. To wit, at the "Idol" finale they bring back the freaks from early in the season and get one final laugh�out of�their mental definicies, social awkwardness, whatever. With "Dance," the more bizarre but talented dancers from early in the season are brought back and get a chance to perform in front of millions of people, and it's a total feel-good moment. Seeing that crazy clogger kid go to town or watching the amazing robot performer with scoliosis was worth the two hours of my time, I think.

However, I did feel ripped off by the big Cat-and-Nigel dance number. Turns out it was just a sham; a joke where Cat's photo and Nigel's headshot were digitally put over two dorks doing a Mexican hat dance. Nigel then name-checked the website that created, and I immediately began to suspect that he has a financial interest in the company. Boo! I wanted to see Cat dance! The computer-generated Mexican dancers did not deserve any of Mary's tickets to the Hot Tamale Train!

Back to the actual dancers, the Final 4 were eliminated thusly: Lacey, Neil, Danny. I would have thought the reverse order. I don't think Lacey has been in the bottom three all season. Neil is wildly popular with the screaming girl vote. Danny is technically amazing although personally offensive. And I have a theory as to why this reversal of fortune might have happened. I tried voting multiple times for Lacey Wednesday night. Didn't get through once. My friend tried to vote for Neil. Also didn't get through once. With "Idol," at the end the finalists typically get multiple numbers to call to make sure votes can get through. Didn't happen here. I suspect Lacey and Neil's lines got jammed, whereas Sabra --- who obviously is popular, but I still think less popular than Lacey or Neil --- didn't have that problem, and her votes got counted. I have zero proof for this, just a gut feeling and the knowledge that, while popular, Sabra was never the crowd favorite in the way Lacey or Neil were.

Doesn't matter. Everyone handled it all with grace. A girl won. Sabra is pretty and amazingly talented. And we get to see all the dancers when they come to Rochester in September! YAY! I'm so very excited. Maybe Cat will be there and she'll actually dance this time...