I think the quality level of the entire season went up precipitously as soon as we got to the point where Eliana was doing three or more dances every week. The bottom half of the top twenty - really, everything outside the top six or eight - seemed like it was extremely weak this year. Since I’m sure they’ll juggle the format again next season, I could definitely see the use of some rapid fire eliminations near the beginning, but a more deliberate pacing towards the end.
I didn’t really like any of the guys this season, but I suppose Chehon was the best of the lot. Any time they did something that could be compared with one of the male all-stars, though, the difference was really apparent, while Eliana and Whitney held their own much better IMO.