their performance was given positive remarks from the judges with judge jc chasez calling it his favorite performance of the night. shane sparks, stated that the crew "killed the stage" when they incorporated a little feminine vibe into their routine. shane sparks also complimented ryan on his "shablam," and calling him 'crazy' for doing that. originally, dominic was supposed to do the solo, performing fouettes into airflares, but injured his shoulder in rehearsal. at last minute, ryan created the back flip "shablam", but after the episode he injured his knee. after the airing of the episode, dominic and ryan both commented that the britney spears challenge was cursed on account of both getting injured.