Chances are, you already knew that life isn't fair. (That's something already known to people in the Gulf Coast and in Cleveland.) For further proof, there's Alex Wong and "So You Think You Can Dance."

In my next life, I think I'll be a soldier or a saboteur or a stunt pilot, but not a dancer. Dancing seems way too dangerous -- especially after this week's "So You Think You Can Dance."

Alex Wong injured an achilles tendon and was pulled from the competition -- maybe for this week and maybe for the season. Allison, one of the show's "all-stars," re-injured a rib and asked to be taken to the hospital. And to think some parents breathe a sigh of relief when their kids turn to dance instead of football.

It's good that "So You Think You Can Dance" is requiring everyone to do a solo on Wednesdays. For a while, it seemed like we'd never see some of them.

The show was only requiring solos (on Thursdays) for people in the bottom three. That meant no Alex Wong or Jose Ruiz or Billy Bell or such; it meant seeing a Melinda Sullivan solo every week.

Tonight, everyone had to do one. And we saw that those people -- plus Ashley Galvan, Adechike Torbert and Kent Boyd -- are rather magnificent soloists.

This was the television equivalent of coitus interruptus.

Tonight's "So You Think You Can Dance" gave us Kent Boyd, the farm kid from Botkins, Ohio. He was marveling at his pairing with Courtney Galiano, a city kid from New York.

"She doesn't care -- lets you touch her wherever you want," Kent said, in his best Botkins bumpkin persona. Soon, they were sliding into a sensuous routine, bodies blending lithely, when ...

Here's a tip to remember when you become a contestant on "American Idol" or "So You Think You Can Dance": Make sure you do something that involves Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah."

One year on "Idol," that song propelled Jason Castro from also-run to contender. Another year, it nudged Lee DeWyze toward the championship. And now it has brought a "Dance" triumph.