I finally watched the first three episodes. I was afraid I wouldn't care that much since honestly the last few seasons were a little boring to me and I actually remember pretty much nothing from them (whenever they showed or mentioned a past contestant during the auditions I was so confused, like I remembered their names but absolutely nothing about their season or what they did lol). I feel like seasons 12 to now are just a blur to me so I was hoping the COVID hiatus would breed new life to the show.
So far I'm surprised. I really liked the 3 auditions episodes and I liked many dancers. I also feel we have more variety (of styles, ages, etc.) of dancers than in the last few seasons (at least from what I remember). Hopefully that diversity stays for the top 12 and we don't end up with a bunch of similar dancers. I'm not super thrilled about the judges so far but I'm happy we had some changes. And I'm really curious as to who will replace Matthew Morrison now.
I can't wait to see the rest of the season.