Don't write Tayuya as dead yet, she can probably still pull off something. Still, the fight between her and Shikamaru was very cool and interesting. He outsmarted her in every aspect, not to mention that he had to do some thinking-on-the-spot (ex. Tayuya's genjutsu).
So far, the Naruto vs Kimimaro fight has been extremely disappointing. There's no excitement at all. Did it look better in the manga?