Ding dong the Looch is gone! As I'm sure you can imagine, I'm thrilled. Everyone left is pretty good, huh? This should be an awesome show! Everyone has to do two dances 'cause things are getting INTENSE! While it's basically Brooke's trophy to lose, I think one bad week could knock her off at this point. Really though, I'm just saying that to add drama. Brooke Burke, FTW.
Julianne usually starts rehearsal by rubbing my belly and telling me how talented and charming I am, so let's begin there, k, toots?
***As usual, Krank will be doing the recap and Flipit will be doing the screengrabs/captions and the results show pic recap! Welcome back!
Woo two weeks until the finale! Tonight the two dances will be in two rounds: Ballroom, then Latin. Also, the stars have to perform a 15-second solo during their Latin dance. The Looch got out just in time.
Darn. I was really looking forward to a couple more minutes of this.
Up first tonight, Cody Linley, who was inexplicably at the bottom of the leaderboard last week. He's still paired with Edyta as Julianne recuperates from surgery. He's all bummed in rehearsal, calling it "not cool." So very Jennifer Anniston of him. To help the bummed-out Cody, a bunch of his 12-year old friends come into rehearsal to cheer him up. Seriously, these kids are 12. Edyta thinks the kids enjoyed watching the routine. Yeah, if by "routine" you mean your legs, Edyta, then yeah, they enjoyed the routine. For real, there's even a shot of them in a row, all with mouths agape. Also, this segment reminded me that Cody's not alone in his douchiness, it's just boys that age.
Hey guys. Any hair yet? Me neither. Yay boobies!
The pair is performing their Foxtrot first. Edyta's dress gives the illusion of butt crack, and I don't know why anyone would design a dress that way, even a ballroom costume designer. Cody has the moves down, but he's hardly suave. He looks like a little boy playing Fred Astaire or something. What? I know little boys who played Fred Astaire.
The sweaty butt crack. Look for it on runways near you.
We turn to the judges. Len explains that though the couples are doing two dances tonight, the judges haven't lowered their expectations for the level of dancing. This was a big fake out set up, since he liked Cody's performance, calling it "top notch." Bruno thinks Cody was sophisticated and finally got his "jerking around" under control. LOL. Carrie Ann also loved it and so did some screaming teen in the audience. Carrie Ann applauds Cody for adapting so wonderfully to his new partner, but she's a crazy stickler about lifts so she's docking them a point because Edyta's foot came off the ground. Bruno exclaims that the dancers live in a police state under Carrie Ann. God, two LOLs from Bruno in one paragraph! This show's on a roll! Scores for Cody: 8, 8, 8, for a total of 24.
Next up, Brooke Burke, who got the first perfect score of the season last week. Carrie Ann likened her to the professional dancers on this show, so Derek's going to start treating her like one. The cameraman will continue to treat her as a star and just follows her ass around rehearsal. Awkward. He's teaching her moves, contrasting the amateur move with the professional pose. He's working her hard, but she's up for the challenge.
We get it!
The pair are performing the Tango first. They look good and all, but I am distracted by Brooke's dress. Like, I'm pretty sure I can see her cooch at a few points. Also, aren't pros real sticklers about having straight legs and all that? I think this dance is too slow and reliant on precision to forgive the little errors Brooke Burke makes because she's actually not a professional dancer.
Get to know me.
Bruno thought it more than a tango, "los diablos, an epic drama, played on a grand scale." He calls it stunning. Carrie Ann says that that dance shows why Brooke is the last woman standing - "beyond phenomenal." Apparently my critique was way off base. Len calls them the Dream Team, but found quite a few flaws and mistakes. Thank you, Len! Scores for Brooke and Derek: 10, 8, 10, for a total of 28.
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Comments (2)
I know I'm probably totally alone in my thinking this but I just don't think Brooke is that good. I kinda think she dances okay but she always looks a little like a deer in the headlights to me. I always feel like there is one competitor who the judges love no matter what and then some of the others they come down on even though they seem like they do a better job.
1 of 2 | Posted by Reiray | Posted on November 14, 2008 10:25 AM
Reiray, I completely agree, I'm not on the Brooke bandwagon as the judges seem to be. She is a good dancer, but she's really not that entertaining and I think she's had a lot more dance training than she's putting on.
My favorite is Warren not only because he's entertaining, but I just enjoy watching him more than everyone else.
I think the final two will come down between Warren and Brooke. We have Warren, the entertainer vs. Brooke, the consistent yet boring one. My money's on Warren.
2 of 2 | Posted by bigjr6633 | Posted on November 15, 2008 7:37 PM