Testimonials

Before John and Charlott-ah got started, we also had a chance to look back on what happened for him. He really was crushed when he lost, and I think he was correct when he said that he and Charlotte wanted it more than anybody else. I missed it on the season one finale, but they showed very clearly that John O'Hurley was fighting back tears on the live show. Rachel Hunter was the only person who seemed more emotional after defeat.

For their first dance, John and Charlotte did the Rhumba to the Look of Love. Charlotte, who always kept things really classy in the previous round of Dancing with the Stars, strutted out in a see-through number that I wasn't really impressed with. It's not that I don't think Charlotte couldn't pull it off, because she is in great shape for a woman of any age. Perhaps I am naive to think so, but I really did love the "I'm better than you, so I won't dress like a prostitute" attitude we got from her before. Nevertheless the two of them gave a decent performance. I thought it was a little herky jerky at times, and the judges agreed, giving them a 7-8-7. John's facial expressions are still a 10 in my book.

When we returned, we got to see a full routine with two pros. Ashly Del Grosso[not Stephanie, thanks RenDAWG] and Louis VanAmstel Light. Well, he was never heavy, but I let that joke go all summer, might as well try it on for size now. What? Not funny? OK, I'll move on. I really liked the performance these two put on, but they are professionals, so that is no surprise. They danced the jive to "Proud Mary" and I couldn't have been the only one to have Angela Basset and Laurence Fishburne in my head while this was going on, right? I really feel bad for Louis VanAmstel, not just because people make stupid beer jokes about his name, but because he was paired with Trish Sutter and nobody got to see how talented he is. I guess since they had the same sized foreheads, people thought they would look great together. Hopefully he'll come back for some more next year.

Before Kelly and Alec performed their next step, we got a blooper reel. It was just as entertaining on screen as I have described it. So entertaining in fact, that I decided to watch an episode of The Tyra Show I had Tivoed, so I could get some fast forward time. When I came back, Kelly started talking about how life has changed after being a champion. You know, she has gone from being D-list to C-list or even C-list plus. That means that you can barely walk into a Von's without somebody staring you down in the produce section and wondering if you really are that girl from Playboy. Therefore, you should shop at Gelson's, Mayfair, or Bristol Farms because people there understand your right to privacy. But you should shop with your sunglasses on because that doesn't attract ANY attention whatsoever.

The dance was the quick step, the song Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend, the score 9-7-8.

From John O'Hurley, we also learned how much his life has changed. He wasn't like Kelly, who seemed eager to get rid of her dance shoes, he said that he would do it every week if he could, and we would probably watch. During the show, they always alluded to how difficult it was for John to be dancing with the beautiful Charlotte and spending seven hours a day with her getting down and dirty, and come on, those running pants are thin. And although it's been years since I pitched a tent simply by dancing close to a girl; 40 hours a week with the same one, and something might slip every now and then. But while I was feeling sorry for John's wife, I actually saw John's wife, who is not some 50 year old, past her prime, way too much plastic surgery wife, but a half his age, nearly trophy wife. She was much hotter than Charlotte, and obviously had nothing to worry about.

John and Charlotte did a waltz to "You Light Up My Life." If there was anything that their dances didn't have in the first season, it was the lifts. Maybe John just wasn't in shape, or maybe they were more concerned with footwork. Whatever the case, they are now lifting like mad, but the rest of their routine was great. These two have great chemistry and they dance together like they have been partners for years. Dare I say it looked effortless, and the judges rewarded them well with a 10-10-10. Ha! Vindication!

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