That? Was ridiculous amounts of fun.
Hi Tom!!! Hi Carrie Ann, Len & Bruno!!! Hey, Sam. Dancing With the Stars is back!!
13 stars this time. That’s alotta dancin’ to MAC. We lose one on tonight’s show, and then the rest dance again, and we lost another tomorrow night. Whew!
So, the scale went from crazy to fabulous, entertaining to…well, less entertaining.
Who I Loved:
Big Poppa. Hands down. I grinned like an idiot the whole time I watched Warren Sapp dance. And Kym? Perfect for him. That is one very large man who is crazy light on his toes. Emmitt? Look out. And that he was still a little freaked out on whether or not he pulled it off afterward (or concerned he was having a heart attack, not sure which) just endeared me to him all the more.
Lance n’ Lacey. Hello, Ms. Schwimmer, you have found your people. So great to see her back and workin’ her magic. Dang, but those two were smokin’ hot. Best chemistry of the night. (Remember, this is a Mormon woman who has had to dance with her brother for years and make it look hot, so….they give her the gay guy. Perfection! No, seriously.) In perusing some boards there is an almost scary level of hatin’ on these two, but you won’t be hearing it from me. I loved them. Loved. Them. Loved her energy, loved his adorable cuteness, loved the edgy performance quality. Great routine. Definitely the ringer couple of the season. And I do not care. I want to watch them again right now. And every week, they can dance twice.
Julliane and Cody Cutie Patootie. How cute was he trying not to drool? I mean, come on, he’s a red blooded male/boy/child and he’s got to dance with that? It’s amazing he can remain upright. I loved that he just owned it. So, they’re on my Fave List. For now.
Who I Loved, Even If They Don’t Have A Prayer Of Winning:
Rocco. Not so much with his partner. But he sure is a cutie. Seriously, when can he come over and cook for me? Every night and three times on Sunday? Perfect. I will clear my calendar right now. He does not need to dance. (Which? A good thing. Not so good on the toes, but great with a knife. Good eye-hand skills. My kinda guy.)
Maks and Misty - She’s…a great athlete. We’ll leave it at that. And Maks has had some tough women before. But I am just glad he’s back for my viewing pleasure. (Are you sensing a theme in this category?)
Who I Didn’t Really Care About, But Did Well:
Brooke n’ Derek. Yeah yeah, high score of the night. Yawn. She has a ridiculous body for a woman with 4 kids (FOUR!) and the youngest is six months. She’s bionic. That’s the only explanation I will buy. Seriously. And she dances well. (Shannon must be hating this!) But there is no chemistry between them. I wasn’t into it. Sorry!
Kim n’ Mark - Mmmkay. Forgettable though. Loved the pink tux and the Pink Panther theme.
Toni n’ Alec – Ditto. Sans the tux thing part.
Marcus n’ Cheryl – there is promise there, but Warren just took the athlete gold this season, one dance in. Sorry Fast Guy!
Who Can’t Dance, But Entertained…:
Cloris. 82. Nuff said. Woman is a total loose cannon who swore like a sailor on live tv. Love. Her. She can’t dance and I’m afraid she will spontaneously combust, but for as long as she’s on, I’m so there. Corky. Dude Dad, great instructor, to the surprise of no one. But it’s time. Step away from the hair color. Let the silver show. Because that? Was scary. Or alive. Either way. Kill it.
Ted McGinley - hard call on him. I thoroughly enjoyed his personality and he made me smile while he danced…but I don’t see him sticking around long. Not keen on the New Girl, Irina or Ina, whatever her name is. She’s like another Karina, only more street. Like we needed that.
Susan n’ Tony – you know, not a huge fan, but she is 62 y’all. No. Lie. 62. S-I-X-T-Y freaking T-W-O. And because of Cloris (love!) no one is going to talk about it, and I’m guessing La Lucci is perfectly fine with that, but….those legs? That bod? 62? That’s all I’m sayin.
Jeffrey. Sigh. He’s going home. The one liners saved him. Just until tomorrow though. So sorry Edyta!! You deserved better!
Regarding the judging…looks like they found out there were paddles with numbers lower than 7! In fact, there were 4’s tonight. Wow. Me likey. The highest number awarded was 8. I think this is a great way to begin. No more 27’s on Night One. 23 was the high score, 14 the low. As it should be. I think the average score hovered between 18 and 20, out of a possible 30. This is a good thing. I didn’t agree necessarily with who got which one of those numbers, but for Night One, I’m good. Buh Bye, Jeffrey. And I’m afraid Cloris will be right behind him. Which? Totally fair. But anyone who can rightfully claim Len Goodman as their Boy Toy has a fan in me, dance skillz or not.
Thoughts? Comments? DISH!
What an entertaining show! I had no idea what to expect from each pair. It was refreshing to see truer scores. I thought Lance and Lacey were terrific and Warren Sapp floored me! Julliane and Cody are just to cute. Cloris is a riot!
I always (well almost always lol) agree with you and I think you got them all nailed. Much to my husband’s dismay I can’t wait for tonight lol.
Warren Sapp made me smile. And Cloris OMG. I would keep her around just for the entertainment value. Loved Lacey and Lance. Give that Julianne a run for her money.
Mak was awesome.
Last night’s show was so much fun. I agree with you that Jeffrey just doesn’t have it. I tried to give him the benefit of the doubt because of his painful eye injury, but I just don’t think he would have done well no matter what. I hate to see someone leave the show so soon after weeks of hard work, but I think he will be the first to go.
I like the chef even though he didn’t do well. I hope he stays a while longer.
What can I say about Cloris? She is a hoot, and I hope I look and feel as good at that age. She is a bit of a loose cannon, which is a problem on a live show. I couldn’t help but feel a little sorry for her partner who seems a bit overwhelmed at how out of control she is. Poor guy had to paste a smile on his face!
My favorites right now are Lance, Warren, Cody, and Toni.
Misty surprised me by being better than I expected.
Ted wasn’t great, but I think he could do better. I just plain like the guy so I hope he is around a bit longer.