Well, I guess the euphoria of having my dream contestant on DWTS would finally wear off – and this was the week that it happened. What a three-ring circus of nitpicking, wonky scoring, and overall chaos. From what I saw from the judges – crack is whack, and so is meth, heroin, and bath salts, apparently. Julianne wins the “twatwaffle of the night” award, for generally just being a bit of a cranky b*tch – so in other words, she was filling in for Len. Hooray.
Sorry, but the wrong person went home – Randy may not have been the best dancer, but he was not nearly as bad as the score he got last week OR this week…but hey, the judges need their scores & critiques justified, so they had to screw him somehow. Absolutely no reason that he should have been forced to go first TWO weeks in a row, basically making a mad dash from the opening number to the quickchange; and to add insult to injury, this week he had to do it after being told he was in jeopardy. Classy, Wade. I just might have to spoil a bunch of sh*t early to get back at you…
…as for Kevin, I actually think he turned out being a pretty decent judge. I liked that he didn’t seem like he was out to really critique anyone, and tried to see the positive in everyone’s routines. Also enjoyed his humor, and thought it was kinda cool how he seemed genuinely moved by Bethany & Derek’s dance. He can come back anytime and enthusiastically yell out scores 😉
1.) TIE: Bethany & Derek and Janel & Val – So the first two perfect 40’s of the season. I feel one was deserved; the other? Meh. Felt like an awful lot of emphasis was placed on Janel & Val’s struggles with switching the routine, there was a lot of futzing around at the beginning of the routine, and then the score was almost given as a consolation prize for putting up with the crap. Sure, Janel handled what she was given decently well – she should, given her background – but a 40? For wiping Val’s abs with a towel? Sorry, not buying it. But hey, they seem bound & determined to make Vajanel happen, so I guess I shouldn’t be too surprised. As for Bethany – I had been worried, after hearing that her ankle injury was still very much an issue; but thank the lord Derek was able to choreograph something that was true to Singin’ in the Rain while being feasible for her to execute. God bless umbrella work that doesn’t go awry 🙂 And Bethany kept up, and for the first time, she really seemed 100% invested in the routine, which is what I’ve been wanting from her since the first week. I don’t see either going anywhere for awhile, but it should be interesting to see who fares better next week… Read more..
