Dancing With The Stars: The Finals

Posted By: Bridget On: November 25, 2008 Comments: ( 0 )

By: Bridget




It’s that time of the season again, when everyone hangs up their dancing scoots for a while.  Tonight there is some sort of “Salsa Smackdown” and the infamous Freestyle.  The show opens with just Tom Bergeron, no Samantha Harris.  I love it already.

First up to rehash their favorite dance are Brooke Burke and Derek Hough doing the Quickstep.  Then they show us their Paso Doble again.  I am getting bored quick.  They should have performed these again so that we could have at least anticipated some mistakes, geez.  Tom interviews Brooke and Derek, her hair is very bad tonight.  Derek is wearing a sparkly banana colored vest, yuck.

Next up to recrap are Lance Bass and Lacey Schwimmer.  First their cool Tango, I like seeing this again.  It is easy to forget how edgy they have been this season.  Next is their Mambo with the horrible costumes.  This was good too, they are easily the hippest couple this season. Yikes, they are in banana yellow too, this must be the Salsa color scheme.  Lacey’s hair is gross, it looks like there is a big lump on the side of her head.  She is also wearing elbow length gloves that are too tight and give her wings-n-things.  Gross.

Last up to recrap are Crazy Eyes and Boobs McGee, also known as Warren Sapp and Kym Johnson.  First they show their Viennese Waltz.  I’m not certain what I said about this at the time, but it would not have been my choice for favorite dance.  I like their upbeat stuff better.  Next they do their Matrix inspired Paso Doble.  This was also not one of my favorites.  Tom Bergeron and Warren Sapp trade geeky Star Wars jokes, I love it.

Ballroom kid winners are Craig & Samantha.  They do the Jive, it is adorable.

Montage, gratuitous boob shots.

Samantha Harris is back.  She has a froffy gross hair do that looks like some unfortunate thing I wore in the mid ’90’s.  Why do the wardrobe and make-up people hate her so (aside from the obvious reasons)?  Oh no, they just showed a full shot of her dress and it is HIDEOUS!!! Some sort of mermaid, poofy, long train deal.  U-G-L-Y.  She does have great arms though.  Carrie Ann Inaba does not look too terrible tonight, that’s nice for her.

They show some footage of them doing their group rehearsal.  Why is Lacey Schwimmer always barefoot?

First in the “Samba Smackdown” (I put it in quotes so you all know that I did not come up with that lame title) are Brooke Burke and Derek Hough.  High energy to kick it off.  It looks good, lots of spunk, I’m not sure the technique is there for me.  Lance Bass and Lacey Shwimmer are up second and they are their normal fun selves.  It is hard to differentiate between the couples without a change in the music and with very similar costumes.  Lance and Lacey have some memorable moments though that Brooke and Derek did not have.  Warren Sapp and Kym Johnson enter with a bang.  He does an handstand move, it is cute.  Kym has Vegas showgirl poof on the back of her costumes.  It almost seems like Warren and Kym got less time than the others, but that can’t be.  It ends silly with all of them on the floor.  My opinion you ask?  This was not great, more like a mid-season group dance than a finale.

Len starts by complimenting the band.   He says Kym & Warren had more content than the last time.  He basically said the same thing about the other couples.  Bruno, who is wearing a glittery sport coat, loved Brooke Burke the best.  He gave compliments to Lance Bass and Warren Sapp.  Carrie Ann Inaba gave Lance Bass a lot of love and also gave some to Warren Sapp and Brooke Burke.  This all seems very scripted.

Three 9’s and a 10 from Bruno for Brooke Burke and Derek Hough.  Two 9’s and an 8 from stingy-hater Len for Lance Bass and Lacey Schwimmer.  Samantha Harris’ hair poof is twice the size of her actual head.  That’s not normal.  Two 9’s and a 7 from psycho Len for Warren Sapp and Kym Johnson.  Watch out Len, Warren could beat you down.

Brooke Burke and Derek Hough do their Freestyle first.  They show some of their rehearsal footage which moves to the pool.  I am certain this is just an excuse to show Brooke wet.   Brooke has a lot of clothes on to start, I am sure that will change.  They are dancing to an old “Grease” tune, “You Better Shape Up.”  Less than one minute in they strip into sequined, hot pink outfits.  I guess the dance is ok, but it is not great at all.  They have a lot of energy and jumps and lifts but as far as dancing goes…not so much.  They get a standing ovation, but I disagree.  Bruno says Brooke is the one they all want and that they ended up in positions only seen in the Karma Sutra.  Carrie Ann Inaba said they brought it.  Len said he got all hot under the collar and called it the best freestyle he had ever seen.  I think I need to watch it again. Perfect 30, no surprise after the judges comments.

Lance Bass and Lacey Schwimmer are next.  I am really looking forward to their freestyle.  They say they are doing a true hip hop.  Len will hate it.  Wow, they are dancing to “It’s Tricky”  I love it already.  Yeah kids, this is great.  I love all of it.  So cute, so fun, so young and hip.  They get my perfect score!  They end with Lance removing one of his shoes, adorable!  Carrie smacked them down for the choice of adding some Cha Cha, I hate her.  Len admitted to liking hip hop and adding the Cha Cha Cha.  Bruno agreed with me and said he liked their smart choices.   Three 9’s for a 27.  I liked this much more than Brooke and Derek, but I clearly know nothing about dance.

Warren Sapp and Kym Johnson bring up the rear.  I think they will be fun.  Ooh, they are working it slow, shocking.  This is not your typical freestyle.  Cool lift to start out though.   All right, now they strip and kick it up.  This is what I expected.  Warren Sapp lifts her like she is a feather.  I wish he was wearing a shirt under his iridescent vest.  Yep, great, they take the prize as the show stoppers.  Warren has some silver on his face at the end…oops.  Tom Bergeron keeps saying wow, he agrees with me.  Len calls Warren a star despite his technical issues.  Bruno says lay back and enjoy the ride.  Carrie said it was her favorite but called them out on some silly mistake.  Two 9’s and a 10 from Len.  That’s really something!!

HAHAHA, I love Tom.  He holds up an earring and says on Edyta this is a whole costume!!  So, it is official my favorite celebrity of the night is Tom Bergeron!!!

Seriously, Brooke Burke and Derek Hough are technically the best dancers but they make me sleepy.  My favorite couple is Lance Bass and Lacey Schwimmer.  So, vote for them peeps!!!