Alyssa’s Take - Week 8 DWTS

Posted By: admin On: May 6, 2008 Comments: ( 0 )

By: Alyssa




I didn’t watch last night. I don’t know - just kind of bored this season. Perhaps it came too quickly - perhaps the stars aren’t holding my attention enough - perhaps there isn’t a Helio, Apolo, or Drew this season. I don’t know, but I seriously need to get out of my funk. My recap will be short and sweet. Thanks to Bridget for covering it in-depth last night. I’m watching it one day later and the results will be on shortly.

First impressions - Yep, Cheryl looks like a Peacock. Yep, don’t like Kristi’s hair, Edyta looks fab in black, Cristian keeps looking Edyta up and down, not liking Marissa’s hair tonight either, Mario and Jason are handsome in suits (where’s the tights and onesies, Jason?) and I’m guessing Kristi is first b/c she keeps taking in deep breaths and letting it out - yep, I am right. Let’s see what she has this week.

Being more determined, Kristi has Samba and Quickstep and her and Mark battle back and forth about lifts. Mark said no in the Samba, but yes in Quickstep. Quickstep first - she is wearing Royal Blue and Mark a tux with Royal insides. It seemed ok - I wasn’t blown away. Seems like she couldn’t keep up at times and the the lift did nothing for me. Len was cheered up by the Quickstep, Bruno thinks she is finals material, Carrie Ann pointed some out of sync parts aka “dragging” LOL! Scores were 2 10’s and a 9 from Carrie Ann. Total 29 out of 30.

“Not Stiff Enough” Mario and Karina Smirnoff dance the Jive and Viennese Waltz. He, too, wants to do lifts. We see them practice and Karina screeching as he drops her. We see some pool action and skin/bikinis. Mario exploits his 21 year oldness while doing the Viennese Waltz. Will he be stiff enough for Carrie Ann and Elegant enough for Len? I like the flowing acorss the floor and he is keeping hold - looks stiff enough to me. Niiice lift - elegant and fits with the dance. I do believe I have a little bit of goosebumps here. Bruno thought he was a prince, Carrie Ann said it was nice and stiff just like how she likes it (LOL), and Len thought it was elegant and romantic. He really does a BAD impression of Len backstage. ugh! He received all 9’s for a 27 out of 30. I thought it was worth 10’s in my opinion.

Third up is Marissa Jaret Winokur and Tony Dovolani dancing foxtrot and mambo. They will be doing “a” lift and she “kinda wants to win” now. Foxtrot first and they are dancing to “New York New York”. She had some nice kicks and the lift was cute - but I was a bit bored. It didn’t look hard enough. Carrie Ann loved it and was full of joy, Len loved her in the hold, Bruno said it wasn’t quite appropriate for the dance in the finals. Seems like he agrees with me. Commercial break then the scores. Two 8’s and a 9 from Carrie Ann for a total of 25 out of 30. Samantha just needs to shut up - ugh - annoying me.

Jason Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska dancing the tango and Samba this week. Jason is worried about the flamboyancy of the Samba - he puts on crazy clothes, a wig, and gets a spray tan even though he is dark skinned already. Tango is first. They are dancing to proper tango music. While I am watching - I’d like to know, Bridget, why you don’t like Edyta as you’ve never said why. Please spill in your next post. I like this Tango - very difficult footwork, nice high lift, and he was really in character spray tan or not. They show his wife in the audience and she is HOT too! Len thought it was a good job, called Bruno sunshine b/c he disagreed - LOL! Bruno said he hated them b/c they are so beautiful and said Edyta has never danced better and Jason was right there with her. Carrie Ann said she is scared of Bruno b/c he is possessed - LOL! Carrie Ann thought it was fantastic as he brought lots more colors to the dance. We get to see Marlee Matlin and Fabian Sanchez in the audience - they can’t get enough I guess. I’m ignoring Samantha while I wait for the scores - Same as Kristi’s scores (29 out of 30 with the stingy Len giving him the 9).

Last up for the ballroom round is Cristian de la Fuente and Cheryl Burke. We get recaps of his injury. We get to see the x-ray, the doc, etc. Does that put to rest all of the doubters in that he faked his injury? C’mon get a clue, people, he didn’t fake it. This week they have the Tango and Mambo. They are gonna try to put some lifts in. We’ll see how that all pans out. I am dying at the feather dusters he has up by his face before the commercial break. LOL! Tango is up first for these two. I’m wondering why they always give Cheryl the Michael Jackson songs (Thriller with Drew) and now Beat It with Cristian. He got a perfect dance int he tango so that he can grimace (it is probably due to the pain of his arm though). The lift was kind of interesting. They ended nicely with his MJ glove up in his face. You couldn’t have told that he had an arm problem - and for that I say good for him. Bruno reminded us they judge for what they see and called him the man with the golden arm calling their tango very good. Carrie Ann tried to look for arm issues, but saw nothing at all - great job. Len gave Cheryl props with the choreography for accounting for the one armed star. We get some blah blah blah from Samantha and now the scores of a 10 from Carrie Ann (which Cristian is so excited about and he high fives Tony Dovolani) and 2 9’s from the other two. Total 28 out of 30. Tom makes a funny about Cheryl peering through feather dusters - that’s old news, Tom, Cristian already did that bit before last commercial.

Leadboard after Ballroom Round
Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas 29 out of 30
Jason Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska 29 out of 30
Cristin de la Fuente and Cheryl Burke 28 out of 30
Mario and Karina Smirnoff 27 out of 30
Marissa Jaret Winokur and Tony Dovolani 25 out of 30

Samba is up next for Kristi and Mark. Do not like that fringe/feather junk in her hair, Mark looks almost rubbery because he is so flexible and limber. I think Kristi is limbering and loosing up too, but their ending was off with the timing of the music - too much spinning. It was pretty good, but again I wasn’t blown away. Carrie Ann looks disgusted and said she didn’t care for it. Bruno looks miffed. Carrie Ann said it felt out of control and not as graceful. Len like the speed, energy, but it lost the rhythm of the dance. Bruno loved the spins and pointed out the difficulty she goes after. Samantha is wayy tongue tired here. It feels like nails on a chalkboard to my ears - ack! Her scores are 2 9’s and an 8 from Carrie Ann. Total this round 26 out of 30 and a grand total of 55 out of 60.

Jivin’ is Mario and Karina. She is wearing pink polka dots. He has on pink suspenders and pink socks or it could be black shoes with pink on top - can’t tell. I didn’t think his kicks were flickin’ enough, but he did flip her around like a pancake at the end and he can’t keep his balance at the end, but does save it. It was kinda cute, but just ok. Len called it roughness and called his feet bloody big ugly ones, Bruno said it was the spirit of rock n roll, Carrie Ann said he brought new flavor and agreed to a point about his flexed feet, but she liked it. He receives 2 9’s and an 8 from Len. Total of 26 out of 30 and a grand total of 53 out of 60.

Marissa Jaret Winokur and Tony Dovolani are mambo-ing next. She has on red fringe. It looks a little slow and easy for my taste, but she does a nice backbend while Tony flies his legs over his head (he did this same move with Stacy Keibler) and she has the same spin as Kristi and did it slower, but rather nicely. Bruno wants more sexy and called it really, really nice. Carrie Ann loves the way she goes for it, but needs to really nail it and Len called it too dainty and careful (wasn’t raunchy enough) - I love how Len says raunchy. Bruno calls him out b/c he never knows how Len likes it. Len replied with “I like it how I like it.” LOL! Her scores were 2 8’s and a 9 from Len for a total of 25 out of 30. Grand total of 50 out of 60. She will probably be in trouble tonight.

Jason Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska have the Samba next. He is looking mighty fine in his gray pants and she is wearing a little tiny outfit - geez. I honestly don’t have any comment - I don’t know what to say to that. I didn’t get it - didn’t like it - don’t know what that was. Carrie Ann said it didn’t go so well and called it muddy, Len called it alright, and Bruno called him a turkey tonight with his Samba. Glad the judges agreed with me here. Scores were 2 8’s and a stingy 7 from Len for a total of 23 out of 30 and a grand total of 52 out of 60.

Last up is Cristian and Cheryl dancing the Mambo and if they get a 28 they will take the top of the leaderboard. hmmm. Yeah, I agree that Cristian should have just worn sleeves - for god’s sake. It has nice hip action, energy, but I thought at times he stood around while Cheryl danced around him. He did a lift at the end with one arm and it looks cool - I’m proud of him for just getting out there trying. Good for him. Len said it was full of energy, great hips and that it was a fabulous energy. Bruno said it was magic and loved the energy. Carrie Ann said he is definitely latin and they are both on fire. I smell the top of the leaderboard for these two. His scores are 2 10’s and a 9 from Len for a 29 out of 30 and a grand total of 57 out of 60.
Final Leaderboard
Cristian de la Fuente and Cheryl Burke 57 out of 60
Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas 55 out of 60
Mario and Karina Smirnoff 53 out of 60
Jason Taylor and Edyta Slinwska 52 out of 60
Marissa Jaret Winokur and Tony Dovolani 50 out of 60

Favorite dance Jason and Edyta’s Tango - I guess. Least favorite Jason and Edyta’s Samba.