Episode Report Card Kim: B | 101 USERS: B- YOU GRADE IT The "Stars" Go Dancing
By Kim | Season 11 | Episode 1 | Aired on 2010.09.20
Maks unveils his latest partner, Brandy. She's a fine girl. Sorry, I had to get that out of my system. Maks promises us that he's going to be a good boy this season. Hmm. He tells Brandy that he's trying to soften up and she says that she needs him to push her. Maks is happy to hear it, and also happy that Brandy is really hard on herself, because it means she cares. She's not Kate Gosselin, in other words. Ooh, child. They missed an opportunity not pairing Maks with Kate.
They have the Viennese waltz. Brandy is really graceful and she's got great technique. I would say her area for improvement is connection to her partner and also getting into character. Which is odd, since she's an actress. But she's one to watch. Carrie Ann tells her to smooth it out a little because she's hitting her spot too hard, but she's got great potential. Len tells her that it was fabulous. They must be running long, because Len barely spoke. Bruno tells her that she was sweeping and electrifying, and he can't wait until next week. Scores: Carrie Ann 7, Len 8, and Bruno 8 for a total of 23. Brandy practically collapses, she's so excited.
Bristol Palin is up next. Look, I don't have anything positive to say about her mother, so I'll shut up, since her mother isn't on the show. I don't really get why Bristol is on this show. I mean, she's in the public eye for sure, and they've had a lot of people on the show that could only be loosely called "stars." I get why the producers wanted her; lots of people will tune in to see what she's like. But why does SHE want to do it? Does she want to be famous? What's her endgame? That's what I don't get. She's young, so maybe it's just, "This would be cool! I'd be on TV!" I just would think, given what she's done in the past few years, that she would understand better than anyone that being on TV isn't always cool. Sigh. So anyway. During rehearsals, she seems kind of shy and...let's be honest, not that bright. She should hang out with Audrina. They could have awesome conversations about... soup (triple bonus for the Best in Show reference). And easily led, which is bad, because her partner is Mark, who has done a lot of things before that I thought were in bad taste or just plain stupid. This could be awesomely terrible.