Episode Report Card Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Season 4 Performance #8: Results
By Kim | Season 4 | Episode 15 | Aired on 05.07.2007
Samantha's backstage with Laila and Maksim. She asks Laila about her parents. Laila says her father really loved it when Billy Ray did some shadow boxing in front of him. I'm glad she said that, because some people found it disrespectful. Laila is also very careful to note that her mother is there every week, and that Maksim's family was in the audience last night as well. Samantha sort of dismisses that, because who cares about the professionals, right? Kidding. Samantha moves on to ask Apolo and Julianne about his competitive spirit, and he gives a boring answer. Samantha asks Billy Ray and Karina if they have mellowed a little bit after last night's harsh words. Billy Ray says that tonight is a celebration and he's conquered a fear, so he feels blessed. He clearly thinks he's going home tonight, and if there is a God, he should.
Audience reaction! Some old lady wanted to punch the judges out. But one guy thinks the judges were right on with Billy Ray. Marilu Henner was happy to see Muhammad Ali and also to watch his daughter dance. A lot of people thought Apolo was off the hook. The bottom two could be Billy Ray and Ian. Another lady thinks the bottom two will be Billy Ray and Joey. Chris Kirkpatrick of N*SYNC fame doesn't think Joey will be in the bottom two. A lady says that this next elimination will "trim the fat." Did she just say that Billy Ray is fat?
It's time to reveal the first couple in the bottom two. To the surprise of no one, it's Billy Ray and Karina. But they don't tell us who is safe! They are switching things up this week.
Tom introduces Ed Saunders, the host of National Bingo Night. My grandma is so psyched, I can't even tell you.
Now Maksim and his brother Valentin are going to have a dance-off! I love a good dance-off. They each have female partners, and everyone has a very Russian name. Karina is one of the partners, but I didn't catch the other lady's name. There is a LOT of hip action in this dance. I think Valentin might be the only dude who can out-swivel Maksim. There are a lot of spangles as well. I just had a great idea! Maksim and Valentin should star in the film adaptation of the "Two Wild and Crazy Guys" SNL sketch! Come on. It would totally work. You know Lorne Michaels has an old script moldering on some shelf somewhere.
Samantha goes backstage to talk to the remaining contestants. Samantha asks Apolo if he's really worried, since he got such great scores, but before he can answer, Ian jumps on him and pretends to choke him, which scares the crap (I said it!) out of Apolo. Ian says that if he's meant to go tonight, it'll happen, and he's had a great time. Samantha says something about boxers having nerves of steel, which what? Laila is pretty fatalistic of the whole thing. Samantha wonders if Joey is still feeling confident, but Joey says that standing up there is always nerve-wracking. The stars joke amongst each other. They are all more funny than Samantha. Maybe they should just give them a microphone and let them interview each other.