Episode Report Card Kim: N/A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Them's Fighting Words
By Kim | Season 10 | Episode 2 | Aired on 03.29.2010
Oof. I am not looking forward to seeing Buzz Aldrin "dance" again. Can't we, as a nation, salute his service to the country but also kick him off the show? This week, they have the foxtrot, and Buzz has Ashly draw out the steps in a map, which is actually really smart because I'm sure that's how he thinks and learns. And then his wife shows up and she might want to lay off the plastic surgery, because she kind of looks like that Cat Woman. Jocelyn Wildenstein or whatever her name is? But with white hair. Before they start their foxtrot, Buzz salutes the American flag, like we get it that he's a hero but that kind of comes off as trolling for votes. Plus, they are dancing to "Fly Me to the Moon." Gross. Their dance is about the same as last week. He does a few steps but mostly lurches around the dance floor and it just looks like the father/daughter dance at a wedding. At least with Cloris, there was a sense that she was performing. Buzz kind of looks like he forgot there was an audience. I don't know why the show casts people like that. I don't mean older people; I mean people who can't perform.
Carrie Ann thought it was tender and charming, but Buzz needs to be bolder. Len admits he can't criticize a legend, and thinks that Buzz is an inspiration to all ages. Bruno tries to make a joke about avoiding moon craters but I can't understand what he's going on about, and Bruno quickly gives up when people start booing him. Scores: Carrie Ann 4, Len 4, and Bruno 4.
Nicole and Derek got high scores last week, even though Len didn't love it. Nicole learned the basic jive steps, but then the producers gave them a modern song and they had to revise their routine. So then Nicole was worried that Len wouldn't like it. Wow, the producers are really trying to make us think that Nicole doesn't have this thing wrapped up, aren't they? It doesn't hurt that Nicole is hardly wearing any clothes. The routine starts with a lot of business, so I know Len will hate that, and I do too. Overall, it's well executed and the choreography is great but Nicole just doesn't connect with me. It might be different when you're there in person but she seems focused on her partner and not the performance. It doesn't seem as much in the bag for her as it did last week.
Len didn't love it, mostly due to the type of routine. Bruno disagrees and thinks it was the jive reinvented and the best jive ever in week two. Carrie Ann thinks it was perfection. Wow. Tongue bath central from everyone but Len. Should I be scared that I find myself agreeing with Len more often than not? What does that say about me? When they get backstage, Derek and Nicole keep talking about how they got stuck with a hard song and it's kind of coming off like they think the other couples who did the more traditional jives had it easy. That may be true, but they kind of look like jerks for saying it. Let the audience draw that conclusion. Scores: Carrie Ann 10, Len 8, and Bruno 10. No one is voting for them with those scores, you know?