Episode Report Card Kim: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Maneater
By Kim | Season 8 | Episode 5 | Aired on 03.24.2009
Backstage, Holly tells Samantha that she's having fun out there and continues with her inane giggling. Dmitry has a chance to clarify his comment last night, where he seemed to suggest that he doesn't enjoy being Holly's partner. He... doesn't do a great job with that correction, although bless him for trying. Scores: Carrie Ann 6, Len 6 and Bruno 6. Holly has total bitchface during the scores, although their score is one higher than last night.
Last night, Denise and her gigantic throbbing forehead vein got terrible scores, so they rehearsed this morning. Maks tells her that she focuses too much on the steps, and adds that she needs to think about looking like she's enjoying herself. My husband wanted to amend his comment last night to, "Denise Richards Colon She's A Terrible Actress." So they redo their routine. Denise is much lighter on her feet and she actually looks like she's having some fun out there, although she's still got zero sense of rhythm and a weird stiffness in her upper body. Also, her crazy hair and heavy eyeliner are making her look really crazy. Judges? Bruno thinks she improved a great deal under difficult circumstances. He advises her to build a character and use that to get into steps. Carrie Ann says she's good under pressure, and Denise and Maks die laughing, so that must not be true. Len thinks Denise has proven that she deserves to stay.
Backstage, Samantha points out that Denise and Holly are very supportive of one another. Hey, they're E! reality star sisters! Scores: Carrie Ann 6, Len 7 and Bruno 7 for a total of 20. That's four points higher than they did last night. There's some confusion over Carrie Ann's score: the producers claim that she wrote 7 on the paper, but Carrie Ann says that she wrote 6. Tom tries to clear it up to no avail, so now we have to add in the home vote totals to find out who's staying and who's going.
After the break, Carrie Ann's 6 apparently stands, so Tom and Samantha prepare to reveal who's going home. And the big loser this week is Denise and Maks. I just think people really don't like her. I feel bad for Maks getting saddled with her. Denise says that her daughters love her dancing, and she's always been and will continue to be a fan of the show. Maks and Denise get their last dance and next week will be, as previously mentioned, the Argentine tango and the Lindy Hop. And next week is a double elimination! Wow, do you think Maks and Karina ever imagined that he would get eliminated before her this season, given their partners? And also, I am sad that I won't be able to make any more Denise Richards Colon It's Complicated jokes in homage to Joel McHale. Anyway, see you then.