Episode Report Card Kim: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT In The Round
By Kim | Season 11 | Episode 7 | Aired on 10.11.2010
Len compliments his hip action but says that his posture went bad on the pivots. And he thought the romantic side of it was pitched appropriately and not over the top. Bruno advises Kurt to flow the movement through his arm, and he thought it wasn't quite raunchy enough. Carrie Ann loved it, and thought Kurt projected to the audience, even if his arm movements weren't great. Technical scores: Carrie Ann 5, Len 5, and Bruno 5 for a total of 15. They watch a clip of Kurt moving his arms, and it really does look like he's poking a hole in a wall or something instead of dancing. Performance scores: Carrie Ann 7, Len 6, and Bruno 6 for a total of 19 and an overall total of 34 out of 60. Man, I thought that was underscored. I thought it was pretty good.
Brandy and Maks have faced their share of controversy as Maks complained all week that his teaching methods were misrepresented in their package last week. He probably shouldn't piss off the producers because the first part of their package this week basically has Maks telling Brandy over and over that she's not sexy. So Maks takes her out on a "date" to get her feeling romantic and sexy, with mixed results. I think these two just don't have any chemistry, not even angry chemistry. I don't know why the producers are making Maks looks like a dick though. I mean, he's always kind of a dick, but they usually make it look like he's doing what his partner needs. Who did he piss off? Anyway, their dance starts and it's pretty sexy. I am impressed. Based on that roll-in package, I thought it was going to suck. Plus, they are dancing to "This Woman's Work" by Kate Bush and while the band kind of butchers it, it makes me think of that scene in She's Having a Baby where Kevin Bacon breaks down and I'm all emotional about it, and that's transferring to Maks and Brandy. Anyway. They finish with Brandy ripping Maks's shirt off his shoulders and it's pretty hot. So. What do the judges think?
Bruno loves the mood of "soft sensuality," but she needs to watch her hands and be confident with her legs. Carrie Ann says she's been waiting for Brandy to commit and show her passion, and it finally happened. Len thought the technique was good and then my recording craps out. I don't know if it was me or the show that screwed up. Okay, it must have been my local network because they don't refer to it when they come back, so I apologize for not explaining the rest of Len's critique, but I didn't get to see it. [He thought the performance was a bit "hot and spicy" for his taste. -- Angel] Technical scores: Carrie Ann 7, Len 8, and Bruno 7 for a total of 22. They go to the replay of Brandy looking passionate while dancing, and no one has anything interesting to say about it, although I do kind of like going to the replay after the technical scores are announced. That was just a dumb clip to show. Performance scores: Carrie Ann 9, Len 8, and Bruno 9 for a total of 26 and an overall scores of 48.