Episode Report Card Kim: B+ | 9 USERS: B YOU GRADE IT Performance 4
By Kim | Season 6 | Episode 7 | Aired on April 7, 2008
Scores: Carrie Ann 10, Len 9, and Bruno 10. Holy crap! They tied Kristi! I don't know that it was a 29 dance, but then again, I didn't think Kristi's was either. But I think the judges wanted to send a message that Kristi winning isn't a foregone conclusion. Even though it kind of is.Christian and Cheryl are up next. I've never been a huge fan of Cheryl, and Christian's intensity kind of creeps me out. But let's see what they're up to this week. Cheryl keeps getting frustrated with Christian's inability to get the dance and she kind of comes off like a bitch, but she's having a rough couple of weeks, due to the tabloids. Cheryl takes Christian to her new dance studio opening, and Drew Lachey's there! Despite the tabloid rumors! I admire that. Eff the tabloids. So how's their paso doble? They are both wearing some sort of vinyl outfit and Christian is wearing a long jacket with no shirt on underneath. He's better this week, although intensity was never his problem. He's still kind of stiff and in his head though -- at times you can see him thinking through the steps like "left, left, STOMP!" But it's dramatic, which is what you need in a paso doble.
Len liked the passion, drama, and intensity, but he thought the music was a bit overpowering for them. Bruno thought he was totally in character throughout. Carrie Ann thought they did manage to work with the music, but he needs to work on his eyes, since he sometimes looked panicked when he's on his own. Scores: Carrie Ann 9, Len 8, and Bruno 9 for a total of 26. They are thrilled, and it's their best score so far.
As they go to commercial, there a teaser about Derek's injury last week, except we saw him at the results show and in the background of tonight's show, not wearing a neck brace, so it's really not all that dramatic. When they return, they show how Derek snapped something in his neck when he was rehearsing for the dance on the results show. He went to the hospital and everything, so he brought Jonathan in to dance with Shannon. The problem was that Derek couldn't stay seated, and kept getting up to show Shannon moves when he wasn't supposed to be moving that much. Shannon was concerned that he would do permanent damage. Anyway, I totally thought Jonathan was going to stand in, but there's Derek on the floor, preparing for his Viennese Waltz. This is a good dance for Shannon and her long legs and arms, and she looks quite graceful. They do a beautiful move where Shannon goes up on one foot and Derek twirls her -- she falters a bit at first, but pulls it off.