Episode Report Card Kim: A | 78 USERS: B YOU GRADE IT Down to the Wire
By Kim | Season 8 | Episode 20 | Aired on 2009.05.18
Oh, dear. Gilles is wearing a strategically ripped T-shirt. It's bad times. They're dancing to "What A Feeling (Flashdance)" which makes me think of my mom, because she thought the chorus said, "Take your pants down and make it happen" and started questioning why I was listening to such a song as a middle-schooler. But it was part of that awesome genre of songs that we all loved in middle school, where they started out slow and then got fast. See also: "Dim All the Lights" by Donna Summer. They were great for making up dance routines, even then. And also, did you guys notice the acoustic version of this song on Grey's? What was up with that? It totally took me out of the scene. So anyway, I'm avoiding talking about the routine. As with Tony, this had the potential to be nostalgic fun, with some serious '80s moves. It's cute, and they look like they're having fun, but there's just not much dancing going on. It's a lot of purposeful walking around the floor with some lifts thrown in. I did like the bit where they pointed at the judges, an homage to the movie. But when you look at how much actual dancing Shawn did, this is nothing like that. It was better than Melissa and Tony's but barely.
Len says that he thought it was fun and high energy, and he especially liked the slow bit at the beginning. He thinks it's proved that Gilles is a real dancer. Bruno says that it was a great performance, but based on what he knows Gilles can do, he was hoping for a little more actual dancing. Carrie Ann points out that "Flashdance" is about the female dancer, so she thought it was an odd choice for Gilles. The audience boos loudly, so Carrie Ann has to yell out the Gilles is amazing. Backstage, Gilles says that he's honored that he got the chance to be on the show. Scores: Carrie Ann 9, Len 10, and Bruno 9.
And that's the penultimate show of the season! See you tomorrow night for filler, filler, dancing and some results. Final scores:
Shawn and Mark: 28 + 30 = 58
Gilles and Cheryl: 30 + 28 = 58
Melissa and Tony: 29 + 27 = 56