Sob Story

S12E04

Sugar Ray was told by the judges that he needs to put more punch into his feet. So his story this week is about beating the odds, and showing that he can do it even when everyone doubts it. They are doing the paso doble, and Anna has trouble getting Sugar Ray to be intimidating, which seems odd, since he's a boxer and all.

They get the "Let's Get Ready to Rumble" guy to announce Sugar Ray and he comes out in his robe and gloves. Bah. I hate gimmicks. This is the most boring paso doble of all time. It seems like a lot of walking around and not much actual dancing. Sugar Ray does manage to try to be intimidating, but his posture is horrible. He's got the attitude, but he's still not a good dancer. Bruno thinks Sugar Ray is back in business, but he thinks Ray needs to work on his lines. Carrie Ann thinks there was a lot of improvement. Len thinks that this is the first week that Ray beat the dance instead of the dance beating him. Am I just in a bad mood or something? Why are they loving these dances that I find really boring? Scores: Carrie Ann 7, Len 6 and Bruno 7.

Kirstie is thrilled that she gets to do the rumba this week, because it's slower. She tells Maks her story: when she first moved to LA, she got cast in Star Trek the same week that her parents were hit by a drunk driver. Her mom died and her father almost did, but she had to keep going on and her career started to take off. So she's dancing to "Over the Rainbow" because she thinks it's all about hoping for better things to come. During rehearsals, Maks tries to get her to be sexy, but she can't do it without laughing. Hmm. I would have thought Kirstie would be bawdier than that. She did famously thank her then-husband Parker Stevenson for giving her "the big one" all those years. Kirstie explains that she sees it more as being vulnerable than being sexy, and vulnerable is a tough place to be for a lot of people.

Oh, it's sad. The rumba starts off beautifully, and I have really high hopes. But then Maks is dragging Kirstie across the floor, and I don't know if he hyperextended his knee or what, but he totally drops her on the floor. Which is terrible for anyone, but you know everyone's going to think it's because of Kirstie's weight. Maks can't put any weight on it at first, but he asks for a second and the music continues. Soon, he's right back in it and for the second half, you wouldn't even know he's was injured. He really powers through it. He explains to Tom at the end that his thigh just gave out. Carrie Ann thinks that something magical happened out of a tragedy. Really, tragedy? Let's not overstate it. Len loved that they got through it. Bruno thought it was better than ever after she got up. Plus, people are going to vote for them, because they feel bad, don't you think? I also think Maks is hurting a lot more than he's showing, and he states backstage that it had nothing to do with Kirstie. Scores: Carrie Ann 7, Len 7 and Bruno 7. Kirstie acts upset about the scores. As the numbers are announced, Maks practically runs off camera and Tony and Cheryl quickly follow. I think he might be really hurt. I'm nervous.