Tom and Brooke welcome us and we immediately go to a performance by Olly Murs, who sounds almost exactly like Adam Levine. Like if I heard this on the radio, I would assume it was by Maroon 5. At least he's singing it live, though.
After the performance, Tom reminds us that Stevie Wonder was on hand last night, and everyone danced to his music. This leads into a clip package of highlights and lowlights from the performances. Then we go right to some obvious results: Kellie and Derek are safe as are Aly and Mark.
Stevie Wonder claims he's going to come back as a dancer. Come on. I mean, he could do it, certainly. You don't need to be able to see to dance. But would he be any good? I think not. Anyway, then we get to see the various couples trying to sing "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" in a karaoke style. So that happened.
Which team got the encore dance? You'd be surprised. It's Team Paso. I wonder which fanbase made this happen. Zendaya's? Someone's got a huge Twitter following. Jacoby's? I don't think I mentioned it last night, but Zendaya and Val's solo section is really amazing. I can't wait to see them do the paso doble for real.
More highlights from last night. Zendaya and Val were pleased with their routine, as well they should have been. Peta tells Sean to "shimmy the crap out of it," which is a phrase I will endeavor to use in my daily life. Sean and Peta were disappointed with their scores, and Sean jokes that he's going to sleep with Bruno week to get better scores. So what about these two couples? Zendaya and Val are safe, obviously. Sean and Peta are in jeopardy.
Brooke is there to talk to Sean and Peta. Sean says that the judges' comments were fair, because Peta choreographed a good routine and he screwed it up. What is it about Sean that makes me hate him? He's humble and self-deprecating, but I just can't stand him. Brooke tries to talk to Kellie and Derek but Kellie is totally distracted by someone off-camera and can't even talk to her.
Clip package about the behind-the-scenes stuff that has to go into making the show look seamless. It really is impressive to see how the crew has to assemble, unassemble, and reassemble the stage between each dance.
Will.i.am is here to perform his new single which seems to feature Justin Bieber? I think that's who's singing via video screen. I was right - when the song ends, Tom refers to him as Obi Wan Bieber. I love Tom.
After the break, Tom tells Victor and Lindsay that they're in jeopardy tonight. Then they show a clip of Ingo's son Peanut (is that his real name or a nickname?) who sits right by the stairs to the skybox and everyone gives him a high five on the way up. He's super popular. Outside after the show, he yells to someone, "I'll see you at the after party!" The kid is like six. He's going to head CAA some day. Anyway, Ingo and Kym are safe.
So we're just waiting to hear about Andy and Sharna and Jacoby and Karina, and those couples are talking to Brooke right now. Brooke keeps talking to Andy about doing the rumba and how it's the dance of love and it's super awkward. Then Jacoby is goofy and the whole thing is a waste of time.
Stars of Dance time! It's always fun to watch, but rarely worth recapping because, you know, they're dancing. What can I say? One thing I appreciate about this particular routine is that there are a lot of overhead shots and it's all very Esther Williams/cheerleading routine.
I'm not quite sure what the point of this routine is (other than filler) but I think they're showing us various Latin dances since week is Latin week? But there are also guys dancing with fire? And they're dressed like cavemen sort of? It's all very confusing.
Time to review the final two couples waiting on results. Jacoby was disappointed by his scores and makes a joke about Len being his light-skinned grandfather? I don't know. Everyone is rooting for Andy to do well, including Len. But the scores can't be based on how much we like people. Anyway, Jacoby and Karina are safe but Andy and Sharna are in jeopardy. Then Brooke calls Peta "Peter." Oh, Brooke. You haven't had a screw-up in a while.
So the three couples in jeopardy are Sean and Peta (PETER?), Victor and Lindsay, and Andy and Sharna. Time to find out which one is safe: it's Andy and Sharna. They're stunned and everyone else is delighted.
This means that Victor and Lindsay and Sean and Peta are in the bottom two. If Victor stays, it will be a travesty. He was so bad last night, and hasn't ever been THAT good. So who is going home in reality, not my dream world? Victor and Lindsay. Peta seems really happy. She's super invested in this season. She looked really scared.
Victor seems kind of relieved, to be honest. But he did have some highlights - his foxtrot was actually pretty good. But he really didn't deserve to be here any more, and I was kind of tired of watching him.
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