Eviction Night 5
Some people may say that
Marlee Matlin just couldn't overcome her disability and that's why she was voted off of the show tonight. I would disagree completely. I don't think I understood the magnitude of what she did every week until she was giving her speech at the end. She made me realize how lucky I am to have all my senses and how I take it all for granted. She started out well but had two bad weeks in a row and that was her demise. I can't say what went wrong, but we all saw in the beginning that she can dance despite being deaf so that had nothing to do with it. Maybe the dances just got a bit too difficult for her. The voters made the right choice, but it was still sort of sad.
The show started out like usual with a recap of the previous night's dances and some comments from the celebs thrown in. Usually nothing of note happens during this segment, but I couldn't help but raise an eyebrow to
Shannon and Derek. I actually like her but she was being a bit of a cry baby and the way Derek threw everyone else under the bus to defend her sounded a bit bitter. Am I wrong?
I thought
Ashlee Simpson was a rocker chick. Why was she dressed like her sister singing a pop song? I'm not really into her music, but I liked her raspy voice and it went well with the rock genre. Or should I say rock-ish genre. Is this whole "engagement" some big stunt to get publicity? Did I even ask that question - of course it is! No way does
Pete Wentz need to marry that chick now. That ring was pretty sweet though. She's very cute so I just don't want to see her all washed up and making crappy movies that barely make it to theaters while Pete moves onto someone cooler. Good luck, Ash. Keep your own bank account.
Usually the Macy's dance bores me but I dug the Irish dancing. I loved when Michael Flatley performed last season so this shiz was right up my alley. I realize it's a pretty lame alley, but it's mine. I wouldn't have thought people outside the "Lord of the Dance" sphere actually did this sort of dancing until I saw tons of little girls all decked out in Celtic outfits and curly wigs at a St. Patrick's Day parade last year. Apparently it's a big deal in the Philly suburbs.
Trumpets please! It's time for the best fluff segment in the history of the show - the mini dancers! This time it's the 13 and under category so the dances are getting a bit more difficult and, therefore, more entertaining. Brandon and Brittany did a decent cha-cha but had nothing interesting to offer. By far the most mystifying part of this segment was the height and weight difference of the second pair. Liza is 12 but looked 25. She must be very popular. Austin was 12 and looked 10. Automatically I favored them because this made me laugh. However, their samba was very good despite a fall at the end because Austin was not able to support Liza's weight. The uninteresting pair won.
After that, we got an inside look at how the judges, well, judge! It was good to hear them admit it's easy for them to miss something and it's a quick decision so maybe they aren't getting it 100% correct. Somehow I didn't believe Len when he said he feels bad criticizing the dancers. I know he thrives on those boos from the audience!
I don't know how
Mario can have the second highest score for the week and still end up in the bottom two. I love him but no one seems to be on my side. It must be lack of fan base. Let me know what all of you out there feel about him. He's young, sexy and he can dance! He even makes up cute rhymes "we got two nines and a ten we gotta do it again." Corny or not I ate it up! Luckily, he was spared and Marlee was the one having her last dance. Did anyone else find it oddly funny that "Dust in the Wind" was their song? I totally chuckled. I was surprised to learn that she and Tom were such good friends. Tom, the Fonz, who's next? If I saw Oprah, I would have died. His goodbye to her was very sweet. Was her exit sweet for you or no? Tell me who you thought should have gone and who needs to watch their back next week. Will Marissa's roll continue? We'll find out next Monday as the celebs have two dances to nail down. See you then!
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