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Marie, Are You Alright?!?

"Oh Crap!" Jonathan Roberts, Marie Osmond by Carol Kaelson/ABC

Well, I think it's safe to say tonight got off to a rocky start. After delivering a decent samba, Marie Osmond passed out right on the ballroom floor! Longest. Commerical Break. Ever. I could be mistaken, but I thought I heard a few laughs from the audience at first, who must have thought she was joking around. But they quickly fell silent when Tom Bergeron went to break. During the commercial, I got so worried. I started to wonder what would happen if something went seriously wrong with her. Visions of heart attacks, strokes and aneurysms went through my head. Would the show really go on? Thankfully, she just became winded, and despite some embarrassment she's going to be fine. What a trooper! But Samantha Harris had it right; fainting was not going to get her a 10. This dance garnered Marie her lowest score yet.

How great was Jane Seymour? When her dance started, I got a good view of the back of her dress, or lack thereof. What a body on her! I was amazed a woman 29 years my senior looked that great. I need to hit the gym. She delivered a beautiful rumba and her chemistry with Tony (who couldn't have chemistry with him?) took the dance to another level.

This past Sunday morning, I watched a program on ESPN Classic about Mark Cuban. If there's one thing I learned about this mogul, it's that he has great instincts and a knack for finding the "next great thing" and capitalizing on it. I won't bore you with the details, but do some research on the guy. It's quite impressive. Anyway, my point is that his great instincts are coming in handy in this competition. He knows his weakness (dancing) and is using his strengths (business savvy and people skills) to get to the heart of this competition - the voters! He could stick around awhile because of this. The man knows how to win.

What can I say about Sabrina Bryan? Another great dance, of course. Some may say she peaked too soon, but she does continue to perform well. She may not be able to maintain the perfect 30 all the way until the end, but she's not going anywhere.

I hope a different 90210 cast member shows up each week for Jennie Garth. Luke Perry, where are you? I heart Dylan McKay. This week it was Tori Spelling. If these stars were on an ABC show, the network would be getting more use out of their appearances. Tonight's shameless plug was for Samantha Who?, in case you were wondering. I wasn't. But back to Jennie. She didn't wow me this week, but she's still going strong. I'm afraid she's going to be in the bottom two. Let's vote!

I was shocked when the judges bashed my Helio. No chemistry? Were they watching the same dance I was? I thought Helio had the hip movements of a ballroom professional. I didn't get that critique at all. Make them eat their words next week, Helio!

Mel B scored a 29, and all I could wonder was if that score was the judges' way of making sure she didn't end up in the bottom two again this week. Did anyone else think that? Not that it wasn't a great samba, because it was. I agreed with the judges last week when they said she was one of the best competitors this season. I wasn't quite sure this dance was worthy of a 29, though. If my hunch is right, I hope their strategy works!

The sexy award of the night went to Cameron Mathison. He was an example of kicking it into high gear. Last week's paso doble seemed to light a fire under his butt. He came back strong again this week, and proved to be a contender in the competition. I said earlier this season that Edyta would whip him into shape, so maybe I wasn't talking complete nonsense! She is my favorite of the professional ladies.

So what did you think of all the hoopla? My prediction for the bottom two is Mark Cuban and Marie Osmond, with a possibility of Jennie Garth slipping in there. But what do you think? No matter who it is, the results show is sure to please - Jennifer Lopez will be there, and so should you. Stop back and we'll chat all over again!

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