Here's my first impressions of the women in what turned out to be a night of upsets and apparently newly discovered cataracts on the part of a certain judge...scores from me for the first dance, not the relay...
Natalie Coughlin may have what it takes to make it all the way...or not...both of her dances, while decent, could have been a lot better. Her salsa was positively DULL. Her relay was actually better than her full dance. My score was a 7.
Macy Gray...ok, wow...what a character. She's not long for DWTS, and is probably going home tomorrow, but her waltz was interesting, if not terribly good. Still, though, she gave it a shot. Her cha cha cha was just abysmal...my score was a 6.
Melissa Joan Hart was elegant and stylish in her waltz, and I thought it was much better than the judges did. I thought her footwork was off, but her lines were good, and she showed a lot of character. She was equally good in her cha cha cha, and Mark is an excellent fit for her. My score was an 8.
Kathy Ireland is a beautiful woman, and if she gets going, she could get better, but I'm not holding my breath. Her salsa was non-existent in the sex appeal department, and her foxtrot was better, but was still lacking. My score was a 6.
Joanna Krupa was the second best dancer of the night. Her Salsa was full of fire, even if the costume was absolutely HIDEOUS - it made her look like Big Bird at times. Her foxtrot deserved top prize too. My score was an 8.
Debi Mazar was thought by many fans to be somewhat of a ringer when she was announced. News will travel fast - she's not. In fact, she's not that good at all. While her salsa had some fire, I liked her better on the foxtrot. Interesting chemistry with Maks too...my score was a 6
I've come to the conclusion that it's officially time for LenBob CrabbyPants to maybe take a cue from American Idol's Paula Abdul and take his leave of DWTS. He has been COMPLETELY AND UNFATHOMABLY inconsistent in his judging the past two evenings, first giving Aaron Carter a completely undeserved 8 for his barely average (and sloppy) cha cha cha last night, and then completely LOSING HIS MIND by giving Mya's incredible and elegant waltz a FIVE. His snide personal shots, at Louie Vito last evening and at Dimitry Chapin this evening...they crossed the line as far as this DWTS fan is concerned, and I'm going to be holding his ass to the fire for the rest of the season for it. Dimitry's choreography was excellent. And you tell Dimitry that he let Mya down? SHAME ON YOU, Len Goodman...You are the one that let people down...You have been incredibly RUDE the past two evenings, and you owe both Louie Vito and Dimitry Chapin on air APOLOGIES for your comments. You were WRONG when you said Kelly Osbourne's was the best waltz of the evening - that honor goes to Mya, hands down. My Score was a 9.
Kelly Osbourne surprised the HELL out of me...I had written her off almost from the beginning as an early departure, but after tonight, I will step up and admit I was totally WRONG (betcha Len won't do that...heh heh heh). Kelly's dances this evening were outstanding, and showed that she is going to be in this one for the long haul. WOW, talk about upsets....My score was an 8
WOMEN'S SCORECARD:
JOANNA KRUPA 34
MYA 31
KELLY OSBOURNE 31
NATALIE COUGHLIN 27
MELISSA JOAN HART 22
DEBI MAZAR 22
KATHY IRELAND 20
MACY GRAY 19
Several upsets this evening, most notably Kelly Osbourne's fantastic
performances. Who's going home on Wednesday? Probably Macy Gray, who's
at the bottom of the women's leaderboard. But supermodels have a bad
track record in previous seasons, so it could be Kathy Ireland. It's
too close to call.
Odds and ends...
I'm sure i'll have plenty more to rant about when it comes to Len's unbelievable first week scores and attitude on this week's show. I just think he crossed the line from constructive to insulting several times this week. Leave the snide comments to Simon Cowell, and bring back the friendly if gruff Len Goodman from the first several seasons...this nasty version isn't working for me at all..
This isn't the last of my rants either...if someone gets screwed, I'm gonna say so...and if the judges - ANY OF THEM - don't like it, maybe it's time they stepped into the shoes of the fans on the odd occasion and see what they're thinking...
TOMORROW NIGHT - MIRRORBALL MAYHEM PODCAST RETURNS WITH THIS WEEK'S ANALYSIS AND THE FIRST WEEK'S ELIMINATIONS - DON'T YOU DARE MISS IT!
