Just some first impressions of the Men's night, the season opener of DWTS...
Aaron Carter is getting WAY WAY WAAAAAY More credit than he deserves...his Cha Cha Cha was NOT worthy of Len's 8 score - absolutely ludicrous - and his waltz was way way too fast, though his style was good...My Score (first dance, not relay) was a 6...
Mark Dacascos really disappointed me...I thought he would do much better, and be much better. I wasn't impressed with his Cha Cha Cha, nor his waltz, though it was easy to see he was giving his best. He still has the best chance to make the finals, though...he's going to really take off as he gets more into his groove...My score was a 7...
Tom Delay surprised the HELL out of me...I thought his Cha Cha Cha was fun and funny, and deserved better than 5's from Len and Bruno. And I thought his waltz was graceful and elegant, and there is NO WAY Irvin was better...My Score was a 7...
What can I say? Ashley Hamilton is a charming man...and that's about it...he was horrendous on the Fox Trot, and even worse on the Salsa relay...My Score was a 6
Michael Irvin is going to be gone very soon...even Tom Delay was better...his Cha Cha Cha was absolutely unforgivably BAD, and his Waltz relay did NOT deserve the 6 score, Delay did...My Score was a 5...
Chuck Liddell proved a little scooch better than I thought he would be...his Fox Trot wasn't good, and he was a little teeny tiny bit better on the Salsa relay...My Score was a 5
Donny Osmond...oh boy, can you milk it or what? You'd think he was in a beauty pageant...Osmond is a natural, and he's got problems, but I was surprised to see him in second place behind Carter, because he was way better than Carter on both dances, and easily the best dance of the night, although I didn't think his Salsa was as good as the judges, I would have scored him second on the relay...My score was an 8
Louie Vito...MAN you did the EXTREME crowd Proud, LV...The Foxtrot was better than I expected it to be..even with the foot fault, he did extremely well... and i'm sorry, but the judges were WRONG...Vito absolutely SMOKED Osmond on the Salsa...way more hip action, his foot work was spot on, and he did way better than his rehearsal footage said he would do...WAY TO GO, TEAM CHOUIE!!! My Score was a 7
LEADERBOARD FOR THE MEN, WEEK ONE:
AARON CARTER 32
DONNY OSMOND 30
MARK DACASCOS 30
LOUIE VITO 27 (YAY!)
CHUCK LIDDELL 22
TOM DELAY 20
MICHAEL IRVIN 19
ASHLEY HAMILTON 19
The tie makes it hard, but based SOLELY on the required first dance, Irvin should go home; based on both dances, Hamilton should go. Figuring in the dreaded ADF (Alternative Demographic Factor), the football fans will go for Irvin - MY PREDICTION: Ashley Hamilton is going home on Wednesday.
Overall notes:
Loved the opening dance number, but missed the opening credits - Louie Vito is in the anchor position this year, and I was looking forward to seeing it...
Love the relay idea...new and different...
More on the Mirrorball Mayhem Podcast this Wednesday!
