DWTS - S10 Week 5

It's Movie Night, and the intro to the show is in letterbox format, and we see they've added a huge LCD screen that stretches across the top of the stage. ABC is not skimping this season for sure. The couples' descent down the stairs is a parade of awful dresses, with the exception being Anna Trebunskaya (as usual). They rarely seem to be able to find anything that makes the woman look less than adorable.


Niecy & Louis: "La Bamba", Jive (Jive?!) She hates having been called "boring" and doesn't think she can go through his legs. Her stamina is tested. No snap or sharpness during the dance, but on time. Dead arm. Slightly better expression than last week. 18/30

Chad & Cheryl: "I Wanna Be Like You" (from The Jungle Book), Quickstep. She's getting less jokey and flirty, so he thinks she's pissed. The dance has good speed and lightness, but needs better footwork. Weak frame, his head looking way too high. 18/30

In the Skybox, when Brooke asks about the tension in rehearsal, they're both very quick and very curt about saying nothing was wrong. Hmm.

Erin & Maks: "You Never Can Tell" (from Pulp Fiction), Jive. Maks supposedly in charge this week, but they're still arguing in a cute and funny way. Music starts slow. When it picks up, god timing and speed, lots of character. Needs strength and sharpness. 22/30

Apolo & Julianne did it way better.

In the Skybox, Brooke asks about the cute arguing and asks if there's romance in the air. Erin: "Not until Maks gets me a ring like Chad got Cheryl."

Jake & Chelsie: "Old Time Rock & Roll" (from Risky Business), Cha Cha. He needs to get out of the analytical brain. Gratuitous shirtlessness from him. Starts with semi-gratuitous pantslessness. Good connection & musicality, decent footwork. Solid. 24/30

Pamela & Damian: "9 to 5", Quickstep. She says (correctly) she's built for a Fellini or Russ Meyers movie. Also testing her stamina. Dance has good character. Nice speed, good trick over table. Strengthen frame and improve footwork all over. 20/30

Kate & Tony: "Don't You Forget About Me" (from The Breakfast Club), Foxtrot. She has no energy and is yawning, and is no help at all. Tony looks fed up and exhausted. Very slow and easy through dance, just walking without drive or purpose. 12/30

Bruno: "That dance doesn't deserve a critique, it deserves a postmortem!"

And seriously, who's never watched The Breakfast Club or seen someone do that hold-your-nose-and-swim dance move? Yeesh.

In the audience: Buzz Aldrin.

Nicole & Derek: "Oh, Pretty Woman", Tango (Tango?!). She needs to remember to have fun and relax. They go Beverly Hills shopping. Dance has great attack and awesome frame, great follow. Excellent footwork. Sharp and precise, maybe slightly rushed. 28/30

Evan & Anna: "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (from Armageddon), Rumba. Traveling on Stars of Ice tour all over country. A challenge to do hip action. Excellent arms and lines, and hips improving. Great connection and better flow, better feet. 26/30

RESULTS SHOW

We're doing that everyone-on-the-stairs, call-down-two-couples thing again for some reason. They start with the top and bottom of the leaderboard.

Safe: Nicole & Derek.

RED LIGHT OF DOOOOOOOOOOM: Kate & Tony (for the first time, which... I just don't know).

Review of the night: Again, Len all smiles as he basically repeats everything from last night. He just out and says he's liking the battle at the top between Nicole & Evan best. After their 29, we see Derek whooping it up so much he falls off his stool.

Encore: Jake & Chelsie's Cha-Cha. I admire his ability to put on pants that quickly while wearing Latin-heeled dance shoes. Meanwhile, she's having wardrobe issues with the top of her dress, hitching it up constantly.

Music guest: Maxwell, "Fistful of Tears". Pretty good R&B stuff, accompanied by a Theatre Arts couple, Tyne Stecklein and Teddy Forance. They're young and look like they're enjoying it and really performing (especially her).

Down the stairs come the couples tied at 18 points.

Still in "Jeopardy": Chad & Cheryl, Safe: Niecy & Louis.

Adam Corolla's "Between the Mirrorballs".

Stars of Dance: Choreographed by Marguerite Derricks, a medley of pieces from classic movie dances. First, a white-tie-and-tails tribute to Fred Astaire. Then the polyester comes out for a five-man recreation of Saturday Night Fever's iconic solo. Next, we frug with the opening dance from Austin Powers. Awesomely, the Debbie Allen reprises her Lydia Grant speech, complete with stick to introduce the finale, to the title song from the Fame remake. Great dancers, great dancing.

Music guest: Debi Nova, "Drummer Boy". Cute girl, so-so voice and catchy song. But she does get Damian, Derek, Tony and Dimitry to dance around and up on her (open shirt count: 2, Damien & Dimitry).

Video: Next week, the celebs get to design the costumes.

Next two highest scoring couples come down. Safe: Evan & Anna. SiJ: Jake & Chelsie.

Two more couples. Safe: Erin & Maks (he celebrates). SiJ: Pamela & Damian.

Pointless re-review. Safe: Jake & Chelsie, Chad & Cheryl (delayed reaction, didn't hear? \o/ took a while). RLOD: Pamela & Damian.

Safe: Pamela & Damian.

Eliminated: Kate Gosselin & Tony Dovolani. Kate apparently speechless and in tears. It could be genuine and sincere... but maybe not. They forgo the last dance to keep talking. Whatever, she's gone.