Rob Kardashian
I TOLD you he'd come on strong at the end when Cheryl had enough time with him! Great quickstep, full of energy and happy. But I thought 80s week was quite a while ago - "Take Me On" ? 9-9-9 Rob's instant jive was really good, I thought, but he looked a bit tired from all that quickstep and practicing jive...
Hope Solo
They made a point of making up during the video, and Maks went absolutely out of his way to be nice, quiet, patient, and all-around Family Values Maks. He even invited Hope to family dinner to prove he's a human being, after all. Really, though, Maks was just as hard on Hope, just in a quieter, calmer tone of voice. Hope does very little for feminism by basically saying she needs Maks to be gentler with her, and that she's "a girl, after all". Come on, Hope. The judges were well-pleased by the change. 9-9-9 Didn't Hope dance to Avril Lavigne last time she did a jive? This song is way, way too fast, and she had never heard it before, but she acquitted her self reasonably well, due to the fact that she's so fit. Len did a complete turnaround and loved it, explaining his point while flinging his arms around - also important to mention is that Len complained that the other two judges never get booed! 8-9-8
Ricki Lake
Woah, she's thin these days, but somehow bad clothes designer got her hands on the dress and put two bon-bon flowers right on her boobs. Also, her hair is really high. This is all the critique I can come up with. 9-9-10 I thought her jive was really great (and her outfits are getting smaller and smaller) and she had really great energy, but somehow the judges weren't in love with it? Carrie Ann got booed, at least, which balances things out. 8-8-8
Nancy Grace
She's still not snappy with her movements, but she is, like Ricky, getting really thin. She is still Nancy Grace, though, and she's pushing Tristan to the edge of his sanity. She freely admits she thinks she knows how to dance better than Tristan (haha) and has trouble just zipping it during rehearsal and listening to him. She did the air quotes thing that she often does, too. You can do it, Nancy, just keep remembering that Tristan is the expert, and you are the student. 8-8-8 Her instant dance was... not super good. Look, I like Nancy as much as the rest of you - she's showed a softer side, but is still firmly Nancy on DWTS (I'm still not watching in her show, though). And she is getting to be a pretty good dancer. And she certainly has the right spirit of competitiveness, sass, and can-do. But she's in a different class than Ricki and JR. Len thinks it's time Cinderella turned back into a pumpkin, and I have to agree. 7-6-7
JR Martinez
You can tell. It's pretty blatant. Karina wants to win. She finally has a partner who can go all the way, and she's going to get that mirror ball trophy this season, no matter who she has to kill (JR included). She tolerated no goofing around or wasting time this week, and she mercilessly drilled and came up with a magnificent waltz that was truly awesome and deserving of the first perfect score of the season. 10-10-10 JR killed it in the instant jive, also. Another 10-10-10
