By: Bridget
I have to start by saying that I am not going to remain coherent for the full two hours of this show, seriously this is out of control. Plus I am multi-tasking voting for David Cook on American Idol, so pardon me if I miss some of the filler, but really two hours???? Ugh!
Everyone looks lovely to start the evening. Kristi Yamaguchi & Mark Ballas are in their Jive outfits, yay! Cristian de la Fuente & Cheryl Burke are in their Paso Doble costumes and Jason Taylor & Edyta Sliwinska are in what I think are their Viennese Waltz clothes, fun times. Backstage with Samantha the gang reflects on friendship and hard work. Jason Taylor joked backstage about being happy to be in last place, poor guy.
Marissa Jaret Winokur & Tony Dovolani are back with their Paso Doble. I am getting tired of this recap nation.
Usher is performing now. I am not an Usher fan…sorry gang. Yeah, this is like, unbearable for me.
Anywho, some former contestants give their thoughts on the contestants and there is lots of love for Kristi & Mark. After last night I think the final two will be Kristi & Mark and Cristian & Cheryl. Let’s find out if I am correct! The third place couple is Cristian de la Fuente & Cheryl Burke, I am shocked. After Jason Taylor’s lackluster performances last night I thought he was going to be out first, wow. Now that it is between Jason and Kristi, I have a feeling there could be an upset. Jason Taylor has an awful lot of fans out there so the question is who votes more football fans or ice skating fans? This is like a microcosm for the Democratic nomination!!!
We see a montage of Cristian de la Fuente and Cheryl Burke that oozes with love and respect, then they get to dance their Paso Doble again. I know the judges loved this one but is was not a favorite of mine.
After the break they show a montage of all the celebs from the beginning of the show. I miss the old gang so much!! First back to perform the Cha Cha Cha are Penn Jillette & Kym Johnson. It was on par with their first performance. I have to agree a little bit with Alyssa that Kym has some junk in her trunk for a ballroom gal. Seriously, Julianne Hough could curl up and take a nap in there! That being said, I love Kym Johnson and I hope that someday she gets a decent partner!! Penn fakes a fall on the way out again, funny.
Monica Seles and Jonathan Roberts are also back with their Mambo. It is nice to see Jonathan, but poor Monica Seles looks as scared and awkward as ever. I am embarrassed for her!
Awww, next up are Steve Guttenberg and Anna Trebunskya., He was so sweet, I really hated that he got out so early. He is like smiling nad winking at the camera and almost messes up I think. He is having fun though which is nice to see, cute. Love him! Steve says his favorite moment of the show is right now, aww shucks. Tom tries to get him to say his least favorite moment, Steve lays it on a little thick with the niceness here.
More montage.
Ooh, yay, up now are Adam Carolla & Julianne Hough. The do the Paso Doble, which is fun, but what I am really looking forward to is him being funny in the interview! Adam is funny he plugs his radio show and Julianne’s CD. But then he gets serious and says this show is why the terrorists hate us, black/white, rich/poor, gay/straight/Guttenberg…God Bless The USA. It was both funny and poignant. I love him.
The kids are back to be judged way too early in life. The junior champions are Brandon & Britney. They get the trophy presented to them by three of the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, that is one lucky 13 year old boy!
More Montage.
Next to do their Tango are Priscilla Presley and Louis Van Amstel. Again, it is great to see him and also her a little bit. This dance was nice the first time so I don’t mind watching it again.
The do a bromance montage of Jason Taylor and Cristian de la Fuente. They play “Just The Two Of Us” during the clips, it is really, really funny.
Marlee Matlin and Fabian (I know I said I would only do it once but I can’t resist…dirty!) Sanchez are next. She’s great, she was out too early. The timing is way off this time though, good thing they were not being judged tonight.
Up next we are forced to watch Shannon Elizabeth and Derek Hough do the Quickstep again. She is horrible, I don’t even have to watch the dance to tell you that. Shannon leans on Tom Bergeron and then actually wraps her legs around him making her hold him up. Poor Tom Bergeron can barely handle it. My hubby said she is acting like a 12 year old and if he were Tom as soon as the camera was off he would say “get the $&%^ off me!!” That’s why I married him!!
Next to dance are Mario & Karina Smirnoff doing the Mambo. Fun to see this again, these two sure have chemistry! Too bad that did not translate to spot in the finals! Ooh, interview with these bloggers favorite DWTS alum, Drew Lachey and Helio Castroneves!! Today is a food day.
For the record Wikipedia already has Kristi Yamaguchi & Mark Ballas listed as the winners of this season.
Usher again, maybe it will be better with some of our professionals dancing. I guess this is ok, I’m just not at all into Usher.
Back to Kristi Yamaguchi & Mark Ballas for their final dance of the season. This is for all the marbles and their Jive was awesome the first time, I doubt they will disappoint us. If she does not win it will seriously be a crime. Kristi hugs Tom in an appropriate way, Shannon Elizabeth could learn from that. Len loved it. Bruno loved it but they called out a snafu with her foot getting caught in her skirt. Carrie said the two of them set the standard for the competition. Kristi is near tears backstage, it is nice to see this kind of real emotion from her. Three 10’s for another perfect 30. No way Jason Taylor can manage that.
Jason Taylor & Edyta Sliwinska get to do their final performance last. Ooh they are doing the Quickstep. I am surprised at this choice, but I enjoyed their Quickstep so I’m glad they are doing it. Jason even does his old grabbing the paper trick. It is a great performance and Jason knows it as he punched the floor at the end. He even cleaned up the papers he threw! Bruno calls it his best performance ever. Carrie loved it. Len calls Jason the peoples champion. Three 10’s for their first perfect score of 30. Wow, he could actually beat Kristi Yamaguchi.
And the winner of the mirror ball trophy is…Kristi Yamaguchi & Mark Ballas!!! Yay, yay, yay!! I am so incredibly glad that a female won!! I love Jason Taylor, but I think Kristi really deserved it this year, was she great or what???