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'Dancing With the Stars' Recap: Hardly a Fairy Tale Ending

Brandy and Maks' elimination sends shock waves through the crowd

By Kate Mulcrone Nov 16, 2010 9:06PM

 

If you missed this week’s results show you might have done yourself a favor.

 

There were audible gasps and boos from the audience as Brandy was cut from the show. The pop singer looked terrified as she stood onstage waiting to hear the results and absolutely heartbroken after they were announced.


When Brooke asked her how she felt about her elimination, Brandy simply said "I don’t know how to feel." Her partner Maks was a little more outspoken, "I love that the show represents the people’s choice."

Judge Bruno Tonioli was less diplomatic. He stood up and begged people to vote more often.

 

As the credits began to roll so did the tears. Host Tom Bergeron called tonight’s elimination "the cruelest cut" and I have to agree.


Dried your own tears yet? Then here’s a rundown of our three finalists’ performances this week:

 

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Jennifer Grey

Jennifer and Derek had themselves a perfect week! They debuted both a spirited, sexy, totally fluid cha cha and perhaps the best waltz the show has ever seen. It was thoughtful and measured, just beautifully articulated. Even if Jennifer doesn’t win next week, she sure has earned her place in the "DWTS" Hall of Fame.

 

Kyle Massey

Kyle and Lacey had their best week ever, beating Brandy out for second place on the leaderboard. Their samba set a breathless pace, but Kyle somehow made it look easy. His rhythm was right on, his footwork was the best I’ve ever seen it, his hips were perfect and his arm extension was great. Kyle and Lacey’s Argentine tango was almost as energetic as their samba. Len praised Kyle’s enthusiasm, but didn’t have too much to say about the dance itself. Sometimes numbers speak louder than words, eh? Kyle may be the underdog heading into the Finals, but I have faith in him!

 

Bristol Palin

Bristol and Mark’s paso doble was beautifully, intricately choreographed, and struck just the right mood. I believe the word is smoldering. The pair’s waltz was equally well-done: the technique was excellent throughout, but a particularly well-executed series of spins about halfway through the routine really stood out. Did anyone really expect Bristol to make it to the finale? No. But if she turns in performances like these next week, she’s got a real shot.

 

266Comments
Nov 24, 2010 1:06AM
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GO BACK TO ALASKA   AND FORGET ABOUT IT AND TAKE YOUR MOTHER WITH YOU!
Nov 24, 2010 12:40AM
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First off, how is this Palin Girl a Celeb?  She is a very poor example for any young girl to look up to.  A young girl that gets knocked up by a older man and the Mother condones the actions.  Very poor parenting and a terrible person to be rewarded a Star shot on a Star TV Show.  Just shows how deprived this country is for Talent and TV shows.  If I were her parent, I'd never exploit her as anything but a young mixed up girl that needs to get some therapy for her adult actions with older boys.
Nov 23, 2010 11:45PM
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I am totally not happy with what happened this year. 

 

Bristol cut out two better dancers and should not have made it this far based on her inability to dance.  This should not just be a popularity contest, the person should deserve to be at the end. 

 

Bristol was soo over confident that she actually thought she would win to show people something for disliking her mom when the reality is she did not deserve to be there at all.  The final analysis should not be based on how many political party voters one can get to help their child but a combination of popularity and mostly skill. 

 

Perhaps you can change the format so that the popular vote is only 10 percent, and talent and over all dance abilities a greater percent so that something like this can't happen again.

 

 

Nov 23, 2010 11:41PM
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The competition was a joke from the very beginning. Jennifer Grey is already a professional dancer and she shouldn't have been there. Bristol Palin is a pure amateur dancer and she went from a none dancer to a good dancer. Do you think Kobe will jump up and down if he beat up a high school kid. Do you think Manny Pacquiao will fight an amateur boxer. No they won't. they have more dignity and integrity. Jennifer Grey is a joke. Bristol Palin should be very proud to go from someone with two left feet to a good dancer. The judges are a bunch of idiots.
Nov 23, 2010 8:27PM
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I don't know why so many people are upset about the palin girl being in the DWTS finals. Ok, she can't dance, she's not the best looking and she's shaped like a beachball, but at least she's trying!  Ok, her mom is head of the nazimommas and the show is mainly watched by the teabaggers that voted for her -- so you are upset because of what??!!!
Nov 23, 2010 8:06PM
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WE ALL KNOW HOW HARD JENNIFER HAS DANCED TO BRISTOL SAID WE WERE HATERS  SHE CANT DANCE  I THOUGHT IT WAS CALLED DANCING WITH THE STARS NOT POLITICAL BUT IT SEEM THAT POLITICS WIN OVER REAL HARD WORK AT BEING A GOOD DANCER I AM SHOCKED AT THE END RESULTS IT NOT FAIR TO THE REAL PERSON WHO REALLY DESERVES IT  IT SHOULD NEVER ENDED THIS WAY BUT SHE HAS THE TEA PARTY  BEHIND HER THE REST DOES NOT I HOPE AMERICA VOTED FOR THE BEST NOT FOR POLITICS
Nov 23, 2010 1:04PM
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I think the judging this year has been terrible! They talked out of both sides of their mouths and gave terrible scores.  Bristol was the worse dancer and yet she got high praise.  High praise was given to all the dancers and then they got low scores.  I don't get it.  Personally, I say get rid of all of the judges for next year.
Nov 23, 2010 7:56AM
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For some "sweet" young lady, she has made some very nasty remarks.  Not hollywood is a dig to Jennifer, Brandi, Kyle, etc.  She gay bashes on facebook...so why would anyone who is gay or openminded vote for her or give her good scores.  If that is how she feels, then why is she on the show????  Oh yeah, Mommie Dearest needs more air time
Nov 23, 2010 12:01AM
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It is obvious to me, at least, that the best dancer left on the show is Jennifer

Grey. I don't know if she was the best dancer for the season or not, but she is the best dancer on the show. Kyle, of course, is the most charismatic and has improved dramatically as the season has progressed. Bristol, too, has improved. As the judges have pointed out on several occasions, her posture and form have been good all season.

That being said, if the show is supposed to judged on dancing, neither Kyle nor Bristol should be left standing. There were clearly at least two other dancers who were better dancers all season long and who deserve to have made it to the finals. Kyle and Bristol should have been sent home a long time ago, when they were clearly outclassed by other dancers. But, they have improved and progressed immensely (not enough to be the best dancers, mind you). It raises the question in my mind how might other dancers in seasons past improved had they been given the opportunity to remain on the show when they clearly should have been eliminated as these two dancers should have been?

Nov 22, 2010 5:10PM
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I'll watch to see who wins but if it comes to whiny, overweight, snotty Bristol then something it really wrong. I read elsewhere how proud all the Sarah supporters are that they were told how to vote hundreds of times each....as one put it she was so tired after voting for over 3 hours and hundreds of votes. Why does politics have to enter into the dancing world? Give us a break Sarah.  The only thing Bristol has going for her is that she made a better showing than Kate G. I was shocked Brandy got eliminated but have been a Jennifer fan all along, she's so real compared to Princess B.
Nov 20, 2010 11:16AM
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I have never watched it. My wife is furious over the results and said she is done with it. I guess I'll vote this week in her place and will pull handle for Palin. I voted for the mother so I guess I'll vote for daughter. Can you imagine the votes that would be pulled out of hat if it was Chelsea Clinton dancing instead? I can! Libs are still upset over beatdown at polls. Libs scream about everything, let em scream!
Nov 20, 2010 7:53AM
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Why all the negative towards Bristol.  She didn't pick her mother.  Like she said she's not Hollywood.  She is truly an underdog and I have voted for her every week.  She has truly improved since week one.  I loved her waltz and tango.  You go Bristol. You still have my support.  Brandy was voted off because of her cry baby attitude.  Jennifer shouldn't win because she was already a dancer.  The votes come from ordinary people watching Bristol blossoming right before their eyes.  Votes count.  Brandy didn't have votes.  I wonder why.  Bristol I love what you're doing.  You go girl!!!

Nov 19, 2010 11:05AM
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I have been a faithful fan of DWTS since the beginning and I do realize that allowing the public to vote has led to some people winning that truly should not have but at least these people have put in decent performances. Bristol is on the same par as Kate Goslin who had all the charisma of a tree stump! I'm sure that ABC knew what they were doing when they invited her, which was to guarantee that people would watch just to see her mother. Unfortunately it is backfiring. Both Bristol and her mother are delusional, Bristol thinking she can dance and Sara thinking she is can actually win the presidency. They are both glory hounds and the show has become a joke. She claims to love her little boy but if that were the case why didn't she just stay home with him? Obviously its easier to let someone else take care of him. I wish that the show would eliminate the public vote and go strictly to judges, or at least let us vote people off. I'm sure that this would eliminate the Bristol's in the future. I won't be watching on Monday or ever again unless they chage the rules.
Nov 19, 2010 10:11AM
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This entire issue continues to facinate me...for anyone to believe that simply because Bristol's mommy puts "vote for Bristol",on a web site...people do it...the other dancers have websites too..have you read them...ABC went to Bristol to appear..she didn't apply...give the kid a break...some really horrid words have been thrown her way...There's political un-rest in the world...global warming..bullying,etc,yet such hate is being directed at a tv show and a kid...exercise your rights as Americans folks,use your remote...change the channel...and again, if you believe the awful republicans/tea party supporters have kept her in...they democrats, dial a phone...and vote her out...Happy Thanksgiving folks...and I hope by then,your rage will be in check...It's  ONLY TV.... 
Nov 19, 2010 9:45AM
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I do lay a lot of blame on the judges for this fiasco. They are to judge on the quality of the dance, not the amount of improvement in a dancer. So often they'll give the same score to dancers and yet obviously one dancer was better than the other. For example...last week they gave Brandy and Bristol all nines in their first dance, yet the quality of dancing by Brandy was much better! It seems to me that the judges have to base their scores on what they have given the previous dancers and ask themselves, "Was this dancer better or worse than the previous dancers?" and rank them accordingly. The judges were way to liberal (pardon the pun) in their scores for Bristol...was it because she is young and they were afraid to hurt her feelings (and they were worried she might cry?). They were much tougher on Kurt & Rick!!! Anyway...like I said before, I'm disgusted with the whole show and I'm kicking the habit!
Nov 19, 2010 9:25AM
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To all you folks who will never watch this show again...See Ya Monday! You're too weak not to watch. (I'll be there voting for Bristol)
Nov 18, 2010 9:45PM
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I've been watching DWTS since the beginning also. There have been surprise eliminations in the past, but this is truly horrendous. Bristol has not been judged according to her deficits. The judges are being way too kind to her. And what was up with Carrie Ann's blatant and uncomfortable lashing out at Maks' choreography, especially this late in the game? Someday I'll bet someone writes an expose on the behind the scene's pay-offs. The Palins are rich, they crave political power, and the only way they know to get it is to behave like the empty-headed attention whores they are. Can you imagine how much attention Sarah Palin is going to garner from this? Next week she'll be in the front row, in her short skirt and vacant, beauty pageant smile. And she'll probably be elected the next president of the United States. Don't get me wrong, I'm a feminist, and would love to see a woman as president. But she's an embarrassment! And her daughter is a pawn.
Nov 18, 2010 8:21PM
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also she is making comments about gay and calling them fagot and gays, etcc..

you should be ashammed of what you are doing you fat woman, everybody looses weight on DWTS and she is the only one that keeps gaining, etcc.. weird.

She is on a show( Thanks to her mother using politics) with a lot of gay guys and probably she is dancing with one and now she is saying all these things. shame on you FFB

 

Nov 18, 2010 8:18PM
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I think that the girl called bristol should quit the show, it makes me sick and a lot of people to see that fat robot dancing. she has no idea what she is there for. she is awful, she doesn know how to dance, this is a dance competition and not a political competition, she should pack and leave the show, since hse knows she cant dance.

I dont doubt if she wins the trophy and the money everything is a political move, ABC is loving the frenzy over it.

I would suggest to ABC to have a wild card ( likeamerican idol) so the judges could save someone like Brandy and kick this this b..ch leave the show...

enough is enough,

Nov 18, 2010 4:57PM
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OH please Sawdustgal, 'poor girl' my butt!

This isn't the poor little wallflower here, now the cow is on FB with her snotty sister regurgitating foul language and sexist slurs against people that dare to have an opinion that differs from theirs!

After reading what I just did, I dare anyone else to say she's a nice, sweet girl!

 

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