'Dancing With the Stars' Recap: 'Friends' With Benefits

Welcome to the first-ever "DWTS" TV-themed week. Why do we have to have all these theme weeks? No idea. I can’t be the only one who watches this show to see dancing, right? There have been quite a few shenanigans this season: David Hasselhoff’s scary sex dance, Michael Bolton’s feud with Bruno and Florence Henderson’s dirty, dirty rumba -- so tonight was sort of tame by comparison.

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Not tame in a bad way, especially since there’s a new sheriff in town. Brandy managed to beat Jennifer on the judges’ leaderboard! Her quickstep was show-stopping!

To find out who wore a monkey suit, read on:

Brandy

Brandy and Maks’s "Friends"-themed quickstep was a huge hit with both the audience and the judges. (Though Brandy’s butt-bowed costume belongs in the bridesmaid dress Hall of Shame.) Her footwork was amazing, her rhythm was perfect and she seemed really into it. Maks did a nice job choreographing a dance that took advantage of Brandy’s high octane style, even if he did scowl through the whole peppy routine. Len called this dance Brandy and Maks’s best, and I have to agree with him!

Score: 27/30

Florence Henderson
I don’t know that anyone ever tangoed to the "Brady Bunch" theme before Florky took it on. And, ummmmm, there’s a reason for that. It was just a weird song. The tango itself was great but Florence herself commented on what a tricky song she was dealt. The judges were sympathetic, and praised Florence’s much-improved footwork. (Also, in perhaps the weirdest moment in "DWTS" history, Len said “I wish I was a sexy senior” during his critique.)

Score: 21/30

Kurt Warner

His "Bewitched"-themed quickstep was quite the coup. The jaunty music suited Kurt’s style. His timing was perfect, his footwork was very good and he totally sold the routine. It was nice for Kurt to score a win with the judges after two weeks of disappointing feedback. Let’s hope he can keep in their good graces next week.

Score: 24/30

Audrina Patridge

The rumba is a passionate, sensual dance and even though Audrina had beautiful lines this week she was missing that strange mixture of courage and vulnerability that makes for the perfect rumba. (Though the theme song from "The Hills" seems like a tricky choice for a rumba!) This might not have been her best week, but Audrina is still a frontrunner in this game.

Score: 23/30

Kyle Massey

Kyle and Lacey’s "Charlie’s Angels" foxtrot was a lot of fun to watch. Kyle held his own with lovely Lacey and her crazy Farrah wig, and that’s saying something. The crowd loved it. The judges ... well, they were pretty split. Bruno complained about too many disco moves, Carrie Ann was all "whatever, disco fever hooray!" Len, do you need me to tell you? He went into full-on Eeyore mood. Then he gave Kyle a 5.

Score: 20/30

Rick Fox

I’m officially impressed. Rick and Cheryl got dealt a weeeeird song, the "Hill Street Blues" theme, and pulled off quite the sexy rumba. Rick’s lines were amazing. He just went for it, hips, arms, everything! This has been a ladies on top season, but Rick seems poised for a leap into the top three.

Score: 24/30

Bristol Palin

Bristol has had trouble with confidence throughout the competition and I think coming out in monkey suit for tonight’s "Monkees"-themed jive helped her in some strange way. Unfortunately, as Bruno noted, when Bristol’s confidence went up her commitment to technique went out the window. The judges gave her straight 6s, which could knock her clean out of this thing.

Score: 18/30

Jennifer Grey

This foxtrot to the "Married With Children" theme was fun, though is there anyone in the world less Al Bundy-like than Derek? It had a very his 'n' hers Derek and Nicole feel to it which I didn’t love. Jennifer does better when she goes a little sexy. I was, however, impressed by her circle kicks. It’s hard to believe she’s almost 50.

Score: 25/30

Who won over the judges? Brandy, Jennifer, Kurt and Rick

Who won over the crowd? Kyle, Rick and Kurt
Who needs to step it up? Bristol, Kyle (at least according to Len) and Florence