DWTS: Finale, pt.1

 Going in to this I thought Mel & Maks had it in the bag, but I was underwhelmed by both of their perofrmances!  The first, a Cha Cha, had tons of energy (contrary to what Carrie Ann said) and it was really fun to watch but it something was missing.  It just wasn’t cohesive or something, I can’t really put my finger on it.  And I didn’t understand their freestyle because the choreagraphy showed off Maksim more than it did her.  It was also really choppy.  In that case, Carrie Ann was right when she said Mel is better than that.  The whole thing just felt lazy!

And then came Marie.  Ugh.  She got ridiculously low scores for both of her dances, I think it was something like a 46, which was almost ten points behind the leader.   The judges were tough on everyone but there’s no excuse in getting scores THAT low during the FINALE.  That pretty muchproves that she did not deserve to be there and at the same time it was sort of embarassing.

Their Samba wasn’t awful, for her, but was it me or did she fall again during that? Their freestyle was a mess, although I don’t understand why the judges acted like the concept of her being a doll was so bizarre.  It reminded me of the piece Brian Friedman choreographed on SYTYCD 2.

Helio & Julianne won the night, hands down!  Both of their performances were solid.  The Jive was tons of fun, as was their freestyle, although the lift sequence could’ve been better.  I’m still mad that they only got 8’s for that Jive, although I see where the judges are coming from about technique.  But it sucks to get such a huge applause from the crowd and then a so-so score!

 I’m so torn now.  After tonight, Helio deserves it, but overall it should be Mel B.  I’ll be happy either way, just as long as Marie is OUT.