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One can only hope. I despise Maks, but at least it'll be a switch-up from gifting the mirrorball to the Child of the Corn. Of course, there is a silver lining to everything: If the blond gremlin wins, we might see the temperamental manchild have a fullblown meltdown, and that would be amusing. Hell, a part of me wants Jesus' homegirl to win, just to see the dumbfounded "wtf just happened" looks on the other couples' faces.

The problem is that the rope didn't wow me at all, because it just made me think of some poor man's version of Cirque du Soleil, much like Candace and Mark's freestyle song choice made me make unfavorable comparisons to Center Stage.

Derek and Amy wish they were as good as Cirque du Soleil.

Holy fucking shit. I knew that Candace had a fanbase behind her, but holy fucking shit. Was not expecting that. I don't think Candace was expecting that, either. She looked calm and relaxed under the red lights, like she had resigned herself to leaving. Congratulations, Maks, on not completely fucking up the freestyle. I wasn't that crazy about it because I felt like they were trying too hard to pander to shippers, but on its own (out of context) it was a decent routine. AND THERE WAS NO BED, HALLELUJAH. (That said, I still want to punch Maks in the face.) Butt bongos should be outlawed. I don't know how I feel about James and Peta's dance. I like martial arts fusion routines, but in terms of the theme and choreography.... eh. And why did Erin keep referring to a sword? Wasn't James twirling a bo/staff? Candace and Mark's freestyle: I'm sorry, but there's just no point in dancing to that song, because Center Stage already did this iconic routine: DWTS could never. That said, I felt like their 8s were a bit of a lowball for a dance that is generally a freebie unless it's something REALLY horrible, like the Dreaded Doll Dance. Wonder if they're trying to ensure that Candace won't win the mirrorball tomorrow? Len was right, the rope bit of Derek and Amy's freestyle was unnecessary. Don't try to channel Cirque du Soleil.

I don't know, have you seen pictures of Lucy with her boyfriend? Lucy IRL doesn't seem averse to dating men way below her league in terms of looks, so I suppose the same thing could hold true for Joan. A part of me feels obligated to say, "Right on, Lucy/Joan! Way to not be shallow!" But then I think how we hardly ever see the reverse, i.e. gorgeous man with not-so-gorgeous lady, and it peeves me. Plus... I am shallow.

See, in my case, I dislike them both, which is why I laugh when I say something negative about Derek and someone responds with, "Well, what about Maks?? He does this and this and this!" (Or vice versa.) Well, yeah, and I hate Maks too, soooo... lol. Trust me, I have enough hate in my cold black heart for both of these assholes. I wish it were possible to have Amy and Meryl dance together, and Derek and Maks could just dance with their own egos. Re: Mark, I remember he actually got injured during the finale while dancing with Sabrina, but she was able to make adjustments on the fly because she was a ringer. Unfortunately, Candace is probably going to be a basket case.

Well, 99% of YA is crap because of the aforementioned creepy romances, but 99% of any genre is crap, albeit for different reasons.

Heh, I eat a lot of unhealthy processed salty crap - a life without salt is a life not worth living lol - but for some reason, my cholesterol levels have always been terrific. Go figure. Then again, unlike the Duggars, I enjoy healthy foods as well. Something like salmon can be both tasty and nutritious! Tater tot casserole on the other hand just sounds nasty, but I still want to try it out of morbid curiosity.

Hmm, arc, you may have a point. Honestly, I don't know much about Eddie in real life because the first time I heard about him was via this show. I figured that the hip hop posturing was something that he put on as a kid, and that he became less silly about it as an adult, but that was just projection on my part.

So...has anyone ever tried tater tot casserole? Most of the Duggar recipes we hear about make me want to vomit - what's up with the family's boner for Velveeta? - but I do have to thank them for introducing me to cucumbers with salt and vinegar. They're like salt and vinegar potato chips, but with less guilt involved.

Oh man, I LOVE the F&F movies. (Except for the third one. I've expunged Tokyo Drift from my memory.) As far as I'm concerned, they are the epitome of the dumb but fun movie. They are what silly summer action blockbusters should aspire to be.

Man, did you ever see pics of the guy? Almanzo could get it.

The Man Who Heard Voices by Michael Bamberger is the author's account of following around M. Night Shyamalan as the latter makes Lady in the Water. The book makes for some delicious reading for anyone who can't stand Shyamalan, even though Bamberger is clearly taken by him. As one of the Amazon reviews says, the book is "great insight into an egomaniac full of his own hype."

You know how this thread is supposed to go, lol. I'll start... 1. John Green is not the savior of YA lit. He isn't writing anything that a million other YA authors haven't already done, he just gets more credit for it because he's Writing While Male. He is YA's version of Nicholas Sparks, only with added pretension. 2. While I like Something Wicked This Way Comes, for the most part I think Ray Bradbury's novels are completely overrated. Love his short stories, but his writing style gets tiresome when stretched out over a full-length book. 3. I was always more of a Sweet Valley Twins instead of a Sweet Valley High sort of kid. Heh.

Yeah, it's played for laughs, but in a "this kid is ridiculous" sort of way. I laugh at weeaboos all the time. At, not with. Plus, the "chink" bit is played for laughs, too, in an "oh no you didn't" sense; it's merely the set-up for Eddie going apeshit on him. And we do see the white kid being a bigot as well when he taunts Eddie (I mean "Ying Ming") that he's eating worms. I do hope the show doesn't continue to go completely overboard with the hip hop persona though because that sort of caricature can get very old. I might laugh at weeaboos, but shove them in my face repeatedly and after a while I want to slap them instead of laugh at them.

Well, I think we're supposed to find him a bit ridiculous, if that opening shot is anything to go by, in the same way that weeaboos/koreaboos are ridiculous.

I think the trailer looks cute enough. The mom steals the show. I'm not sure how I feel about the real Eddie Huang. Read an article where he defended the title, and I felt like some of the things he said missed the mark. I get that he wants to reclaim the phrase, and more power to him, and I don't find it that offensive myself (depending on how it's being used), but where he lost me was when he made this huge generalization about how Asians claim and wear the phrase with pride. Yes, some of us do, but that is absolutely not true for everyone. My own parents get pretty stung over it, even when it's used as a term of endearment.

Leith's speech seriously ticked me off. It just reminded me of so many Nice Guy jackasses. The entitlement, the self-absorption....argh. I wish he had just died.

Speaking of Marvel Universe movies, I REALLY don't get all the love for Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

Well, it'd probably help if the judges didn't gush over how he was redefining choreography for the new generation for a dance that really didn't merit that sort of fawning.

I don't get all the fawning over Adelaide Kane's (from the CW's Reign) looks. She's obviously not ugly, but I'm not knocked out by her beauty, either. She looks pretty, but in a very bland, basic way.

LOL, you guys made me hunt down the original quote:

I think a poster on TWOP had it right when she said that the Houghs were DWTS's version of the Lannisters.

I can't tell you how much schadenfreude I feel at seeing Glee crash and burn like this. I love a good trainwreck.

And to think that some people insist that certain surnames aren't coded as being Asian.