For crying out loud, people need to get a grip. If the show were purely about who is a better dancer, it wouldn’t base half of its decisions on the opinions of the American populace, which are mostly ignorant of the technicalities of ballroom dancing (hello?). Clearly, it is intended to reward a combination of ability and POPULARITY! Duh. It is about whom the American viewers...LIKE. That’s it, who do we like.
I give Jennifer Gray all the credit in the world, for instance, on her dancing ability, but I don’t want to see her win only because I am tired of her whining and complaining. I don’t care if she was born with dancing shoes, I am tired of it and I’d much rather see either Bristol or Kyle win, because they are both FUN to watch - and that’s the main point of the whole thing. It’s entertainment and popularity combined with some talent, why are people’s heads exploding as if it were about their very existence and well being? They are losing sight of the whole point.
I agree. Both Bristol and Kyle bring something to the table that we haven't seen before which is a freshness. The other dancers are very, very good but boring because though they do it well they do it the same as a million others who dance well. Bristol has an innocence and vulnerability in her dancing that is fascinating and interesting. She truly did bring in an intangible other worldliness in her last dance which the others couldn't even dream about bringing into there technically almost perfect steps with the usual "sexual heat".