Dancing With the Stars went full Mariah Carey on Tuesday, Oct. 6 for the show’s first-ever night dedicated to her catalog, and Guillermo Rodriguez brought the chaos. The Jimmy Kimmel Live! sidekick and pro partner Witney Carson performed a samba to“Obsessed,”complete with sunglasses, mock paparazzi flashes, and a belly-bump finale that brought the studio audience to its feet.
The judges saw it differently. Carrie Ann Inaba asked where his joy was, and Bruno Tonioli described his technique as“beyond critique.”The pair walked away with 13 out of 30, one of the lowest scores of the season. But here’s the part that matters: Guillermo and Witney were not eliminated, which means the underdog story keeps rolling into next week.
There’s also a fun throwback layer here.“Obsessed”dropped in 2009, peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, and sparked one of the most famous feuds in pop history. Mariah Carey even sent a video message cheering on the contestants from afar.
So what do you think: is 13 out of 30 fair, or did the judges miss the point entirely?
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