DWTS Results -- The Real Life Couple goes back to Real Life

Ty is safe another week!

Oh, wait, this is supposed to be about the couple who left the show this week. Chuck and Julianne have danced their last (liiiiive) dance.

A few weeks ago, I would have been indifferent to seeing Chuck go. I was tired of watching his threatened masculinity and the constant over-effort to prove that DWTS's first "real life couple" had real chemistry.

But in the last two weeks, Chuck had really begun to win me over. He finally seemed to be relaxing and having fun with the dancing. So it was sad to see him go.

Of course, those wily producers set up the elimination for optimum drama. Melissa's injury meant that she and Tony were judged on their rehearsal video and that left them 5 points below the next lowest couple (Chuck and Julianne) on the leaderboard. Quite a drop from having the top spot last week.

As soon as it was announced that Ty was safe, I was fairly certain that Chuck was going home. But the producers staged it so that the last two couples were Chuck and Julianne and Melissa and Tony. As Len said, based on this week's dance, Chuck should have stayed. But based on seven weeks of performances, Melissa was the better dancer by far.

The elimination brought most of the excitement in this week's result show. The pro dancer competition is down to four, but I'm having trouble seeing how to choose between any of them. They are all wonderful dancers and they are collaborating on their choreography. It's hard to see individual strengths or how they would teach - which is key for DWTS pros.

Two potentials will make it to next week and we will see them dance with former DWTS contestents. That should be a better judge of how they relate to the celebrities, but I'm still not overly excited by the choose your pro contest.

Some of the faux-commercials were entertaining though! People for the Ethical Treatment of Dancers. Cute.