Susan Lucci

It’s the finals, y’all!

Only three dancers are still ready to rumba: Lance Bass, Brooke Burke and Warren Sapp. We hate to gloat…but we’re going to anyway. When we exclusively announced the DWTS cast list in August, a week before it was revealed on Good Morning America, we called Final Three as Warren, Lance and Susan Lucci. Two out of three, baby!

Who will take home the mirror ball trophy? The anticipation is killing us so let’s dive in.

Last night Len kicked off the show by saying “I know that last night, the election, was exciting but for us, Monday night was absolutely fantastic.” Really, Len? Really? You’re comparing a historic victory and the election of the first African-American or bi-racial President of the United States to a bunch of D-List celebrities prancing around in Bedazzled spandex and satin outfits? Oooookay.

Warren and Kym started the night with a Fox Trot. Once one of the fiercest competitors on the show, we feel like Warren is slipping. The fire is gone, the charisma is engrained but the pop and the fizz have gone flat. Len, back in his judge’s chair, was quick to do just that, judge. “Kym always puts a little spin on it that I like…but it wasn’t your best dance. It was a little bit of a disappointment.” Bruno praised their opening but said they quickly “went into a recession. You were flatfooted. You have to go back to the ease of competition you had.

Rather than choosing just one dance to encore, last night the entire cast was invited back to perform the group hip hop number again. We love watching the crowd because seeing everyone dance side by side gives a chance to size the competition up as a whole.

First up were Maurice and Cheryl dancing a Viennese Waltz which was technically proficient but lacked any chemistry. Guest judge Michael “Lord of the Dance” Flatley said it was unbelievable to see the fastest man on earth do something “so slow and elegant” even though he thought parts could have been a little smoother. Carrie Ann praised the improvement in Maurice's posture but was also struck by how little connection there was between M&C. Bruno, filling Len’s shoes as the surly, hard to please judge, said it lacked “the sweep and the grace it needed.

Julianne Hough is the latest victim of the Dancing with the Stars curse.

The two-time Dancing champ was taken to hospital after filming last night’s elimination show and performing an encore of her jitterbug with Cody Linley.

Hough had been complaining of stomach pains all day and they only got worse after her performance.

The couple invited back for an encore this week was Cody and Julianne re-performing their jitterbug. Proving she’s a consummate professional, whatever stomach problems Julianne may have been experiencing, you’d never have known by the performance she turned in. It was so good in fact, the audience AND the judges lauded them with a standing ovation.

Lance and Lacey started the show and Lance revealed that when ‘N SYNC first signed with a record label, they didn’t want him in the group because his dancing skills were so bad compared to the other guys. Their West Coast Swing was the first time we could see why. There was no swing to be found, it looked more like a dude at a bar after one too many but not quite enough to make it good. Lance even slipped during the routine, recovering nicely but eating it none the less. The judges and audience were in stunned, stupefied silence.

Because we aren’t already battling major voter fatigue, throughout last night’s show election style mud-slinging promos randomly aired. The whole “I’m Toni Braxton and I approved this message” thing was cute but we need a break from campaigning, not a running gag about it.

After weeks of being either bashed or maligned by the judges, Lance and Lacey are chosen to encore their Gothic punk tango. We love the encores because the performers are so much more relaxed and L & L demolish the dance floor once again!

Kicking off the show were Toni Braxton and Alec Mazo. After narrowly escaping elimination last week, they busted out a paso doble that earned them a 23. Toni was elegant and regal, but the real star in this pairing is Alec, who commanded the stage.