We're down to just five couples on Dancing with the Stars, which means not one byt two solo dances for every team.  It's going to get a lot harder before the finale, and with just three weeks of performances left, it's anyone's Mirror Ball Trophy to win.

Will we finally see the first perfect 30 of the season?  Will Len Goodman dare to raise his 10 paddle for a second time this season?  Will Aaron Carter continue to look and act like Spencer Pratt's slightly less douchey cousin?  There's only one way to find out.

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The Fashion Report: Sadly, there's nothing that awful to criticize, except Derek Hough's ridiculous tux jacket.

In this show, each couple will perform a Ballroom routine and a time-specific Latin numbers, from either one of the past four decades, or the future.

Mya and Dmitry Chaplin - Quickstep

These two don't care about stupid Len Goodman, which makes me like them even more.  To clear their heads, Team D-Mya goes horseback riding.  They have a little character at the start and end, but the whole routine is just pure beautiful dance without gimmicks, so Len Goodman had better not bitch and moan.  Once again, Len complains that he was very disappointed...because he found nothing to criticize.  Huzzah, Len finally found some damn sense!

Judges' Scores: 9+10+10=29

Aaron Carter and Karina Smirnoff - Foxtrot

I really hope Aaron regrets those stupid tattoos on his arms, because they're painfully distracting.  Despite some flu-like symptoms, Karina works through the pain.  I believe Aaron stole Michael Irvin's purple suit from last week and shrank it in the washing machine.  Their dance has a lot of moves, but the whole thing is like watching two plastic dolls do a dance, by which I mean Ken and Barbie, without genitalia.  It was like two youngsters who are super best friends doing a Foxtrot.

Judges' Scores: 7+8+8=23

Joanna Krupa and Derek Hough - Quickstep

Derek isn't just pretty, he's smart to, so he takes some footage of their biggest competition, Mya, and shows Joanna how to beat her.  It's interesting to compare this Quickstep to Mya's, because while Joanna is a little more rigid, she and Derek light up a room and have a lot more showmanship.

Judges' Scores: 8+7+8=23

Kelly Osbourne and Louis van Amstel - Foxtrot

Louis tries hard to get Kelly to focus, so he literally locks away all of her belongings.  Their dance is pretty freaking great with Kelly doing some graceful beauty.  Louis is probably the smartest choreographer on this show because he creates routines that are perfectly tailored to accentuate Kelly's charms.

Judges' Scores: 8+8+9=25

Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson - Viennese Waltz

Their dance is very good, featuring an effortless charm and grace that just exists on some weird ethereal plane.  For me, Donny is a lot like 30 Rock.  I know he's going to be really, really good every time, so it's not as exciting anymore because excellence has become the norm.  Len finds it too "arty-farty," and Bruno Tonioli wants to know what's wrong with a little farty.  Oh Bruno.

Judges' Scores: 9+8+9=26

Mya and Dmitry Chaplin - '70s Samba

Oh no, Dmitry is wearing a stupid '70s porn 'stache!  They're making a Disco-Samba bastard child, which makes Dmitry struggle with the choreography.  This dance is so freaking groovy and fun, and the judges are all gaga for Mya.  Tom Bergeron makes a brilliant joke about them using the wardrobe from Life on Mars.  I'm stunned he even remembers that show.

Judges' Scores: 10+10+10=30!!! 

The first 30 of the season!  Finally, Mya jumps over that hurdle and establishes herself once again as the frontrunner.

Aaron Carter and Karina Smirnoff - '90s Samba

Oh no, Aaron is adding in some of his own old school moves back when he was a super lame teeny tiny pop star.  It's also sad that he talks about the '90s like they're the olden times.  In a very odd way, his lame, douchey energy totally works for this dance because the '90s were all about cheesy boy bands, and that's what he does best, the desperate desire to play to the back of the stands.

Judges' Scores: 9+9+9=27

Joanna Krupa and Derek Hough - Futuristic Paso Doble

Derek does a silly futuristic robot voice, and by now you either love him (as I do) or you think he's the most annoying person ever.  They're dressed like weird alien robots and the dance is so surreal and weird and still beautifully danced.  This routine would put Wade Robson's wacky routines from So You Think You Can Dance to shame.  This is my favorite thing of the season, easily.

Judges' Scores: 9+10+10=29

It's weird that tonight, Carrie Ann is the stingy sourpuss.

Kelly Osbourne and Louis van Amstel - '60s Jive

Kelly is a student of the '60s, so this is perfect for her, except for the fact that the Jive is the most physically exhausting dance there is.  It's a very weird surrealist vision of '60s mod style that includes lime green wigs.  It's really fun and surprisingly good, but I still don't totally get it.

Judges' Scores: 8+9+9=26

Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson - '80s Paso Doble

Donny is so excited to relive his late 20s and early 30s by dressing like a glam rock god and acting like a total fool.  It's outrageous, but not in a completely good way.  There's some charm to it, as always, but Halloween was last week, and as Carrie Ann correctly points out, this was too insane.

Judges' Scores: 8+8+8=24
 

Here's how the leaderboard looks:
Mya and Dmitry: 59
Joanna and Derek: 52
Kelly and Louis: 51
Donny and Kym: 50
Aaron and Karina: 50

Aaron was in the bottom last week when he had one of the highest scores, so now that he's tied at the bottom, he's doomed.  The question is who will join him in the bottom two?  The answer might tell us who has fan support and who will be in trouble next week.  I think the '80s and Futuristic Paso Dobles are too memorable, so Kelly will join Aaron in the bottom.


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