Wow – what a relief! I claimed Helio could never win, and I was wrong. Thank heavens for that! I was freaking out when they were about to announce who came in third, but actually cheered when Tom said Marie Osmond’s name. I guess Branson, Missouri doesn’t have as big a population as I imagined. *lol*
It was a good but long finale. They could have easily cut it down to 90 minutes and still had plenty of dancing. I thought the caliber of dancing on last night’s show far surpassed that on Monday night, and for good reason – the pressure was off! I admit I’m sad that Mel B didn’t win. She just seemed so passionate about it, and rightfully so since she’s so amazing. I’ll make a confession – Mel B is my favorite Spice Girl and it’s solely based on her accent – I love her Leeds accent.
It was fun seeing the past contestants back on the show, but I wish they had all learned NEW dances for the finale as opposed to regurgitating old ones.
So in a couple more seasons I hope they do an all-stars and have a battle of the champions with all winners and 1st runners-up coming back to compete against each other. Wouldn’t that be awesome? After next season they’ll have 12 people available to do that – now THAT would be an amazing season.