Studies have shown that Hidden Gems of the Week, EW.com’s collection of reader-submitted ridiculata, is the best way to enjoy Dancing With the Stars without ever having to turn it on. It’s a visual feast of sparkles, fringe, and flesh. Ready to go down the rabbit hole? Behold this bountiful smattering of Visible Gems!
MVG (MOST VALUABLE GEM): The boy is…Jamie Lee Curtis’?!
“Brandy got a standing O from Monica…I guess their heated ‘The Boy Is Mine’ rivalry of years ago is over. They were frenemies for years!” –CoolWhipLite, endorsed by Lorie, Riley, clandrith, bamagirl, neetsie2000, jury’s out, dj, gigi, Manda
“Enthusiastic Activia Lady gave Monica a b**** glare with just the slightest hint of a forced smile.” –Stephanie, endorsed by Anonymous
“After Kyle and Lacey’s first dance, Brooke said, ‘We’ve all been watching you…’ and the Celebriquarium was empty! ” –Addison, endorsed by Enthusiastic Comment Lady
“Was Kyle wearing Theo Huxtable’s Gordon Gartrelle knock-off that Denise tried to recreate after Cliff made him take it back because it was so expensive?” –Elizabeth, endorsed by kfran, melissa
“The pictures of Kyle as a kid (or as an even younger kid, I should say). Gems, all of them, but – the one where he’s in white, he’s doing the little ‘come on!’ move with his hand, just like he did coming down the stairs during his samba solo!” –JH
“Enthusiastic Chimes Lady in da House with her buddy Enthusiastic Uncapped Bongo Player and Impeccably Manicured Trumpeter. Doesn’t get better than that!” –LAG Award Winner, endorsed by LMO, Hez, Manda, glenn, tkemoses
“Before Maks and Brandy’s dance, ECL was air boxing! ABCL?” –iggy, endorsed by Andi
“Lacey was dazedly trying to sing along with the theme song.” –melissa, endorsed by Potato Bug, LAG Award Winner
“Not all that hidden, but what was up with Mark and Derek loosening up like they were about to compete in sprints? What happened to cheesy swaying and bouncing to the music while waving shamelessly at the camera?” –Riley
“The way Carrie Ann was talking with her hands, it looked like she was elbowing the male ‘head’ sitting on the desk in the face.” –LL, LDS, iggy
“Doesn’t the man in full white at Bruno’s left know it’s past Labor Day?” –Xorp, avab, orville, LAG Award Winner, Luna, ice castle
“During their paso rehearsal clip, Maks channeled Phil Keoghan from The Amazing Race and showed us his ‘Browsie.’” –LAG Award Winner
“Gem nomination: The reappearance of the lamp post prop in Maks and Brandy’s Argentine tango that was also used in Maks and Joanna Krupa’s from season 9.” –Adriana
“Further evidence of Tea Party plot to keep Bristol dancing: Newt Gingrich look-a-like sitting to the left of Bruno” –MLM, endorsed by jt
“Someone clapping with glowing hands behind the judges” –Anna, endorsed by ChaCha
Ball Room Hero (got stars in his eyes…): “Tom kissing Brandy on her cheek while Maks was hugging her from behind. ♥” –Time For Bristol To Go
“Derek blowing on Jennifer’s boob. I know he was going for the feathered fringe, but it didn’t really look that way!” –AR, endorsed by KWo, Katja, Jenn, JH, Rebecca, @mcdeallover, Tracy, KC
“For the second week in a row, Jennifer Grey’s husband, Clark Gregg, did not applaud after Bristol’s dance. This week he stood clasping his hands, next to Jamie Lee Curtis who WAS clapping for Bristol & Mark’s waltz.” –Mgssoprano, endorsed by DWTS’ BIGGEST FAN
“Jennifer Grey’s husband spazzing out while she danced the cha cha!” –Katie, endorsed by karolina, IAA Jennifer, WishIWasAHalpert, Jenn
“He’s a hidden JIM!” –sparkles, endorsed by JH, j, Chappel, AR, CoolWhipLite, Jillibean, Manda, Ysabel, Cricket, BP, Care, Enthusiastic Comment Lady, MLM
“When Jamie Lee Curtis had her hands over her mouth, it looked like she either saw Michael Myers in the audience or that she had eaten too much Activia!” –Baby’s Corner, endorsed by Patrycja
“The sparkle clip in Jennifer’s hair during her waltz looked like one half of a banana clip and her hair was styled almost as bad as if it was an actual banana clip!” –KelbelDance, endorsed by Allison, Amy in Pittsburgh
“I do believe I detected Mark’s nails painted with my favorite shade of late – Wicked, similar it is to Midnight in Moscow and Lincoln Park After Dark.” –DNCMSTR Dee, mother of EW.com’s Fringe Fairy (and the source of my crazy gem-hunting gene has been revealed…liiiiiiiiive!), endorsed by JH, orville, Al, queue55, JH, Amanda, CoolWhipLite, Jules, hillchics, melissa
“Benji Schwimmer buried deep in the crowd after Bristol’s second dance (right before the close-up of Sarah).” –Potato Bug, endorsed by tango2, orville
“Phil Donahue is hangin’ out behind Mama Grizzly!” –LDS
“Mark seemed to be a little teary-eyed right at the end. I think he was about to cry because they made him wear a shirt!” –VK, endorsed by mia, Paul, Mo, First-Time Gem Hunter
“Mr. Wheeler behind Tom slowly turning and smiling at the camera” –j
“I THINK TOM GOT A HAIRCUT #ineedalife” –Manda
“LOL I kind of thought Tom got a haircut too.” –Katja
“OMG I thought the same thing! It’s as if he is BEGGING the gem hunters to give him props! You don’t need to beg, Tom…we LOVE YOU just the way you are!” –Amy in Pittsburgh
LIFE-AFFIRMING GEM (LAG): Soooooo jaunty!
“Hidden Gem enthusiast Tom Bergeron did a jaunty little Charlie Chaplin walk right when they came back from commercial before Kyle’s intro (I see you Tom! That was just for us, right??) –JH, endorsed by Enthusiastic Comment Lady, Elizabeth, Annie, tkemoses, Kristie D
Don’t think we missed this, either.
Thank you, DNCMSTRs one and all, for your fabulous submissions!
(Please share on Facebook, etc. We must spread the word of the Lord Mirrorballus!)
Read more:
Semifinals performance recap: Might As Well Dance!
All Hidden Gems of the Week
EW.com’s ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Central
Annie on Twitter: @EWAnnieBarrett
I usually enjoy these so much, but it’s just so hard to do that right now. Planet Mirrorballus is in danger!
I agree Lisa. Save Planet Mirrorballus!
You better check yourself before I wreck you!
Ha! Love that song
I liked Brandy but really hated Maks attitude. Im glad Maks is OUT. Next is Cub Grizzly. Go Jennifer.
Perhaps Maks’ bad attitude had something to do with Brandy’s bad attitude.
I don’t like either of them and am glad they are out. Just wish Kurt Warner had stuck around rather than Bristol, but what can you do? The people have spoken.
danger…pffft…..this is backlash from the trained dancer/singer breezing through last year. Nicole was so boring, there was no buzz…..this is creating buzz and BIG ratings.
I have tried to call and vote but to no avail, the lines are always busy.
Why is Brandy out????????
I ran into that last night too… I kept trying to vote for BRANDMC, and it was always busy!
I always have a had time getting through..
Really, You dont know why Brandy is Out?? Really? Dont think too hard, i’ll help u out. Maks Ego. Loud mouth, EGO.
I had to call about 25 times before I was able to vote for Kyle….but all my votes went to him. He has really put it all together and I hope he wins it all!
This show just hit rock bottom tonite. Even the judges and the audience was very visably upset. I have watched this show every season, but as of now I am done. I will not waste my time again – don’t really care who wins. After this season, I think this show is headed downward in the ratings!!!
I agree! This is unreal, I’m so done!
I agree, this is my last seadon watching. I won’t even watch the finals..
I agree, I don’t care anymore. And I’m a ballroom dancer; the show is pandering to the non-dancing drama junkies. YUCK.
Whoo hoo! One HG mention this week. Thanks Annie. Is it sad that my life’s mission is to have my HG selected by Fringe Fairy? Oh Annie, whatever will I do after next week? You’ve got me playing the drinking game and now when this is all over I’ll be spiralling into a dark depression. See what you’ve done to us your ‘FANNIES’?
Awww man…I hate that I missed the show this week! “Gordon Gartrelle knock-off shirt” Hahaha! Love. It.!! And something tells me Gregg Clark was giving the Gem Hunters a shout out! Great work peeps. Until next week!!
I think you’re right
I love that people connected with the show are starting to play along.
That Theo huxtable comparison was the best hidden gem quip of life!! Also I;m not talking abouts elims, I haven’t processed it yet.
The Theo Huxtable gem was my FAVORITE. Who on earth can remember things like that??? (And it was so accurate!) Amazing.
That is hilarious. I LOVE Hidden Gems. I look forward to them every week.
I’m kicking myself right now because I thought the exact same thing when I saw that shirt and missed my chance at nominating a hidden gem. At least I get one more chance…
Agreed! This gem was so amazing. Loved it!!!
Kudos to Elizabeth for catching that one! By far my favorite gem of the season.
I was all in a tizzy to nominate Theo’s shirt, but Elizabeth beat me to it. She deserves all of the kudos because she remembered the Gordon Gartrelle part!
I’m still laughing about the Theo Huxtable gem this morning… so funny.
Absolutely agree on the Theo shirt hidden gem! Oh my goodness, I remember watching that particular Cosby Show episode when it first aired, but I never would have made that connection — you hidden gem hunters are beyond awesome
i dont want to say it but…what if she wins our beloved mirrorball trophy…
Carmela, please for the love of planet mirrorballus… Don’t say it!
…I just might pull a Tina Fey and leave Earth.
I hate to say it, but I bet she wins….I cant believe Brandy got voted out…she is liable to go into a deep depression n ow…and I really hope Jennifer and Derek do a “Time of my Life” Dirty Dancing freestyle!!!!!
To Kristie D: If Brandy were to go into the a deep depression, the time to do it would have been after she killed that young mother with her car, not because she lost some stupid styrofoam glitter ball in a dance competition.
Yeah, man – Mirrorballus is about to go up like Krypton… The Bristol is threatening this once enligtened and promising world. Time for Kyle to make an exodus and bring things back to reality. If people wanna vote for someone whocan dance but has had a significant journey, he is yor champion. GO KYLE MASSEY!!!
AMEN!
He’s been getting my votes all season.
Gemhunters, I’m beyond speechless. Good job with the gem hunting this week. The Gordon Gatrelle was the best ever! Have a great week everyone!
WOO HOO!!! My first HG mention!! Is it sad that this totally made my night? lol
I had one a couple of weeks ago. I just barely escaped peeing my pants. I don’t think it’s sad.
Totally not sad! Ridiculata Rules!!!
It’s not sad, it’s AWESOME.
Mine was mentioned too – and it was my first week gem hunting! I am filled with pride.
*Clark Gregg.
YES! YES!! YES!!!
Browsie makes it into HG’s!!!!!
I now can die a happy gemologist. My life’s work is complete.
Love Browsie! Well spotted, and congrats!
Oh thank you thank you – I soooooo needed this tonight! It’s been a long sh*tty day, family emergency, drama, lots of ick, and I just needed a smile. And lo and behold, mine got picked for the LAG! It shouldn’t mean that much, but it just does. Thank you Annie and all fellow gem hunters!
Good Job with the LAG JH! It really makes my night too when one of my gems gets picked by The Fringe Fairy! You must be floating high above Planet Mirrorballus being the reigning LAG winner
JH- thank you. I totally needed to laugh this week – and your comment was my favorite.
Great job! I love this blog, even though I don’t watch the show, you gem hunters with Annie’s recaps & photoshopping are the highlight of my Tue & Wed morning coffee break! Thank you for sharing the fun!
Despite how much I was rooting for Brandy and Maks (and how incredibly disappointed I am to see them gone), I’m not anxious to see a ton of Bristol-bashing. No way on God’s green(ish) earth should she be in the finals, but she put in a solid effort; she simply didn’t measure up, talent-wise. No, I blame the Tea Baggers for trying to make some kind of point by voting her through. That said (and as much I’d hate to see Jennifer and Kyle’s hard work got to waste), I’m now all for Bristol winning this thing next week. I’m serious. Let’s push this whole ridiculous bulls**t to its natural conclusion. THEN let’s see ABC try to explain away the results and justify how a political movement managed to highjack a celebrity dance competition. Hooray for mediocrity!!
While I’m still not on the whole Tea Bagger conspiracy train, I do agree with just letting Bristol win this whole thing and let this ridiculously crappy season revel in mediocrity.
Madge? Is that you???
You’re getting my screen name du jour prize!! Love it!
ABC will not explain anything. They have shown that in the past. They correctly anticipated their viewership by putting Bristol on the show, but sadly underestimated the tenacity of the Tea Party to force the voting. Such a shame.
Am I the only one wondering if robo-calls are to blame? They did crash my phone (and many thousands of others) election day eve. I’m sure they could disturb one line while helping another. Let’s get Jesse Ventura on this!
Help save Planet Mirrorballus!
Although I think ABC is planning a total destruction major (a la Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century)! Think about it, we’ve recently discovered life on the unnamed planet, tentatively called Skating with the Stars. Clearly the solution is to blow up all life forms that don’t make it to the new planet!
On a serious note, I think the show might have seriously jumped the shark tonight.