DWTS: Fingers Crossed

Even before last night's show, the two dancers in biggest danger of leaving this week were Kelly and Aaron. Kelly because she's easily the worst dancer left, and Aaron because she's (sorry, "he's"... Freudian slip) the least popular celebrity. After last night's performances, that hasn't changed, nor has last night made me rethink my pick for final three: Joanna, Mya, and Donny, with it all coming down to either Donny and his massive fanbase or Mya and her new-found fans.

As for this week, Aaron (as we all saw last week when he had great scores but had to win in a dance-off), is still not getting any of the fan's votes. I will admit that he has become a much better dancer and he has gotten better at hiding the raging, emotional drama queen inside of him; but he still looked like he was about to burst into tears last week when the judges announced that he had won! You just survived another week despite how few people like you, and you look worse than the guy who lost! Seriously, man, grow some balls!

Kelly, on the other hand, has gotten more and more popular as the show has progressed, winning over the older fan-base who might not recall her famous father, much less the attempted popstar Kelly. Kelly actually could sneak in as the not as talented but very popular finalist and beat out Joanna. First, of course, she would have to survive tonight, but I don't think that will be a problem.

Looking ahead to my picks for final three, Joanna has had a huge turn-around by toning down the bitchiness and coming across as much more gentle and likable, even backstage when the focus is not on her. Her partner Derek has helped with that a lot. His natural jokiness and complete lack of ability to take himself or anything else too seriously have perfectly balanced out Joanna's colder attitudes. Mya meanwhile, has toned down the performance part of her routines and stressed the dancing, and finally won over Len, her last obstacle to potentially winning the whole thing. Then there's Donny, the single most popular person going into the competition, and since his dancing abilities have gotten better throughout the season, he has won over even more fans, which could make him the first man to win in quite a few seasons.

So, here's hoping we're done with Aaron tonight! And win or lose, I'm sure we'll see some tears.