'Dancing With the Stars' recap: All Shook Up

Oh, and apologies for the crappy image quality, but we need to address this:

Right after the pro women were all shown dipping backwards, Bruno dropped it himself...on his back...on the freakin' judges' table! LOVE IT. ''Teh-ennnnnnnn!''

Later, James Blunt sang his new single ''Carry You Home,'' while ballroom pros Eric Luna and Georgia Ambarian performed what was basically a three-minute-long lift. That routine was amazing, especially when Eric went from sitting to standing, while still lifting his bare-footed partner. Maybe Shannon should go shoeless next week, to help with balance and leg control. She could afford to lose the height...with a long enough gown, would anyone even notice? (Yeah.) Well, she should still try it.

I'm delighted and also somewhat horrified that this children's competition is going to keep running. Don't get me wrong — their routines are jaw-droppingly good and I love the occasional moments when they're actually shown being kids, like when little Cara wiped her hand on her cha-cha costume immediately after the obligatory ''congratulations'' handshakes with Dmitry and Michelle. But it seems a little weird to ''eliminate'' half the child guests each week, especially after the judges heap on the praise but offer no constructive criticism, even to the ''losing'' couple. Maybe I'm being soft and kids this professionally trained by 8 years old are totally used to on-camera rejection. What do you say — yay or nay on the kids' segments? (If it's between them and the Macy's Stars of Dance segments, I'll take the wee ones who can't stop the beat!)

My damn TV Watch teleprompter just stopped working, so I think I'll just stop writing. No need to drag things out for the last 10 minutes when you're on the Internet! Plus, these sequins and fringe aren't going to tally themselves. (Check back here for DWTS Talk, later this week!)

What do you think? Did Priscilla's ouster surprise you at all? Is it just me, or do all the costumes seem to have completely different (and often more flattering) colors in the backstage confessionals? And will you have your own sterling-silver barf buckets ready, sofa-side, for next week's group hoedown?

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