Season 13 of Dancing With the Stars has had some of the most shocking moments of any season I have watched. But the finale was the first episode I have ever actually gasped while watching.
Ricki Lake -- the one I believed was going to win the whole season -- came in third. Third! And then it was down to two. The Twitter-verse erupted. Many people were furious that JR Martinez, a true hero and veteran, was being pitted against Rob Kardashian, who is sweet but hasn't exactly had to triumph over much in his life.
As the minutes ticked down and all the dancers from the season took the stage, there were some poignant moments. Both Chynna Phillips and Kristin Cavallari were early picks as winners and both went home in major upsets. They both danced well, but, in the end, there was one winner. And it wasn't the one I would have expected in Week 5.
JR Martinez took home the Mirror Ball Trophy. It was a massive relief to many who were appalled that he was in the running with a pampered Kardashian. During the tense moments between Lake's elimination and the final dances, Twitter went crazy. Some tweets:
You know the world is messed up when the final two contestants in a popularity contest are a Kardashian & a war veteran #DWTS
Howard Cohen of the Miami Herald tweeted:
#DWTS finale pits someone who's been given a silver spoon his entire life (Rob) vs a man who has known real sacrifice (JR). Hope JR wins.
Luckily all that worry was for naught. JR took home the trophy and it was well-deserved, well-earned, and all was well.
The fact is, even though JR slipped a bit in the end, he was a top contender for most of the 10 weeks of the show. He gave 110 percent and performed some of the most moving dances in the show's history. (His waltz! His waltz!)
It was a season full of high emotions and memorable cast members. And after watching the show for about 10 of the 13 seasons, I can officially say this season blew the others right off the dance floor. It was fantastic and I couldn't be happier with the winner.
JR Martinez all the way!
Were you happy with the results?
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It was done wrong Rick was the best, Don't know how JR won and Ron is where he is because his family not cause how he dances he made more mistakes than anyone one because of who his family is with a lot of money
I knew JR was going to win because I Sean him on Jimmy before the show with Off so I know it was done wrong I though it was live but it wasn't because I thought we didn't know until it was over that is telling me JR knew was going to win before the show came on. Rick was the best all year because Derrick is the best dancer and trainer. So it it fake and a Lot of people said that won't watch the show again. or vote for the people choice award because it was done wrong.
Ideally I would have placed Rob third and Ricki second, but what can you do? I'm happy with the results. I don't get the people who were upset that Rob was in the final two. Yeah, it's a popularity contest and he's a Kardashian. Just as a side note, I find that the rest of the Kardashians annoy the hell out of me, but I found Rob to be pretty enjoyable.
I was pretty happy with the results. I was also pleasantly surprised at how Rob handled it. Finally, a Kardashian with class!
From the 1st night of the show...as soon as I heard JR's sad story, I knew he would win !! All my heart goes out to him...but you could tell immediately that people (cried and teared up) would sympathize with a vet. He turned out to be a pretty good dancer, but there were better ones. Ricki Lake was the BEST DANCER from week 1. She SHOULD have won if it were for the dancing aspect. Rob surprised me too! And I didn't appreciate U of L b'ball game pre-empting the show and accidentally giving away the winner before we could watch the end !!! BOO!!