The TV Zone

How do these things happen? For weeks I've wondered - "who votes for Billionaire Guy? Who? Reveal yourselves, Billionaire Guy fans, and explain why you think he's worth a vote over any of the other dancers...?" I began to speculate: Perhaps he paid off the entire city of Dallas to vote for him. Perhaps his millions of employees block-voted, recognizing that continued employment was preferable to a few little white lies... I don't know. It just didn't make
sense. Yesterday, I got this explanation from a reader, Rebecca, who said: “Mark is a hottie, even at 49. At least, he is giving it his all... attitude is a large part of this contest. Give him a break! HOTTIE…” To each her own. But Monday, I finally figured out his charm and that at least part of what Rebecca said was absolutely true – it’s the ham quotient, the “I’ll do Anything to Get a Vote” attitude. He actually CARED about “DWTS” – about being here, and doing the best he could, and – most of all - trying to scrap out a win each week against all odds. I decided I liked his spirit, even if I didn’t necessarily feel the same way about his dancing. I wanted Billionaire Guy to move on to the next week and the one after that…And then what happens? He gets voted off. There is no justice in “DWTS” land.