![]() This initially uncomfortable situation slowly builds until Julia finally confronts Raven, it goes well…until Raven lets it slip that Kevin gave her 10K for her “life coach” education – ouch! Among the other contestants Nick has his eye on for interesting storylines are frustrated older housewife Julia Perkins ( Teri Polo), whose midlife crisis derailed husband Kevin (played by comedian Seth Morris) has been secretly paying for online spank time with fellow contestant Raven Price ( Karen Rodriguez). But, that show’s bread and butter is largely ballroom, and ballroom isn’t usually size friendly.īut, Nick isn’t just picking on Gabby. I will say, as a longtime fan of So You Think You Can Dance, I’ve only ever seen one big person on there and it was a guy, and he got eliminated pretty much first live show. This point is made blatantly clear in the last episode where they perform their version of Swan Lake for a prestigious ballet company. Hell, Gabby is technically a dancer, albeit a break-dancer, but in the world of high art dance she wouldn’t stand a chance. I am glad that Gabby is given a shot, if only for the fact that it is depressing to only ever see skinny bitches dancing. How? How could he love me, when he could have her? I’m not gonna lie, I don’t always buy her belief in this negative self-image, but Simone sells it so well. It’s obvious that Reggie has a thing for Gabby, but her self-esteem er…the lack thereof, has convinced her it can’t be possible. He believes she’s set up for inevitable failure, pitting her against predictable mean girl beanpole Britteny Lovewell ( Anna Grace Barlow) in a love triangle with disgraced NFL star Reggie Sadler ( Ser’Darius Blain). Granted, the exhibition setup helps, not to mention that Gabby isn’t the only big girl on the roster, and then of course there’s the fact that Nick likes her for a love triangle. The hardest part of this show to believe is that big girl Gabby Lewis ( Simone Recasner) would be a major player. But, where Unreal was…well, unreal, The Big Leap isn’t actually too farfetched. Now, some years ago, Unreal tried to tackle the dark and gritty world of reality dating competitions (hello The Bachelor), and succeeded to a certain degree. So, he’ll make the most of it by drumming up the drama and ignoring the actual conceit of the show (hence…it’s not a show about dancing). He would rather push the boundaries of the reality genre, instead he’s put in charge of this “fluff piece”. ![]() We understand, based on a conversation we get to witness in the back of a future contestant’s car, that Nick isn’t thrilled to be on this project. ![]() This show is, assumedly, his last shot to bank a win for the network after his disastrous “Big Brother under water” concept went belly-up some years ago. ![]() Nick, himself, is something of a lost soul. There are no eliminations, so less of a competition and more of an exhibition – which makes sense when you consider Nick’s running gag that it isn’t a show “about dancing”. See, the premise of this show is that you audition, and if you’re chosen, you’re in. Headed by the lovable Scott Foley(in a decidedly unlovable role), playing Nick Blackburn, this is a show about a reality dance competition (more So You Think You Can Dance less Dancing with the Stars). Among the new crop of shows that’s been offered this fall TV season, The Big Leap has to be my favorite. ![]()
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