Carole Baskin's ‘Eye of the Tiger’ DWTS performance is the epitome of 2020

Raise your hand if you had Carole Baskin competing on Dancing With The Stars on your 2020 Bingo card. *raises all the hands* That’s right, Monday night was the premiere of the new DWTS season, with new host Tyra Banks, and the woman who stole the show on the mega-hit Netflix series Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness was the biggest talk of the night. We’re not sure if ABC and DWTS producers remember that the show insinuated she killed her husband Don Lewis (who went missing in 1997) and fed him to her tigers, but boy did they love playing up the tiger thing.Case in point: Baskin showed up wearing a pink tiger printed leotard dress and danced to—you guessed it—“Eye of the Tiger.” Even her introduction as one of the contestants sent shockwaves because she was seemingly clawing and gnashing at the camera like a lion. Ladies and germs, a new meme for 2020 is upon us. In the words of Lady Gaga, "Oh my God nooo!"

#carolbaskin already created a meme #abc #DancingWiththeStars pic.twitter.com/b4xoaX8nTd

— alex (@vyctr21) September 15, 2020

Paired up with professional dancer Pasha Pashkov, Baskin muddled her way through the pasodoble which earned her pretty dismal starting marks from the judges (4, 4, 3, for a total of 11 out of 30 points). Yikes. If this rubs you the wrong way, you’re not alone. More than a few DWTS viewers were left with a bad taste in their mouth at Baskin’s inclusion.

#DWTS has hit rock bottom #carolebaskin pic.twitter.com/W0J43BXXl1

— Lady Kate (@Wishful_wink) September 15, 2020

I’m. Fucking. Dead. @DancingABC casually having a murderer via big kitties on the show. Shame. BUT. If @carole_baskin first dance isn’t to eye of the tiger... I will be VERY disappointed pic.twitter.com/caElWWW1VI

— HappyGallimore (@GallimoreHappy) September 15, 2020

"I'd like to cast my vote for everyone except Carole." #DWTS pic.twitter.com/HamVUf0s1S

— JISHAN. (@iamsrk_jishan) September 15, 2020

Joe exotic in jail be like https://t.co/8yrxSe5k2g pic.twitter.com/Dy5HD2xH2r

— Kyle Deemer (@penoakeo) September 15, 2020

The judge’s comments were so tame to her in comparison with the other competitors! Clearly they’re all just scared of becoming the next batch of meow mix ? #DWTSPremiere pic.twitter.com/9y2NH4LyVR

— millertime (@itzmillertime) September 15, 2020

[video_embed id='2034763']ALSO ON TWITTER: Twitter went wild over Chris Evans’ accidental NSFW pic [/video_embed]Of course, the controversy and drama didn’t end there. During the commercial break, some viewers in Tampa and Jacksonville, Florida, were treated to this wonderfully-timed commercial from the family of Baskin’s missing husband Don Lewis. His three daughters, his former assistant and family attorney asked that viewers with any information on Lewis’ disappearance reach out to a tip line. They also suggested they were interested in any tips that reveal Baskin’s involvement in his disappearance. A $100,000 reward has been funded for the investigation. Of course the fact that Don Lewis’ family purposefully bought a commercial slot during Baskin’s DWTS debut sent Twitter into overdrive.

I AM SCREAMING. #DWTS29 pic.twitter.com/gkCoPNGFO9

— Karen Marie (@karenmarieco) September 15, 2020

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— TBerc (@TBerc6) September 15, 2020

Somewhere in a jail cell, Joe Exotic is going, “What the heck is this three-ring circus?!”[video_embed id='-1']BEFORE YOU GO: Corgi can't contain excitement at the sound of a crinkled water bottle [/video_embed]