SPOILERS!! DWTS Season 10, Week 2 – The Score Card
I find this elimination very shocking, actually. Shannen and Mark leave the competition.
I guess Courtney and I have to tally up how well we did with our predictions. Neither of us sucked, but neither of us were 100% correct either. We can’t draw too many conclusions, because they don’t tell us the vote totals of everyone NOT in the bottom two. Heck, we normally can’t even be sure that the two left standing are actually the bottom two.
Heidi:
- Predicted Aiden would go, but guessed possible shocker of Chad or Shannen.
- Did NOT expect to see Pam in the “bottom 2″. Since Tom did use the words bottom two instead of “jeopardy”, I’m assuming it was a real bottom 2.
Conclusion: looking at my math numbers, Shannen is not that huge of a shocker, her number weren’t that far above those below her. Pam, on the other had, was a real surprise. I think she suffers from NOT having a big name pro by her side – although Shannen did, so….
Courtney:
- Predicted that Kate would go home – or was that wishful thinking? 
- Had Chad in her bottom 2 and didn’t think Shannen would go home, although Courtney did comment on bad dance order for her and Mark.
- Was absolutely correct in pegging me as a complete worrywart in regards to Nicole and Derek.
- Had commented a few times that she wasn’t sure if people would vote for Pam (more in the comments than anything).
Conclusion: ?? Paging Courtney. Write me a conclusion for your guesses. Alright miss Heidi, here’s my conclusion…
…I need to stick with my gut instincts from my preliminary ranking, as those would have been closer to being correct than the one I did this week! I knew deep down that Pam would probably struggle with votes, but I think I gave her the benefit of the doubt this week because she did decently well. And yes, your worrying was for naught – Derek was just fine, and will probably get a voting boost from the folks who were voting for Mark. I’m beginning to think more & more that bad dance order contributed to Shannen’s early departure…she was just on too early in the performance order for people to remember her well. I should also not underestimate the voting power of the infamous Vote for the Worst – stupid Kate doesn’t deserve to be there! I’m making a voodoo doll as we speak. 
Next Week? Pam fans rally, as do Derek/Nicole fans (because Mark the bff went home) – Aiden bites the dust, finally, and Kate lives again to dance another day. Damn it. Never underestimate the power of a train wreck. Make sure that voodoo doll is a good one, Courtney
I was so nervous about Derek it wasn’t funny. This whole Mark/Shannen thing proves one thing, “NO BODY IS SAFE.”
Yep. I was shocked by Shannen. I had speculated she could be the shocker but I didn’t think it would actually happen! Shocked by Pam too.
IMO, this was a out of spite vote to boot Shannen off.
I don’t follow you. How can you vote someone off out of spite?
Cause many people don’t like Shannen
Chad is most likely leading the fan votes so he will be there for a LONG time so I knew he was safe. I thought Aiden was going home b/c it did not look like his fanbase was strong. I think Kate’s attitude this week caused all of her sympathy votes to dissipate. I was a little shocked at Shannen but not completely surprised. I am a child of the 80s and 90s so it hurts me to see her go. Forever Brenda Walsh!
Looks like Bruno is on Kimmel tonight instead of Shannen. He just said that this is the first time an eliminated celeb has declined an invitation to be on his show.
Kate’s true colors showed for all to see. Tony is not thrilled with her. maybe he gets a feeling for John walking.
Alright miss Heidi, here’s my conclusion (I would just add it myself, but I’m at work and can’t open the dashboard hehe)…
…I need to stick with my gut instincts from my preliminary ranking, as those would have been closer to being correct than the one I did this week! I knew deep down that Pam would probably struggle with votes, but I think I gave her the benefit of the doubt this week because she did decently well. And yes, your worrying was for naught – Derek was just fine, and will probably get a voting boost from the folks who were voting for Mark. I’m beginning to think more & more that bad dance order contributed to Shannen’s early departure…she was just on too early in the performance order for people to remember her well. I should also not underestimate the voting power of the infamous Vote for the Worst – stupid Kate doesn’t deserve to be there! I’m making a voodoo doll as we speak
Jeanmom, I’m going to have to disagree with you about Chad (and not just because I’m a Colts fan
). He’s a pretty polarizing personality – people either love him or hate him, and during football season he sure didn’t strive for the adoration of the masses: trash-talking, incurring fines, and generally being obnoxious in the media, so I’m not sure that the masses are coming out to vote for him right now. That, and the fact that he’s be relatively boring & unmemorable thus far this season – nothing seems to really “stick out” about his performances, so viewers may be forgetting about him altogether.
If anyone is getting a decent majority of the votes, I would say it is probably Evan – fresh out of the winter Olympics with a gold medal in hand, he is still pretty fresh in the minds of the public, and well-liked at that – and he’s also been performing well.
But I agree that I don’t see Kate lasting much longer – my guess is that people voted for her last week because they felt bad for her…then she pulled out the bitch card this week, and suddenly became much harder to feel bad for, but still had a decent amount of votes from last week to keep her safe. Either that or VFTW is really applying themselves this season…perhaps they’re in league with every bitter, scorned divorcee who can relate to Kate
I’ll add it verbatim. Sans parenthetical.
Good for you sticking to your original thought, but I still hate thinking that women are so petty that they wouldn’t vote for a very entertaining dancer. She’s not the best – but then we all know that’s not really what matters on this show. I’m going to go with the notion that Pam got too much attention (and therefore people believed she’d be safe) combined with not having an established pro (with his own fanbase) for a partner.
Yep, Evan is most certainly getting the most votes and Chad is a good ways behind him. I wager EVERYONE is a good ways behind him.
Pam in the bottom merely proves that women are intimidated by her and that men do not vote.
Shocker! Pam suffered from people assuming others will vote for her. Are Mark’s fans going to vote for Nicole now? Some maybe but I think most of his fans were the ones who like Olympians like Shawn and Kristi so I can see them voting for Evan instead. Maybe Mark will ask his fans to vote for his best friend/brother.
Oooo, I’ll help with the voodoo doll! Let me find the books I had.
Doubt that Mark will be asking his fans to vote for Derek. Seems that Mark & Evan are now BFFs. Wouldn’t be surprised if he went on the road w/Evan to work on the routine he is suppose to be creating for him.
I’d be surprised if Pam actually left the competition before midpoint. I’d bet on Aiden out next week. After that I’d say it would be either Buzz or Kate–but who knows.
I think that that personalities will play a big part in the order of exit–perhaps more so than the actal dancing.