SPOILERS!!! DWTS Season 14, Week 9 – Who’s Going to the Finale???
Well, there is a new pro on my least favorite list and it’s a woman. Guess. Which female pro was just nasty to both Derek and Donald, while claiming it doesn’t matter if William misses a step cuz he’s just so wonderful??
Delusional, thy name is Cheryl. Please, for your own reputation, take a break next season. Thank you.
In other news, they are doing the all star season, but it’s not how some of us hoped – it’s not going to be all good dancers, necessarily, but “controversial” characters in addition to past winners and others. Boo. Hope Derek is doing something else. I really don’t need to see Kate Gosselin or someone who won before win again.
Okay, white space to avoid spoilage done, who got eliminated?? Well, as soon as they called Katherine safe you had to know it was going to be Maria and Derek. Because I am just too good this season. :-)
Your finalists are somewhat unexciting, in my view, but I hope that either Katherine or Donald wins…now I just have to figure out who my votes go to to ensure William doesn’t win. And I think that person is Donald. As much as I like Katherine.
How did we do??
Heidi: I said it would be Maria and Katherine, with Katherine leaving. Second choice, obviously, was Maria leaving.
Courtney: Court had Katherine in the bottom position with William one up from her.
Vogue: Voguey said that Katherine was going home with Maria as a possibility.
Warning….I’ve had enough of crazy assed fans. So, if you are a Derek fan looking to excessively bitch and moan, I might delete you, even though I’m a Derek fan. If you are a fan of someone else only coming in here to gloat or cheer them leaving? I may just delete your ass too. It’s week 9 and I’m tired of fangirls. Period.
I must say…interesting and surprising results…i feel like william and donald were lightyears ahead of maria and katherine in votes…so i knew it was coming down to those two.
but 13k is a decent clip with only 4 votes….i guess that explains Maria’s scoring the last few weeks.
not a bad final 3…and im SO happy for Peta and Donald!!
maria had a solid run…injuries and all
Actually, people had five votes. And I’m sure there was a big sympathy vote involved. Ah well….Maria and Derek went out on top and with class. Which is more than some can say, for sure.
Lol preach on princess Heidi!
Thank you for all your Hard work you’ve and everyone else who contribute to this amazing site.
Now that it’s down to three I hope the judges will turn a new leaf and score the couples fair. I blame Len for Donald even being in the bottom two.
Thanks, Heidi for all your great insights into everything DWTS. I agree about Cheryl. She was a real you know what in some of those clips tonight. As I said on another thread, I am so proud of Maria and Derek and what they did this season, especially with all her injuries. All the best to Donald! See you next season.
Donald wasn’t in the bottom two, Tina – he was in jeopardy. There is no way of knowing who the next lowest person was, although I strongly suspect it was Katherine. They were trying for the OOOOOooohhhh factor by calling her safe first.
Haven’t seen it yet. Was it a real bottom 2 or the “in jeopardy” thing?
Sorry, PH! We were posting at the same time I guess.
I meant to add, in response to yo….I keep going back and forth on whether the judges know the vote totals or not. I suspect the rules say that they don’t because of course they would be tempted to influence their scores. But then there are times when it seems too suspect…like the constant underscoring of Donald for example.
So, so, so sad, but they went out on a high note. Very proud ofwhat she has accomplished through all her injuries. The finals will not be a must watch for me, but if I do watch, and if I vote, it will definitely be for Donald. He is the only dancer I have really had fun watching other than Maria.
Didnt tune in until the last 5 minutes I was a little bit scared that Donald and Peta were gone very happy they are going to the finals.
Wow. How did that happen? Well, it had to be someone and I’d be sad no matter whose name they called. And actually, Maria lasted much longer than I expected with her fractured feet and all. I will miss them – I love Derek’s freestyles.
I am bummed that Maria and Derek have left, I was praying for it to be Willy and I have had enough of Cheryl! And the ladies screaming, enough already. I hope and pray that Willy doesn’t win this thing.
I was surprised that Donald was *in jeopardy*. I know it doesn’t mean squat but still.
I am not so sure that I am sold on this All Star Season, I was hoping they would bring back some of our favorites, but instead it sounds like its celebs that still need a career boost. NO, NO Kate Gosselin!
Like P.Heidi said abve, ipretty sure Katherine was the other celebrity in the bottom 2, but calling her safe first kept the audience glued to their seats.
I think Katherine’s freestyle wont be that exciting, based on the performance level of her previous dances
And William may not neccesarily get a good score eighter. Remember, Gilles was the frontrunner his whole season, but lost due to a boaring freestyle in which Cheryl danced around him 90% of the time.
Damn. I would have much rather it been William than Maria. And when Cheryl said the stuff about Maria? I though WHOA. I was sort of disgusted by Maria licking her hand then putting it in Cheryl’s hair though.
I’m with you Heidi, regarding the all star season. Controversial characters? Past Winners? Please if there is a Dancing God, do not let me see Cloris Leachman, Bristol Palin, Donny Osmond, Kate Gosselin or Jennifer Grey on my TV next season. I don’t know if I could watch. Right now I can’t think of anybody else that I can’t stand, but if I tried hard enough I’m sure I could come up with a few more.
I would say Maria for the allstar season but she needs a break fro mthe show so she can heal her injuries (i think she would like going home from work and watching the show with a bowl of ice cream or popcorn or some pizza) Ok so now I’m hungry lol
She actually lasted a lot longer than I thought she would too, Laurie…but I question what Derek could have done in terms of a freestyle between his injury and hers.
P.S. – I just noticed how my spelling sucked, haha
I would bet a million we see Kate Gosselin and/or Cloris. Maybe Bristol since her reality show didn’t make the air. Ugh. WHY can’t they just make it about dancing?? Why??
I thought it would be Katherine going tonight because of that semi-fall she had last night (was that actually Mark’s fault?). I’m glad Kat made it to the finals but very disappointed it was at Maria’s expense. I felt the past couple weeks Maria had emerged as the best dancer and seemed to be peaking at the right time. I’m with you PH, my distaste for Cheryl has been around for a few seasons.
Derek and Maria went on a high note. So classy. I am with you I hope Katherine or Donald wins now! So sick of hearing these crazy woman scream!
I get the sense that Cheryl thinks she has this in the bag… A bit of an ego.
yeah i go back and forth with that idea also….i cannot believe they are completely in the dark (that wiinner take all chacha) but i dont think they know exact totals, so they probably get some sort of hints, because scoring some seasons just seems way to peculiar
A bit?? I couldn’t believe what I actually heard coming out of her mouth tonight, Sandy. What has happened to her? I used to actually like her.
i want William Levy wins #DWTS next week!!!!
I just heard that Kate was supposed to be hosting a sailing on a cruise ship in late August, but it got cancelled due to lack of interest, so she should be free…
I must say, if we see Kate and Cloris and Bristol, I will *seriously* consider finding something else to do with my Monday and Tuesday nights…
All Stars with Bristol, Kate G? argh… NO to winners, too.
As I suggested:
New/few performed dances: merengue, american smooth, lambada, jitterbug
New couples.
Cut the old pros.
Bring new or “few times” pros: Tristan, Peta, Val, Oksana, Sasha, Sharna, Fabian, Damian (he’s doing a great job on DwtS AUS), and so it goes… (Dimitry? Anna D.?)
I did… Hey, I would never tell anyone how to vote… But Cheryl does NOT deserve that trophy. Hey, if Donald can’t have that trophy then Katherine can, anybody but that b*tch Cheryl. (sorry)!
I missed all the stuff about Cheryl-will definitely have to check that out, although she has seemed to be getting full of herself lately.
I won’t lie-I’m please Derek and Maria were eliminated but I don’t think its nice how they did it. Why was it necessary to make them wait in jeopardy only to eliminate them-isn’t that like rubbing salt in the wound?
I think they did a classy exit and have to say how please I am that Mark was the first one to them and didn’t want to let them go.
PH – I didn’t hear what Cheryl said…. What happened?
Well I am totally bummed Maria & Derek left us tonight. Really wanted them in the finals. But hey, I am extremely proud of both. They fought on despite injuries and produced some great, entertaining dances. Major kudos to both!
Congrats to the final three, although I can’t be happy for one certain pro at all, even if I didn’t see her apparently crappy attitude tonight. I still choose to be happy for William out of sportsmanship, and I am very happy for Katherine too. Donald I am ECSTATIC for and I will probably throw my votes his way next week. Although Katherine is a possibility.
As for the all stars season…I don’t know. One positive to having champions is that we get great dancing, but I am also worried it’ll be something we’ve seen over and over and it wont’ be near as awesome the 2nd time around. I was also hoping for favorites, but who knows? As for controversial contestants, dear lord. PLEASE no Kate, no Chaz (even though I did like him), or Bristol. I want to have a blast and see great dancing in the all stars season, not “controversial” contestants.
i haven’t seen it all yet, but i agree with you, princess heidi, and would give all my support to donald.
it’s fun how much he enjoys the show. he seems like a nice family guy with a lot of integrity. his trio jive was really cool. katherine is dull and william is just not that good, so i hope donald can win it.
despite william’s fan base, i think donald has a good shot because football guys have such big fan bases. it’s definitely between the two men with katherine in third. i thought roshon was a wonderful dancer and totally adorable. i wish he made it farther.
@mmc — LOL!!!!
On a high note about the all star season, since it’s not neccesarily the good dancers, we could have Carson back. I’m sad to see Maria go, she has been one of my favorites since the beginning.
Guess the overscoring of Maria last night didn’t matter in the end. I’m fine with either Donald or Katherine winning, as long as William who should have been eliminated already doesn’t win. Next week I’ll give all my votes to whichever one of the two dances best.
Maybe Metta Peace will be back. He’s controversial and I’m sure Peta would love to dance with him again!
I expected Maria to cry during elimination. I was surprised to see that the crying person was Peta.
I am okay with the all stars as long as kate gosslin isn’t on it. if she is there i won’t be.
This is who i don’t want to see on the all star season: 1) Cloris (love her funny but not her dancing) 2) bristol 3) chazz 4) kate g 5) lissa rinna (woman irks me) and last but most annoying to me warren sapp (i hated him)
Well Season 14 has been the biggest disappointment! I hope TPTBWTHUCA are happy.
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Maria is the only one of the four that has improved week after week. The Royal Couple have just remained stagnant. No one has the tenacity of Maria Menounos!
In a way, given all the injuries this past weekend, I am relieved Maria and Derek can finally find the time to heal before further damage was done. The finals will be nothing without them.
But, my second favorite is Donald and Peta. They will be getting all my votes to prevent Free Willy and his bitchy partner from winning.
Also, no one is taking Derek’s title as the only 3X Champion! He is and always will be the best on DWTS !
I just want to say that Maria was a revelation this season. She exceeded her expectations, Derek’s expectations, and Derek’s fans expectations! Derek once again created exciting and memorable dances for his fans and taught a tomboy who never had a dance lesson in her life to become a beautiful and elegant dancer. Can’t ask for anything more than that. I don’t want to say anything bad abt the last 3 finalists … but I will say that Cheryl Burke is a bitch. I am voting my ass off for Donald Driver next week.
Nobody’s crying here #38. We’re extremely proud!
Also, if we’re seeing dancers in the all stars season who aren’t great dancers, at least let them be great entertainers…like Cloris Leachman and Jerry Springer as oppose to controversial ones like Bristol Palin. I’d be okay with Kate Gosselin coming back purely due to the hilarity of how bad of a dancer she is, as long as she doesn’t make it too far in the competition.
I do want to add, because I’m douchey sometimes, that dial idol was fairly accurate with Donald being safe and the other 3 in a dead heat. I was confident Maria would be safe because of her scores the past couple weeks. It makes me wonder how people vote sometimes and then I have to stop wondering because it makes my head hurt.
I’m cautiously optimistic about the All Star season since I had been hoping for one for a while. If it’s great dancers who didn’t win it will be great. Gilles, Joey Fatone, Stacy Keibler, Mario Lopez, Mel B, that Cheetah girl that got bounced way to early, Mya…
I wish between season’s ABC would run professional ballroom competitions like Dancesport or whatever. I love watching the pros.
@Meggie – Maybe thats why Peta was crying!!! Just kidding.
Tom summed it up well when he said this really sucks…
Regarding proposed the All Star Season – shows how wacked out TPTB(WTHUCA) are for taking what should have been a wonderful idea – proven decent dancers that DIDN’T win – and flushing it. Of course, I shouldn’t be surprised – look what they did to this season… grumble, mutter, grinding teeth..
However, I really enjoyed DAD with Chelsie and Tristan:)
You know, Louis annoys the hell out of me, but I have to give credit where it’s due. Watching him with other pros in the results shows doing Latin is just a joy. His technique is astonishing. He and Karina dancing to Gavin’s song were just sublime.
As a pro involved in the story he bugs me, but as a dancer he’s superb.
I bet Bristol Palin will be on because of the ratings. It’s strange but people who never watched DWTS before watched, like my brother because they either hate or love her mother.
Dial Idol called Melissa and Maks as the only couple safe the week they were eliminated. Just sayin’.
Remember, we mock those who look at Dial Idol.
But Sarah Palin is kind of old news now. At the time Bristol was on, Sarah was a hot topic. I think Bristol’s time has come and gone. ) I hope!)
Agreed, H! Couldn’t believe the crap spewing from Cheryl’s mouth!
While disappointed and feel robbed of Maria and Derek’s freestyle, they seemed to know. Loved their classy speech, good bye and memory lane package. Glad they got that. Lol though Brooke seemed upset they were eliminated.
Rooting for Donald now.
I liked Cheryl but she lost me tonight with her comments about Derek and Donald. She just came off so bitter. Mark still cannot admit it was his fault about Katherine falling. Derek took the blame right away when Jennie fell. Whether it was his fault or mot mJeez. Both annoy me so hope PETA wins.
I was hoping Maria would sneak into the predicted final 3 for weeks. She did make it interesting. I am happy for Menough that the get some rest and still get to dance. I hope it is their rumba.
As for the all star, ugh. I hope Derek gets the season off to pursue other projects he is considering. I have yet to see an all starseason of any reality show go,well. Watch they bring Bristol back.
Well if Kate does come back please bless Tony and let it NOT BE HIM. I bet he would absolutely hands down refuse. I really hope they switch up the partners.
I can’t believe we have pretty much the whole summer to get through before we find out (though maybe it will be easier this time with it being returning contestants?) I am not a patient person LOL
I think Cheryl has a real problem that we may not be aware of. Too much of the fun life taking a toll on her personality maybe?? I know no one wants to go there, but I’m putting it out there anyway.
Something tells me it won’t be Master P….haha!
@ Gibroni #20 – It looked like it was Mark’s fault, he didn’t clear her with his knee.
@# 15 Violet – you took the first part of what I was going to say – we don’t need a rehash of the Kates, Bristols, etc.
What i would like to see would be a contest made up of the ones who got so close, but didn’t quite make it- Mya, Brandy, Gilles, Erin, Melissa, Maria from this year, etc. I think that would be a fantastic contest, with everyone able to dance from the get-go.
Yeah, I really enjoyed DaD too… but what was with the wind machine on steroids??? Were they trying to blow Chelsie’s dress right off of her?
She essentially said that Derek won’t care at all that Maria’s hurt, he’ll just push her harder. Then she said something equally shitty about Donald, although I can’t remember what it was. She then followed up with how it didn’t matter if William missed steps at all. She’s a klassy, klassy girl.
If Kate G does come back and is partnered with Tony, that has to make him a saint. I missed half the results show, what did Cheryl say?
@sheery: yeah that definately a safe bet
add kenny mayne to that list lol
I actually thought otherwise. They called Katherine safe, and my mind instantly went to Donald. I guess I’m more of a realist. Leader board position made me think it would be Donald. Oh how I have underestimated the power of Packer Nation.
I’m actually upset about this result. As much as I wouldn’t want Derek to win again, I am dreading to see what happens next week when it comes to William. I would have much rather seen Donald, Katherine, and Maria over William. I liked him at the beginning of the season, and then everyone on this site opened my amateur eyes. To say I’m thrilled about this final would be an overstatement.
Also, a comment about the All-Star season. “Controversial” I pray to God that Bristol Palin isn’t back.
So is Brooke gonna be an All Star and Maria will take co-hosting duties in the fall? Sorry to see Maria leave:( but she comes back next week for one more dance next week.
If I was in charge at DWTS, I would make it mandatory for Chelsie and Tristan to dance together:). That look he gave her at the end was hot-hot-hot. Hope Chelsie gets someone like Mario Lopez in the All Stars season.
Phooey to TBTB wanting to bring past winners back and controversial people. They want tose ratings up next season.
Could be wrong, but I thought I read somewhere that Kate needed $$$$…. geez
Chaz needed $$ too, and didn’t want to ask Cher.
I can’t see Bristol putting herself through it again, plus I went and read her blog and it does seem she IS getting a reality show. One with Kyle Massey was cancelled, but it’ll be her, her sister, and apparently this boyfriend Gino that’s in the pictures on the blog. Although she is looking pretty skinny, for her…haha, getting in shape maybe…..kidding!
Even though it hurts me to say this as a Chicago Bears fan — I’m rooting for Donald. I want him to take down William and Katherine. Make them both cry. I won’t vote for him because he’s a Packer, but I’m rooting for him.
Sorry Heidi we posted at the same time. I’m glad I missed that now.
See, the DaD didn’t do a thing for me. I felt like hot Tristan was dancing with a young girl, although I do like Chelsie.
So glad that Donald and Peta made the finals. Sad to see Maria go, thought it was going to be Katherine. Wishing Donald and William good luck in the finals.
Also…past winners? That just doesn’t seem fair to me…
Harriet, I’d like Tim Tebow on, even though he wasn’t on in the past, screw it! Want them to put him with Chelsie….soooo much “in common” wink wink
I was glad Donald was safe, but was sorry to see Maria and Derek go. I was hoping it was William, but I knew he would be safe. I thought Cheryl’s remark about his mother in the audience being the one who made his “behind” (she used another word) was pretty awful.
It sure was a jampacked night of visiting singers, one after another.
I agree with everyone else. If they bring back controversial dancers again, e.g. Kate G., I won’t watch next season. Just the thought of it makes me cringe. The controversial stars were voted off for a reason and I don’t relish having to watch them again. I watch this show to see good dancing and exciting choreography.
Well I am a Phillies fan and I am going to be rooting and a voting for Donald.
Cheryl is going down.
Gawd…. What in holy hell is Cheryl’s problem?
Somebody needs to bitch-slap that little turd into the middle of next week…
LOL Meggie – yeah, that might have been part of my problem with DaD too. Although I think I’ve finally realized that I’m just not a fan of Samba. And I really don’t think that Chelsie does “hot” all that well. Peta would have been a better choice for the female.
Part of the problem with Samba as the DaD, it doesn’t strike me as a dance that is easy to create a showstopper with.
I loved watching Maria and Derek. Even with all their injuries they were a great team together. I am happy for Donald and Katherine but giving my votes to Donald. Besides Maria he is the most improved and I love his dedication. Hope Peta choreographs a great freestyle.
Did anyone hear if Mel B told Maks …”Lets’ do this!” ????
Also..can someone fill me in on the Cheryl bit (like, what did she say)? I guess I missed it.
Tom’s right, most all eliminations have sucked this season. While I like all three finalists, I’m actually more looking forward to what Roshon has in store for the finale than any of the upcoming Freestyles.
Not sure what the producers have in mind for the upcoming AllStar season, but hope they keep in mind that there’s a difference between a Kirstie Alley, Sherri Shepherd, Carson Kressley cast verses a Kate Gosselin, Master P, Bristol Palin one.
“Also..can someone fill me in on the Cheryl bit (like, what did she say)? I guess I missed it.”
Same here.
Excuse my denseness, but what does the WTHUCA at the end of the powers that be stand for? I googled it, but it came back to this site!
Lee – TPTB, With Their Heads Up Cheryl’s Ass (WTHUCA)…
Y’know, I used to feel bad for Cheryl – all the shit she has gotten for her weight & whatnot. But the minute she opened her mouth about Maria & Donald tonight, she became no better than the mean girls who gave her a hard time…she has successfully transformed from a hard-working, level-headed pro that I used to respect very much, to a catty, conceited, sex-starved hag that would rather go for the lowest common denominator than actually showcase her partner’s talents. Maybe it’s been too much time spent with the Kardashian clan, maybe it’s burnout, maybe it’s the lack of a man in her life, who knows…but whatever it is, I’m done with her. Best of luck to ya, Cheryl – because that’s what you’re gonna need, now that some of us have run out of sympathy.
With Their Heads Up Cheryl’s Ass! (TPTB that is!)
@sheery
Lol. Yes that would be a pair. They would get the backing of organizations like The American Family Association for sure. Tim and Chelsie would make a great looking pair.
Is it true that Cheryl has never won a professional ballroom title, unlike all of the other pros who have, and her ranking as a pro was rather low, like not even in the top 50?
That’s cuz I created it, Lee.
It stands for “with their heads up Cheryl’s ass” as is so clearly the case this season.
read up, Tony – I mention it in one of my comments. Paraphrasing of course. But twitter was aghast.
Yep, I just worked aghast into a sentence. My work here is done.
i actually thought the exact opposite of the DaD…i thought chelsie brought the heat and tristan was a bit tame (aside from that little tongue action at the end)
but for a beyonce song…u gotta do more shaking…com on now, it was alright but there was WAY too much in hold samba, and not enough letting loose.
This is beside the point, but I thought it was interesting that none of the Kardashian’s were supporting Cheryl this season. They put their support behind Maria. I’m not saying it was a big help necessarily, but I wondered why they didn’t support Rob’s partner.
Werd, Courtney. She was all around appalling tonight.
I don’t actually know, Gibroni, although that seems to ring a bell.
For the all star season – would it be people like Chynna Phillips and Brandi and Audrina? Or is it the runners-up?
They actually threw some support to Mark too, Meggie. You’re right though, it is…interesting.
if kate is on there is should be sent to the detention of dwts, aka become maks’ partner. however it would be more enjoyable to see her with soon to be saint tony.
Me three about missing the Cheryl issue. What did she say?
Cheryl really is a bitch. I could not believe what came out of her mouth. She’s always thought she was the best choreographer until Derek blew her away. She is dying to tie his record…my vote is Donald all the way. I do not want to see Cheryl’s smug face with that trophy.
I’m so sad to see Derek and Maria go. I loved what he said about Maria stealing his heart… They both stole mine because I loved watching them together. I am really sad:( every week I looked forward to these two and their chemistry. Nobody had chemistry like them.
Well maybe they’re not completely blind to other people’s behaviour. Maybe they were “aghast” too with her behaviour this season or since her time with Rob!
I’d like to see Mark Dacascos get another chance, but I doubt it.
My other fantasy is Donny and Marie Osmond on the same season.
Derek and Maria strongly hinted that if they make it to the finals, their freestyle would be “magical” and involve someone name “DC” (not hard to figure out who if you connect the dots)…
I was so looking forward to it
….
Oh well, obviously I’m bummed that they left but as soon as Katherine (chill out with the hysterics please!! you know, you’re also “injured” and all…) was called safe, I knew.
I’m happy Derek and Maria went out on a high note. Wonder which dance they’ll choose for the finale? Personally, I will always have a soft spot for their Rumba
Okay, Mari it’s late … please connect the dots for me! ‘DC”?
And Lisa is gone. No more trolling for her.
@Gibroni – The only halfway-impressive title I recall Cheryl winning in her competitive days was when she was the Professional Rising Star Latin Champion w/Jose DeCamps back in 2005…and Rising Star itself isn’t much to sneeze at, when you take into account that it’s only open to fairly new competing couples that haven’t placed in the finals of more than 3 other professional competitions, I think. It’s also only done in the US. Generally, it’s not NEARLY as competitive as the regular Professional Latin Championship, and there are much fewer entries. Funny thing is, that was her last competition, too – only a couple months after that, she retired from competition to do DWTS. She quit before she really even got going in the competitive circuit. Her partner, Jose, went on to become a multiple Professional American Rhythm champion with a different partner. In contrast, Karina has won the World Latin Championships multiple times, with 3 different partners (one of them being Louis) – and that, IMO, is the toughest ballroom competition in existence. Tony is a multiple Pro American Rhythm champ, Val & Maks have both won multiple amateur Latin championships, Anna has been a pro Latin finalist, and Mark, Derek, Chelsie, & Lacey have all been youth champions. In the real world of ballroom, Cheryl’s titles look pretty puny next to the accomplishments of many of the other pros.
Lisa, blah, blah, blah, blah! Try to think of something different to say please. You’ve said that 30 times already. It won’t change my mind no matter how many times you say it.
Good one, Meggie.
Well, Miss H., thanks for making that the last time I had to read it!
Lisa won’t be posting here any more. She clearly did’t take the hint when I warned her 3 or 4 times that when your only contribution is the same nasty time after time it becomes trolling.
Couldn’t agree with all of you on Cheryl. I use to like her…and I especially loved her last season with Rob K. Everything has went to her head this season. How I use to feel for Mark, is how I feel for Cheryl now. I’d like to see her sit out two seasons or forever. Let Sharna take her place. Now, that is a class act.
Anyway, I’m so sad about Derek and Maria and for all the fans. Hugzzzz to All!! xxx
As soon as Katherine was called safe, I knew where it was headed. I really couldn’t see Donald as the one going home and TPTB really want William around to pimp some more.
Loved Tristan and Chelsie… they were HOT! HOT! HOT!
OT: Please no more Nancy Grace. Hope Tristan gets a younger partner next season.
Thanks for writing all of that, Courtney. I didn’t have the strength. The simple fact is that Cheryl’s resume is not anything like many of the other pros on the show. (Julianne was a star as well, competition-wise.)
It’s a shame Lacey can be so “me me me”, because underneath the attitude is a very talented dancer. Watch her dance with Benji and be *amazed.*
LOL Meggie! Normally I’ll keep you guessing a little longer but my heart’s just not in the mood tonight. I’ll be mourning Menough for a while that’s for sure…
Anyway DC = David Copperfield, of course! He’s a good friend of Maria’s and I think they were planning on having him help out with some fancy tricks or illusions in their freestyle. That would have been sooo sick…
Hmmm…Julianne said she could never beat Derek in competitions, which is why she was so excited to beat him on DWTS.
And you have invoked the name of someone who makes me cringe. He who must not be named. His initials are BS. Heh Heh. BS.
If derek is back for the allstar season then i hope he is paired with 1.) maria or 2.) nicole scherzinger.
I also loved what Derek said about Maria capturing his heart. Such a sweet good bye video and classy exit. I think Maria and Derek sensed they were out this week. I mean, while I and many I know feel they deserved to go on, the final 3 seemed set for weeks. Their emotions were not just a tough week but not ending badly. They so did not!
I think Cheryl was awful with her comments. Mark annoyed me too with his OTT reactions. Both are giving me desperate vibes. Maybe since it has been a few years since they both won.
I know Kimmel is not new this week. Any word if Maria and Derek doing press besides gma tomorrow? I figure Maria has to work so Live with Kelly out of the question. Guess Extra can cover that for them.
Loved the DaD! Agreed that it wasn’t a showstopper….. But samba, what can you do. The lighting effects helped it a lot actually. Chelsie was smoking while Tristan is king of the understated
Maria was gonna do something David Copperfield-related?!!!! WOW That would’ve been awesome!
As much as I wanted to see Maria and Derek in the finals, I worry about their well-being so much I was kinda glad Katherine made it.
Cheryl, ugh. I don’t think I hated Mark this much. Her comments are so nasty.
Derek back with Nicole would be funny as hell if only for all the Brick Shitting that would happen.
Ugh…but then I would have to work too hard keeping trolls off this site.
In any case, I don’t see either one of those happening.
Yes. Maria is very well liked including David Copperfeld. Feel dwts missed out on a great freestyle. I hope they still do it. I would also want to see their rumba.
I would prefer if Derek did not do all stars. I would rather see him go on Broadway or movies.
As for the returning champs, wish they did not. The only one I can think of is Kristi of the champs.
I love DaD! I think they didn’t do much shaking because I don’t think Tristan is comfortable with it. I didn’t think he even pop his chest when Chelsie was doing hers.
I’m not ‘too surprise’ by the result although I did call Katherine leaving. Isn’t she big in UK? I’m sure she got some votes over there. And yes, anyone but Cheryl winning, which is sad because although William has the least dance steps in the competition which bugs me to no end, I think he is pretty cool as a person.
Boy everyone here had the same response to Cheryl”s comments as I did tonight. She even had a nasty little sneer on her face. She probably lost some votes due to that attitude. Mark is the only one who actually hinted that William is not all that. I think that stumble probably helped Kat. She looked so stricken. Remember back in season 11 when Jennifer Grey stumbled at the end of her Paso. CA said she was totally out of control and she needed to calm down. She didn’t get any sympathy at all from the judges.Did you all see Derek mouth the word jeopardy when they were waiting? Oh well, I hope Donald wins He seems to be the only one who actually has to work for his scores. The past 2 seasons Derek has proven what a great teacher he is. Ricki was not good at first but she got better every week. It is the same with Maria, she became a dancer!
The unfortunate display and comments by Cheryl are only hurting her partner. I feel bad for William. He really is a nice guy who has worked hard to do what is necessary to help his family and had the bad luck of being partnered with Cheryl. I truly believe that if he had a different partner, many would not feel this strongly about him.
My biggest disappointment this season has been the judges and Katherine. The judges because of their obvious biases and Katherine because of the obvious experiences she had with dancing choreographed routines and no one really talks about it.
I couldn’t believe wat Cheryl said that wow and I agree with everyone that I don’t believe Williams as fabulous as everyone says but that maybe just Cheryls teaching style I believe if he got Kym or Karina he would have become the dancer the judges make him out to be with that being said I hope Donald wins with Katherine as the runner up
I have only 2 words about the finals ……ho hum….the only thing to look forward to is Donald kicking ass. That’s where my votes are going. And I sincerely hope they reconsider the all star season with controversial past stars. Already we know it will suck, just like their stupid dance duel. Guaranteed that won’t be brought back next season.
I’m sooooo happy Donald & Peta made it to the final 3! I hope they win!
I LOVED the Design-a-Dance so much! Chelsie is my all time favorite pro and Tristan is my favorite male pro so those 2 together was basically perfect for me lol. That dance was hot too!
I don’t mind the fact that Tom said they’re gonna have some “controversial” people on next season. It’s fun to watch them lol, and I’m sure there’s only gonna be one or two anyway and they won’t last too long.
The part that bothers me is bringing back former winners. It should be all people who didn’t win before.
I also hope they keep everyone with their original partners.
was i the only one that didnt take offense to what cheryl said last night? (ive had my issues with her choreo this season, but i didnt think she said anything outrageous last night)
i assumed they were asked to all give critiques on all the couples and praise of all the couple, they just chose to show
Cheryls critique of maria (injuries) praise of william (charisma)
Marks critique of william (technique), marks critique of katherine (being in her own head)
petas critique of donald (football shoulders), praise of william (hunk)
dereks (i dont remember his, but i think) praise of maria and praise of katherine (technique)
so i have my problems with cheryl bland and or oversexed choreo this season, but not with anything she said last night
guess thats just me
Well, although I’m disappointed (slight understatement!!), I can’t say I’m surprised. I felt it was always between the two girls and last night Maria was over scored and Katherine had a slip so I expect she got more of the floating votes. Would have been interesting to see the result if the slip had not happened as Katherine would have got a perfect 30 and tied with Maria.
On the plus side, Derek and Maria get to do a lot of media this week (which second and third place contestants don’t get to) and will be back to dance again next week anyway. Also it gives them a chance to heal a little – especially to let Derek’s back get better – don’t want them to get permanently damaged. Don’t think they could have won anyway so saves me a morning (I’m a UK viewer) of power voting next week which is good as I’m trying to move house and am supposed to be busy doing that not spending all my time on the net!
Will vote – and am keen to use my votes to stop Cheryl winning this season. Nothing against William although he is clearly the least talented of the finalists technique wise. Don’t mind Mark getting a third mirrorball this season as he’s been more his old self, but think it would be lovely for Peta to win her first and think Donald loves the show the best and has entertained me the most of the remaining celebrities.
Quite nervous about the possibilities for the all star season. Why can’t they just do talented contestants?
Heidi:
Do you think TPTB will ask Derek back next season? He obviously has something planned. I hope he goes on to bigger and better things. He belongs in the movies. That A. Tango they did belonged in motion picture. There was really too much pressure on all the pros this season, I agree with Maks.
I too was so shocked over what Cheryl said last night! I kept thinking about when (a few years ago) some of the pros said she had gained weight and was getting too heavy to lift and Derek stood up for her. Nice way to pay someone back for being kind to you when the rest of the group was being mean. Oh well, what goes around, comes around. All my votes will go to Donald and Peta now. Derek and Maria went out classy as usual. Can’t wait to see their dance in the final.
# 121 yo
No, you are not alone! I felt the same as you, I have seen the clip several time because I didn´t interpret Cheryls word as the majority. English isn´t my language so I thought my different thought was because of that.
Sad for Maria but I think she had a very classy exit and seemed so happy to last so long. I´m surprised because I didn´t think that Catherine got more votes than Maria but obviously she did.
I hope they all dance great in the finals, looking forward for the freestyles!!!
@ #115 Katna, your question regarding Katherine “Isn’t she big in UK?”
From some reading, she is. At one time she had the #1 Classical, Religious, and Pop songs on the charts there at the same time. That’s quite an achievement even in a market that’s about 25% of the US.
We put together a “station” on Pandora of her songs, and she does have a fantastic voice.
Cheryl and Willy (sorry they are a set and have to go down together) have now officially become my least favorite DWTS couple of all time… Bristol used to hold the record but not any longer.
Is Willy really the Latino second coming of Brad Pitt?… Okie dokie then, I just don’t see it …
Well, yo, why do you critique a person’s injuries unless you’re an idiot? And she didn’t even criticized Maria, she said that “Derek wouldn’t care…” which is just bull. Everyone could see that Derek cared very, very much. I thought she was ugly (in a southern way).
Margaret, I think they’ll ask him, it’s what he says in response that I don’t know about. I hope he sits it out. Frankly, I hope Maks does too – not because I’m mad at him or don’t like him, but I would be curious to see the show with out both of them. Boring. It would be really nice if Cheryl wasn’t asked back, but I don’t see that happening.
I think the show never showed to the degree of Maria’s injuries and how hard she worked. Which is why Cheryl’s comments bothered me even more, they put in 23 more hours per week than any other pair! Wow!
I agree Heidi. Now I am also understanding Maks a little more now. There was way too much pressure put on the pros this season. Every week there just seemed to be more difficult for the pros and celebrities. They are people doing something they’ve never done before. I hope Maks and Derek do sit it out next season.
Sorry forgot to add clearly Derek cared about Maria’s injuries. Seeing her pain and choreographing around two broken feet?! That is why I hated what Cheryl said. She should have known better given her past partners who had injuries but never as rough as Maria.
Sorry, but what is “TPTBWTHUCA’? I know the “TPTB” part, but the rest of it I can’t figure out.
As for the Finals, I can’t wait to see Donald and Peta’s freestyle. I could, however, wait for-evah to see Cheryl and William’s freestyle. :-p I would much rather be watching a Maria/Derek freestyle next week.
oops- I forgot to add my comment about the All Star Season. I wish they would make it a contest between the runners-up from previous seasons, or those couples that a lot of fans feel “should” have won but got screwed. But I know that the producers will probably go the cheap and trashy route and choose controversial contestants for ratings instead of allowing it to be about dancing for a change.
Heidi, Cheryl did say something like “if Maria can get a 30 injured once she can do it again” kind of in a snide way. I took that as a dig at Maria, like don’t think you should be let off the hook or something I don’t know. But it didn’t sit well with me, it was very bitchy.
I LOL’d at you saying “ugly” then in parentheses, in a southern way. I tell my kids they’re acting ugly all the time. But then again, I am southern.
Sorry- just saw post #79. Got it now.
I am sure Cheryl wants to go all out the *SSS* route, Sexy, Shirtless, and Sexy…
What If their song is “I’m Too Sexy for my Shirt”….. Oh boy, I better load up on some alcohol and some barf buckets, just in case …..
Thank Gawd Donald made the finals… Katherine is boring and Willy I won’t be able to even watch…..
First, I am SO RELIEVED that Donald and Peta made it into the finals. He has become my fave this season. I had no idea who he was (not a sports fan), but he is my favorite to watch. I think he has been so underrated all season. And I love his attitude and love for the show. (And his wife and kids are beyond adorable – I seriously adore this guy!) Also, I have so enjoyed Peta – I never paid any attention to her before – but she has been a delight this season – and a fantastic choreographer – and I definitely want to see more Peta.
Second, I was sorry to see Maria and Derek leave – I would have much preferred William and Cheryl to get the boot. He has been ridiculously overrated. But Maria and Derek had such a classy goodbye – I really enjoyed them. And after seeing how they had to alter the jive for her I think that perhaps it is best that they didn’t have to dance a freestyle after all.
Third, regarding the All-Star Season – I am cautiously optimistic. I would love to see all great dancers, but if they add in less than great dancers at least bring back the ones that were enjoyable and entertaining like Carson and Kirstie and Sherry. I do NOT want to see the ones that are “controversial” and painful to watch like Kate and Bristol – watching dancing shouldn’t feel like fingernails on a chalkboard. And I don’t think they should bring back former champions.
This show should be fun and enjoyable and positive – I just hope they remember that.
I am looking forward t the finals – I will be happy if either Donald or Katherine wins!
Me thinks Cheryl was projecting, Melissa – I seem to recall her being rather unfeeling when Gilles was hurt.
Violet, I felt the need to add the parentheses part because I do think that’s a southern expression that means “mean, or spiteful or hateful” – honestly didn’t know if non-southerners would realize what I was trying to say.
Call me a cynic, but I think TPTB have been telling the judges this season what scores to give the various teams. That would explain giving 10′s to dances with mistakes, the glaringly obvious inconsistency in scoring, and the incongruity between the judges comments and their scores.
Add me to this list of former Cheryl fans who can’t stand her now. To say Derek didn’t care about Maria’s injuries is about as low as one can go, I think worms are looking down on her now. In fact (based on this board) I think she just make sure Willy doesn’t win adn that Donald will. PLEASE let her sit out next season, although with it being All Stars and her a former champ I doubt it. However, if she gets Drew or Emmett they make knock her back down to earth.
It’s definitely a southern term that means all the things you said.
TPTB have the finale they wanted, Donald versus the Royal Couple. Donald and Peta FTW!!!
I cannot stand Design a Dance, but thoroughly enjoyed Chelsie and Tristan’s routine.
Dear Cheryl, karma is a b*tch, so don’t be one.
As much as I loved Nicole, I want Mya back hands down, in regards to the All Star season. I went back and read some of the power rankings for Season 9. Yeah, I could see how Mya was a little off towards the viewers, but it didn’t seem that way to me what with all the gimmicks she wanted to put in to “please the audience.”
I just hope and pray that Bristol isn’t back.
My wishes for the All Star Show:
a. NO previous winners, unless it’s for show dances
b. NO pairing with previous partners – everyone gets a new partner
c. YES, showcase some new Pros – bring back Damien, be sure Tristan & Peta are in the line up, move some up from the Troupe
d. YES, bring back some of the “controversial” contestants. I’m sure this is going to happen anyway, TPTB are sure to take the cheap & trashy route, as Suzie so aptly phrased it. And while I have no interest in seeing Kate ever again, I wouldn’t mind another round with Carson, or Bristol, or Li’l Kim, or even Mike Sorrentino (aka The Sitch) – small price to pay to see Ralph dance again, or Stacy, Sabrina, Vivica, both Mario’s, Marissa, etc. etc. etc.
Although not sure how many of these celebs are gonna wanna sign up for this grueling process again, especially after seeing TPTB turn up the gruel to maniacal proportions this season.
IMHO – Cheryl, Maks and Tony all need to take a season off every now and again. They need it desperately, and the show needs new blood.
Ew we! I’ve missed out on the action.
Cheryl really has taken a huge turn south. I loved her with Rob but now? Blech. I wish I could say i’m excited for the All-Star season but i’m just not. It’s like trying to recreate something that has already taken place. There have been some AMESOME past seasons but thats just where they belong….in the past. To me atleast., but it could be fun.
From Tristan Blog on EW
On the Macy’s Design a Dance with Chelsie Hightower: We got to rehearse it on the set, so that was pretty cool. All the rest of the stuff — the costumes, the different lighting and staging effects, like the carbon dioxide and stuff — we didn’t get to see until today. Yeah, she looked amazing, all that Beyoncé stuff, yeah yeah yeah. It all came together. She’s a great dancer, so I was glad to partner her but it wasn’t gonna be me doing Beyoncé moves around the floor, know what I mean? I just wanted to do a bit of samba.
Essentially the people who voted decided what we wore and what song we would dance to, and the rest is just like when you’re dancing with your celebrity, I guess. You get a sense of the song and go from there. For any kind of girl who wants to dance with Beyoncé, there are certain characteristics to it and certain visuals that come to mind. They’re certainly things that Chelsie was focused on when she was doing it. For me it was just kind of coping in that light, you know? All the girls on the show are great and it was just an opportunity for me to dance with another one of ‘em. That’s what you want to do.
…..really love Tristan so humble and real. Hope to see you next year.
I guess I understood the past winners as not so much the ACTUAL competition for All Stars, but as like…..just performers, like the troupe.
It’s stupid STUPID to bring back people that viewers hate. STUPID.
::sigh:: I’m not sure why things have to be over-complicated by TPTB. Interesting, I thought Cheryl’s comments were crappy too. Still….would LOVE to see Gilles back….he’s one of my favs!
I think they probably tried to get Maria to final with unbelievable high scores but the overscoring backfired. I think obvious overscoring was off-putting for the audience.
I’m happy for top 3. I’m really looking forward to Katherine and Donald’s freestyles. I think they’re gonna be awesome. I was really afraid that Katherine might be going, but I’m glad she’s staying. I don’t hate or love William, I hope his freestyle will be interesting/entertaining.
For me, this semi final was one of the worsts semi finals. Because there were two contestants I didn’t enjoyed watching, for me they were(Maria and William) very average dancers. I’d love to see Roshon and Sherri or Jaleel instead of them. I’m sure it would be very entertaining.
Very interesting point Meggie(87.). I think there’s two reason for that. First, perhaps they’re thinking Cheryl is probably gonna win this season and jealous because Rob didn’t win. And the other reason is, I don’t know much about Maria’s heritage perhaps she’s a mix of Armenian.
Biffette, I’d love to see Mark Dacascos too. He went home too early in my opinion. He got great potential.
I want to see those next season:
Mark Dacascos
Jaleel White
Roshon Fegan
Chynna Phillips
Audrina Patridge
Rick Fox
Melissa Rycroft
Stacy Keibler
Warren Saap
…
I hope they won’t bring back champions for next season. And I hope they won’t bring back Derek, Maksim and Cheryl. Not because I hate them or something. But they’re like celebrities so, I think its slightly unfair. Besides, its like I’m watching the same thing again and again. Those three pros are usually in top 4-5 for the last seasons. I’d like to see more Tony, Lacey, Karina, Kym, Peta, Tristan perhaps Robert…
I don’t think the average viewer sees “over scoring” as much as they see underscoring – I think that’s strictly a fan thing. Or wishful thinking. I do think that Katherine’s incident helped her a lot, in addition to the tendency of people to not vote hard for the person with the high score. Lots of assumptions about safety. Pretty sure that’s what got Audrina, in addition to being rather bland and forgettable.
I think they have no reason to want Maria in the final over Katherine. None at all. The only person being pimped on this show is Willy boy.
Wow…Derek pretty strongly implies that he thinks the judges know who’s getting the votes going into the show. If he’s been quoted accurately here —> People Lord, what I wouldn’t give to have a sit down interview with him once he’s off the show for good and hear what he really thinks. I wonder if he thinks Maria was over scored in conjunction with Donald being underscored…because it is tempting to think that they liked Maria and wanted her to go out on a high note. That AT was worth the score (people in the audience said it was amazing live), but the Jive…I bet he thought they were going to get hosed for it and when they didn’t??
Sorry if this has already been discussed…what was it that Derek and Maria did not get until Sunday…their music or what dances they were doing? Why was it so late????? Was it because of the injuries and they wanted them to rest before trying anything? or were TPTB just being douches….
They didn’t get their dances down until Sunday night, Katy. They had the music and everything, they just didnt’ have it learned..or Maria didn’t have it learned until late on Sunday. Zap2It says that they rehearsed 23 hours MORE than the other couples. I think the stress and the injuries got to both of them.
Miss H., that People quote is interesting. Let’s face it, TPTB have known from the beginning who they want in the finals. They get the Latin vote from William, the international vote from Katherine and the football fans from Donald – all categories of fans who don’t usually vote or watch. (football fans watch if there’s a popular player in it). It’s all about ratings!
Gotta say again what a classy couple D and M are! Thanks Miss H. and Vogue for this!
Oops! Thought this was the Princess Maria thread!
My main problem with bringing back past celebs is that,IMO, you can’t create the magic twice. Kind of like having a great vacation but when you go back years later it just doesn’t live up to the original. There’s alao the analogy about going back to an old boyfriend ….you girls know what I’m talking about. On the very weak plus side, there might not be as many injuries to our beloved pros ..Maks and Derek talking to you…due to the fact that the celeb retreads won’t be starting from scratch with the basics so maybe they won’t have to train quite as hard.
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i think this is one of the best seasons ever. well, i know a lot of people says its not and i understand them but final 3 is just what i wanted so im quite happy. i cant choose a winner because i love to watch all three of them. but i have to say i think its time for a woman to win. so, i hope Kath wins.
i cannot wait for the next season. im fine with controversial contestants lol. i just hope it wont be like Palin, i hope the controversial ones will get the boot first. argh, i really wonder which contestants are coming back. anyway, ill try to be patient.
im not really sad to see M&D go but i have to say i wish they danced without injuries. im sure we’d see a lot better dancing. not that she sucked but im sure she could do better without them. anywayz. i do agree that the overscoring back fired, coz i saw many comments on different forums that even maria fans found the dances way overscored. so, its kinda judges fault. perhaps she wouldnt go home if took just 2 points off. im not sure though because even with that score(almost perfect), she couldnt make it to the final so i guess she wasnt getting enough votes.
well, i talked a lot. i hope well see a great final and it will make up all the overscoring we’ve seen in this season and i hope next seasons gonna be AWESOME!
Well, I don’t agree with that, Meggie. I don’t think they care beyond William. They have something going with him, I think, with the Univision deal. But I don’t think they gain anything by having Katherine over Maria -If they want her around because she’s bringing in votes…well, then she’s already bringing in votes, so it’s not something they are orchestrating. Katherine covered a spread to beat Maria – it’s not like they made it easier. Now they have been OTT on the hyperbole about her dancing abilities…but I think that is part and parcel of their outrageous claims that this was the “best season ever”. If anything, THAT would explain the over scoring of EVERYONE for weeks – and not just Maria. Maria got hosed a couple times too. But if you start this narrative that you have the highest level of talent on this season that you’ve ever had, then the inclination would be to make it APPEAR to be true by over scoring everyone. Remember, it’s not just Katherine and William getting overscored…it was Maria, Sherri…just about everyone, from week 1 out. I think they had established a narrative about the season and then tried to make it appear true.
Katherine has been my favorite since day 1, but I might have to vote for Donald just to make sure the overpimped one does not win. Oh well, I’ll allow the actual dances to determine that in the end.
What I’m wondering is if it might be possible to somehow bring to the TPTB’s attention that making former champions compete again is a very bad idea? That the All-star season should only have good dancers who did not win? Maybe it would be possible to start some well publicizes campaign, on Twitter or something? I do not use twitter, but from reading this website I understand that many here do, so you can tell me if that might work. It is a shame how they ruin the show with their manipulations, let it be about enjoyable dancing!!!
LOL @isabella (#149) – It’s obvious that Tristan isn’t a big fan of Samba (or Beyonce
) But with his usual professionalism, he did his best to partner Chelsie and show appreciation to the fans for voting for him.
As for the all-star season. I don’t want any past winners, but as long as Tristan is ON and Bristol is NOT, I think I can stomach it. That’s what DVR and fast forward are for.
… but wouldn’t they lose all those international fans if Katherine was gone?? I do agree about your Best Season Ever theory though!
Just a thought… international fans aren’t network viewers. Whereas they might get hits to their webpage from them, I don’t see why they’d care overly much about the loss of them.
I wondered about that, Evaine. I wasn’t sure if they could tune in around the world or not. Of course even the print publicity overseas (Daily Mail – what a rag!) re: Katherine would be good for the show I would think.
Heidi: Did anyone get any footage of Jennifer Grey in the audience on Monday. would have loved to hear her reaction to that A. Tango. It was spellbinding bet it was even better in person. The lighting and the curtain had to be all Derek’s dueing.
Thanks Heidi….sounds like the injuries got the best of them.
Cidra…I got the impression from Tristan’s blog that he just let Cheslie choreograph the dance and just went along for the ride. Jeez…wish I was married to that man….
Hope he is back with a “younger” partner…he has certainly earned it.
@Katy, I hope Tristan gets a “younger” partner too, but one who’s focused on enjoying the show and learning how to dance. I don’t think he would enjoy a season with an uber-competitive celeb who had their beady eyes fixed on the MBT.
My favorite Donald moments this week – the interview with his son and daughter at the end of the personal stories, how emotional he was about his mom.
bwa-ha-ha
Favorite Maria moments – almost jumping out of the skybox in excitement at scores and how unbelievable gracious she was in leaving
Favorite Katherine moment – start of their quickstep – she looked like she should be on broadway
Favorite William moment – when Cheryls fake boobie fell out and flapped trying to escape throughout their entire samba.
@LoveDwts, I saw a lot of comments, too. It was obvious. But you’re right, perhaps it didn’t backfired, perhaps she was always near the bottom 2. I wonder if the waltz and samba scored 3 points less or so previous week, she’d go home instead of Roshon or not. Anyway… We’ll never figure out I guess.
I can’t say I’m too excited about next season. I mean, if they won’t bring controversials and won’t overscore/underscore, that can be fun, entertaining to watch. But perhaps we’re gonna see the same thing again. I’m sick of all those overscoring, early eliminations, biased judges etc… Anyway, I think they definitely have to bring the early eliminated contestants, like Audrina, Chynna, Sabrina and even Rick Fox, Brandy and Lil Kim. Sherri Shepherd and Kristen Cavallari(did I wrote it right? lol) would be awesome too.
Jennifer Grey was in the audience and they never showed her
Yes they did, Vin. She was sitting on Kymmie’s left (Hines was to Kym’s right in an aisle seat). I think Jen was wearing black, her hair was down in her face and she had glasses on.
Loved seeing Hines Ward in the audience this week.
IMO, Cheryl has always been this way for at least the last couple years now, on and off the show. It is just more noticeable this season I think. I forget which couple it was but it was during the last couple weeks when she and William were called safe and the other couple wasn’t, Cheryl was beaming while William immediately walked over to the other couple and consoled them. Only then did Cheryl follow and do the same.
She is repped by IMG, an agency notorious for swelling their clients’ heads. Cheryl is no exception.
With in terms of international viewers to vote I do think the network should care about ratings from other countries as well I live in Canada and still vote but granted we get the feed here live with the US Feed on Both ABC and Canadian Station CTV. I can just see an awful freestyle from Cheryl and having william strip for it. I just think its getting kinda old now. Every dance he either barely moves or strips or both.
@sheery: Just watched the episode back. i didn’t ecognize her becuase of th glasses.
@Jeff: I agree Cheryl is going to make that freestyle into a chippindales routine i think which is sad cuz he had/has some really good dances and talent but all she sees is Abs and nothing else.
Yup Guys… Its gonna be gross. As I stated above, have your alcohol and barf buckets ready to go… Or just change the damn channel. Everybody needs to vote for their favorites so Willy and Cheryl don’t get that MBT…
Evaine is right. They don’t need international fans. They lose nothing by losing them and gain nothing by having them. It’s all about ad dollars for the networks. And they don’t get ABC in the UK. If the BBC had managed to sell DWTS to the UK for this season, it might be one thing. But they DIDN’T.
As I was telling a couple Derek fans the other day – not everything is a conspiracy. Not everyone is out to get Derek suddenly – you’ve been spending too much time with crazies. Occam’s Razor. If you have to tie yourself in knots to explain something (and then someone like me can easily poke a bunch of holes it cuz that’s what I like to do) then odds are good you’re on the wrong track.
Jeff, Canada is a whole different story. Still international, but also you actually get the show on TV and there is likely revenue from that. Not all countries can say the same thing. The UK being one.
The show gets sold to the Canadian networks which have their own measuring systems in place for ad dollars and the like. The viewing numbers of Canadians in no way impacts the numbers that we see every week touted by DWTS as the top Monday night show and in the top 5 for the week. Those are AMerican numbers of viewers determining the ad revenue dollars for American commercial ad space. So, really, any international audience, including Canadian, is very low down on the importance totem pole.
After all of the specualtion about Katherine’s fan base, it looks like Maria is the one who was not getting the votes. If it was the judges’ scheme to overscore her to get her to the finals, it backfired. It seems that people were turned off by them giving her scores that she did not deserve.
Count me as another who is dreading the William/Cheryl freestyle. It is pretty much a given that she will have him half-dressed for at least part of it. And she will use him as a human stripper pole.
Keep in mind that just because Katherine got more votes than Maria last night, it doesn’t mean that she’s getting a ton of votes. It could also mean that neither of them was getting a lot of votes. If you are rooting for her, you better vote like hell for her next week.
Thanks guys for the input re international fans. I can put that little theory to rest! I know, Miss H. you are going to say: “I wasn’t talking to you specifically!”, but I do want to say that I don’t think everyone is out to get Derek either. My theory was more about ratings than someone trying to screw over D and M. If my theory had been right, TPTB wouldn’t have cared who the 4th couple was! So .. I’m not paranoid yet!
Heidi, I think you hit the nail right on the head. They started all this Hyp. and then they had to make it appear as though they had a boatload of great dancers. TPTB must think that dwts viewers are completely clueless. The manipulation was just barely disguised. It got very boring because you knew what the judges were going to say before the couples danced. The pro’s had to see what was going on. I should think none of them (except Cheryl) would want to win like that!!!!
@Guest, Maybe none of the pros would “like* to win through manipulation, but they’ll take the win that way and be happy to have it. It’s a job, and they have to be pragmmatic about it. I think an MBT in their back pocket gives them a better chance of being higher on the pick list for next season which means a paycheck. Being on DWTS is one way they earn their living and gives them exposure for their other endeavors. So while I’m sure they want to maintain a basic level of integrity, but they also want to have a career and pay the bills.
Just wanted to say thank you @Heidi and to add that you said everything I had been thinking. I thought that it would be between Maria and Katherine and once Katherine was safe I knew Maria would be gone. I was very sad to see her go, but she left as the class act she has been all along. I like to see people who have never danced before like Maria and Donald improve and become dancers. For me three things are important, rhythm, technique and personality and Maria and Donald gave that to me each week. She and Derek had amazing chemistry and to see her improve each week with all her painful injuries was incredible. I will miss them, but the next one I will be rooting and voting for will be Donald. I have not liked Cheryl for a few seasons now, but after what she has displayed this season nothing would make be happier than to see her not get the MBT. Katherine for me lacks personality and has danced quite a bit before. She came out very strong, but I have not seen growth with her. I will always wonder if that slip had not happened if the results may have turned out differently, but will never know.
Regarding what will happen next season I am not sure how I feel about it. I definitely do not want to see people like Bristol and Kate back. I would love to see some new judges that could really judge fairly. I think Len is the most competent, but what CA and Bruno have displayed with William this season nauseates me. Kind of sad because I am sure William is a nice guy, but between Cheryl, Bruno and CA it has made me not want him to win.
Cidra: What you say is true,and I agree up to a certain point, but that would take so much of the excitment and sense of accomplishment out of the win. I think it will get old very fast especially for those who are being hurt by the manipulation. Who”s going to want to sign up to do the show when they see this obvious bias toward some celebs,and negativety toward others.But you’re right it is a job to them and I guess they do what they have to do.
No way Katherine hurt her back, she lost her timing. Mark kept yelling “i’ve got you, i’ve got you” she made a timing mistake and moved before Mark was ready and used her back as a false injury. She did that to get the sympathy vote.
I don’t believe her. She has that personality of I have to win at all costs. The next night she is jumping up and down for minutes? No one who had back spasms the night before is
jumping up and down like she was on a trampoline.
When Brooke asked her about that she said I forgot I hurt my back I was so excited.
She had those false eyelashes on during rehersals, never taking them off. Spikder lashes because she was being filmed. She needs this win to push her albums in the USA> that is what this is all about.
William needs the win, so he can get movie roles.
Donald is doing this to have fun and compete with previous quarterbacks.
Maria was doing DWTS to test herself. She has nothing to gain as she already has a wonderful job, wonderful family, wonderful boyfriend, wonderful education. She was having fun.
So I hope that Donald wins and blows Katherine and how hard life was (was that before or after the hard drugs she did in her teens, quite a police records she has, almost destroyed that voice of hers) cause she never had a hard upbringing except what she brought on herself.
William is working so hard to insure a good life for his children and family members, but we all know that a pretty face and nice butt does not insure future roles in movies.
He is a hard worker and he did have it difficult in Cuba but he makes a fortune in modeling, only he is getting older.
Has Cheryl Burke aged over the Winter? She looks ancient, so does Smirnoff. Time for some changes and they can start with Derek and Mark, so tired of those two.
Well, Amy, aren’t you a little ray of sunshine!!
:::snicker::: Have I lost the race for the “PureDWTS curmudgeon” position??
@Sally, I think you just been blown outta da cage, girlfriend. Suck on a lemon or two and then get back in there…and if you get knocked out again, remember “i’ve got you, i’ve got you, i’ve got you.”
Quite possibly, Sally – pretty sure you’ll have to work harder though.
Cidra – BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
PH – OK, I’ll go have some curmudgeon juice, tighten up my tin-foil hat, and GET. BACK. IN. DA. GAME!!!!!! 
