DWTS Season 18, Week 6 – Let’s Recap Tonight’s Show (Spoilers)
Anyone got an idea for a good drinking game? I have several… 🙂
Loved the opening number.
NeNe – that weren’t no Salsa. And she’s safe. Now I’m scared.
Candace in jeopardy. I’m wondering if she can buy another week or if they’re just giving her fans huge hints to get voting and Drew’s on the block. I sure hope Amy is safe….
James knows he has to step it up. Took a bit too long to get the dance started. Lack of body content. Huge break in hold. Pretty dangerous. Annnddd….Len doesn’t disappoint. There is some hope.
Ten bucks says the time wasting move of the week is Meryl taking off her coat. If I’m right, everyone DRINKS. 🙂
That was okay….but still all the walking. Congrats to Meryl anyway.
Abby lee Miller on this show is a disgrace. That is all.
So Candace and Danica are in jeopardy. Worried for Amy…but I wonder if Danica and Candace – the rivals – will be the last two standing.
And Sharna shows Maks how to put a lot of content in a dance. That was great. I love it. 🙂
And Charlie gets hosed once again. Seriously – what is up here. There is no way that Charlie was four points lower than Meryl. Is he killing it in votes or what??
Well, that was actually one of the kickiest and flickiest jives I’ve seen. Who was saying Amy couldn’t jive?? LOL – she did a great job. It’s about physics, people. She’s moving faster so it’s easier.
In the end, Drew has left the ballroom. He was my second choice, but I’m not surprised.
NeNe and Tony are safe? You’ve gotta be kidding me.
I was so hoping she would be going home tonight. Now I’m thinking it’s going to be Candace and Drew.
Heidi, post the rules for the drinking game and I’ll definitely join in! 🙂
That opening number sucked big time!
1. I love that they don’t have Redfoo sitting next to Bruno. That would be a bad (aka really annoying) pair.
2. I think it’s either Drew going home or the unexpected elim is coming.
What the heck was that ?!?!
That was not salsa at all. That was hip hop.
Bye bye drew? 🙁
Thanks so much for livecapping-traveling right now and resorting to DVR! At least I have wine…
What the heck is Bruno wearing?
I’m happy that NeNe and Tony seem to be getting along better than last week.
What is with CIAs hair?
Deserves 7 but will be over scored
I don’t get it. Why are they practically drooling over that dance? I didn’t find it good at all. It sure wasn’t salsa, and they weren’t called out for it.
I really don’t think that was worth a 9. It was…meh
Cindy #11 – but you know, if Charlie or Meryl aren’t technically perfect in their routines they will certainly get called out for their “mistakes”.
::sigh::
Perhaps we’re headed “uP” from here….
……puhleeeeese!
So after 17.5 seasons they are finally captioning Len as the only “Professional Ballroom Judge”. I guess they felt the need since RedFoo is an “International Party Superstar”.
The scoring is starting really high imo. Should be lots of 10’s tonight.
Really that was 33
I’m happy for NeNe and Tony! Was it technical? No, but it was fun and great to see folks have a bad week come back stronger.
Fun dance, but not a Salsa.
Redfoo must have his special paddles hidden in his fro.
I actually loved the opening dance. I thought it was fun and I love when the celebs are included in it, especially the part when RedFoo came out and they did the shuffle.
I thought NeNe looked hot! Was it salsa, not necessarily but she killed the song and I loved the part with her husband.
RedFoo will probably be lenient tonight, I’m expecting a lot of 9’s and 10’s from him but I’m okay with that.
MY ABC SCREWED UP AND DIDNT SHOW THE OPENING NUMBER!!!! What did I miss?
These are the worst song choices for the styles. No wonder the celebs can’t dance to them. Whomever has been picking the songs needs to be fired. But at least Candace’s dance actually had some cha-cha moves in it, especially when compared to NeNe’s.
Yeah, that wasn’t a technical salsa but didn’t really expect much else from NeNe.
She’s going to get 7’s, I’ll be surprised if there are any 8’s. And NeNe gets a 9.
Well I’m pleasantly surprised and happy. Or did she get those scores because they know she’s leaving?
She got a lower score than NeNe….really???
Uh oh, are we going to get mean Maks tonight?
I am so disappointed that Candace is in jeopardy again. I thought she was much better than Nene who did parts of her dance where the judges could not even see her.
I’m VERY nervous for Candace. Would they really put her in jeopardy a second week in a row if she wasn’t in the bottom two or in fact going home? Can’t believe she didn’t get a higher score than Nene.
CONTEXT, people. This ain’t twitter and some people might be getting here late. They will have no idea what you’re talking about. NO ONE LINERS. Context is your friend.
I Loved Candace’s costume! Sparkly fun! I thought she was much improved…hope it is enough to save her – as I think next week would be her break out dance after her “break THROUGH” this week….but NeNe being safe makes me worry about that.
Ok…there was a snippet there as they were going to commercial that showed what appeared to be Maks actually working up a sweat! Hmmm….did he decide to challenge himself and Meryl this week?
I’m walking out of the room tonight when we go to judges…
We are going to get “serious” Maks. Just so we all know he isn’t phoning it in.
That was a fast dance with a lot of basic ChaCha steps in it.
I loved her dress. Candace doesn’t need a Mirrorball, she’ll just wear one. Mark had on discoball spats!
I think Candace is getting eliminated tonight. There’s no way she deserved a lower score then NeNe. But NeNe is safe and she is in danger. I think the judges know she’s leaving so there’s no point to overscore her.
This is from brooke freestyle
How I miss her compared to erin
Why does Candace keep changing her outfit from the opener to her dance? 2 weeks in a row now. She had tight black pants on in the opener. But I like her silver dress too.
I can’t believe Charlie is repeating his jacket from a couple weeks ago.
Isn’t Grease Lightning the “party anthem” from Grease?
Ok rant over 🙂
Redfoo is cracking me up!!!
James is just a cutie pie and I enjoyed that dance.
Poor Len, being seated between that guest judge and Bruno. Not a fun night for him at all.
i enjoyed nene’s performance. her choreography was better last week, but tonight’s salsa-like dance was entertaining. it’s a show for amateurs, so i don’t nit-pick as much as others. i like rooting for the underdog. anyway, candace’s dance was pretty good. james was super as usual.
I agree with Len. James’s footwork was not good in that. It was a fun performance but he was far too heavy. I’m hoping Charlie gets to do a quickstep cause he’ll knock it out of the park for sure.
That was a technically tough dance (at least on first view) – and I thought James managed it really pretty well. I’m actually wondering if his shoe choice worked against him…they looked really clunky and gave the visual impression that he was “clomping” through some of the steps…when they may have looked sharper with different shoe ware.
All that said – I love his desire to do it right, his work ethic and his showmanship. May be my favorite partner for Peta – ever.
I think Candace looked fantastic tonight but with her in jeopardy, she might be in trouble.
I actually liked James’ dance. He needs to be watched out for because he is great. I don’t know much about the technical side of the quickstep but I thought overall it was fun! I also feel like I’m warming up to this couple because Peta is stepping up her game, it’s less sexualized as she has been known to rely on and more suiting to James’ personality.
PS. I’m so excited for Latin Night next week. It’s definitely one of my favourite theme nights they have. Although I wish they would have the classical night (like they had in Season 12 where all couples danced to songs that were less lyrical and more like an orchestra)
James bemt knees in the Quickstep really distracted me. It’s not supposed to be like that is it?
His upper frame looked off as well. His worst dance for me.
These scores are so high tonight. That is a wee bit scary. I think I saw a glimpse of the old Maks before the last commercial break. I hope Amy does well tonight.
James gets 35 so that means the team captains are surely Meryl and Charlie, right?
P.S. I’m new here and I really like this site!
Guest judge not next to Bruno this week? Curious… 🙂
James is leaving next week, just as I thought. His quickstep won’t get any casual fans to vote for him, so it is up to those who have been voting for him all along. And if Drew does go tonight, I don’t think James has enough support to get him past ANYONE who is left.
Really enjoy James’ quickstep. It was a very difficult routine. Hope he get enough votes for next week.
I’m very excited for Ricky Martin next week! Since he has Broadway training, I bet he has ballroom training as well so he should be a good guest judge.
Danica in jeopardy! Is there a chance she could be going? I would be happy with that.
Danica is super annoying
Of course your a contender u had training
Danica and Val are in jeopardy?! I honestly didn’t see that one coming. Even though I’m not the biggest Danica fan, it still shocks me to know she’s in danger while NeNe is safe.
Danicanotadancer suddenly realizes she’s a contender. Duh, she has had far more ballroom training than either Meryl or Charlie.
danica…Danica not a Dancer? Gee..getting better every week? Hmm imagine that.
Abbie lee miller
What the heck ?!?
The Macy’s Stars of Dance was like an amazing combination of Tron and a kickass music video. I loved the intensity of all the dancers.
I don’t feel anything when Danica dances. I appreciated the difficult steps and how she executed them but that’s it.
Wasn’t impressed with James tonight (crying). He will be alright I am not worried about voting. I’ll say it again his international fan base is voting unlike Cody’s fanbase.
Danica great dance but SO annoying when you call yourself a contender (twice!). sure say you want to go to the end…be in finals,,,etc. Just erked me when she said it. Well at least those 13 years of ballroom dancing are paying off.
Really Maks now you are going to try and play the pity card. Hand out the barf bags please.
IF Candace is the one going home I guarantee they put her and Danica up there at the end because of the “rivalry”. Pretty surprised they didn’t give Danica one 10 considering their comments.
Danica and Val cha cha was okay, but it didn’t have the wow factor.
Are they ever playing the Maks is under a lot of pressure card. I guess the fact that everyone is calling him out as coasting is getting to the producers. Should be interesting how many blogs by this manipulation. Danica is not going home tonight but they are putting her in jeopardy for votes.
Eww, Maks is throwing a tantrum again. So he gets Meryl freaking Davis and he still whines.
How has anyone not talked about the Macy’s Stars of Dance – that was amazing! And does anyone know who was doing the hip hop moves? I love that Derek mostly called on DWTS people…. I didn’t expect him to do that. Lindsay and Val were the highlights of that.
So Meryl is counseling Maks now? Interesting….
Maks is such a baby. Now they will get all 10’s for sure.
My mom and I rolling our eyes over Maks and his drama. I like Maks this season and how his attitude has been so positive. But this was just YUCK
PERFECT SCORE COMING UP
I’m just not impressed with Mak’s choreography. I don’t know what it is but he’s just not nearly as strong as his brother. But I’m sure they’ll get all 10’s for this one. And enough with the Maks and Meryl showmance. I hate reality show showmances.
@Judy, I agree, they will have a 40. I do have to say that it was the most choreography I’ve seen Maks put in a dance.
Now the judges are trying to massage Maks’s ego. Good god, this praise is undeserving. TPTB again putting their nose where it shouldn’t be.
Wow CAI compliments Maks choro. Def a perfect score.
I actually enjoyed Danica and Val this week. I’m not going to lie, I really like Val’s choreography this season. Maks needs to step it up.
Abby Miller on DWTS? Are you serious? I think this is Conrad is trying to make a joke out of his departure by having her on as a judge.
Here comes the mid-season Maks meltdown that we all knew was coming eventually.
Barring a real surprise, Drew is going to be the third called in jeopardy. But I’m thinking he isn’t going to be the one going home. TPTB will have Danica and Candace standing there together and it would be something to have Danica leave.
@Crystal +1
Did M and M break hold and not be called out on it? And was it longer than the allotted 10 seconds to get into the dance? How come some pairs are allowed a very extended 10seconds and others get theirs cut by about…. 5-10 seconds?
Megan that was Phillip Cheeb doing the popping and locking in the Macy’s dance. I’m such a sucker for that undulating jellyfish arm thingy he does.
That was a positive step forward for Maks choreography. Gotta keep it up.
Beatiful dance! That’s it…rest of it was totally sickening waste of air time. Please no more Peta/James shomance nonsense when we have to watch these nauseating interactions between M&M. Ok rant over 🙂
YES! Thank you Susan! I LOVE PHILLIP CHEEB! I’m with you! He’s awesome!
Abby Lee Miller is guest judging? WTF? What did I miss? BUT – I would pay to see her fight Maks.
That was nice to see Drew & Witney together again; I sort of wish that was an actual pairing…
Meryl is nonplussed by Maks’ yelling at her and then plays therapist…I know she’s used to super harsh fs coaches, but I was hoping that she’d shut him down. Come on Meryl, kick his butt a little.
WHO decided to bring Abby Lee Miller on as a guest judge? Really????WTF!!!
I am pretty sure all the guy pros have vocalized their disgust with Abby Lee Miller so that should be a fun week. Seriously.
On a side note – Redfoo for permanent judge.
I love Charlie’s personality. He is so cute and such a sweet heart.
Thought Meryl and Mak’s tango was fun to watch…and clearly he seemed to have angst about needing to step up. (It’s drama…not sure I buy it)…but at least he played it this way rather than continuing to mock the “phone it in” thing….me thinks perhaps it finally “stung” a little bit and hit it’s mark. Enjoyed the results.
And I can not even put into words how much I don’t want to see Abby Lee Miller…wouldn’t let her near a child of mine…and don’t really care to hear what she has to say to any of our pro’s or celebrities!
That was the most blatant promotion of Meryl and Maks I have ever seen.
I am so sick and tired of the judges railroading Charlie and buoying Meryl up. Sharna’s dances with him are phenomenal. Fo tha very reason Meryl will not get one of my votes.
Yay Charlie and Sharna! I love them a lot more then MnM. There is no need for C&S to play up a showmance to get votes. And Sharna doesn’t throw tantrums and hissy fits like Maks. Plus she’s a much stronger choreographer and I loved that cha-cha. Lots of fun and some good cha-cha content. Can I also add that that’s the performance that should have gotten all 10s or at least a few 10s?
Like Charlie cha cha but the special effect was totally unnecessary.
I don’t know if I can watch the show with Abby Lee Miller. I agree with PH, it’s a disgrace. I can’t imagine being able to enjoy the show with her on it. How do TPTB think it’s a good idea? Just do without the guest judges.
Okay, I am so confused. I thought Charlie’s dance was way more enjoyable than Meryl’s ha.
While I was watching the dance, I was thinking about how Sharna and Charlie go out every week and have fun (even though they deserved way better than 9’s tonight) but with Maks and Meryl, it’s like Maks is way too focused on actually winning, having perfect scores, and being way too serious rather than having fun. Which is why I find Charlie more appealing than Meryl, even though she seems like a sweetheart.
It’s like Maks is his own worst enemy.
How did Charlie not get *any* tens for that – and Meryl got *all* tens for a dance that wasn’t as good as what Sharna choreographed for Charlie?
Is that Phillip Cheeb with the box on his head?
Amy is a gangsta! Well done girl.
Wait weren’t Carrie Ann and Artem supposed to get married? Or is that another guy?
I liked that jive better then their waltz. I am surprised, I figured jive would be a bigger problem for her.
WOW! Amy amazes me every week. And Derek’s choreography is beyond words.
For the Tango being kind of known for a kind of boring dance, I thought Meryl & Maks Tango was perfection – I really enjoyed it.
I’m absolutely shocked that Charlie & Sharna did not receive a single 10 let alone ALL 10’s especially after that feedback.
Also to add, I thought Danica & Val w/ their feedback would also received higher scores after their feedback so shocked about that too.
Amy & Derek just KILLED THAT JIVE!! My favorite dance from her thus far this season! I’m so glad she received those 10’s – really thought she deserved all 10’s – even w/ the mess up in the middle.
Good job, Amy. I’m turning into a believer. But it’s so unfair how Charlie and Sharna got no 10s tonight. TPTB clearly favor Meryl over him and personally I think he’s a better dancer and his routines are way more difficult and exciting then hers. The only week I thought Meryl outperformed Charlie was during the switch-up week.
Finally Amy gets a ten from one of the stooges!!!!!
Predictions for the rest of the season:
7th- James
6th- Nene
5th- Candance
4th- Danica or Amy
3rd- the other
2nd- Charlie
1st- Meryl
I actually feel pretty confident in this.
#58 #Amy yeah for some reason a lot of Cody’s international fans didn’t realise that they could still vote from wherever they were. He might have more fans but that didn’t help him when they weren’t voting.
@Dave I know everyone has their opinions and all, but dude, you have been saying the same thing for the past weeks and James is still around. Chances are, people will vote for him BECAUSE he got low-ish scores and he’ll STILL be around. Almost positive of it…
I think they are hosing Charlie because they think his votes ate a threat to Meryl and Maks winning. Abby Lee Miller is an absolute desperation move by the show, Sickening.
I am absolutely disheartened by Charlie’s scores. Is there a codicil in their contracts(Meryl and Charlie)that he gets scored lower so that people don’t get too upset that both of them are “ringers”?
I am so disgusted. He works his ass off every week and always delivers
and yet gets crappy scores. I am almost sure now that they want Meryl and Maks to win.
Really looking forward to the moderators post mortem on this show. There is definitely some manipulation going on. Meryl and Maks package was completely ridiculous and Charlie was underscored in comparison. Putting Danica is the bottom three to drum up support for her lack of voters to date. It seems so sketchy to me but would love a more professional opinion!
@cc
I believe James has been scored way higher than he should have been going back to week 2. I think that’s what has kept him safe. He finally got some deserving scores this week (though it should have been 4 8’s instead of just 1), so we will see what happens next week.
We are due for a “shock” boot and even though I wouldn’t personally consider James a shock, I guess most of America would.
@megan, that was Phillip. Great to see him during the show. He is talented.
Wow, amy impressed! Glad that dance answered every criticism and little mistake or not deserved tens. More impressive than jives I have seen others do.
I am trying to figure out the edit to see if Meryl or Charlie are doing better. It did seem like Maks was trying really hard to be humble.
Look forward to seeing how the team dance assignments turn out.
Just catching up and watched Maks and Meryl’s package, and yet again, the majority of the package is about Maks. This is supposed to be about Meryl and I keep feeling like I’m watching the Maks show. They did dance well, but I didn’t want to jump out of my seat.
I think low balling Charlie hurts other contestants, not Meryl. I normally would give all my votes to Amy, but due to the poor treatment, I want to throw some votes to Charlie. If Amy ends up leaving by the end all of my votes will go to Charlie. I absolutely love him.
Macy’s Stars of Dance was brilliant, and Redfoo is a lot of fun. Looking forward to Amy.
tonight was my fav from candace and i am glad she is still here– i hope next week she wows urbody.
ready to see nene go home. please. no more club dancing… argh
this was the first dance from amy i loved and i am more impressed with her than ever! that was great choreo and a great story and she’s just a great dancer. i know those legs are probably heavy so kudos to her for the energy.
i wasn’t too impressed with meryl and maks’ tango :/ i wanted to be, tho. but i still realllly like these 2 together and i liked the package. however, i felt like some of the comments from maks and the judges were kind of an insult to some great partners maks has had in the past, like laila and mel b. i didn’t agree that meryl was the first partner maks has had that kept up with him 100% like len said.
i adored charlie and sharna’s dance and it definitely should have received some tens…
james’ shoes were blah. the footwork did look a lil sloppy in some points and i was surprised they had the guts to break hold. but i think his banana boat slippers didn’t do him well at all.
liked danica and val’s chacha…it was very val-like. reminded me of the one he did w zendaya. i like these two together. weird/out of place ‘boyfriend’ comment, tho.
wish drew could have stayed one more week and nene could have gone home but oh wells. kudos to her for doing this thang.
Thoughts of the night:
NeNe getting overscored — Why?! Love her but … No.
Candace worries me. Her ChaCha was odd. Next week is Latin week. I don’t see her improving her Latin. Thinking they might give her like an Argentine Tango which she could do well in… But.. Idk.
James did well for a jam packed and fast routine. Just had an off week but I am thinking he’ll nail next week’s dance (PRAYING he gets Argentine Tango).
I may be in the minority here but I liked Danica’s Cha Cha just a hair more than Charlie (not that I think it deserved a 10). I actually think the scores for both of them were actually kinda well deserved and I personally don’t think they underscored him. However, it does bother me that he and Sharna don’t get nearly as much praise as Meryl (meaning that when she got all 9s the judges acted like her dance was perfect and praised her and Maks like some gods).
Meryl’s Tango was really good. I actually enjoyed everything except the whole walking and hand holding… And the training package was just… Ick.
Amy and Derek were great. Such a cute routine and awesome kicks and flicks. Well deserved score! 🙂
Not surprised Drew went home.. I am thinking Candace or NeNe go home next week.
Enjoyed the show tonight UNTIL the mention of the ogre Abby Lee Miller. I think I’ll skip that week.
This is probably a stupid question, but who is Abby Lee Miller?
Judy, I think you are spot on. If anybody dserved 10’s, it was Charlie. Len is right his musicality is amazing. I could watch him dance all day. He deserves the win.
@Steph she is from that awful show “Dance Moms” . It is such a terrible show and she isn’t exactly all that friendly in it.
@Steph, Abby Lee Miller is the “very strict dance teacher who makes young dancers cry” from the show Dance Moms.
Wow, I didn’t think Maks had it in him. That had noticeably more substance. Let’s see if he can keep it up.
To make matters worse, Steph – in addition to what others have said – Derek and Mark both called her out as a horrible teacher on Twitter. We are looking at the lowest common denominator here. Just when you think the producers couldn’t sink lower, they prove you wrong.
Okay, that confirms it. Charlie must be getting the majority of the votes which is why Meryl is over scored and Charlie underscored every week.
I am tired of Max’s antics and that yucky kissing and pawing. Poor Meryl. She looks uncomfortable to me and tries to keep her face away from Max’s.
I’m so upset about Charlie’s score. I cannot believe there were no 10s for that phenomenal dance. His personality and charm would make me vote for him even if he weren’t doing amazing things with his body in perfect timing, which he does do every week. I’ve loved Meryl for a long time and it’s not her fault that they over score her and underscore Charlie, but I’m starting to not like her. It’s irrational I know. Can anyone tell me what Charlie did wrong or what was missing in that dance? They praised the dance to the heights and then gave it 9s.
Amy was fabulous and I’m thrilled she got the 2 tens. CAI finally commented on Amy’s dancing instead of running on about her being an inspiration. Still, the judges aren’t specific enough in their critiques to satisfy me. CAI’s use of hyperbole wears me out. She needs to read the dictionary.
Except for Amy’s and Charlie’s dances, I felt a little disappointed in the show tonight. Not sure why but there was something lackluster about it for me. Maybe it was the judges prattling on over Meryl that kept me from being more objective.
I’m glad Candace wasn’t the one to go home. I thought it was time for Drew to leave even though I like him a lot. I don’t think I’ll ever get the picture out of my head of Drew’s mouth agape in a perpetual O for 60 seconds. Of course I’m being irrational again but when he didn’t close his mouth through an entire dance it made me want him to leave.
So high right now can barely think except AMY and Derek JUST ROCK !!
That child abusing bitch is seriously gonna be on this show ???
NOOO 10’s for Charlie ?? Are people buying that , really?
And pooor little Maksie-gotta prop him up and whoever told him he could act should be fired. It is all so transparent fake trying to gain sympathy so they don’t get caught GIVING him the MB..
And the blatent deception with what they are doing with Danika and CAI
playing along with “the Danika is improving” story is ALMOST worse than the whole Maks thing.
RedFoo–a Blast !! love him but the Maks stuff including his horrible acting and fake modesty almost made me throw up my drinking game beverages—
Thank you. I do remember Derek calling her out in the past. This should be interesting.
I love Charlie. Sharna is doing a great job with him.
Shaking my head. Guess I shouldn’t be surprised the pimping of Meryl and the hosing of Charlie is continuing. Charlie’s choreo was more difficult and well executed and not one 10. I think it’s pretty clear what’s at play here. IMO) that tango was not worthy of four 10’s.
I want to like Meryl and Maks but the whole showmance thing is bothering me way more then James and Peta’s showmance. It seems like TPTB are trying so hard to make everyone ship MnM that they are telling the judges to gush over their “chemistry”. Carrie Ann’s blathering about how Meryl and Maks have the best chemistry she’s ever seen further proves to me that they are trying to turn MnM into some sort of ultimate showmance couple. And their package was just ridiculous. Meryl “taming the beast” that is Maks is so manipulative it’s not even funny. Seems like TPTB are really desperate to get Maks that trophy.
Meryl did a Tango two weeks ago so of course she looks great. I don’t know the differences except the lift restrictions but the tone is the same. I still can’t get over the manipulation of the package. This was Maks being scared and sincere blah, blah. This whole “phoning it in” mea culpa has gone on for two weeks. The producers want him to win and now are getting scared so they are making Maks vulnerable and the judges are rewarding it. I hope voters see it for what it is. Feel bad for Charlie and Sharna plugging away without drama and no reward.
Amy I so agree with you. I am now sure that the producers want Maks and Meryl to win and it is leaving a bitter taste in my mouth. I’m okay with them winning but I want them to treat the other contestants fair and square.
And yes, it is unreasonable but I am beginning to dislike the M&M team. I’ve had enough of that pawing and whatever. I so dislike drama in those
packages. I just want to watch good dancing.
I just don’t understand why DWTS would have someone like Abby Miller on the show especially as a judge. My mom watches the show on a regular basis and I honestly cringe whenever I have to watch it.
RedFoo was fun tonight because of the theme, Ricky Martin will be the same next week for Latin night but.. Abby Miller? It puts a sour taste in my mouth.
You are right. Maks is so desperate to win and doesn’t want to blow if because he knows Meryl may win in spite of him. Man, Conrad, must be in his contract to win. Maks isn’t a good enough actor to buy his humility act
I’m so tired of the fawning over Maks and Meryl and the “your chemistry is *so* amazing” stuff – I can’t watch it. I like Meryl, but I’m starting to want to see her leave – right after NeNe and Danica. It would be sweet if the final four were Amy, Charlie, James and Candace…
Wow, what a wicked night of dance fun! I loved the whole night. And thank you REDFOO! You cracked me up all night!!! Loved his reactions to all the dances.
My three faves couples tonight in this order: Maks and Meryl, Derek and Amy, and Charlie and Sharna! ALL THREE OFF THE HOOK IN DIFFERENT WAYS!
I just read on twitter that there will be no post show interviews (except w/ Drew & Cheryl) b/c all the couples have to go to team rehearsals. I knew that ahead of time, I just didn’t realize it meant no post-show interviews. That’s kind of just as important to me as the dances, lol. SO bummed!
The Macy’s dance was absolutely fantastic. Phillip Chbeeb of the arm popping was Top 12 and on the tour season five of SYTYCD, and then taught for awhile, I think in China?
There were 10 dancers, and even in slo-motion is was hard to follow them because of the strobes and smoke. Along with Derek, Val, Peta, Artem, Lindsay, Jenna, Whitney, and Phillip, I think I spotted Sasha, and I could never determine if the last female was Emma or Allison Holker, the co-choerographer with Derek. (If you saw it clearer than I did, please comment). Phillip had disappeared toward the end, probably to resurface as the robot.
I think Derek has a lot of respect for Peta and Val’s dancing because they seem to show up in his speciality numbers, and of course the troupe makes sense because they have more time to work on these numbers.
If it was Allison that was five from SYTYCD, a pretty good representation.
And again I say Witney and Lindsay are living the dream – not even old enough to have finished college and doing mini-solos in this dance with Val and Derek respectively (and this dance could be included in a “body of work” for another Derek Emmy? – let’s hope!)
And quick comments on the eight celebs:
Nena – overscored
Candace – better than her score
James – floundered a bit
Danica – enjoyed the dance
Meryl – almost a QS Tango – beautiful
Drew – I think he knew it was over
Charley – Underscored again
Amy – Just fantastic
Totally trival question but what was with the repeat costumes in the beginning? (Amy, Charlie, Sharna?)
Candances outfit in the opening act was HOT!! but she changed into that sort of shorten version of a prom dress
I just don’t think that wardrobe is up to making that many costumes in one week, when one is just an opening number.
#109 CC
If ever there was a time for Mark to be calling his Mama, it is NOW. Candice needs some female inspiration and I think even Shirley could find it in her to show Candice how to sex it up without compromising her values. I kept waiting during the dance….nothing happened. But hey, I scored her “costume” a 10! Hey, if you can’t go home with the Mirror Ball Trophy, you might as well just wear it!
I give the show a bit of credit for trying to make things interesting as they hide the obvious Meryl Vs. Charlie finale. They put other things out there (guest judges, fake rivalries (Candace/Danica, Cody/James) but we all know what is coming.
It is sad when the most interesting thing is going to be who ends up being in 4th and 3rd place when all is said and done. Eh, who am I kidding? The spots have Danica and Amy’s names printed on them. It doesn’t even matter at this point who gets what.
For the rest of the couples, it is just waiting until your number is up.
I mean, does anyone on here NOT think if they do a 4-person finale, it is going to be Meryl/Charlie/Amy/Danica?
Disclaimer: I work hard to stay positive about DWTS, but tonight’s show was not one of my favorites.
Redfoo was gawd-awful, and I absolutely will *not* watch the show live the night Abby Miller sits at the judges’ table. It’s an insult to the dancers and celebs to be judged by the likes of her.
James and the Quickstep are not friends. I’m beginning to think ballroom is going to be his Achilles heel. His posture in the Tango wasn’t all that, and this quickstep was a sloppy mess.
How is NeNe managing to stay on? She does the same “club dance” every week! Is her rich husband paying everyone’s salary this season?
Danica is actually 10 times more obnoxious than I thought NeNe would be when I heard NeNe was going to be on this season. It would have been so great to see Danica-not-a-Dancer go home tonight (and I think Val would be grateful to be rid of her).
Why does everyone in the cast think it’s OK to take pot-shots at Charlie and Meryl? That’s beyond rude in my opinion.
Loved Meryl’s outfit; I thought she looked phenomenal. As always she made Maks’s choreography look like something,/b>. In my opinion, they lost body contact a few too many times, but it was a solid performance. Maks is just getting too weird for words. That rehearsal package was beyond bizarre.
Candace is a sweetie. I wish they’d give her more ballroom dances. She’s being a good sport about all these sexy Latin dances but she’d be much more comfortable doing a pretty waltz instead of shaking her bon-bon.
Yes, he’s my favorite and I *loved* Charlie and Sharna’s cha-cha. The hips still aren’t 100% there but definitely improving and he’s outstanding at handling Sharna’s choreography. I knew by the tone of the “positive” comments they weren’t getting 10s — and it pisses me off! As much as he and Sharna put a good face on it, I think it’s starting to bug them too. Not sure if there’s a damn thing they can do about it, though. The storyboards have been drawn up.
Drew’s tango was very entertaining. It was good to see him just “performing” again. In some ways I felt he and Cheryl had better tango body contact than Meryl and Maks, but they weren’t moving as fast so that makes it easier to stay close. Sad to see him go, but he had a good run.
Thank heaven for Amy and Derek! Talk about a show-stopper. Loved the whole concept, and Amy owned that dance floor. Yep, they had a little bobble in the middle, and it didn’t phase them one bit. Loved seeing her prancing around solo. Fab-u-lous!
#PH–thanks!
#dancewith you LOL
@Dave – I don’t see Danica getting anywhere near the finale, at this point and I think James will make the finale – but I’m not about to reignite the “James is not as good as you all think he is!” argument that you’ve been trying repeatedly to sell the past few weeks. You think James won’t make it; I think he will. Doesn’t mean either one of us is right or wrong.
I am really over all the unqualified guest judges and theme nights where the dance styles don’t fit the music. I guess I’ll be skipping the show two weeks from now. I’ve never watched Dance Moms, but have seen promos and heard enough about her to know I won’t be watching. Since Derek and Mark have already called the show child abuse and Abby Miller has called Derek “that skinny blond guy”, I have a pretty good idea that we are either going to get an abusive Miller or her fake playing nice to dispel her reputation. Either way I’m not interested in watching.
If for some reason Amy doesn’t make the finals, I will be voting for Charlie and Sharna, I decided!
I think James is doing quite well, but that being said, still some things need to be smoothed out and perfected (understandably, and quickstep is one of the hardest dances). His footwork did look a little bit “clunky” this week. 35 is probably a fair score.
I agree with Voguerista, my top 3 couples were also Maks/Meryl, Amy/Derek, and Charlie/Sharna in that order. I was thrilled to see Amy/Derek’s jive. I was a little bit worried for her. I liked Charlie’s dance, but did not love it. I don’t know why. Maks and Meryl were solid. Did not like the drama of the rehearsal package much, but you’ve gotta give credit where it’s due, right? I usually think tangos are boring, but that one was far from it.
Great dances this week! I can’t wait to find out about team dances!! 😀
I don’t understand why but I don’t feel emotion from Meryl. Have a feeling Charlie is getting way more votes (mine included). If I was to prefer a C brother couple it’s Val and Danica
Tbh…im sorta gettin tired of the Mand M praise! But i do wish and hope the end results are a shocker!
@Cidra: I (sadly) work on Monday evenings, so I’m not able to catch the show live. (Such is life.)
That said, even if the ballroom dances aren’t James’ friends, he’s already got most of them out of the way. All he has left is a waltz.
Yeah NeNe! Keep it going!
Teams for the team dances are up… https://www.puredwts.com/2014/04/21/puredwts-season-18-week-7-the-team-dances-revealed/
My top 3 dances of the night were Meryl/Max, Charlie/Sharna and Amy/Derek.
I know Max is not a favorite here, but I can’t stop watching that dance over and over. JMO, but I really think Meryl brings a better Max out and I have never felt that way in past seasons.
I thought for sure Nene would leave tonight after the backlash from last week and what people were saying not only on here, but so many other places as well. She must have a huge fan base which surprises me.
I normally like James, but this was not his best week.
I still don’t get why all the guest judges, but hearing that Abby Miller is going to be on just shocked me. What is wrong with this show making a decision like that?
I cant stand Abby Miller! But whatevs!
Kelly, I decided that too. If Amy doesn’t make the finals (I think she will), I’m voting for Charlie. It irritated me that MnM expressed their frustration over getting 9s. I think it bothers Charlie and Sharna too but they determine to work harder to get the hip action that is missing, etc. MnM on the other hand were lost in woebegone bewilderment and couldn’t understand how they worked so hard and danced so well only to get lowly little 9s. They need to get over themselves.
I probably should say that my husband thinks I need to get over myself too for making such a big deal over a dancing show.
@Gail: I know that Twitter in and of itself isn’t a perfect indicator, but NeNe has the second largest following on Twitter of any of the remaining contestants (1.5M), second only to James’ 2.9M.
I believe Danica was bottom two.
I did not enjoy the show tonight EXCEPT. for Amy and Derek. I think the “critics” can put the nonsense about Amy being awarded sympathy votes to rest now. She can’t do flicks and kicks, you say? and what is there left to say about Derek? The wedding crashers theme was perfect for that song. He makes it look so easy and we know it is anything but.
@Amy(147) my husband thinks I’m ridiculous too for getting so invested in a TV show! lol
Cody Simpson had 6 MILLION twitter followers and that didn’t keep him on the show.
BTW . . . just a theory of mine, but one that I think makes sense.
THEORY: The only way TPTB can finally get Maks his MBT is if *both* James and Charlie make the finals, or *neither* of them does.
REASONING: James and Charlie are now the only male celebs left in the competition. If exactly one of them leaves, then that guarantees a 3 females/1 male split among the final four contestants, and I suspect that the survivor will gain the lion’s share of the other’s vote. I think this is especially true if James gets the boot and Charlie survives; I have a hard time seeing people who support James voting for Meryl rather than Charlie.
Oh how great it would be if the crowd actually boos Abby Miller when she opens her mouth to say….anything. What a horrible woman.
The only dance I really liked for the feeling and the movement was Charlie and Sharna. I love her and her choreography and Charlie is just sunshine.
It’s not that I don’t think Meryl and Maks weren’t good but the height difference and body size difference just throws me. Meryl can totally keep up but compared to Maks’ long strides but with her little legs and body it just doesn’t come together for me, depending on the dance style.
I still can’t figure out if it’ll be James or Danica for the final 4th spot.
Danica isn’t as hyper and she’s sweet and I like her but she doesn’t grab me. But, she has Val and I think his choreography and personality (depending on your preference) may get her there.
Then I have the opposite opinion of James and Peta. Adore James but Peta’s choreography and personality (again depending on your preference) may lose it for James. And I felt they were lackluster tonight. I wish it were the finals already. I still think Amy will be there.
I love great dancing and I have no problem with the so called ringers bc they are the ones who make this show fun. I don’t want a season of bad to mediocre dancing and the whole improvement arc does nothing for me since it means half season of mediocre dancing.
I think it is a travesty that Meryl got Maks bc his choreography is so forgettable and with someone like Meryl every dance should be amazing. The tango tonight was ok, again nothing I’d wanna rewatch but in all fairness their music was horrible.
I’m so impressed with Sharna’s choreography, she is one of those rare choreographerS that think outside the box so that not every dance looks the same. She and Charlie are nr.1 in my opinion. I actually think that all the manipulation by the TPTB will backfire on Meryl and Maks in the finale. If Meryl and Charlie both get there I have no doubt that Sharna will produce an awesome freestyle and all the people who have been frustrated with the ridiculous scores Charlie has been getting will vote their … off.
Amy and Derek were so great tonight. I was worried ab the Jive for Amy since day one thinking it would look flat footed. I’m so happy I was wrong, this was my favorite dance of theirs, just amazingly fun and well executed. The whole production was perfect.
Nene and Tony…it is just better if I don t use words to express my opinion ab their scores…
Val and Danica it was hard to top last week’s dance which was perfect. I thought she was unsure and wobbly on some parts and the choreography was’t one of Val’s best but overall it was a good dance.
@Amy, to be fair, the judges’ comments for Maks and Meryl on their samba were nothing but praise. “You dance like one body”, “that was a wambu of a samba”, etc. They didn’t give any criticism at all. Meryl’s right in a sense. Meryl’s a perfectionist, and if she doesn’t get perfect scores, then she wants to know what was wrong. If there were supposedly no flaws in your dance (because the judges are supposed to in theory call out flaws so that the participants can improve next week, right) according to judges’ criticisms, then why shouldn’t there some 10s? Seems logical to me.
Imo, the judges should throw in some more justification for their scores. For me, that means giving actual constructive criticism if the dance is anything below a perfect 40 – the celebrities themselves are certainly not professionals, so how would they know what to fix/improve on if all the judges are feeding them are “you are amazing”? The professional partners would probably know, but obviously they are biased and would think that the dance was good because it was a product of their own work. JMHO though. The judges I feel give good criticisms sometimes and other times not but in order for pairs to improve, they need some critiques sometimes.
@Sam thanks for that info. I’m not on Twitter, but I just read over 250 comments made on a Yahoo article where just about everyone thought Nene should be gone and were wondering who was voting for her. I guess in her case her Twitter followers are voting unlike Cody’s fans.
I do think that James will be the one in the final 4 instead of Danica. He has a better personality and I think more people are voting for him than Danica. What’s more, Val doesn’t seem to like Danica very much so that could affect voting too.
Some post show thoughts:
Amy and Derek- I lost sleep because of her, but in a good way. I went up to sleep after the show and I couldn’t stop thinking about how Amy was able to do that incredible Jive. I will never doubt her and Derek’s ability to overcome the obstacles of ANY dance. Quickstep, Polka, Bharata Natyam, Tarantella……literally any dance. Amazing.
Maks and Meryl- the dance a 10, the package a 5.
Charlie and Sharna- I love when a male celeb comes out and dances with such enthusiasm and style. He’ll get his perfect score very soon.
Sorry to see Drew go, but I appreciated his genuine love of the show and his experience on it.
Glad Candance is still there. Kinda hope it’s NeNe next week going. I want to see more from her than sassy.
While Redfoo was fun, a 4th judge is not needed.
I think Drew and Cheryl were ready to go…still thoroughly enjoyed watching him though, loved his attitude!
I liked Redfoo a lot more than I probably should have…
They are really making Candace work for it, a lower score than Nene???? They do realize by giving her low scores and putting her in jeopardy and featuring her in the interviews throughout the show they are just going to make people vote for her more right?
@Courtney – I agree, I don’t think Danica is going to make it to the finals. The fact they didn’t give her one 10 last night after their comments makes me think they want her to outlast Nene but that’s about it. Putting her in jeopardy will get her some votes to make it through next week. Bold statement: I’m not sure she’ll make it past Candace to get to the semis.
Theresa, I agree. I believe Danica was the second person in the bottom two last night and the look on Val’s face, which changed significantly IMO, tells me he knew or felt it. I believe she will be the next to go unless the team dance scores are skewed enough to save her.
It’s sickening to me that Abbey Lee Miller is going to guest judge.
Anytime you have an adult in a position of power over children or young adults you run the risk of that adult abusing that power to belittle, exploit and denigrate that child.
That woman is an abuser. Verbal abuse can be just as devastating to a child as physical or sexual abuse. It destroys self confidence and slowly eats away at a young and vulnerable soul.
The moms on that show are just as bad as that woman. They knowingly put their children into an abusers hands for fame’s sake.
Perhaps Cher can organize a “ifAbbeyMillerisontheshowweriot” thing.
@Rose – I think Danica will get enough of a boost from being put in jeopardy to make it past Nene next week. The team dance results won’t effect the results next week as it’s based on the previous weeks scores and votes.
Just catching up on dwts now and i wondered why val had flooded his twitter with vote danica tweets when he doesnt usually lol my favs last night by a mile where amy charlie and meryl. That jive was unbelievable ! I cant remember diancas dance and ive just watched it ! Thats my problem with her shes not someone who you remember and shes annoying. I lime james but that qs was so heavy footed and his posture was weird , a shame as i like him. Sad to see drew leave as he genuinely loved being there i feel and he always made me smile .
Gail, not being eliminated doesn’t automatically mean that NeNe has a huge fanbase. It just means that Drew couldn’t get the 20k plus votes he needed to be safe over her. It’s very possible that NeNe had the fewest votes of anyone – but it wasn’t few enough that Drew could get past her and stay.
Okay here is my conspiracy theory. Because Derek and Mark called her out, she is being brought in to slam Amy and Derek to insure Maks gets his MBT. That woman is awful and the producers should be ashamed. I for one sent a note to the show and I think others should too.
Sam, how many twitter followers did Cody have, eh? That’s right – 6.57 MILLION followers, and he was eliminated. You can’t go by twitter followers. At all.
Just wanted to voice my disgust with the producers of dwts in bringing Abby Lee Miller as a guest judge. I wish there was a way for us to stop this from happening. This can not possible be bringing in the young audience. She is a bully and a hater.
@Heidi: I know how many Twitter followers Cody had; I looked it up a few weeks ago. (Cody had more than everyone else combined; take him away, and James has more than everyone else combined; take him away, and NeNe has more than everyone else combined.)
That said, I do think that James’ fan base at least seems to be mobilizing on Twitter, Instagram, etc., in a way that the other teams aren’t.
I’m really annoyed that NeNe is still on. I don’t understand. She takes shots at other cast members in interviews, is not that good of a dancer and just doesn’t come as likable. In any other season, she would have been gone 2 weeks ago.
It’s interesting that Charlie’s package mentioned the grueling schedules while Meryl’s did not. Do they really think viewers don’t know they are a team outside of this show? It would be more entertaining to see Maks on the ice with Meryl than some of this stuff we are seeing. I wonder how much of these packages are edited down because Meryl/Charlie are definitely traveling with a show producer all week. I saw a few comments online last night suggesting that this may be the same calming technique Meryl uses with Charlie. That’s why she came across as so at ease with Maks during his tantrum.
I was so happy to see Amy perform so well in the jive!
I did love the opening number–loved how the stars and pros danced to the LMFAO song. It does seem the entire cast undergoes a wardrobe change after the opener.
I’m thinking Meryl and Maks package was scripted. We all know this happens in reality tv and that just didn’t feel genuine to me. Trying to portray Maks as vulnerable is a joke.
That isn’t what you said, though, Sam. You were implying that a larger number of twitter followers probably indicates more voters for that person. That’s not true – we’ve seen many instances over the years where that isn’t the case. Most recent one being Cody getting eliminated and, last year, Kellie beating Zendaya.
@ Lynne I was thinking the same thing re Abbey. They are bringing her in to slam those who have spoken out against her.
PJ/Lynne – why would they go to all the trouble of getting Derek to dance this season only to bring in Abby to slam him. It makes no sense. It’s much more likely they are bringing her in for the sheer controversy of it. It’s quite disgusting with just that motive.
And really, she will be stupid to slam Amy to get Derek. Is she that moronic? Maybe. But it will backfire on her, big time.
Susan2, (#160) — I agree completely. We need Cher, Riot Organizer Extraordinaire, to start hashtag ifAbbyMillerisonDWTSweriot
I registered a complaint with ABC. Not because it will change anything but because I felt like I just had to at least “have my say”.
I think you’re right and Charlie is killing it with the votes. I think when it comes down to charisma on the dance floor, Charlie and Amy have it wrapped up, although I love watching Meryl dance too. And James too. Nothing against Danica and Cameron either. This season has had so many more people who can dance that I’m finding it more fun than usual.
And Sharna’s choreography, wow! That was so much fun. She’s really been a fantastic influence on this season.
Heather, TPTB are too busy showmancing Meryl and Maks and trying to portray Maks as a sensitive sympathetic figure, that they don’t have time to mention schedules — grueling or otherwise.
Of course, even if they had time, saying how “grueling” rehearsals are would run counter to all of Maks’s statements about how “easy” it is with Meryl.
It’s bound to be less grueling for Meryl than it is for Charlie since Maks is giving her much simpler choreography than Sharna is giving Charlie. Really, Meryl’s biggest challenge is keeping her big baby in his “happy place”. Now that I think of it, that probably is a pretty tiring, full-time job for her.
I really dislike all the guest judges and now I hear that loudmouth Abby Lee Miller is going to be a guest judge – YUCK, YUCK!!!! Well that just totally ruins it for me.
I am so over Maks has changed already We all know Meryl is an Olympian, he would not dare speak to Americas darling the same way he has the others. Bizarre statements, like she asked to hold my hand, I fell off my chair with giggles. She hasn’t tamed any beast, he wants a MBT so bad, he will do anything. Next season, he will be back to his egotistical self
Amy is my light, and the reason I watch.
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In my opinion, Charlie would be the last person that would need calming. Meryl is the perfectionist and they wouldn’t be the powerful team they are, were it not for Charlie to keep it in check. He always tries to keep it light hearted and fun. Charlie is the one who was told her to enjoy the music right before their free dance in Sochi.
The Meryl Maks package looked heavily scripted.
@Sandy (177) I totally agree with you. You know the old saying, a leopard doesn’t change it’s spots. I’m not buying Maks’ latest ploy. If Meryl had no talent and wasn’t America’s sweetheart, does anyone seriously believe Maks would treat her the same as he is now. LOL
I’m in the minority here because I have almost no problem with Abby Miller being a judge. Dance Moms is a reality show and like many reality shows, it’s heavily scripted. Abby’s role is to be a tough, sarcastic, no nonsense teacher and she plays the part very well. And yes she hands out constructive criticism but she also hands out deserved praise. She can be harsh but also warm and sensitive. No, she’s not Saint Abby but she’s not Attila the Hun either. My only concern with Abby being a judge is that she might treat Derek and Mark unfairly. Guess I’ll have to wait and see how it plays out.
There is something I’ve been puzzling about. Meryl and Maks’ package included footage of Meryl asking Maks to hold her hand. Then Maks put handholding into their choreography as an apparent callback to their emotional breakthrough. Then the cameraman gave us tight closeups of the handholding. Finally, just in case anyone missed it, Erin brought up the handholding after they danced. It all seems a little orchestrated to me. Was Maks just very shrewd to realize TPTB would not be able to resist dramatic handholding, or was there some coordination between him and production over how to edit the package and the performance footage? Is that allowed? Do I have my tinfoil hat on too tight?