Access Hollywood Interviews Maksim Chmerkovksiy And Meryl Davis
And below is Maks and Meryl with Billy and Kit on Access Hollywood today talking about how they are both attempting “different things” on Dancing With The Stars this season. They also talk their chemistry and how much they are loving their union. Lots more below…
Aiiii, Vogue! I know you had to post this because you always give equal time to all the couples (unlike DWTS itself 🙄 ), but this means you, Court, and PH are going to have to be on high alert for the M&M shipper force coming in to squeeee over how “adorbs” M&M are, how they’re the purr-fect couple, and won’t they make beautiful babies together. Somebody get me a shot or 3 of tequila, now, please!
That was so uncomfortable to watch somehow. Maybe it’s the constant use of superlatives.
You said it. I wanted to say more in my commentary of it and then I thought, no way. lol
Simone, I thought it was uncomfortable a little too. I don’t know how to explain it.
I also didn’t like how he had to brag about how “brilliant” their tango was. I did love their tango…but, I wish he wouldn’t brag like that. If he only knew how that demeans it and takes the “special” away.
I keep asking myself why do I get sucked in to comment about Meryl and Maks? I don’t even vote on this show, and Maks is not my favorite. I spent too much of my time voting for my faves Corbin and Karina, only for them to lose out in spite of their amazing dancing.
But here’s the thing that draws me to them: Meryl in this interview is the Meryl many people seem to know from before the show … shy, reserved, and super nice. However, when in the familiar/intimate environment of the rehearsal studio, she has been letting herself go. She cracks jokes, pokes fun at Maks, answers back to Erin, embodies characters in dances that seem so far from her own personality. And I credit Maks for getting Meryl to that level of comfort.
I think we, as viewers, get to see a part of Meryl that is so unexpected, and so enjoyable. And it is clear that she needed someone to help her get out of her shell. She wouldn’t have done it on her own, just by being on the show. I am not saying Maks is the only one to click with her and be able to reveal her hidden personality, but he turned out to be quite a great match.
And to go back to my favorites, Corbin and Karina, unfortunately I have come to realize that good dancing on this show is a necessary but far from being a sufficient condition to win the show. And the treatment that show is applying to Charlie is not that different from the way they criticized and nitpicked Corbin. And I even daresay, amending that this is my own opinion, that Corbin was the best technical dancer in his season, unlike Charlie, with the most complex dance routines given, and he constantly was ranked second on the leader board.
Some months ago, Charlie said this in an interview: “Obviously we get a lot of questions about whether the two of us are dating, and that’s a good thing, because that means we’re doing our job out on the ice. Meryl and I are oftentimes trying to portray people who are in love.”
They are pros at showmance, so take everything with the appropriate grains of sodium chloride.
I love the first video!
I think there’s a difference between bragging about how good a dance was, and actually being proud of the dance itself and your partner. Things get blown out of proportion.
@ Cidra– When I first read your comment, I thot u said somebody get me a shot of pencillin. I don’t know why my mind went there. The tequilla shots would def be better…lol
I’ve loved watching Meryl as an Ice Dancing Skater, and her being on DWTS showing her obvious natural dance talent along with getting to know her personality has been enjoyable for me. I must say I do enjoy their dancing, but it’s been top level since week one. However, I am always moved more by someone who never did any kind of dancing and who improves each week and that’s what I always thought the show was about. So that’s who I always vote for because they start out at an uneven playing field. At the end of the season I like to know that I had a part in making that no experience dancer’s dream come true if they happen to win. If M & M end of winning, I will congratulate them as anyone else. And, I will hope that all the complaining about him never getting a winning partner will cease once and for all. But, I seriously doubt it.
Meryl and Charlie had to literally spend 17 years developing that chemistry (acting classes) … they’ve been criticized for lack of chemistry for years before they got to Sochi and it turned around. So I think there is some “real” element to Meryl and Maks’ chemistry, but I also don’t think Meryl and Maks are dating or romantically involved per say. I think that Maks respects her (and well, he’s a touchy kind of guy I think) and Meryl is just easygoing and accommodating with everyone so they work well together.
Another sign of pimping the Mirrorball with Maks, more face time on AH and highlighting how he is such a transformed person with added sprinklings of shipper fodder.
Who organizes these things???
Not sure where it was but I loved Heidi’s post on the shippers this afternoon. It was so funny and so accurate that I laughed out loud. Thanks ladies for all you do to keep us in the know. Love the Derek info most.
Anna, (#6) I think you’re so right when you say “I have come to realize that good dancing on this show is a necessary but far from being a sufficient condition to win.” In fact, I’d say good dancing from a ringer is almost the kiss of death. The show needs a dance ringer or two every season to ensure there’s some good dancing. However, the ringers are saddled with extra expectations from both judges and viewers. TPTB sign them up then decide if they’re going to pimp them or use and abuse them, depending on various circumstances. Then there are some in the audience who won’t vote for a dance ringer because they have an “unfair advantage”. Being a dance ringer (real or imagined) is almost no advantage at all in terms of winning. I haven’t actually done the research, but off the top of my head, I’d say the dance ringers who’ve won have also been fanbase ringers.
Nicole Scherzinger wasn’t, Cidra. When she was on she was the underdog in terms of fanbase compared to Erin and Evan.
And you’re wrong about dance ringers having higher expectations – obviously that was true BEFORE this season. 🙂 Now it seems that’s only true for MALE dance ringers.
From what I had remembered, as a fan of Nicole’s, she had gained some controversy before the show, with all the stuff about her perhaps arguing with her fellow Pussycat Dolls and hogging the group with their material. She definitely showed herself as nothing like that on DWTS, and she was charming and admirable throughout.
I feel like a “dumb-a$$”, but could someone please explain to me what (shipper & fodder)??? This old gramma is a bit behind. Thank you.
The average viewer of DWTS had NO CLUE about the Pussycat Dolls, I wager – and by today’s standards Nicole barely makes it to ringer status. 🙂 Evan was technically a bigger one, when fanbase was also considered.
Looking at and listening to Nicole sing, it’s no wonder that she was likely given the lead of Pussycat Dolls, though. Girlfriend can SING.
KKat – a shipper is a person who dreams about/imagines a relation”ship” between two people on TV. Hence – shippers. Some of them are extremely scary and insist that what they see on TV is, in fact, real. Some of them get to the point that they are so invested in it that they become totally nutty obsessed – and very angry if you don’t agree. And they will send a shit ton of hate your way if you get in the middle of their “ship” – see Derek Hough’s timeline when he had the nerve to date Nina Dobrev for a couple months. And his timeline when he dated Cheryl Cole. And Rob Pattinson and Kristen Stewart fans in general.
Bully Bush and the Hoover never disappoint when it comes to showmances. Bet they couldn’t wait to get their claws into Meryl/Maks regarding that topic. As for sbowmancing, if it gets the couple attention and votes, all the more fun for the couple. And it it doesn’t get them votes, at least they had fun.
Those Nian nutjobs were creepy scary.
I think some dwts confused the girl group with the Vegas show. Nicole was never part of that. She was given lead and the joke with the PCD was that it is all her and the rest were like backup dancers. Kinda true. She was hired to be the singer, not for her dance skills. Really, the uproar over Nicole was funnier bc Mya was on the season before. Since then we had Corbin, Zendaya and now Meryl. Who worked with two dwts pros (Derek and ?Elena) and Alex Wong. Maks, you can never say anything about Derek’s partners considering you got the biggest ringer ever on the show.
@Heidi #19
Hey…thanks my friend! LOL! Since you explained it, matter of fact I was knee deep and treading in those shippers BIG time in the other place and after 3 seasons I came here. I really feel like there are those who live in reality here, and won’t let anyone turn this place into a snake pit of C. boys fanatics. I just hated all the mean and nastiness with 80% against the best dancer this show has ever been honored to have him grace it with his presence. (a true human being)D.H.
So, as long as Maks has an obedient ringer, life on DWTS is all good. If he returns next season with a non-ringer and maintains the same sunny disposition, I may believe what he is selling.
Rose…My sentiments exactly. If not the same as this season, I will be sitting on my mute button nest season. 🙂
I’m a big Derek fan, in fact I got into this show because of Derek, but IMO I do have to admit that he has gotten some good celeb partners. Nicole may be primarily a singer, but if you look at music videos and such she can definitely work it in Latin esque styles (burlesque, hip hop, hip action type dances). Shawn is graceful and very flexible, and took ballet for example. Amber isn’t typical ringer status, but she’s familiar with picking up choreo quickly, synchronization, and performing it well (I mean retaking shots over and over on Glee probably is costly!).
That being said, the difference for me between getting a ringer and winning the mirrorball is the choreography, and that is why Derek has won so much. Getting a ringer or semi ringer doesn’t hurt it either because that means his choreography is just executed better, IMO. Maks has his shot now, so I hope he makes good use of it.
PH (#16), I wasn’t thinking of Nicole as a dance/fanbase ringer. I was thinking of Kristi Yamaguchi. Until Meryl arrived on the show this season, Kristi was, in my opinion, the biggest female dance/fanbase ringer. Not only was she a gold-medal winning singles skater, she skated pairs for years winning 2 US National Pairs titles before she quit to focus on singles. So she knew all about partnering.
Yeah, it does seem that lately only male dance ringers are saddled with higher expectations. That reeks as far as I’m concerned.
Jesus Christ, now we are back to “Derek’s gotten some good partners”??? WTF – they all have gotten good partners!! Val has had more great partners on average than Derek!! Maks has has as many or MORE ringers than Derek. Derek just knows how to win with all kinds of partners. For the love of god, people – ADMIT IT. Meryl is the biggest ringer of all time and she is not Maks’ first ringer. He has had “his shot” before and FAILED. He has not been deprived before, no matter how many times he tries to tell you that. You are actually trying to equate Amber with Meryl, Mona?? I’d like some of what you’re smoking.
My god. I’m sick to death of my own site. Meryl fans twisting themselves into knots trying to level the playing field.
PH, I’m begining to think they’re not twisting themselves into knots at all. When you’ve immersed yourself in the koolaide, this stuff just flows from you easy as breathing. We’re the ones getting tied in knots trying to untangle the truth from the misinformation they’re spreading so it doesn’t infect those here who are new to DWTS.
I read what you wrote possibly differently than what you intended, Cidra. I thought you were saying that all the ringers who won were also fanbase ringers and I was pointing out that Nicole wasn’t. I had actually forgotten about Kristi.
That’s what kills me – any previous season (and if Meryl was dancing with Derek) if she had done that particular Foxtrot, or some of the other dances beside the Tango, they would have gotten hosed at least once by now, with CAI giving her standard “Well, you’re really talented so we expect a lot more from you” spiel. And no, you newbies who are madly passionate about Meryl – getting 9’s is not getting hosed. Unless of course you do a dance that is equal to one that someone else got 10’s for. Then 9’s are getting hosed. Oh, wait – that’s Charlie…
Man, no kidding Cidra. It’s actually making my brain hurt trying to decode some of the bullshit.
“Meryl’s the biggest ringer of all time”- well then so is Charlie White because they come from the exact same training.
Heidi, I don’t know if you’ve seen the video of Nicole singing The Phantom of the Opera, but if not it’s a must. Shows how her ability is actually making her one of the most diverse singers of today, even.
@PHeidi…& Cidra
I found what I was looking for and PHeidi, nice website for Derek. Going to go back tomorrow and look around somemore.
Did find the tour scheduled and ticket area, and found out that he will be a 40 min. drive from my home. Tickets and seats (especially more up front one are $284 for the close seat. There are so many seated sold out, just one section in the very back on the left end, ticks are $64 I hope there is some video put online after Derek’s tour so we can see them.
#31 Alex, Medulla & Charlie are the biggest ringers ever, but Charlie is getting hosed really bad so that Mettle & Malaysia get the win. I feel sorry for Charlie
#Carol-34
Is that your autocorrect? LOL
Big ole DUH to Alex – problem is, Charlie is being treated like a ringer, Meryl ISN’T. That is the problem.
I have seen it, Joanna – amazing.
Although I’ve watched the show since Season 1, I’m still a fairly new reader of this site, but I can imagine the ‘Derek always gets a good partner’ argument comes up a lot…I’m quite tired of it, so I can’t even imagine how you all cope. 😉
I think when he was paired with Brooke, Lil’ Kim, and Joanna all in a row, it wasn’t expected for any of them to do that well. Models such as Josie Maran, Albert Reed and Paulina Porizkova already had a poor track record. But with Lil’ Kim especially, she had gained a lot of controversy in the hip-hop world prior to her appearance, and I don’t think they were expecting Derek to turn her into a good dancer. Excuses, excuses!
I’m new to all things DWTS and have quickly learned about showmances and ringers, the latter thanks to a 3-part in detail analysis on this site. I started watching for DJ Candace, but quickly began following M&M for eye candy, keeping it honest here. I didn’t watch the Olympics, in fact I don’t watch TV much at all, hence I’m late to the party. That’s said, when I watch, I watch keenly.
#Leeann (12) I absolutely agree that he seems to respect her, but he is DEFINITELY handsy! (Maybe why one commenter first thought of penicillin! LOL). Perhaps I’m the only person classless enough to mention it, but this week his patting ended up very close to her lady-parts! Meryl quickly grabbed his hand and moved it up to her ribs. I swear, if I’m reading her lips correctly, she says “Hands up here, alright.”
I have no idea who will win since I’ve no prior comparisons other than what I read here, but I agree that Charlie & Candace seem to get slammed, while NeNe and Danica seem to get inflated. I’m thankful that at least NeNe’s brand of dancing has been put to rest. I can rank those left in my own mind, but really as long as one of 3 win, I won’t cry foul.
Joanna, you have no idea. It’s the go-to excuse for when anyone doesn’t like what we say about another dancer, when Derek’s partners do well (despite any limitations going in), when other dancers don’t do well…it’s pretty much the catch all that makes me want to stab myself in the eye in it’s lameness and stupidity. Especially in a season where Maks has the biggest ringer ever and most of this site is wondering what in the hell Charlie did to piss off the judges. But NOOOOO….we’re all about Derek and he always gets the good partners. :::rolls eyes::: Lame.
I can’t even imagine! Although at some points it must be quite hilarious to see it randomly used as an excuse. :p
Sure, Derek’s had a couple of really good partners, but IMO he’s hardly had any of the really big ringers, or yet alone any… Maks with Meryl, Mark with Kristi, and Dmitry with Mya (this was one of my favorite ever couples but she was very experienced for sure) spring to mind as the biggest ones.
Watching Maks pose as “new and improved” now that he has Meryl is creepy to me. I look at him and all I can see is the cruel way he treated Hope Solo. I have no respect for him as a TV personality or a dancer. He’s had several great partners that he failed to bring to the win. Val even showed him up when Val danced with Meryl. For that reason, I truly hope M&M do not win. Sorry, Meryl.
PH (#29). Sorry for the confusion. Sometimes I tend to write some pretty convoluted sentences. It’s something I work at correcting, but when I get tired, I regress. Yes, what I was trying to say is that (in my opinion) dance ringers haven’t won unless they’re also fanbase ringers. So all the hand wringing over dance ringers having an unfair advantage in winning is making a fuss over nothing.
LOL, Newbie (#39), I’m not much of a lip-reader, and since I’m firmly behind Charlie/Sharna this season, I don’t focus on what Meryl/Maks do when they’re not on the dance floor. If you’re lip-reading is accurate, and she did say “hands up here, alright”, kuddos to her! That’s the easy-going, mature, sensible woman I believed her to be. It’s been beaten to death here, but like so many others, I have nothing against Meryl — in fact, I like her. So it makes me chuckle to see how well she manages Maks.
Maks has been his own worse enemy for years. I think the break and come back will serve him well. He has had winners several seasons and I believe “he” was the reason they didn’t win. He appears to be a different character this season. Meryl is a much better dancer than Charlie. It is apparent she has had extensive classical training. Charlie is the stable pillar , lift person in their pairing. Therefore he is not near as expressive or nibble in the feet. Charlie may not be able to break away from the partner syndrome, especially ice dancing every week. He needs to dance independently from Sharna as much as possible. It will force himself to think feet. And yes, the judges have really been underscoring/under supporting him.
Amy is a mess. She seems to having a terrible time coping with the physicality of partner dancing. Derek has been a wonderful compassionate partner but I think all of this is overwhelming for her. She needs a sports psychologist to frame some of this up for her. Derek is extremely busy and just may not be able to meet her emotional needs to get her through this. She has so much good and potential. It doesn’t need to be lost if she has a chance to physically come back this week. Regardless of how long she stays, she is the “winner” of Season 18.
James remains a baby doll. Good guy. And yes, I think he and Peta are adorable. Sharna is so good hearted and it shows through on the show. Beautiful spirit.
And yes, my weekly statement, I miss Emma being a partner, such flair and showmanship.
Derek’s biggest ringer was Nicole and she was the equivalent of Maks’ Mel B, Mark’s Sabrina, Karina’s Corbin…there’s a long, long list. People seem to think that because Derek can pull out the win it means that his ringer was bigger. So simple minded. No critical thinking. I could go on. 😀 And yes, Meryl is up there with Kristi and Mya. Because she’s so recently off the Olympics, I’d says she’s number one.
Does anyone feel that Mark has faded into the background? Not talent/choreography wise, but personality/presence wise. I feel that in the earlier-middle seasons, he was one of the “star” choreographers of the show–the attention always being on him or Derek. He’s been extra quiet this season IMO
Amy is a mess? Wow. Different show you’re watching there, Mary. Ooookay.
I think Mark, like Derek, is extremely busy outside of the show and that’s where a lot of his attention is going. I’m not sure he’s as good at multi-tasking as Derek is, but I think he’s been doing some solid work with Candace. He’s starting to emulate Derek a bit, in that he’s making it a lot more about his partner than him.
#Cidra, it happens right after Maks & Meryl dance and Erin/Tom introduce the team dances. They cut back to all the couples, Maks points to Meryl and then gets a little too close. She doesn’t miss a beat! Swaying them both as she talks to him, to me it is a testament to her poise under pressure – even though I believe the touch wasn’t intended to be so close, she was aware of the millions of eyes on them and guided them through that awkward moment so gracefully!
LOL “Amy is a mess” and needs a “sports psychologist”? . You and I are definitely not watching the same show. Maybe you should check out the new Odds post. Even the Las Vegas Odds makers are ranking her at #2 this week. That doesn’t spell a “mess” to me.
I’m not even Amy’s biggest fan and I would say she is the FARTHEST thing from a mess. Maybe an emotional mess in last week’s package–but that is the accumulation of stress, no sleep, and physical exhaustion. We also know nothing of her personal life. I think the only thing that was a “mess” was the assertion that Amy is “a mess”
Mary, this is the second time you have posted the exact same “Amy is a mess” paragraph. I have to strongly disagree with you. I see a woman of incredible fortitude and desire to succeed. Remember, if you will, she and Derek have to start each week by deciding which feet might or might not work for a particular dance, a dance that she has never attempted before I might add. If there are moments of emotion and even insecurity, that is completely understandable, but to insinuate that makes her a mess sounds like a personal attack more than anything else, in my opinion. She is anything but. Perhaps she will change your mind this week 😉
Amy and Derek have one of the most natural partnerships I’ve ever seen.
Ha ha ha, rolling on the floor, lmao, Amy is a mess? And Tom isn’t funny, Maks is ugly, Peta is a prude, Mark is so understated with his facial expressions, Charlie is so nasty, Meryl is fat…
#50 Newbie, there’s an interview out there somewhere with Erin talking about Maks patting her ass after their dances. His hand also lands on her boob during one of their interviews with Brooke. Maks is handsy. Groping his partners and sometimes ending up in inappropriate places (whether intentional or not) is nothing new for him.
I think people might want to go back and watch some of Maks’s past interviews, particularly with Mel, Erin and Kirstie. Then maybe they’d see all the things they’re sure are “clues” to a great love affair with Meryl have all been done before in some way, shape or form.
I don’t even think Maks would deny that he and Sharna were given, arguably, the two biggest ringers in the history of the show.
Meryl and Charlie have the same training, the same experience, the same level of recognition. I think Meryl might have a slight advantage with regard to the performance aspect, and Charlie has a slight advantage with regard to ‘likability’ and coming across in personable way.
They both share the same downsides. Crazy travel schedule with SOI and their fanbase splitting votes between them.
Imo, it would almost be insulting to Meryl and Charlie not to consider them the two biggest ringers in the shows history.
Um. ok. Nicole Scherzinger is one of the biggest ringers to ever be on this show. I’ll admit that Maks/Val have had good partners, if you dont play down Nicole’s ringer status.
i wouldn’t say that amy is a mess, but she does seem to be cracking under the pressure a bit. i think she’s cried the most on the show. i dont know if its just the producers trying to make her more vulnerable. Kinda out of the left field last week with showing her boyfriend… like wtf? was it necessary?
#58 Megan, to call Nicole a ringer and Meryl and Danica “good partners” is just beyond comprehension. Meryl is by far the biggest ringer this show has ever seen.
Psst, Megan…sweetie, your bias is showing.
Nicole was no bigger a ringer than Mel B. Totally comparing apples to apples there.
As for Mighty Macho Maksim’s latest parter — well, she (and her ice dance partner) are the biggest ringers this show has ever had.
And it’s what you do with a ringer that counts. Maks has had his chances and blown it — several times. The boy shoots blanks.
In my opinion, Nicole was as much a ringer as, say, Joey McIntyre and Drew Lachey, going in. Her real extent of dance experience was choreographed routines with the Pussycat Dolls. The music video to ‘Buttons’ was hardly the Viennese Waltz.
# 58 Megan … Nicole was only one of 5 partners who won with Derek. The point for me with Maks is that he doesn’t seem to have any pride in all this. While I still doubt TPTB can guarantee a win, clearly they are willing to tilt the playing field as far as they can to give Maks the advantage. The fact that it’s apparently more than ok with him to win like this tells me a lot about who he is, none of it good. I personally would be embarrassed with a win like this — but then again, I probably never would have entered a competition on the condition that it be skewed in my favor. It would be way too big a hit on my self-respect. Doesn’t seem to be a problem for Maks.
I did not say the biggest….. I said one of the biggest – implying she should be put in a group of fellow ringers. I agree, Meryl has a lot more talent in many ways but i saw several comments playing down the fact that she wasn’t a ringer and I think that’s crap. I also agree that he shouldn’t win like this either….. I’m a fan of the underdog and I would love for them to keep coasting Meryl and then all of a sudden, Charlie hits a winning stride and finishes strong and winning the whole thing. I’m Team Charlie at this point
My point – I really hated season 10 and I get PTSD when derek and Nicole are mentioned. That was the only season derek put a bad taste in my mouth. Other then that, I really haven’t had a problem with the kid.
Derek didn’t do anything in season 10 other than create spectacular routines, some of the best in DWTS history IMO. I understand that stung Maks fans, but when both are given ringers, Maks doesn’t come close to having Derek’s innovative ability. Derek never described the season as being easy, which Maks did more than once earlier this season, because he worked his ass off to ensure that it wasn’t. Julianne may have been a bit OTT, but she did open Maks eyes. I agree with her entirely on that point.
#58 & #64, are you Megan or Megan2? We generally stick to one screen name here.
No one accused you of saying Nicole was the “biggest ringer”. I just pointed out that Nicole was just as much a ringer as MelB. And neither of them were anywhere near as big a ringer as Kristi Yamaguchi or Donny Osmond. Nicole and MelB were dance ringers, and history shows that just being a dance ringer doesn’t give you that big an advantage. Now if you’re a dance and fanbase ringer, you *do* have an advantage. Those are people like Kristi Yamaguchi and Donny Osmond, and this season Meryl and Charlie (although poor Charlie’s getting the royal screw right now).
As Megan2, you admitted you can’t get over your bitterness about Season 10. So in my opinion, that pretty much taints anything you say about Derek or Nicole. My season 10 favorites were Evan and Anna, and although I love them dearly as a team (to this day), they blew their shot at winning when Evan started questioning Anna about the direction of their freestyle and Anna couldn’t take the pressure of having a ringer and had a meltdown. Life’s a bitch. If you’re dealt a great hand, and play your cards wrong when your competition plays their cards right, guess what, you lose. Derek and Nicole played their cards right, and they earned their win.
Geez, Megan – who’s biased?? Look in the mirror, sweetie – Meryl is the biggest ringer ever on this show. Even Danica is a bigger ringer, seeing as how she’s had actual ballroom training. Nicole is the equivalent of Mel B, Sabrina and half a dozen other singer/dancers male and female.
Oh, and I see Minnie is back now complaining about Amy crying (twice) – oh noes!! She cried once because she knew that if she had FEET the dance would be much easier. They show it to make her MORE sympathetic? To people with hearts she’s already amazing. Compared to Danica who cried because…well, she’s Danica. Meryl won’t cry because…well, see my first sentence.
Ew, Cidra – grossin’ me out, dear. 😀
PH, Was it the shooting blanks comment?
i wasn’t complaining about amy crying. only about the part where the producers started talking about her relationship and her boyfriend. it didn’t seem necessary to me. and its overdramatic. I’ve also said and reiterated that she’s amazing. jesus christ. she is we can all agree on that. I get it, you think that amy has sunshine out of her ass. but she seems to be cracking a bit under the pressure (of the show, of dancing, of her life, whatever).
she has cried twice on this show versus candace and danica, they’ve done it once. so that is just a fact that i’m stating.
Bull, Megan – no one here is playing down the fact that Nicole was a ringer. But she doesn’t even come close to touching Meryl or Danica…or Charlie for that matter. It’s not about TALENT, you’re confusing the issue. When it comes to talent, I actually think Nicole has more of that than Meryl does. Nice to see you admit you are seriously biased against her though. That was big of you. And the “Kid” is nearly 29 years old – and certainly much more mature than most of the other male pros.
Yeah, Cidra – I try not to think about that aspect of Maks. 😀
So which is it, Minnie – you’re commenting about Amy crying, but then you pivot to the showing of the boyfriend. You do realize that Amy doesn’t control that, right?? I don’t think she has sunshine shooting out her ass, I think YOU are finding anything you can to criticize her, regardless of whether it’s rational or not.
I always call out crap, which is why you think I’m picking on you.
what do you mean which is it? both? what? i don’t understand what your problem with me is now… she cried. period. on top of it, i didnt like the producers showing her boyfriend me. pretty sure i said producers in both my posts, so not blaming amy for this. the “was that necessary” was obviously directed at producers.
Sorry, PH. I’ll try to keep that in mind when making comments about Maks ChmerWolowitz. 😛
Minnie, you’re writing is the problem then, because you seem to keep mixing up your issues. So why is it a big deal to you than Amy cried ONE more time than Candace and Danica. Seriously? Can you not see, after everything that has been posted today, how it looks like you are trolling, or at the very least picking nits to a ridiculous level? I suggest you move along now – this has been discussed to death with no impact either way.
PH #19, not to be annoying, or to get in to this again, but I am catching up on comments and I have a feeling this will show up again…
Some people also ferociously ship fictional characters from movies, TV shows, and books (HI!!!). There’s a term used in the fandom communities called OTP, which means One True Pair, usually referring to the one pair of characters that a person could never not put together (Mine is Rose Tyler and the 10th Doctor from Doctor Who, or Four/Tris). I think we can use this term when talking about M&M.
I think that the two of them are a very interestingly dynamiced pair. Remember in week 1 when CAI made no sense and was talking about Yin and Yang? Well, Meryl is definitely Yin, but I don’t know how well Maks fits into the Yang category.
PH #71, I was thinking about Derek’s age from your comment… He’s 29, and Sharna’s 28 (she said that on the show during switch-up week). The two of them are both amazing at choreo, but their lives as dancers might not be that much longer – though more so for Derek who has neck problems than Sharna who doesn’t. It makes me wonder if there is something about that age, or if I’m just crazy.
After reading all this comments I can’t help but think that people are terrified that Amy is going to win and take that MBT out of Meryl’s hands.
Why in the hell would you pick on a double amputee?!? I just don’t get it… I don’t think any of us really know how hard it must be for Amy and Derek, because they make it look SO EASY. But guess what..IT’S NOT! And because it’s not, Amy get frustrates from time to time. So what if she cries? I think that she has every right! While others are already learning a routine, she has to try different legs and find her balance for each and every dance to make it look good.
And about Amy being a mess… Are you for real? We sure as hell don’t watch the same show.
If Amy gets eliminated, I won’t vote for Meryl, you can be sure about that. She is good, but I don’t appreciate double standards, that are happening this season.
Aviva, Derek’s age is not a problem (yet). Maks is older than Derek, Tony, for an example, is 40 years old. I think we will see Derek dancing for a long time…and I’m very happy about that 🙂 I think this is his last season od DWTS (which makes me very sad), but I’m sure Derek’s career as a choreographer has just started 🙂
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