DWTS Season 19 Week 7!! Let’s discuss tonight’s show! (Spoilers)
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Now THAT is an opening number!! Thank you for male pros and Mandy Moore. 🙂
Tommy – can’t believe he’s 76! He was pretty damn good. Of course, he had lots of little mistakes, but he amazes me. I can’t imagine doing that at 76. Shout out to Peta – she’s really impressed me a hell of a lot this season. Fantastic job, Peta!!
I just heard Lacey say on All Access that she doesn’t feel like Artem is challenging Lea enough – that he was going for a clean routine. I would have to agree. She has great legs, but the routines are too simple for what I think she’s capable of.
Getting kinda tired of Bethany going in the first half. Really. Good thing the team dances are last.
Of course Len has to hammer DEREK for something that everyone EXCEPT him has been doing all f@#king season. At least he didn’t do his usual “6” paddle. All that said, I thought I saw a couple spots where she wasn’t quite sure. But damn, interesting as hell dance. I was mesmerized.
:::sigh::: Antonio. He’s just not a dancer and he’s not as interesting as Tommy and Michael.
LOL to the clown getting Cheryl. Hilarious.
Poor Emma. Well, he’s not horrible in hold… it’s just the rest of it that was bad.
Lea is wearing her Team Dance costume on All Access and I have to say it’s pretty amazing. Also amazing? Seeing a Nashville commercial with Derek in it while DWTS is on.
20 out of 40 for Michael? He must make it through tonight. 🙂
I actually really like that PLL song. But why is Janel wearing those awful boots again?? Is she having ankle problems? Was there enough dancing in that dance? I was distracted. I do too much during the show. I need to stop.
Okay, not just me. Julianne agreed with me. Not that that’s always a good thing… 🙂
A peek at the Red Room shows Bethany STILL in the makeup and hair chair – where she’s been since the end of her dance.
Oy Len – a bit harsh with the 7. Not a Janel fan…but a *7*?? I guess it’s good that he’s spreading that behavior over to Val instead of keeping it all on Derek.
Mark makes a REALLY convincing Zombie.
I thought that was a really good rumba from Alfonso. Very nice. I bought it from Alfonso. Well done.
Hmmmm…”whipping out my tinfoil hat”…Ya know, a conspiracy theorist could start to wonder if they already intend for Derek’s team to lose the team dance. Bethany got high scores yet Alfonso is three points lower. So, if Derek’s team loses, Alfonso and Beth are close to tied at the top of the leader board. Very curious to see how Sadie does.
Mark is a nutbar. And I mean that in the nicest possible way. 🙂 I’m not sure how I feel about that as a Paso – the outfit was kinda wrong. Oh holy crap…I actually agree with CAI a bit. But only a bit – it wasn’t that bad. I adore Sadie. They’re being a bit too mean. Okay, good for Julianne to bring it back to the center a bit more.
Frankly, I think they’ve been screwing Sadie over all season – they owe her one. Mark is PISSED. SEVENS!!??!?!? Are you f@#king kidding me?? I call BS on that one, big time.
It does bring me back to my tinfoil hat theory though….and before anyone says it in the comments, NO, going first doesn’t mean you’re going to lose. Derek has gone first several times.
LOL! Inside Derek’s head when Tom makes the never lost comment: “DUDE, SHUT UP!!”
Okay, I liked Itsey Bitsey, but the music did nothing for me. I think it did them no favors. Nice, intricate choreo and everyone looked in sync.
I predict right now that Team Creepy gets at least two 10s to bring Alfonso up to Bethany.
Okay….All of Team Itsy Bitsey is SAFE!!
So, I think Team Itsy had the better choreo, by a long shot. dancing on both teams was pretty great. But Team Creepy’s song was so much better that I can see them winning just on that. That song makes me happy. Or maybe not.
Huh. I think that a 32 is LOW score for that team dance. I would have given them only 2 points lower.
Alfonso – Safe
Sadie – Safe
Antonio and Tommy last two standing.
Person going home:
HOW Did We Do??
Heidi: Called Michael with Antonio a close second.
Courtney: Called Antonio
Vogue: Called Antonio
Safe to say, we’re killing it this season. 🙂
Yuck, Erin Andrews has returned. Leah was so funny last week, too bad Erin didn’t have something else to do this week as well.
I’m not sure what the rest of the show will be like (always nervous when there are TONS of ballroom dances…although I LOVE them)….but have to say, I really enjoyed the opening number…especially the “frames” that came to life! Well staged! And the boys got to dance too this time! YEAH!
Michael Waltrip opening the door was a stitch! Loved him!
Peta’s nurturing of Tommy has been amazing. I thought he danced beautifully and really gave it everything. Loved the routine.
This was the first opening number I enjoyed. A much welcome change from just seeing the ladies dancing. Loved how Len made his entrance.
Yeah an opening number with actual dance steps, and male pros. So much better than all the bump & grind we have been subjected to the past few weeks.
Loved the opening! Costumes were amazing the pros were amazing! I like how they incorporated the celebrities into the opening. Very creative. Good Ol’ Tommy. He did pretty good for quickstep. Yeah he wasn’t perfect but for a man of that age he was getting it. I think his scores were absolutely fair.
Hi all. Liked the opening, particularly Len’s entrance. Tommy did better than expected with QS. Far from perfect but plenty watchable and enjoyable.
Question? Is there an elimination tonight? I missed the first three minutes and didn’t catch if there was one
Gosh Leas legs! She looked great I kinda wish Artem didn’t wear those shoes because I feel Ike they were distracting! Bwahahaha…Bruno you are crazy. Glad he didn’t take Juliane with him. Score are fair in my opinion. Maybe one nine rather than two.
Tommy did better than I expected. No, it was far from great but I really enjoy seeing him.
Quick question How many times have Beth been in the first half?
I am freakin’ in LOVE with Bethany’s costume! Loved the whole concept from Derek. This was amazingly fantastic! Bethany hit all her steps but I kinda wish she had a little more intensity but she was flawless otherwise. I’m thinking 9’s and maybe an 8.
Leah, great legs but posture, though better, still lacking in places. Also the tempo of that song made it look sluggish and was there something off with their vibe?
Sasha’s scare tactics are a hoot (if you’re not a victim) though the clown ones looked a bit staged.
I think Lea was better than the judges comments. And I did not care for Tommy at all. I am not sure what the judges see in him. Ideally, he would be the one to go this week for me.
Is Janel going last? Bethany was incredible. She never got overshadowed in that amazing concept. Loved it and well deserved scores.
And Derek remains the king of the Paso Doble.
What an amazing dance from him and Bethany. Holy moly! And I am so happy about those 10’s 😀 It was FIREEEEE. I was expecting Len to give them a 7 for all he said so seeing a 9 from him was nice lol.
I can’t wait to watch this one again. And again… and again… 🙂
Tommy did do better than I thought he would but part of me wonders if he’s going to be eliminated based on their comments. Hm. I really think Lea is going to be her own worst enemy. She needs to stop putting so much pressure on herself. The routine was good, she has great legs, but I could almost FEEL her thinking about it.
LOVED Bethany and Derek’s routine! Doesn’t surprise me Len said what he did about the production overshadowing the dance, just hope he remembers that during Janel’s routine.
@Em, I believe there is an elimination tonight. During the opening they said someone would get “axed.”
Loved Bethany and Derek’s dance. You could tell from their package that she was struggling this week, but it didn’t show on the floor. Whatever Derek does that pulls it out of his partners works. Of course Len had to comment the extras they had.
Really Len? Not a 10 for Derek? I think he should have stayed in England. Just an amazing routine (as expected from Derek of course).
And for those who keep insisting Derek is being pimped – how many times have they gone in the first half now?
Are there any eliminations this week? Love Beth and Derek’s Paso.
As much as I adored Derek’s staging of that Paso, agree a bit with Len that it overtook Beth some. I felt she was a tad behind the music and a little sluggish in her movements.
Four times, AL. More than half.
@Cindy Thank you so much!!!
“Jenn: “I am freakin’ in LOVE with Bethany’s costume!”
Me too! Sorta Morticia meets Mel B’s season 5 Tango/Paso#2 costumes. Beth’s Tango getup from last week, while great on her, also had a nice Futuristic Paso nostalgia.
So…I totally get the live show rules…but – everything within me wants to post a SINGLE word in regards to Bethany and Derek’s dance….so here it is…
ThatWasFreakingAwesomeandIAgreeWithJulianneThatDanceNeedsToMakeItIntoTheNextLiveOnTourShowAndAgainISayThatWasFreakingAwesome!
Huge production that just placed the two of them perfectly, in my opinion. Len just can’t help himself can he?!?!?!
And I loved Derek’s “do it again!” My dance instructor does the SAME thing…and while it bugs me in the moment – but it does help me “practice” right. My teacher says that only Right Practice makes perfect…so he doesn’t let me “practice” it incorrectly. Loved seeing that bit of insight.
And – while I didn’t really love Cheryl and Antonio’s dance – I LOVED Cheryl’s dress.
For people who say Derek gets favoritism from the judges better shut up. Bethany did so good, I didn’t even looked at the taiko drummer.
Holy schnikes…where has this Antonio been. He was really moving and I thought he pretty good. He usually bores me but I think he was so much better than he normally does. I think he had a good time. 6’s…really judges. What are they on tonight? He had way better movement than Tommy. I can’t get over that 6!
So just some thoughts:
Intro number: WOW.
Tommy made mistakes but still made me love that dance. So the scores were right.
Artem and Lea: Where to eve begin. He definately gave her a great routine but I didn’t love it.
Bethany and Derek: WOW! A nine?! Anyways, my fav so far of the night.
Antonio and Cheryl: Yawn. Had good moments but overall just blah. Now Cheryl and the clown. Now that was entertainment 🙂
I quite liked Antonio’s dance. I’m really starting to like him and I think of the weaker dancers he’s shown the most improvement.
Is there an elimination tonight at all?
It looks like the judges are starting to aim barbs Antonio’s way. I’ve found him boring since the season started. Tonight from the package I felt that he’s just going through the motions until he goes home. Which will probably be very soon.
So Antonio was pretty… bad. I didn’t really like it to be honest. I’m no expert but his footwork looked kinda choppy and it made the dance look rough and not smooth as I like a Viennese Waltz to be.
That being said, a 6 from Carrie Ann? WAY too low. Maybe all 7’s.
My gut says he is going home tonight. And if not tonight then next Monday. 😡
Bethany’s outfit reminded me of Maleficent. So spooky but sexy. Man I wish I had more than a pixie cause I wish I could be rocking that hair for Halloween!
Hm. Now I think the judges comments are a justification for Antonio going home…basically I have no idea and she stop making assumptions based on the judges’ comments haha. I didn’t think it was 6 worthy but it is what it is.
I only see that Bethany went in the first half during weeks 4 & 5 (and now week 7), for a total of 3 times…
Alfonso has gotten to go last 3 times, while Janel has only been in the 2nd half twice (and never last).
Alfonso is my favorite, so I don’t mind that he goes last, but it’s probably not really fair.
How they determine the order of these dances really baffles me.
Aww, I’ll take crying, sweet Peta any day of the week over sexy, in your face Peta.
I loved Lea’s foot placement in her AT.
Alfonso smacking Sasha’s mask off his face was literally the hardest I’ve ever laughed in the show’s history. Really the whole pranks thing was comedy gold.
It’s really fantastic how much Bethany’s dancing has ripened and matured in just a few short weeks. A credit to both the student and the teacher.
Sorry I was going to add that Len always look at extra stuff when it comes to Derek. Vajanel was lucky Len wasn’t there when they used the troupe in all their dances.
No, Katie, 4 times. Weeks 2, 4, 5 and 7. That makes 4 times, not 3.
Also, Vajanel’s dances haven’t been worthy of going last.
So, while I will admit that Len’s comments towards Derek bugged me…His score did not. This may very well be my favorite dance of the night but it is BECAUSE of the production and concept not because of the dancing. I thought Bethany’s dancing as a whole was stronger last week (despite the slip). This week when she wasn’t with Derek or doing the move he had her do over and over I saw moments of hesitation. So knowing how Bruno and Carrie Ann score I can see 10s from them but Julianne and Len I wouldn’t have been surprised with 9s. As for Lea…I agree that Artem could give her more difficult choreo…but he did play to her strengths on that dance…her legs.
That was awful. I like Emma sooo much. When is TPTB going to give her a good partner.
Boy, the judges were harsh with Michael. I agree with them, there wasn’t any jive in the dance and it was hard to watch, but they can make their comments without being so mean. Len saying he’s surprised Michael is still around wasn’t necessary.
Can we say worst song choice for Michael EVER! Poor Emma is busting her butt but there is honestly nothing to work with. Antonio out danced him by a mile. He better have 5’s or lower cause at least Antonio moved and kept up and tried. Michael just stood there and clumsily followed Emma around. I hope he gets eliminated. He just can’t keep up…he got out danced by a 76 year old man and the Michelin tire man(Antonio, he’s just so stiff).
Michael is likable and entertaining but his dancing is simply awful. I agree with the judges that it’s hard to watch. I felt like he walked his dance. Next year Emma needs a more movable dancer because while she is an incredible teacher I’d love to see her with someone who can move.
I would love to see Emma get someone like Alfonso or Charlie White and see what she could do. She’s paid her dues, she should be given a decent shot at the trophy. Val gets one every season and can’t manage to win.
Micheal’s dance was kind of a disaster. I completely agree with the judges saying that he needs to do better. I think it will be between him and Antonio tonight for bottom 2
I hate the way the judges are so mean to Michael and Antonio. I feel so bad for Cheryl and Emma as they try so hard for their celebs. It just seems overly mean to me. As a viewer I don’t want to hear the judges say hateful things that are really cutting and over the top. Just makes me change the channel tbh.
So during commericals, I voted for the America’s choice stuff and let’s just say those songs are really hit or miss but anyways my votes went pretty easily for everyone but Michael and Emma but thats not a big deal in the big picture I guess. Anyways, speaking of everyone’s favorite Nascar driver, he had an interesting dance. Can’t really say I am shocked.
Janel and Val…….did good. The PLL stuff was definately in her mind (as seen in her video package) but she might enjoy the dark stuff too much lol. Better than them flirting I guess? That costume was something. She pulled it off well but I can’t wait to read all the “inapropriate costuming” comments that are probably going to hit her on the FB page :). That was an interesting dance that was danced well but there wasn’t any wow moment in there in my opinion. Julianne hit the nail on the head though about Halloween taking over that dance a bit too much. Bruno needs a cold shower.
I quite liked how Janel and Val came off this week, both package and interaction alongside Erin. They seemed so likeable without the showmance! Yay! As for their scores, I felt they were a little low, by maybe 2-3 points. Also maybe it was the makeup but Val looked a little sickly/pale/clammy?
There was a lot of fluff and non dancing in that choreo of Val’s. Was just wondering what Len thought and then he told us. Kind of surprised at those scores tbh.
I agree with Len… Janel and Val’s dance had little ACTUAL Viennese Waltz.. They barely got into hold. I love the song though. Very creepy. Not a fan of the dance though. Also not a fan of her “dress”.
So Alfonso is going last… again.. for the third time. Ehh.. Ok. Well, not like it matters, really since there are Team Dances after.
Antonio just doesn’t grab me (but that clown bit with Cheryl did!)
I was afraid for Mike with the Jive. My fears were warranted.
Maybe it’s the Halloween mood, but I liked Vajanel’s dance more than most of their others (VW be damned).
If this episode doesn’t garner DWTS an Emmy for hair/makeup, costuming, lighting and/or set design, dunno what will.
I haven’t seen the dance yet but Sadie and Mark remind me of Jonathan Roberts and Marie Osmond’s scary doll freestyle in reverse. Mark looks scary. Lol. No one does crazy costumes quite like Mark Ballas.
Just got home from class & started tuning in — has anyone been put in jeopardy yet?
I also appreciated how Carrie Ann & Julianne gave Vajanel things to improve on rather than just being mean like everyone was to Michael. At least tell someone how to improve, if you don’t give them specifics how do you expect them to?
Also, maybe it’s my TV, but is Julianne looking extra orange tonight?
Yes finally! Len was right, there’s no Viennese waltz to Vajanel dance. And I thought based on their twitter, they will kill the dance…pleaseee.
Wow, I did not think Janel would get 8s and a 7. I thought Janel played the part perfectly but I do agree with Julianne that the theme overtook the whole dance. I felt like there was hardly any dancing or if there was I don’t remember any of it. At least the showmance wasn’t in the package.
Alfonso and Whitney did amazing! Their package was funny and their dance was on point. I love these two so much
Omg,Len had the line of the night! “It was a proper rumba”. “You didn’t mess about washing windows”. I laughed out loud.
Alfonso and Whitney: WOWZA! Also congrats to them about expecting! I am the oldest of two kids and have a little sister so when he said that my mom said “He better hope it’s a girl becuase if I had two boys, I would have lost my mind”.
Omg Tom’s comment before the commercial lol. I love Witney and Alfonso’s partnership. That was a great dance. Ella sounded lovely and I adored her dress.
Alfonso and Whitney – loved it. Very well done but I would have liked at least one 10.
I loved the concept for Val and Janel’s waltz. It wasn’t really a waltz because there really not much don’t in hold but it was beautiful. I do think she does a weird thing with her wrists where it kinda cuts off her movement. I think 8’s were good. I also kinda feel bad that Val and Janel get so much crap for their showmance when it really is not up to them with what is shown in their packages. I know they are a bit annoying in their “affection” for each other but TPTB show it because they like the drama and for some reason think the rest of us like it. Their package this week was by far my fave of all of the ones they’ve had this season.
Alfonso and Whitney were clean and danced well but definetly not my favorite dance from him. I. also didn’t like his outfit. Those pants were stuffed and not in a good way. It made him look pudgy a little. I also thought his hips were a little stiff but he had more hip action than most of the other rumbas this season. He’s the only one that had any. Go Alfonso…yay for babies!
So nevermind what I said about Alfonso going last. It looked like he was 😛
Anyways, I liked his Rumba a lot. Probably one of my favorite dances from him. Not his best but definitely not his worst. And big congrats to him for having another baby 🙂 He and his wife make some adorable ones. Haha.
Loved Alfonso and Whitney’s dance. And congratulations to Alfonso and his wife on expecting another baby! His son is adorable, I love when he’s on camera.
MAD AS HELL. So PH due to the fact the DFW metroplex cannot watch DWTS LIVE thanks to the Dallas Cowboys playing on a Monday night, how’s that gonna screw with the ratings and how will that effect everyone’s numbers for those people who only call in and/or vote while the show is actually LIVE. We get to see a lovely replay at 1 a.m. The phone lines at the local station are jammed and their server has crashed from all the bitchin’. So you guys just go ahead and do the play X play for everyone in the DFW viewing audience. Is there any way to know the viewership by area across the nation?
Go REDSKINS. LOL
Sadie and Mark had a great dance but before I get to that I gotta comment on that video package. All those cameras! Never knew Mark could get so flustered! Those costumes….A+. The theme did get away with them a little bit but as Julianne said it was still a paso. Erin’s little “thats not hard to do” flub….Len must have loved that. That was underscored.
Carrie Ann and Len gave Sadie the same score that they did Tommy?? They must have gotten into his stash.
Hahahaha totally just caught CAI giving Julianne a “WTH” face and even said it to Len when she said that because Sadie was beautiful she had to move her arms more…which was a strange statement.
Did I not watch the same dance at the judges because I absolutely loved Sadie and Mark’s dance. I thought they killed it – from the dance to the image/scenery to the song. Favorite of my night for sure.
There is a city blacked out nearly every week dance with you.
Really judges. Sadie and Mark were amazing. The concept was so much fun and I think Sadie got right into it. Yeah she could have been a little more powerful but I also feel like it wasn’t so bad as they acted like it was. And judges it’s a goofy theme night…take a chill pill! Theme nights were meant to be overboard. I wish they would spread the themed night out a bit and not have them every week.
And yeah, Juliane is totally orange.
Hmmm, I didn’t think Rumba was Alfonso’s best dance.
Sadie seemed a bit uncoordinated and flimsy in her movements in places. I agree the concept worked against them but those 7s were ludicrous.
Team Itsy Bitsy: I liked it but it I gotta give it to Janel and Bethany for really nailing that one big time. Wowza! Props to Mike for showing he has a dancer in him and just leaving it all out there in this one.
Wow! Michael is safe another week. I really thought he would be leaving tonight. So it’s Antonio or Tommy barring something shocking. I hope it’s Antonio. And after tonight, I would have to believe that Michael would be leaving next week.
Loved team Itsey Bitsey. I did feel like the group portion was better than their individuals but I enjoyed it!
Sorry, but as much as I love Emma, I do think it’s time for Michael to go.
Telling one team that they are all safe before the other team dances is cruel IMO. What is the purpose of that other than to screw with their heads?
I hope Tommy goes home his week…not that I don’t like watching him but he’s so old and I don’t like to see the Oldies in pain. I really hope Michael goes home next week.
That’s interesting PH. Saw Itsy Bitsy on the live stream. Seemed interesting. Loved the spider web at the end. Kind of difficult to watch the other team due to the staging, though.
My ears might be deceiving me, but is this the Glee version of Time Warp?
Val criticised Len on twitter which might not be a good idea. He called him out on the window washing comment. Maybe he had a point but best to keep it shit.
Team Creepy: Wow. This was a blast to watch. Sadie was kinda amazing in this one. Tommy had a lot of fun. Alfonso and Whitney as mimes was hysterical and he was fun too. Antonio can do lifts well! Damn! MVP had to be Sadie in my opinion though.
Oh man team Creepy just killed it. Tommy was a bit slow right in the beginning mad he individuals were far better than the other team. Peta and that whip were no joke. I preferred this one to the other teams. So much fun!
I’m confused where the judges are seeing all this out of sync stuff. It did not look nearly as bad as they were trying to make it sound….
But Sadie is on the team, so I guess they have to hose it.
Sorry, I meant Val should keep his mouth shut and not criticise the head judge even if he is annoyed.
I enjoyed Team Creepy’s dance better than Team Itsy Bitsy dance. I kind of agreed with CAI (okay, I’ll duck now…) seen it before, Team Creepy’s dance was interesting and different, and really showcased each couple.
IA MelissaC that is quite mean for them to find out before going. As if they probably weren’t nervous enough!
TeamItsyBitsy was great. That beginning was incredible. So in sync.
TeamCreepy was nice but I agree it wasn’t in sync enough. Fun though. mark does not look pleased – don’t blame him though.
Not sad about Antonio but I think Michael is more deserving of going home.
Im sorry but Alfonso group was better and should have gotten 9s and maybe a 10 I didn’t think they were out of sync…they should have won…at least Whitney and Alfonso are safe.
All in all, I enjoyed both Team Dances A LOT. Team Itsy Bitsy was FANTASTIC. And Team Creepy was just soo much fun.
In my mind they both tied.
And well.. Antonio goes home. Not really surprised.. Don’t really care tbh. :/ Just never cared for him.. So oh welllll
We’ll at least he went out on a high note in my opinion. I think tonight was his best dancing he’s done. Next week will be interesting I’m sure! Costuming and makeup were amazing tonight.
Great. Now does that mean Lea goes ahead of Alfonso score wise? That would SUCK, if so.
It am mixed about who went home. He went home after a great dance and got to show his abs again (which he seems to enjoy) but we might not see Cheryl again as a pro…and that saddens me.
I hate when they do a “not necessarily the bottom two” elimination I like to know who’s hovering in the bottom (and I’m secretly hoping Vajanel is there next week– that’s the point in the competition Brant went home).
I thought the teams would tie. I really enjoyed both. Thought team creepy got hosed.
So, I’m watching from Cowboy crazed Dallas…Go redskins! I infer Itsy Bitsy won the team dance? What were the scores please?
I’m not disappointed that Antonio is out. He didn’t seem too concerned about it waiting to hear. He might even be relieved.
I don’t really think the “seen it before” is a valid criticism (and she didn’t score it that way so it doesn’t matter) since all the celebrities are completely new. They still have to pull it off. Thing is, someone else has to step up and contribute because Derek KNOWS that being completely in sync will win. And they were. Keeping the team together and tight wins every time. And every time you spread everyone across the floor, they lose. I think you could go back and watch all the team dances and see the truth in that one.
I enjoyed both team dances. Team Creepy was more fun. I feel for Mark tonight. He and Sadie got hosed in their individual score and I don’t think the Team Creepy dance should have been THAT far behind the other team in the score. Hate that for him. I have totally enjoyed him this year with Sadie and he has looked like he has been having so much fun with Sadie.
I’m already thinking of next week. I saw Witney asking what they should dance to. So, I think the fans picking songs/dances will be happening next week. I think I’m going to go for ‘The Walker’ by Fitz and the Tantrums! But, I don’t know what dance that would go with.
I thought the group section in team creepy looked like the formations Derek’s teams had done before and all the costume and look has been done by Mark before. So Carrie Ann, saw it before. Also maybe more Derek’s teams precision is exactly why his teams keep winning. Team creepy have the most likely final 2 so don’t seem them as underdogs.
These team dance scores make me wonder if what’s left of Team Creepy (Tommy, Sadie & Alfonso) are really pulling in the votes compared to Team Itsy Bitsy.
I can’t really comment on many of the dances yet as I lost power twice during the show and only saw some of it but judging by some of the comments on Twitter the Judging was pretty bad again tonight. Does anyone feel like they are trying to make themselves seem more important than the actual contestants and their dances?
No problem with Antonio leaving, he lacked stage presence in IMHO.
I do agree that Team Creepy should have only been two points back from Team Itsy Bitsey.
Interesting that CAI laid all the choreo on Derek for Team Itsy. Is it just common knowledge that everyone defers to him or what?
I just loved everyone tonight…..well, with an exception to the judges. I thought they were mean and underscored just about everyone. I thought they were especially cruel to Michael and Emma. I’m so glad they made it.
Len’s comments after Sadie’s dance were quite apropos in describing DWTS. Gone are the days of pure strictly ballroom dances; here to stay ploys for the sake of ratings.
I loved the concept of team Creepy’s
Dance and the intro thru the individual dances. I agree that there were some synchronization issues when they were dancing as a group but knowing how the judges weigh so heavily on synchronization in these group dances I knew before ItsyBitsy was done dancing that they would win. The straight line and triangle formation is something that Derek has really perfected in group numbers. He knows how to make them look amazing. I loved both dances for different reasons. I’m not sure it was worth a 4 point difference though. Especially when combining the scores for next week now puts Sadie and Mark towards the bottom of the leaderboard.
I felt kind of disappointed by tonight’s show tonight, heavily, for all the couples. I don’t believe that the couples had their best night so far but I mean come on, on the judge’s part too, 7’s and 8’s especially for Sadie and Janel? I thought that they deserved at least not a 7 or one or two 9’s. I feel mad and saddened by tonight’s show, I’m hoping for something better next week.
Liked both team dances but when I replay team itsy really was stronger. Derek nd Bethany’s individual part of the group dance was awesome.
Janel and Beth totally stole the Itsy Bitsy show. I did prefer Team Creepy’s song and routine which was lowballed IMO. They clearly have cast Sadie as this year’s Charlie White.
I loved that Time Warp routine, and I’m saying that as a person that hates that song! Loved the carnival concept! Really creative and fun!
I watched Janel’s dance due to the PLL song (yeah, that got me to watch it) and I didn’t like it at all. Loved Len’s jibe about washing windows. LOL
Lea’s dance was so boring, as usual I didn’t get anything from it.
I enjoyed Sadie’s dance (as usual), but she came off like a zombie at times. LOL Still it was memorable.
Bethany had the best costume and she did a great job. Loved what Derek came up with.
I really don’t care for either Lea or Janel, but due to Michael and Tommy being such weak dancers, they are probably going to keep on.
I kinda think Sadie is going to win this season (if not Alfonso)…she is like the most popular celeb already & the scores she is getting will make people vote even harder…
I liked Team Itsy Bitsy more than Team Creepy…and I think Michael should be eliminated next.
I know Len was in a foul mood with the theme but I actually really enjoyed it overall! I definitely thought Bethany had the performance of the night with Alfonso a close second, which is saying something since he had a Rumba. Even Sadie’s dance was memorable albeit a little odd. I’m sure they’ll be put in jeopardy next week but they’ll be fine.
It was Antonio’s time. It will just be nice to know we don’t have to struggle through another routine from him. Sure Mike and Tommy have issues also but at least they’re likable. Interesting how Tommy wasn’t in the bottom two even with a 28 last week. Everyone is going to assume Mike is going home next week but I’m not completely sold on that yet. I’m beginning to wonder just how strong the NASCAR fan vote is.
Michael survived this week because he had Junior in his segment from Talladega last week. If Junior told people to vote for Michael, then he got a lot of votes because of it.
I love the Witney-Alfonso pairing so much. Love all their dances, love her choreography and look forward to them every single week! Thought they did really well, but the singer in the middle of the stage distracted from the mood of the dance.
Love the vulnerable, soft, emotional Peta with Tommy. And her choreography seems so much better to me than normally, when she’s trying too hard to impress or be sexy. Her care for Tommy and working gently around his limitations is a pleasure to watch. You can see the wear on him, but he should be there longer than Antonio and Michael based on his dancing, IMO. And I hope he is if he can handle it.
And I loved Mark and Sadie as usual too. I thought the dance went really well with the song, there was lots of Paso and the zombies were pretty cool. There were some weaker moments I noticed in her dancing, but I thought Mark didn’t deserve a critique for that concept. It was still very much a Paso. I enjoy her sooo much more than Bethany, although Derek of course created an amazing dance and I loved watching him. I hope the judges aren’t lowballing Sadie and giving Bethany (to me) inflated scores because they are picking between them as to who they want around at the end. Hopefully it’s just because Sadie really has the votes.
@audrey really? you think Sadie will win? I don’t think she’s the most popular celebrity at all, i think popularity wise could be Bethany or Alfonso, but if it were just up to the scores it would totally be Alfonso but Saide no, this week she was far down the leaderboard
I loved how emotional Peta got tonight during their critique. It brought a tears to my eyes.
I think people are underestimating Sadie’s popularity. Not sure it means anything but in the FB group, for example, she by far has the most positive comments and “likes” for her dances. While not a proven science I do think the FB group is a good way to get a handle on how the general audience is voting. She’s cute, she’s likable, Mark is giving her great choreography, etc. I really think she and Alfonso will be final two.
Nice to see Janel and Val bricking it about the votes tonight and potentially leaving next week due to bad scores. You know things are worrying in the camp when Maks tweets out their number. I reckon Val is starting to realise that this won’t be his season to win yet again, and in typical Chmerkovskiy style is throwing his toys out the pram.
Loved Tommy and Bethany. Bethany and Derek’s Paso was very creative. I liked Sadie and Alfonso but I feel they’ve had better weeks than this one. Loved both team dances. Antonio going home didn’t shock me. I thought it would have been Michael and Antonio next week. Tommy and Peta are so much fun to watch. I liked Sadie and Mark but it didn’t feel Paso-ey. With Alfonso, his costume was distracting me LOL. 🙂
I thought Janel and Val’s dance ending was too reminiscent of Derek and Ricki’s Psycho tango.
They give you a list of songs for next week?
Any theories on why the judges are so against Sadie? She seems so nice, trying, isn’t a horrible dancer and they keep hosing her. Until we get some of the hangers are gone she’s better than many in dancing so even if she is getting a ton of votes she’s not kicking out any better dancer – never seen them like this with anyone other than Ralph Macchio – and at least they are nice to her when they give her sucky scores (unlike poor Ralph).
Yeah, definitely don’t think Sadie is the most popular Facebook. I wouldn’t be surprised if she’s the “most liked” on Facebook as her background fits right in with the general DWTS audience (just like Candace although Sadie is a MUCH better dancer) but I definitely wouldn’t call the DWTS FB page (the cesspool that it is) a really accurate barometer. I would bet less than 10% of Bethany’s 2 million Twitter and 4 million Instagram followers are searching out the DWTS Facebook page to give Bethany likes. That age group watches the show, votes for Beth (I would assume) and go back to obsessing over makeup, boys, and whatever else teenagers do. No way could they care less about anything else. I would say the same for Janel’s fans from PLL (albeit to a lesser extent). Alfonso is also rally generally popular. Lea should appeal nicely to the core audience but for some reason, I don’t think she is as to as great of an extent as she probably could be.
For next week ABC gives you choice between 2 dances and 2 songs after you pick the dance.
I’ve only picked for Alfonso, Sadie and Bethany. I don’t care what the others get.
Everyone I talk to seems to be most impressed with Alfonso, Sadie, and Tommy. That’s purely anecdotal, of course. But I think the final four will be Alfonso, Sadie, Bethany, with the final spot going to probably Lea, but maybe Tommy.
I enjoyed the costumes of Team Creepy but it wasn’t as clean, tight or cohesive of a group as Ittsy Bitsy. I think Itsy out danced them by quite a bit. The beginning was clever, the individual dances on point adn the end with teh big web was creative. I think the scores were fair.
I listened to Lacy and she called out Janel & Alfonso for the lack of content and technique in their dances. I really loved the concept of Sadie’s dance but I think the stressful week got to her. I didn’t her technique was good, her posture, attack, balance, control were lacking at times. I’ve watched her Charleston and Samba about 10 times each. Both were outstanding. IMO they were her best dances. I loved Mark’s idea and his zombie costume, butI don’t think Sadie performed well tonight. It was 8’s for me. Bethany, this week out danced her by quite a bit. The Paso was passionate, fiery, her sharpness and frame were absolutely amazing. Her feet looked good too. Her red dress reminded me of Maria’s a bit. Derek is the king of the Paso and he proved that tonight. I think Bethany is peaking at the right time.
I think it is Michael’s turn to go home, followed by Tommy. Leah is getting lost in this competition for me and losing steam. Alfonso is so charming but with all his injuries, he is losing steam a bit also with his choreo and charisma of his performances. I really like him so hope he can hang in there.
I think the final 3 are going to be Alfonso, Bethany and Sadie. I have no idea who is geting the most votes. Seems like Sadie is a crowd favorite with the audience in studio. It has been an interesting season.
The team dance this season was amazing. It reminds me of the all-star season; team call me maybe and team gangnam style. Team itsy bitsy was spectacular. The whole production suits the song really well. It was in-sync, the execution was better, the choreography was amazing, and the technique and diffuclty was high. It reminds me of team call me maybe back then. Team creepy did fairly well. The concept is pretty good because of the song. The dance was fun. The song was fun. Overall, it is fun. But that is it. It has humor and it is enjoyable like team gangnam style. The scores are just right in my opinion.
Whoever picks music needs NEW JOB!! It’s horrible, usually not even understandable – come on where’s Monster Mash- Adams family and all the others
Stick with classics – rock and roll- disco- good country- And don’t forget to include Pop room like Be Happy. —- have you noticed your audience goes wild when they actually recognize the song- rerun Its Not Unusual and see for yourself —- either change the music or I’m going to change channel after YEARS of tuning in — You need total revamp on music – if you can’t decide let viewers pick and see what response you get !!
It would be good for your ratings and you can send music selectors home for long long time!!
Truly it’s ruining the show!!!
Kindest regards!!!! Linda
I think the final 3 will be Alfonso, Bethany and Sadie. The winner will be either Alfonso or Bethany.
I’m not sure about popularity based on Facebook likes. Bethany hasn’t been that active updating her DWTS activities on her Facebook fanpage. But as usual, she’s always been active on Instagram (4.2M followers), Twitter (2M followers), YouTube (7M subscribers).
Everytime she posts her DWTS activites on Instagram, she gets 400-500K likes.
Sadie has 1.2M followers on Instagram and 1.35M followers on Twitter. Everytime she posts DWTS pics on Instagram she gets 100K likes in average.
Other than that, many of Bethany’s die hard fans just vote for her like crazy, they probably make 30 phone calls every Monday night just to vote for her. I’ve seen some of them upload screenshots of their votes on Instagram.
“Everytime she posts her DWTS activites on Instagram, she gets 400-500K likes”
I meant 400K – 500K, sorry.
Season 19 as a whole is lacking oomph imo. Alfonso is a gem and there’s been some cute routines but nothing (besides the Carlton) stands out for me. I usually love Val but even he’s not clicking with me this season, choreography wise and I shall remain quiet about Janel since she’s been dumped on enough and I don’t have anything positive to add. Oh and don’t even get me started on the judging and the over use of the troupe dancers. I really wish DWTS would go back to ballroom dancing and drop all this other mess.
Janel and Val doing contemporary with a Roneo and Juliet theme. Need I say more! Watched Mark and Sadie again and that was underscored big time. Love what Mark is doing with her and I hope she is in the finals. Really looking forward to the mods commentary on this week’s show.
Last season showed very clearly that FB doesn’t work when it comes to who’s winning the show. For a while it was showing who would go home, but that is a VERY different thing. It was completely wrong with the final four. Except for Meryl and we all saw that one coming. This season isn’t nearly so certain.
While I appreciated Team Itsy Bitsy, in particular the arm movements at the beginning and the way everyone stayed in character, I just enjoyed Team Creepy Circus better. Mostly because of the concept, costumes and sheer, goofy fun of it.
It really comes down to apples and oranges.
Lea was the standout for me in their team. When she was doing the Derek choreo at the beginning, she was precise, strong and confident in a way that seems to be lacking when she dances with Artem.
This is the first time I’ve been disappointed in a Mark and Sadie dance. I think Mark was so taken with the concept and his character dancing as a zombie that teaching Sadie the proper technique fell by the wayside.
Sadie should have been the zombie menacing an innocent Mark. It would have given her an aggressive character to work with as well as making her the centerpiece of the dance. Or I don’t know, make her and Mark both zombies fighting to be top dog of Zombietown.
I did miss old, cranky Len and was glad to see him again. I’ve been very impressed by Julianne as a judge. Who knew that she would turn out to be such a ballroom traditionalist with regards to judging? I love it.
Congrats to the mods predicting ability, You guys wouldn’t by chance have equally good skills prognosticating winning lottery number?
I guess Mark overdid himself because it’s his first competitive Halloween night on dwts, but the theme suits him well. Team Itsy was better, tighter, more in sync, but Team Creepy wasn’t that far behind. They were energetic and goofy and made me smile. (Oh an to the person who asked, yes it’s the Glee cover). Also, I think Itsy had smoother transitions. Also, to me the team dances were wearing giant neon flashing signs that read Team Derek and Team Mark respectively…
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I can’t really say team Itsey Bitsey was completely in sync only because they covered up Michael so much that I didn’t see him at all until he had his solo. I know he wasn’t completely in sync because he is Michael. I think that both teams had that one person that wasn’t exactly hitting everything right, team Itsey Bitsey just hid theirs better and I think that’s why they won.
I really liked your review of the dances, I agree with pretty much everything. The judges are crazy this season, they’re giving 7s to Janel and Sadie like there’s no tomorrow! I really liked Bethany’s dance, the song is amazing and I love that par when Derek and her are separated by the taiko drums and run to the side with matching steps. I thisk it was a bit overscored though, I was surprised by the scores. I thought they deserved a 37 or 38. But I keep watching that dance over and over again, it’s kind of hypnotic 😀 I was bummed for Sadie and Janel. Although I agree that some things got in the way of the choreos (Janel and Val could have been on hold a bit and Sadie’s forms were not “perfect”) 7s are too low. I mean, they’re giving 7s to Tommy. I expected more from Lea, the choreo was too basic for what I imagined it would be. It’s week 7, I thought they would do something more risky, specially after last week. I also loves Alfonso’s rumba, Witney was beautiful and the dance was really good. My favories are Alfonso, Janel, Beth and Sadie, They’re the ones I wait to see all week. I wasn’t too impressed by Beth on week 1, but after week 2 I decided to keep an eye on her (and she has a smile that could cure cancer, let’s be honest! :D) because she is very promising. I’m cool with any of them winning. It makes me sad that the judges are underscoring pretty much everyone except for Beth and Derek (I know it’s not their fault but the judges’) and I hope they stop with their biased opinions. I love a fair show 🙂 Congrats on the post, I really liked it!