Dancing with the Stars Season 20, Week SEVEN – Let’s Discuss Tonight’s Show!! (Spoilers)
Era Week. Can’t we have ONE week without a theme?? Just one? This is out of control. Also expect to see the troupe in lots of the dances and I’m kinda over that as well. I think Nastia and Noah are the only ones who haven’t used troupe members at this point, and it looks like Sharna is going all out with the troupe this week.
Opening number was good except for some sync problems. A bit sloppy in spots.
Great dance from Riker but not a perfect one. A couple screw ups in the middle and that one move would be a lift if anyone else did it.
Am I crazy, or has Chris actually improved in both attitude and dancing? I hate to say this but he’s been better than Robert the last two weeks.
Julianne making promises that it’s not his last dance is outta line though. Anyway, I dug the dance.
LOL…what to do in a week where Derek’s injury takes over the media??? Call Bruce Willis! 😀 Yeah, we’re going to show lots of Derek getting hurt, but we’ll give Rumer two packages. It’ll be okay. This is how we have our cake and eat it too!!
Okay. Sarcasm over. For now.
Ow. Heard that crack. That didn’t feel good.
Rumer looks AMAZING in that outfit. It’s still black, but she looks good and she’s chipper for a change. Not much bounce to that jive and they were out of sync a couple times. Yeah, finally a different character, Bruno.
Anyway, not a perfect dance but one of my favorites from her.
Oh STFU Carrie Ann. Maybe it was a bit safe, but she needs to mix it up!!
On another note – you dancers are really going to have to impress the hell out of me, since you aren’t saving ANYTHING for the freestyle.
Hi Amy!! Love ya.
Holy shit, Sharna!! Now that was some kick ass choreo that really made the most of what Noah can do!! OMG, I’m SO Impressed!!!
Len picks NOW to complain about using extra dancers?? NOW??? What about the last dance, dude.
Kym and Robert’s song sucks and it was a bit scary watching some of the lifts.
:::sigh::: :::sniff::: Poor Derek. But damn, that was a fun, wonderful dance.
And of course CRAZY CAI has to make some shit up about “feeling it”. Yeah. Just now. 🙂
Even money says Willow gets immunity. Perhaps she needs it? But those costumes? Man, If Len doesn’t have a fit I might fly to LA and slap him for his shit he said after Noah’s dance.
Um, not sure this concept makes sense?? Like Tom said, rooted in ancient times. Yeah, Mark, I get you want to do ninjas…but does it make sense? Super cute package though. 🙂
Okay, Imma cry foul if that gets high score of the night. It was so…simple, yet nonsensical within the theme of the dance. There wasn’t much to it.
And she gets raves from Bruno. And they were out of sync more than once!!
Bruno, you’re on crack. It was good, but I don’t think it was even the second best dance of the night. I’d give the second best dance to Noah, actually.
Okay…dance off for two extra points. High scoring couple picks who to dance off with, that couple picks the dance. Val of course makes a big deal about picking the high scorer.
Riker picks Mark and Willow. Wow. Odd. Apparently they don’t buy Val’s line of bull. They’re dancing Salsa. Did anyone hear if they add these points to tonight??
Perhaps Allison and Mark are making backroom deals? They figure they each have a better shot against someone who isn’t judges apparent pet?
Interesting strategy to twirl Willow for that long period, Marky. 🙂
Len seemed to hate both. Wow….Willow won that?? Hmmmmm……not sure I agree with that one. Twitter doesn’t either, but that’s Riker’s teeny boppers spamming.
And Noah picks Robert? Oy. Noah doesn’t do much but what he does he does reasonably well. Robert misses some choreo and they get off time. I suspect they pick Noah.
Shot of Len shows him looking like he’s going to have a stroke or something. And then CAI calls it accurately for a change. Noah ends up winning by a Len.
OKAY!! Erin said “two points added to their total tonight”….oh wait. Still doesn’t clear it up. Tonight’s scores or tonight’s elimination???
Twice in one night Rumer looks beautiful – in RED. Finally. She killed that dance, no surprise. That might be her best dance in a few weeks, actually. No surprise Rumer and Val win.
Noah and Sharna – Safe
Robert and Kym – Safe
Chris and Whitney – Safe
And the shocker is??? Riker and Allison SAFE. HOLY CRAP.
Willow and Mark are eliminated. Totally bummed. Poor kid. And Tom Bergeron you are the absolute best.
I said it was a real possibility, but man, didn’t want to see it happen.
BTW – someone needs to clarify what the hell with the scores tonight. They tried to explain it and totally screwed the pooch. If anyone understood that, please enlighten me because that was crap. Two points to next week or this week? Nastia got three points, that I understood. And the rest was clear as mud.
Nastia used the troupe in her foxtrot. FYI. But it fit well so I dont mind.
I hope Willow does well.
Sorry, PH, but I think we’re doomed to endure stupid-a$$ theme weeks until the finals. TPTB seem to be believe in the “more is better” philosophy.
OK, I’ll probably bail now and just watch the show. I’ve never been any good at multi-tasking, and trying to watch and comment at the same time is just too distracting.
Enjoy, everyone!!!
Noah used the troupe for their Samba, but it was like 10 seconds at the beginning.
Oh dear God . . . Noah is dressed like a ’70s pimp.
That quickstep was good but sorta left me cold at the same time. I liked the majority of it but the stuff at the end not so much. Probably just me though.
Bahahahaha…wiggle by Jason derulo all 20’s out. Oh man that’s gold.
I thought Riker did very well with the choreography! There was so much going on. Allison is gorgeous in that dress. Also thought it was odd that they had the troupe in those baseball pants and he was just in regular ones. I kinda wish he was matching the pants style rather than the long pants. Anyhoo, he was fantastic and I very much enjoyed it. Not my fave Riker dance but still.
I was a little bored with the opening number. Probably just me but the song just didn’t grab me.
Len gave his first ten of the season to that dance? It was good- don’t get me wrong, but definitely not worthy of Lens’s first ten!!!
Nastia and derek used the troupe her first week and if Noah and sharna uses this week that means everyone has used them at least once- I think it’s nice the pros/partnerships are giving them work and getting them paid. I feel like it’s the dancer family looking out for their own and that’s always nice to see
Meh, it was an okay dance for me. I don’t think it merited a 10 from anybody really, I would’ve been okay with straight 9s. I also did catch that lift, I’m wondering why it wasn’t called. I think Riker’s getting better with the ballroom dances but his legs seem really awkward to me, I know he’s tall, thin, and has long legs, but I think spreading it apart a lot isn’t exactly helping the case.
I’m surprised Len pulled his first 10 for Riker and Allsion / that dance of all the dances so far (of this season). Almost seemed fixed. It was a nice dance but I saw a few mistakes – most noticeably when they were supposed to leap together but were out of sync.
Rumer is wearing black….
I think Riker and Allison will be in the finals. I really enjoyed the choreo and they executed it very well.
Was not a fan of Riker’s Quickstep. Not one of his best at all. It was good but he has done way better so I’m not sure why Len gave this a 10 and not his Paso. Yet another dance where you can tell Allison is just not as skilled at ballroom as others.
@Ananya I forgot to mention that as well… Can they NOT wear black for once in their life? Dear God….
I was totally surprised Len gave him a 10 on that dance too.
Honestly, Riker and Allison’s dance are improving from week to week. This was a good quickstep but it was a letdown. Allison needs to improve her ballroom choreogrophy a bit because her latin is better than before. It does not deserve Len’s first TEN. And is that a lift on a standard ballroom dance?
Hmm, maybe Riker isn’t getting the votes and needs the extra help/immunity….
And I love Kim and Robert but that doesn’t look like the 80s.
Their outfits don’t look very 80s.
PH, you might be a little crazy because I thought Chris couldn’t hide his enthusiasm any worse over ‘this could really be our last dance.’ Love Witney, but Chris has got to go back to his farm.
I am not prudish particularly but Julianne’s dress is way too revealing. Seriously, it looks like she could have a mishap any second!
Chris and Whitney…..that was beyond adorable. His best dance in my opinion. I don’t really have anything bad to say. He enjoyed himself and it was very old Hollywood and just so much fun to watch. Reminded me of “on the town”.
This is such a good dance for Chris. He was still flat footed a lot but not the whole time. He didn’t look lost and he looked like he enjoyed himself. 100% better than anything he’s done before. I loved it! Go Chris. Way to improve!
Also, Whitney is killing that dress. She can do no wrong in the wardrobe department. He’s so excited for 8’s. He is genuinely happy to get 8’s. I would love to see him get a 9.
I agree with you Princess H! Chris has definitely improved over the past couple weeks, and I have enjoyed his last two dances more than Robert’s!
Okay, as much as I want Chris to go home, I thought his dance was actually pretty damn good. Good job Chris.. You’ve improved a lot lately. Still want him gone tonight though 😀
Oh boy, Bruce Willis in the training package… Rumer cannot go home now! 😛
Seriously, Bruce Willis is their package? Yes, think it is fair to say her parents are the big drawing card for tptb.
Uh-oh. Bruce Willis in the training package and getting emotional. Pull out the 10s.
GEEZ…. Derek’s injury footage looks painful! How many times are they going to show that? lol
I think they’re trying to make Allison more likable, so I think that ten is more for Allison then it was for Riker.
So they’re going in chronological order by the looks of it, rather than when Strictly did the same theme and bounced through history. Noah next, then Robert, Nastia and Willow closes. So Nastia’s second-last, not last. Fair enough. I expect Willow to be showstopping anyway
Rumor and Val had a nice jive but I didn’t really love it either. It was happy and live and not dark so yay. I really really liked Val and male troupe members in the beginning though.
Can’t believe they drug out Bruce Willis already. I don’t this was a very good dance by Rumer. Something just looked off to me.
That was a rather slow jive. I think they were away a lot this week so perhaps she is just tired. Didn’t like it too much.
I think Rumer and Val were lacking the connection they keep nagging Derek and Nastia about
I freaking love Bruce Willis! He’d be a fun guest judge with all that seriousness! I’m sure there will be people like she played the Bruce Willis card but come on its her dad. I’d want my dad to see me dance and how the rehearsals are. It would never change my voting. My voting changes every week by the dances. It’s just still so cool. I really hate when there are injuries.
Did yall just see that bumper with Keo and Emma. That was amazing!
It’s nice to Rumor cute instead of so intense. I don’t think its my fave jive ever buy it was cute. She handled the dance very well and so much better than last weeks dance. Way better show this week so far! I was a little bored last week.
That was not my favorite dance from Rumer and Val. It didn’t seem too jivey to me. Granted, I’m not a dancer so what do I know other than it wasn’t amazing.
Bit of a slow jive… I did like the new character tho. And oh please, digging out Bruce Willis? Grow up please..
Irrelevant but Karina is one All Access!! Karina and Emma have been my fav so far.
What a bore of a Jive. Woops. I mean, I liked the cuteness of it but it was SOOOOO slow. And again, can they not wear black for once in their life? Sheesh.
I do commend Rumer for having such a positive attitude to the judges’ comments, though. She honestly seems like she listens to them and acknowledges when she did something wrong. I like that a lot.
Just a note…3rd time this season Nastia & Derek (oops, Sasha) are going last.
Rumer and Val and Chris and Witney are “mune” so far 😛 It could go to Riker and Alison, and 37 was the high score last week, but I get the feeling it won’t. Rumer only has 106 points total at the moment, which a few other couples will likely top/have topped already, even with danceoff points (Riker has 113 already) so if we assume TPTB want them in (which I do)they seem to be getting votes.
Noah and Sharna look awesome!!
Oooooooookay, seems I was wrong about chronological order, because Robert’s 80s is before Noah’s 70s, so anything goes apparently, or it was a coincidence that the first 3 dances were the 3 earliest eras in order.
I love sharna “one fight one fight”. Those video packages are always a mixed bag but I love how she had no fear to be like “nope time to alleviate the tension and say it like it is”. Anyways the jazz dance was so much fun and reminded me of American hustle.
Noah is indeed “Super Bad” … in a super good way. 😉
That was awesome! Loved it! Sharna is such an awesome choreographer and she killed it again in that department.
What an awesome dance by Noah and Sharna. My favorite dance by them by far.
Does Rumer own any other color besides black? And her comment about”well this is hard because i’m not an athlete.” Oh gosh can she stop. She gets more and mre annoying each week
And back to right. Sorry, I’m “watching” between here and Wikipedia, and that was wring for some reason.
Yes Noah!!! Sharna slayyyys with her choreography. I absolutely loved that dance so much!!
Sharna gave Niah some great, creative choreography. I loved when he ‘knocked’ the records in the background out by pointing his hand away.
Also, wasn’t this Sharna’s first dance this season to use the troupe? I think Len made his comment to the wrong pro.
Sharna and Noah blew me away!!!!
Sharna looks gorgeous! Noah is so cool! Once again, for me, Sharna choreographed a wonderful dance. That dance was such a gift for me to watch! Thanks so much!
Okay I love Noah more than Bruce Willis! Protecting his Sharna.
Can I just say he was amazing in this routine. I can’t say I thought it was uber jazzy but he was getting it. He was really keeping up with the troupe. He didn’t miss a beat or a step. Can the man get some 8’s and maybe a 9. I would love to see Noah get some good scores! Wow Carrie Ann, that was awesome. I love to see the guys who don’t get those good scores get a good score. It really does make them work harder and boost their spirits.
Playas don’t cry. Oh my gosh I am dying. Noah’s got some good comebacks today.
And my respect for Len drops 35-40%. Does he care anymore? Does he think he’s above what he’s actually being paid to do? Or is he personally so biased and rude that he’ll underscore Noah deliberately on that? If it’s about the troupe, then he should consider EVERY OTHER ROUTINE TO USE THEM! He’s given 10s to them before. Why not Noah? Don’t he and Sharna, of all people, deserve a freakin’ break? Give me strength.
I haven’t commented at all this season partly coz I’ve been so busy and the tptb nonsense has been driving me nuts plus the judges overly harsh critiques of Nastia but I had to comment now coz I think Noah just killed that dance!! Sharna’s choreo was so good! I was cheering so hard from my couch! Lol
So other than a total corruption of “Word Up”, what made that an 80′ dance? That may have been one of the worst things I have ever heard them do to a song.
Ouch! And I thought Meghan Trainor would be the worst song choice of the night
I love Robert’s attitude. He is such a sweet sweet man. I loved every single second until that lift. It kinda freaked me out for a few seconds. Way to go and I think I like his so serious. A 7. I feel all 8’s would be good. Also, Erin is doing a famtastic job today. She is bringing out a lot of good responses out of the couples.
Trying to post this in the right section now: I haven’t commented at all this season partly coz I’ve been so busy and the tptb nonsense has been driving me nuts plus the judges overly harsh critiques of Nastia but I had to comment now coz I think Noah just killed that dance!! Sharna’s choreo was so good! I was cheering so hard from my couch! Lol
Scores aside, I have to say that Noah & Sharna’s dance is the dance of the night so far.
If they don’t make the finals (and I hope they do), I wouldn’t mind seeing this as their encore.
Don’t think I watched the same dance as the judges ’cause I may have to start shipping Kim and Robert after that because it was hot!
In the minority again but I loved how they rearranged Word Up.
It’s one of my dream songs (although the little mix version) for a freestyle because I think it could be awesome, so up beat.
Huge shout out to Kim…. The “senior citizen” of the remaining pro dancers. Wowza! She is stunning! i am in awe! I also think the scores were too low. Not sure why, but I think the judges are picking on these two. I like them and love Roberts enthusiasm and hope they stay.
Just watched Riker and Allison’s Quickstep. I’ve been saying all season that I want to see them do more traditional ballroom dances since I feel I’ve seen so much Latin from him. I wanted to see how his ballroom technique is.
I have to say, as much as I don’t like Allison, she actually looked good this week. I heard she’s always asking the other pros for advice on how she can improve. This week, it showed. However, just because I said that doesn’t mean I don’t think she lacks in ballroom experience. She still does and I can always see it in her dances. I still don’t think how their Paso was 10 worthy. She was A MESS in that dance.
Since she lacks experience, I feel she isn’t able to properly teach Riker correct ballroom technique, whether it be his footwork, which I think always looks weird, or his frame, which wasn’t that great. His technique was not there this week.
Don’t think it was worth Len’s first 10. Wonder why he gave that when he’s always the one picking on the frame and footwork of the celebs. Maybe Riker needs the votes?
Robert and kym were my favs so far. Like slightly obsessed with it. Holy damn!
Nastia was amazing. Just a beyond fun dance.
Omg, that was fantastic. Sasha, Nastia and Derek. Loved it!!
I want Carrie Ann to sit down…ugh! It broke my heart to see Derek just sitting there 🙁
Holy cow! Derek choreo is insane. Feel sad that Derek can’t perform but Sasha personality fits well with Nastia. Best dance of the night so far.
By far my fave Nastia performance. She was animated and not doing that gymnast face. I would be happy with 10’s for this. It was so good. She had good chemistry with both Derek and Sasha. Poor Derek though. I hate to see him crawling around on the floor because he can’t stand to be sitting. Also, was Andy Grammar lip syncing? It’s was so weird and then Derek came in and I could tell he was singing.
Wouldn’t be surprised if Erin gets a “stern” word from Rob Wade after show for letting Derek plug the MOVE tour. :p
Holy Charleston that was awesome!!!
Confused: Why in the world did Julianne give that a 9? She was raving so much about it you would think she’d give it a 10. What the heck? Are they maybe saving the highest score for Willow because she could be in danger? Eh…
Whatever. That was AWESOME.
Nastia, Sasha and Derek. That was amazing. Loved it from beginning to end.
When Derek said in the package “i’m useless” it broke my heart. That dance was so amazing though. Derek does it again with the choreo and Sasha was an amazing fill in. I think this was a break though week for Nastia
WTF how was Riker’s Quickstep worth a 10 and Nastia’s a 9? Get real. The costumes are actually a bit bugging for Willow & Mark though.. I’m a bit worried. it’s going to be a big production.
That was such a fun dance from Nastia/Derek/Sasha. Definitely my favorite of the night.
Is Derek the only one to dance Charleston thought because he did it last season as well but I can’t recall anyone else doing it. Just intesting.
That was pretty awesome from Nastia, Sasha, and Derek. I figured the judges would slam it. Guess I was wrong about that.
@Ammie, I think Derek did the Charleston with Amber. Mark did the Charleston with Christina Milian. Maks and Kirstie did the Charleston also.
i love mark but im over the over production he does.
Willow and Mark look so crazy cool. Oh man, this dance is gonna be killer. I can already tell from this package! LOVE IT!
This danc ewas so creaking weird but I kinda liked it. I think I need to watch it a million more times to catch everything. I loved the floor crawl. I do feel like Willow was slightly behind. I love how Willow’s ninja costume is totally blinded out!
God, this overproduction is really hurting Willows chances. My fave dance from her is still that AT.
I was not a huge fan of Mark and Willow’s dance and I love them.
Nastia’s dance is great.
But I don’t like Willow’s dance. Maybe more to do with the music than the dance itself.
I love Mark and his creativity but that was boring for me. I think I might just be over the over top productions. And they seemed out of synch of few times.
I’m torn between thinking Mark/Willow was awesome and thinking the ninja concept was too powerful.
Willow and mark (especially mark) seemed to adore that dance and it was such a cool dance.
I thought Willow and Mark killed it. However, I would’ve liked a Jazz that was, well, FUTURISTIC. So, I’m kinda torned.
Now I very worried for these two next week, considering there’s a double elimination.
Then again, I guess I should also “worry” for Rumer and Val considering their dance kinda faded into the woodwork tonight and just wasm’t that great.
So does Nastia get extra points too? Or is she just left behind and gets nothing? Did I miss them commenting on that?
I found Willow & Mark’s dance rather dull and woddy. It didn’t entertain me as much as did Riker & Allison.
Also, Willow and Mark’s ninja moves were awful in the practice.
I am watching the ABC.com feed – is there any way to turn off Karina talking so you can hear the music or judges from the other cameras? I can’t seem to do it…
Did I catch it right two points instead of Three?
Excluding Nastia because it’s a given for her, why (or how) are so many celebs so flexible? Makes me jealous because I can’t do the splits and never have come close to being able to do so.
Go Willow! Even though I think she should have had immunity, at least she got the dance off points!!
Woww, see, willows salsa was good, she doesnt need the production.
I kinda preferred the Riker one to the Willow one but at the same time I wasn’t watching Riker as much as I was watching Allison. He did seem to have some good hip action and their routine did seem to be a bit more polished. Willow’s legs and feet just look so far and spaced out. It just makes her look slightly sloppy.
I thought willow was going to win that one but I gotta admit that it was really close. I feel like they definately went for the right dance.
Gotta give it to Willow. She had the hips, the shimmy and her footwork was pretty good too. And God, I love that ending. They went for simplicity with technique and I think it payed off. I will agree though that Mark spent too much time on that one lift. Lol.
Riker’s was too frantic for me and their dance didn’t really fit the song. The song’s a bit more slower for a Salsa and they were just a bit too harsh with it. And yet again, his movements are STILL feeling a bit feminine to me. I don’t know what it is… Guess it’s just me.
Ok I had to tune in for the dance off. I think Riker chose Willow because he thought he’d easily beat her not because she is comparable to him. Didn’t work out though. Hope Willow isn’t going home tonight.
Chris vs rumor should be something lol. I wonder who is going to win that lol.
Noah and Robert are BFFs on twitter, so that wasn’t a surprising pick.
Woah what the hell. Rumer & Val vs Chris & Witney. I think the twist came when Riker decided to pick Willow. Holy cow, Noah’s got hip movement. But Robert’s amazing too, a bit sloppier I’ve got to say, I honestly don’t think it’s fair to compare that tho. 😐
Aside from Nastia/Derek/Sasha’s Charleston, which was fantastic, and Noah & Sharna, who were awesome, I’ve just been feeling underwhelmed by the rest of the night. I think partly it’s because I just feel so sad for Derek; watching some of the All Access cameras and seeing him limping and seeing the rehearsal footage, particularly where he said he felt useless, has just made the whole night feel just off somehow. It’s so strange to see him there but not dancing. Really brings home how important Derek is to DWTS.
Absolutely baffled by the ten from Len for Riker; it was okay but nowhere no perfect. It would be nice if every once in a while TPTB wouldn’t be so predictable.
Everyone on Twitter is getting pissed that Riker didn’t win the dance off. I saw the dance off. Riker and Allison BARELY had any salsa content in there. Though Willow is not as strong as Riker, her dance had more salsa content in there. I can see why the judges picked her over him.
I can’t even figure out who I preferred out of Robert vs Noah. I might have picked Ribert because I just feel like he enjoyed the experience more and seemed to be having a blast but that’s just because I can’t decide.
lol val looks thrilled…lol thats because everyone is onto what the producers are doing…he looks a little saltyy…i think he wants to go against a good team..and basically no one wanted to go against them.
Except they didn’t go last, Webb and they also went First once, Second once and in the middle of the pack twice. Rumer has had better placing.
I’ve decided I’m really not a fan of the dance-off. It just makes for some unnecessary drama I think…but I guess that’s the point. It also allows for some control by the producers to throw extra points at someone.
Nastia is probably my favorite routine of the night…it was finally the routine I’ve been wanting to see from her. I smiled the entire time. For a Jive I just found myself very bored during Rumer’s routine.
I’ll seriously die laughing if Chris wins the dance off.
Lol I cheering for chris
Holy Schnikes! Chris actually held his own in this dance duel. Runor was fantastic and Chris actually moved quite well. Poor Chris just can’t get a break.
HOLY FRICK. If they get rid of Wilow, I’m dead. No, she’s crying. ;n;
Oh dear goodness. That’s a huge shame. Huge.
Well that stinks!! She should have been in the finals. I am not a happy camper!!
I thought Nastias dance was great and the camera work was very good. Didn’t like Derek singing, but that’s just me…. Overall I thought this was a great dance and was glad it got the highest score.
Did not enjoy the ninja jazz, and the Japanese from Carrie Ann was unexpected.
Dance off was interesting. Hated the music for all the dances. Thought Riker was better than Willow …hated her lift, from my viewpoint, not attractive at all and lasted a very long time. Didn’t enjoy either Noah or Robert with the cha cha but I wanted Robert to win to get the extra points. And Rumor is in red and looks beautiful! No surprise that Rumor won, but Chris wasn’t awful.
SHOCKING that Willow is eliminated!!!!! Poor sweet girl….
WTH is going on right now? I thought there wasn’t an elimination this week. Blah!
I can not believe this at all. Poor Willow. I did not see her going home before Chris or Robert.
That was a shocking elimination for me. I thought Willow, Riker, Nastia and Rumer would be the final 4.
Sigh. I was worried about Willow after last week’s dance, but then I convinced myself it couldn’t happen. Ugh. 🙁 🙁 🙁
That is wrong that Willow got eliminated.
I would’ve rather had Rumer & Val go a million times than Willow. She was like the most adorable, likeable person on that damn freaking show.
Same here, Julia. I loved Willow and Mark. I am so sad and looked so forward to them blowing us away with more creativity and production again. Dang. 🙁 🙁
And that just puts a cap on how off this entire night has been. My heart just hurts for Willow. For such a young age, she showed a maturity beyond her years and was a joy to watch on this journey. So sad we will not be seeing her dance anymore.
I’m pretty sure the points are added to tonight’s scores. I think Erin said a few times “2 points added for a total of X.”
Of course this now only helps Noah and Rumer since poor Willow got the undeserved boot.
I guess that could explain the highs cores for Willow…
All my votes have been going to Willow & Mark this entire season. Mark truly won me over ten-fold last season with Sadie so I counted the days until every Monday night to see his visions come to life on the dance floor. How can you NOT be heart broken for Willow? Makes me so sad to see someone like Chris, who has taken this opportunity for granted, get to dance another week over someone like Willow.
On the small, bright side, I’ll get my Monday evenings back again. I’ll definitely be checking this site though & YT to see how things are going but I’m just so disappointed with how things played out tonight. While I didn’t necessarily think Willow was going to take the Mirror Ball, I was truly hoping I’d get to see a few more dances out of her and Mark.
Truly bummed.
Poor willow! I had her pegged for the finale and am baffled by this one. I’m slightly worried about riker now.
What a weird night. I didn’t like any of it to be honest. No way should Willow have gone home though 🙁
Just to clear up it’s two points added the this weeks scores that count for NEXT WEEK’s elimination. Tom B said after Rumer and Chris’ dance off that the two points may save them from next week’s double elimination.
Batchelor Nation just claimed another victim. I’m glad Pure give us ample warning of these sorts of things, loads of people will be raging online when we all had a feeling it could happen. Unfortunately that might not be it for the shocks. I’d love to say Robert and Chris will go next week. But I’m not so sure if only 6 points are between them and Riker and even less for Rumer (can’t remember the exact figure.) Hope Riker’s teen fans are voting.
Two points next week,PH ! I remember, Erin saying after willow and riker dance-off : Two extra points will be add with your score tonight for next week double eliminations
If anyone heard a loud noise when Willow and Mark were eliminated, that was just my heart breaking into 1,382,498 pieces.
Wow. I am so sad. I did not want Willow to go home yet. I feared it could happen but I just did not want it to. She looked so heartbroken too… Ugh. 🙁 I’ll miss her and Mark and their beyond creative dances.
*goes to watch their Argentine Tango and Contemporary and cries*
Side note: Anyone voting for Chris, just know that I do not like you That is all
Shocking elimination! Thought for sure Chris would get the boot. Poor Mark & Willow. I’m sad this team will not be back. Mark looked so bummed out and Willow finally showed her young age with the tears and hiding her face in Mark’s shoulder. I thought Nastia and Sasha were great as well as the trio with Derek. I didn’t think Derek singing along added much of anything. I thought it was so sweet that Kym looked shocked when Robert was called safe. Its weird how the troupe seems to be included in most of the couples’ dances. I think it is all a bit much and detracts from watching the celebrity, imo. However, I did enjoy the opening pro dance very much, and am relieved I don’t have to look at Julianne’s pink hair any longer.
Robert & Noah both have great personal stories and are entertaining. The Bachelor dude should go – but he’s actually improved a little bit the past couple of weeks. The shocking elimination had to come in somewhere…honestly wasn’t feeling Willow the last few weeks…her 14 y/o self was showing on an adult show. Mark did a great job…but I just love Tom Bergeron “can I just be a Dad right now and give you a hug”. He is an awesome host and has really been the glue that has kept this show running through all of its highs, lows and general craziness. Kudos to him!
Crap! What is it going to take to get rid of Prince Clydesdale?
I’m going to miss sweet Willow *sniff* 🙁 She was so on board with anything Mark wanted to try creatively.
Nastia’s dance was OUT OF THIS WORLD!!! This is why I love Derek! That Charleston was insane. Only he can come up with something like that.
Gosh, I can’t stop watching their dance! She deserved the top spot tonight! 100% best of the night!!!
Well, with that surprise elimination I think Riker fans better be voting harder than ever. I got the sense Robert and Noah and Chris can take his place from the top 3. Are Rumer and Val the real bottom 2 or TPTB is trying to encourage fans to vote harder for them? My best dance of the night are Nastia, Riker and Noah.
I like the Nastia/Sasha/Derek, it was perfect as well it should, it had two pros working on it. Fair? I am asking, I don’t know if others have collaboration on choreography? I really liked Rumer’s Jive, it was colorful and well done. I think she could earned that extra 9. Riker was good, I thought the whole 10 from Len was to set up for me. I really don’t like Carrie Ann this season, she just seems ridiculous. I feel bad for Willow, but I really just could not warm up to here, it is too bad for Mark. I think my favorite dance was the Rumer/Val foxtrot in the end. She just seemed to glow. And Val’s nervous face before elimination.
I think the problem with Willow is she was maybe people’s second favorite celeb…they liked her dancing whenever she came on but weren’t necessarily voting for her. Such a shame though. I think she had a lot more great routines in her. Especially when you consider Chris doesn’t have the drive or passion to still be there.
Really, the rest of the season just seems a little less bright without Willow and Mark. I looked forward to them, Riker & Allison, and Nastia & Derek the most.
Each season there’s an elimination that makes me wish I could muster up the the will to vote – this is definitely that one.
I’m pretty damn sure next week’s elimination will be Chris & Witney and Robert & Kym (unfortunately), now that Willow got the freaking undeserving boot. I’m actually a bit excited to see if Sharna will finally get the chance to do a freestyle choreo. Meh. Meh.
At #126 Perrye, I heard that from Erin also.
Regarding the scoring, it looked like the judges were trying to help Willow for next week with the extra two points, but to no avail. I guess the only way she was going to stay this week was by getting the immunity, which she barely lost.
Willow was a real trooper and did a lot more than I would expect from a 14 year old, congratulations to her.
Omg, I felt so bad for Willow, I don’t think I’ve shed a tear watching DWTS since Amy Purdy’s contemporary .. But seeing Willow with tears in her eyes may just have made me shed another tear :'(
It was so sweet right after getting eliminated, Mark goes “just smile” Ahh, made my heart melt.
Bachelor nation…ugh.
Such a shame, Willow loved being there and was open to anything and everything Mark had up his sleeve. But Chris, with the I don’t give a crap about this, just send me back to the farm already attitude, is still here. Bummer.
Very disappointed with the home voters. Mark has had excellent choreography this season and Willow has been so strong. I get that The Bachelor is hot and Robert is likeable, but come on, the dancing has to mean something. Pathetic.
How about a new theme for next week? Couples only and no troupe! I want to go back to watching the couples dance without all of the distraction. As shaky as Robert & Kym’s AT was at times, that & Willow & Mark’s number were the only 2 without extra fluff.
I should clarify – I don’t mind the troupe at the very beginning and very end. I also don’t mind it if they are set pieces in the background throughout the dance. But when they are dancing during the whole routine? I should say that using the troupe in and of itself doesn’t bother me – it’s just that by the time we get to the freestyles, there is nothing left to surprise and impress me.
It’s also VERY risky if you aren’t the best dancer – you run the risk of being seriously shown up. And the celeb needs to be obviously front and center – which Willow was not in their Hunger Games dance.
As usual…I’m wrong about Chris getting eliminated and I am now going to cry my eyes out. Sweet Willow is gone! NOOOO!!! I felt so badly for her. What Tom said to her was so endearing…
I don’t understand why they’re making dance-offs winners and losers if they intend to eliminate the winner … Poor willow . Mark also tried hard this season
All of my votes have gone to Willow all season. There just is not any of the rest of them that I care enough about to vote. This is such a let down. Mark has just been so sweet with Willow.
GAL, if they are on the show they get paid, period. And they are on every single week, so they get paid every week. They don’t actually get paid by the dance.
Many times it’s too much production or trying to hide your partner.
Is Derek coming back next week?
I’m so terribly disappointed about tonight’s elimination. Willow should have been in the finals. I felt so sorry for her. Erin did say at the end you need to vote. I’m thinking she wasn’t getting the votes and Mark’s fan base wasn’t enough to push her through. I so enjoyed watching them every week. This season might have a shocking winner.
In terms of scores though.. it’s interesting. I definitely think Riker & Nastia are peaking at the right time, although I didn’t really think Riker deserved a 10 from Len. Rumer’s got it iffy though, she’s not doing good at the wrong time especially. We’ll see I guess.
But Noah’s Jazz though. Damn. Sharna, that was good.
@ #133 Terasia. I have read that collaboration on choreography does happen among the pros. (For example, the paso doble last year when Lindsay joined Witney and Alfonso supposedly had a lot of Lindsay’s input.)
And I believe I read somewhere on this site that Allison has asked for help on some of the ballroom dances, which makes sense.
Nastia, Riker, and Rumer are my desired final three, hopefully finishing in that order!
Poor Willow!! And Mark!! We knew it was possible but I didn’t want to see it!
I got the feeling that Rumer is not getting the votes either. She got 2 packages, highlight on injury and how difficult it is (emotional), bruce willis, left in final 2. Is like they are really trying to make people vote for her. I really liked this dance today but I think she might not be getting the votes.
Chris safe!? Willow gone… its gonna take me some time to get over that…. 🙁
As much as I want to be disappointed in the voters, I also look at the tiny margins Chris had to get to overcome her and just shake my head at the judges overscoring and overpraising him big time. Oh well. Robert and Chris are gone in the double elimination next week – let’s hope.
It was interesting to see how unhappy Riker was was over the elimination – couldn’t quite catch what he was saying, but he did not seem happy about Willow’s elimination. And since Willow won the two extra points, Riker’s fans need to vote extra hard to hopefully keep him past this double elimination next week.
I do think that the Twitter vote scores were telling, since even if only 10% of the people on Twitter are voting, it is probably in the same percentage I.e. 68% to 32% (roughly) for Riker over Willow. Again, I just have to hope that at least some of Willow’s fan decide to vote for Riker, since if Riker had been eliminated, we would have switched our voting over to Willow (based on the young teens in my house).
Very sad to see Willow and Mark go.
Think it proves that Mark can’t drag a celebrity through with his fanbase whereas maybe Derek can. They couldn’t have done much more to shield Rumer from the double elim through votes besides giving her 10s for a very laboured Jive. They had Bruce Willis make an appearance in her package, gave her as the “all american girl” comment, she won her dance off and then calling her safe last to scare her supporters.
Also I’ll add my major props to Tom B and Mark for managing to control a situation that was already extremely uncomfortable and could have a got a LOT worse, I certainly do not like seeing a 14 year old girl cry her eyes out on live television. They did a GREAT job with her and thank goodness they didn’t try and get her to talk. That’s why their is a downside to having a minor on the show (even if she was incredibly mature for her age).
In the votes, not the voters – is what I meant to say. I can only point at myself in that too!
I think part of my problem is that they said the crap about the extra points so many different ways that it seemed like even they don’t know what they’re doing.
And for the record, Chris is not to blame for Willow going home. Chris, Robert, Rumer and Noah ALL had lower scores than her. Significantly lower, in some cases. It seems Willow just wasn’t getting the votes.
I thought Rumer’s scores were more realistic for what she did both last week and this week (last week a touch low, this week a touch high – but more in the realm of reason)…and that makes me wonder. Are TPTB letting her make her own way or are they setting her up for “the great come from behind win”? I’m still inclined to think they’re creating a dramatic arc for her and Val.
You’re asking if it’s fair that the guy who won the Emmy, who is Nastia’s actual partner, is also choreographing their dances?? Um….YES. It’s fair. Nastia is handicapped by not dancing with Derek – they should do what they can to get back some ground.
I think young stars shouldn’t go on the show. Its impossible for them to win . The fanbase for the show is more middle aged than young people. I love riker and hope he can take it home . Willow definitely is a stronger dancer than some of the people left. She didn’t appeal to the demographic therefore she was eliminated.
Er, moravamc, Mark had crazy costumes this week along with a lot of production. I think saying there was no extra fluff is being pretty damn kind. And he’s used the troupe on over drive more than once and gotten away with it.
Other than that, I would say that only Derek and Sharna should be trusted using the troupe from here on out, since they are the only ones who seem to understand BALANCE.
Oh I know it’s not just Chris to blame – I just thought he was way overscored, whereas I thought the others were scored appropriately. It did come down to a week where I think she was just overshadowed – high enough scores for people to be comfortable, and a dance that lacked any lasting impact, even though it was cute and solid. Maybe she wasn’t getting the votes before, but I think it’s probably a combination of the false comfort and the others just being more memorable. Regardless, it sucks because I just don’t care for Chris or Robert.
Cidra – I wondered about that with Rumer – keeping her level, but not too low – to give her an arc. Honestly I don’t know, but it is certainly plausible.
Actually, I’m not at all sure there was collaboration on choreography. I believe Sasha said on All Access that Derek choreographed it – which is his right as Nastia’s partner. Guess we’ll find out for sure when Emmy noms come out. 🙂 Maybe.
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Batchelor/Batchelorette Nation deserve an award for power voting throughout the years of DWTS. They dragged Tony Dovolani to his first and probably only mirrorball (although I do like Melissa tbf) and now they’ve dragged Chris the Clydesdale to week 8 in such a high standard season of dancing. ABC must lick their lips everytime they get a Batchelor or Batchelorette on the show, just thinking about the impending money they’ll make on viewer votes.
PH regarding your post on 160, if you mean from now until the end of this season only Derek and Sharna should be trusted with the troupe then I agree. But if you mean in general then I think that’s a tad harsh on Peta and Artem. I think they’ve both used the troupe really well this season. (Michael’s foxtrot and Patti Salsa for example). Plus Emma hasn’t really had the chance to show what she can do with the troupe yet.
They’re either giving her an Arc, Cidra and Fig, or we’re at that point in the competition where she’s served her usefulness and they can be real….and/or they’ve realized that others (Riker, Nastia, Robert??) are having a bigger impact on the audience.
At some point, the pimpees always lose the pimpage if they can’t back it up with votes, etc. It’s counterproductive otherwise.
The Robert/Kym fans I see online are so delusional that I really think he might knock Riker out next week.
I mean this season, M8. And it’s “Bachelor and Bachelorette” – sorry, but that’s been bugging me.
Again, it’s not just Chris that is getting by at this point. It’s Chris, Robert AND Noah. Willow had FOUR people below her on the leaderboard – she just wasn’t getting the votes.
So is Nastia getting extra points?
Poor Willow I really thought she would last till the end. She did a great job bringing Mark’s ideas to life. I have really enjoyed Mark the last two seasons.
I’m sad to see Willow go home. 🙁 I thought because there was only a single elimination this week instead of a double elimination would mean she would have been spared at least another week. It would make me feel a little better if Mark can at least get an Emmy nod for one of their dances (maybe their Hunger Games Contemporary or their contemporary art AT).
Apologies on the spelling PH, it’s 4am in the UK (I’m a serious night owl). I think that’s probably my cue to go to bed 😀
Oh, & if they’re doing Trio dances next week, do you think Mark would dance w/ Nastia & Derek (that is, if Derek’s dancing) instead of Sasha? Usually, when Mark gets eliminated before Trio week, he dances w/ Derek & his partners. If Derek uses Sasha instead (which would make sense since he’s Derek’s stand-in), I just hope Mark doesn’t dance w/ Rumer & Val.
Nastia gets 3 extra points, PJ. The winners of the dance offs get two.
When NOah, Robert, and Chris were called safe, I knew Willow’s time was up. When Riker was called safe, I saw the tears in Willow’s eyes, and my heart broke. We finally saw her act her age. Poor kid. I was kinda hoping for Rumer’s name to be called, just so I wouldn’t have to see Willow cry anymore. Neither deserved to go. But people really shouldn’t blame Chris or Robert. It’s not their fault. Just unfortunate.
BTW, Nastia KILLED it tonight.
Jane it doesn’t sound like Derek will dancing next week, maybe not at all for the rest of the season. Nastia will probably dance with Sasha. I personally think If they use Derek in there trio dance it could hurt her chances of winning considering Derek might not be able to do more than sit a chair. I’m actually really kinda hoping they use someone else then Derek for trio because like he said, it’s not about him, it’s about Nastia too.
Thanks PH. I was really confused. Just looking on FB, and reading the comments re Nastia, and how she is safe for next week. I am afraid people aren’t going to vote for them because they think the immunity is for next week.
My message got cut off for some reason… There are some dances you can do sitting down and there are some you cannot. Paso is one you really shouldn’t. it would be really cool if Mark could be Nastia’s and Sasha’s trio partner though. I’m betting he might be 🙂
I think Derek might dance next week. He’s danced before with worse injuries and many pros and celebs have had broken toes in the past.
He just might have Sasha rehearse with her again and then try actually dancing it with her maybe Sunday or Monday, seeing as he’s healing well.
I was heartbroken that Willow was eliminated. I was really hoping to see her in the finale. It is really frustrating because Willow seem so happy and enthusiastic about her partnership with Mark and the choreography and she gets eliminated whereas Chris is still around for another week and he doesn’t seem to be there. I heard Willow say in an interview that her time with rehearsal is limited because of her age, and she has homework to deal with, however she still made the effort and turned in very enjoyable routines. I am so sad!
Just catching up on the west coast. Oh my, is your neck supposed to make that sound? Ouch Rumer…
Matt I wouldn’t be so sure about Derek dancing next week. He didn’t just brake his toe, he severely sprained his ankle in multiple places. It can take even top professional athlete 4-6 weeks to get back fully from both of those things. He’s not going to come back the day he can walk without a limp, he’s probably not going to come back before he can dance to the ability he was before, which like I said can take a while.
I would like to see Mark dance with Rumer and Val, it would shake it up a little bit, I hope he lets Mark do the Choreographing..HA!
I actually went back to watch Rumer’s Jive and I actually seem to like it much more the second time around. I wasn’t a huge fan of Rumer at first, but she is growing on me, it is too bad they did do switch up week.
Still love Nastia too, but Carrie Ann needs to keep her rump in her seat.
The guys dances are going to be fun to watch next week, maybe it will be 3 dudes to the finals.
I didn’t realize that the pro doesn’t have to do all the Choreographing too, crazy how I am learning the inner workings on here. Especially about eating trolls with Chianti…..I think that is my favorite line of the night
Who is voting for Chris?? Please stop!
Sorry to see Willow go…
I loved Sharna and Noah tonight. Great job.
I absolutely adore Mark and Willow!! But, that elimination was NOT surprising to me. I expected it. I would have been pleasantly surprised if she wasn’t eliminated.
I didn’t watch the couples dances and only tuned in to see the dance offs and then tuned back out because I didn’t want to see her reaction. I don’t think I’ll go back and watch it either.
I think they pretty much kept her in a spot that people thought she was pretty safe or didn’t think about her and Mark at all. I think the producers really know what they are doing.
I also think they knew ahead of time that Nastia/Sasha would get immunity.
I’ll probably just youtube Nastia’s dances and probably Noah’s. I’ll still vote for Nastia/Sasha/Derek. I just won’t watch the show.
I’m looking forward to any projects Willow has in the future. I think she is a sweet talented young lady. She’s hard working and I think she’ll go far.
With all this use of the troupe in the dances going to take something away from the freestyle or who knows few of these pros will figure out how to still make it fabulous. I’m pretty certain Allison hasn’t really used the troupe besides the paso?
BTW, re: the vote discussions, the cut-offs work out to about 4,000 votes per million per point IF Willow’s scores count, and closer to 5,000 if they don’t.
My issue with the troupe and the Jazz stuff is that is all makes it seem freestyle-ish so when Freestyle happens it no longer feels special.
I’m thinking it is entirely possible Rumer and Val were in the actual bottom. Did you catch how much Erin was stressing that their phone number ended in 10. She even said “I’m saying this for a reason.” Maybe they weren’t getting the votes they think they should have… Or who knows, maybe the 01 number is still active and registering empty votes (that wouldn’t count) of the misdials.
I agree with overuse of the troupe in general, but Noah and Sharna’s dance wasn’t the right time to complain about it. Noah was playing the leader of a heist, so of course it made sense. I also just realized that Sharna’s concept, or characters at least, was taken from Scarface.
I had a feeling there would be a surprise elimination this week or next, and in hindsight, I wasn’t surprised it was Willow. She was a lot of people that I saw’s second favorite. Couple that with several who weren’t able to get over her age, it probably didn’t translate to as many votes.
Did anyone catch that interview with where Jc rubio talked to nastia said she’d be doing a Trio with Derek and Sasha? Does that mean Derek is back as the pro next week?
I just want to know how Henry is feeling right now!!! KARMA baby. Sasha is so humble, such a sweetheart. NO ego at all. He was wonderful with Snooki. I want him back as a pro. I’m glad he was dancing with Nasita. She was in flats, and they were pretty much the same height. I don’t know how it’ll look when she has to be in heels.
And for some who complained about Derek being in that number, I thought it was necessary. Many fans vote just for Derek, they can’t take the risk of losing votes cause Derek’s not in the picture. Especially with double eliminations coming up. It was actually benefitting Nastia.
While it’s not for certain there is a chance Derek might be back. He’s limping slightly but getting around pretty good considering. I mean he was hopping up off that seat during the dance and bouncing and getting up on the seat and bouncing there. For a week out with double injury he’s come a long way. Then again he was in peak physical condition when he got hurt, his body was fine tuned like a machine and that can really strengthen the healing process.
If he can get medical clearance and feels he can do the dances and Nastia right then he’s not going to sit on his butt. Of course it seemed they had a hell of time keeping on his butt this week so now that’s he’s mobile they might have to chain him down. lol
I do hope that if Derek is back dancing next week, he’s not just sitting in a chair or limping/half dancing. That would not be fair to Nastia. Also if he dances next week, even if just as a trio partner, I would hope he’s back doing NYSS shows considering that was his first commitment after all.
Derek would never come back if he couldn’t do it properly. That’s not how he operates and he would never put his partner at risk. Not just at risk for bad scores but physically if he can not properly support her. So if he does come back it’s because he is ready and able to. As for NYSS I am sure if he can dance it he will dance it.
I’m thinking Rumer is not getting the votes – I agree with the comment above that Erin was a little heavy handed with VOTE while waiting for the scores AND they were in the ‘not necessarily the’ bottom two – don’t they usually do that to scare the voters into voting?
I have a STROOONG feeling that Chris may pull a Candace Bure, and make it to top 4 or 3….I think…we’ll see….
(No offense to Candace or Chris because I like them both but I’m just saying)
I’m guessing he’ll fly back to NYC this week with Nastia and Sasha because she still has school? Maybe he’ll see if he can do NYSS. But doing both NYSS and DWTS in less than two weeks after that kind of injury, even if just a trio partner, seems like he’d be overworking himself. I’m going to trust him and his doctors though 🙂
So many people were saying that Willow doesn’t act like she’s 14 and so they forget. I feel that tonight is a perfect example that 14 is too young. My heart broke for her and please PTB, don’t bring in someone that young again. She really is still a girl……
First of all, I haven’t seen the show yet. So bummed for Willow and Mark. That’s so not fare. Really?? Chris and Robert safe and Willow is going home. I don’t know about you guys but Im so pissed. And btw Willow and Mark had the highest scores of the night, where’s immunity?!! Can someone explain me this?
The biggest issue with dereks injury is if not healed properly 100% can weaken and damage his ankle for good. He already has his ongoing neck issue – he dosent need the ankle to give him issues as well or give out on him at any moment. I would think derek would still love to be able to dance with his children in the future etc..
Without a bad ankle
Hmmm one more thing before I got to bed… I just saw Kristyn Burtt tweet to someone that Mark was going to be in New York to be on GMA tomorrow. Why would he be in going all they way to New York for GMA? Possibly taking over for Derek?
What a shocking week, I’m sad to see Willow get eliminated so soon when I thought she would be in the finals.
As for Derek, it’s unfortunate that he got injured and I hope he can heal properly without additional pressure (but that’s hard right? judging that he has so many commitments). Hopefully Nastia can get to the finals even with the situation of Derek’s current injury cause they’re the pair I’m rooting for! 😀
Amanda, the eliminated couple always goes to NYC for media including GMA the next day. It is standard procedure with each elimination and I highly doubt it has anything to do with Derek. Nastia has only mentioned Derek and Sasha in regards to her partners for next week.
Oh I thought that was usually done at the Los Angeles GMA studio. Thanks for the info 🙂
I start voting once I see things start to go badly, so I started last week in an effort to save Riker, so that much worked, but now this happens! I used an additional cell phone tonight and used up all of the votes on one phone for Riker again, then all of the votes on the other phone for Rumer. I think that those two need my help more than Nastia at this point. Those are my picks for the final three. Robert and Chris, please GTFO.
Well, I had said I would lose my faith in the show and I have. While I agree that Chris has been dancing better, I honestly don’t think he should have outlasted Willow. This is Season 15 all over again.
Social media has exploded, I mean, really exploded. People are taking out petitions and they have invented a new hashtag as well. The kind of flak Chris, Noah and Robert are getting though, is unbelievable and also uncalled for, no matter how much Willow deserved to stay.
I was shocked at Willow’s elimination mainly because of where she was as far as total scores of weeks 1-7
These are my figures and not guaranteeing their written in stone.
The way I understood the Duo Dances scoring was:
The couple in immunity got 3 pts. and the winning couple of the Duo Dance got 2 pts. (Nastia 3, Willow 2, Noah 2, Rumer 2)
If anyone has some different, let me know. Thanks.
Nastia & Derek—286/320
Riker & Allison–282/320
Willow & Mark—-281/320
Rumer & Val——270/320
Noah & Sharna—-249/320
Robert & Kym —-241/320
Chris & Witney –230/320
Even though I feel that the judges are inconsistent I don’t go by their scores, I just like to see where the couples are points wise to see how each couple’s total points were when eliminated. It’s interesting that Willow was actually in 3rd place. I really was thinking that she would be in the top 4; but Noah, Robert or Chris must have had more viewer’s votes.
Jill L, I don’t agree that Willow is too young just because she broke down. I would have broke down too. A lot of the celebs have broke down or cried in the past when they were eliminated. Adding: and I hope they bring in someone young again. Anyone of any age should be able to dance if they want.
Just Jared released all the dances for next week. Oh those guys…
I’m excited for Nastia’s Paso. I’m wondering what her trio dance will be, but I hope it’s something fun and high energy. I like that side of her!
Riker has Viennese Waltz. FINALLY. I want to see what Allison can come up with for that dance.
Some thoughts on last night’s show:
I’m sorry to see Willow go. She seems like a level headed, sweet, earnest young woman. I’m glad I got to know her better.
I loved when she would get excited about something and act like a typical 14 yr. old. Girls that age in particular act like coked up squirells that just found a hidden stache of nuts. It’s endearing.
She’s a good dancer and most of the time handled Mark’s choreography and vision well, but she sometimes had a gawkiness in her movements that comes with dealing with a changing body.
For that reason alone, I would recommend that any future teens on the show be at least 16.
Top dances of the night for me were Noah and Sharna and Nastia/Derek/Sasha.
Sharna is such a smart choreographer. She took Noah’s physical strength, his strong core, and made a dance that utilized that strength with isolations and sharp movements.
Noah really sold the character. He was amazing. Sharna looked stunning with her 70’s era Barbara Streisand fro!
What a great concept Derek came up with for the Subway dance. That was so damn fun. I want to ride in that subway car! Nastia danced that like the floor was on fire. Incredible energy.
Robert got hosed again with scoring. A seven CAI. Really?. So happy he and Kym are safe. His enthusiasm and joy in rehearsal and on the dancefloor is uplifting.
I’ve come to the conclusion that Rumer is one of the most strikingly beautiful women I’ve ever seen. And in a industry that seems to thrive on blonde, big boobed, big lipped cookie cutter starlets she just stunningly original.
So what theme week is next? Circus week? Serial Killer week? Favorite Food week?
Does anyone have an opinion on who the producers would LOVE in the final 2 and who they would HATE to see in the final 2?
I just re watched some of the dances…. Derek is a genius, Emmy choreography. But I love Sasha!! He did such a good job! They need to make him a pro. He was definitely the best choice to fill in for Derek. (Can you imagine Henry doing that dance….nop)
I should re-read these posts before pressing submit (spanish speaker here that needs to spellcheck everything!). Repeat of my last sentence:
(Can you imagine Henry doing that dance?…Nope)
Frankly I am aghast at Willow’s elimination. If anyone should’ve been the shock elimination I personally am ready to see Rumer be written off, or at least scare the girl with a bottom two result… Maybe she’ll tell Val to shut up and follow a more natural route more than the over-the-top edgy performances. I adore Rumer, but she isn’t peaking anymore… She’s stagnating for me at least. Willow was only just beginning to fall flat, but at least Willow should’ve been able to ride this one out. I really hope Robert picks up his game next week and sends both Chris and Rumer packing. I don’t care if I am coming off as anti-Val or anti-Chris, now that Willow & Mark are gone I can only summise that in turn it’s gonna be blown up as Nastia vs Rumer or Riker vs Rumer depending on the storyboarding for the couples in the next week or two.
I’ve really checked out with this season, between the obviously early pimpage-turned into a gradual arc, and it’s only going to get worse. as time keeps going. PH, Court, & Vogue I’m trying to think of a comparison to former contestants in regards to Rumer’s run so far and I keep getting flashbacks to Brandy’s run on the show in season 11. Hmm…Or maybe it’s just me.
So Bristol, oh sorry I mean Chris, made it through again? And Willow goes home? I understand the whole thing of voting and the power of the fan bases, but that is just so wrong. She was much better than him and more fun and entertaining to watch. Chris is boring and should have been gone already. With the double elimination next week, I can’t see how he could get through that, but apparently anything is possible.
And I thought it was just mean on TPTB’s part to make Willow stand there with Rumer knowing that there was a 99 to1 percent chance that she wouldn’t be leaving. Rumer and Val knew that too. Everybody knew that and it was tasteless on their part. Shame on them.
Thank you Tom Bergeron for once again showing what a true gentleman you are. Giving Willow that hug was “as a Dad” was so thoughtful and the right thing to do.
I hope Mark is back for Season 21… He’s been through to many shocking eliminations… He need’s to win another mirror ball already…
for all the people who are appalled with willow being eliminated..did you vote? bc if you didn’t what do you think was gonna happen…scores can only carry them so far…
Another thing to remember is that it is week 7 so the contestants have been practicing for more than 2 months. On top of Willow being 14 and human..she’s just exhausted! I am not surprised at all that she broke down and I do not think it was only bc of her age.
Power rankings are up: https://www.puredwts.com/2015/04/28/puredwts-season-20-week-7-power-rankings/
I will put this out on the table. I love Noah and Sharna. They are my favs! I love sharna’s “1 fight” but I’m surprised they aired it. Will they hold this against her? They have been unfair to her before…….Back to Noah—-love that he is protective of Sharna and she of him.
Although I love S&N… I loved Nastia/Derek/sasha. That music & choreo & production was just great. I think that Sasha is great for this role. I want him to be a pro!! Side bar though…..did anyone notice that he looked uncomfortable in some of the rehersal footage??
Really sad that Willow was eliminated. She didn’t deserve it. I wonder if maybe the production element of thier routines has turned some voters off
@Suzanne, yes I did for vote for her. I’ve been throwing her votes all season. It’s just always a shame when a better dancer leaves over someone that should be gone, especially when that person gives off the impression of not wanting to be there.
Vouge, the mom in me just wanted to wrap in her a blanket and make cookies for her. She did great, but I think 14 is too young for the show for other reasons.
@Dee2- I think the producers would like to see Rumer & Nastia as kind of a “Val & Derek” part 2. I don’t know about the final 2 though I would personally hate it if Chris was in there.
Want to give a shout out to Mark. He was SO there for Willow. I don’t know if anyone else noticed, but Derek’s arms went around the both of them — his face was out of view but the sleeves are from his jacket. Aside from the incredibly creative choreography this season, he was just great with Willow.
Also want to say a word about Rumer/Val. Correct me if I’m wrong, but my impression is that when there’s the 2 couples and then one is eliminated, typically the couple that made it through immediately goes to the eliminated couple for hugs, etc. Rumer and Val just stayed clinging to each other in their hug/embrace. I was disgusted. I don’t care how relieved they were that they weren’t eliminated. They should be able to get over themselves and offer some love and support to that 14 year old girl who has just been “dumped.” Way way way too self-involved for me. I really want her gone.
I don’t think they were standing next to each other. They were standing next to Kym and Robert and I think Kym kind of went to hug but there wasn’t time.
Did anyone else think Riker’s song choice was a big strange considering their misgivings about Missy Elliott last week? Seemed fairly sexually explicit to me.
First, I thought it was a somewhat crazy night, particularly with some of the scoring and some of the CAI’s comments and criticism. Plus, the jeopardy and the elimination were “the travesty of justice” (a sigh…)
Second, I really liked some of the dances. We always praise Mark’s creativity (and rightly so), but Derek’s creativity is “out of this world” to me. The subway Charleston was so cool and creative, and I love how Derek found a way to participate in the dance. I can imagine him riding the NY subway and creating this dance in his head a while ago:) What an awesome concept! I actually really liked Rumer’s dance, particularly its character and lightheartedness. It sounds like they finally did what we wanted them to do this season. I agree with Len it could have had more flair and be faster, but overall they did a really good job for me. To give her an 8, and to give Chris an 8 was unfair IMO…I like Robert and Noah a lot, and I appreciate so much about Noah, but both of them aren’t dancing much at this point. Noah’s jazz was a cool number due to Sharna’s choreography and Noah acted it well, but his dancing did not deserve a 10.
Willow and Mark were my second favorite couple, and like so many others, I cried as she cried. Did I vote for her? No, all my votes are going to Nastia and Derek. And to me that may be a silver lining in the injustice of her going before others… that the votes of the public may actually determine who stays and who goes. I just don’t see the producers wanting to oust a young fan base and a entertaining choreographer. I really believe the producers wanted Willow and Mark to be in the finale, not necessarily to win, but to be in the finale. In other words, this makes me more confident that the show doesn’t tamper with the votes. Nastia/Sasha/Derek were far and away the best of the night. It is mind blowing how Derek, who has been, physically, mentally, and emotionally, put through the ringer this week can still choreograph an Emmy-worthy dance and he choreographed it from a seated position!! The man is not called a genius for nothing. UNREAL. The rest of the show was just okay for me. I have to say that I enjoyed Noah and Sharna’s routine more than Willow and Mark’s routine. I didn’t care for the robotic movements against another dark theme. It reminded me too much of their Hunger Games dance. And I have to echo how tired I am of the troupe being used in so many dances. And my God, I’m so tired of these theme weeks! PLEASE get back to the dancing! On a side note, I didn’t care for Karina as a cohost on All Access last night and she is one of my favorite female pros. She brought too much negativity to her critiques without really giving a critique, if that makes sense. Even the male host tried to get her to be more decisive. She nitpicked Nastia/Sasha/Derek’s dance to death, saying there didn’t seem to be enough Charleston in it. It was a MODERN Charleston, Karina and it had enough of everything in it. Anyway, Emma Slater is the best cohost they’ve had IMO.
Derek is very smart. HE knows what is best for Nastia – and yes, that does include him being as present and as visible as possible. The man has more twitter and instagram followers than any other pro – and they obviously vote. Being invisible will NOT help Nastia stick around.
Karina is probably my most very favorite pro and I miss her this season but I agree that she was a disappointment on all access. She just didn’t seem to have done any homework/preparation. She didn’t know that Rumer is an actor. She didn’t know Nastia’s dance was assigned as modern so she was wrong in her criticizing for not being enough of the proper “charleston era”, I thought there were several times when what’s his name, the main host felt a bit on his own…I only tuned in to all of that for a short time and it was enough. I think she’s just out of the loop, busy with her own life to know what’s going on with the season.
I honestly didn’t know Rumer was an actor either….well besides maybe IMDB saying but then again doesn’t really mean anything ….lol