Dancing with the Stars Season 21, Week 9 – LIVE BLOG (Spoilers)
Maybe we should start a drinking game on Tamar and Alek’s bad packages. And for every time Julianne hands out a score based on feared backlash. And for every time one of them says “If you’re here next week…”
Sad when you go into your once favorite TV show expecting to be pissed off at least once during the evening.
T-minus 30 minutes…
ICYMI – Vogue reported that Tamar has pneumonia and her performing is questionable.
Alek did pretty well!! And he wasn’t too hosed on scores. The manscaping was more than I really needed to see.
FYI – Val whining about about their schedule on All Access. He didn’t even know Tamar had left. In other news, Sharna forgot the makeup mirror has a camera. I saw more than I needed to see. Sorry Sharna.
Great contemporary number by Alexa and Mark – enjoyed it more than Nick’s last week. A bit repetitive in a couple spots, but if she doesn’t get a perfect score I cry foul.
OK, first stupid thing for the night – Carlos’ AT song?? Ludicrous. I didn’t even know what style it was there for a while. Have to agree with CAI, as much as it pains me to say so.
Bindi is the sweetest thing ever…and that was a beautiful V. Waltz. And no, I don’t think that was a lift, but I expect the random lift caller to yell about it.
Yes, Val, we’re very aware that you’ve never had so many challenges before. Poor Tamar though. Judges are going to score the dress rehearsal.
I have to say, she looks rather unwell…kinda sweaty. Unsteady on her feet. I think the 7s were a bit harsh.
Oh for fuck’s sake, Sharna just threw out that she hasn’t won yet. Boo f8cking who.
Derek and Mark on All Access saying they didn’t get to see their show until Thursday so they didn’t get to start it until Friday.
Took WAY too long to get into hold for Nick and Sharna, and then they got out of hold way to early. Len would give that a 7. How about you do the assigned style, bud?
Julianne!! The dance is supposed to be in hold!! Bruno is out of control. Dance should get all 8s for lack of content.
So Rob Wade picked the teams?? Nice. Let’s not have anything happen naturally.
I love Alek… “Carlos, yer gonna die, ahahahahahahaha” Wow…great package.
I don’t know if that was the best technically, but I enjoyed the hell out of it. 🙂 The judges that raved over a quickstep that had way too little in hold, are being overly harsh on a ridiculous theme dance.
And the scores were harsh as expected.
Okay, that dance kicked ASS!!! Wow. Perfect. One tiny sync issue at the very end, but damn, that would be a tiny nit pick.
Man, they were VERY kind to Tamar and Nick’s dance. I feel for Tamar, I really do – but….
Crap, either Alexa or Carlos is going home. I knew they wouldn’t be able to resist putting them in jeopardy against each other.
And, unfortunately, Alexa is eliminated. Called it wrong this week – she was like my third choice.
In other news, the producers have reached a new level of disgusting stealth cam behavior. You guys just disgust me. To an extreme. Carlos…spare me dude. She’s not dying.
Seriously, the last five minutes of this show made me not care if I saw it again. Derek Hough, get thee to Broadway – they don’t deserve you. And they don’t deserve Mark either.
TMZ is reporting that Tamar is at the ER for her pneumonia.
I wonder if she’ll get DQ’ed if she doesn’t make it to dance, unless they have Dress rehearsal footage.
Such Tamar drama! I wanted her to go home next anyway! Hope she really isn’t as sick as she claims to be!
@Matt I’m pretty sure she did perform during dress rehearsal so I’m thinking that if she doesn’t make it maybe they’ll show that and score it.
This situation is different from Kim Zolciak’s since she never even made it dress rehearsals….. Right?
I doubt she is faking it. Her voice has been fading for weeks. She has been weak and tired and sounding raspy. Hope she puts herself first and concentrates on getting well.
Oh man. Wonder if they let haley fill in with Nick? That would suck for him
my guess is that
1) they’ll just play her rehearsal package from camera blocking and judge that
or
2) they’ll play up her illness (more than they need too), have her wait until the end of the night to say whether or not she’s dancing to hype it up & she’ll dance
All ready for the show tonight! After spending an hour looking online for a collector Barbie that my sister doesn’t own (she had crates full of them unopened and it’s getting more difficult to find one that she doesn’t have lol) I think I need a break lol.
@Jessuca, I totally see the latter happening 🙁
On aa tangent, are BC Jean and Mark performing live today for Derek and Bindi’s V. Waltz?
@Aditi, I do feel bad for her because I had pneumonia when I was in high school and it isn’t fun BUT we know the producers may play it up for ratings or the drama
I really do hope she gets better though
Looks like a member of the troupe will fill in for Tamar in the team dance with Nick and Sharna
@Jesaica, I know what you mean – being sick sucks. And add to it all the drama that TPTB may wanna get from it :/ Let’s see how the show goes. Knowing the producers – nothing is beyond them and I have started dreading that. God, PH, that’s almost echoing your exact sentiment 🙁
It’s a miracle I found one she doesn’t own! 🙂 it’s a holiday miracle! Ok anyways back to the show: alek is such a trooper. He was more confident than ever this week in my opinion. I have to be honest and say that this dance was solid but didn’t wow me. Saying that I expected wooden and not a lot of fun from him in this dance but he was having a blast out there. Sidenote: the shot to the skybox and seeing sharna made me think Jessica rabbit lol and Erin looks amazing. My sister called it a “Julia Roberts dress” (which is what my sister calls dresses she likes).
Alek looks hot tonight! For me, he is one of the most likable stars out of the remaining six. There was a few mistakes in the dance, but he did some pretty difficult lifts and I thought it was a fun dance. I like it more than Carlos’ salsa from last week.
Well Alek’s Salsa could have gone a lot worse than it did so I thought he did a pretty decent job.
I’m just happy to see that he got loose and it looked like he had fun .. and his performance seems to have improved so that’s also great to see 🙂
And did Mark forget Halloween Week was two weeks ago? Why is he dressed like the grim reaper?
Alek is so handsome, but that wasn’t a good salsa. I don’t necessarily blame him, though. Salsa is freaking hard.
LOVING Alexa and Mark’s contemporary! She’s strong for sharing her story. Bulimia ain’t no joke.
Alexa might be peaking at the right time. Really she left herself on the dance floor. Great job.
And here we go again…if you are here next week. Last week that was said once during the show and that person went home. It just goes to show how much the judges know and how involved they are in promoting TPTB agendas.
I’m sorry but I didn’t care for Mark & Alexa’s routine. Not into dark & twisty at all. Sure it’ll get a 30
So Alexa will get all 10s. We knew that before she started dancing.
The video package for Alexa was literally heartbreaking. It definately explains a lot about how she is so hard on herself. And whoever told her she needed to lose weight clearly was blind or a complete moron. Mark really looks like the grim reaper but it worked for the dance. I couldn’t see any mistakes at all in this dance and it seems like she has conquered that fear big time. In short: that ladies and gentleman is how you rock the ballroom and own a dance like a pro. I kinda lost it when Bruno said “images out of American horror story” becuase (and this won’t make sense if you don’t watch the show) all I kept thinking of was Wes Bentleys character from last season and how he was very grim reaper meets creepy Victorian and mark looked like someone that would be around that character in the dance.
Alexa and Mark were fabulous!! I am glad that they gave props to both of them for the performance and the choreography.
Alexa danced that contemporary routine very well, but that wasn’t my cup of tea. I didn’t enjoy the dance even though it was a very good dance.
So Val didn’t know that his partner had left the building? I didn’t watch All Access but that seems to show how disconnected they are as a team.
I couldn’t finish Alexa’s dance because I was laughing. Then again, that’s what contemporary does to me. Especially one that looks like hers. She’ll probably get a perfect score, though.
I was really uncomfortable watching Alexa and Mark in the contemporary dance. Maybe the dance was about death creeping up and her fighting it, but all I saw was a woman getting abused and hurt. While it was danced well and the scores were well deserved, I didn’t like it at all and actually muted it and looked away until it was all over. Not my favorite.
Len would have a heart attack watching this dance from Carlos and Witney. Did they actually spend more than 10 seconds in hold?
I’m sorry but this week makes me question witney with that video. “Mental hurdle blah blah blah chris eliminated”. Let’s not compare Carlos (who is a natural) to chris (who wasn’t) and calm down there witney. Everyone in my house cracked up with the door stuff becuase of the switch up week one I g dance being still fresh in our minds but boy was that impressive. Saying that it was foregettable.
Carlos’ A. Tango looked kind of awkward. There were times where it looked like a hip hop routine. Didn’t like it at all.
Carlos and Whitney AT. That music was totally inappropriate for an AT. Too cute. There was not enough drama for an AT. He really was a victim of the music.
I feel like I’m in the minority when I say I really do like Carlos. He did good, but their AT wasn’t the best. The choice of song was odd too. Justin Bieber for a Latin dance? Weird.
If they want him to do the dance properly, give him the proper music. That was a set-up… obvious.
I agree with you, dancingfeet. I actually like Carlos too, but I don’t think that was their best dance. Not sure the song choice helped at all either.
LOL, best line of Season 19- “do you need a snack?”
I am moved by what Alexa did today. Doing Contemporary with huge load of emotions isn’t an easy task. She redeemed herself totally. She is beautiful- in and out.
Thought Alek was just a bit overscored. The lack of hip movement really stood out to me.
Alexa’s dance was great though yes, a bit repetitive.
Carlos and Witney really got hosed with that song. But I think they did decently. Sucks for Carlos that Witney is prone to attacks of confidence. I know she’s been like that before and not just with him. Not that I’m trying to judge. I would be an absolute mess in this business myself.
Does Derek think he let nastia down last season? Cuz of that’s the case he is dead wrong….tptb let her down. But back to the dance: wowza! My fav dance from her this far. This was her “try to deny me a perfect score now judges!” Dance.
Bindi and Derek were beautiful.
Was Make It Rain used in Sons of Anarchy? Mark looked a lot like the picture that was on Google play when I looked up the song.
Witney looked so mad during their critique. She was shooting daggers out of her eyes.
Wow…completely and totally impressed with Bindi and Derek’s Viennese Waltz! That was beautiful. I loved their package as well. I feel like Bindi has really did a number on Derek. I love how nurturing he is towards her. Darling.
Bindi’s dance was lovely on all counts. My favorite tonight thus far.
Derek said he let someone down last season and I was like, “Oh, honey, it was not you.”
That was a lovely, beautiful dance from Bindi and Derek.
Beautiful, lovely dance from Bindi and Derek. She is a joy. I can’t wait to see what her free style can be.
Well deserved.
Kudos to Bindi. For the first time Waltz tasted so good. Chicago Girls are on fire.
Ok I started to cry when Derek said “I let somebody down last season” I have never seen Derek hold a regret about a past season. Shame on youTPTB. I NEED an all-star season with Derek & Nastia.
Bindi and Derek & Alexa and Mark have been stunning this evening. Looking forward to what is to come. Not so impressed by Carlos and Alek tonight. Hoping it gets better with dance two. I tend to gravitate to Derek’s style and sometimes think Mark’s is over the top! Whitney I have enjoyed from the beginning, however, this year I think she is preoccupied by White Dresses and honeymoons as she should be just newly engaged. I realize life goes on but maybe this was not the best timing. Lindsey has impressed me as well. Tamar’s illness is unfortunate. Not my favorite dancer, Val or Tamar, but I do wish her the very best, I would like to hear of her speedy recovery. Interesting to see what Nick and Sharna do. Sharna has always been a favorite since she danced with Charlie. Still on the fence about Nick but then again I am a little old to have enjoyed BSB, they were a fave of my daughters (she is 24).
So do I, Ananya! I want Derek and Nastia to team up one more time in an Allstar Season! Makes me sad if Derek thinks he let Nastia down 🙁
On another note: Bindi’s performance was great!
I used to watch this show with total naivete. No idea of the manipulation. How dumb am I?
Really can’t stand Val !!!!
Kudos for DWTS for still managing to turn it into the Val show despite Tamar being struck down with pneumonia. She probably had the lowest vote count anyway. Let her withdraw.
I actually love Val most of the time, but he’s being too excuse-y .
I did see some mistakes within the dress rehearsal footage, but I think 7s were too low for it.
If Val had a bit of humility it would be easier to feel sorry for him. He just needs to be quiet sometimes. I do feel for Tamar but not for him particularly. And all the celebs have busy lives imo.
I’m going to sound mean but I have to say this: that video just made me go “then myaybe just have someone fill in for you at the real tamar”. I get not wanting to not cancel a concert but the talk show could be remedied. Val’s reaction in the interview made me think “I feel kinda bad but these seem like a lot of excuses” but then when he tried cutting off the judges I couldn’t take that. Hey Val, I know this is a foreign concept to you but not everyone buys into whatever that was supposed to be…I assume a ploy for sympathy…either way not cool bro. The dance was boring too.
Tamar’s contemporary was okay, but I don’t think it would have been a perfect score even if they dance that live. Also, Val’s attitude is kind of sour during the judges’ comments section.
Not a fan of Tamar but even the dress rehearsal was lovely. Still a little rough but that is the nature of the beast. Slightly underscored for sure.
I want a all-star season with Mark/Sadie and Derek/Bindi. I’d have no idea who too root for between the both of them!
I think all 8s would have been more appropriate for Tamar. Maybe Val now appreciates what Derek-Nastia went thru last season.
I feel really bad for Tamar.. I LOVE that song….I tweeted her some love.. She must feel absolutely miserable. Pneumonia is no joke 🙁
Aww. Poor Derek. Maybe he regrets not being more vocal about Nastia’s producer negative edit? Or that he got injured and couldn’t dance with her?
Bindi and Derek: How can ANYONE not love these two individuals? Bindi’s purity is what draws the world in, and Derek’s positivity, talent, and determination earns respect even from the haters. That Viennese Waltz still has my heart palpitating, along with Bindi’s shaking hands! Go Team Crikey!
And the Tamar and Val Dress Reshearsal dance – dare I say it, but I kind of liked it. I do think a live performance would have made an impact and a huge difference: I did see some occassional hesistations from Tamar, and the passion was not as there as it likely could have been, but I did like what I saw, and thought maybe she would have yielded higher scores, so I am surprised, actually. I know what it is like to perform with pneumonia (but as a drummer in Jazz competitions), so kudos to her for trying.
But it makes me wonder, did Kim not perform a dress rehearsal, and is that (besides the doctor’s advisement) the reason why she didn’t get to perform before she was disqualified, even though she wanted to? I may have just answered my own question. Hahaha! Carry on, Carry on…
Signing out from Korea! Live feed is still working…
Nick and Sharna? Oh yeah!
partial quickstep/partial showboat. I bet we won’t see that reflected in the scores. Where is Len?
Loved the concept and production on Nick’s. Found it enjoyable. I’d give it a 9 myself.
Ok so that was a fun quickstep but I hated the beginning. The rest was great right up until the break of the hold with Alan and artem. That just seemed unnecessary. Then it got back to great again. Also glad I’m not the only one who thought Jessica rabbit lol.
Was that a QS? Didn’t look like one. Nice dance, but not a QS. They broke hold, way too much. And of course Bruno gives it a 10. Manipulation much?
Don’t care about Tamar at all, hope she has to quit. Good riddance if that’s the case.
Do y’all seriously think Tamar left without it telling anyone? The clip before the break made it look like she did. That seems crazy.
I don’t doubt Tamar is ill but the producers going on about it and showing all the “dramatic” film footage really distracts from the other celebs tonight. Kind of annoying imo.
So far… for entertainment value, Nick and Sharna; for interpretation, Bindi and Derek.
I miss Len. I am starting to hate DWTS. Every dance is starting to look like free style. Would love to see some traditional ballroom.
Wow! The producers and backstage crew have to do room searches to look for Tamar?!? I get that her illness is no joke, but not tell anyone? That’s inconsiderate. Pretty much sums up her stint on the show. Difficult to watch their partnership this season. Seems too forced. Kind of feel sorry for Val. Kind of… Then he opens that mouth! Hope she does recover quickly from the illness though!
lina barlow 68 I agree and Quest 69 also agreed. Changes need to be made before the Spring Season.
I really like Nick’s quickstep. My favorite dance of the night so far. The performance was amazing! Regardless of whether that was a quickstep or not, it was very enjoyable to watch.
Loved Nick and Sharna’s dance straight up as a dance but as a Quickstep it fell short. Intetested to see how the duets play out.
What was the name of the song Derek and bindi danced to tonight? I know they said it was by Bc Jean but can’t find it and so need this song!!
Team we will rock you really rocked those costumes. Very Freddie Mercury. The video was amusing but that seemed like more of a vacation than a study session on the boat lol. Seeing Carlos and alek dancing together was kinda awesome becuase alek stepped up his game it looks like to match Carlos. The colorful blue man group water barrels was my fav part though.
Carlos and Alek team dance was very disappointing. Not much dancing, lots of walking around. They did a few lifts but it was weak for a paso.
I was generally underwhelemed by Carlos/Alek duo dance. My favorite part, unlike Julianne, was when the guys danced together and the flipping Carlos over him. I didn’t like the whole group part.
I REALLY dislike Carrie Ann…..
Why do the judges (I’m looking at you Carrie Ann) have such a problem with Carlos and Alek…. Geez. It wasn’t the best paso but I disagree that it was worthy of all 8s.
CAI is really big on “you didn’t measure up” critiques this season. Yeesh. I hate her.
Dance was entertaining but not excellent.
Also I know the teams were selected for them but it looks like everyone wound up with who they’d want to be paired with anyway.
Chicago is one of my favorite musicals of all time. I’m sure Bindi and Alexa will do it justice.
Side note-Weren’t they supposed to do a jaz routine, not a Charleston?
Well I guess unless u are paired with Derek, u don’t have to do the assigned dance style to get great scores. Reminds me of Zendaya always doing hip hop no matter what style she was assigned.
I’m just so ready for this season to be over. The only way it can be redeemed in anyway is if Bindi wins the mirrorball.
Alexa as Velma Kelly and Bindi as Roxie Hart is getting me into serious laughter. Fingers crossed!
Sharna saying in tthe clip that she the only pro that hasn’t won the mirrorball !!!!!….Really hate this
Carrie Ann is just the worst. For some reason this seasons judging is really getting under my skin more than the others have. SO inconsistent.
Also, Bindi seriously deserves to win this thing as much as I absolutely love Alek. I’ll be so mad if Nick wins…for some reason he has been coming off as very disingenuous lately.
Mark is such a good creative partner for Derek so I’m so glad they got this duo together. bindi and Alexa dancing together is perfection in my opinion. It’s literally an explosion of energy and niceness. The fixing of bindi’s wig and “I was googling the Carleton last night”…..gotta love bindi.
That was fabulous. Bindi unrecognizable. But sooooooo over-hyped.
Fabulous dance! Love Chicago and that looked so fun! Flawless except for the tiniest of baubles at the end.
Laughing at “I’m used to it. KTVD.” May Mark and Derek’s friendship last a thousand years.
Worried as to how this last number will go with Tamar having been gone. Also the last two were so fun. Hard to go after.
So let me get this straight: Tamar suddenly was able to manage to get to the show but only after scores were given that weren’t great for her individual dance? Color me skeptical.
Fun, energetic, perfect dance from Bindi and Alexa. I enjoyed that a lot!
Maybe Len left because he’s tired of the US produced manipulation too. And how ballroom dances have taken a back seat.
I sincerely hope Tamar goes home tonight. She and Val bring the show down every week. They are always so negative and fake.
On the other hand, Bindi and Derek are full of smiles and happiness. Just love them!!
Tamar does not look well. She looked like she was going to pass out as she got out of that car.
I find the whole thing hilarious, though. All of that drama for what?
I don’t like them but that’s cold from TPTB if Tamar is coming back to perform only to be eliminated. Maybe Carlos or Alek are going home instead? Who knows lol, what a mess.
Roses and Violets was the name of the song.
Now, WAIT until we post the songs before you start asking a ton of questions. We do post it.
I think it’ll be Alexa or Tamar going home. Could be Carlos though, or maybe Alek.
Ok so that video for team Beatles annoyed me. How about not using the outside performers and just using the troupe? Crazy thought right……seriously was hoping for no manipulation but tptb clearly have other plans. The dance was overpacked. The person in the air was the highlight for me. The cirque dancers made Val and nick look like amateurs with that little part they did. Tamar danced rather well for someone fresh out of the hospital. kudos to her for that. Anyways if I had to give the dance a score I would say 8.
Eh. A bit underwhelmed with that last one. Might be because the last two were such fun high energy songs. But it’s probably for the best. Tamar looks so exhausted as it is! Poor thing! I hope she gets lost of rest after this. Still liked it though.
Just too much manipulation to bear…….
Yikes. Being that cold to put the married couple in the bottom 2 against each other?
Regardless of which one goes home, it should be Alek. I feel like he’s mostly a jungle gym for Linsday and his dancing is just not that good.
Not exactly a feel good show tonight. Probably one of the best cast of celebrities as far as dance ability. It’s hard to see anyone go, but Alek already peaked IMO.
Alexa needed just over 10k more votes than Carlos and Carlos was in jeopardy last week. I hope it’s Carlos but it’s a big ask…
I said at one point the married couple would be up there together. TPTB want Carlos to stay so ill be shocked if he leaves.
And I’m not trying to be mean or inconsiderate, but I’ve had pneumonia and there’s no way Tamar could dance at all let alone that dance with it. If she does have it, she should never have received medical clearance to dance. She looked completely worn out. So sympathy votes will come her way so maybe she’s really low in voting. I hope she goes and gets a lot of rest. Her health is more important than a dance.
I’m happy that alek is safe but boy am I shocked that Alexa and Carlos were the ones up for elimination. Both just kinda hit their stride and it’s kinda sad. The video from the break was brutal. I feel so bad for Alexa becuase she really wanted this mirror ball trophy but the journey with her husband was worth a million mirror balls to her.
Alexa just didn’t have the fanbase bless her. You can’t really acuse TPTB of manipulation here because she has been pushed in the past. She just didn’t have the fanbase to beat people like Alek and Tamar.
That was too much from Alexa and Carlos. This is just an entertainment show. It’s not the end of the world if you go home.
I knew TPTB were salivating to put the couple in jeopardy together. And then salting the wound by showing their reactions during break.
Tom and Erin closing by reminding the audience they have “no idea” how things are gonna turn out week to week. I see you. *squinty eyes*
Such a high drama show tonight. The producers must be jumping up and down in glee. Like, “We did it! Yeah!”
Didn’t the judges say to Alexa earlier in the show, “If you’re back next week…”? They basically gave it away right there.
I really hope Alexa is proud of herself. She really grew and she was great tonight. I knew they were going to be in the bottom two together, but it really was awful to see how sad they were.
Didn’t watch the jeopardy (I rarely do) but there was no way I was going to give into the drama. Had a really bad feeling about Alexa last week and I’m bummed that she went home.
Carlos should definitely get an award for acting because he looks more and more fake each week. Didn’t he just said earlier that he want to beat his wife? I do hope that he goes home next week.
After that dance was over I just wanted Tamar to go lay down. She looked like she was barely holding it together and could pass out at any moment. It was uncomfortable to watch.
And now Alexa joins Willa, Maria, Sabrina, Christina and Nastia as the leaderboard topper but eliminated anyway. And seeing how this season goes on, won’t be surprised if more names get added to that list.
I’m really surprised Alek beat out Alexa. I’m sad she’s going home. I really loved her. 🙁
The only plus side of her leaving is that maybe Bindi will get to dance with Mark during trios week, which I’m assuming is next week, correct? I hope they’re doing it this year. I love the trio dances. I’d LOVE to see her dance with Mark. If not Mark, then I hope she and Derek get Sasha.
So Alek is doing really well. Only 3 people have never been in jeopardy and Alek is one of them. The other two are not surprising.
The next person who posts a short little comment on this site on show night is getting deleted. Do it twice and you’re going on moderation. I thought I was past having to make these announcements but I couldn’t get on this site for several minutes to update.
DO NOT sit at home and refresh over and over looking for new comments. Read the new comments and WALK AWAY for five minutes.
The producers of this
farcedance show have pissed me off badly tonight with their games, I don’t have the patience to not be able to get on here to do what I need to do. Now, give me some damn WINE.This has been my least favorite season so far…the first one that I haven’t voted at all. It’s just too meh…although I do have to say that the Beatles number was my favorite Tamar dance all season…probably because she was too sick to keep the walls up. I also wonder what it would have been like if Bindi was Val’s partner and Tamar was Derek’s partner. Still think that TPTB want Nick to win so that he can go on the DWTS tour this winter as Sharna’s partner and reigning champ. I think Bindi is an unexpected force that they didn’t plan on. Disappointed that it was Alexa leaving instead of Carlos, but as she said…what a way to go!
I am so sad about Mark and Alexa. What a shame! So sad. OH well, they should be so proud. They produced Emmy worthy dances tonight! Loved them so much!
Honestly, Tamar should have bowed out. She didn’t do Nick any favors by dancing, and she may not make it through the week, which means Alexa was eliminated for nothing.
The wrong PenaVega went home this evening… She’s such a class act. Then that cheese dick of a husband is acting like she was just killed in front of him. They signed up for the show, did they honestly think that neither of them would be eliminated?? He even stated in his package that he wanted to beat his wife, so there you go.
The drama of this show was nauseating this evening, again. Alek and Bindi’s packages were the only ones that didn’t elicit a huge eye roll/ groan. And please dont’ get me started on Val… And btw Nick, it is possible to not mention the Backstreet Boys in a package- we get it.
That was a brutal ending. Tamar almost fainting in the chair and then Carlos bawling like he found out she had cancer.
The only person I felt bad for was Mark!
+1 Miss Heidi to your last sentences in your review!! You said it. This show doesn’t deserve Mark and Derek!
Wow disappointed to see Alexa go home tonight. I’m sorry but its time for Alex to go home next week.
Poor Alexa. She had sooooo much going for her. She is actually an amazing dancer. I definitely think either Alek or Tamar should’ve gone home tonight.
It’s week fucking 9. His name is ALEK, not Alex.
ITA with Whitney (#121). The wrong PenaVega went home tonight. Like I said on twitter – Carlos, you can’t trash talk your wife (and fart on her) for EIGHT. SOLID. WEEKS, then cry like a little bitch when she gets booted off the island. What a complete, total, plastic, pot-smoking, fake, jerk-off dickhead! (and those are his GOOD qualities)…
Sorry but I couldn’t help but laugh when I saw Carlos hysterical. I’m sure Alexa is gonna be at every rehearsal of yours. And you’ll see her every night when you go home lol. Obviously you both cant win and you knew this was gonna happen at some point. Lol
Tom said Val cares about his partners. Well in my opinion if he really does, he should have taken one look at Tamar, realised how sick she is and told her they weren’t dancing. But he didn’t and that says a lot to me. She’s going to drag herself through this week just to keep from being eliminated and make her condition worse. Pneumonia is nothing to mess with. And I think she hasn’t felt well since she lost her voice and it’s progressively gotten worse. Tamar get the rest and medical attention you need. That’s more important than the show.
And geez Carlos, get a grip. You’re making it farther than your wife which you yourself said in your package. You’re married, you see her every day.
It was bound to happen eventually, though I didn’t think it would be this week. I knew it was going to come. People on DWTS Facebook page are up in arms, shocked, not believing that Alexa went before Alek and that he is still in the competition. I’m shocked that people can be avid viewers of the show enough to post of Facebook and still don’t get that this happens almost every season. I personally wish it was Carlos or Tamar before Alexa. And I’m continuing to vote for Alek because I would MUCH rather see him dance rather than Tamar or Carlos even if they are better dancers. I enjoy the partnership between Alek and Lindsay much more than Tamar/Val and Witney/Carlos…
I am so sorry Alexa went home. It was fun to watch her grow and she seemed so much more honest and real than her husband. As well Witney is not having her best pro season imo, so I agree it should have been Carlos. Tptb have not done the show any favours if they manipulated this elimination. As for Tamar, where to start. The producers should hang their heads in shame for how they handled this week. It was at the expense of the other celebs and took away from their performances with all the stupid hospital watching.
I supported Team Baega throughout their journey. But, in spite of being sad about their elimination- I am really happy for Alexa. She discovered a new self. Already, she was too many characters in one. A loving wife, daughter and a fighter. But she certainly lacked the confidence.
Her small mess-ups in here and there were just indications of how she was as a person. Competent yet unconfident.
Full scores doesn’t matter to me as much as her progression as a person. As a fan, I would say she overpowered the giant-Goliath!
She had the flair (whistle while you work it) and she learnt how to capitalise it.
I would love to see her carrying the same positivity afterwards in her life.
This blog also helped a lot in staying connect to the show 24×7. Kudos to Courtney, PH and Voguerista.
Because Sometimes, it is not just about entertainment but also living your dreams.
Now let us just support Team Crikey for the win. Bindi is the deserving candidate out there. Vote for them, peeps!
Are you kidding me?! I cannot believe that Alexa was eliminated and Tamar was saved?! This is so inconceivable! Alexa was a great dancer! Sure, she had some rough weeks but Tamar should have seriously quit the show in her condition. She’s not doing any favors for her health. I can’t see Tamar surviving next week with her health, either. And her duet with Nick… I have no words for that. I’m no expert in ballroom dancing, but was there any ramba in that dance? It just felt like one big freestyle routine to me. I don’t know… tonight clearly showed how much the producers manipluate the show. Like, come on! They arranged it so Tamar could do her duet with Nick, by giving her all this time to arrive! So frustrating. :/
Nick and Sharna had very little quickstep content and yet got 9s. Enough said.
JackieJack – Kim couldn’t have done a dress rehearsal as she never made it to LA.
Heart, I don’t know if you saw it, but Nastia tweeted a pretty picture of her and Derek with the words “You didn’t let me down”. Very sweet.
Hey C, quick question about Tamar being ill. It was said that if Tamar wasn’t able to dance the duet, she would have had to drop out, since there was no rehearsal video. Would this instance be any different from season 8? Melissa was injured and couldn’t dance the team dance, so Lacey danced in her place, and the scores were given for just Shawn and Chuck, and Melissa was also given the same points.
Just thinking,i don’t think it would have been fair if they made her withdraw for not being able to dance, when they allowed another contestant to stay in similar circumstances.
That said, she should withdraw and get better, but she just bought her ticket to the finals.
This was a very disappointing season for me. It was sad seeing Alexa and Mark eliminated. They had a rough beginning this season, mainly because of her husband’s jealousy issues. But was happy that Alexa and Mark really worked it out. I was glad Alexa did so well tonight leaving on a perfect score for both dances. I was so sure it would have been either Alek or Tamar.
I would hate to see another good dancing couple eliminated next week (Bindi and Derek) leaving it clear for Sharma and Nick or Tamar and Val to win.
I do wonder if Derek and Mark will be returning next season.
Lori, in Melissa’s instance, didn’t they also show the camera blocking of that dance??
Val needs to get a different mirror. His team wasn’t the best looking. IMO they were 3rd best.
Agreed, Cindy – You could see that Tamar was not well at dress.
All the pros care very much about their partners – this isn’t limited to Val.
DWTS producers should be ashamed of themselves with that stupid phony hospital stunt! They knew darn well she was coming back because she wasn’t in jeopardy! She should have been eliminated when she didn’t perform her first dance! It’s time for this show to pack it in ! Where are the stars???
Again, one sentence posts are not acceptable on show night unless your name is Heidi, Courtney or Vogue and you’re a moderator on this site. There is a reason for this, in that our server gets hosed when you sit home clicking refresh every two seconds.
I want an all star with nastia and derek too! squeeee!
I thought it was kind of weird that tamar came back. Kind of was worried and felt bad for her. But I felt her health is so much important than a relity tv show! She should have stayed in the hospital, she looked like she was going to throw up her lungs!
I felt so sad and so bad for carlos and alexa. I actually really like both of them. I do get confused though why everyone gets so emotionally invested. I guess cause the show kind of becomes your life and your everything. I have felt confused with pretty much all of the celebs and pros reactions sometimes, like, its a reality tv dancing show. But I think when you’re on the show it becomes like your universe. I mean, hayes and emma looked so awful when they got eliminated. Mark seemed relaly bummed out tonight too.
Also so proud of alexa for admitting her bulimia struggle. There are so many girls now who can look up to her to remind themselves that they can recover too. It is not an easy thing at all to recover from.
Thought vals concept though for him and tamars contemporary was SUPER COOL. But hard for me to sympathize with tamar, girl why do you have so much on your plate? Prioritize!
Also something about the way jenna dances, like her showmanship, really irritates me. The vibe she gives? Like, look at me! Anybody else notice that? Its a shame cause shes so pretty and a great dancer.
I liked aleks salsa and thought he did a great job with his facial expressions and getting into the character! Btw, the activities they did on the cruise were SUPER cool! Put them on my bucket list. Carlos’ and aleks’ paso was actually my favorite of all the duets. Their solos could have been better though i do agree on that with the judges.
I thought alek getting waxed by everyone was seriously stupid and juvenile-coming from someone whose aleks age! His parents looked like they thought it was stupid too.
I agreed. Val looked so happy that tamar was back. Seriously he should have told her to go home.
Agreed no rumba in that rumba! The producers were really mean. Someone should egg them. I wish they could get fired, they seem to think everyone who watches wants to watch trashy jersey shore or something?
I really liked Alek’s dance!! Made me smile the whole way through! He did great!
Shut up, Carrie ann!! Okay we get it!
Why did Alek have to get waxed? His hairy chest and tummy are sexy!
Val looked like “poor me!” and pissed instead of worried about his partner in the opening.
Heh. Nick not only capitalize as much as possible on the Backstreet Boys, but I don’t think either of his dances had any actual content in them – yet he did all right in the score department.
Back in the day, if Derek had done that quickstep, Len would have given him a 6 or a 7. Len gave him a 6 with Nicole on a Quickstep that was Emmy nominated. He gave Shawn and Derek an 8 on a Quickstep that had more content, and was also Emmy nominated (and won). Ya know – Len pissed me off when he pulled out those low paddles, but damn. Nick getting 9’s on that dance made me miss him.
Carlos took the cake tonight with his oh so sincere crying that his wife got eliminated, despite the fact that he stated he wanted to beat his wife. He should have gone home. Alexa was so much better dancer and I like her ways better than his.
I feel bad for Tamar because pneumonia is not anything to fool win. She should be home resting on medication. I hope she gets well. But, I don’t know how she is going to practice this next week, when there will be 2 dances again. It’s going to get tougher on the celebs.
I know this is a live blog, but I can’t join in live because my desk top p.c. is in my bedroom and my TV is in the living room.
That V. Waltz was so breathtakingly beautiful, and Bindi was awesome. I loved the choreography Derek created and Bindi danced it perfectly. Loved the blindfold in the beginning and end. I knew he would have it so it would be easy on and off. Derek has his own signature on everything he does, and Bindi has been taught by the master.
I loved Alexa and Mark’s dance. She really has grown through the weeks and the drama she danced tonight with Mark was awesome. But, I could see right away after Carlos danced and didn’t get a high score like his wife, that his wife was going home. Although, I was wondering about Tamar.
I agree with others on here that TPTB are going way over-board with the DRAMA! They are going to ruin this show if they don’t ease up.
I enjoyed all the Duo Dances, but enjoyed Bindi/Derek/Alexa/Mark creation the most.
I think that Bindi, Nick, & Carlos will be the final three. Something tells me that Alek is getting way more votes than Tamar.
lol heart your comment about aleks hairy chest made me laugh.
You guys are right, I do miss len. I’ve noticed the judges on strictly are a lot harsher. But for some reason I find the strictly dances way more boring. But my point is lol, I do think they need someone like len back on the show. I was also surprised that carrie ann didn’t call bindi out on the move that she did that looked like a lift. Then again she is inconsisitent often.
Tamar and Carlos just got tickets to the finals with all of that drama! Like seriously that was too much Tamar coming back was ridiculous and Carlos fake crying for Alexa it’s not like she had been diagnosed with Cancer! All I could think when I saw it, was SYMPATHY sympathy votes! I think Alek is next on the chopping block
Tamar Saved! Alright! Lol, lovin’ it! Wonder, will their be another shocking exit for next week? Maybe this is the start of an domino effect? Lol, only the producers know.
I don’t get why the producers thought teasing the return of someone from the hospital allllll night was entertaining. I cringed every time. I cringed when Tamar returned and even more so that she danced. i was mad that Alexa went home when Tamar is in such bad health that she shouldn’t practice and perform next week. Just a very unpleasant night overall. I wish the show would remember that it’s supposed to be fun to watch.
Andy they’ve been trying to get Alek on the chopping block for a couple of weeks now and it’s not worked yet. They’ve tried again tonight with the worst spot in the running order, scores not worth shouting about but not enough to cause outrage and rendered him invisible throughout the show due to the Tamar/PenaVega clusterf**k throughout. I still think he’s killing it in votes due to his “hero normal guy status” and I think he’ll beat out one of Tamar and Carlos on votes next week, probably Tamar. Personally I don’t feel comfortable that he and Tamar are still in whilst Alexa is out, but I’ve been around long enough to know how things work on DWTS regarding votes/fanbases etc so I’m not going to cry and abuse people on social media because of it like some fanatics do.
Really disappointed that Sharna pulled out the “I’ve not won yet” card. Alexa’s elimination means that Mark will now go a full seven years since last winning the mirrorball. That’s longer than you’ve ever been on the show love and you won’t see him complaining about it!
Heidi, I thought they did use the camera blocking in Melissa’s instance and then they showed what it would have looked like live. The judges voting was based on the camera blocking. That is how I remember it but i could be wrong. I think we are getting the message this is Derek’s last season. He has been more outspoken and is calling a spade a spade even though he is doing it nicely. I say “Go Derek”. It is about time he speaks the truth.
@M8 The thing is that although Alek keeps surviving elimination while constantly being in the bottom he was only 2 or 3 points behind them like Andy Alexa and Hayes who had no legimately fan base. Tamar Carlos and Nick all have big fan bases and with their gimmicks and drama they’re votes will probably surge up meanwhile Alek was pretty forgettable this show no drama no nothing and he’s the worst dancer left. Beating Alexa, Andy and Hayes is not that difficult giving the scores were so close so that doesn’t mean he’s running away with votes for all we know he could barely be meeting the amount of votes needed to survive. He doesn’t have the present physical impedement that Noah had and he’s not as good JR who was also a war veteran. He kinda reminds of Chris Soules to be honest sweet regular guy who also got bad edits and kept eliminating better dancers and he actually got 5th place.
Daniel 114 big difference Alexa was eliminated on last weeks score not the perfect 60
#132 @Moksh agreed with everything you said.
#138 @ LeannC I feel like this will end up being Derek’s last season but Mark might do one more (and I hope so-I NEED ANOTHER MARK BALLAS FREESTYLE IN MY LIFE). Not sure though.
I loved all the dances tonight (well, most of them. Alek’s salsa kinda left something to be desired) but not the drama. Definitely don’t think Alexa should have left. For the past few weeks I have been itching for Carlos to get out of there but after seeing how ill Tamar was tonight I was hoping it’d be her. If she ends up having to quit this week I will be upset that Alexa would have gone for nothing, but we;ll see what ends up happening. Though I will say at this point the only two left that I’d be genuinely excited to see in the finals would be Bindi and Nick. I’m sure they’ll be there, but two others will be as well and at this point I’m less-than-enthused about the prospect of any of the other three being there.
I agree with Jodie who says that Jenna bugs for some reason. She mugs too much for attention.
Alexa’s dance made me cry. So powerful.
Bindi’s dance was breathtaking. I couldn’t breathe because it was so beautiful. The love between Derek and bindi is so special. They never say they want to win but to dance the best they can for each other.
Nick and Carlos are just so whiny and wanting to win so badly, just turns me off.
And Val complaining about his partner being so busy. Geez! He’s never had a partner who wasn’t working at the same time? Stop sulking!
What makes me angry is that this was Alexa’s moment and instead of supporting her and being her rock Carlos made it all about HIM. His crying immediately forced Alexa to take on her usual role of comforting him instead of dealing with her own feelings. I loved what she was finally able to say when it was just Mark and Alexa on the floor with Tom–just so classy and gracious. If Carlos really couldn’t stand it, then he could have withdrawn, which would have stopped an elimination tonight. Yeah right– why do I always feel like he is lock step right there with the producers, in on all the manipulations? I hope we get to see a lot more of Alexa in the future in the entertainment world ( hosting or a tv show maybe) and that Carlos doesn’t get to come along as a package deal.
@M8 I don’t think Sharna was complaining. It’s not like Sharna said “I’m the only pro that haven’t won yet, so I need to win”. Sharna said it was a lot of pressure being one of the pros left in the competition that hasn’t won. She feels, in other words, responsible (she kind of is) for Nick getting good scores and keeping up with the other pros that have won. I hope people don’t start vilifying Sharna because of that comment, especially because she didn’t say it in a selfish manner.
All that Tamar drama sheesh, ok, she overscheduled for the week & got sick…don’t even think she asked for the tv drama herself, she just needed to go to the hospital, period. Alek was rushed to the hospital the same day of the performance & danced w/ a broken nose that was re-broken in the hospital to set it…no sympathy was applied to his scores, in fact he & Emma were grossly underscored relative to the other teams that switch-up week.
Must say Alek has been a great sport w/ this show…aside from dancing w/ a broken nose & not complaining, he has gone along w/ all the dating questions from Erin & w/ tonight’s stupid waxing episode. (Last week was the only go0d story line w/ his hero package to Chris Kyle & the World Series footage.) Can you imagine Alek crying when he gets eliminated. Carlos, a grown man, & his wife, too, need a little perspective…it’s a dance show, you had nine wks of exposure…bow-out w/ class & a smile.
I also liked Alek and Carlos duet. But the judges clearly want them to go next.
The Chicago duet slayed. Mark was funny teasing about Derek getting stressed.
The Beatles duet was sloppy and had more cirque dancers and other things going on so you couldn’t really watch the celebs very well.
Carlos totally is fake crying!! He didn’t have tears for a long time. Dang it. Why did Tamar have to get released from the hospital. She honestly didn’t look sick at all. Nick looked more sick ham she did. He was sweating up a storm and looked so sick of worry.
Normally, I would be cheering for the plucky little contestant who just won’t quit. However, I do think Tamar should have pulled out of the competition. I was watching her labored breathing after the last number and it was alarming. She needs to put her work life on hold and go take care of herself. I wish she would’ve realized this before the deserving Alexa was eliminated. I swear I try to like Val but he makes it so h-a-r-d. He’s lucky Tom cut off his arrogant dismissal of the judges before he looked even more petulant than he usually does. I agree with the post that said he looked so sad when he first came out. I would have said martyred, but apples and oranges. I will miss Alexa but damn, girl, you went out in a blaze. Chicago was a knockout.
I was wondering that say takers condition dosent get any better soon (iI. E these next 3 or so days) and she decides to drop out before the nextshow – can alexa come back?
I hope that Derek and Mark receive an Emmy nomination for the “Chicago” duet, they certainly deserve one. It was really good to see them working on this dance together and it being so entertaining. They both have outgrown this reality show and need to move on with their careers. I would hate to see them both leave, but they deserve better recognition then what they are receiving from DWTS.
I think DWTS has just insulted my intelligence for the last time. Do they seriously expect us to believe that Tamar “just” arrived at the studio, wearing a tee shirt and blue jeans, and less than ten minutes later is onstage in full makeup, hair, and costume? I’d sooner believe that Santa Claus has just left the North Pole.
I don’t think so Josi.
Tamar’s pneumonia is NOT going to get any better any time soon. IMHO, she should’ve withdrawn and been hospitalized..at this stage I’m guessing, she’s gonna need IV antibiotics in order to get well since this illness has lingered on for a few weeks now. Just my nursing judgement based on what little info I have on Tamar’s condition and what I know about pneumonia.
Oh I’m beginning to think that Sharna is taking a page out of the Chmerikovskiy brother’s choreo book…too much messing around at the beginning of that dance. yet they got pretty high scores.
My favourite part of last night was when Bindi said she was looking up videos of the Carlton instead of Charleston haha what a sweetheart. And that number definitely deserves an Emmy nom (the duet one). That viennese waltz was also fantastic!
Very impressed with Tamar – she looked SO unwell but still danced the duet decently. But I was not a fan of how busy that routine was, could’ve done with a hell of a lot less rose petals. Their contemporary could have been brilliant coz the concept and choreo was great pity it was dress rehearsal footage
Loved the “quickstep” as a performance. I was pleasantly surprised with how well Nick got into that character and I LOVED Sharna’s dress – it was so stunning!
Maybe it was the song but Carlos’ argentine tango was the most boring AT I have ever watched… Those tears he had was perfect to get him straight into the finale too
Kelly knows. She’s a nurse!
Adding: My dad is a retired MD and he said the same after the show last night.
I’m dealing with a very sick cat and just didn’t feel like watching the show last night. It sounds like I picked a good week to take a break.
I had pneumonia several years ago. It literally feels like your pinned under a truck and can’t draw breath. Like, just find me a deep hole and throw me in cause I’m DONE.
So for me, Tamar not withdrawing and putting her health first is absolutely ridiculous. It’s a silly reality show, not the Olympic Games that you’ve trained practically your whole life for. Get some effing perspective.
Come ON, Salsalover. Sharna said “I’m one of the few left who hasn’t won” – leaving out that last part of the phrase verbally doesn’t mean the implication wasn’t there. I’m disappointed in her. It’s not about you, sweetheart, it’s about Nick. And he’s a massive ringer, so you have your ticket to the finale. I expect we’ll be seeing more of the BSB to make sure.
Carol, you could see Tamar backstage with like 8 people working on her at the same time. They’ve done quicker changes. No, she left alright, I’m just bummed she came back. If she’s that sick, she needs to drop something out of her schedule. And DWTS is the most rigorous.
Completely agree with others that Tamar should not have danced last night, and should not be preparing to dance this week. As others have shared in their personal experiences, I had pneumonia years ago, and my doctor gave me a choice – either I voluntarily took a week, and likely more, off from work or he would hospitalize me so that I could get better. I could barely move so I am honestly baffled, that Tamar could move during the dance last night. I don’t question that she is ill (she looked like she could have fainted at any moment) but I do question her motives for coming back last night. I almost feel like she came back to prove a point – she’s been hearing so much that she disconnected from Val, the experience, etc. and what better way to prove how much she wants to be there then to get to the studio in just the nick of time and bravely make it through their group dance. This show and all it’s manipulations and madness has made me so cynical but the whole drama of last night’s will she be able to make it and how brave she is to still be competing, just smacks of such insincerity. I truly hope that she does the right thing to take care of her self and her health, which is so much more important than a mirror ball trophy. I do hope she feels better soon.
Aside from Bindi and Derek’s exquisite Viennese Waltz and Mark and Alexa’s Contemporary, the show last night just left such a bad taste in my mouth. I agree that Carlos’ overreacted to Alexa being eliminated, and as much as we knew they would have the two up against each other for elimination at some point, watching it play out was just horrible. My heart goes out to Alexa – she was growing so much the past few weeks, both in dance ability and confidence, and she was indeed brave to share her story last night. I would have liked to see her compete at least another week.
I have just loved watching Bindi’s journey and her partnership with Derek is magical, one of my all time favorites. I was so excited for Nick this season, and while I have liked his journey, I don’t feel as connected to it as I do to Bindi’s. At this point, with everything that has happened, I’m just ready for the season to be done.
This isn’t the first time Sharna has pulled the pull for the pro who hasn’t won yet. She was on Afterbuzz after the finale between Zendaya & Kellie, and she stated she was pulling for Val because he hadn’t won before. No mention of Zendaya or Kellie. It was all about Val never having won before.
I think I release the feeling I felt in Tamar and Val’s contemporary. It was really awful. Not only did Tamar feel and look ill in the taped performance but also Val’s contemporary choreography sucked so bad. It looks like a broken Rumba with lifts lots of pauses and gimmicks. I really have high hopes for their dance because I loved the song so much. For me, those are just 7s mainly because of Val.
And that was the same thing I saw and felt in Nick’s performance. It is not bad but not that good.
Alexa and Bindi did amazing in both of their dances. Bravo! Sad that Alexa went packing. It should either be Tamar or Carlos. Since Tamar feels unwell, i think TPTB thought that she should not be eliminated.
About Tamar, IF she ws that sick i doubt the hospital wld hav released her, and wen she ws exiting the car (the cameras jus knew to be there at that very moment) she had a bandaid on her arm but not while dancing, so u mean to tell me she cldnt take off the bandaid whike she ws enroute to the show? Idk jot believin it. I cant stand her facial expressns like “Im so great i deserve 10s all the time) and poor Val, she ws dissin him the whole time, he got a crappy partner.
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@Heidi That’s true in some cases. However, she still didn’t say “I need to win”. I’m not going to assume that is what she wanted to say or that’s how she truly feels. Yes, the show is about the stars but, the pros are held responsible for teaching and doing choreography for their star partners. With all the hard work pros put into the show, of course they all want to win and some of the them genuinely (Sharna being one of them) want to win for their star partner. Derek, Mark, Witney, and Val have mentioned wanting to win that mirror ball again. As long as they don’t keep saying it through out the season, I don’t find anything wrong with it.
Nick, in my opinion, isn’t a “massive” ringer. I get the impression that Nick & Sharna aren’t confident about making it to the finals. Which brings me back to saying that Sharna’s “I’m one of the pros left in the comp that hasn’t won” comment was truly about it being a lot of pressure on her ( like she said) to keep up with the pros that have won & to step her game up for Nick, so that he could make it to the finals. Not for her own selfish reasons. If Sharna was 100% confident about her & Nick making it to the finals and didn’t put pressure on herself, people would complain about that too.
Alexa shldnt hav been eliminated but, this is basically a popularity contest and poor Alexa jus didnt hav a big enough fan base. I am voting for Bindi, sad that her dad cant see what a beautiful person and great dancer she has become.
No doctor in the world would release a patient from the hospital to fly from wherever she was to dance on dwts with pneumonia. More phony drama from dwts.
And its funny that she got off an airplane and got to a car and mad rushed to dwts (while still wearg that bandage for our benefit). Dwts knew Tamar ws gonna be there, where did she fly in from?? And why didnt Tamar and Nick dance their required 30 sec alone like the others had to do, i never sw it an i dont think i blinked an missed it. Jus sayin…
How far is the airport from the studio, where did she fly in from, IMO she is the REAL SLIM SHADY
She became “extremely sick” during rehearsal, husband rushed ger to hospital.
Isnt dwts studio in the same place as the rehearsal building, if so then what…her husband rushed her to a hospital in another state that she had to fly back from, thats odd.
Derek hasn’t said HE wants to win a MBT for several seasons now. He has said he wants his partner to win. That is a VERY critical way to phrase it too – it is about his partner, NOT him. When a pro uses the word “I” in connection with those words – “I haven’t won” or “I want to win” then they’re making it about THEM. And no matter how you put it, it puts the thought in people’s heads. It’s more manipulation.
If Nick isn’t a massive ringer, then neither was Sabrina, Nicole and dozens of other women and men with performance backgrounds and/or huge fanbases. Sorry, no escaping his ringerdom. Ain’t nothing wrong with it, but it is true. And it has NOTHING to do with confidence or whether or not they make the finale. Ringers fail to make the finale all the time. And they don’t win every time either.
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You have it wrong, Pookie. She was at DWTS all day Monday – she left the studio during Dress rehearsal (a couple hours before they go live) and then came back before the show. Her getting out of the car late in the show was supposedly her coming from the hospital, not the airport.
Thx Princess Heidi, didnt know that.
Man, I wish Alexa wasn’t the one eliminated. Out of the two, I would’ve much preferred Carlos to go but things are what they are I guess. Poor Tamar, I wish she had put her health first before the dance, she looked unwell and honestly probably did better by staying at the hospital.. pneumonia is rough, and if she doesn’t take care of it well, she could seriously damage her health.
Wait a sec, i clda swore before one of the early commercial breaks Tom sed she ws “right now on a plane tryg to make it back in time”, did anyone else hear that, i will hav to rewatch, idk
If she truly is THAT sick then i dont kno what kinda dr she has to release her in that kind of condition. Smh
Chill out pookie, you’re spamming. And no, she was NOT on a plane trying to make it back. Why would she be. She was a Dress rehearsal just a short while before.
I think they did mention something about Tamar currently flying in (I think from Orlando) on the show last night but she was there earlier that day and was supposedly just in the hospital having gone their straight from the studio and vice versa…unless she had to fly all the way to Orlando and back to go to a hospital something fishy is going on somewhere.
ANYWAY (everyone else) imo she isnt as sick as she acts but idk. I hope Bindi wins, my second pick if she doesnt is carlos i suppose, it will be hard cuz the rest are pretty good too. #teamcrikey
Agreed Julia!
Well, Tamar was flying all over the place this week. But the point was that she wasn’t coming from the airport during the show.
Pookie, watch yourself. I’m not in the mood.
Hospitals are not prisons. You have a right to refuse medical care. You do not NEED to be released or cleared to leave, you just get up and walk out.
But you DO have to have clearance from a Doctor to be able to dance o the show. Period. I doubt a doctor would have cleared her if she had actual pneumonia. But then, she wasn’t the one spinning the pneumonia tale either.
True. I agree she would need to be cleared by DWTS personnel to dance. If she had pneumonia it is 100% possible that she could have been cleared to dance. There are varying degrees and seriousness of pneumonia depending on overall health of the person affected and the duration.
I, like many others who have commented had pneumonia for two months my first year of law school. I stil got up everyday went to class and pulled 6-8 hour study sessions. In fact for the first month i didn’t even realize it was pneumonia because I was so focused on the task at hand. I thought it was just a very persistent chest cold.
My point it is possible to live and function with pneumonia.
Of course you can live and function. But that’s different than DANCING. Dancing requires a lot more effort than sitting in class or studying. If she had to leave in the middle of dress rehearsal to go to the hospital, she was clearly very sick. But I doubt it was pneumonia because if she was sick enough to go to the hospital, they should have admitted her. As it is, I expect to hear she cancelled all of her appearances for this week so she can continue on DWTS. If she continues the way she was – well, it’s all on her.
As for opinions on Pneumonia – I’ll take that of the RN posting here over yours.
I know she’s at least not doing The Real this week. Val is filling in for her. I don’t know about anything else.
I also heard Tom say she was traveling from Orlando, but agree it’s impossible for her to have been on a plane! She was just at dress rehearsal, my sister and I were real confused, we just assumed maybe a street or the hospital or nearby suburb or something was nearby. Didn’t Tom say after that, look it up on a map!
I suspect she went to Bayview Medical which is only a mile and a half from the DWTS Ballroom (Stage 46 in CBS Television City).
Did anyone get the acronym that Mark used in ref to Derek?
Ooops! I meant Brentview
Tamar post is up: puredwts-season-21-week-9-tamar-braxton-withdraws-from-dwts-cancels-remainder-of-tour If everyone could please go continue the discussion there, it would be appreciated 🙂 Just see that nearly every post has turned into a Tamar discussion…
@Brian H – Mark’s acronym about Derek was KTVD, which stands for Killing The Vibe Derek. 😛 Mark said on GMA (I think) that they’ve been using that with each other (in both directions) for years whenever one of them gets too stressed and in his head to help bring the energy down.
well i hate the Tamar is bad off but i’m glad she is gone, but why didn’t she do this monday night and they could have left Alexa alone and let her continue to compete, what a mess and i think DWTS has their own rules , for example Kim and the rule when she wasn’t there , well Tamar wasn’t there for her dance with Val but she got to go on…..not fair
Was it me or did it sound like Nick was singing “wicked game” during the dress rehearsal??? Thoughts???
Thx sonic. It was also interesting to hear Mark speak in his British accent.
IMHO Derek is the Best of the Best but Mark is the most creative. I’m always looking forward to seeing what he’ll come up with next. I hope TPTB are aware of, and appreciate, the excellence, the creative genius and the entertainment value of these two. For me, they rule the DWTS universe!