DWTS10 Week 5 Power Rankings
WOOHOO!!! I finally feel woken up from last week’s snoozefest. Now had a lot of the couples channeled the many innuendos & saucy one-liners from this week into their dances last week, we might have actually had some passion. But this week was fun, and finally we’re separating then men from the boys (and the women from the girls 😉 )…although I must say it’s actually getting harder to rank some of the couples because they’re so tightly packed in terms of progress…
1.) Nicole & Derek – Nice to see these two bounce back after such a ho-hum performance last week. I cringed inwardly when Heidi told me that they had gotten “Pretty Woman” as their tango – that song is not a tango. But man, did they make it work – aside from Nicole having fantastic technique and a good connection with both Derek & the audience, I think they also did a really good job of striking a balance between portraying the movie & doing the dance (which, unfortunately, is a balance some of the other couples did not achieve). And compared to Evan & Anna, I feel like this performance had more of a “pulse” – Evan, while quite good technically, is still feeling a little disconnected to me. I think people will rally around them this week, and going in the second half of the show did seem to help with being memorable. And they were a mere point away from a perfect score – *sigh* oh Len. I’m fairly certain these two will get the encore this week (if there is one – it sounds like a pretty packed results show) and will sail easily into next week 😉
2.) Evan & Anna – First off, I gotta give Heidi props for calling this song choice – she had it pegged, while I was still holding out for Berlin’s “Take My Breath Away”. Oh well – maybe next season. Ok, now admittedly, I missed about the first 20 seconds of this rumba because my DVR froze (conveniently, on Evan’s hindquarters…hehe), so yes, I realize I didn’t see the whole thing. What I saw though was pretty good – Evan definitely seems to nail the sweeping arm motions of the man, while still being there to support Anna. But I’m still feeling like he’s not 100% “in” the dance – like there’s a small part of him that’s so focused on what he’s doing that he loses some of the emotion of it. I also think he plays better to an audience (probably due to his skating background) than he does to his partner – but Anna, while I adore her, is admittedly a bit cold. So I guess we’ll see as the weeks play out – at least they got the two most passionate dances (rumba & tango) out of the way early. These two aren’t going anywhere (and I won’t even say the “R” word this time – but I’ll give you a hint: it rhymes with zinger), but I think Derek & Nicole might get a bit more press than Evan & Anna this week.
3.) Pam & Damian – I agonized over whether or not these two deserved 3rd or 4th place, but I ultimately chose them over Erin & Maks because I think the latter are starting to overdose the media with their “showmance” and interest in that will likely wane a bit. But anyway – VIVA LA PAM!!! She’s surprisingly light on her feet. I thought this was an adorable dance, and it seemed oddly apropos to have Pam channeling Dolly Parton 😉 I’m really starting to appreciate Damian’s choreography too – it’s simple & “meaty” enough to satisfy Len, but also lends itself nicely to some fun, memorable moments. I also snickered a bit when they did Jake & Chelsie’s “up the stairs & down the stairs” move from last week on the table & chairs – and they did it better 😉 I’m hoping that more people are starting to hop onto the Viva La Pam bandwagon, especially those who are starting to tire of Krabby Kate and want to throw their votes behind another mommy. I know that all the votes in my house went to them! I’ve got a feeling that Pam is getting safer & safer with each passing week, as the “dark horse” in her starts to emerge – she could be this year’s Kelly.
4.) Erin & Maks – Ok, really? An entire package of these two fake screaming at each other in a sort of warped flirtation? I just don’t find it cute anymore – I find it kind of annoying, actually. I’d rather see Erin just LISTEN to Maks (gahhh, can’t believe I’m saying that) and hopefully strengthen her skills. This jive…was alright. Erin is still doing something wonky with her arms, and I just couldn’t help thinking about Apolo & Julianne’s jive to this same song in season 4 and how much better I liked it. Kinda surprised that the “powers that be” decided to reuse this song, really. And maybe this is a petty gripe on my part – but why the hell did they have Erin in a blonde wig??? MIA WALLACE HAD BLACK HAIR!!! And I like my Vincent Vega’s to have ponytails! The Tarantino fan in me is just crying inwardly right now. These two ought to be ok, based on their coy banter during their interview with Brooke – but I recommend they find a new gimmick, and FAST, because this whole “are we or aren’t we?” act is wearing thin, and I’m not sure that Erin can measure up to Evan, Nicole, and maybe even Pam.
5.) Jake & Chelsie – Ok, another movie-related gripe: where were Jake’s sunglasses? Tom Cruise wore sunglasses when he was strutting around in his skivvies. I know some of you will argue “Well he couldn’t dance with them on!” – so take them off and toss them in the audience, dude! Now while I didn’t want to like this – I did. I’m not sure whether it’s Chelsie’s skill or Jake’s enthusiasm that’s making them so fun to watch, but whatever they’re doing seems to be working. But Jake does have a problem: he gets so excited and into the dance that he fouls up. He’s kinda like a puppy that isn’t quite housebroken yet: really energetic & trying his best, but gets excited and pees on the rug. And as we weed out some of the weaker dancers, it just makes Jake’s voting fanbase seem that much smaller – he’s gonna have to bust out a great routine next week, or he may run the risk of falling into the dreaded “middle of the pack” – not getting sympathy votes like the low-scorers, and not getting the volume of votes like the high-scorers.
6.) Chad & Cheryl – Another showmance I’m just getting sick of hearing about. Seriously, at this point, I do not care whether they’re doing the horizontal mambo or not. It’s just getting old. And with as weak a dancer as Chad is – they, like Erin & Maks, need to find a new strength to aid them in this competition. Now while his quickstep was miles better than his foxtrot, he just holds his body so awkwardly, especially his head (I still blame the height difference between these two). Going 2nd didn’t seem to help their cause much, either. Oy…still such a disappointment, these two. I’m actually gonna say that either Chad or Kate could end up in the danger zone this week – it’s kinda hard to tell. Either way, I don’t see him sticking around for more than 2 weeks.
7.) Kate & Tony – Ok, I’m actually going to give Kate ONE compliment this week: she managed to throw in the occasional (weak) smile while dancing. But I about put my foot through my flat screen when she was questioning Tony’s choreo at the beginning of the package – never, EVER question a pro’s choreography. PERIOD. No matter how dorky or silly it may seem (unless you’re Mya and Dmitry is choreographing a crap freestyle for you) – you do it and you trust your pro. Now from some of the chatter on Twitter and the DWTS message boards, it seems like the “Keep Kate” campaign that idiot George Lopez is spearheading might not be so successful this week – sounds like a lot of “trainwreck” fans are now abandoning ship because they’re sick of her. I’m hoping they gravitate towards Pam 😉 , but as long as they’re NOT throwing extra votes Kate’s way (and are instead throwing those votes to another couple), I’m ok with it. I daresay that infernal Lopez and his campaigning will prolly have enough juice to keep her around this week, but next week – she’s kaput.
8.) Niecy & Louis – I’m afraid these two just fell victim to bad running order and bad song choice this week. Granted, Niecy’s jive wasn’t particularly energetic or hard-hitting, but it was fun, and those two are fun to watch together. I’m just afraid it’s not going to be enough to carry them through. In their defense though – La Bamba? C’mon now – the movie wasn’t all that memorable. Lou Diamond Phillips channeling Richie Valens? It was an ok (but forgettable) flick – which is why I don’t think this song did them any favors. It’s been a nice run, Niecy, but I’m afraid your jiggly parts just aren’t enough to keep you around any longer.
And so begins the debating! Who do you guys see coming out on top and who do you see getting kicked to the curb? Still got votes left? Throw them to ANYONE but Kate 😉 And you guys better brace yourself for this week’s Cheesecake Awards – I have a feeling they’re gonna be a doozy! 😀 I’m off to pick up the bf at the airport…he better have brought me back something fun from Vegas!
Niecy is out,
i’m in the Pam love train but i hated this week, i like quicksteps that are really fast, i didn’t like damian coreo att all(aside the table/chair thing).
I totally agree about Jake, he just need a litle bit o control on the live show becouse i saw this video of him on extra this week and he was better than today, but i agree with the judges about his energy.
Nicole was fun, first fun tango, loved the felling of the dance.
Evan was great too, his lines are just amazing, and i just Love Anna, she look great.
the rest was just whatever for me
i don’t think Jake is in dancer this week , he is in third on the judges score,only behind Nicole and Evan.
Was it just me or did it seem like it was extremely hard for Len to compliment Nicole?? He sounded like he had an extremely large stick up his ass. And if he hadn’t called Pam and Damian on all their props and taking time to get to dancing I would have had a freakin’ fit. But then, I also thought Maks cheated on their dance, slowing it way down and messing with the menu – that was not part of the movie. If anyone else had done that, Len would have hosed them but good. But no, he let it pretty much slide, although their scores weren’t that great.
As soon as Tom mentioned Armageddon in the opening I did a little dance, singing “I was right, I was right.” 🙂
RE: Erin & Maks’s song: I counted at least 3 songs tonight that have been used before on the show. I know it doesn’t really matter but I was kinda hoping for all new stuff. And if I recall I think Julianne had a short blonde wig on for her and Apolo’s Jive to the Pulp Fiction song as well. Strange.
There were quite a few things I noticed tonight where I thought “Oh boy, the judges (especially Len) are gonna rip them apart about this” – mostly in regards to some of the slower openings, but they seemed to be in a better mood this week.
PS: Kate needs to go. Now. FREE TONY!
As usual the judges Heidi nothing Erin and Maks does goes unnoticed by the judges….they always get docked on the score card. BTW wasn’t wowed by Pam this week….it was blah. I thought Jakes scores were to high also. I liked his dance but his scores should have been Erins and vice versa. JMHO
I really enjoyed Kate tonight. Yes, she was still pretty awkward as she danced, but I loved to see that she made progress. I actually disagree with the judges on that part. Maybe I’m comparing her to some of her first dances. Like Courtney said, she smiled a few times and I really think that she was letting go. Sure, she has a long way to go, but she was by far the worst dancer (except maybe Buzz) on this season. At least I can see some progress in Kate, unlike people like Cloris Leachman who stayed on for other reasons and their dances were wretched always.
That said, I’m not sure someone else should go home in her place. Maybe Niecy since I’ve never been a fan of her dancing. Although, I will miss Niecy’s food comments.
#SAVEKate
‘never, EVER question a pro’s choreography. PERIOD.’
Oh please, when did we get taken over by a dictatorship? Give the hate a rest. It ruined an otherwise decent analysis.
HoHum..Nicole is a near perfect professional ringer
Props to Evan having to skate and dance. He rocks.
Ugh. It was Kart’s Viennese Waltz all over again. At least she didn’t say she wants to be there; her KIDS are the ones “counting down the days until Monday”. But I think those eight, impressionable young minds “live and breathe for” whatever WANTS THEM TO. After all, she’s got the wooden spoon.
Oh please, e.p.
When did “we” get taken over by a dictatorship of feelings? Emotions are AFFECTIVE states of consciousness, and few people here have been affected by Kate in a good way. If she wants love, she can go to her mother.
E.P, I’m going to give you the benefit of the doubt and guess that you’re probably not familiar with how professional ballroom dancers operate, so let me clarify my statement – these pros are hired to do the show due to their tremendous amount of skill and experience in both competitive ballroom performance & choreography. Tony Dovolani is a 6-time champion in the professional American Rhythm division, and has coached many amateur & professional partnerships to championships of their own. Clearly, he must know what he’s doing. For an unexperienced amateur (if you can even call her that) with no background whatsoever in ballroom to question his expertise is just downright RUDE – and this is not the first time she has criticized his teaching techniques & choreography. If she did the show to learn how to dance, then she needs to do as Len says and “Show up, keep up, and shut up” and do whatever it is Tony tells her to do, regardless of whether or not she thinks it’s silly, stupid, etc. Tony is the pro here, not her. So no, e.p., I will not give the hate a rest for one minute – as someone who has had the privilege to work with some really great pros in my ballroom experiences, I do not respect someone who is willing to proverbially spit in the face of such a great opportunity with a pro that has so much to offer her in order to help her grow. Call it a dictatorship if you want – but tonight was the last straw for me with Kate, I draw the line at condescending a professional. I am not going to condone her mistreatment of Tony for a moment longer. #freetony
As for Nicole the ringer – I reiterate: pot, meet kettle. Evan is right up there with her – skating and dancing are not as dissimilar as you would like to think.
NICOOLE AND DEREK on tooooooooop of the wooorld for me!! DEREK WOOOOOW is THE MASTER and Nicole what a way to come back, it shows that this is all about having fun and enjoying it !!! that was the dance of the season just mindblowing!! yeah Heidi i agree Len is having a hard time complementing nicole when he said that was the dance of the season (giving her a 9 just as Evan!! where is the best in this dude!!)
i actually liked evan’s lines but still not a routine that i would remember something is just akward with this couple!
i still love Pam and defintely agree that she is the dark horse of the season, at the begging it was erin but i just got sick of her argument with Maks (people like change, so move to something else, be quite for example :D)
Kate just had enough of her, the way she was questionning Tony’s routine was just disrespectful (she the last one to question anything about dancing!!) so i would love to see her GO!!
Overall it was a funny night very entertaining , i love this idea of movie night it was a nice change! DWTS is tha beeeeeest!! hihihi so hapyy with the tango!!
Yeah, we don’t allow nasty name calling here. Take it elsewhere – Heidi
Katie, you took the words right out of my mouth in every way except I’ve loved watching both Pam and Erin all along. They’re very good and you see an earnestness in their faces when they’re being critiqued — it’s important to them — in contrast to Kate, who doesn’t even try. Bruno was truly upset, and with good reason. But Kate cut her eyes at him like she used to do. Her disrespect for Tony is appalling. Erin and Maks’ bickering doesn’t bother me because I think it’s about personalities and not her attitude about work. Geez, Maks was hopping up and down; that can only inflame a situation. So I’m still rooting for her. I just hope the combined squabbling doesn’t waste too much of their individual energies.
ep was right. Dictatorship indeed
No one is forcing you to read this “dictatorship”. Feel free to argue your opinion, respectfully, and without hurling insults.
Jada, I guess it’s tough to do when you have ADD, but try to think past go. This is not just an entertaining TV show. It’s an entertaining DANCE show.
Furthermore, Kart’s not entertaining. As tough as it is for narcissists to appear needy and weak and not in the know, Kart doesn’t know jack about dance and she’s a weak performer. She NEEDS her pro if she expects to dance. So yes, he should be treated like a DANCE GOD.
But if she DOESN’T intend to entertain/dance on this entertaining dance show, she could at least be rational enough to accept criticism on the little she has to do to get by.
MANIPUKATE… sorry to hear about your ADD. I thought y’all just had KG-OCD. I can definitely see the dyslexia or is it just crap spelling?
Now that Kate is gone, who will you get your hate on for? Cause haters always have that need for their fragile egos.
‘MANIPUKATE” Betcha think that is so very clever.
You’re kidding — she’s GONE?!! And Neicy made it? Chad? Everyone but KART…?? YES!!
I didn’t watch. I was doing something else and I just came back to the computer. Thank you, Jada! I’m leaving now. There’s something I want to see on YouTube. LOL
Oh, BTW, I’ll hate whomever affects me in a bad way. If they want love, they can go to their mother. Who will YOU try to dominate with your feelings? Since logical debate is apparently beyond you…
It’s logical to Hate someone on TV that you do not know,
and it ‘affects you in a bad way’?
Obviously you need some serious help
You have some real issues with ‘Mother Love” Poor thing
Ok I feel better now. Obviously, this site and the nasty commentator has no audience.
That’s a good thing.
# Jada commented on April 20th, 2010:
It’s logical to Hate someone on TV that you do not know, and it ‘affects you in a bad way’?
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You mean Kate? I never said anything about hating Kate. You did, out of the blue. Apparently emotion, rather than logical debate, is your area of confidence. But, if you believe that makes you special, then you have made an error. Again, I will hate whomever I want.