SPOILERS!! DWTS Season 15, Week 6 – Who Got the Boot??
Heh. Funny story. Courtney and I were TOTALLY convinced that the Berge was lying and no one was going home tonight. We both thought of it and tweeted it at about the same time. The Berge was just acting too funny and there was too much inconsistent stuff being said. His explanation for no elimination next week totally doesn’t fly – makes no sense at all. We were seeing lots of discomfort from him and Brooke both. We were both in denial up until Tommy said someone had the lowest combined total. I was in denial even after that…forgetting that it wasn’t April Fools.
Guess that was just because Sabrina was getting eliminated this season the same week she was the first time around. Yep, Sabrina has hit the road. Which kinda makes me irritated – I said at the beginning of the season that there was no reason for her to go farther this season than she did originally with Mark – not in an all star season. But, I took comfort in her high score EVEN THOUGH the spread was not large AT ALL. I bought into the same crap that I get annoyed with some of you for spouting. That is – the spread means zilch if you aren’t getting the votes. It does NOT mean that Kelly was getting a ton of votes – it could easily mean that Sabrina doesn’t have a fanbase at all, to speak of. Since this is the second time this has happened to Sabrina, I think that’s the safer bet.
So how did we do?? Well, we all sucked. 🙂 I could leave it at that and call it a night, but….nah.
Heidi: Predicted Kelly, second choice Kirstie
Courtney: Kelly, Second choice Kirstie
Vogue: Gilles, Emmitt as the second choice
Why the hell couldn’t Vogue have been right. Then most of us on this blog would be happy as little clams.
NOTE: Tom clearly stated that Apolo was “not necessarily the bottom two”. Which means that he probably wasn’t but isn’t getting the votes they want him to. I’m going to slap the crap out of the first person who asks if Apolo was the bottom two.
I’m heartbroken right now! So sad to see Sabrina go in the same week. The show will definitely be sad without her.
Also, really sad that Derek won’t be performing next week. I liked Shawn and Mark together but I think Derek is much better for her. Crossing my fingers that he at least still helps with choreo because this fusion is right up his alley!
I am really glad Gilles made it. I have to agree though that Sabrina must not have had much of a fanbase because her scores were extremely high; there was almost nowhere left for the judges to ensure her return. I do think it puts to rest the idea that the judges are keeping people around though. Obviously they thought a lot of Sabrina to give her the top overall score, and then to have her go home means that the vote counting isn’t rigged either. I’m glad that the corrupt judges/corrupt show meme has been put to rest.
Kirstie is not in the same league as the rest of the dancers. She needs to go home next. Several dancers are all good enough to be in the finals, but I’m rooting for Gilles to go all the way.
Well, I am feeling a little constipated, so ….. was Apolo really in the bottom two????
Just kidding, PH!
Wow! I think Melissa’s next based on fan base then.
I knew she would not make the final but got cut the same time as last week, sounded like cruel joke, really sad for her. I refuse to believe that team ego is more popular than them CMM. Shawn Apolo and Melissa finale please.
LOL Miss! I wish I had been right too. Dang, this is sad!! And I was just thinking how the Las Vegas odds had Sabrina in the bottom two this week. Unreal. 😯
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sad to see Sabrina leaving… =/
Their dances were fantastic this season… =/
I’m happy… 🙂 Did not ever care for Sabrina and Louis separately and together they were obnoxious. Glad to see them gone but I expected it to be Kelly and would not have been surprised if she was next to the bottom. Clearly Sabrina has little fan base compared to the stars left.
So freaking happy that Kirstie and Maks are safe!!!! not 100% excited for the dance that was chosen for them but i new they would get when Tom told Karina and Apolo to choose a dance. Sad to see Sabrina leave I really thought it would be Emmitt.
I am legitimately shocked. While I wasn’t convinced Sabrina had a sizeable fanbase…I would’ve expected her to go a while ago, but now?? Her two best dances?? It really comes to show what Heidi mentioned above: not even the top spot means squat diddly if you aren’t getting the votes. In this case, Sabrina seemed to be getting hardly any. Plus, a total of 90 points is a very small margin. I guess I am still a bit surprised with the timing, but I was pretty sure Sabrina would be gone before the semis. Hate that my first thought was right 🙁 On the bright side, she left on a very high note. Gorgeous dances from her the past two weeks, her best yet. Bye Sabrina! You will be missed 🙁
This makes me wonder if the brazilian DwtS vote system could avoid her from elimination… (I don’t like our system, but, I don’t know… we should have a way to “un-vote” for the couples we dislike…)
Sad about Sabrina but feared she may have done better with a different partner. Bumed about Derek. Not having him in the Tango/Paso sucks. I hope he gets better soon and Mark and Shawn do great. shawn seemed sad about it also.
Was never really the biggest fan of Louis, but that couple really grew on me. It’s really sad to see them leave..seems like a cruel joke.
I am gutted that Derek is out this week..this fusion thing is perfect for him..and tango/paso..it screams Derek Hough! Perhaps he’ll have a miraculous recovery and will be able to perform?…yes, no..wishful thinking..poor guy, I think he’s probably hurting more emotionally than physically about the situation.
I was totally convinced that no one would be going home tonight. Wrong on that one.
Really upset that Derek won’t be performing next week. Especially when tango/paso fusion is right up his alley. Watch Shawn and Mark get that 10 from Len next week. You know that’s going to happen.
Sad for Sabrina but not for Louis.
I figure Derek will choreograph the tango paso. Hopefully good enough to dance it too. Mark is fine but I also like Shawn so much more with Derek.
Its honestly pretty hilarious that sabrina went home exactly 5 years she got eliminated. You could tell that the judges were shocked too
I’m so sad for Sabrina. 🙁 It was tough seeing her start to cry in the end, but even her parting remarks showed class and a genuinely wonderful spirit. I will certainly miss seeing her in the ballroom.
I am crossing fingers and toes that Melissa can get past Kirstie and Kelly.
I liked the dance fusion picks, though I now can’t remember who got what, except for Shawn and Derek. That was very nice of Melissa and Tony and I liked seeing Derek recognize that by shaking their hands. 🙂 I do remember Tango was part of Melissa’s, which has me worried because of her neck. Thanks, Maks.
I had to admit I snickered a tiny bit when Tom drew Kirstie and Maks for Apolo and Karina to pick for.
Somebody clue me in!! Why is Derek not dancing next week?
Bummer about Sabrina but I’ve said before it’s just as much a popularity contest as a dancing one. Sad Derek won’t be dancing next week either and he’d said Monday night next week would be for Len
This is the week the show has officially become a joke. It was already heading there, but it’s officially arrived tonight. If the judges weren’t overscoring poorer dancers for reasons that have nothing to do with what the show is supposed to be about, this wouldn’t have happened.
Also irritated they put Apolo in the jeopardy slot to create more drama with 2 30 perfect scorers being in jeopardy. I think that’s the reason he was in the “bottom”, not because he needs more votes.I can tell from Twitter that many people missed Tom say the other team in jeopardy was not necessarily the 2nd lowest scorer. Think the impression he almost went home despite a perfect score will hurt him with votes. Yes, some will vote more, but others will give up on him thinking he can’t win if he almost went home this week with a perfect score. Also, I’m sure we’ll get another round of “he wouldn’t have been in the bottom if he were with Julianne” crap now.
When I saw Heidi’s number post I know Sabrina is in danger. But then I thought it can’t happen twice right? Most people like her, including myself, but then did I vote for her? Well, no. So there you go.
Do you think maybe that people felt Sabrina was safe and put their votes to Shawn/Derek, because of Len last night?
Wow that was unexpected. Really wanted at least Kirstie Emmitt and Gilles to go before Sabrina.
I think the most disappointing moment of the show for me was Derek saying he won’t dance fusion week……Nooooooo….this is so his type of thing. I thought it was funny howhe & Shawn were the only ones excited about fusion week….according to the clips they showed anyway. And it was to be his week to impress Len too. Just so sad, really hoping he will be around the studio and have a say in the choreography this week. Hope for a quick recovery Derek, we love you and Shawn together!
Shawn and Derek getting injured in the same week is just insane, hopefully one week ou is enough for Derek to be ok.
Do you really think Apolo isn’t getting the votes? I always thought previously that some had commented that being “In Jeopardy” didn’t mean crap.
Pissed that Morticia Addams aka Kelly is still on the show, and then there’s Kirstie (seriously, she is long overdue for her exit). I was reading a recap today, and they said Kirstie will be heading to the finale??? (What!!).
Looks like the judges with their overscoring for some very mediocre dancing has finally bit them in the arse this season.
Annoyed with this elim. I wanted a team CMM semi finals. Tuned in at the last min because of a wonky schedule. All iI saw was a blond crying and hugging and was afraid it was Shawn. Irritated and relieved when I found out who it was. I actually had I bit of hope it was going to be Gilles.
Why I oughta…. 🙂
While I am sad for Sabrina (Louis, not so much), and I would have preferred any and all of Team GS to go home before Sabrina, I am breathing a sigh of relief that Melissa and Apolo are safe. I was pretty nervous at the end. I think they were totally going for the drama of having all the high scorers be in jeopardy and having the two perfect 30’s be at the end. But, my dream finals (Shawn, Apolo and Melissa) still has a chance. Yay!!
I am really, really bummed that Derek is hurt and won’t be dancing next week – one, I think he is a *much*, *much* better choreographer than Mark, and two, I like Shawn with him much better than I did with Mark. While I liked her a lot during the Beijing Olympics, and I enjoyed her during Season 8 (and definitely wanted her to beat Gilles), I was kind of hoping Melissa would win that one. I just couldn’t get 100% behind her with Mark. However, this season, I *love* her with Derek. I think they are a much better pairing, and I’d be happy to see them win. So I really hope that Derek is at least choreographing their routine instead of Mark – especially as it’s a fusion.
I disagree, Eclectic. I think they tried like hell to give her enough points for her to stay, and failed. I’ve never thought the voting was rigged, but I do think that the judges scores are based on more than just dancing. You’re the only one who puts that meme to rest – and on so little.
Even though Louis isn’t my favorite pro, so, SO sad to see Sabrina go when Kirstie and Emmitt are still there – clearly not as good as she is. Even though Melissa is a good dancer, afraid she doesn’t have the fan base. Kelly seems to have the fans, but doesn’t seem to have the time for practice? Last night looked like she was being dragged along.
Jeez, why couldn’t Kirstie, Gilles, and Emmitt go home in that order? WHY CAN’T I RUN THE SHOW? 😉
But if the viewer votes were rigged, wouldn’t Sabrina have been safe? That’s my reasoning anyway.
I do agree with you that sometimes people get overscored. I just don’t think they are able to keep someone around who got the lowest total score.
I said the viewer votes AREN’T rigged, but the judges scoring IS.
Ok, forgive me for asking but I am on the east coast and only watched the Monday show in clips on youtube today and just DVRed my way through the important parts of the results show–I saw people saying next week the judges scores only decide the person who gets eliminated and the elimination occurs at the end of Mon night show. Is this true, cause of election week and no result show? Did they say this on the show yesterday or today? Or is this inside scoop?
It seems pretty obvious they will send Kirstie packing next week if so. I can’t imagine her getting the scores in the fusion AND the marathon (esp the marathon) to not have the lowest combined total. Though the judges were extremely generous in her scores this week.
At this point I really want a Shawn, Apolo, Melissa finale. But I think it is obvious after tonight that fanbase is the key and I think it is more likely to be Shawn, Apolo & Gilles or Emmitt. Don’t think Melissa or Kelly have the fans to beat any of them. And they have some of the less popular pro partners in Tony & Val. I would even throw Kirstie in there as a possibility to be in the finale but I really think she will go home next week if it is judges choice. Unless someone else really chokes I guess.
I have to say, Brooke having to remind Sabrina that this was the week she left last time, right before she left this time was just cruel!I felt so back for her. It was nice that she could keep it together to answer the questions, but it was so sad to see her cry at the end. :'( It was sweet to see that Shawn was upset to see her friend go. It shows that they truely were friends. I always said Sabrina reminds me of Chelsie, and now they have both have “curses” too; Chelsie always gets out on double-eliminations, now Sabrina always gets out on week 6.
Random thing I noticed: When Apolo tried to make Karina feel better during the final results, he seemed to make her freak out even more. lol.
Too bad Derek can’t dance next week. As unrealistic as this is, I was kind of hoping he’d have Dmitry take his place. This works out well for Mark. He got rid of Bristol and now he gets to dance with Shawn for a week.
I love Shawn so much more with Derek as well – but Derek really needs to be careful with this injury. He’s already danced on it too many times. Glad he’s being smart about it. I do hope that he choreographs with Mark though. I just prefer his choreo so much more than Marks.
I do wonder, Cher, if Len’s bullshit finally backfired on him. I saw some people saying they gave Shawn all their votes because they were pissed. But, we will never know.
I was honestly convinced it was Melissa. While my favorite (Melissa), I thought that Sabrina would have had the votes, really and truly. I love Melissa, I make no attempts to hide that, but it’s a bit of a shock that her fan base manages to outweigh someone’s who’s been on TV much longer. I don’t know what it was about Sabrina that made people not vote for her. Who cares that Louis was her partner? We all know that a majority of voters could care less who partners are. It does seem like some cruel joke, as mentioned above, that Sabrina was cut in the same week she was the first time around. Hopefully karma kicks into gear soon…
Oh ok, I think I just saw that there will be no elimination? I’m sorry, with dealing with Sandy and being sick I am not as observant as usual.
So how does that work? Are there going to be 2 double eliminations week 8 and 9? That is brutal!
I don’t really know, Sandy. That’s why I normally thing they put someone in jeopardy. It could just be that they wanted the top 3 there with Melissa to make it really scary and shocking and Apolo drew the short straw. Could very well be Kirstie.
All I can say is that for Derek to bow out for a week he has to be truly hurt…because he has been hurt before and kept on going. I hope you will all join with me and send prayers or good thoughts his way…as well for other pros and celebs who are hurt. This was a sad elimination, and it does make me nervous for some of the others who are good dancers.
Just wanted to add that my husband watched part of the results show with me and when Kirstie was announced safe he said he’d rather watch Cloris Leachman dance again than watch one more second of Kirstie (he really, really hates her.)The only person he hated more was Marie Osmond. I don’t hate her quite as much, but I’m getting there pretty quickly. I really want her gone next.
This season is unpredictable like some predicted. Hope Derek gets better soon and choreographs the routine for Shawn and Mark. Hmm…what will the producers do next. I would actually like to see a week where in one of the dances they have to switch pros (no past repeats like Gille and Cheryl).
I absolutely loved Chelsie and Mark dancing to Jason Mraz. Her dress was gorgeous. More contemporary in the ballroom please.
@eclectic I’m glad that the corrupt judges/corrupt show meme has been put to rest.”
I would bet you’re the only one here that thinks so.
Can’t believe a gross person like Gilles skates by with such ease while a better dancer and class act like Apolo struggles yet again. Not rigged. Yeah, right.
I’m going to miss Sabrina. Louis? Not as much. I hurt for Sabrina more, knowing that she was eliminated the first time in week 6.
And Derek? The ONE week, more than any other that seems to have been created by TPTB to see just WHAT Derek can create with his choreographical genius mind, and he’s hurting, and can’t dance. That hurts.
And the fact that he’s sitting out the week tells me that he’s hurting a lot more than he’s letting on, because he’s danced through pain so many other times. It doesn’t seem like him to let it take him out of the show, unless it was something REALLY bad.
I should have mentioned that in my post, EPmusic – they cancelled the elimination next week for bizarro, nonsensical reasons. So, next week will be dancing only, no elimination. Which, I think might be a mistake. Because if they do the voting like normal and the scoring like normal they create the same issue in Week 8 that they had this week – Too many points which reduce the margins. Making it easier for a top scorer to go home.
Mark is probably only dancing one week, but I hope Derek keeps him around kind like he did with Shannon and Jonathan and the maks Hope and Teddy. Because even if he feels better after a week, he won’t be 100 %, and with two dances won’t be easy on his body, I’m glad that they will probably get the waltz on week 8 plus the dance trio.
In case anybody cares, JR Martinez is flipping out on twitter about the results tonight…saying things most of think…lol
Shawn and Mark for the upcoming week then?
Such a totally unrelated question. And I am showing my age here….what does “meme” mean?
@Sandy – I don’t have any data but it’s always been my impression that whoever gets called “in jeopardy” or “not necessarily in the bottom 2” is rarely, if ever, one of the top vote-getters for that season. So it sucks for Apolo & Karina but at least now I have some indication of where they might be with votes. Up till now, they are kind of a mystery for me.
From the start I’ve never quite bought into the assumption that both Shawn & Apolo draw support from the same “massive” Olympic fanbase. Shawn yes, but not so much Apolo. There’s just no comparison IMO. Gymnastics, especially women’s, is far more popular & beloved than speedskating, and not to mention, Shawn has Derek, an extremely popular pro in his own right. I personally adore Karina but for many, she’s a polarizing figure (I see the Maks/Kirstie stans have already started with the backlash after tonight, yuck).
So even though Tom stressed that tonight’s elimination was not the real bottom two, I’m sad that Apolo & Karina were put there. It may give them a short-term bump in votes but I don’t know if it’ll be enough to get them to the finals. I can only hope that they continue to build on the momentum from this week and gain more fans, even at this point of the season when the fanbases are pretty much all but solidified.
As for Sabrina…..not cool America. not cool. Perfect score and eliminated. WOW. goes to show that this season is going to continue to be full of surprises.
Lori, you can see when he goes up to shake Melissa and Tony’s hands, he doesn’t even turn his head. And when he and Shawn are called safe, he doesn’t bend to hug her or anything. He’s hurting big time.
laila, don’t know what you’re talking about. Derek didn’t keep Jonathan around at all. He barely even rehearsed with Shannon cuz Derek can’t sit down. And Derek danced on the show with her.
I was wrong with my pick for the last two standing tonight. People are slightly peeved at tonights elimination of Sabrina. JR Martinez, Drew Lachey, Mark Ballas have even chimed in, watch how they will get the wrath of the fans of the “family”. So sad, this All Star season isn’t very stellar. AND…. the Karina hatred is outrageous, move on already!!!!
I agree the injury must be worse than Derek is letting on. It does seem like fusion week was created with Derek in mind, lol. I really hope Derek has input and it is more like what we saw when Teddy stepped in for Maks. Maks did the choreo and Teddy did the dancing. I much prefer Derek’s choreo and his creavity over Mark. I also Shawn has grown a lot under Derek.
If Len gives Shawn a ten when Derek sits out…..then again if it is Derek’s choreo.
@Lynne #45. I was thinking the same thing. He’s even so bold enough to say that “non-dancers” should not be here while Sabrina is the one being eliminated. Good ol’ JR. 🙂 I do like Kelly, but I think it’s crazy that Sabrina got eliminated before her. Or Kirstie for that matter.
Sandy & PH,
Last elimination (Bristol) they had Apolo and Karina in the “bottom 3″…they were called safe last. Making me wonder now….
Heidi – when I said Jonatahn around I was just referring to the fact that he was that just to rehearse a little, but Derek was going to dance. Like tedy and Maks, just to give Derek a break from dancing to much, they are putting some long hour this season, Shawn said 10 hours one day, just to give Derek little breaks, since they have dance trio anyway, the pro that they get should be around (probably MArk).
Oh and by the way since I couldnt watch the whole show, could someone tell me who is doing what fusion and what happened to Derek.
I’ll admit, I’m really shocked about Sabrina leaving this week and on the same week she left the last she competed is even more shocking.
I’m so upset Derek is injured. You could tell he really felt bad too. He doesn’t want to disappoint her. Hope he takes care of himself and gets better soon. He and Shawn are amazing together and yes ITA, he would have choreographed something incredible for their fusion routine. This one was going to be for big head Len too. I think fusion is Derek’s definitely his specialty. Hopefully, he’ll have some input in the choreography for this routine.
Wow, what a depressing night… Chin up Sabrina!
I was hoping for a shocking elimination but didnt expect Sabrina to be the one to get the boot. My hopes of Team Call Me Maybe to the semis are dashed.
My favorites are still in: Apolo,Shawn and Melissa. Kelly was up there but her showmance with Val is getting to be overkill.
Meant to say Fusion is definitely Derek’s specialty!
Again, what an emotional week. Get better soon Derek…
This is going to be a tough season and the fan votes will definitely play a big part as always in who makes it to the finals. Would love to see a finals with Shawn, Melissa & Apolo or even Emmit-he’s a cool guy and he seems to be really cool with Shawn and Melissa.
I don’t think Apolo being “in jeopardy” indicates that he is getting lower votes. Both Jennifer Grey and JR were in jeopardy in their season and won. Those dirty rats did it for drama.
PH, I noticed…. Another sign that D was hurting much more than he is letting on. Even the fact that he IS taking the week off says that he is in incredible pain.
DWTSfreak, I don’t remember all the fusions, but Shawn/Derek were given Tango/Paso……… And Derek hurt the/a vertibrae in his neck on Monday, before his performance. He SAID he’s taking off only as a precaution, but this is Derek Hough we’re talking about…. The same person who danced with a sprained neck, even though the dr said to take some time off…. He wasn’t moving around much at all, and he was NOT moving his neck.
My feeling is Apolo is probably doing fine in voting and the show just wanted the two people with perfect scores standing there at the end.
I’m really confused why they cancelled the judge’s elimination next week. The explanation made little sense. I suppose telling the east coast they wouldn’t be left out two weeks in a row makes some sense but I can’t see the show messing with their schedule just because of that. Even if Sabrina ended up being the sacrificial lamb this week instead of Kelly, it still seemed Kirstie would be an easy choice for the judges. I still can’t believe those 9.5s for her last night weren’t meant to keep her around for an easy elimination next week.
I feel so bad for Sabina. She was growing on me and deserved a few more weeks. Poor Derek seemed to be in so much pain tonight. I want him back but more than anything I want him healthy.
Oh for the love of Pete! I was so hoping that after this happened to Sabrina a second time, people would stop with the righteous anger. Lots of good dancers get voted off the show before the bad ones! And since this has now happened to Sabrina a SECOND time, its obvious that she was never “robbed” the first time around! People apparently just don’t connect with her; it happens. Everyone had their chance to vote for her and here it is the second time around and they still didn’t. So give it up already! So irritated to hear about all the angry tweets, etc. If you don’t vote, ppl go home. Period. End of story. Geez!
Ok, sorry, just had to vent…
They aren’t doing Trio next week, and they aren’t using another pro in the trio when they do it.
@Mari – “(I see the Maks/Kirstie stans have already started with the backlash after tonight, yuck).”
They, (the Maks/Kirstie fans) are just pathetic. Seriously, I can’t stand the C-Brothers and wish they both would go far, far, away and sell used cars or something. I don’t like their attitude or their fans. This Karina thing, it’s old and stale, time to get over it. Poor Peta, THIS is what she has to look forward to once they break up.
Tonight it just seemed, that they placed the two Perfect 30’s together Head-to-Head for the drama. Sometimes they chunk the like scores together. But once the Karina haters read the top caption where Heidi posted about Apolo maybe not pulling in the votes, rather than maybe “Just for Drama” then that’s the scenario THEY will choose to go with.
:::sigh::: It was NOT a real “bottom 3” just like this was not a real bottom two. I don’t know why this is so hard for people to understand.
Really bummed about Derek but it’s obviously serious if he’s stepping out and I hope he gets better soon.
Not going to complain about Sabrina because I didn’t vote for her I voted Shawn but I do feel bad that this happened to her again.
Forgot to say, I *REALLY* wish it had been Giles or Kirsti eliminated this week instead of Sabrina. And that I was super sad to hear about Derek’s injury (or re-injury, whatever). I love his choreo, so I too am hoping he will do the choreo and Mark will dance it. Because we all know what happened when Mark does the choreo…..
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Okay stupid question alert…if they don’t use another pro in the trio dance…who the heck would they use??
Think about it, Lynne. 🙂
Of course, with the way they’ve been changing the rules every week this season, this too could change.
If they bring some eliminated celeb to dance in trio it will probably be a mess and not really possible since this season had 13 celebs, 7 will be dancing week 8 and they only have 6 eliminated people , they would need someone else, and who would want to dance with Bristol and Pam. Worst idea ever, hopefully they give up that and use the pros.
Lynne, my guess is either (a) an eliminated all-star, or (b) a previous celeb who didn’t want to commit for the whole all-star season but was willing to come back for 1 week.
Vog: I really wanted your prediction to come true DARN IT! I am ok Sabrina leaving though she was in the bottome 2 once and the judges were up with her scores one week and down the next.
Lynne, maybe an eliminated celeb?
While Sabrina may not have been my favorite, to be sent home again (on the same week as last time) has got to be tough, and as I said in another thread, it just felt cruel.
Will they be able to do trio dances in week 8 if they have 7 people left instead of the 6 that were planned?
Sad to see Sabrina go…she really grew on me & I wasn’t originally a fan w/all of the “America voted me in” stuff. Came to appreciate & respect her. VERY concerned for Derek. I believe he will choreo result in an amazing dance that will also show Shawn in the best light. While I would love to see Derek dance this fusion with Shawn, I also think viewers will appreciate Shawn & Mark dancing together, even tho I and obviously many viewers so love Shawn w/Derek. I see only one negative here: that Derek is hurt! Glad he’s not blowing this off. So ironic, his comments On the Red Carpet re Melissa: neck injury is not something to mess around with, he’s been taken off on a stretcher on this show 3 times. Get better Derek!
The BS this season is really over the top. I’m going to LMAO if the insane quest for ratings backfires on them this season.
I enjoyed the last two weeks of DWTS more than probably any other. I’m loving this season. Was thrilled to see both Kelly and Kirstie safe, although I’m amazed about Sabrina. I guess I shouldn’t be. Whenever i watch with friends, invariably someone says, “Who’s Sabrina?”
I’m surprised by J.R. Martinez and also to some extent Drew. Whenever an actual cast member or former member says someone shouldn’t have been eliminated, they’re suggesting someone else should have. JR went even further, talking about the “non dancers.”
I don’t understand the reason given for no elimination next week at all. It doesn’t make sense. I wonder why they really did it?
@Sandy, just saw your “go far, far away and sell cars or something.” Yeah, I’m totally down with that. Couldn’t come soon enough.
I have ni idea who they will use if not another pro unless it is a voted off celeb. If so that will be different.
Meggie: I don’t know how Tony, Val, Maks keep on the show and split votes every week. It seems as if something weird goes on to keep Kirstie and Gilles but not certain WHY. If most of the viewers want Kirstie, Gilles, Val gone, it seems like that could be very possible knowing that mega ego group splits votes.
NancyM: Kirstie is annoying, Val’s makeout sessions are annoying, Gilles and his partner are annoying, Karina and Apolo’s lack of normal partnership is annoying.
This is an annoying season for me as Shawn is sort of the only one I enjoy this season and what is weird is I did not care for her dancing the first season she was on dwts.
The judges are always unfair with scoring and seem to have their own method of scoring that makes no sense.
I should just turn off the dwts for myself this week and focus on other activities and evaluate my thoughts afterward.
Wow! Hoped Kirstie was taking her last bow on the dance floor tonight.
Not only was she eliminated on this same week, she was eliminated on this SAME DAY. Look it up. This truly bites.
@Sweepster
“It seems as if something weird goes on to keep Kirstie and Gilles but not certain WHY. If most of the viewers want Kirstie, Gilles, Val gone, it seems like that could be very possible knowing that mega ego group splits votes.”
Yes, it would seem so. Therefore, I’m led to the logical conclusion – most viewers want Gilles and Kirstie to STAY. 😉
Tanya, you’re trolling. Find some way to post that doesn’t make you look like an obnoxious teenager or you’re done here, once & for all.
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Welcome to DWTS the MAKS version! His 3 slobbering females, his brother, his best friend and him! COZY don’t you think.
If Derek/Mark/Shawn were to leave the show that is ALL that would be left, Maks sex life, his brother, his friend and him. Makes for COZY TV!
Extreme Sarcasm
That’s all for now
So glad that I didn’t watch the show yet, the fake drama would have made me a nervous wreck!
Aprilp…LMAO with the :O Gilles Bollywood Face!!!
Random musings…
Has anyone else been eliminated in a week they scored a 30?
Wonder if those 2 points for Kirstie/Maks made a difference.
Based on how they did the eliminations, having Melissa and Apolo in the bottom 3 with Sabrina meant nothing in terms of how their fanbases are doing. The only reason they did llike that is because of how the leaderboard happened to shake out this week. Once they knew Sabrina was the one going home and had the highest total judges scores, they decided to call everyone safe starting from the bottom and working their way up in order to the top. Apolo was at the top with Sabrina, and Melissa 0.5 points lower, so she was called safe first, leaving him in the bottom 2 with Sabrina. Had Melissa, or Shawn, or whoever been the next highest from Sabrina, they’d have been in the bottom 2. Once I saw the pattern of what they were doing it was obvious Sabrina was going home. Still freaked out for Melissa on the chance I wasn’t right though. LOL
I don’t see Kirstie and Gilles in the same boat at all. Kirstie is over 60 years old and overweight; Gilles is much younger and no matter what anyone says about him, you have to admit the guy is in shape. He came within 1% of winning against an Olympic gold medalist. He is among the highest scorers this season; Kirstie has been near the bottom most weeks. So I understand people don’t like him for reasons I don’t see, but he’s not in the same boat as the senior citizen.
I expect Gilles will make it to the finals. And he’ll make it because he got good scores for good dances. So I Foretell.
@88 Brandi went home after a perfect 30 I believe. I can’t recall any others offhand.
Guess I left my comment in the wrong post as I live in the same state as Tony and did not have any power until this afternoon and just watched last night’s show on the computer today since news was on 24/7 and that was what I had on my DVR.
Just hope that Derek will be okay and that he is only gone for one week. I do hope he does the choreography for next week’s fusion dance. Still think Len is ridiculous in his scoring of Shawn compared to Kirstie. There is no way they are even close.
I think Kirstie should have gone this week over Sabrina even though I was not a huge Sabrina fan. I just think Sabrina is the better dancer. Was happy that Apollo/Karina were safe and I do realize that it was not a true bottom two as PH has explained and Tom mentioned it as well. Would love to know who was the real next lowest vote getter. I wonder if it is Kirstie because I do not understand why the judges are giving her such high scores and even threw the extra two her way. Scoring by the judges has always been a problem on this show, but IMO this season has been the worst.
Past Season: “shocking elimination”
This Season: “Not so shocking elimination”. Apparently Sabrina doesn’t have a fan base
I was surprised by what I saw from certain Maks fans tonight on Twitter towards Karina. Though I guess I shouldn’t be. Had the roles been reversed, would it have been any different? Are we to believe Maks would have tried to help her out? Just leave the girl alone already. She’s moved on. Others should too.
And considering the current relationship he’s in and the rumors that are out there about it, that’s probably not a road his fans want to be going down.
I was actually a Sabrina fan and voted for them last week, in addition to Shawn and Derek…and then this week happened and I gave all my votes to Shawn and Derek.
I hate the craptastic judging. I know that’s not an excuse for not voting, but I sincerely thought Sabrina was safe. I mean, she got past Bristol, who made it to the finals in season 11 based on fan base alone. I figured SOMEONE besides me was voting for Sabrina.
Here is my two cents. For me anyway this mostly came down to Len and his hideous scoring. First of all there was obvious mistakes in Sabrina and Louis dance on Monday. I saw a big one right in the middle of the routine. If I could obviously see it then there is no way all 3 judges could possibly miss it. And yet, she get’s 10s across the board. So I did not give them the cpl points I had been giving them all along. Then there is Kirstie to got the exact same combined votes from the judges as Shawn. Really???? How anyone could possibly give Kirstie the same votes as Shawn is so far beyond me that all this combined made me give all my votes to Shawn and Derek. I am so sick of Len’s prejudice against them. I had been throwing a cpl votes a week at Sabrina . In reality, Kirstie should have been gone at week 2 right after PA. But, I think many don’t realize just how big her fan base is. She was an A-list actress and her fans could possibly carry her into the final just like last time. I think the only way she wont go to the final is if the judges get rid of her next week. Then you also have to consider that the producers of the show probably don’t want her gone because losing her fan base would hurt their ratings and to be honest TV is really all about ratings.
Len was totally asinine in saying what he said about Shawn and Derek having a tractor there. Other ones had props and he didn’t say a word about it. They gave them the worst song imaginable and then didn’t want them to use a tractor. IDIOT!
“Okay stupid question alert…if they don’t use another pro in the trio dance…who the heck would they use??”
Don’t tell me they’re going to drag out the cow, the parrot and the donkey again to make up the menage a trois???? Only on DWTS! LOL!
ROTFLMAO!!!! Meggie, you just killed me! BEST comment of the night! *tosses glitter at Meggie*
Ugh! That was a miserable elimination. I hated seeing, Apolo, Melissa, and Sabrina up there. When I saw that trio standing there, I was scared to death Apolo was going since they gave him the encore tonight.
I feel for Sabrina. It must sting a bit to find out how small your fan base really is. As others have said, I liked her but not enough to vote for her.
I’m absolutely gutted that Derek’s injury is worse than he let on and that he won’t be dancing tango/paso with Shawn. Mark has his strengths as a choreographer, but Derek has him beat hands down with those two dances, in my opinion. Of course, it’s too much to hope that Mark will let Derek collaborate on the choreography. I fear Mark will want to have Shawn all to himself.
So, in regards to the trio dance, they’re probably going to use eliminated celebs, since Sabrina tweeted that we “haven’t seen the last of this duo” (in regards to her and Shawn).
I mean, it could be previous celebs, but it would make more sense to use celebs from this season, seeing as they technically signed on for the whole season anyway.
Man I walked right into that one didn’t I Meggie…glad I could set you up…lol Ah and Miss Heidi you made me use my brain to think it through oh so unfair….lol…Y’all are picking on me tonight…ROFLOL. Y’all better be tweeting me like crazy when I am out for surgery…yes it appears I may miss the finale…ya think they would set an alarm and make sure I am awake…lol!!
*Catches Evaine’s glitter appreciatively* Maybe Derek just heard about the make-up of the trio dance and that’s why he’s bowing out?!! A good Mormon boy you know! KIDDING! I get like this when it’s late!
Really bummed about Derek’s injury though!
The show and performances would be better if they didn’t practice/train so much. Close that studio on Tuesday and Saturday. Even professional sports teams take days off. You must let the body recover.
Okay here is a little good news regarding Shawn, Derek and Mark. Derek is choreographing the dance or at least so says Shawn in an interview on E. She also says Derek will be seeing several docs this week and Jennifer Gray tweeted something about Dr. Bray for Derek…I guess that was her doc. Anyway Shawn ends her interview saying Derek may dance Monday night…so just praying for Derek now..to heal and selfishly to be able to dance.
@Lynne Yes! I am slightly less depressed over this night now. Could you post the link to the interview?
LOL Meggie about the barnyard comment. I kind of was thinking the same thing if Emmitt had gotten eliminated…. He was being thrown out of the barnyard after dancing with a donkey, horse and to a chicken dance.
PS…on the trio dance. Is there any chance certain celebs who did not participate this season would come back? I can totally see this year’s kicked off celebs coming back, but woe if one of them get Bristol or Pam.
Why does Gilles have a massive fan base!!! i don’t get, what has he done except show his thing on that movie! i personally hope that he doesn’t and that he will leave soon!
I find it odd that Sabrina was eliminated on 10/30 5 years ago, in season 5 and then was eliminated same day in season 15. She has something with the number 5, doesn’t she?
Am I allowed to post a link…I don’t know.. but here it is Sara…I am sorry PureDWTS if it was a no no. http://www.eonline.com/news/358769/dancing-with-the-stars-backstage-scoop-sabrina-bryan-knew-it-was-coming-even-if-we-didn-t?cmpid=sn-000000-twitterfeed-365-dancing_with_the_stars&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=twitterfeed_celebrities_dancing_with_the_stars&dlvrit=49028
The article is about Sabrina so read the last couple paragraphs.
Too much coincidence! Sabrina was eliminated shockingly on week 6 in season 5. And now week 6 again and even she got top score this week!?
Thanks to whoever pointed out that she was also eliminated Oct. 30 last time. That’s crazy. She should just not get out of bed on this date from now on.
I think Jennie Garth went home after she got tens, too. Get well, Derek! I want to see your choreo for the fusion thing! especially that it’s tango & paso. perfect!
is it sad and pathetic that im sooooo bummed about sabrina getting booted? its so weird how we become so attached to someone we dont know but i feel i just lost my bff..lol (insert dramatic pause here). i love sabrina and admired her work ethic and appreciated how much she truly relished thast she was on dwts both times. even tho she was my fav (and my bff..lol) i knew she didnt have the fanbase to win. im just stunned that she got the boot this week. but if u saw her on tv and read her tweets you will see how she handled herself with grace and dignity. im proud of her especially that week 6 is now her “curse week”. like i said, i know i dont know her but she sure does inspire me. her amazing dancing and her bubbly attitude are so inspirational. thank u sabrina, its been a great ride and im so glad u motivated me! sorry to ramble u guys, but u know how it is when u lose yer favorite
@Donna – That’s disappointing to hear. Maks is abusive and a big bully (and we have it on video) and he actually has supporters??? Odd. Karina is the one that dodged a big bullet (or Bully, in this case).
Oddly, enough, these crazy Maks fans just make me want to not like Peta even more.
@Katarina – I can hear it now, “Yo, ya wanna buy a used car”… (said while standing outside with shirt open)…
It is, in the end, just a dance show. Even Derek says that from time to time and he makes a living doing it.
As for Gilles, he didn’t have a massive fanbase during season 8; that’s why he lost in the end even though he was an amazing dancer. Carrie Ann said before the all-star season that Gilles was the best male dancer ever to be on the show, and Nicole was the best female. I’m still wondering why she or a dozen others didn’t go this season in place of a few others.
But Gilles has made advancement in his career since then. He’s been on an ABC prime time show and now is on an ABC Family show. That has to have added to his fanbase. And as the resident Gilles fan, I have to say that I’m a fan of his dancing. Nobody was as smooth and suave as Gilles in season 8 amongst the male dancers. He can do ballroom and latin. He stays in shape with martial arts. He has a lovely family. Why wouldn’t people like him?
I definitely think the poor judges scores cause Sabrina to go home. I usually vote for Shawn, Melissa and Sabrina, but this week I voted mainly for Shawn because if the poor judges scores.
I am SO bummed about Derek. He needs to take care of the injury first and foremost but I don’t understand why there had to be an announcement on the results show and why he had to say he’s stepping out in advance. Why not have Mark come in to rehearse like Jonathon did with Shannon and like has been done in other situations of illness and injury, and then just take it day by day?
Now that I really had a chance to think about this whole elimination night… Going from the lowest score to the highest score would automatically leave Apolo, Melissa, and Sabrina, as the last celebrities standing.
It would only make sense to have Apolo and Sabrina standing together at the end being the highest scorers…
Gotta go, but I have one question: 🙂
In last nights show, Brooke had 3 couples backstage talking about tonights show. She asked one of the girls “Who do you think is going home?” (Of which I thought was a classless thing to ask) ….. But I can’t remember which girl that was? Was it Sabrina?
I could be wrong (it has happened) but I think (hope) Derek was told to KNOCK IT OFF. He pushed it too far and is now forced to recover from a bigger problem. We really need necks in life. He can get by in a knee brace or a weak arm and still act. Fused neck? Not so much.
I was so worried to see Apolo and Karina standing there with the possibility of being eliminated. I was thinking that if they go I would give up on DWTS this season since they are my favorites to win. I am also very worried about Derek’s neck. It has to be bad for Derek not to dance. I hope it gets better soon and I hope he choreographs Shawn and Mark’s dance next week.
Sabrina shouldn’t have been on the show from the beginning. People here forget she is a dancer/actress. Melissa is a dancer too. All the other stars are not dancers and have no background to it. She had unfair advantage over everyone. Sabrina didn’t improve bc there was nothing to improve, she is a dancer! Kirstie is still the weakest of the ones that are left on the show.
I just watched Shawn’s interviews with ET and OTRC. She said that Derek will still be in all rehersals doing the choreography. Mark is basically just stepping in to reherse with Shawn so he can take a break with all the hours. It looks like Mark is going to the CMA’s now to present with her and Derek is hoping to perform on Monday.
So sad to see Sabrina go. Kinda hoped Team Call me maybe would make it to the semi-finals all together. Really shocking.
I hoped Gilles would be the shocking elimination. Was really hard to watch his ChaCha. maybe it was so difficult that I couldn’t enjoy. Or it was just his stupid outfit. Poor guy. What was Peta thinking! She looked cool though.
Also bummed that Derek has to step out for a week. But Shawn mentioned that he still will be responsible for the choreo and Mark’s just dancing with her. Hope he will make it to week 8. Is there suppose to be the trio? If so, it would be cool if they chose Sabrina, her twin. And if Derek’s still hurt, Mark would dance with both Shawn and Sabrina again. AT THE SAME TIME! That would be cool too. But still prefer Derek though.
Disappointed about the result but I was expecting that actually. I was prepare to see Apollo go, even though I want him to go to the final. The fact is that Carrie Ann made a lot of damage with her comments about Karina and Apollo partnership, no matter how good they do now, works in people minds. The second factor some people seems to not like Karina. For me Karina is the most accomplish dancer you have there. She has competed around the world, been the only female who has reached the finals in Blackpool in 5 years in the road with 3 different partners. She was the first one to put USA in the Map in the world latin dance competition. Made me disappointed to hear negatives comments about her. I have met Peta in BTF UK, and she isn’t an Angel that people think she is. But I do respect people who likes her and I would never post anything nasty about her on twitter or anywhere else.
Anyway this fusion dance won’t help Apollo and Karina chances, chacha with Paso don’t blend together the only song that can maybe connect with that will be JLo on the dance floor.
@ Sandy #119
Brooke asked Kelly who she thought was going home. Is that not the dumbest question? I mean does she really think anyone is going to answer, “Oh I think it’s Sabrina, or Melissa.” Really Brooke?
I haven’t looked and therefore haven’t seen these crazy people sending nasty tweets about or to Karaina but how pathetic. They broke up three years ago. Are they going to keep harassing her till the day she dies? Sad. The little smile/smirk on Kirstie’s face when they heard Karina was picking for them tells me Maks has told Kirstie plenty but if Maks were over it then he should be fine and they should act like grown ups, IMO.
Bummed for Derek but hopefully he’ll make next week after all. Thrilled fro Apolo, Melissa and Val/Kelly. I didn’t think Sabrina had a fanbase but she danced so beautifully the last couple of weeks, I didn’t see it coming this soon.
I, too, don’t think that Apolo has anything to worry about vote-wise based on the elimination last night. In fact, how the elimination was handled last night plus several weeks ago when he was kept around until close to the end (he was in the bottom three when only the judges’ scores were taken into account) indicates that he must be a huge vote-getter. This show’s primary concern is ratings. TPTB want viewers to watch until the very end. You get more viewers to watch until the very end if one of contestants who has not been declared safe is a very popular contestant. Any time TPTB can develop a storyline to keep a huge vote getter until the very end, they will run with it (e.g., bottom three contestants based on judges’ scores, top three contestants based on judges’ scores).
I’m sure I’m in the minority, but I’m not overly disappointed that Mark will be replacing Derek next week. While I do think Shawn is a better dancer with Derek, I actually prefer Mark’s choreography for the paso doble to Derek’s. I like a strong, dynamic paso doble with the dancers dancing separately for most of the dance. Derek seems to choreograph much of the paso in hold, which for me leads to a softer paso. My two favorite pasos danced by a female on DWTS were both choreographed by Mark — Shawn’s and Kristi Yamaguchi’s. As for the tango (as opposed to the Argentine tango), I really can’t remember one by either Derek or Mark that stands out in my mind (and, yes, I was not wowed by the Psycho Tango). However, Derek is clearly the best choreographer, so he more than anyone would be able to make two dances work well together.
BTW, I thought the paso/tango combo was the best combo of the ones available, followed by the paso/cha cha combo. I am very, very happy that my favorites, Shawn and Apolo, got these two combos. Apolo’s paso doble with Julianne is one of my favorite paso dobles.
I was relieved to hear Derek will be involved in the choreography and at rehearsals.
Although I’d love to see Derek dance next week, I kind of hope he doesn’t for the sake of his health. I realize this is a recurring issue he’s been dealing with for years, but this sounds like a really bad flare-up, and he should take the long view and give it a solid week to calm down. Also, if Shawn’s been rehearsing with Mark all week, it might be better for her to perform with him on Monday.
They should have put Kelly and Kirstie with Sabrina. It would have sent a better message in my opinion. I wonder if one of them was in the B2.
P.S. YEAH. Team shark is back
No, DWTS_Fan, what YOU forget is that not everyone gives a rat’s ass whether a celeb has “dance experience” or not. As much as you might think that it’s “unfair” that some had dance experience, nowhere is it written that a celeb can’t have any experience. Plus that whole point is moot this season, since I would consider ALL the celebs to have “dance experience” – they’ve already done this once before.
I am pulling for Derek to dance next Monday- he’s gonna do the choreography, it will be his vision but mark is just doing the rehearsals to give Derek 40 plus hours to relax his neck..he’s not going to the CMA So all this time will allow for doctors, etc. I am confident he will dance:) plus it gives the show more hype- the will he/won’t he, game time decision.
Derek was presenting at the CMA’s with Shawn but Mark is now doing it instead? Why? What about this injury would possible prevent Derek from going to the CMA’s?
Just watched this video on CNN’s website : http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/31/dwts-stunned-by-shocking-elimination/
Gilles irked me in this video more than he should have, but I love Sabrina at the end and the big hug she gave Shawn and telling her to take the trophy. I thought she was very genuine.
Lots of love and well wishes to Derek and all the Pure DWTS fans back East!
Peonies- CMA are in Nashville, I’m sure Derek getting on a plane right now is not ideal, he wants to rest to be good as soon as possible.
#114 Sandy Yes the usual suspects but it was still disappointing to see that particular subject being brought up once again when there really isn’t any proof of it. Especially considering Maks’s current relationship and the rumors that are out there about it. As I said earlier, probably not the best road for his fans to be going down.
#126 Ashley I thought the same thing. Twice this season Maks has made vague digs at Karina on Twitter (and so has Val). I don’t remember him doing anything like this over the past couple of years and we saw him hug her last season during an elimination show. If he’s got a new relationship now, why hasn’t he moved on from all this nonsense? And why is he publicizing it?
I do not think that Gilles has a “massive fan base”. I also don’t think that he’s a shoe in for the finale…although his odds just got better with Sabrina being eliminated.
Eclectic, I think people have explained at length here why they don’t like Gilles. I certainly don’t like him AT ALL. I’m pretty sure we’re not alone in that.
Kaityn, splitting votes could be the problem. It could also be that doing the solo dance on Tuesday when we had hypothesized that could be unfair was also a problem. But, it’s also very likely that she just didn’t have the fanbase to fall back on that some of the others do. It can’t be called a “shocking” elimination anymore when it happens a second time.
Peonies, what difference does that make? None that I can see.
DWTS_Fan, don’t start this lame “she’s a dancer” crap. We’ve had this discussion ad nauseum and it’s ridiculous. Shawn and Apolo are athletes, they have an advantage. The actors have an advantage. EVERYONE has an advantage of some kind. It’s ridiculous to pull out this “dancer” crap in an all star season ESPECIALLY when that person has been eliminated which totally DISPROVES your complaint!! Her advantage clearly wasn’t as big as the others.
@ Donna
I will say I remember the hug because it was so surprising that I played it back at the time and it was Karina who walked over to Maks and initiated it, Maks was just standing there staring straight ahead as usual. Maks just had to respond or it would look odd. So whatever Karina did to him that caused such heartbreak, she was the bigger person in that hug and has been since. I don’t know her so I’m not saying she is a better person but Maks really needs to let it go. What a milestone if he could forgive, be genuinely cordial to her and wish her the best to show he’s moved past it. He’s only hurting himself by carrying this crap around with him IMO.
Ok, back to the topic ….Sabrina and Louis going home. I’m really sorry they won’t be dancing anymore. I loved what they did this season. I would never say that another celeb should have gone home, because, since it was Sabrina, the others must have had enough fan support to stay. Which indicates there are viewers who want to see them continue on the show. Majority rules. I can’t complain, because I never voted for Sabrina and Louis. I would so much rather watch them than some of the couples that are left.
My sister and I were with you all the way, PH and Courtney – we were convinced that there was no elimination last night due to the storm. Our texts went from “this can’t be right” to OMG
I was absolutely positive that this was a trick or treat hoax all the way to the end. I kept expecting the goblins to come running out shouting TRICK OR TREAT, WE FOOLED YOU. But alas, it was not to be.
I’m still shaking my head. I’m not the stat person that Heidi is, but hard to imagine that Sabrina could have won the popularity contest to get on the All-Star season, and then not have enough fan base to keep her on.
while I was not a die-hard Sabrina fan, it was not her time to go! So sad.
I have not actually been on the site very long. I suppose I could read back through the entire season of posts. People are entitled to their own opinions of course. And with 20 million people watching, nobody is alone in their opinions.
I felt antipathy towards Bristol Palin, because I didn’t think she was in the same league of dancing skill as the rest. So I do understand what it is to not want someone in the competition. Kirstie is the next one who should go if dancing skill were the only criteria, which it is not. But I have great respect for all the other dancers who are left, just a bit more for my man and for the others besides Kirstie. I’ve been hoping for an all star season for some time, and the dancing has been really good overall; better than a normal season would have been I think.
@Linde – Yeah, I was having a hard time believing they were actually going to go ahead with the elimination, too, for the simple reason that The Berge usually has an unflappable poker face – he tends to keep a straight face and not fumble over dialogue or show any sort of emotion (positive or negative) with regards to the eliminations. But he was unusually squirrely last night – seemed like he was having a hard time looking people (and the camera) in the eye, was stuttering a bit, and the overall rhythm of the show just seemed…off. And then there was the whole “We’re not eliminating anyone NEXT week because Sandy his THIS week” excuse that made absolutely no logical sense to me. Made me wonder if the “surprise elimination” was actually that there was no elimination, and Tom maybe felt bad for putting the contestants through it. But I guess he was just really shaken about Sabrina getting the ol’ heave-ho – AGAIN.
My head has been spinning for the past 16.5 hours since Sabrina got eliminated, with some of the crazy excuses and theories I’ve been hearing about her elimination. Some want to blame Sandy, some want to blame last week’s voting, some want to blame the judges, some want to blame the other couples – it’s maddening. The girl got near-perfect scores, and her fans had AMPLE time to vote between this week and last, and I think every couple probably took a hit from Sandy, so it all cancels out. She just wasn’t getting the votes, period. History repeating itself. Does it suck? Yes. But was there anything insidious afoot? I highly doubt it. She was a victim of the circumstances.
Oh, it’s not hard to imagine her winning the contest to get on the show but then not having what it took to stick around – to get on the show she wasn’t competing against Shawn, Apolo, Melissa, Gilles, Emmitt and the rest. There’s no comparison.
I liked Sabrina, so much more than season 5, but not really enough to vote for her as I have other favorites.
@Harriett #40 – the contemporary was good but I would have much preferred Chelsie and Henry from the Troupe, since he has SYTYCD experience. Could have also seen a dreamy, romantic waltz with Chelsie and Tristan or Chelsie and Sonny from the Troupe.
That’s too bad about Derek, but his health has to come first. I am glad to see he still has creative control over Shawn’s upcoming dance.
All I can say is wow! Didn’t see that coming at all although I’m glad Louis and his ego are gone. I feel bad for Sabrina though. I didn’t see her in the finals, didn’t want her in the finals, but I still feel for her. Wouldn’t it be nice when they do the double elimination in two weeks, Gilles’ big ego goes? I hope everything is ok with Derek. It has to be serious enough for him to step back, even for a week. It was obvious that he wasn’t moving his neck at all. He’s such a competitor, I hope he doesn’t try to come back if he’s not completely healed. Shawn is great with him, but she did win with Mark. I’m hoping, like others, Derek does the choreography for them and Mark has to go along with it.
My Poem for Week Six
THE BARNYARD BOOGIE
Hee haw, The Barnyard Boogie was on grand display
The All Stars entered the barnyard in countrified array
Cowboy hats, cowboy boots, even a tractor and a bull
The Barnyard Boogie rocked the house, it was the rule
Country songs, high stepping, clicking of dancing boots
The barnyard was lit up with the theme of country roots
The cha-cha was transformed into a country music reel
Shawn and Derek, Gilles and Peta gave it a country feel
Sensual barnyard rumbas were a sashayed country sight
Sabrina and Louis, Kirstie and Max were a pure delight
The Viennese Waltz took its turn on the countrified floor
Melissa and Tony, Apolo and Karina, to applause galore
Emmitt and Cheryl boogied down with a barnyard fox trot
Kelly and Val were dazzling, a brilliant tango, so very hot
The All Stars had another country barnyard boogie treat
Together dancing to Save a Horse, Ride a Country beat
One couple had to depart the country barnyard floor
Sabrina and Louis got the boot out the barnyard door
Next week there is a new twist, two dances, a fusion
Will they be up to the task or will there be confusion
There will be only one show on next Monday night
No elimination will there be to the All Stars delight
The Barnyard Boogie is over, closing the barn door
Can’t wait to come back, for the All Stars and more!
Written By Lois A Troutman, October 31, 2012
THE BARNYARD BOOGIE, HEE HAW, TO THE COUNTRIFIED BEAT!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO ALL, HAVE A “BOO”TIFUL TRICK OR TREAT!
I was really happy Kelly gets to stay another week till I realized that all the lowest had been saved so one of the really good dancers had to go.
Damnit we’re back here again!! There has got to be something the show can do to keep from being such a popularity contest. Otherwise WHAT’S THE FREAKIN’ POINT??? A dancer spends hrs and works their butt off hard , deals with the major stress, risks and sometimes suffers injury and makes it to the top of the leaderboard (sometimes for more than one week) only to be knocked out way early because they aren’t as popular as someone else. Why bother dancing at all and just have a vote to see who’s the most popular celebrity and get it over with?
Now I realize this is just a tv show and understand there has to be some drama to keep it from getting boring or monotonous, but this is getting rediculous. What fun is it to see the best and/or your favorite dancer(s) getting booted off way to early season after season?
I’m all for the judges save (and will be taking the poll btw). I think they need to be able to use it more than once a season as this happens way to often imho.
Well there’s my 2 cents…had to get that off my chest!!
Nope, not gonna play that game with you today, Sandra77. You know the rules around here – you don’t get to comment on other posters, and if you don’t like all the supposed “hate” you see (and I think an emotionally mature person would make the distinction between “hate” and “dislike”), feel free to leave.
Well I was with my mother today, she is in her late 70’s, and we were talking about DWTS. Granted, she is one of those viewers that doesn’t care about the scores, the pros, the celebs, has no investment in the show whatsoever… Just Good TV!
Here are some of her comments:
Gilles (she calls him, The Dark Haired French Guy… she says,… “He is a good dancer, He is going to Win,” (Ugh!) I cringed when she said that… But she likes him very much.
Shawn – (she calls her, The Gymnast… she says, “She does too many tricks”.
Kirstie – (she calls her, That Cheers girl… she says, “She is awful”.
Apolo – (she calls him, The Olympic guy…. she says, “I don’t like his one arm”.
Emmitt – (she didn’t know who he was… she says, “His head is always sweaty”…
Arent’t these a hoot!! She is a random viewer that doesn’t read any blogs, knows nothing about the show whatsoever… And her take is completely innocent on all of the contestants… Just thought I would share some of this with you all.. 🙂
Since you’re so upset about Sabrina’s elimination, cd, I have to ask: did you actually vote for Sabrina?
I haven’t read all of the comments so not sure if anyone else mentioned this. Last night when they were showing the clips of the dancers before or after their performance, they showed Len and CAI talking under their breath about Gilles and how he “really went wrong” or something to that effect. Then they both give him a 9!
Wanted to wish Derek a speedy recovery.
Yeah my comment was on Sabrina this time, but was really meant as a more general frustration with the show.
Alright i admit i didnt vote for her this time, but i didnt vote for anyone for that matter this season. I did vote for her and many others in regular seasons who have gotten voted off way to early so i still feel my frustrated comment is valid and credible in general.
No, I don’t think so, CD – if you don’t vote, you don’t really get to complain.
So you’re saying that you think the show should be all judges’ scores then, cd? Because that’s the gist I’m getting from you complaining about it being a “popularity contest”. If they cut the viewer out of it completely (and thus eliminating the “popularity contest” you complain about), then Kelly should have gone home last night. Would that make you happier?
The reality is that DWTS, despite all the bitching & moaning I’m seeing about it being a “popularity contest” (duh), actually has one of the more fair voting systems, when you look at some other reality shows. 50% judges’ scores, 50% viewer votes – it ensures that good dancers with smaller fanbases still have a chance, while giving dancers who have “off” weeks a fighting chance to stick around and redeem themselves. It’s not perfect by any means – but this situation with Sabrina? I can’t wait for Heidi to do her numbers wrap-up so some of you can see just how FEW votes Sabrina had to have been getting in order to get sent home. She was at the top of the leaderboard, with near-perfect scores – all she had to do was get a combined total that was ONE VOTE HIGHER THAN ONE OF THE OTHER COUPLES. She didn’t need to surpass everyone, or even surpass one couple by a ton of votes. And yet, she couldn’t even manage that – that’s how few votes she was getting. That tells me that not a whole lot of people could be bothered to pick up the phone for her – and if her dancing can’t motivate someone to tune in & pick up a phone, why should they even be on the show?
#152 – Jane – just like Bruno called Apolo’s quickstep “brilliant” and then gave it an 8…
No, no storyboarding here. Nothing to see, move along…
Yeah, Lurker…like Len called Derek’s Choreo brilliant, Shawn’s movement fantastic, but gave them an 8.5 (same score he gave KIRSTIE- in what universe) because there was a tractor and a cow – his words. They did nothing with the cow, the tractor was done with as soon as the music started, but oh the horror.
Yeah, that’s perfectly reasonable. I can totally see why Len gave Shawn an 8.5 because he’s the brilliant ballroom judge. Yep. :::sarcasm:::
When it comes to this show, the order that people leave is really shitty. However, at the end of the day the person who deserves to win *USUALLY* does.
I know nothing about this Karina/Maks issue, but I want to say something. I don’t like either of them! Karina cries… ALL THE TIME, while Maks is mean, frightening, and thinks the show is all about him. My dislike of them has nothing to do with their past relationship.
Heidi- And the worst part that you could see him saying how weird Gilles was during the clip in the results show and still gave him a 9. Gilles is playing over the top sexy each week, something that Len always use to hate but now he doesn’t say a word.
I really dont mean to sound like i’m bitching & moaning – more like venting. Before last week, i had never even blogged before so I will have to think through and word my comments more carefully.
I agree that i dont really have a say in this particular case as i didnt vote this time. I should have kept my comments general as i HAVE voted quite a bit in the past.
I would not have been happy either way – they are both good dancers.
I was happy that she (Kelly) got to stay but wished it had been Kirstie leaving this week rather than Sabrina as i feel Sabrina is a better dancer.
I should have been more clear in my comment -i sometimes forget that people cant read my mind. 🙂
I am not thinking all or none in that it should be a judges only or audience only. I do realize it is a pretty good system and not a perfect show/world and dont even pretend to have all the answers. I’m just sayin it’s a fine tuning thing and that i wish it were a little more judge vote and a little less audience vote.
Wow, I wish i had stated it that way to start, but hindsight’s 20/20.
DWTS is still a great show and i will continue to watch it irritated/frustrated at times or not.
I will also always vote from now on so can justify my comments on this blog as well as helping the contestants of course.
#127 IrisandIdles,
We may differ but, if you prefer a strong, dynamic paso doble with the dancers dancing separately throughout the dance then take a look at Derek & Nicole’s 50’s Paso Doble, which by the way was voted the #4 dance of all seasons on #DWTS. Also they had-IMO an amazing Argentine Tango that season. With Shawn’s skills and his talents I have no doubt he’d come up with spectacular Paso Doble for their routine.
The Paso Doble and Argentine Tango are two of Derek’s strongest and best choreographed routines-IMO. I’m really hoping they bring in the Argentine Tango this season because I know he would choreograph something amazing for he and Shawn.
Gosh I feel bad for Derek, hope he takes care and gets better soon as he has come up with some the most spectacular routines I’ve seen on the show with Shawn this season.
I think it’s pretty funny that Sabrina and Louis were eliminated and I’m glad. I was sick of what seemed to be obvious over scoring to compensate for no fans or because of the past, but even more upset about Len giving Derek low scores. I do love that they all seemed to get along and I truly admire that they never put one another down and they’re all positive regarding their competitors, but feel it’s a happier place with Louis gone. Derek is never rude, mean, cruel or condescending and he’s a good sport and that makes him so much more attractive to me.
I thought that Sabrina was one of the best celebrity dancers, even in this All-Star season, and to have her go out due to a questionable vote is really disappointing. I feel so bad for not voting for her last night because I thought she was safe and I gave my votes to Kelly. I was talking to some coworkers at DISH, and it seems like a few of them did the same thing. I was so sure that it would either be Kelly or Kirstie eliminated this week that I didn’t even tune in last night. Thankfully, I was able to watch the episode off of Primetime Anytime on my Hopper. Having it record everything on during primetime on the four major networks is such a lifesaver sometimes. You could tell that this elimination gave all of the contestants something to think about because if you can’t guarantee your safety by getting a perfect score there is no way it can happen.
I think what fascinates me the most about this whole situation is that people who should know, ie: pros, judges, hosts, long-time fans, are so ‘ignorant’ of how the show actually works and so appalled that a young lady who has really not done a lot of things to bring her to the viewership’s attention couldn’t bring the votes to stay. Just knowing how the voting works should make it obvious. Fan base matters! This season more than any other, I think. Was I shocked that Sabrina went home? Not really. What surprised me was that Kelly didn’t – those soap opera folks were certainly on the job. 🙂
Ok, how is the vote questionable? I’m sorry to see her go, I am. She is a good dancer but the people I have talked to, not saying anyone on this board in one breathe say she shouldn’t of went home and in the next say well, no they didn’t vote for her but….
There are no buts when it comes to this show. If you have a favorite you vote for them. If you don’t, don’t complain when they go home. People didn’t get to vote for the other celebs either.
Ok, end of vent. Now back to regulary scheduled posting. 🙂
Since I voted 16 times for Sabrina and Louis, I CAN complain. Loudly.
WAH!!!!! BOOOO!!!!!! DRAT!!!!!!
I’m getting the feeling that I am oh-so-alone in my desire to see healthy, happy, enthusiastic dancers in the finals.
I had been voting each week for Melissa and Tony, but I shifted my votes to Sabrina after Melissa hurt her neck. I don’t enjoy watching people dance in pain in their efforts to entertain me. I don’t want anyone to torture themselves for this silly dance show. I like Melissa enough that I want her to go home and take care of herself. Same for Kelly and her broken toe and exhausting schedule, and Kirstie and her clear exhaustion and feeling overwhelmed.
Sabrina and Louis were a couple with the strength and abilities and lack of injuries that they could have wowed us each week through the finals, including a superb freestyle dance. I’m sad that my fellow DWTS voters didn’t give them enough votes to make it happen.
I do hope we can scrounge up three healthy couples for the finals. We didn’t really have one to spare, folks.
I was surprised that Sabrina was the one to go home. But, am thrilled that Maks and Kirstie got to stay! All of my votes go to them every week. I always root for the underdog. That “senior citizen” as someone above called her, looks great for her age, and can move pretty good even though she is over weight. She and Maks can’t do all of the tricks like the others and it’s refreshing to see.
After watching all of the dances from this week again, I gotta say this fusion dance is going to be interesting. Everyone is doing really good and its anyone’s game. Saying that, I hope Sabrina is part of a trio dance (specifically Derek and Shawn’s)
@Woodrose
You did know that you could vote Monday AND Tuesday night last week, right? There were three nights (including this Monday) of potential voting. So there was actually a potential of 24 votes there.
Elissa, I feel like you’re yelling at us. Yelling won’t make people change their opinion. It’s fine that you like him and think he’s the best dancer and all. I’m not mad at you for thinking that. Most people here who say negative things about him wanted him on this season and felt very inclined to like him. It’s not like he hasn’t been given a chance and people just decided to be irritated with him for no reason.
Elisa, go away.
Ummm…drugs are bad.
LOL^^
Jess, I felt like Elisa was yelling at us too. Are posts like that suppose to convince us? Well, it only does the opposite.
I think it’s safe to say that Kirstie will go to the finals. Of course, it isn’t her dancing and everyone knows that but she has one heck of a fan base that will put her through. She is also a good person with a really big heart so she will get her votes. Obviously she can’t win but she will go to the final 3. The most unfair thing I have consistently seen this season is Len’s unfair scoring. I mean giving 10s to those who deserve 8s and giving 8s to those who clearly danced a 9.5 or a 10. He has made me lose all respect for him and I no longer believe he can be a fair and unprejudiced judge. It’s shame really because with his background and dance expertise he should have made himself stay neutral and give the scores that was earned. I am sorry but Carrie Ann acts like a school girl in heat when it comes to Gilles. I think its really very unprofessional of her and even more I think it has cost him votes. People see her acting like an idiot over him and scoring to high and they react by with holding votes they may have given to him. I feel almost like Bruno is the only sane judge of the three and that’s amazing because I use to think he might be insane! As long as Len keeps underscoring Shawn and Derek every single week I will keep giving every one of my votes to them. I probably would give them all to them anyway but I definitely will do so with Len giving out 8s for a 10 dance!
I don’t think Kirstie will be in the finals. I think the judges will make sure she’s in bottom two in the double elimination. If she’ll be safe then I think she’ll be eliminated in the next double elimination.
I agree that Len’s scoring is not consistent. I realized it last season(S14). But I think Len actually scores Shawn accurately, the other two judges don’t. None of her dances deserved 10s imo, specially her cha cha and rumba. I think the most inconsistent judge is Bruno. Obviously, he’s favoring some of the contestants.
@Eagle – Gawd, I hope not! But the way the judges continue to overscore her for lackluster performances, then I would say Kirstie making the finals could be a possibility.
You don’t really expect credibility, Eagle, after claiming that the Team dance saved Team Gangnam style last week, do you?? Of course you don’t think Shawn deserved 10’s after that comment.
I think I am one of those people who vote not only for the celebrity but also on how much I enjoy watching the pro partner perform. So, based on that, even though she was one of the better dancers, I wasn’t too unhappy about Sabrina’s elimination. However, if Shawn were to be eliminated, that’s another thing altogether.
Preemptive strike: yes, we are aware “Do Your Thing” was Shawn’s freestyle song & Wendy’s quickstep song. No, we don’t particularly care.
LOL, Court. I thought about putting that in the post but then didn’t really think it was that big a deal. 🙂
Someone will make a big deal about it, as if it is some revelation…”You guys know that was Shawn’s freestyle song, right?”
Haha…already happening on that other board….how Shawn is getting all the perks; “golden boy, now Mark instead of Teddy, dancing marathon to a song she’s used, dancing marathon with mark and he won last season’s marathon.” Oh boy….people are cray cray.
First, who is positive that Mark is dancing WITH her Monday night? Second, so what if Mark won marathon with Katherine last season? derek has won those before. Why on Earth would Derek ask Maks & Val’s boy, Teddy to fill in for him? Oy vey.
Should have added…
It’s not as bad as some Maks/Kirstie fans saying how the drawing of the fusion dances were pre-detemined. They focus on how Tom accidentally picked Emmitt and Cheryl for themselves, how he had to ask who they were picking for next when it was Derek & Shawn’s turn, and the absolute best…..having Karina pick for Maks so she can “stick it to him live on national tv”. She knows quickstep is hard for Kirstie and the other remaining choices had cha cha in them. Knowing that Kirstie loves to do cha cha, Karina, that evil witch that she is, purposefully gave her a hard dance.” I’m shaking my head so much I think I have a neck injury!
I wondered how the extra voting day (Tuesday night) impacted the voting that week? Sabrina danced her individual dance on Tuesday. The only reason I mention this is because I saw people elsewhere mention they didn’t realize they could vote again. Folks are used to the Monday night/Tuesday morning voting.
Heh, not everyone visits this site where everything is pretty much spelled out. 😉
People on that other board are morons. Derek never lost a marathon prior to last season. And Maks’ picked Teddy to dance with with Hope – his choice. His entourage. Derek picked the most obvious choice – Mark.
No one knows if Derek or Mark is dancing Monday night. Only a true moron would think that losing your partner for a week would be a “perk”. Regardless of Mark replacing him. Mark danced with her more than 3 years ago. Three, very important years.
And the Maks fans making those comments need to get a life. Jaysus.
@Sandy, I think the judges will make sure that Kirstie’s going home. Also she was in the bottom two in week 4, therefore its pretty normal that she was safe in the next elimination(I mean, when Sabrina went home). But this time I think she’ll be in the bottom two again and will go home because it’ll be double elimination I guess. Of course maybe I’m wrong but I hope I’m not.
Princess Heidi, I’m not writing here expecting credibility, I’m stating my opinion. Just like you do.