DWTS 15 End-of-Season Awards: Which Couple Was the Most Mismatched?
Ok, it’s official: I’m probably going to eliminate the write-in category the next time we do these, because it seems like it got misunderstood & misused quite a bit this time. HINT: if you wrote in several of “shawn n derrick!!!” dances for best dance, yet also wrote in “shawn n derrick!!!” for most mismatched couple, I’m going to assume you probably did not understand the question. Oy 😯
Write-ins:
Bristol & Mark – 11
Shawn & Derek – 11
Kirstie & Maks – 6
Kelly & Val – 1
Melissa & Tony – 1
None – 1
Courtney: First things first: if you wrote in any of the three finalists in this category, this is me rolling my eyes at you, because I daresay Melissa & Tony, Shawn & Derek, and Kelly & Val were probably 3 of the MOST compatible partnerships this season – and obviously they did something right, or else they likely wouldn’t have made the finale. Methinks there are likely some sour grapes over the outcome of this season coming from those writing any of those 3 couples in. And yeah, Bristol & Mark were mismatched in season 11, and they were mismatched again this season…but honestly, does anyone really think Bristol would have fared better with any other pro? I’m not even sure Derek could have shined that turd. As for non-written-in results – I’m not sure I agree that Pam & Tristan were the “most mismatched”, per se – I would argue that they seemed to get along well in their rehearsal package and in their pre & post-show press, but that Pam just wasn’t able to put in the necessary effort to hack it in the all-star season. In retrospect, I actually think that Drew & Anna were terribly mismatched – and as a result, I think they didn’t go nearly as far as they should have, given their combined skill set. From what I gathered from insider info about their rehearsals, Drew came into the all-star season with a “let’s have fun!” attitude, but Anna’s intensity and the pressure she was putting on him to get things perfect took its toll and by the end of his run, he was stressed out, anxious, and definitely not having fun anymore. Unfortunately, as much as I love Anna, I think her intensity is the one thing that may be standing between her and an MBT – unlike Karina, who seems to have figured out how to balance being intense with having fun, I don’t know that Anna has figured out how to relax and enjoy the experience…and I think that may take a toll on her partners. As for Gilles & Peta – yeah, in the end, I think they ended up being a mismatch…but I blame that more on Gilles being a complete d-bag, and Peta just letting him get away with it. 🙂 Apolo & Karina had some edgy moments, but overall I think they were well-matched; didn’t see enough of Helio & Chelsie to really make a judgement one way or another; and Sabrina & Louis were at about the same level of annoying perkiness, so I guess that means they were compatible 😛
Vogue: I voted for Peta and Gilles for “Most Mismatched”! When we first heard they were going to be teamed up, I thought, “Wow, this pairing is brilliant. We are really in for something special.” Both gave off a classy, ‘old Hollywood’ feel in all of their promos. I loved Gilles the first time he danced, so I was quite taken back with his ego from the get go. I felt sorry for Peta so much of the time. I got the feeling he didn’t trust her since she was more new to the scene and would have rathered had Cheryl as a partner. It was a disappoinment. I didn’t get a “mismatched” feeling from anyone else like I did with Peta and Gilles …and like Courtney, I blamed it on Gilles too.
Heidi: Again – don’t remember who I voted for. And I didn’t feel sorry for Peta at all – she fed his ego instead of reining it in. I have to say that I agree with the Drew/Anna mismatch – that was just no fun at all. I don’t get why people think Pam and Tristan were mismatched. Because they went out first?? That’s a bit of a cop out – just because they were first out doesn’t mean that they were mismatched, just that she was the least skilled dancer who also had the fewest voters. Saying that the most mismatched couple is the one that went out first is kinda like saying that the best dancer always wins. Ummm…no. 🙂 Also, Courtney – I’ve noticed on PDH that people tend to not read real closely on these sorts of things. 🙂
I voted Peta and Gilles, those two were just terrible together.
It kills me to say this but i voted for Helio and Chelsie. Pam and tristan had potential but helio and chelsie was just odd.
Pam and Tristan were just painful!Drew and Anna & Gilles and Peta sounded like a good idea at first but I thought Drew and Gilles were to full of themseleves,and Anna was not that animated this season,we found out why later,and Peta doesn’t talk much.Apolo and Karina didn’t really work because I think everyone(mostly everyone)loved Apolo and Julianne…I liked the rest of them though!:P
Pam and Tristan were well matched, in my opinion, Pam just didn’t give enough time to rehearsing. Now Drew and Anna were a serious mismatch. Anna has always been one of my favorites, but when she thinks she has a contender, her competitive drive takes over. That’s something she needs to work on.
In hindsight, I think that Gilles should have been paired with Cheryl since she reined him in a lot, Karina should have been paired with Emmitt (while she was a good match for Apollo, I think she would be better paired with Emmitt), and Peta with Apollo. On a side note, Drew and Anna seemed great in week one but I think she absolutely was in “eye of the tiger mode” (as my family calls it) and he just wanted to have fun.
Well said Cidra – Anna is one of my very favorites as well, but the stress gets to her with a capable partner (I remember that emotional breakdown with Evan). I had picked Drew & Anna to at least be in the finals, but that was before I saw their chemistry together (or lack thereof). It looked good on paper …….
Thanks for the insider info. Seemed most blamed Drew, but they probably like Anna too much to see she needs more. I hoped their dry sense of humor would work, but guess not. I voted for them. I wished Drew got Chelsie by the end.
Forgot who I voted for, but Anna and Drew and Gilles and Peta ended up the most mis-matched for me. Loved Apolo and Karina, but, IMO, as TPTB didn’t, they didn’t get a good edit. Chelsie and Helio were squicky but not necessarily mis-matched. I liked Shawn and Derek a lot and really liked Kelly and Val, even after the showmancing got creepy.
I wonder if Anna’s separation from Jonathan had any effect on her partnership with Drew. Of course she’s a professional so it shouldn’t, but she’s also human. She probably didn’t feel much like having fun and was pushing herself (and Drew) at something she could control. That said, she was pretty intense with Jerry and Evan too, but as atheletes they are used to that I guess. Were those her only contenders other than Drew? She seemed to find a good balance with Kurt.
@mmc – That very well could be the reason. But not only did I notice it with Drew, I felt her partnership with Jack was strained as well.
With Carson though, At first, I felt Anna came off frustrated in their first few rehearsal packages, but clearly she loosened up and just had fun with it, once she knew Carson was a HIT with the fans. But who didn’t fall in Love with Carson. 🙂
I think I voted for Pam and Tristan because I just really hated what she did to him. Or brought out in him. He has been such a sweetheart so far, and their pairing just grossed me out. Every moment they were on screen was sexed up and drugged up and just trashy.