New Afterbuzz TV Episode For DWTS Season 18 Week 5
Below is the new Afterbuzz TV episode for Dancing With The Stars Season 18 Week 5. Kristyn was out of town on business last night (cries, miss you Kristyn!) so Suri ran the show. Julz Tocker and Anna Trebunskaya help her in breaking down the dances….and the judges too. Let us know what you think and if you agree with them on everything!
My thoughts for now (and maybe more later in comments): The more I listen to Anna talk, the more I’d like to see her be a guest judge on the show. However, I didn’t agree with her thoughts about Carrie Ann and how she didn’t call Derek and Amy for their lifts. I think Carrie Ann did the right thing. Afterall, and in the end, it’s not like she gave them a perfect score, did she?
I thought Anna had many interesting comments in this episode. I do think she would be a good guest judge.
I had to laugh when she went on and on at how good and ‘pro-like’ Danica’s posture and hold and frame are…..
I was fine with her opinion on Carrie Ann’s comments to Amy. Many will agree and disagree on this. IMO the best way to handle this (which Anna and Julz did mention) would have been to say nothing. She’s ignored lifts before, and with Len already being lenient for Disney week, she could have been too and not made lift comments at all the whole evening.
I also understand what Anna said about coaches and egos in the ballroom world. I do not mind Nene being blunt in the package though I do think she went a little far with her attitude toward Tony. But in her defense, Nene would not realize the unspoken rules on comparing coaching in the ballroom world so it’s not fair to hold her to that. Especially when the other couples weren’t having an issue adapting to things the switch coach did with them. But, if she did indeed notice that Derek talk made Tony uneasy and kept going on and on and on anyway, that probably wasn’t a nice or wise choice. Tony should be able to handle listening to his celeb and adapting to things she works best doing but he also shouldn’t be antagonized. And I don;t even like Tony! So, both had some negative moments, and though it only made up a short part of their week according to their post show interviews, I think it could have hurt the votes and they could very well leave Monday.
Great show! I love Anna so much and really wish she was a judge. New executive producer, take note!
I thought they did a good job explaining the Tony/Nene flap and were cynical that Nene knew what she was doing and was winding him up.
I think the reason Meryl was in that shorter heel was to make it look like she and Maks were barefoot. Also I know y’all said it was Meryl’s choice not to be a princess but it didn’t seem like it from her interviews. Like Suri said, Maks wanted her to be one and I also saw Meryl said he should have been a prince.
Suri seemed to confirm the producers put Derek and Nene together for drama. It is funny bc they hint again at cliques of the Cocky bros and the fam but it seems like it just them. It is clear several pros like Val etc but the the infighting seems like them. I think Derek has more going on than to care for Maks and the familia drama. So if Sharna or PETA win, is it a familia win? Or a Jason Gilkinson win, lol.
I am also disappointed Anna and Kym were not part of Disney night. Seriously, Ariel and Tinkerbell. People have said for years and they would have been perfect. Forget the troupe. Love to see them bring back pros we loved back and dance. Or can we get someone else but Mandy Moore to choreo the opener. The show used to get like Wendy Johnson or even Louis. Heck, bring back Dmitry bc he did great openers on sytycd with NappyTabs that was hip hop and ballroom. Just wish the show pretended it still cared for ballroom. He did a great Latin fusion with jazz with Sonya recently.
I also like Anna’s comments and she or even Kym would be great judges. Less drama too. Anna after all her seasons gets the tv show side of the show. Still annoyed with Julz. Maybe because he talks too much. I barely remembered you as a troupe member, Julz. Calm down.
The fact that Derek just doesn’t seem to care about their clique’s has got to make them crazy. They make jabs all the time and he just smiles. Pretty infuriating, I would imagine. 🙂