PureDWTS19 Question: Did you approve of Kevin Hart’s judging last night? (New POLL, VOTE)
Did you approve of Kevin Hart’s judging last night? VOTE in our new Poll and let us know what you think and how you voted in comments.
My thoughts: I thought Kevin was fantastic. What I love about the guest judges is that they judge on the “entertainment” factor much like we would do. I think it’s nice to have a perspective like that added to the judges panel just to cover all bases since this competition is not always about ‘technique”. He was so funny and entertaining too. I love how he screamed out the scores in his own way too. Hilarious.
Loved Kevin Hart. He was a FAN sitting at the judges’ table, similar, IMO, to Robin Roberts season 18. I also enjoyed his dances.
He had no more credibility as a judge than I have as an architect. AND, producers, please note: if you EVER cut Bruno’s comments off again — it’s happened twice now — I’m done watching. The man has given you 19 freakin’ seasons! He deserves more respect than that. If you’re going to cut someone off, cut off the stupid guest judge. Start the last dance’s comments with Julianne so that this NEVER happens again.
I liked Kevin Hart on the show and he seems like he was so happy to be there. The only problem I have with a guest judge (not just Kevin Hart) is that they may overscore some people. Giving a 10 to Tommy was a bit weird.
They should be cutting CAI, really. That woman needs a muzzle. Julianne, while rather bitchy, at least made some sort of SENSE. Agree with her or not. Me thinks CAI is feeling the heat.
I loved him and thought he was hilarious. The 10 for tommy was a little bit high as weird but otherwise he was just a fan having fun, which is what I want to see from a guest judge
In my opinion he was the ” entertainment ” judge. Not only did he entertain but he scored the couples on their entertainment skills. Great job Kevin. I was a skeptic.
I liked that the age of the contestant factored into Kevin’s score for Tommy and Betsey. Is it reasonable to score them in the same way as a much younger contestant?
I think Bruno is the best judge, and the most consistent – as crazy as that sounds. I definitely would rather anyone else be cut off than him. But no way will they do that with a guest judge that is a current box-office draw. So cut off CAI if you have to.
I liked his positivity and the hilarious delivery of lines, but his scoring really irked me. The scores he gave Betsey and Tommy were way too high – although they are both lovely people, they should not be scored higher than those who are better dancers (although I LOVE Tommy’s dancing).
I loved Kevin Hart. My grandson loved him too!
But DWTS needs to get back to the 3 person judging panel starting with Season 20.
I liked that he wasn’t so serious and did whatever he wanted. I think we needed that considering people get so freaking serious about this show. I agree…. CAI has been a hot mess for a while now and with Julianne as a judge, it’s so freaking obvious
Kevin was hilarious! And I enjoyed his dance with Josh Gad. Yep, I’m with those who say to cut-off CAI. When Len comes back, she should go on vacation to give us a reprieve.
Here’s my thing about guest judges without any sort of dance background: I actually appreciate them, and think they normalize the judging a little bit by offering a viewers’ perspective instead of a hardcore dance professional’s. With 4 judges (all with dance background) nitpicking the sh*t out of the dances week after week, it was refreshing to have someone like Kevin there to say “Y’know what? It may not have been perfect technically, but I was entertained by it.” Rather that Carrie Ann, Len, Julianne, and Bruno all getting caught up in footwork and posture and timing and whatnot, it was nice to have someone there that was able to appreciate the dance solely for its entertainment value. And really, the two outlandish scores he gave last night – Betsey’s 9 and Tommy’s 10 – kinda offset some lower scores that both of them got. Plus, in the great scheme of things, I doubt some generous scores in week 3 are going to somehow propel either of them to the MBT 🙂
Courtney, I agree – and it’s these kind of guest judges that I like. I think of Robin Roberts on the show and how much of a fan she is, or Kevin Hart’s enthusiasm. Those high scores were fun, and in the grand scheme of things probably won’t matter a lick except to make Tommy and Betsey feel damn good about themselves – and that’s a wonderful thing to do.
Exactly, Fig – and it’s the same reason I hated Abby Lee Miller & Donny Osmond as guest judges: both adopted too much of the “dance expert” perspective. Was just such a DRAG.
I liked him, loved the humor he brought even into the yelling of the scores.
And yes, if you have to cut anyone off of the 4, let it be CAI who gets crazier as well as ruder even season, not Bruno
Yes!! Loved Kevin.
The reason I loved Kevin as a judge was because, as mentioned, having guest judges like him and Robin Roberts from last season has them take on the role of the ‘armchair critic’ like so many of us viewers.
I know people weren’t so happy with his 10 for Tommy and 9 for Betsey but I saw nothing wrong with it – he’s not there to mark seriously, but to have fun with it!
Oh, Court – I totally agree about Donny. And he’s just been announced as a guest judge for Strictly Come Dancing in a couple weeks. I feel bad for the entirety of the UK right now.
Let’s just be real….. Julieanne and maybe Bruno gives solid critiques. Carrie Ann critiques when it’s convenient for her and Lens just grumpy
I LOVED what Kevin Hart said to Derek after that wonderful Jazz routine to Singin in the Rain. Derek was really touched by that. THAT is why Derek dances and performs on the show season after season. He LIVES for moments like that, it’s what drives him. He could care less if he ever wins another Mirrorball trophy ever again. He appreciates the admiration of the fans who watch the show. Having Patricia Kelly come to the rehearsal studio and give them those gifts was a truly moving moment for them as well.
I am really not familiar with Kevin Hart. I did not care for him as a judge with all of that hollering. Anybody who scored Betsey with a nine and Sadie with an eight is nuts IMO.
And why in the heck was he given two dance numbers when he is not a dancer?
I thought Kevin was one of the best guest judges we’ve ever seen on DWTS (I would say THE best, but right now I can’t remember all of them).
He bring his dancing shoes to that desk anytime. He was positive, he was thoughtful, and he was so damn funny. Loved him.
I enjoyed Kevin and thought he added some fun to the judging. Is Len taking another week off. If so who is the guest judge next week.
I agree with those above, if you are going to cut off anyone make it CAI, not Bruno
Kevin was funny and enjoyed his dancing. Most guests are entertaining. As far as scores by the judges or guest judges, I go with what my heart tells me and vote for the celebrate that has very little dance in their background and grow each week. Along with that, if they have good points like personality, good attitude, works well with pro partner, takes judges criticism well they have my vote. I have to admit that Betsey & Tommy are shockingly entertaining and for their age, doing pretty good.