Afterbuzz TV And Shirley Ballas Review DWTS Season 21 Week 6 – Video
Shirley Ballas joins Kristyn Burtt and the gang to review Dancing With The Stars Week 6. The show begins at 7:00pm ET or you can play it afterwards below. We look forward to your thoughts as always. Thanks, Everyone!
i feel for Shirley because she is clearly so pained for Mark and pretty clearly feels Derek got a much better deal, in terms of partner and this week’s song choice. She was fair nonetheless, and I do agree that hitting some numbers was going to get bigger scores than others — but the expectations were also higher.
I always love when Shirley comes on the show but she did seem pretty subdued today. I got the feeling she was really upset for Mark and maybe the way he’s been portrayed on the show lately.
I found it very interesting what she had to say about Carlos. I hope I’m not misunderstanding or misinterpreting what she said, but it seemed (to me) like Shirley was implying that Carlos’ “conflict” about Magic Mike and his faith was an act to get more votes – like he was playing the victim in order to appear more sympathetic to viewers. If this is the case, then I find him really lame and desperate. (and if I’m being way off base, then I apologize)
I don’t know if that’s the case with Carlos. Alexa looked pretty upset at the joke that was made about the next day at church after that dance. As a fellow devout Christian, I could totally understand his conflict and why he would want to air that out….. You wouldn’t want to later on be accused of being a Christian only when it’s convenient, being a fake one, etc. Although it certainly is possible that Carlos was trying to get votes, I certainly didn’t get that vibe.
I also think that shirleys complaining is ridiculous. Firstly, there is no need for her to be comparing Derek to mark in the first place. They are individuals. Secondly, when marks partner got switched to Derek, Derek was able to do what mark has yet to do with Alexa. And tango is hard and it’s not as easy on the eyes with easy choreography and the potential for tons of lifts like other dances. Nonetheless, Derek had her do amazing. There is no reason for people to always be saying that Derek is doing well because of his partner, even in switch up week he does great and team dances! I think Shirley and Mark need to not be weenies, pardon me they do seem to be lovely people, and Mark needs to re think his strategy and method of teaching. He only has control over himself, not Derek or the shows manipulations, etc, and the sooner he realizes that and starts changing his way of doing things and humbles himself and stops being a cry baby, the sooner he’ll start winning mirror balls.
Looks like Nick’s secret weapon will be his international fanbase who has been voting each week. Nobody seems to know that the BSB still have a very strong following internationally & continue to perform to sold out crowds. DWTS won’t know what hit them come the finals.
#Jen I completely agree. With each season, Mark has not been able to control is attitude. It is not mature and I do think Derek did with positive reinforcement was able to do what he hasn’t been able to do. I also see the Ballas family – Shirley and Corky go after Derek and his partner about preferential treatment and it has become predictable and very disappointing. Darva always also finds something to nitpick about Derek – also predictable. As a long time, loyal Derek fan this just feels like “etu Brute”. I am saddened by this. Shirley – be sad for Mark, but why blame it on D and go after Derek for his success or good work with his celeb. Her low energy, read between the lines, an entire country is voting for Derek’s partner, poor Mark got the shaft again comments were not even thinly veiled. No one is a lock for the final except Derek and Bindi. Ugh. She also then gets effusive with her praise about other pros as she does this. Its so very transparent and so disloyal on so many levels, it bothers me greatly. I see Derek do nothing but his best and constantly show loyalty and support for Shirley and that family. This year recently, Derek alone spend 2-3 days at the Killick Classic working for Shirley while Mark was conspicuously absent and held down that fort by himself. Totally loyal and giving only a week or so after he was on a grueling tour for for 3 months. Last year Shirley did the same thing and so did Corky on AB and was even more pointed with her “blond, blue-eyed” comments last time. Mark is a creative & talented person and his heart is in music. He is not Derek and is to be honest, when it comes to DWTS / Choreo, despite his theatrical tendancies, he is no longer in Derek’s league and the career high’s that Derek has achieved. The pros in the dance world and the awards and accolades D has gotten bear this out. The delta is widening and instead of supporting D as a 2nd family, Shirley and Corky turn on Derek when things get tough for Mark. Mark is clearly not excited about DWTS anymore. He has been tough on Alexa and tried to force her into the “total character immersion” deal he pushed on Willow. That cat in the jungle get-up he had her in a few weeks back was ridiculous. She has so much potential and he isn’t the right partner for her to bring out her beset. Derek bested him with only 1 week of working with Alexa and she is back where she was. The Britney number wasn’t as eye catching as some of the other but she / he also didn’t do their best.
When she gets like this, I question all her judgement. The OTP praise for Allison wad ridiculous this time. She did a great job but it was so obvious there were many points in which Allison and Andy were not in synch and while it was a great effort and his best, was absolutely not 10 worthy yet Derek doesn’t deserve a 10 for a memorable, number performed brilliantly with an extremely difficult lift performed so well with a non-dancer on live TV after he taxed himself practicing it all week? I continue to lose respect for Shirley and her objectivity. This week’s AB was a buzz kill for me.
With as well, he seems like the kind of guy that will have tons of major stars tweeting their support for him when he gets to the final. A bit like when Rumer’s parents managed to get half of hollywood and the pop world tweeting their support for her.
*With Nick
I was actually pretty nervous when we were about to hear the Bindi and Derek section of the video. I was worried they were going to slam the fact that there wasn’t a lot of rumba and infact there was more mambo content. the lift was as perfect, i mean poor derek was physically shaking, but thankfully they weren’t too harsh.
I wonder if the producers are trying to get Mark to be more like Maks. I mean, Maks was entertaining TV, he always fought back and argued he was sometimes painted as the villian/bad boy and now that he is gone, the producers want someone to fill in that role. Derek is way to nice and professional to ever fight back, even the few times he did disagree it made him more lovable. Do you think thats why they have been a little extra harsh on Mark with the scores and critique, because he wears his emotions on his sleeve? I feel like the show is using him and pushing him, and if they reach his limit, he just might break and snap and maybe even lash out. who knows?
I really didn’t get the sense that Shirley was throwing Derek to the wolves in order to spare Mark. She’s obviously upset that Mark was disappointed in the scores. When you’re a mom, if you your kid is upset, then you’re upset. It doesn’t matter whether the kid is five or fifty.?
Obviously rehearsal packages can be manipulated to appear however TPTB want them to, however I didn’t know that they take sentences out of context and splice them in to achieve whatever effect they’re going for. That’s just straight up sleazy.
It was great to hear Shirley give love to both Emma and Lindsay.
Thing is – ON PAPER – Mark clearly had the advantage this season over Derek. He has a partner who is young, gorgeous, athletic and with performing experience. He SHOULD be beating Derek handily. Derek’s situation is pure luck – I never would have guessed Bindi would be who she is, much like Kellie Pickler. Mark’s situation is pure BAD luck, in that they don’t seem to be connecting (that’s improving, for sure) and she’s more into her husband than the competition (also hopefully balancing out a bit).
The other thing that I’m questioning is WHY they gave Alexa and her husband – the two more religious people on the show (supposedly in Carlos’ case) – the Magic Mike and Brittany Spears song. Almost like they were trying to start something. That “reality show” aspect of this show just pisses me off. It’s more sneakily manipulative than most of them and that’s saying something. I did see the last 25 minutes of AB while I was looking for the AB interviews for the site (please, Vogue, don’t go…) and heard Shirley very nicely imply that Carlos is faking it. 🙂 That’s NOT what she said, but the implication was there. She said he knows the show and what it’s about and how to work it. Derek knows the show too, but he doesn’t do stuff for votes, rather he DOESN’T do stuff that will give the producers material to show. I can really respect Derek’s way – but Carlos’ way is kinda….well, I wanna say slimy. But it’s really more cynical, isn’t it?
JANE!! That’s how I saw it too and I wrote my post before I saw yours. Agree completely – That’s what I thought Shirley was saying in her very British way. 🙂
Blah Blah Blah, Katie, we’ve heard it all before. He might win, but he might not. But there is ONE celeb whose youtube videos have total views of over 14 million and that’s NOT Nick. Youtube is not usually an indicator of who will win – but in this case it’s certainly saying something. 7 million views on one video is higher than anyone, ever. It’s making me think, that’s for sure.
I haven’t seen this episode yet, but if she’s saying that Carlos’s package was scripted and/or fake – umm YEAH. I was going to post about this in the Private Members section. My spidey sense for that reality show bullshit went BLARING during Carlos’s package. Not that he wouldn’t feel that way, or shouldn’t – but that he didn’t, and the package was clearly something he was faking or at the direction of the producers, acting out. Or a mixture of both. And he wasn’t even very good at it (the acting part I mean).
AB lost me as a regular viewer two seasons ago. It just doesn’t work when you have the family and friends of one pro on the panel – which is something they do week after week. No one is objective or fair when that happens.
Yeah, they have opinions, but when you subvert your own opinion to protect the feelings of your guests, what’s the point? And you’re right, Jen – why even bring up Derek in relation to Mark, this week in particular?? They are individuals with different partners. And, like I said earlier, on paper Mark should be wiping the floor with Derek. He had the advantage at the start of the season.
I didn’t see the part where Shirley was raving over Allison, but I did see where Suri came late and shredded Allison and Andy’s dance. That was kinda funny to watch – she shredded it and then Shirley said she loved it and Suri started back pedaling immediately. Hilarious.
Sorry, I get that Shirley is Mark’s mother and of course she feels upset when he is upset. But if she cannot even make a show of putting that aside and being professional when she is asked to discuss DWTS and it’s pros, then she shouldn’t do it! But of course, the AB crew also likes / shares her view that Derek is favored.
BUT those who vote for the Emmy Awards have no bias or agenda where Derek Hough is concerned. And he’s won 2 awards from them!
I know some fans don’t want to see it but DH has shown over and over again that he is the best teacher, choreographer and strategist combo on DWTS. Maybe it isn’t fair to pit the others against him. But as long as he is on the show, it also isn’t fair to Derek’s celebrities to hold them to different standards than the other contestants either. Instead, maybe the other pros should try to learn from Derek.
Mark himself has outstanding talents. He’s one of the most creative pros on DWTS. I’d love to see him branch out to create dances or even a show of his own. Perhaps work on a fantasy musical or a review type dance/ skating show with costumes and themes. Plus, if we want to discuss the switch ups, Derek showed that he could get an extraordinary dance out of Alexa and have her happy and engaged besides. But Mark gave Paula Deen her best week yet and we also heard her tell Louis how much she enjoyed Mark’s ways and that was the way she wanted to continue. My feeling is there are aspects to working with the PenaVega’s that TPTB are trying not to show but neither Mark nor Witney seem to be their usual selves this season and I’ve had glimpses of a side to Carlos that infuriates me.
Yeah, Fig, that’s twice now that my bullshit detector was blaring during a Carlos package – and it was on the same subject. I don’t think it’s the producers in this case – and they’re not doing him any favors by airing it.
You make good points, Colleen. Mark was very good with Paula and he seemed to be having a great time. I would agree there is something we’re not seeing – not sure what it is. Could be just the PenaVegas or it could be as simple as Alexa and Mark not clicking. The reasons for not clicking could be many and varied and not necessarily anyone’s “fault”.
I will also agree that Carlos kinda grosses me out -there’s something there that just rubs me the wrong way.
When I heard Shirley talk about Carlos, I figured out why I do not like his personality. Carlos seems fake. I also apologize if this is not true. When Maks said he did not know if Bindi was genuine, I could not believe that. Bindi is a joy and I can tell her personality is real. Carlos reminds me of a used car salesman with a rehearsed sales pitch. However, it seems like producers are trying to make him happen and would try to keep him in, for example, if Carlos won immunity.
The main thing about Carlos that bugs me is the way he has sometimes responded to Witney’s authority as a teacher. I think there’s a raging insecurity there where he has to be in control at all times, especially where women are concerned.
And I totally buy that he was being disingenuous with his “Oh woe is Christian me!” act with regards to the Magic Mike dance. I mean after all that he came out and basically fake humped a chair, the floor, even Witney. With enthusiasm, I might add.
Carlos to me gives off a vibe like deep down he’s a slime ball. Lol. But Alexa doesn’t at all, she seems genuinely lovely. I think she could do better but oh well.
I agree with Shirley about Carlos. I think he knows how the show works and tries to appear more sympathetic to the general public. I feel Alexa is a bit of the opposite and isn’t as sure of how the show works. When they put her in danger of elimination, you could tell it really struck her and I think at that point, she realized how the show works. Hopefully it will give her a drive to do really well and to stay in the competition a little longer. I honestly would rather have her stay than Carlos. Carlos does seem very fake and put on and I don’t think he ever got back what made him stand out the first 1 week or 2.
The producer manipulations are quite annoying. Let’s not forget that last season, Nastia & DEREK were the victim of bad video packages and/or an agenda by the producers that hurt the couple. S18 it was Charlie & Sharna.
This season, though it hasn’t been as severe or blatant as in previous seasons yet, it’s Alexa & Mark, and even occasionally Nick and Carlos and even a bit Tamar (not being portrayed in a positive light in more than one package so far). It’s not fair, but it’s reality tv. If they have to do it, at least they can spread around which pro they want to screw over.
Although I do think the producers are hurting Alexa & Mark’s chances a little bit, my own opinion of some of the reason Mark hasn’t been as successful as he would like to be on the show in the last few seasons is he tries too hard to be different or create a huge production at the expense of his celeb. I think sometimes he let’s what he wants the production value to be come first, and whether or not it truly works for his celeb come second. Some things he did for Willow and Alexa haven’t fit or worked for them. I realize he wants to give the fans new things since dwts has been on tv so many seasons, but you still have to put your celeb first, even over the fans. If you do your celeb right, the fans will love it and vote. Derek is the master of balance between classic and creative and doing what is best for his celebs; this which is why he has so many fans and has won the most times. Mark found the right balance over the season with Sadie – of creativity, classic, and what fit his celeb…and it took him to 2nd place and they prob would have won if there wasn’t an Alfonso Ribeiro who was made for this show 🙂 I AM a fan of Mark too, this is just my opinion.
If one is not willing or able to acknowledge Derek’s enormous, incomparable talents, one’s world gets very contorted. I thought of this recently when the claims that Derek needs to be challenged arose once again. Reciting the facts of the challenges he’s faced is like spitting into the wind. I realized that until he fails those claims will continue. The only way for Derek to “prove” that he’s been challenged is to fail. The same thing goes on with claims of him being favored. If his brilliance is not acknowledged, then he just succeeds too much to not be getting “help.” The fact is he is miles more accomplished as a dancer/choreographer than any other pro on the show. He is very very tough competition for the other pros, but not because he’s favored or not challenged.
For me, Carlos displayed his insincerity in his comments to Witney about the Magic Mike dance. His concern was how it would look since he had just told the story about finding religion. Not that it would conflict with his beliefs, that it would seem inconsistent with that story. All for show. It might not be politically correct to say, but I wish celebs would keep their religion out of the show. The portrayal of a (self-described) “paragon of rectitude” up against the “purveyors of sin” is unnecessary at best. Carlos turns it into farce.
I think the most telling thing about Carlos was in their packages when his wife was kidding him about her perfect score. She was just joking and he took it very seriously and then she was running behind him all apologetic about kidding him. This is a marriage where he is in charge. So I agree with everyone reading between the lines of Shirley’s remark. He has more ego on the line for sure.
I didn’t watch all of it yet, but I do agree with Shirley when she said that Bindi is a definite for the final, but there are several others that are on the hinges (Carlos, Andy, Alek). She also said that this was a hard week to judge because people who had jazz, might not do well in Latin and/or Ballroom (I think she was referring to Andy, personally). I don’t know…Andy’s dance was not a 40 for me. I actually didn’t see much of a difference between Andy-Alek-Alexis-Hayes level. Andy benefited from having jazz and a theme was was instantly charming, which I think pushed him higher. I wouldn’t put him on the 40 level with Bindi-Nick-Tamar. Carlos…eh. I liked how they said that Alek is improving a lot and they saw a big improvement in his expression and character and Shirley said he is getting better every week. I think the judges should acknowledge that more and those 7s for Alek and Alexis were ridiculous.
After that tango I’m pretty sure that If Derek was paired with Alexa they would have a decent chance at winning, and a certain chance at final three. I think that Alexa and Mark have no chance at final three. I’ve given up the discussion about how Derek gets the best partners… If he had gotten Alexa, everyone would be complaining that it wasn’t someone else that got her since she’s so good. And she is, but Mark can’t figure out how to make use of it…
I think another difference between what was done to Nastia/Derek as opposed to Mark/Alexa is the men’s reaction to said manipulation. Derek allows things to roll of his back MUCH easier than Mark does – neither way is the “right” way, it’s just different. But they have to work harder to manipulate Derek’s partner, as a result (most of the time). Derek seemed to recognize YEARS ago that the show was like this and schooled his celebs to be careful in what they say and do because it will be used. Unfortunately for Nastia, she *said* that to the producers/camera and they used THAT against her – the bastards. Mark, on the other hand, doesn’t let it roll off so easily and you see his anger in his face. Hell, I don’t blame him for it, I was annoyed by the 7s as well – but they will use it against him over and over again. Shirley is absolutely right in her assessment that “it’s a reality show” – but I don’t think Mark has to be “fake” – he just needs to learn to not take it so deeply to heart. Derek isn’t being “fake” when he just smiles at the BS – he just doesn’t *CARE*. He sees the man behind the curtain and has learned to accept it for what it is. Mark isn’t there yet.
I’ve watched this AB episode twice and what I got from Shirley was a mother who is down about her son being underscored and being cast in a bad light. She talked about the editing of the packages and how the producers made Alexa’s package last week during Switch-Up, look like she and Mark didn’t get along and that there was a rivalry between Mark and Derek. By the way, I couldn’t believe how the producers threw Mark under the bus last week. He came across as a petulant child and Derek was the knight in shining armor, coming to rescue the damsel in distress. Which is precisely what happened. Shirley said she talked to Mark, and I imagine she advised him to be more conscious of his demeanor, but he basically told her that he can’t be a fake and wear a plastered smile on his face. Now we know the professional Shirley Ballas would have told any of the other pros to suck it up and stop acting like a spoiled brat, but with it being her one and only son, I can understand some of her frustration. I will say that whether it’s a bad package, unfair scores, or both, Mark should reign in his reactions to it. Whenever the pro is affecting his/her celebrity negatively, then that pro needs some attitude adjustment. I remember Sadie saying in an interview after she missed that turn in her Foxtrot that she was more afraid of Mark than the judges. And Alexa said pretty much the same thing about talking to Mark after her blunder. These celebrities don’t need the added pressure of having to hold up their pro partner as well as themselves in the competition. Hopefully, Alexa’s Switch-Up package has wised up Mark some, because as Heidi pointed out, he’s been given a really good partner with a lot of potential in Alexa. If only he could learn how to maintain a more positive atmosphere, which she, like most people, respond to better
Concerning Carlos, Christian or no Christian, (and I am one) he rubs me the wrong way too. I don’t find him sexy or good-looking at all and his personality is annoying, like a gnat or a mosquito to be swatted away. I don’t question his faith or his convictions, I just think he’s very insecure and craves attention because of the insecurity. Like others have said, it’s hard to put your finger on what it is exactly about him. I will say, even though Carlos is shown in the package as being reluctant to perform the dance, it could have been taped right after he found out what the song was. In other words, by the time they were to dance it, Whitney may have tamed the choreography enough for him to feel comfortable doing it. In any case, I didn’t find it as offensive as I thought it would be, considering the song. It certainly wasn’t on the level of Janel’s raunchy Burlesque number for me. Anyway, even with Shirley’s effusive praise of him and suggesting he could be in the finals, I don’t see Carlos getting there.
Even though Shirley didn’t say it about Alexa (surely out of loyalty to Mark), there is something up with the PenaVegas. My theory is that they both probably feel like they should be more famous/popular than they are, but you know there are reasons why the public will love some entertainers and not others — the public can often sense when things aren’t real. And I don’t think either of them is really connecting with a broader audience through DWTS, which surely is at least part of the reason they did the show.
It’s a complex set of issues between the Ballases and the Houghs it seems. For sure, Shirley and Corky both love to take credit for Julianne and Derek’s successes, but they have also nitpicked Derek, in particular, as a pro, in a way that they never would do to Mark (even though both are their “sons”). And the issues with Julianne are even more complicated.
But I don’t think it’s fair for them to assume that Derek has some kind of easy deal with Bindi — I don’t think the Aussie power voting (if it even exists) is significant. PH is 100% correct — Alexa should have been a much better contestant on paper, and yet Mark has not brought it out of her. The fact that he was able to connect so well with Paula only shows how off the partnership with Alexa is — I’m not saying it’s Mark’s fault only, but part of his job is trying to find a way to connect to his partner, and he’s not getting that part done enough to get better marks and more votes. I mean, if Nancy Grace could be made likeable (by the charming Tristan, sigh), anyone can be.
Assuming Derek has it easy is the easy way out of a difficult discussion.
I actually find Alexa very likable – but there is something more going on there, despite what Shirley says. I understand her loyalty to Mark, of course, but I think if she and Corky want to be quick to take credit for Derek’s (and to a lesser extent Julianne’s) success, then she owes him loyalty as well. SHE is the one that is pitting them against each other with her comments when there is no need to make it like that. Mark and Alexa’s issues have nothing to do with Derek at all.
In regards to the PenaVegas, from day one I got a very controlling vibe from Carlos towards Alexa. I know that this has been said before, but she really does seem like she’s there just to be his cheerleader rather than competing against him. And he seems to like it that way. I think that if she won, which is a long shot at this point, it really would bother him that SHE beat HIM. Even last week when she got the first perfect score of the season, he hugged her and clapped and all but it didn’t look genuine. He seems like the type of guy that would fight with her when they got home after a show for no reason if she did better than him
I found this the most dull AB ever.
Maybe because Suri and her crazy antics were absent for most of the show.
Darvina sat there like a bobble head just nodding up and down with everything Shirley said (not sure why I expected anything different as she can never give a honest critic of Mark being his BFF and all). The woman needs to find some phrases beyond “like” and “ya know what I mean?”
Shirley subdued with not so subtle passive aggression digs. I wish she didn’t feel the need to school us on this being a reality show every time she comes on the show. We know that and her son was well aware of that when he signed up, renews contracts and accepts his pay check.
No Mark doesn’t need to be fake nor is he being asked to but what he is being asked to is be a PROFESSIONAL—more lessons to learn from Derek. I usually love when Shirley is on and the insight she can share however it dumbs down the rest of panel because they are intimidated to give any comments that aren’t in line with her and if they do they then back peddle
Nice to see Kristyn back though!!!!! Miss Jake
Carlos really does seem to know how to play the game. It especially sticks out because most of the others (Bindi, Andy, Hayes, Alexa, Alek) all seem so genuine. I just get a really bad vibe from him.
I do agree they may be editing the packages to make Mark look bad this season but I do think he and Witney aren’t really themselves when around the PenaVegas. I mean look at Switch-Up week. Yeah Witney seemed odd with Nick (though that could have been editing) but there was a clear difference between Mark’s demeanour that week with Paula compared to the rest of the season (in fact I can see TPTB putting him with an older contestant next season after the way that went down). Idk if last season shook him up and made him more determined to win but he does seem to be taking the scores hard. Not sure if he’s more upset at Alexa or the judges, though that comment about Sadie’s fear of his reaction after her trio blunder might indicate something.
I didn’t like the way Kristyn and Darvina, nitpicked Derek’s lift, suggesting a 9.5 paddle may have been needed. Darvina, who said she loved Derek and Bindi’s performance, had to throw in a jab about wishing she had not seen his “wobble” as though it was some great distraction to the dance. And while I’m at it, Tony Dovalani was on All Access last week and he burnt me up with his blatant refusal to give Derek credit for the Dirty Dancing Rumba he had just participated in with other troupe members OR for the perfect score Derek had with Alexa the week before. He said Alexa got that perfect score, because Mark had laid the groundwork for her to get it. And he said he gives “ALL” (emphasis’ Tony) of the credit for getting that perfect score for their Rumba to Bindi. He could not bring himself to give Derek credit for anything, regarding these two dances. He never mentioned his name once. However, when Val and Tamar danced, oh my God, Val was the greatest choreographer, teacher, you name it, the gushing was just nauseating. The jealousy, borderline distain for Derek, who is the sweetest and most loving man on earth is baffling, infuriating, and heartbreaking at the same time.
I think Carlos seems like an immature insecure kid that talks too much. I don’t think he is slimmy just a bit annoying, like when my kids have their friends over and you can’t wait for them to leave 🙂
Yak yak yak……shhhhhh!
@PH My point is that nobody thinks Nick has international voters & he does…by miles. It’s just funny to me how people underestimate his fans. Not sure why you hate him so much anyway. He clearly is oneof the stronger dancers, voting aside.
We are all aware that Nick has international voters that are obsessive, as you have demonstrated. But there are many factors at play besides number of international fans. It is possible he will win, but there are others doing very well too. No need to get all crazy Katie, you realize we are talking about a reality tv show, not the presidential race…
Katie, go sleep on it. You’re getting all worked up for no reason.
I am “not getting worked up” just stating my opinion & responding to PH. Wasn’t aware I am not allowed to have one…
I have done nothing that anybody else hasn’t done. As far as the presidential race comment…really? Have you read this site? You people are funny
Katie, you’re exaggerating (nobody has said they hate Nick), nobody told you that you weren’t allowed to have an opinion (that’s just you being overdramatic), and it seems like you’re the one that is having a hard time dealing with someone else’s opinion that Nick may not be getting the votes some think he is. And now you’re insulting the people that post here, so you’re getting put on moderation.
I highly suggest you go walk it off before moderation turns into blacklisting.
I only read a few comments on here about AB and knew it would just tick me off if I watched. I definitely would have clicked it off when nit-picking Derek started.
Last year all I heard and read was Nastia was fantastic with her dancing but she lacked in the personality department and had no chemistry with Derek. This year his partner has it all and her dancing is a natural gifted talent that Derek has be able to bring out of her. So the last thing I want to read or hear is Derek gets special treatment or is favored. Derek is who he is and that is the “Master.”
Besides, Bindi showed that she could do great with another Pro so she is who she is with her infectious personality, great adapting attitude, and naturally gifted dancing ability. Mark has gotten young teenage girls the last two seasons, so maybe the producers felt he needed a change. I do think that the husband & wife thing has been getting in the way plus Alexa seems to need a lot of confidence building, and Mark may not be helping enough. Although, I do remember that he took Candace to a counselor for confidence problems and it helped her. But the situation with Alexa having her husband competing also, is another glitch. Mark was totally different when he got Paula in Switch Up and he seemed like his old self.
:::rolls eyes::: Yeah, we expect readers here to be a bit more mature than the whole “Why do you hate him” after every less than glowing comment about someone, Katie. I KNOW he has international voters – so WHAT? So does Bindi. Doesn’t guarantee her a win either.
You don’t win this show without the general audience. Period. We won’t know for sure who has that until someone hoists the MBT. Maybe it will be Nick. Maybe it will be someone else.