Dancing with the Stars Season 25, Week SIX – LIVE BLOG
Saw a few comments about the running order – you all need to realize that it’s much more than getting Pimped or getting screwed. Jordan and Lindsey are the two best dancers this season without question…so they are likely to close the show more often.
ALSO, when we studied running order, 3rd and 4th were the worst spots to get…NOT FIRST. Early in the season they were underscoring the first dancer, so that sucked, but the last two weeks that has changed.
Gee, so surprised to see Val featured in the first many seconds of the show. :::rolls eyes::: He’s still not an actor. I guess all that sucking up to Mandy worked.
Shania looking good!! Except for the featuring of Val that was a good opener.
Oy vey gotta convey the theme in your dance. Sounds like an excuse to low ball.
This song sucks for an AT. Nikki had trouble with her legs for the first few weeks but it looks like Artem’s been working on them. Seems they lost their balance there at one point, but it was a decent dance. I blame the song more than Artem or Nikki for the issues I have with it.
Nikki and Artem get a 36 and are declared safe.
DON’T FORGET TO VOTE JUST BECAUSE THEY’RE CALLING PEOPLE SAFE DURING THE SHOW.
And we’re going to do Jeopardy/Safe old style…
Drew and Emma – SAFE
Frankie and Witney – SAFE
First couple in jeopardy – Nick and Peta
Terrell and Cheryl – Jeopardy
Victoria and Val – Jeopardy
Drew and Emma are up next with the Action genre. And Drew is a corn dog. 🙂
Paso time. He may be a corn dog but he is a handsome one. Love the leather trench. He’s actually doing very well with this dance. A bit off sync in one spot, but over all a great job. Emma did a fantastic job with that choreo and Drew REALLY got into his role. That was very good and very entertaining!!
Judges kinda full of crap, IMO. Wonder if Drew is doing too well in the votes…
Drew gets a 7, 7, 9, 7 for a 30, if my math is working…
Nick and Peta up next. Dude, you’re not a dancer. Some people aren’t. Sometimes hard work won’t get you there. Don’t beat yourself up. Peta isn’t great at the pep talk right now, is she.
Mistake to have troupers in the routine with a guy who isn’t a dancer. He’s too stiff and awkward and those pro boys aren’t going to dance down to his level the way some might.
He really didn’t pull off any actual Samba did he? That dance wasn’t even close to Drew or Nikki but I wouldn’t be surprised to see him get the same or higher score than Drew. Which will suck.
I think Len might actually be right. He does look okay in the solo parts. Shania needs to pick up the pace. And he gets a 26 – happy the judges prove me wrong.
Victoria and Val next with their sports theme – interesting that they got the statistically worst spot in the running order. I figure putting them in jeopardy will make up for any running order crap.
Yeah, I’m sure there is a call for shirtless zamboni drivers.
Paso to Queen with a sports theme. Good think Victoria told us it was in Mighty Ducks, cuz I wouldn’t have known.
Oh my eyes. Stop. They workin’ hard for Val this week.
You can tell she has trouble with her legs – just not sharp enough. It was actually a pretty good dance although the choreo was pretty “basic”. LOL. To use one of Val’s own words against him.
And CAI begins to slobber. Len likes the concept but notes she needs to be a bit stronger with her hands. Shania kind of blathers again. She did pick up the pace a bit. Bruno liked it, of course. He does give her some critique though thank god.
Victoria, for the love of god, TALK so Val can’t!!
Shania handed out the good score, but 31 out of 40 won’t put her at the top of the leader board.
Terrell has Jive to a spy theme?? Seems like two things that don’t go together. Terrell is growing on me, I have to say. Pretty funny bit with him disguised as a wall. 🙂
He got off to a rough start but I think he’s finding his groove there in the wood paneled room. I think the moving back and forth between “rooms” and such was probably a mistake – and not one I would expect Cheryl to make. Makes me wonder how much production “help” she got this week.
Len says his best dance?? I don’t think I agree with that assessment. His MMY dance was fantastic. All the judges seem to like it. I ain’t mad about that. 🙂
Three 9s and a 10 for that dance??? WTF?? It was a good dance, for sure, but it wasn’t a 9 or a 10 in my book. Overscored. I wonder if he’s going home now. I have to say I’ll be pissed if so.
Lip syncing, I do believe. Derek did Lip Sync battle the other night against Nicole Scherzinger and the theme was Shania Twain…I suspect both did a better job at lip syncing to her. 🙂
Frankie and Witney up next with Animation/Jazz. Frankie does good animation. Witney is cracking me up.
Entertaining dance from Frankie although not as impressive as in weeks past. He had a couple timing issues but he sure sells it. I’m glad it looked like something other than barely disguised ballroom with some lifts thrown in, which is what we get from Maks and Val.
Judges are right that there were a few mishaps in the dance – unfortunately I saw at least three. 31 out of 40 – I don’t think that dance was better than Drew’s, not at all. :::sigh:::
More safe/jeopardy news…
SAFE – Jordan and Lindsay
Lindsey and Mark – SAFE
Vanessa and Maks – SAFE
Vanessa and Maks are up next with a Musical Quickstep.
Smile Vanessa!! It’s just a wardrobe malfunction, not a big deal.
Breaking hold in the middle of the dance – should be a huge penalty. It would be for anyone else except Val. Yes, even on a theme week.
Besides that hold breaking, it was a pretty darn good dance. Vanessa has always been someone who could stay for a while, if not for Maks.
The judges gush and not a word abut the massive rule breaking. She gets straight 9s across the board. But they don’t play favorites. :::rolls eyes:::
Jordan and Lindsay up with a Drama themed…was it rumba?? Lindsay looks stunning. And Jordan is no slouch.
Wow. That was a pretty perfect rumba, particularly for a male celebrity. WELL DONE. Best dance of the night so far. Excellent. Anyone else see Cheryl going crazy over it in the skybox.
CAI calls it with how he moves his body. Len is going to get nitpicky with Jordan after Maks and Vanessa break hold in a Quickstep. That’s why this show is a farce at times.
39 out of 40 for Jordan and Lindsay.
Yay!!! We get Crazy!Mark once again. I’ve missed his wild-eye wacky. 😀
Fun package. 🙂
Mark shows all the other pros on this season how to choreograph an AT to a song that isn’t really appropriate. And that was pretty damn excellent. Brilliant work. Wacky, creepy, very AT-y. Just excellent. Kick ass. Amazing.
And she pulls out a perfect score. And all is right with the world.
Okay…
Next couple safe is – Victoria and Val (come on, that was BS jeopardy designed to pump up her votes).
Eliminated couple: Nick and Peta. As expected, although I confess that I was worried by TO’s high scores for a dance that wasn’t as great as they would imply.
I agree on the Jordan thing, though I still feel wary he’ll get the sacrificial gymnast treatment for the sake of drama, but hopefully TPTB will figure out that people would rather see entertaining, creative dances than surprise eliminations.
That opening was kinda cute but just that was a bit too cheesy lol. Sharna looked amazing though 🙂 . Loved how they introduced the stars. Shania looks great too. A bit worried still though since I tend to hate guest judges that don’t know a lot about dance (except for Robin Roberts who I love in general).
Ok producers pimp the hell out of Val in that whole opening number 🙄🙄🙄🙄 what a way to get me to want to watch the whole friggin show tonight….I’m nauseated….
Nikki and Artem made me smile. It reminded me of a old Hollywood kind of routine that would have been great on the big screen. Like if Sofia Loren ever did an Argentine tango. Costumes were spot on as well. Interesting how she has a whole new outlook since last week too. More swagger and confidence in her part. I love it. I’d give that a 9. Also John Cena in the audience is always a plus. gonna take a shot in the dark and guess mark is going all out this week lol.
Could someone please explain to me why Shania Twain is judging at all and especially during movie week? Does she know anything whatsoever about dance? Has she been in some movie?
It’s a weird song…..🤔 Pretty but I just don’t get the connection to AT….that being said I, actually, thought Artem choreographed a decent AT despite the balance issues they had; but 4-9’s hmmm….
And yet right away they’re called safe….ok good for them, they last another week….
For some reason, I know they’re going to call multiple couples in jeopardy, call them safe, and then reveal Nick and Vanessa’s fate last after they have a commercial break.
Ugh! Do they have to feature Val in just about everything! I wonder how much tptb featured into that decision, and really it was just Mandy Moore. She is close to the C-Bros, especially Val, since he and Mandy horeographed a number on SYTYCD the past season.
When it was announced that drew was on the show I was pretty indifferent to him being there but every night he dances I love him more and more. This dance was no exception he did amazing
These themes are getting annoying. Lol. When I think movie night I don’t think Shania Twain. 🤦🏻♀️
Ok so I’m not disagreeing on who is in jeopardy so far lol. anyways, drew and Emma were definately interesting. Didn’t like the ending though. I’d give that a 9. Gotta agree with shania on this one.
I think Shania has a new song/DVD coming out. No doubt she will perform it later in the show. Otherwise, I bet she has never watched DWTS.
Mark would have been a much better choice for that opening number feature but oh well…
I definitely preferred Nikki and Artem’s foreign film AT over Normani and Val’s last year. I liked the classic, dreamy, and sweet vibe. It reminded me of taking French all through high school and all the memories I made with the few others in my class through the years. Not sure if it was 36-worthy, but the choreo and dancing impressed me. Happy Nikki and Artem are safe for Halloween week. 🙂
Wow, Emma looks gorgeous and sultry. I thought the dance was fantastic, fit the theme, creative, and well-danced. Drew just gets better every week and really gives it his all. He’s not my favorite, I think any contestant can learn from his vast improvement and effort. I’m not a fan of the scores though. That merited at least an 8 in my eyes, especially since the judges have been tossing out 8s pretty liberally recently.
@10: I agree completely. AT least this time they’re just giving the couples a theme rather than requiring them to dance to a specific movie.
And as for Drew, yeah, that did seem at least to be 8s, and I would have definitely given it a 9. I know where most of if not all my votes are going this week. . . .
WOW I, honestly, didn’t think Drew’s paso was that bad at all! I like Emma’s choreo and I even kinda liked the acting bit he played in it. I think the judges were way too harsh on them-what are they setting them up to go home next wk especially with Len’s comment? 🤔
Nikki & Artem: I liked how Artem worked hard to choreo a number that stayed within the theme. The AT was good, but Nikki had a couple awkward foot movements a couple of times. (8)
Drew & Emma: I find myself actually agreeing w the judges on this one. Drew brought the action and intensity, but he went off sync, and some movements were a bit awkward. (7)
Kinda feeling bad for Nick, he knows he’s the worst dancer out there. I hope he can deliver his Samba well to boost his confidence.
Nick and peta were pretty meh. Honestly I’d give that a 7 but will admit that it was memorable because of the car. So that’s a plus right?
Why does Nikki keep going at the top of the show so much?
Nick & Peta: I felt this dance was okay, but I would’ve preferred to see a bit more Samba content. He was also missing some bounce that the Samba needs (7).
And I know right, Maina? She’s performed in the top half like 5/7 times, and performed first TWICE. At least she wasn’t lowballed this time around.
CAI saying it’s good ahe didn’t throw herself off like drew. Really didn’t think drew did that bad
Like the ambition but that was a very underwhelming routine for me. The argument over who is more competitive….sorry Val it’s her 🙂 . She is an Olympian for a reason. But back to the dance…yeah Val dropped the puck choreography wise this week in my opinion. I’d give that a 7 to be honest. Memorable though. Also, Val needs to learn to shut up.
If Nick doesn’t go home tonight, I don’t think he’ll be especially happy to continue. Earlier this week, there were a few articles about how his kids want him to be at home more often and I feel like staying in this competition isn’t doing his self-esteem any good. The scores make sense, and I hope for his sake and for the sake of better competitors, that he will be the one going home tonight.
I honestly liked Victoria and Val’s dance. I know it’ll be overscored, but like Len, I liked the concept. I appreciate the nitpicking because it’s about time for the judges to really judge Victoria and realize that if she really wants to improve, she need constructive criticism (though her partner might not take it.) Reasonable scores though. Didn’t expect Shania to be the low scorer.
Stupid power interruption! Missed Nikki & Artem’s dance. Also Drew & Emma’s. Sigh!
About the opening number, I was expecting to be wowed because it’s Movie Night, but nope. It was okay, I guess. And Val is a bad actor. He was front and center all throughout the dance. Thank goodness for Sharna and her gorgeous hair.
Terrell and Cheryl definately made me smile tonight. She really has made him become a dancer and improved by leaps and bounds. Anyone else remember Marie and Jonathan spying on the other couples that time lol. That’s what that video reminded me of and I love it. That’s my fav dance from him thus far and I’d give that a 9. Just so much fun.
Cheryl is the female Derek Hough!!!
Close, stefan, close. Not as a choreographer, but certainly with the training of her celebrity.
Ok so Nick’s dance was just cringeworthy to me 😖 And I don’t buy the crybaby act from him-not when he’s doing interviews saying how much he misses his kids and he wouldn’t be too heartbroken if he went home. Time for him to go! 🙏🙏🙏
Val and Victoria’s paso was a decent paso-it had some pretty good paso content but the whole hockey theme distracted me from the genre of the dance. Do I really buy that they’re in jepeardy this week? Nah-I think the producers three their names in the pot for dramatic effect lol; Will they make it to the finals? Hmmm we’ll see….
I thought Frankie looked a little timid, but that was a heck of a dance. Straight 8s.
I saw the mistakes in that routine but would still give Frankie and witney a 9. Just fun and exciting and memorable for a good reason. Love this pairing more and more each week.
Honestly, Terrell’s dance was my favorite so far tonight! I’m not mad at the 9s… He was so in character, that’s how I imagine James Bond would dance a jive – he had the jive steps, but he was so smooth & cool, I loved it! My favorite dance of his, I like him & it’s always great to see people improve. After that dance and that score, I hope he’s safe…
Where is Haley tonight. Is she MIA…LOL. it just seems odd not to see her.
Thoroughly impressed by Terrell and Cheryl. Didn’t expect a spy-themed jive to make sense, but it did, and it was good. I like that we see growth from most of the contestants this season. I wouldn’t be mad if these two made it to the last two weeks, though I am worried that the strangely high score means an impending elimination. Crossing my fingers.
Wasn’t Frankie’s best dance but it was lots of fun. I think both him and Witney were pretty invested in dancing well, and the choreography was definitely a jazz. I really liked the costumes and colors, but the dancing was just off. Guessing Frankie found the dance a little too physically demanding.
Also, I don’t like it when they introduce guest judges and tip the scoring scales from 30 to 40.
Broken hold, wardrobe malfunctions. Didn’t look like Maks choro at all. Quick acting by Tom to get the costume out of their way.
She’s been in at least two dances, Lynne.
Vanessa and maks were fun. I’d give that an 8 would be a 9 but they broke hold for the chair thing which completely annoyed me. Overall, maks delivered.
Vanessa and Maks probably should be in jeopardy this week, but I guess we’ll have to wait and see for next week. Don’t like the genre “musical” but a decent dance. I feel like Vanessa was one of those contestants who seemed the most enthusiastic at the start of the season, but has fallen off track a little at this point. Wish she’d been with a different partner. Didn’t deserve that score though. I liked TO’s, Drew’s, and Frankie’s dances better. These two shouldn’t be 5 points ahead.
Excitement is building for Lindsey and Mark.
Loved jordan and Lindsay and would give that a 10. Very cinematic and perfect in my opinion. I didn’t want it to end.
Crap missed Frankie and Vanessa’s dances so I can’t comment 😒 Will have to YouTube those….
Caught Jordan and Lindsay dance-I thought it was beautiful, despite Len’s nitpicking about the hands lol
Holy cow Jordan was fantastic. Best dance of the night so far, as well as my favorite dance of Jordan’s this season. Mesmerizing.
Vanessa and Maks’s Quickstep was good but not a 36, IMO. Joran and Lindsay’s Rumba was love. Even the hand that Len nitpicked. Looking forward to Lindsey and Mark’s AT.
Do I smell an Emmy that was so amazing Mark Ballas omg 😍😍😍😍
That was ingenious! Both the choreography of the AT and the way the theme was handled. Mark has proven himself a true mad scientist of the ballroom! And I must say that the judges comments for Lindsey were pretty spot on and those 10’s were well deserved!
OMG! Was holding my breath the whole of Lindsey and Mark’s AMAZING Sci-Fi AT! Costumes, make-up, concept, choreography—PERFECT! Loved it, loved it, loved it!
Lindsey and Mark are perfection. Easily a 10. As for nick, well I won’t miss him to be honest but he is a nice guy and I hope he realizes he has gotten better from week one.
I hate myself so much right now, I LOVED Victoria and Val. Must be the hockey-obsessed Canadian in me.
Once again Mark’s choreography blows me away. Lindsey handled it with ease, I actually had to remind myself Mark wasn’t dancing with one of the pros.
Hand to God- I will download Shania’s new cd just for the 7 she gave Vic and Val. The only true score of that dance. But then again I might not since she gave Terrell a 10. WTH? It was good but not great and certainly not 10 worthy.
Indila is one of my favorite singers and Derniere Danse is one of my favorite songs. That being said, what a horrible version of it by whoever was trying to sing it and it was so not good for an Argentine Tango. I still enjoyed it and am really glad they got a good score. Maybe they’ll be in past next week.
Mark Ballas is a creative genius and I’m over the moon about how much they are appreciating him this season.
For me, Lindsey and Mark’s Sci-Fi AT was the dance of the night. Perfect choreography, perfect dancing. Too bad there isn’t an 11 paddle, because the performance deserved it. Len gets on my nerves with all his nit picking, especially since he didn’t ding Maks and Vanessa on their break in hold. Whatever issues Maks and Vanessa have with one another, seemed to disappear tonight. That is the 1st dance they have had where it didn’t appear they detested one another. Lindsay and Jordan’s rumba was great. Again, the nit picking with Len about Jordan’s flowing hand. Stupid reason for him to dock them a point. Witney and Frankie are just plain entertaining together. Forget all about Frankie’s messy footwork, and being out of sync. That was a cute dance. And to top it off, Witney is gonna give Frankie a mushroom. LOL! Drew and Emma should have been scored higher than they were, definitely hosed in the scores. Glad that Nick and Peta have finally been eliminated. They should have gone 2 weeks ago because Derek Fisher and Sasha P. were better dancers than Nick, but better late than never.
Mark Ballas is a genius!!! AND Lindsey is a fantastic dancer. The best dance of the night for me. So good to have Mark back in the ballroom. Hope he gets an Emmy nomination for his work this season. He desires it.
I was so concerned with Frankie’s score, I tried to vote, but thankfully a busy tone played. He’s getting quite an outpour of votes I haven’t personally heard a busy tone since season 16
I don’t watch the show anymore, but I did just watch a tape of Jordan and Lindsay as well as Mark and Lindsey. Enjoyed Jordan and Lindsay very much and her choreography was very good. However, Mark is the Master who everyone should watch and learn from. What a phenomenal AT, beautifully danced with stellar technique, by 2 partners who manage to dance as one. Their creativity and chemistry are unmatched. If the producers manipulate these two out of a win, I predict it will be the end of the show- the last straw for viewers. Lindsey Arnold, I love you, and appreciate your many talents and the wonderful dancing you produce on this show. I respectfully think, however, Mark is at a whole different level and matched by no one on this show. Congrats, Mark and Lindsey!
I had no idea whether or not Shania had any dance experience and I knew nothing except she was Canadian, so I took a quick look at her Wikipedia page. What impressed me more than all her musical awards was that as a child she hunted to actually put food on the family table, and chopped wood also to help her family. Later she did hard physical labor in forestry projects, again to help her father’s business.
I did like that she tried to make her comments relevant, and I especially appreciated the 9 she gave Drew to help offset those (undeserved, IMO) 7’s.
In my opinion, that opening number was really cheesy.
Underscored: Drew, Frankie, Jordan (come on, Len!)
Overscored: TO, Vanessa (ten-second rule, don’tcha know)
Other four, I thought their scores made some sense, especially Lindsey. Mark just killed it with that choreo.
I really like Nikki, but IMHO she was over-scored. I know she has been hosed in the past so I can overlook this time, but she still needs to work on her legs. At one point her knee hit Artem mid-groin and I’m surprised that no one said anything.
As for Drew, I was amazed to hear that he had been a 10 time champion in karate. That is rare for someone so tall. However, I loved the routine and yes he did lose timing at one point. I hate agreeing with the judges, but I do think he was so into his character, that he sacrificed some technique. But I really liked the dance and it was loaded with choreography, but I think last week’s dance was much better.
As for Shania OMG this is going to be a long night. I thought Bruno was going to have a coronary. You could see him trying to hurry her up and I’m sure Tom is even trying to think of a way to get her to speed things up. But she was forgiven (at least for Drew’s dance) when she gave Drew her score.
Poor Nick. As it has been said, he is just not a dancer. Personally I didn’t really care for Victoria and Val’s dance. I suspect that the music had more to do with it than anything else. Can’t wait to see the rest of the dances. Just heard Tom mention that next week they are bringing back the team dances. Not a big fan and was hoping that maybe they’d forego them this season. Oh well.
Sorry for multiple comments I just have one last thing to say I can’t say I personally enjoyed Shania Twain as a judge. I would love to see her come back as a celebrity. She’s so careful about what she says and how she portrays it that it almost seemed a bit slow for some of her comments in a sense that she took a bit too much time to think, which created a lot of lull time but overall I think that she did a pretty okay job better than Nick Carter at least.
The thing that kills me is that Maks broke hold big time in their quickstep and still gets 9s, while Drew was “too into character” and gets 7s. Kinda ridiculous.
#55PH- Yeah, and Derek got clobbered how many times for breaking “hold”, as did Mark? But, we just gotta prop up those that can’t legitimately earn “9”s, especially if you are a Fam member…
With Nick going home tonight, that will put Drew at the bottom of the leader board. I hope his fans vote like crazy. I would really rather see Vanessa go home first.
Drew will be fine, he’ll have loads of people voting for him,
I’m sad that Frankie and Drew are at the bottom. I want them both to survive the next elimination. Though, if I had to choose between them, I’d give my votes to Frankie.
I’m surprised the show didn’t put Vanessa in jeopardy for the sake of having a dramatic elimination between the spouses. Part of me was hoping they’d give TO the boot and delay Nick’s elimination for next week.
I disagree with Drew being on the bottom. I really hope he’s getting the votes to make it through. I know he’s only behind by 1, but the people I really want to see go are Vanessa, Terrell, and Victoria. Only Victoria is within striking range really. I’m worried that Drew will make it through only to sacrifice Frankie. Is it possible that Nikki or Vanessa is so far behind in votes that both Franke and Drew can leapfrog past them?
While I enjoyed Terrell’s dance for its entertainment value, and the fact that his dancing has improved, I would still rather see him go home before Drew. Next week will be a nail biter for sure.
Saw John O’Hurley from Season One in the audience. Still say he should have won that season, but the judges loved Kelly and I’m sure she had the bigger fan base at that time. Who would have thought that we would be here 25 seasons later?
By the way, did anyone notice that the bit in Victoria’s dance with the hockey sticks was identical to Normani’s Mulan Paso last season. Literally identical.
Just finished watching Jordan’s rumba on YT. I agree, that was the best rumba from a male celebrity! Also, Lindsey AT…that was so creative of Mark and she nailed that dance. Can’t wait to watch Jordan doing AT. Reading through all the comments and I can bet TPTB will try to put Val in the finale at all cost. So brace yourself. As for the judges, I now consider them as those mannequin at the mall. They dress up nice. Like the mannequin’s pose, the judges scores are being directed by people behind the scene. If the judges just sit there and don’t say a word, they are just…dummies 💁
My thought on why the C-bros are pimped so much is that they are the so called best male pros the show has at this moment. Derek has left. Mark, I believe returned just to dance with Lindsey. He has his music he is concentrating on plus he has successfully starred on Broadway. Maks and Val have the show. Yes Maks has left for a few seasons, but has always returned. They will probably be on the tour, especially Val. They are the male headliners. Yes there are some great female pros, Shauna and Lindsay, but women don’t necessary go to see them.
I also want to say how disappointed I am that Len did not mention the break in hold in Vanessa’s dance. He took a point off for Lindsey and made sure he pointed out the break. Judges need to be consistent. I know it is just a show not a true competition, but still judge the same to everyone.
I was one of the complainers about The running order. I was wrong. Thrilled that they scored Nikkk and Artem fairly.
Lee(2) – And in addition, when Shania’s parents were killed suddenly in an auto accident Shania took in her younger siblings and raised them until they were all out of school.
Shania is a class act and she knows not to take anything for granted in life. She was faced with multiple life lessons as a young girl and she passed them with flying colors. She certainly is a role model.
OMG can’t believe how hard they was on Drew. That was un called for I think. So he made a timing error, so did most of the others. Emma looked the sexiest I’ve ever seen her and the routine was fun. Seems they have decided they want him to go.
I’ve been thinking they might be trying to make sure that Drew is the next to go…or he’s getting too many votes. Why they would be anxious to keep TO over Drew is kind of a mystery to me. I get the pimpage of Vanessa and Victoria (must have C-boy in finale!!), but why T.O? Why NOT Drew?
If Maks and Val are truly “the best male pros” the show has, then the show wouldn’t have to work so hard to make sure they’re successful. Period. But I think the producers are too close to the show to see that.
According to all the PR for the tour so far, neither Maks nor Val are on the tour. Peta isn’t either. And the tour was just as successful last time without them as it was with them.
Val often copies from himself, KDSR. All pros do it from time to time – even Derek and Mark – but not to the extent Val does.
I did some looking around at other recaps and reviews ’cause I wanted to bask in the Lindsey/Mark luv for a bit. And I’ve noticed other places and fans also thinking that they were ridiculously hard on Drew and Emma. Were they perfect? Of course not! But other than Jordan and Lindsey, who was? I think Len gave himself, or the producers game away when he outright said Drew might be out next week after that performance. And next week should be a double elimination, no? So perhaps they are counting on it being Drew and Terrell or Frankie keeping both the C-bros and their partners safe for another week.
Power rankings are up: https://www.puredwts.com/2017/10/24/puredwts-season-25-week-6-power-rankings/
I was surprised by a few of the scores: Frankie, Drew and Victoria. I really thought the show would protect them longer, especially Frankie. Sad about Drew and happy about Victoria. I’ll admit to being a bit conflicted with her because she seems nice, but I cannot tolerate Val. I also agree there is something about Mandy, the CBro’s (and Jenna) that is confusing. She clearly favors them, as do the producers. Derek received special treatment a few times, but he won Emmy’s and was popular outside the show. I’m not surprised at TO because Cheryl knows how to win. But, she usually waits later in the season to make her move. He won’t win, but he has a great chance at 4th. Even though I’m happy to have two people leave next week, I worry it might be Frankie and Drew.
I saw last week, week 6 of the show. I saw Shania Twain as a Guest Judge. I think this was more stupidity on this program’s part. She isn’t a Ballroom or Latin dancing judge. She is a Recording Artist of the past. She isn’t going to know anything about this kind of dancing. When you saw here judging, you can see she didn’t know anything about this. Her scores are going to count with the other judges. This can effect the a couple being there. This can also affect the outcome. This was the same stupidity they did with Cher and Kevin Hart. This Season 25 was a lower rated one. Also, this Season 25 was the lowest premiere they ever had. I think this is because of the things I mentioned on here. Also, this is because of the things I mentioned in the past. All the couples should be doing the same dances as each other, each week. This contest is not run like a dance contest. If you look at Channel 13’s dance contest America’s Ballroom Challenge, that is the way it’s supposed to be done. People might recognize my comments from before. I have put things like this on here in the past. This message comes from Steven Lantz of Brooklyn, New York.