Dancing with the Stars Season 25, Week SEVEN – LIVE BLOG
Welp, my cable is out so I need to find a stream right quick. :::sigh::: And I was looking forward to the opening.
Also, I was carving pumpkins all afternoon so I don’t have the dance order. I’ll try to do that here in a moment. 🙂
Here we go….fingers crossed for Lindsey although it sounds like she’s in. Hopefully.
Fun Opening number! I enjoyed it.
Wow, Val admitting he’s had ringers?? He started off by bragging that victoria can get past Jordan and Lindsey. :::sigh::: Always making excuses for not winning.
Pretty dance from Victoria and Val…kinda confused by the lack of a Halloween theme other than the tombstones. Strange. But very pretty. Len loves it of course. Since that was a 9 dance I expect her to get 10s.
Judges prove me wrong for a change and Victoria gets a 27. That seems fair.
And Jordan almost chokes on his vampire teeth.
Damn, he looks good with the pros. And he’s hitting that Paso just right.
Okay, that’s the best Paso I’ve seen in quite some time. Choreo was great, well done by Jordan. Which body part will they criticize this week??
Bruno calls it insanely good and I would agree. Uh oh, CAI getting ready to be an ass. Let’s hope she proves me wrong. Okay, she says she likes it, but she’s got that crap tone of voice she does when she doesn’t WANT to say it’s good. And Len likes it too. Whew!
Love those ghosty 10 paddles…all three of them. 😉
Nikki and Arten up next with their Jive. I really like Nikki – hope she’s safe tonight.
Artem did a good job incorporating Halloween into this Jive. She lost a step there but over all she’s doing a good job. Her legs are still a bit too soft. Did I see Britt make a mistake. Something looked off over there….
CAI, of course, saw way more mistakes than there probably were. Len says it lacked a bit of punch – I think he’s seeing her legs being a bit soft. She’s had that issue from the beginning, but it’s relatively small at this point.
I think Artem IS having a good time this season and I’m happy for him. A 24 is fine – Artem is happy with it. Maybe there were that many mistakes. 🙂
Vanessa and Maks are up next. She looks very pretty. Annnddd….Maks talks Lindsey and Jordan, but at least he has enough sense to not be throwing shade.
Zombies!! Yay!! I like Straight Hair Maks. That was a weird walking section and now there was too much that was sans Paso. This song isn’t doing her any favors or Maks just didn’t choreograph it hard enough. When I think Paso, I think Jordan’s style dance. This one didn’t suck though, for sure.
Len is saying what I just said – it was lacking Paso choreography – too true. A bit too much fucking around. It’s the two extremes of the C-Boys – Val had like no production, Maks had too much. All in all though, his production was good, compared to what he might normally do.
Vanessa gets a 24. I actually think the dance was better than a 24, but not by a ton. They could have given her one 9. She danced what she was given well, IMO.
Terrell is really growing on me week by week…and he’s LOVING his vampire teeth. 🙂
The dance isn’t up to the standard of anyone else who’s danced thus far. His hold is pretty good, but he’s got a few issues – not as polished as the previous dancers.
Bruno raved, CAI is draping her critique and praise…this score will be interesting. I’m wondering if he’s getting the votes and Vanessa and Nikki aren’t and the judges are making sure they reflect the audience. You know they like to be right.
TO gets a 25. Hmmm…
LOL Sasha. Such a bad boy.
Damn, Lindsey and Mark’s costumes are insanely good.
Again, LOL to Sasha. I love Frankie’s non-reaction. “That’s stupid”. LOL.
Judging by the comments on this post and by twitter – I’m being very kind today. 🙂
Lindsey and Mark!! Displaced a rib…we’ve had that injury a lot on this show. Poor Lindsey.
I wish I could pull off the Pixie hair. But alas…
She’s has a couple weird spots but they look like Choreography. Very had to tell. But over all an excellent dance…could probably be a bit more in sync in spots but she is hurt.
CAI is very impressed (as am I). Len is a fan, although he wasn’t “keen” on parts of it. He just named MANY parts that he did love. So, weird.
Lindsey gets a 27…the dance, score and package should keep her safe next week, I do believe.
That was a fun bumper. Nice.
Next up…Frankie and Witney. With creepy contact lenses. I like how involved he’s becoming. Good for him!!
Oh, the horror movie route. Yes.
Wow…this was actually a very cool concept. Very scary and I think Frankie may have found his dance style. That was quite good. Creepy as hell too.
Agree with Len when he calls it fantastic. And with Bruno when he says it was inspired. I also agree with CAI when she says it was mesmerizing.
Frankie gets a well deserved perfect score. That was a damn good dance.
Drew and Emma up next. Don’t know what to make of Len’s critique from last week. He gets a good package as well. If he’s safe it should help him.
This is a very cute concept as well. Love the dancing skeletons. He’s having some very minor timing issues but overall he’s keeping up very well and…well, there was a weird spot there, but I think it was choreographed. So hard to tell during these themes.
The judges are digging it. He’s actually a decent dancer – he’s just so freakin’ tall that he has to be more perfect than anyone else just to match up to them. Very curious to see if he’s safe.
And the weird spot I saw WAS a fall. And Drew gets a 27 out of 30. Good job.
Team dances up next!!
So, Alfonso, Kelly Monaco and Corbin are all going to be dancing next week as part of the trios. Interesting. I wonder if this means Frankie is safe???
Monster Mash is on the stage and….
First couple safe is: Jordan and Lindsay.
Terrell and Cheryl – in Jeopardy.
Lindsey and Mark – Safe!!
Nikki and Artem – in Jeopardy.
FYI…Mark’s costume is creepy as hell. Lindsey taking the lead on choreo, at least of part of it.
All those moving parts are dangerous. Fingers crossed.
Opening was fantastic. Nikki had some issues, but covered well, I think. LOVE the concept, with the pros all being the “monsters” and the celebs being prom goers. Or some such thing. The four couples together were excellent in the middle.
The twists section also excellent. Damn, that whole dance was VERY GOOD. Well done. Loved it.
Len is on crack. Only Nikki was “messy”. Bruno is not loving it either. I’m in bizarro world here. I’m wondering if someone on the other team needs to be saved.
They get a 24 our of 30…I seriously feel like this was underscored. Is this where they bring Victoria and Vanessa back into the game??
Time for more preliminary results….
SAFE: Frankie and Witney (YAY!!!)
Drew and Emma: In jeopardy.
Victoria and Val: SAFE
Vanessa and Maks: In jeopardy.
They didn’t drill the sync quite enough. Hmmmm…this choreo looks VERY familiar. Like something Derek did quite a few seasons ago only without the sync. It’s actually a good dance, so far, with sync issues.
That didn’t suck, but it could have been cleaner. It was kind of predictable. And I think the show is being very predictable tonight as well. Best, most exquisite team dance ever??? OMG, the hyperbole is shocking in it’s disingenuousness. Ridiculous. It was a good dance, but a perfect score?? Who are they trying to save here?
Hmm….are two of Team Phantom leaving??
Surprise…
Safe: Drew and Emma (HA!)
Terrell and Cheryl – SAFE!!
Eliminated: BOTH NIKKI and VANESSA. Somehow I knew he was going to do that when the reaper came out.
So, the over scoring on Team Phantom is likely designed to protect Victoria since Drew and Frankie overcame decent spreads to be safe. Gotta have a C-boy in the finale, after all.
Not sure if you ended up finding it but dance order according to George is:
Victoria
Jordan
Nikki
Vanessa
Terrell
Lindsey
Frankie
Drew
Team Monster Mash
Team Phantom of the Ballroom
Sorry if you already found it lol
It appears Lindsey/Mark are dancing.
DWTS snapchat story has a video of them dancing in costume presumably the dress run from 2 hours ago.
Any definite word on Lindsey,Mark’s partner? Dancing or out. Not sure but think TMZ reporting she is out.
I know where to find it, Julia…just too busy today
Just got my costume finished up 🙂 and I had all the things for it already (black jeans, sneakers, mickey mouse ears from when I was there in 2000, white sweater. I love it when a plan comes together perfectly. I wish I could say I have carved pumpkin this year but the rodents of the trees as my sister calls them ate all our pumpkins from the inside out becuase we left them outside this year. But i did paint a giant clown for tomorrow on plywood so that’s one thing done that’s pretty cool. Anyways, that opening was adorable. Love that song. Costumes are amazing tonight….except for Victoria and Val lol.
anyone have a live stream i can use??
I’m semi annoyed over Victoria and Val’s video. He acts like Jordan and Lindsey are professionals when they are not. So I expected the dance to be bad for some reason. In actuality it was solid yet boring. Just wish it were better and that’s Val’s department. I guess I’d give that an 8. Also blue hair in Carrie Ann is kinda awesome.
So first Val bashes Jordan & Lindsey S for having experience and then brags about usually always having partners with experience 🙄 You can vent your frustrations without trying to drag others dude. Just when we thought that Victoria might be mellowing him out a bit, he pulls more crap like this.
Trying to finish up my cupcakes for my kiddoes and last minute costume stuff 😱
Did I hear Val say that Jordan and Lindsey have been dancing for yrs? What is he smoking? 🤔 And am I the only one who wasn’t crazy about their package or wasn’t that impressed with their dance? Maybe it’s just me….😒
This is part of how Val wins, kids. Not getting enough pimpage? Through other competitors under the bus…or have a fauxmance.
Jordan and Lindsay wow wow wow. They blew Val and Victoria out of the water! It was so sharp and like I hope they make it to the finals cause I want to see that freestyle so bad
For some reason I’m not connecting emotionally to Jordan’s dances. They’re good, nothing special. Dad said he definitely deserves a spot in the final, but I won’t be heartbroken if he doesn’t make it.
I just took a look at Mark’s twitter where he posted five hours ago a gif of (I think) Bugs Bunny tied up and crying. I hope this means Lindsey isn’t as badly injured as originally thought and she can find a way to perform through the pain. I’m worried though this may be Mark’s way of trying to lessen the blow to the fans by warning them Lindsey cannot perform. Sending out good vibes that Lindsey and Mark can stay in the competition. If not, best wishes to Lindsey for a quick recovery.
I didn’t think it was worth a 30.
Seemed a bit rushed and frantic in spots, but he’s a trained dancer/gymnast. What’s to expect?
I’m just surprised he hasn’t gotten the “frontrunner dipped for a week or two” treatment.
Jordan is literally a beast! Doing all of those paso arm motions with those paws made me laugh but man he did great -way to go on choreo Lindsay, that will be on re-wind tonight.
I thought that was one of Victoria’s best dances. I enjoyed it, but I wasn’t enraptured by it.
So I’m not the only one who’s noticed that CAI doesn’t seem to like Jordan? On both of his perfect score dances she’s had that tone like she’s almost annoyed that he’s good because she’s trying to find something to knock him down on.
Too bad Nikki is pooping the bed with that jive, very slow, pigeon toed kick a flicks…this wasn’t good. I preferred the AT from last week over this.
She gets that a lot of seasons when her the best dancer isn’t her favorite.
Jordan killed that dance. Like that was perfection. Easily a 10. Loved every second of that routine. Emmy submission for sure there. As for Nikki and Artem….I loved it. They make me smile and basically turned into a sing along for me. One of my top ten somgs of all time to be honest. Anyways, the dance was so much fun and memorable. Not perfect but I really liked the whole theme and energy in it all. I’d give that a 8.
CAI didn’t go over board with the compliments of Jordan did she? She must think he’s not needing the praise, but given how this show hates people who can dance and wants us to vote for so so dancers, I’ll take a 10 to keep him in this.
Meh.
Well the choreography was interesting… but I didn’t think the movement was correct.
That paso looked like Mark & Sadie’s. Len thought they had too much production also.
Just cuz the server is performing well, we’re not tolerating one word comments with no context. Do better, Liz.
I can sum Up Vanessa and maks tonight in one word: over produced. Between the troupe, the fog, and the meh choreography, it just looked like maks thought “ok so phoning this one in so better put all the fog I can and make the troupe look great.” I’d give that a 7.
Sorry!
Makes and Vanessa’s paso was meh. I’m shocked Len gave that an 8 when she didn’t really get into the character of the dance.
So Vanessa & Nikki got the same score 24. I enjoyed Nikki/Artem’s dance a lot more than Maks/Vanessa. Totally different partnerships. Loved N & A package.
Learn how to use words correctly. From what I’ve heard, Jordan isn’t “trained” although he has some experience.
If Vanessa isn’t eliminated tonight, I think she just bought her ticket home for the next one with her attitude and comments.
I love this already, they have Homie the Clown… and I love his Urkel look. LOVE the choreography, Cheryl thank you for not going Laser! TO was pretty good on the Tango, but the shoulders were a bit droopy and he was a little hoppy on the Tango.
Vanessa and Maks was meh. Lots of fog lots of fluff lots of….nothing. will I remember it tomorrow probably not
Vin, I literally couldn’t say it better myself! I know Maks can do much better; I’ve seen it with my own eyes,.
Can Sasha please come to ny to scare all of the trick or treaters at my house so I can eat all the candy? That would be ideal. Nikki had the best reaction I think.
As for Terrell and Cheryl, I loved them and would give them a 9. He is wowing me and I’m starting to think he can Be in the finals since he is gaining steam big time and Vanessa is the opposite route.
I thought it was very brave of her to do this, it was a hella choreo, but yeah the pain did betray her a little bit.
Ok so I love Lindsey and Mark. They are just stellar together. Mark did not hold back in that routine whatsoever….even with the injury. SIdenote that injury terrifies me and I don’t even have it. But back to the dance. That was perfection in my opinion from the choreography (Emmy submission maybe for Mark?) to the amazing make up and costuming. A true show stopper with some Ballas flair times 10. I would give that a 10 in a heartbeat. I wish the judges agreed though. Hope they are safe tonight
Ok so I ADORED Jordan and Lindsay’s paso!!! Thought the choreo was great, he commanded the dance well and you couldn’t even distinguish between him and one of the troupe guys-he was that good!!!!
Maks and Vanessa’s paso looked as if they got carried away with their Halloween theme and forgot the paso content!! LOL Left a lot to be desired….
Mark and Lindsey’s paso was OUT OF THIS WORLD!!! Loved the concept of it, the choreo was pretty intricate and it had a ton of content. You could tell that the poor girl was feeling pain but, at the same time, she held her own throughout that entire dance!!! They should’ve been given 3-10’s in my opinion hands down!!!
Poor Lindsey. Girl is really in pain. I hope she gets some relief this week and is feeling better next week. I really want to see Jordan, Lindsey and Frankie in the finals. If it’s a four person final then Drew too. Just love Emma, Witney, Lindsay and Mark and how nice it would be to have all four of them and no C bros in the finale.
Speaking of C bros, they both had to throw Lindsay and Jordan in their packages because they just can’t help themselves.
Just saw Frankie and Wit’s package and I just love their personalities together. Good job producers. Loved the cool concept for their contemporary!
Did not like all the flailing around , oh so he’s s choreographer now? Meh
Frankie and witney make me happy. Love how he had some choreography input as well. I forgot where I heard it but It was Malcolm where he ad lobbed something and it ended up being a classic moment in the show so creativity he has lots of 🙂 . Anyways, they killed this dance and I would easily give it a 10 and very Hitchcock meets Christopher Lee as Dracula.
So shocked it took Casanova so long to come on and slag Frankie for what was an excellent dance.
Frankie and Witney gave me chills. I think that was one of the best dances that really captivated the Halloween theme.
Stupid autocorrect! I meant “Dang, that was so good! Frankie just earned a spot in the finals!”
10’s for crap non dancing geez they really want to make this guy happen . Terrible and a slap in the face to Lindsey who went out there and danced.
Frankie good job. Well deserved perfect score. Wish Lind/Mark could have gotten a perfect score also. I Loved their dance.
I’m impressed that they went back to the original meaning of that song: Sting has said that “Every Breath You Take” isn’t a love song, it’s a song about obsessive love or even stalking—and that’s exactly the vibe that came through here. That was a well-deserved 30.
Maria_D, I hope so too. Hopefully they will get to do a nice tango where she won’t have to move her upper body much.
I thought it was messy I didn’t see it being so much better than last time
Awesome job Drew. Great concept. Loved the staging and choro. Drew and Frankie are BACK. Hope they are safe tonite.
I liked Frankie and Witney’s dance-kinda thought it could’ve been longer but I really liked the concept of it and the way he expressed himself in it. I give him kudos for giving his opinion on the choreography of the dance-so long as Witney doesn’t mind, why not? I mean, he’s not a dancer, but he’s the one who has to dance LOL
Emma and Drew’s routine screamed FUN!! It had a great Halloween theme and a pretty decent amount of content relatable to charleston. And I love Drew’s attitude and eagerness-he really wants to stay and he works hard for it 👍🏼👍🏼
These white guys Frankie and Drew can’t dance but they are so trying to make them something they are not. I call total BS on judges who are turning their backs on clearly horrible stumbles on the Charleston, and lack of content on that “jazz”
My brain says 8 in regards to drew and Emma but my heart says 10. Not my favorite from them to be honest. I liked it though. He is just one giant ball of positivity out there.
Ha! Ha! That was a fall by Drew!! I, too, thought it was built into the routine!! Damn that’s hysterical!! 😂😂😂
Please don’t let Nikki & Artem be voted off tonight **Fingers crossed**
WOW!!! The Monster Maze Mash set in a cornfield maze was so creative and different than every other one we see every single season. So cool! I don’t care if the judges don’t like it. I thought it was really unique.
Really loved team monster mash
Sad the judges didn’t like it. I had a smile on my face the whole time
Monster Mash killed it!! I DISAGREE with all the judges!!!I loved the concept they chose to go with regarding dancing through the corn maze, as well as how they incorporated different dance styles. Me personally, I thought they were ALL in sync with eachother with the exception of maybe Nikki and Artem a bit. In my opinion, they were low-scored!!
This is a whole lotta bull and they are going to give team Chmerkovskiy 10’s for doing nothing.
Yeah, there’s something rotten in Denmark with regards to Team Monster Mash.
I initially assumed Kelly Monaco with one of the C-bros but don’t the pros usually not want the celeb to have a same sex trio partner. Kelly is one of Cheryl’s bff’s for years so maybe it’s Terrell/Cheryl/Kelly? Don’t know but can’t wait to see what the match-ups are next week.
That group dance was so very underscored. It was very original and well danced. I guess the judges love the same ol’, some ol’ that the C brothers always deliver.
Loved team monster mash and would give them a 9 becuase they made smile from ear to ear. Just fun all around. Team phantom…I liked them too and would give them a 9 as well but I like doing the team prior by a hair. Costumes were top notch though for both
I am so annoyed. Best team dance by far…ever. Please come on. Don’t know why the judges hated team monster mash so much
Going home……OMG. Both are going home!!!
So bummed Nikki and Artem are leaving. At least Maks is gone too. Damn! So bummed I don’t get to see Nikk and Artem anymore. That was a really great team. Hope they give Artem more great pairings like that in the future.
The minute I saw the reaper come out and Tom saying there’s a surprise. I knew they’d do a double elimination. 7 Trios next week would be too frantic
Gonna miss Nikki but Vanessa didn’t seem too surprised. Nikki did which made me Kinda sad. Drew being safe made my day though 🙂
I feel the same as Casanova’s comments above if you replace Frankie’s name with Val’s name.
Oh snap Vanessa wouldn’t even turn around after she found out it was a double elimination! Oh well, I suppose we should’ve known the producers would decide to wait till the last minute of the show to announce it LOL
The judges didn’t hate “Monster Mash” they are following a very clear agenda. What did I say a while ago?? When they start protecting Victoria it will be because Maks/Vanessa and Nick are all gone. Their pimp show is ruined, so they gotta save Victoria.
Although considering the score they gave her on round one they didn’t do a tremendous job. Perhaps they’re just going for “horse race”.
Well this sucks a$$ I was really hoping Nikki&Artem could overcome the show crapping on them but I guess not 😢
That double elimination really took me by surprise. Why couldn’t one of them be Terell though? He has far overstayed his welcome.
Frankie is killin’ it. Jordan and Lindsey are too predictable and of course they dance well, but Frankie captivates me.
Team Monster Mash was a mess. Team Phantom was definitely better
They set the audience up with this whole team manipulation. Monster Mash was deliberately underscored. The gushing for Phantom was delusional, rolls eyes. Can we toss the judges out of the ballroom please.
Sure, Team Phantom was better if you liked Derek’s choreo from several seasons ago only without the synchronicity.
Wow- those team scores might be the worst team scores I have ever seen. That was a 6 point gift to half the couples left- Jordan, Lindsey, and Terrell got screwed for next week’s elimination. I personally really, really hope Lindsey fans are voting, because she’s sitting right at the bottom of the leaderboard (by quite a bit) above only TO.
I’m also stunned Victoria covered the margin on both Vanessa and Nikki.
And with the last team dance, it’s a safe bet to say the other team are in jeopardy next week.
Jordan dropped from 1st to 4th, Lindsey went from 3rd to 5th, and Terrell stays at 6th. Jordan and Lindsey will definitely have their fans rallying behind them. Looks like Terrell will be out next week. Not gonna be surprised by next week’s elimination.
But this trio twist is really interesting. I wonder who are the other 3 contestants returning; but I’m assuming they’ll all be finalists.
I really should listen to my gut better. From “Dancing by the Numbers”:
Still can’t get over the 6 pt difference between Team Monster Mash and Team Phantom of/in the Ballroom. Utter BS! The former was original, fun and just had as many sync issues as the latter, concept of which was not so original.
And I really hate the way they did the double elim. That was dirty, even for tptb. At least now, tptb’s plans are revealed. We now know, or at least have an inkling of, what they’re trying to do.
That’s what I was thinking. It reminded me very much of the outlander dance from Season 23.
Yeah when they put 4 couples in jeopardy I starting thinking double elimination. I totally agree with u nobleze, the way they did that was low down and dirty.
But hooray to Frankie & Drew. Safe to dance again. They bounced back wonderfully, after last week. GREAT dances tonite from these two guys tonite.
This wasn’t a great night overall but I do love Halloween and adored a few performances. Spectacular Paso from Jordan and Lindsey, absolutely outstanding Contemporary from Frankie and Witney, way to comeback from Drew and Emma! But how on earth were Victoria & Val’s VW = to Lindsey & Mark’s Paso?!!!
Also, did I miss something? It looked like the producers choose the captains AND the team members AND assigned the music. On top of that, the suspicious chiding/raving from the Stooges plus the double elimination makes this look so obviously manipulated! Surely they don’t think anyone didn’t notice that they are pulling strings to get the outcome that they want? They clearly benefitted Victoria and Val, possibly at the cost of Terrell & Cheryl.
The writing was on the wall the moment they announced that trios were next week. They couldn’t do 14 dances in one night as said above. The way they did it was downright dirty, why didn’t they announce a double last week? Whoever finished second bottom on votes got absolutely screwed.
Terrell is toast next week as well so Victoria sails through to the semi finals. However she covered a decent spread despite having two lacklusture dances. A reminder of the power that an emotional story is for votes on the show.
Forgot to mention this in my earlier comment, but I really felt for Artem. He’s been on the show for awhile, has gotten some decent partners, and has never made it to the finale. I know that pros don’t “deserve” to make it to the end, but IMO he’s been growing every season and putting out a lot better choreo than Val and Maks (and Gleb and Sasha) and it sucks he can’t seem to break through.
Double elim. Oh my god. First, my opinion on that: What the hell, producers? What gives, just springing a double elimination on us like that? But I’ll say this: I’m relieved to see Vanessa go. Was over the “married couple vs. married couple thing” from the start.
Individual dances: Jordan and Frankie were both absolutely fantastic. Jordan had a lot of power, and even though Frankie’s was too short for my liking, it didn’t turn me off the dance. Psychotic, amazing lifts, and just artistic as heck. There were other highlights of the night, but those two. Just wow. And I squealed when Frankie got his scores. That’s just how psyched I was about it.
Team dances: How did PotB get 10s? It seemed a little awkward at times. I’d have given it a 9. Same with Team Monster Mash, a 9. They were done dirty with those scores. I thought that dance was so dang fun.
Let’s not forget that it’s not always about people getting votes to cover a spread, but sometimes it’s about other couples not getting votes. I think that’s likely the case with Vanessa and Nikki.
Well tonight was a major shit show to put it lightly. I know the show has done dirty before but I think tonight’s double elimination was a new low. I knew it was coming but the fact that they didn’t tell the contestants ahead of time or announce it at the top of the show was so dirty. And the producers really showed their hand tonight.
Obviously Drew and Frankie were able to overcome their vote spreads which doesn’t shock me in the least. But they just had to overscore Team Phantom to make sure that Victoria had a nice point cush. I mean Team Phantom was boring. There was some sync issues. And I can think of other way better team dances from the past. I think the serious discrepancy in the scores was to make sure that TO can’t overcome a vote deficit next week. I guess they gave up on Vanessa and decided to go all in on Victoria.. honestly hope it crashes and burns in the producers face.
And when you combine team dances with overall scores.. Lindsey is next to last right in front of TO. Like.. her dance was one of the standouts tonight. I’m just so beyond pissed tonight for so many reasons.
Ya’ll are focused on the double elimination as the “dirty” part of the show tonight – but come on! The team dance scores were disgraceful…and obvious. There has never been a more egregious over/under scoring on team dances, combined with ridiculous hyperbole directed at both dances, in the history of this show.
I can’t see Jordan or Lindsey being eliminated. I think both are getting the votes over the others. I think it may be between Terrell or Drew for next week, with the other leaving the following week. That will leave Lindsey, Jordan, Frankie and Victoria in the semifinals. Then it will be anyone’s guess who will win!!! I’m hoping it’s Lindsey and Mark. They deserved a perfect score for their Paso. Nothing was altered in that dance because of Lindsey’s injury. Absolutely perfect, and their costumes and makeup were stellar!
So sorry that Nikki left but just as excited that Vanessa is gone. Rather that Maks is out! Yay! Happy dog dance. I had a feeling that with them showing Val and Maks both crying in their diapers about Lindsay and Jordan that at least one of them was safe.
I loved Frankie and Witney’s dance. Loved it. Probably my 2nd favorite of the night behind Mark and Lindsay. I loved that he was excited to contribute and that Witney let him. Really starting to appreciate Witney more this season.
Loved that Lindsay A. gave Mark his propers and said she was trying to keep up creatively.
Somehow I bet Kelly will be with Val and they will sex it up. Let’s hope with Victoria being a swimmer, they don’t break out the bikini and speedo again. Hopefully they put her with Cheryl and Terrell.
I’m genuinely starting to feel nervous for Jordan and Lindsay. Jordan is my personal favorite to win, but when you look on facebook, the majority of comments mentioning him are so hateful. I’ve never seen anything like it. I know that the demographic that watches the show is more likely to use facebook than other forms of social media — I hope I’m reading to much into it because I’m getting scared that he might not make the finals.
Team scoring was disgraceful. Monster Mash dance was so much more original and difficult. Even with a few errors it didn’t deserve to be 6 points under. Phantom team was boring and much much easier also had sync issues. This is all about Val pimping (not Victoria, lets be real) and nothing else. And it really screws Lindsey and TO on the leaderboard and even Jordan a bit.
I still want a Lindsey/Jordan/Drew/Frankie finale. Hopefully they’ll get Val to the semis and not farther. Nothing against Victoria; I’m just tired of this nonsense!
Po’d that Val had to diss Jordan and Lindsey as professional dancers. No they are not. Normani started dancing at age 3, and then at age 10 was doing dance competitions. But yet, that was perfectly okay. Why? Because Val had her as a partner. I guess he thinks the only pro dancers that deserve ringers are Maks and himself, and maybe Peta and Sharna. IOW, the fam. Too bad, Val. This is not a show named Dancing with the Chmerkovskiy Brothers, although I am sure Val and Maks wishes it could be. I loved the Monster Mash Team dance better too. The Phantom of the Opera just seemed boring to me and predictable. Top dances for me is still Lindsey and Jordan, and still think they will be the last two standing. I hope that we can have a C-Bro free finale, but don’t think it will be happening. I have an awful feeling that Val/Victoria will be in it. As I have stated in the past, I like Victoria, but it overrides my dislike for Val.
The way they did the double elimination did seem to overshadow the shameful judging of the team dances, and I’m sure that was no accident. It’s no small wonder Val is so smug. He knows they bend over backwards for him. Guess he’d better enjoy it while it lasts. Have to say I’m a little surprised by how far Maks and Peta have fallen from the DWTS ladder though. All that pimping and they only made it halfway.
I totally agree with Princess Heidi in post #86. Team Phantom winning over Team Monster Mash is one thing. However, the discrediting of TMM and the over the top hyperbole of TP by the judges seems very manipulative to me. Also, hearing Val throw Jordan and Lindsey under the bus stating as a fact that they have dance experience was too much. Val has a history of taking shots at the competition and it has to stop. It’s unkind and unprofessional.
I’m worried for Lindsey. Not only does she have an injury to contend with, but now she is next to last on the leader board thanks to the judges’ (under)scoring on TMM dance. This show doesn’t even try to hide the strings that are being pulled behind the scenes anymore. It’s embarrassing for the show and insulting to the audience.
They were doing the Time Warp wrong then they said that Mandy Moore choreographed it and it made complete sense.
Agreed @Princess Heidi! It was speculated there was going to be a double elimination-that wasn’t surprising. I think what was surprising and frankly annoying was the fact that it was announced literally like the last few minutes left of the show.
The scoring of the team dances, this season, has to be one of the most blatant acts of manipulation I’ve seen on this show!! It was as if the judges were instructed to completely ignore anything good about the first team dance-just criticize and score it low automatically. Period. But the second team dance? With Maks, and Val on that team? Oh they must praise it to the highest heaven and give it the highest score-could it have been any more obvious? I think not 😒
What irritated me is that Val mentioned that Jordan and Lindsay had danced all of their lives. I don’t know how much dance experience Jordan had had, but I didn’t think that Lindsay had done any other dancing outside that video with Derek.
I’m surprisingly calm about the manipulation because I have just come to expect it. I also don’t subject myself to a weekly dose of this show anymore. Viewership has dropped and I’m sure commercial sponsors will soon follow. Precious will have to find another pimp.
The opening dance was a bit too simplistic, but I liked the costumes. I get that simplistic is good so the celebrities out on the floor quicker, but Mandy really took an easy way out on this one imo.
Honestly I’m getting annoyed with Victoria, but only because Val is getting pampered. I honestly think he walked out on Victoria during rehearsal, but tptb can’t have that now can they. Smh, Victoria should stand up to Val more because he’s just getting insufferable to watch, which I think is hurting Victoria’s chances. Also I kinda felt both brothers and their partners dances were shorter than the others idk maybe it was just me.
I’m starting to like Jordan more, but I really hate the not-so-clear cut judging that’s plaguing him and Lindsay. There was a moment when everyone was dancing and Jordan was a hair ahead of everyone else, yet no mention of that, but Len can harp on about a hand motion. Smfh.
Nikki looked awesome, I love how she and Artem are getting along, but her legs are still soft. Also I’m confused by the whole Artem being single thing… I thought he was in a relationship? I wonder if they just broke up because Artem seemed a little too happy, like he was hiding back some emotions, but whatever the case I want to see Artem and Lindsay get together since, hey… they are both single now, and who knows maybe they might be good for one another. But that’s just a shipping wish lol.
I adore Vanessa, really I do, she reminds me a lot of my mum! This dance just unfortunately highlighted the non-existent chemistry between her and Maks. While i thought the idea was clever, and i liked seeing Vanessa being by herself, but I just thought this dance really highlighted the lack of connection between them.
Terrell stole the show for me tonight (well before Lindsay and Frankie came up). For a tango I thought it was well executed, and Cheryl played on Terrell’s strengths which was great. I would like to see him do tango again if he makes the finale, but without the bells and whistles.
I was so crushed when i heard Lindsay suffered an injury! She’s just epic, and tonight’s wicked Paso Doble solidified her a spot in the semi finals at least. And I really hope for her sake the next week she gets something a little bit easier on her back. She truly she deserves to be there.
Frankie definately got his groove back, and not a moment too soon! He’s the only one from Team phantom who truly benefited from the perfect score, he’s pretty untouchable with a perfect 60, which is how it should be, and honestly he is the second coming of Alfonso in my eyes! He may not always be perfect like Alfonso, but he channels the same energy as Alfonso!
When they first said it was going to be a shocking elimination I immediately thought “Drew is going to get eliminated”. I think his Charleston was pretty damn good for a tall guy, and also to have a stumble which everybody thought was choreography,? Well he pulled it off like a champion! I really love what he and Emma are doing on the floor it’s really awesome to see them every week. Going forward however I think he has more Latin dances versus Ballroom dances to do which worries me slightly. If Emma wasn’t his partner I would probably be more worried!
And now talk about the absolute ridiculousness of that team dance section. I definitely think they’re trying to shield Victoria but I don’t know how it would go forward from this point given that Drew seems to get a lot of votes. With Vanessa and Nikki both gone too just leaves a lot to speculation honestly. I could see Terrell playing spoiler to the inevitable elimination of Victoria because at this point I think the Terrell stands out a bit more than Victoria does. Given the fact that Victoria and Drew are tied (I believe) with their scores I think Drew would honestly get the one vote over Victoria. Now to actually talk about the dancing: Team Monster Mash was the clear winner in this I’m just very disappointed with how the judges viewed it. I thought everybody did a pretty good job on this team, the transitions with the corn stalks were pretty seamless, they even decided to go ahead and let some of the pros dance together for a little bit which I thought was pretty sweet. Also kind of strange that only this team had that 20 seconds of all the celebrities dancing together when the other team clearly didn’t nor did they really have any sections to speak of. I really thought Witney’s comment of how Maks and Val were approaching this team dance was pretty spot-on. It was all Chmerkovskiy fodder sprinkled with some stolen choreography LOL. Honestly I think it would have probably went better if they had the girls take a lot of initiative with this versus the c-bros. Also by the end of the package I did not get the vibe that Drew was the team captain. Now if the judges want to talk about synchronization issues they should talk about how Victoria completely messed up that side to side section with Vanessa because her arms weren’t nearly anywhere near what everybody else was doing and it seems like she was kind of pivoting a little bit in certain spots where she shouldn’t have. I think that if the girls were given a chance to really work with Victoria they could have definitely polished that issue, but given that it’s a Chmerkovskiy show clearly they couldn’t let anyone else help Val’s partner now could they. If anything they should have tied at 29 maybe even 28 honestly because it was just too frightening to have to watch team Monster Mash get the rough end of the stick. Also to comment earlier about why I think Frankie was the only one who benefited from the team dance is only because like I said I think Victoria and Drew are tied now and I think Drew beats her out in votes. I don’t think Drew necessarily benefited either because now he has some Chmerkovskiy choreography under his belt I just hope he can get it out of his mind before he gets the viennese waltz.
Happy Halloween to you all! 🎃
Val is talking out of his ass as per usual, Rachel. Like Trump, don’t expect accuracy or logic.
Just watched Frankie and Witney’s contemporary and thought the concept and dance looked very familiar. Very very similiar to Alexa and Mark’s contemporary a few seasons ago.
As for the Phantom dance, that dance was very similar to the team dance done I think it was season 14 with Derek, Maria, Mark and Katherine Jenkins, and another couple (can’t remember who).
Another thing I will say, I think Jordan is definitely the best male dancer ever to do the show, and one of the best dancers period. He reminds me a little of a male Nicole.
Er, I don’t even remember Alexa and Mark’s dance from a few seasons ago, so I’ll have to take your word for it, that that’s what you’re seeing. Honestly, that dance and Jordan’s were the dances of the night, with Lindsey a close second to that first place tie.
Now, the team dance I definitely recognized from quite some time ago – it looked like old Derek Team Dance choreo only not as well executed.
@Nick, Drew had the VW two weeks ago.
#Celina I agree, Jordan is in the cross hairs, and Frankie the amazing stiff non dancer will stare his way to the championship. When they kick Jordan off I hope they will be really satisfied that their stellar man of personal integrity will take the mirrorball
Just saw Frankie. Wow. Completely sold the creepy theme. He doesn’t compare technically to Jordan, but he sells the artistry so well. Such a creeper and it worked so well. I love how much he clearly appreciates the experience.
Team Phantom reminded me of season 14 Team tango choreography with genius Derek Hough. They should have scored same or at most 1 point more. Will be pissed if either Jordan or Lindsey is sacrificed for the chosen one.
When Victoria said tonight that she’s been feeling shut down or closed off (however she put it), I had noticed that in a couple of interviews where she was quiet and withdrawn (of course the interviewer only wanted to talk about Val and Jenna). I just loved in the beginning how she had this energy and zest for life that was almost contagious. I wonder if at first she was totally charmed by Val and now is tired and can see through some of his crap. She’s a smart girl, I think. But, as much as I like Victoria I was ready for her and Val to go home tonight. I would have liked Nikki to stay.
KSDR fully agree with that. Frankie might not have come into this with dance experience but you can tell he’s an actor. He makes it look so convincing.
@ Casanova
“These white guys Frankie and Drew can’t dance”
Calling you on this, not cool. If someone said that about black guys it would be racist!
Ignore Casanova, Jamie – she’s reached maximum troll status.
@Ian whoops lol I thought Rainbow Connection was just a waltz. Also @LeAnn & @Heidi I think Alexa and Mark’s contemporary was more so about fighting inner demons, like depression and eating disorders, but I could see how the two looked similar.
I’m sorry to see Artem and Nikki go. I came to really like Artem after I saw how caring he was with Maureen and Nancy. I don’t watch Strictly so I didn’t know him. I don’t watch MME but I REALLY like Nikki! Wowza she is gorgeous. I am now officially an Artem fan and hope he comes back next year. If he goes on tour I would pay to see/meet him.
Power rankings are up: https://www.puredwts.com/2017/10/31/puredwts-season-25-week-7-power-rankings/