Dancing with the Stars Season 25, Week NINE – LIVE BLOG
Welp. This should be interesting. Or not. 😉
So we change one element of a challenge and call it “all new”??
I like the videos playing behind the couples. Except victoria’s. What the heck was that? Is she jesus now?
A song that best describes your partner? Okay. Love the Proclaimers, in any case.
Emma is so sweet. Love her.
Drew has flashed us at least twice. I’m okay with this. Cute opening – rewind to watch Keo’s reaction. 🙂 Love the Troupe guys coming in with their kilts.
Not horrible, not great. Interesting choice at the end there with the flashing.
Len being a dick again. Drew must be safe. Hmmmm….8s. Hmmm…
So, Val changed style yet again? Heaven forbid he dance a waltz. Hmmm….package reminds me pretty strongly of Amy Purdy’s contemporary, particularly the near fall part.
Looks like Val is emulating Derek twice tonight. Nice dance, but I wasn’t as moved as I think I was supposed to be. Kept getting distracted by Jenna. Like, what was she doing outside the door with a spotlight on her?
Oh Val SHUT UP. God, such an attention whore. Why can’t he just let it be about Victoria??
God bless her parents – what a horrible thing to go through. 27 out of 30 – pretty generous, but I’m not mad at it. If Lindsey gets underscored relative to her, then I will be pissed.
Lindsay is so gorgeous. Sometimes you forget cuz she’s kind of a dork like the rest of us, which makes her even more likable. 🙂
What is it with these songs that don’t sound right with the style?? Getting tired of that.
That said, this dance is exquisite – great footwork, great lifts. Well done!!
Oh, WTF CAI! This is getting transparent – time for Jordan to take a bit of a fall and Lindsey’s turn at the top of the leaderboard. Len’s commentary speaks indirectly to the SONG CHOICE. Lindsay may have picked the song but I doubt very much she picked the dance style. Another way to manipulate the show, giving them an style that doesn’t go with the song.
Thank goodness for Bruno! Jordan scores a 28 out of 30 for that dance (that was a mile better than Victoria’s).
Lindsey!! I like how Mark is putting words to all their moves. Or a story.
Sounds like BC is there singing it. That was a very interesting contemporary dance – kinda dark and intense. I think I liked it – it was very different. Very well danced, for sure.
Dynamic is a good word for it, thanks Bruno. CAI makes a good point for a change – Lindsey has always been sunshine, which makes this dance a big departure for her.
Oh Len. Really? Lindsey has to settle for a 29 out of 30.
Can’t wait to see what the Frankie Ab preview was all about. 😀
Frankie makes a weird sort of sense. Don’t mess with success. 🙂 LOVE his face when Witney says she’s taking his shirt off at the end.
Damn, he’s holding his own with the boys. Takes guts to choreograph all those pros in their with your non-dancer celeb. He lost sync at one point, but over all he killed that dance and it was very cleverly choreographed.
And he has nothing to be ashamed of in the chest really. LOL, Tom – Matrix dunk. Perfect.
Len is being saucy tonight. You had to know he would find it too hip hop.
Geez, Witney is VERY chatty tonight as well. Not as arrogant as some though.
25 out of 30 – I think he got a bit hosed on that. That was my favorite routine of the night so far.
Now for the Iconic round. :::sigh:::
They have to do the song and the style, apparently. Per Corbin.
This was not one of the most epic dances ever. Not even close, IMO.
Why do pros insist on putting in that really hard stuff with parters who are not dancers?
Wow. That went remarkably well. I don’t think he lost time even once. Great job by Emma despite my questioning of her choices before the dance. Along about the time her head hit the floor.
I actually think Len is full of shit on this one. They are really talking him down big time – I thought it was sharp and on time and well danced. I mean, come on – Corbin was a trained dancer IN JAZZ. Of course Drew is not going to match up, but he did damn well for a non-dancer.
And he gets another 24 out of 30. I don’t know that I would expect him to get a higher score than that, but their comments were just bull.
Victoria and Val up next with Derek and Amber’s Charleston. Tough shoes to fill. Amber’s personality is just huge and the swag??
She’s sitting down for a very long time. A bit out of sync. She picked it up once they got off that stage. Again, the dance seems very short – I suspect that’s largely due to how long she was sitting down at the beginning. It didn’t suck, but that wasn’t even close to the original.
Victoria seems like a very sweet girl, she’s just not very impactful. Tom playing up the sympathy factor, just in case anyone forgot her history.
Wow. 29 out of 30 is a massive over score. I would have given that three 9s. I suspect she’s heading home.
Next up, Jordan.
Wow, I forgot Paige was off time in that jive. Pretty sure that double cartwheel is a Derek/Julianne move from WAaaaaayyyy back.
Sorry, when I hear this song I think Derek/ Nicole…and no one else. THAT was iconic. In fact, this looks a bit more like Nicole’s dance than Paige’s. A lot like it, actually. But how much can you do to this song? That was VERY reminiscent of Derek/Nicole – didn’t help that Nicole was wearing gold as well.
He did dance that extremely well, in any case. Well deserving of a 30…and I suspect they’ll give him one.
Heh, bruno just described Derek’s body motion perfectly. 😀 I see I wasn’t the only one thinking Derek during that dance.
And Jordan gets the 30. 🙂
Man, this finale is going to SUCK in one big way – I can see any one of three people winning and I could make a good argument for any one of them winning. Super tough.
This shouldn’t even be a challenge for Mark. 75% of Meryl/Maks was showmance and Mark kinda makes that point.
Again dispelling the dance lessons rumors. Kinda funny – two girls who learned a FEW moves from Derek – Lindsey and Meryl.
That was a very good dance, although still not my favorite of hers. But one of the better dances tonight and should be scored accordingly. Agree with Len on the bit of looseness in hold. I couldn’t quite put my finger on it, but that nails it.
:::rolls eyes::: That camera hogging and inability to keep quiet when it’s not about you runs in the family I see.
Finally, Witney and Frankie. I’m sorry, I love Frankie, he cracks me up about getting the skirt off and then re-attaching it. 🙂
Witney going the risky route. But damn if they didn’t pull it off!! That deserves a pretty high score in my opinion and if they don’t get one it’s simply because they’re trying to prevent him winning.
26 out of 30 – I can live with that but feel it should be a point higher.
Here we go…
SAFE: Lindsey and Mark
SAFE: Drew and Emma
Jordan and Lindsay – SAFE
Eliminate: Victoria and Val
Oh, poor Victoria she wasn’t expecting that and is sad. Val is being a good partner right now. Victoria making me cry with how upset she it. Kudos to Tom for his little speech – he knows what to say sometimes, eh?
Interesting they had Frankie last one standing two weeks in a row – more subliminal messaging to the audience. I think that perhaps Jordan and Lindsey are at risk of losing the MTB to him, for real. They’re working a bit too hard to bring him down. Odd thing is, leaving him as the last one standing my have the opposite impact.
We’ll see.
I loved drew and Emma but this was just odd yet I liked it. I’m very conflicted right now lol. I would give that an 8. I really really want to him to be safe tonight.
I CANT WATCH DWTS !!!! Football is on !!!! Im sooo F’ing Pist !….Please help anyone
I liked their costumes and that’s about it.
Cute first dance. Different, but I liked it. Really loved Emma’s dress.
Help! Don’t have a TV near me! Does anyone know a live stream? Thenks!
Love Emma’s dress. She’s always been so innovative with her costume design.
I feel like I already know they’re going to score Val/Victoria with 9’s and 10’s with contemporary. I’ll vomit if Drew doesn’t go to finals but Val does.
Google ABC stream. Go down the list and see if one of them works.
Eh wasn’t crazy about that tango although I thought Drew put in great effort as he always does in all of his dances and as always he friggin gets hosed by the judges-what else is new? ????????????????
Part of me is starting to wonder how safe Drew is….???????? especially compared to Victoria….
I’d like to say that I’m surprised that Val is making Vic’s dance about him and Jenna, but I’m not. Of course he focused on the part that would let him showcase him and his girlfriend the most. smdh
@Maria D, I’ll be right beside you. It’s her time to go and I don’t want to see Drew or Frankie sacrificed so she can stay.
Am I wrong, but wasn’t their dance supposed to be a waltz? So now they have a contemporary with no rules so she’s easily given high scores.
Wow, loved Victoria and Val’s dance!!
This might be the most creative thing I’ve seen from Val all season. Saying that, i didn’t love it. Kinda interesting but forgettable all at once. Just kinda there. Simple was an understatement for this one. I’d give that an 8 tbh.
Figures that Val couldn’t have come up with this on his own.
That said, what was with Jenna basically collapsing behind the door _after_ the apparent recovery? It would have made a lot more sense if it was there earlier in the dance.
Does anyone have a live stream???
Oh please! Val cutting into Victoria’s moment with the interview to try and sell Jenna and hope she/he get nominated for an Emmy. So, so, so, selfish. He should’ve let Victoria and her parents have the spotlight, of all dances. I hate to say it, but that is exactly how I felt while watching it, that Val was trying hard to get an Emmy and make an impact and promote wannabe Jenna.
Victoria is a lovely lady and did okay. I can’t say I was moved by Val and Jenna playing her parents or the dance itself and I put that on Val. I didn’t buy the bad, look at me, acting of Jenna and Val as her parents. I do remember tearing up and being very moved when Derek played Bindi’s Dad in that one dance with the footsteps.
why do they do this during the semifinals !!!!!!! Football no DWTS
While that wasn’t a successful tango, I won’t forget it or Drew and Emma’s partnership for a long time, no matter what tonight’s outcome. Can’t say the same for precious and his lovely partner, unfortunately. I don’t know anything about her except for her miraculous medical miracle and her determination to recover.
Was that a wee bit of shade at the judges and their comments/tastes from lovely Emma?
Look I love Victoria-I think she’s a wonderful girl and I truly do feel for her story but I didn’t think the dance was anything spectacular. Yes it was emotional to a point a guess? And it was a sweet guesture for her parents but there just wasn’t enough dancing, for me, to even call it a contemporary? I’m sorry but children could’ve danced that routine in my opinion ????
And really Val must we hear you give your GF a damn shout out on national TV? Don’t make me throw up….????????????
And to think she choreographed this mediocre dance? ????????????
Weird dance…really a trio without much focus on Arlen. Felt more about Jenna & Val.
This is the second dance where I felt little connection with Val & his current partner. It’s too bad because I really love her spirit. Think Val might be trying to focus on a dance without focusing on his partner’s strengths. Unfortunately can’t compete with Amy Purdy’s dance.
I just loved Lindsay and Jordan! Bruno nailed it for me.
Felt like it should have been a V. Waltz. However, I don’t fault Jordan and Lindsay for that and I loved it!
And you nailed it on Lindsay and Jordan, Heidi!! I love that she’s a dork like us too.
Interesting that they said these dances are “iconic” as they all received perfect scores. As if that’s something that doesn’t happen several times a season! And it’s also wrong unless they are using Amber’s redemption of their Charleston in the Finals. I can’t wait to see the clip. Short curly wig = Week 3. Long straight hair = Finals.
I like Tom quoting Jordan during dress rehearsal: “Lindsay’s got one good leg, I’ve got one good eye. We’re two people playing one pirate.” 🙂
And I have to agree that that song was *not* meant for an Argentine tango. (Not quite as terrible as turning “Shape of You”—a perfect samba song—into a rumba, but still a terrible choice.)
Honestly, though Jordan was kind of boring. Not his best at all, but I guess Bruno forgot to actually watch the dance or something. Not enough intensity for an AT.
Hate to say it but I, too, agree with CAI tonight-I don’t think this was Jordan’s best dance. He still executed it near perfectly but he seemed a bit distant/distracted. I noticed how emotional he was coming out of the dance-that could’ve been it.
Jordan and Lindsay had me in tears. Being a older brother myself, I get it. My sister may be 22 but if there is anyone who knows me so well that I don’t have to say a word it’s her so I’m incredibly protective of her like he is with his siblings. Even to the point where for her college graduation I go made sure we got there at 6AM so we got a perfect spot. Doing the same thing when she graduates her masters program this spring. I’d give that dance a ten. I loved it.
Wow Mark and Lindsey….I can’t get enough of them. Emmy contender! LOVED!
Wow! Wow! Wow! That was beautiful and Mark outdid himself. Easily a 10 from me. Easily. Just mind blowing.
You said it, Vin. Mind blowing! I want more!!!
They really, really need to bring back the 9 1/2 paddle at least for the end of the season. Len, HOW WERE Victoria’s AND LINDSEY’S DANCES = IN EFFORT OR QUALITY?!!!
LOVE Alexander Jean’s songs! Great choice!! Great dance!! She should’ve gotten triple 10’s!
And I love how Mark makes it all about Lindsey-he barely opens his mouth to talk lol unlike other pros who hog the spotlight ????
So I guess just 30’s are reserved for Frankie and Jordan now?
What about that wasn’t a 10 for Len? Because it was Contemporary? Bull crap.
She’s now been robbed of two perfect scores now.
One thing I have enjoyed this season is Sasha in the troupe. I know if the back up dancers come in, I’m looking to find him!
Jordan is such a good, good, guy. Beautiful outfits. Lindsay looks gorgeous in that dark green. It wasn’t my favorite A. tango because I know what he and Lindsay are capable of but it was still really good.
Oh, I love Mark. He’s so weird and creative. It was an eclectic contemporary. I love I never know what I’m going to get with Mark. Very cool.
Love Witney’s dress. Ha ha ha!!! YES!!! Great idea for a song and dance Witney. That was the best dance so far tonight. So awesome. Witney and her greaser hanging on the court. What are CAI, Len and Bruno talking about. It was so fantastic. I bet he’s killing it in votes.
I’ll take Lindsey, Jordan or Frankie for the mirrorball but I’ll be extra happy if Frankie to wins. He’s my Kelly Pickler this season.
That dance screamed FUN FUN FUN for me!! I think it was a clever route for Witney to take-showcase Frankie’s strengths as a fun dancer-not necessarily the best dancer but the fun, hard-working dancer that he is. And I think she succeeded!
WHAT!! They gave my Frankie 8’s! So help me Jesus, Mary and Joseph. How dare they. They killed that dance and the crowd ate it up, as they should. I’m voting for Frankie only. Game on judges.
between the start of the dance to the commercials I got 34 texts about Frankie and how I need to up my game cuz mu doppelgänger is killing it. Anyways, I liked that dance a lot and would give it a 9. Also glad Witney chose that song. 🙂
The pro number was awesome. Loved Corbin and Karina way back the. And was worried….at first. Then I saw it and damn was that good. Emma did Karina proud…I could totally see Karina going for that trick too. I think part of the reason I like Emma so much is becuase she reminds me so much of her choreography wise with risks. Anyways, I would give that a 10 easily. Just beyond entertaining.
I’m so glad that this site is here. I’m not fond of surprises and since you all see the show before I do, I can enjoy the show knowing in advance where I’m going to be happy or annoyed. LOL Its often been said in the messages that its felt that the “fix” is usually in for certain contestants. Well interestingly enough I read an article on Yahoo the other day that inasmuch states that is true, along with other things I was surprised at. If its okay, I will give you the link to the article, but i don’t want to break any rules of this board without asking permission first. How true all of it is, is anyone’s guess, but I suspect there is more truth in it than not.
Damn I thought for sure Emma was gonna hit her head with that move! Did she? Yikes! ???? That dance had a lot of showmanship-reminded me of a Broadway number-yet again the judges scored them low-hmmmm…..????
So if the judges compared Drew to Corbin, they better compare Victoria to Amber. I don’t think she even came close.
Val delivered big time on that one…not quite Derek and Amber perfection but kinda close and that surprised me a lot. I’d give that a 9 easily. Her best dance yet.
WTF CAI u forgot about Amber & Derek while watching that? BS. OMG 10’s. They are just so transparent.
They gave Val Derek and Amber’s Charleston. Poetic justice. Isn’t that the dance he tried to get out of earlier in this season. I thought Victoria did much better on this dance with her energy and footwork. A 10 and 9’s for that. Hmm. I feel like she’s leaving tonight.
Oh no. Poor Victoria is having spasm problems again. I feel like she had more fun at the beginning of the season then her spirit and energy kind of went down as the weeks went on. Chmerkovskiy’s can do that to a girl.
Just watched Drew’s first dance. I really liked it. It was fun and content. However, that being said, I also just watched Victoria’s dance (if you can call it that) and she is scored higher? Most of her so-called dance consisted of Val and Jenna doing all the movement and her just standing or sitting and lots of arm movement. I don’t think that any of the other dancers would be able to get away with that without Len pullihg out his “content” comments. That was grossly over-scored.
Random question but was that Amy smart in the audience? So far I’ve spotted some (I tend to do that when watching like it’s where’s Waldo). I wonder if they can get carter and her for next season. Especially carter.
I agree Maria D, if I had to spend 9 weeks with a Cbro I prob have spasms too.
Really hoping those 10s were gratuitous because she is the one going home. I liked Victoria’s dance better than Drews but overall I like Drew more than her. I think they’ve given her a pass on several things this season because of her disability. They didn’t do that with Noah or Amy. But they weren’t paired with Val.
@PJ#1, CAI told Emma and Drew that she kept seeing Corbin’s dance and couldn’t connect to their dance. Then the exact opposite for Victoria. I hope PH is right in her belief she’s leaving tonight.
I cant believe how overscored val and victoria were. OMG hete we go with the judges again. If that was a 29 then Amy Purdy should have only got 30s.
Jordan + jive = amazing. Remember that equation for the SATs kids :). That was amazing and the best dance of the night thus far. Easily a 10
Could they try to make it seem like someone else has a chance? Jesus Christ the transparency of these judges to continually shower Jordan with 30’s for the 60th time while struggling to ever give Lindsey more than one weeks ago.
That music for Jordan and Lindsey’s AT was dreadful. Lovely dance, but much too lyrical for an AT and I realize that was because of the music. Seriously, there has to be more choices for music out there that fits each respective dance. Not everything has to be driven by some kind of message. As a side note the article I mentioned previously states that they don’t pick their music. If true, then it is just one more way to manipulate the outcome.
I am sorry, but Drew did a MUCH better job with his recreation than Victoria with hers. Victoria/Val did not even come close to recreating an iconic dance.
Damn judges I mean puppets.
Loving the iconic DWTS dances. Drew was very entertaining and I was ready to not like it because the original is in my top 5 all-time favorite dances. Victoria was spectacular and her quality of movement impressive. But let’s just give Jordan the mirror ball because that was a winner!
Hmmm ok so I saw charleston steps in that dance-I don’t think it was exactly like Derek and Amber’s at all and it finished fast in my opinion-like did we miss I huge part of the dance? ????
And why did she get 2-10’s all of a sudden? Hmmm….
Yea Mark didn’t look to happy to have Maks show up. Maks/Val just need to go away. He didn’t look to happy re the scores either.
Lindsay Mark nailed that. I agree with maks for once. I like maks this season….other than the times he didn’t deliver choreo wise. Maks stay like this. I’d give that dance a 10.
Oh for Pete’s sake! We have to suffer the other C brother showing up and making his unsolicited, personal, opinion known when no one asked him. I love how Erin was trying to finish and when Maks insisted on speaking, she said something like, ‘oh no, here we go.’
Please Santa, make the C-bros disappear next year. I’ve been a good girl this year. Mostly.
My only takeaway for the night is that, after another night of BS scoring, I won’t be watching the finale live. I considered not watching this season at all, but Mark returning brought me back. Lindsey scoring one point below Victoria? I know scoring is a problem every single season, but its week after week and I guess I’ve reached the end of the rope with it.
I’ll vote for Lindsey/Mark and hope she or Jordan take it, but I’m done with live watching this season.
Is it bad that when I hear that song, I don’t think of this Paso, but Shawn and Derek’s freestyle in season 15?
Loved that routine from Frankie and witney. Julianne and apollo would be proud. I’d give that a 9 easily. Also find it amazing that witney looked like Julianne so much tonight. It was uncanny…and I loved it.
These scores are bogus!! No 10s for Lindsey & Mark, but Arlen gets them for a very mediocre dance. And WHY did Max need to talk. He didn’t dispel fake Meryl romance rumors. Might be done with this show. Glad D is off the show. Mark should be leaving next.
I certainly won’t be watching the little kiddos. I will miss Lindsey, Sasha, Emma, Whitney, Sharna, Hayley, Artem, Keo & a few others. Who knows what will happen to DWTS after the kiddos.
@ #Maria_D, loved your Santa wish….if only. Maybe two people wishing for the same thing will make it happen. ha ha @ #Chayse I totally agree. I too was not going to watch this season until I heard Mark was coming back and when I saw he was paired with Lindsey, I had to watch. That contemporary they just did was stunning and for Len to hold out a 10 on it is ridiculous. I have also reached the end of my rope with the judges and/or producers. It is really a shame because this used to be my favorite show, not so much anymore.
Jordan definitely redeemed himself with that jive FOR SURE!! It was fast, technical and flawless!! Deserving of a perfect score!!
I’d say Lindsey and Mark did justice to Maks and Meryl’s tango although I’m not gonna lie-remembering Meryl in that dance, she danced beautifully in it. Not that Lindsey didn’t. She’s a terrific dancer in her own right but it’s kinda hard to compare her to Meryl to be honest. WTH is up with Maks giving his opinion? ????????????????
I think Witney tried hard to emulate Julianne and Apollo’s paso for Frankie but I’m not quite sure she 100% got it LOL I don’t think it was Frankie’s best dance, technically, but he gave it good effort.
I AM SO FREAKING HAPPY FRANKIE,DREW AND LINDSEY MADE IT TO THE SEMI FINALS!!!!!
Loving these outfits tonight. Witney’s is stunning. Good dance, could’ve been a little better. But I can’t wait to see Frankie’s finale dance! Interesting CAI and Len mentioned how much the audience loves Frankie. It’s not just me. He has the public affection and momentum. He could really win this whole thing. I like jordan and Lindsey a lot but I don’t go wild for them.
Yes!!!! Drew made it to the finals. Aw! Sweet Victoria. Don’t be sad. You’re such an awesome person and you did amazing things on this show.
Ooohh! Did anyone notice Val went to hug Victoria’s mother and she wouldn’t. I thought maybe it wasn’t intentional and then he did again and she still looked at him and didn’t budge. Never acknowledged Val the whole time she was on that dance floor. There was no one between them or obstructing their view, she just wasn’t having it.
I’m definitely rooting for Lindsay to get her first mirrorball.
I just realized something . . . this finale is going to be not just C-bro free, but completely Fam-free, too.
WOW I didn’t expect Victoria to be so upset about being eliminated:((( She was crying quite a bit when she heard. ???? Sometimes you do feel for them when they have to go home, even if their pro dance partner can be a jackass-just saying????
Don’t watch live I use the site and YouTube so glad Val won’t be making finals for once the C bros need a good humbling
Got my votes in for Frankie hoping he’s in the final three with Lindsey and Jordan
If the powers that be want to save the show they should get rid of the judges and all the themes and I’d be willing to see all new pros
Caught Mark and Lindsey and Frankie and Witney’s last dance. Mark was very diplomatic responding to the “sexual chemistry of M and M” comments. I could have done without Maks butting in, but I suppose when you have 1 trophy to show for all those years and several ringer partners, he must need the air time. I did not care for Frankie and Witney at all. Agree with Len about Frankie’s shoulders and movements. I also think part of the problem is Witney- she’s no Julianne and I really think ballroom/Paso is a weakness for her. At least, I sure don’t care much for her dancing and I don’t think she is the best teacher for this type of dance.
Poor Victoria I don’t think she saw that coming. However, given the spasms she’s been having I think it is probably for the best. The continued physical demands of the competition seem to have taken a toll and I’d hate to see her have a setback.
The bright side? A FAM FREE Finale!!!
Yeah, I really felt for Victoria. I wish Val would have prepared her a bit better, but he doesn’t have the same read on the show that Derek and Mark do. I think he knew it was going to be them when they were standing up there so he had to have a read earlier.
Love Victoria but not sad becuase drew is in the finale 🙂 . In fact I’m freaking thrilled by the finalists and am voting for Jordan and Lindsey. But either way I’m thrilled if any of them win tbh.
Thank you, Universe, for having my four faves in the Final!! It will be a great show!!
I really want Lindsay and Jordan to win, but Frankie and witney really make me laugh. He isnt faking it when he blushes and gets embarrassed! He’s dorkily cute!!
Maria D: If I were Victoria’s Mom and she sees on tv how Val treated her daughter and berated her and made her cry, I would hate him too. If we can see what a jerk he was to her, her mama bear probably hates him.
i think tonights elimination was expected if a little sad. hated the iconic dances round. excited for the finale nonetheless.
p.s Can someone explain to me what is meant of “FAM-free?”
Wow, Maks posted a call for votes for his bro. Im thinking none of them saw that coming and Vic can thank the judges for misleading her into thinking she was a contender. She’s such a bright personality, too bad she got stuck with Precious.
I’m thrilled with the final four, and will be happy with any result now.
So, who’s Maks going to blame and throw shade at (along with the whole Fam) when Derek’s not there to take the heat??
Comment #77
Fam free means no Maks and Val or Peta or anyone connected to them
#PH
Mark? The judges? Producer? Audience? Tom? Erin?
He might will blame everyone except Val for not preparing Victoria better and let her shine like she supposed to do. Mark will do so much better with Victoria
I want mark to win but I wont be mad if Jordan or Frankie win
Finally a final that I don’t have to worry if the winner is underserving
After the conclusion (which was foretold on this site pretty well, Drew being able to overcome the difference between he and Victoria), I went back to watch the Jordan/Lindsay jive that Mark and Paige had done.
Then I realized – the other contestants had to emulate another contestant (Drew/Corbin, Victoria/Amber, Lindsey/Meryl, Frankie/Apollo), but Jordan was given the task of being MARK in the iconic jive with Paige, for Pete’s sake! It’s probably happened in the past, but very noticeable tonight.
And how well he did – that was 1:38 of total abandon and energy, well deserving the comments, especially the one from Len that said the top jive in DWTS is now Jordan’s jive. Loved where Bruno noted that Jordan was doing a Derek move – which Lindsay choreographed.
It’s very possible that Jordan/Lindsay will not win, people’s votes will decide. But IMO, they have been the best dancers by far this season.
I don’t think Val prepared Victoria for elimination, because in his mind he should never be eliminated. It is his brother’s show after all. I do feel for Victoria, she really got stuck with a dud for a partner.
Any year with a C Bro free finale is a good year!!
Please reconsider watching the finale. #1. It should be fun. #2. If the ratings really tank TPTB may feel it’s due to all the upset Fam fans.
Please support the show.
Thank you so much!
I think the producers set Mark up tonight, in an effort to have the audience think he “doesn’t stack up” this season. Jordan got to be Mark in the iconic dance (interesting that they didn’t pick the Nicole Derek jive because Jordan would have been compared to Derek in that one.) This gave Jordan the chance to prove he can dance as well as Mark or better. They made Mark be Maks in the M and M tango, knowing that he and Lindsey couldn’t match the “sexual chemistry”. They, in effect, built Jordan up while attempting to put Mark down.
I honestly think they were trying to sway voters away from casting votes for Mark and Lindsey. Showed their hand- they prefer that Jordan wins over Lindsey Stirling.
About the scoring…
Most of us were not expecting Drew & Emma to win the MBT. However, a lot of loyal Frankie voters were voicing he has a shot.
It’s not looking too good at the moment. The judges have scored Drew & Frankie significantly behind Lindsey & Jordan. Does he still have a chance at better than 3rd?
I’ll just get this off my chest: Lindsey should have been absolutely perfect, Frankie should have gotten at least straight 9s on the night, and while I thought Drew’s tango had an appropriate score, his Jazz was absolutely, 100% UNDERSCORED. I mean, I was cheering for him when he whipped Emma around like a rag doll. He isn’t Corbin, but he still brought his own swag to that dance. I think Jordan could’ve gotten at least one more 10 on his AT. But Victoria? Both of her dances were completely and utterly overscored. When I saw Jenna was nosing in on the Contemporary, I was like, “I thought that the trio round was over.” And the Charleston? It was far inferior to Amber and Derek’s, and yet she gets 10s for it? The heck?
But at the end, I was happy. No, scratch that. I was overjoyed that Precious isn’t in the finals. For the first time in a few seasons, the final completely consists of fantastic choreographers. I’m certain that Mark, Emma, Lindsay, and Witney will kill their freestyle choreography. And no matter if people think that Drew should have left ages ago, you can’t deny what Emma’s done with him. But I do feel bad for Victoria at the end of the day.
Personally, even though it probs won’t happen, I want Frankie to win. He is so cute, and I really connect with him on a personal level.
Really felt sorry for Victoria. With the scores she was given, being eliminated was a complete shock to her. The judges really sucked at tonight’s scoring. Lindsey and Mark were screwed out of two perfect scores. Sorry but I cannot relate to Jordan and Lindsay at all. That jive was no way as flawless as Paige and Mark’s. I thought Jordan lost control at some points in the dance.
I wasn’t going to watch this season either. But since Mark returned I wouldn’t miss seeing his genius choreography. I really hope he and Lindsey win. They have been great all season. Wondering if Mark only returned to dance with Lindsey.
Ahh a Chmerlachey free finale. I feel bad for Victoria, I feel -like Vanessa- this wasn’t the journey she’d hoped for, no fault of hers, but if she had Derek or Mark or maybe even Artem she might’ve had a more satisfying journey than she did, maybe, who knows really.
Im excited to see Julianne next week and I hope she performs. As far as the finale goes; I really hope that 3 out of the 4 finalists go beyond that pinnacle they’ve each reached for the freestyle round. Those couples being Drew & Emma, Frankie & Witney, and Lindsey & Mark. Jordan & Lindsay on the other hand, I want to see a raw performance with no extra. Just pure dancing from the soul.
It might not be a popular opinion, but I like this arc that I think Lindsay has set up. I say that more so as the universe works in mysterious ways, and I like how his journey is ending more about the bond that Jordan & Lindsay share. Lindsay having a knee injury and Jordan having the cornea injury, but they still are standing. Even Lindsay kinda implied it could’ve been an end for her at least. Jordan’s handling the situation quite stoicly too which is impressive because he might not have fully healed and been dancing with one eye fully functioming.
I think Frankie has a solid chance at winning over Lindsey at least, but with how things are going with Jordan & Lindsey who knows. Then again even the craziest thought of Drew and Emma winning could be a possibility, this season’s been pretty interesting to say the least.
Really felt sorry for Victoria. With the scores she was given, being eliminated was a complete shock to her. The judges really sucked at tonight’s scoring. Lindsey and Mark were screwed out of two perfect scores. Sorry but I cannot relate to Jordan and Lindsay at all. That jive was no way as flawless as Paige and Mark’s. I thought Jordan lost control at some points in the dance.
I wasn’t going to watch this season either. But since Mark returned I wouldn’t miss seeing his genius choreography. I really hope he and Lindsey win. They have been great all season. Wondering if Mark only returned to dance with Lindsey. I hope that all of Lindsey’s dedicated fans vote for her to win.
Okay, I usually don’t care about the dance experience thing. In fact I usually vote for people who have it. But this season I’m bothered by Jordan’s denial of having any ballroom experience when he has it listed on both of his old out-of-date resumes. If he wasn’t so completely adamant about having never touched ballroom, I could let it pass. But I’m left believing he either completely invented ballroom training on his resume, or he’s being dishonest with viewers to sway the vote. (I’m talking about his IMDbPro resume and his resume on BreakdownExpress.)
I’m really happy with the final four. In my mind, Jordan really confirmed who is the best dancer and he is a nice guy. I prefer the best dancer win and so far, that happens. I was a bit disappointed in Lindsay’s dance – I struggled to
make sense of it even though Mark did a good job of offering a glossary during the package. I don’t think Drew or Frankie will win.
A free C-fam finale is a gift. And, what the hell was Jenna doing in that dance? and Val’s promo for her? Maybe he knew what was going to happen and he threw her under the bus. I wonder if he will try to include Jenna in the post interviews which will take away even more time away from Victoria – I feel sorry for her.
It was nice to be reminded of Derek so much tonight.
I loved many of the dances tonight especially Mark and Lindsey’s contemporary and both of Frankie’s dances. I feel Witney has really grown up and done a great job with him this season as has Lindsay with Jordan. I’m good with whatever happens in the finals (I think, we’ll see).
Seeing Victoria get so upset about her elimination killed me. I admire her spirit and am a big fan of hers and because I’m such a fan Jenna showing up in her contemporary upset me. It upset me because I don’t think the decision to do so had anything to do with Victoria or her story. IMO it likely had to do with Val wanting to give Jenna an opportunity or the show wanting to play on Val and Jenna’s relationship. Either way, for me, her being there took away from focusing on Victoria’s story. I’d love to see Haley of Britt get such an opportunity and I also think if they wanted to do this than trio night would have been more appropriate.
I almost didn’t watch this season but I’m glad I did because I’ve really enjoyed it. Not too much outrageous manipulation, no brutal takedowns from the judges table. One week to go, fingers crossed it stays that way.
Victoria & Val – In their contemporary I thought Val followed the same template he used last week, relying on a third dancer to be his principal partner. Makes me all the more certain Victoria was struggling with the increasing challenges. The contemporary was a lovely dance but she didn’t do enough dancing to be competitive with the other couples. When she got the two 10s for a dance that was nowhere near the level of Amber’s, I knew she was going home. I even wondered if they called Drew safe first to give her a chance to brace herself.
Lindsey & Mark – I loved the Alexander Jean song and I’m surprised they didn’t get the 30. Last week I thought they might have drawn the toughest dance assignment of the night in being asked to recreate a Meryl dance. I say Meryl and not Meryl & Maks because I thought if there was going to be a problem it wasn’t going to be Mark vs. Maks and that it was more likely to be comparisons to Meryl. Remember Len saying “there’s good, there’s great, and then there’s Meryl”. A lot of DWTS fans feel the same way. So I thought Mark and Lindsey handled it just great by being so gracious in their acknowledgment of her, they got a high score for their dance, and they go into the final very strong.
Drew & Emma – I thought they had a better night than the judges said, but I’ve thought that several nights throughout the season. Emma has done a great job with Drew and imo neither one of them has gotten enough credit for the amount of choreography she’s able to give him. I’m glad they made the final, I think they earned it.
Frankie & Witney – not a great night for them, considering they’ve had some perfect scores, but very respectable and somewhat underscored. Obviously the dancing in their paso wasn’t as strong as Julianne and Apolo’s but Frankie did a nice job with the intensity of the character. He also did better with the salsa than I expected and like others have already said, loved Witney’s costume!
Jordan & Lindsay – Completely agree with Len. That was, without a doubt, the best jive I have ever seen in all 25 seasons of the show. EVER. I don’t understand why people aren’t connecting with him. He’s turning himself inside out to create incredible dances at a level we don’t get to see every season. The criticism of their AT seems valid, had no problem with that. It was beautifully danced and got a high score, so good enough.
The Leaderboard – Looks like they want to make sure Lindsey and Jordan are safely in the top three and the viewers are being offered a choice between Frankie and Drew for the third slot.
I’m super stoked that we have a chmerkovskiy-free final for once, but also sad to see Victoria upset. She’s very likeable, just unfortunate to have an egocentric and uncreative partner.
Is Imdb really a credible source for someone’s resume? From my understanding, anyone can sign up for an Imdb account and edit the information, like Wikipedia. It’s not like he is outrightly denying having any dance experience. He doesn’t have to bring it up because almost everyone else is busy highlighting it for him. And I don’t connect to Jordan as much as I did to Paige, but I’m gonna come right out here and say that Jordan did the jive better than Paige. Paige had sync issues, Jordan didn’t. He wasn’t “out of control” or whatever.
On to more positive stuff. This finale will be epic. Lindsey and Jordan are great performers, Frankie and Drew might not always be the best but are still really entertaining, and all the pros have shown at some point this season if not multiple times that they are awesome choreographers. I really don’t care how the final rankings stack up.
A finale without The Fam will be interesting! I am also curious to see how they feature the already-booted Stars in the finale because I did not get enough Debbie Gibson the first time around.
Why was Maks’ doing Johnny Depp in 21 Jump Street cosplay during Lindsey and Mark’s interview? It’s like he was trying so hard to look cool but it was totally not cool.
I felt bad for Victoria. I’m sure after she wipes her tears, she’ll look back on this journey fondly. I don’t detest Val like others do here, but I will say his Freestyles tend to be underwhelming, such as the ones he did with Normani, Ginger, and Zendaya. So this elimination probably saved us from seeing a meh-worthy Freestyle.
I would’ve given an extra point to Drew’s Jazz, Lindsey’s Contemporary, and Frankie’s Paso. This final will surely be interesting.
So very happy!!! My 4 favorite couples making the finals, great pros in the finals, AND a C-bro free finals! This is already a win:)
I actually think putting Frankie in jeopardy again was to help ensure his fans help get him to Top 3. There is an elimination next Monday night and they want him in the Top 3 over Drew. It’s really hard to predict the voting this season – I think all 4 left are very popular and likeable and any one of them could be winning the public vote right now. Drew could actually be winning in votes but I think they want a Jordan/Lindsey/Frankie final 3, so putting Frankie in jeopardy will probably help him get there.
NFF (No Fam Final) ????. No Val, Maks, PETA, Sharna or Jenna. Sounds great to me
I️ think this final 4 was called early in the season as the dream finale. Mark has been brilliant but have to say the girls Emma, Lindsay and Witney have bossed this season with creativity and it’s fantastic to see all three in the final. Great great job ladies.
I know I say it every week, but I would love for Frankie to win. I know Jordan and Lindsey are better dancers, but I still feel like they were good from the get-go. I haven’t seen as much growth in them as Frankie who, duh, obviously had a lot further to go. I think I just really connect with him.
I’m not too surprised Val/Victoria left as I knew she wouldn’t win, but she deserves to be there more than Drew.
I’m also with CIA for Emma to not do that move again.
OMG!! That Jive from Jordan and Lindsay was just WOW! I love how they started off in red costumes(A la Mark and Paige), then ripped them off to reveal gold outfits a la Nicole and Derek’s finale Jive of S10! I think Lindsay paid homage to that jive as opposed to Mark/Paige’s number with those gold costumes!
I have to say – if they are so anxious to have Frankie in the final 3, they could just score him higher, rather than putting him in a NON-jeopardy position. As I said last week, they didn’t say he was in jeopardy, they just didn’t say he was going to the finale earlier. But since so many seem to not make this distinction, it probably works in his favor.
I loved Frankie’s dances, even though the weren’t perfect, they were damn close! I’ve enjoyed his dances all season long. He is so much fun! I would just love to see him win it all!
Did I hear correctly? Pitbull and Fifth Harmony are performing next week? Yep it looks like I’ll be giving the one hour fifty minute filler show a miss! Someone shout me when we get to the final ten minutes when they actually announce the results.
Power rankings are up: https://www.puredwts.com/2017/11/14/puredwts-season-25-week-9-power-rankings/
@ M8 #104: I’ve always wondered when does a dream become a nightmare, and now I know it’s when Pitbull and Fifth Harmony share the stage during DWTS.
I was all set to say this is the first show I will watch since Bindi danced, but now I guarantee I won’t watch. Pitbull and 5th Harmony? Yuk. Good luck to final 4 and congrats on some fabulous dancing.
Commercial sponsors, now that we have hardworking, deserving couples left and a C Bros-free finals, I just may consider buying your products or services. If TPTB keep their hands off….m
@Kelly K, I would also say that the costume rip was an homage to Warren/Kym when they danced to Proud Mary for their freestyle.
I understand they are trying to honor the 25th season, but it has been weird. With so many talented singers through the years and they chose these two acts and what was the reasoning for the epic dance assignments.