DWTS Season 25, Week 9 – Dancing by the Numbers!
This week, like last week, seems fairly obvious with regard to who’s going to go home. But beyond that? This show feels like anybody’s game.
But first things first…let’s not waste any time. The judges were quite clear with their preference this past week, underscoring Drew a bit to make sure he is the one to leave this coming Monday. They didn’t underscore him but by a point or so, but it may not take much more than that. Let’s take a look at the scores.
At this point in the season, and with these contestants, that three-point difference between Drew and Frankie is likely very significant. Drew has a bit of work to do to catch Frankie – early in the season I would say with confidence that Drew could do it, but now? I think Frankie has gained serious ground over the first nine weeks of the show. Serious ground. To the point that I think Frankie could win this thing, depending on how the scoring plays out on Monday night. But I skip ahead – what does DREW need to be safe on Monday night, besides a minor miracle?
As you can see, Drew needs roughly 11,200 more votes per million votes cast than Frankie to stay over Frankie – and I don’t see that happening.
As you can also see from that table above, both Lindsey and Jordan are nicely cushioned from both Drew and Frankie. I don’t see any surprises on that score happening on Monday night.
These numbers posts get very short at the end of the season – there’s really not all that much to say. I like everyone in the final four very much and would be happy to see any of them win. What do I think will happen?? Well, I think Drew will likely be eliminated on Monday night. After that, it gets very sketchy and will depend heavily on the scores handed out on Monday night.
We look at this every season and in the past the winner has always been fairly obvious to us by the end of the first night of the finale. We have a general feel for the show after all this time, and usually it’s a gut feeling as to who’s going to come out on top (much like the pros SHOULD know when they’re going to be eliminated – they’re much closer to the tea leaves, after all). Sometimes we know but are desperately hoping for a different outcome – like when Laurie beat Hinch. I can’t remember a season where we’ve been truly surprised by a win or a loss. Disappointed, yes – but not surprised. This season has the potential, in my opinion, to do just that.
Frankie, Jordan and Lindsey. Two weeks ago I would have said that Lindsey and Jordan were going to be the top 2, with one of them (no idea which one) coming out on top. Now, my gut is telling me that it’s going to be Jordan and Frankie in the top 2 and I still have no idea who’s going to win. The odds are in Jordan’s favor, for sure. There was a shift in Jordan’s favor last week and it kind of centers around the “one bad leg and one bad eye” thing. That humanized him in a big way – not that they were asking for sympathy or anything, on the contrary. You could see that eye was giving him problems during the judges commentary. Combine that with an off week for Mark and Lindsey, and you have a shift in tone of the show, at least for me. It’s hard to describe, but I certainly felt it at the end of the night that there was a change in standing.
Frankie has been coming on strong the last several weeks and I think he’s in the mold of Kyle Massey or Rob Kardashian or Kelly Osborne – people who weren’t the very best dancers, but who you felt had the audience squarely behind them, to the point that they could pull off an upset. Kyle was a much better dancer than either Rob or Kelly…and I would say that Frankie is a better dancer than them as well. But none of them won. I remember being worried that Kyle would displace Jennifer. I don’t think I was ever truly worried about Rob or Kelly…and I do think that Frankie is more like Kyle than either of them. How the show ends depends heavily on the dancing Monday night and how the judges score them. If Frankie is less than 3 points or so from Lindsey and/or Jordan, look out.
Of course, there are three things at play in the scoring on Monday night:
- The judges like to be right, so often their scoring reflects the past voting;
- They don’t want to over rule the audience with their scoring;
- But they also want the better dancers to win, for the sake of the credibility of the show.
So, if someone is behind at the end of Monday night, they possibly have been behind on votes for a while – unless someone blows a dance. I don’t think they underscore at this point to manipulate the outcome – too late for that. It’s kinda late to do anything about number 3, but if the scores are tied or ridiculously close, considering the dancing that was done, that generally means they are leaving it up to the audience to decide.
So, what will it be??
Personally, I would love to see Frankie win. Can you imagine the look on his face if he does? It would be wonderful to see something like that.
I think Rob Kardashian would have won his season if he wasn’t up against an injured war veteran. And I completely understand that. But he was a lot like Frankie this year. Someone who was written off as an early exit but worked hard at it and surprised everyone.
Nothing against Jordan or Lindsey, but if Drew is eliminated as expected, all of my votes will go to Frankie. And I know a lot of people who will be doing the same thing.
If it isn’t Frankie, I’m hoping Lindsey wins it. I want to see someone who truly had NO dance experience win. Someone who has improved week to week, has loved every minute of it, and has been a joy to watch.
I also think Drew goes out in fourth place. Many reasons for that. He’s likely to be last on the leaderboard, plus a lot of Victoria fans seem to think he took their slot in the finals, so his fan support might have hit the high water mark last Monday.
The final 3 – Frankie is such a wild card here. Despite his frequent presence in jeopardy, I believe Frankie has been one of the most popular contestants and probably one of the best vote getters. But across the season his judges scores have been up, they’ve been down, and how that goes this Monday could mean the difference between winning or finishing third.
I think you are right and Drew falls Monday. He has done a great job and I’m sure Emma will make a wonderful freestyle for him, but I don’t think he makes it further. I am also wondering if Julianne is back for Tuesday night as well, and if that makes any bearing on the end result. I am hoping for a Lindsey & Mark win, but they are all awesome.
Totally agree Frankie is a wild card.
Not only does he have a loyal fan base keeping him in it, but I suspect a lot of voters (a specific subset of fans) who may not have a horse in the race anymore may break his way. It’s an easy decision to go with the fun guy who loves the show and will enthusiastically appreciate your vote.
Other choices will take some thought or possible emotional compromises. (work)
While I have no feedback on who the Fam fans may choose, I wonder if Drew is truly gone on Monday if his fans may go to Frankie. Those two have been so similar for me all season. Hardworking/nice guys/inconsistent but positive feedback for the fans.
I have been supporting Drew & Emma a bit but have pivoted to Lindsey & Mark for the win already. Wondering which way the core Drew fans will go?
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Great post! I love these seasons that we go into the finale with no clear winner! That is uncommon or was (I believe last season was like that with Normani/Rashad). But also last season we saw how voters are changing. I was very (pleasantly) surprised that David got to second place over Normani. Personality is so important, and I think Frankie is the finalist that wins in that respect. So I wouldn’t be surprised to see him standing there inn the final two.
I have to say also that I don’t remember ever (and I’ve watched DWTS since season 2) going into the finale and honestly not caring at all about how it turns out. Whomever wins I will be happy. I just want to see great dancing and personality and all the stars having fun!
The point that Princess Heidi made about Jordan & Lindsay’s injuries “humanizing” them really resonates with me. Along with (I believe)
Cassanova’s comments last week regarding their performances being washed/cleaned of emotional content.
Purely by error (muted the ad content) I watched Jordan & Lindsay’s Proud Mary jive w/o sound and for the first time got why so many were saying it was the best jive of the show.
It had so much content/was fast/clean delivery. Check/check/check.
I realized my disconnect was it doesn’t emotionally fit the music (for me). The Tina turner version of CCR’s song was Hot hot hot/Sexy/Smoldering. Nicole & Derek got that. Paige & Mark got that. Jordan & Lindsay’s felt like 2 innocent teens having fun at a high school dance. It was missing the tone of the music and the prior iconic dances even though the steps were there.
Felt the same about their tango, and am wondering why the judges have not been calling them out on this all season. Many other couples were often harangued/eliminated for exactly this reason.
Frankie has a lofty task ahead of him, no doubt, but if he can pull these next few dances off, he could take the trophy. And I would totally go nuts if that happened. It also depends, though, on who the stray fanbases would choose to vote for at the end.
I believe it was Season 8 that Giles Marinie was the favorite to win but it was Shawn Johnson who took the mirror ball trophy. It was a 1% difference in the votes. All season Shawn was not favored to win, in fact she was considered to finish in 3rd or 4th place.
I too believe that Drew could be the one going home Monday, but this season has been so unpredictable it could be any one leaving in 4th place. Lindsey Stirling is presently on tour with packed houses with Mark opening for her. This could possibly drum up votes to her since people have seen them on the tour. Jordan has been excellent all season, but my feeling seems to be that it will turn out to be Jordan in 3rd place, Frankie in 2nd and Lindsey in 1st. We will find out Tuesday night!!
Victoria fans would never vote for Drew anyway, so it’s not like he’s losing support because of that – that doesn’t make any sense. As for the leaderboard, the elimination is based on LAST week, so this weeks scores won’t contribute to whether he stays or goes.
Nah, we knew last season that Rashad was going to win. It was one of the more obvious seasons. The only question was how much pimpage Normani would get to try to impact that outcome.
I agree how Drew is most likely to be eliminated. I love Frankie, but, I think it’s between Lindsey and Jordan for the win and I’d love it either two did so.
I agree that Drew seems like the most likely one to not make it to Tuesday.(hope I don’t get shocked, though) LOL!
I do actually enjoy Frankie’s personality and determination (he’s great with acting out the dances), but to me, Jordan and Lindsey are the best dancers. I have loved Lindsey’s sweetness and hard work from the start and Mark has given her some pretty darn tough & packed choreography. Which brings me to a problem I have comparing a female celeb who is so good to a male celeb who is also good; since they both have opposite roles in the dances. I would rather have to judge between two males celebs who are good or two females who are good. But, that’s just a weird hang-up I have with couples.
I really hope Lindsey and Mark win. They have been such a joy to watch and his choreography this season has been in the stratosphere. I haven’t voted most of this season, but I will be on Monday. Jordan would be my preference for 2nd because I love Lindsay Arnold so much and her work, over several seasons, has been so good. Frankie still does not impress me, sorry. Would love to see Drew get 3rd.
I don’t get all the Frankie hype and I fall in the show demo. I would think a current PB would beat him in votes. Most non dancers are voting on entertainment value and personality and Frankie and Drew seem to be pretty even in that catagory. I don’t see him winning at all, but who knows. I think Lindsey may not take it only because I think Marks choro can be a bit avant-garde for the average viewer, but I enjoy it immensely. Seems like Jordan comes across as more main stream, and Lindsay is just so down to earth and beautiful, so my guess is he will win. My hope is:
1. Lindsey 2. Jordan 3. Drew. Reality: 1. Jordan 2. Lindsey 3. Frankie
I don’t think Jordan is going to win for the simple fact he’s been getting the Norman’s treatment all season. She deserved i’m never high scores just like Jordan, but the reason I believe she ended up in third instead of winning is because the judges refused to acknowledge the other high caliber dancers in the competition. For example, Simone’s contemporary was way better than Normani’s paso, but Normani still got the highest score of the night. I also think CAI ruined Kames’s chances when she said he was the best male contestant ever
Jordan is good, and he deserves most of his high scores like Normani, but viewers and voters don’t like it when judges play favorites. The final nail in the coffin was when Len says he watches Jordan more closely than anyone.
STupid auto correct! I meant “the Normani treatment!”
When folks talk about Jordan and Lindsay not having any soul in their dancing, I wonder what they are talking about. That Jive not only was two very talented kids dancing a great pro giving her all and despite the leg wrap..she shed the red because they needed to highlight the male contestant the costumes, rolling arms of Tina the life of Tina is golden… Jordan was every great soulful dancer rolled up into one, I saw shades of Sammy Davis Jr, James Brown, even Ben Vereen with his athletic prowess. Jordan takes the mantle of all those great dancers before him with that dance. What a wonderful tribute to all those old variety specials of the past. Jordan and contestants like him who are true students of dance, working their butts off because they love to dance are what makes this show endure.
Just another point, it would be crazy to assume that Jordan has any kind of fan base compared to the ones who are left. He is an up and comer, the rest had or have established careers and are well known within them.
But what a win for dance if a relative unknown actually won this thing. A guy who does it without a famous parent to usher in that win, and whose claim to fame so far is a supporting role in Hamilton, a show that only tiny portion of the viewing public has seen or even heard about. When people talk about ringers, they neglect to mention fanbase ringers and the other 3 have fanbases well beyond Jordan at this point in his career. I think it would be cool to see Jordan do really well in his future and to say “I remember when he was on DWTS” and the audience thought he was good enough to entertain them and win.
LOL – everytime I see someone say “most voters are” I have to laugh. No one knows what most voters are doing until the show ends. Now, if you apply the words “I think” or “I believe” – then I’m with you. But assertions as to what voters are doing as a whole is a mistake.
Normani wasn’t even close to the dancer that Jordan is and that is partly Val’s fault. Jordan is miles ahead of Normani largely thanks to Lindsey. But you might be right about the backlash against Normani – sometimes the pimpage is so obvious that people don’t like it. But I don’t agree that Jordan’s been pimped – I don’t actually think anyone has been seriously pimped this season. They did a little bit to Victoria (I think she might have been gone a week earlier if not for the scoring), but nothing even close to what they’ve done in the past for contestants. Even the complaints about not seeing Lindsey and Mark in the press could be laid partially at Mark and Lindsey’s feet due to their travel schedule.
That’s been somewhat refreshing this season – no one’s being blatantly pushed. Last time I felt something close to this was when Bindi beat out Nick – which makes one think. Someone could be getting an ass load of votes to the point that pimpage isn’t necessary.
All that being said, they have still underscored the people they want gone (Drew, et al), but that’s not quite the same thing as pimping the top 3 or 4. Different goal.
As for Len playing favorites? What on earth makes you think being watched *closer* by Len is a GOOD thing??? It’s not been that way in the past. I think he said something similar to Nicole and as a results held her to higher standards and scored her lower than he should have.
What happened I think with Normani last season is the crazy world wide travel at the beginning of the season which made it practically impossible for her to really learn ballroom and latin, to the point where it would be at a high level of performance. So okay, touring in Japan is more important I guess than doing a good performance for an American audience. Val took the easy route and just relied solely on her background in other styles. He dropped all the talk of being a great teacher that season. It was just the antitheses of what he pushed with other younger performers like Zendaya. So I say for anyone wanting to do this show in the future, if you go on tour it’s on you and your pro to do the prescribed dances with at least the bare minimum of actual ballroom or latin movement. Mark and Lindsey are doing it if it kills her, but they know the DWTS audience expects at least recognizable dance steps.
I can see what people mean when they say Jordan lacks a bit of soul in his dancing – it does feel a bit too cool and lacking in passion at times to me. That’s a very subjective thing. Like I said – this past week was the turning point for Jordan with me. He seemed less “Disney kid” polished for a change. And I think that’s really what it is that some are seeing – Disney kids are polished to perfection because they’ve been in the business since they were little. That can remove some of the passion. But with their hardship came some rawness – I liked it.
This is the first season in perhaps forever that I don’t know who to root for, and I’m conflicted on voting, and I will be happy for whoever wins. At the end of day, I would like to see Lindsay win her first MBT – that might be the tipping point. But I might just vote based solely on Monday nights dances. I’ve been voting for Lindsey all season long, throwing occasional votes to others that I enjoyed – but that may change on Monday.
I love Jordan’s dancing and his partner who provided stellar choreo! I hope they win!
What I wish Jordan would eliminate would be the winking, finger pointing, and other fake showy idiosyncratic moves that can be viewed as cocky while dancing. Some have complained about it when Mark Ballas and Corbin did it. It’s kind of a turn off. I would prefer to see real genuine feelings.
I think some of the people who don’t get the Frankie hype, might only watch the YouTube videos of the dancing. To get Frankie love, one has to watch the pre and post packages and interviews, because that’s where he’s funny, endearing, working hard and where you his real emotion from teasing, blushing, happiness, nervousness, laughing, sweating, and in pain. My favorite part of the show is seeing what funny things happened in their rehearsals, then see the finished product. That’s where he’s been amazing and you are rooting for him to do well and then you are so happy for him!!
Plus he and witney are both hilarious in their own way. They’ve made me laugh since their first “Can I call you Cody?” Interview.
you might be right, Heart. It’s always been true that the packages bring a lot more to the show. Wish they were longer like they used to be.
I’m absolutely no thanks saying being watched more closely by Len I see a good thing, but I think everyone knows what complete and utter bull that is. Foxtrot has that really long hip-hop break, which has driven Len insane in the past, overlooks it. Hates production, paso doble is a huge production number, Jordan gets lost among the pros, and Len still gives him a ten. In short, except for the hand thing in the rumba and hi she shoes in the samba, Len USB not being nearly as nit picky with Jordan as he is with everyone else.
I didn’t think Normani was that bad (that AT was a standout to me that deserved that perfect score), but I do agree overall Jordan is a better dancer, but the judges played favorites with her and I think that had more to do with her third place finish than her partnership with Val. Jordan is being shown the same favoritism, and, if the commenters lementing the unfair treatment of Lindsey and Mark on social media are an accurate cross-section of voters and viewers as a whole (of course, I acknowledge that probably isn’t the case!), it doesn’t bode well for a Jordan/ Lindsay victory.
I’ve watched the Frankie pre packages and I think it is a lot of bull. He is playing a role. boo hoo he is not good enough.. he’s right he isn’t.
Another difference between Jordan and Lindsay partnership vs frankie and witney, is that I don’t always feel emotion between them when J/L dance. Lindsay’s really good at the happy fast dances and technically, she’s superior, but I feel that she relies on her partner to show the fake sexual tension or emotion because it’s not always coming from her through the tv.
That’s where Witney has excelled since her SYTYCD days. She could turn on the believable sexy or emotional look and moves with her body and facial expressions so easily through the tv. Witney projected the sexy wench so well, that it made Frankie look more pirate-y and debonair and sexy too. And that she is so goofy and airheady sometimes is funny.
Heart, part of it is Lindsay and part of it is Jordan. He’s a good actor, so it shouldn’t be that difficult for him to get into the character of the dances, but, I believe, for one reason or another, it’s hard for him to do so. And I’m sure the audience is emotionally connecting to his dancing. At least Km not, and that’s why they have never gotten a vote from me.
At the beginning of the season, I would give a majority of my votes to Lindsey and split the remaining votes between Frankie and Drew. Those are the three I’ve been pulling for!
I see you’re still feeling threatened by Frankie, Casanova. You managed to keep it down for a whole week or so.
I see we’ve reached that point in the season where fans of a particular couple start screaming about the other couples who could beat them. Goodie.
Hope all of you (Liz, Casanova) realize that YOUR OPINION doesn’t hold more water than that of other people.
I think I agree with you on that, Heart. Witney has always had something extra that Lindsay did not, since SYTYCD. Some special “it” factor. BUT, Lindsay is certainly the better choreographer and I think her own “it” factor has grown as she’s matured a bit.
Liz, either type slower or proof read before hitting submit – your comments are not saying what I think you intend for them to say and they can be a bit incomprehensible. Just a suggestion if you want to have a real conversation with someone.
The pitfalls of typing in your phone! Thanks for the constructive criticism, and I will proofread my comments more closely!
Just to let you know , Heidi, lack of emotional connection with his dances has been my problem with Jordan since the beginning. I’m not screaming about him because it’s the end of the season and he’s probably going to win. It is also my OPINION Jordan Fisher is overrated and favored by the judges. I fully realize there are people who don’t agree with me.
I’m pulling for a Lindsey and Mark victory, by the way.
Casanova, from my perspective, I think I can tell if someone is fake. From my eyes, I see fake emotion and caring from Val all the time. But I think when Frankie blushes, it’s honest. I feel that you cant fake that. And I can empathize with his nervousness with performing. Plus, I do follow Witney, Emma and Sasha on Instagram and they have showed funny videos of Frankie backstage or rehearsals that prove that he really is that goofy and uncomfortable sometimes. And they tease him a lot and everyone seems to really like him.
Fake to me, is Val posting a pic of himself holding a special needs toddler saying that he cares about them. I immediately thought of his lawsuit that has something to do with making fun of special needs people.
Going back to comment 23 I think that as the show has evolved over the years, Mark has been able to evolve and get his partners to show more emotion that resonates in the audience, but I do find it ironic that his two wins were at the beginning of his career (when he was arguably cockier) with Shawn and Kristi, and I think a big turning point in him winning with Shawn was their freestyle which was just loaded with tricks and showmanship (rather than the emotional route) vs. Gilles’ flash-dance inspired routine.
I am really nervous going into the finals being team Lindsey and Mark- throughout the season I have been voting weekly for them, with a few votes for Frankie sprinkled through the weeks. I do think Jordan and Frankie are big competition. It’s not that I don’t like Jordan, but I was enthused when Mark came back and I have been consistently enthused by his dances, and I am not sure what his future is with the show after this season, especially with coming back specifically to dance with Lindsey. I think if they want to win they are going to have to pull off a freestyle that really resonates with the viewers. I listened to their song and I think that it is very inspirational and represents their journey. I think they lucked out with two different dance styles in terms of their music, whereas Jordan has two “jazzy”, upbeat dances. (It feels very Riker-esque) Also, I’m not sure if it makes a difference, but Lindsey is the final female in the competition. Their sci-fi tango is also the most watched video on youtube, followed by Jordan’s foxtrot and trio (but of course youtube means nothing in terms of voters). I wonder what each of them will do if they (very hopefully) get to Tuesday as their repeat dance.
I think it is really interesting that there are both big stakes for Lindsay and Mark going into the finals. Lindsay would earn her first mirrorball, but Mark would win for the first time in 17 seasons and become the first pro to reach three mirrorballs. However, I can see Frankie pulling away with a win because he has been Mr. Congeniality throughout the season, and even though he has not been the highest scorer, his dances have been the most entertaining dances, especially last week with his salsa and paso.
It is going to be a really close finale, and I can see any of the three winning, but it will come down to the final dances. I am really excited to the freestyles because they have been keeping them on the down low. I think it is for the better that Mark and Lindsey are already back in Los Angeles to practice and hopefully get some rest before the show, because they really need to bring their A-game to the finale and make up for the underscoring/injury/change in the way they have been displayed these past two weeks. I’m crossing my fingers for them!! All the finalists deserve to win. Whatever happens, I do love the show and I am going to be really sad with not having a regular season in the spring.
I have to wonder what show are people watching when they say Jordan does not dance with soul. Apart from the fact that the guy has so much swag in his pinky to produce great Jives, Sambas and breakdowns in a beautiful Foxtrot, It sure looked to me like Jordan and Lindsay were sympatico both on their fantastic contemporary danced at an emotional level rarely seen on this show, and also their Rumba danced beautifully, with actual Rumba content instead of just acting with bug out eyes… and full of emotion and heart.
I do not watch youtube, but on the DWTS facebook page the numbers of views are very different.
I don’t care who you’re pulling for, Liz – I’m just noting that we’re in the typical ugly part of the season where people feel the only way to make their case for their favorite it to tear all the other contestants down. You and Casanova are the two most obvious in this area this season.
And you and casanova both need to learn to deal with the fact that not everyone agrees with your “opinion”.
Casanova – you’ve already said this, today even. Just accept the fact that people see it differently than you and no matter how many times you make this very same comment, you’re not changing any minds.
I mentioned several times that this is my opinion others may not share with me, And I do believe Jordan is a very high caliber dancer who, despite being the object of blatant favoritism, has earned his spot in the final, I just don’t want him to win. OK?
Agree PH. It is the ugly time of the season where people have to state all of the reasons the other couples that aren’t their favorite are not that great, or worthy of their votes, or worthy to win over their favorite.
All of them are deserving to win if they win…they’ve all worked hard and if their viewer votes and scores are the top of the 4 left, they deserve to win. Even if they aren’t my favorite.
I disagree with many and love Jordan and Lindsay. I feel something when they dance. And some of the extra winking, finger pointing etc is actually really common of professional latin dancers when they perform and compete so to me, some of the extras like that were probably encouraged by the pros, especially in upbeat Latin dances. Maybe not, but just my opinion. I also feel something great when Lindsey & Mark and Frankie & Witney dance. They have all been entertaining and I have really enjoyed this season most especially because of all 3 of these couples.
I also agree with PH- there hasn’t been much pimpage at all this season and I LOVE it. When your favorite 4 actually make the finale you know it was a positive season overall! I think the judges have been rewarding Jordan and Lindsay’s dancing and choreography. There haven’t been given many, if any, scores that were off mark for what they deserved for their performances. People’s complaints (in my opinion) are more that their favorite couple haven’t been getting the same scores. If there was any pimpage to me, it was more for Vanessa early on before the partnership with Maks imploded and Victoria late to get her farther but nothing to the degree we’ve seen in past seasons.
Looking forward to tomorrow!
I also agree with Heart on the difference between Witney & Lindsay. I’m thinking back when Witney won with Alfonso, she pored on her sexy stuff, and Alfonso was almost twice her age (Frankie is her age) She loved her journey with Alfonso, and it helped that he danced in past. He was a natural. But, Witney isn’t consistent like Lindsay IMO because no matter who Lindsay has for a partner, she puts everything into each season for them. That’s one of the reasons why I love her.
I don’t necessarily think they’ve pimped Jordan. He has been great and I think he has a win in the bag, but I definitely think they’ve done a number on Lindsey so I’m not terribly happy with the season has gone. I saw Lindsey’s posts about 2am post tour show practices, which probably didn’t help, but the slant of the judges comments and her packages left a bad taste. Unfortunately, I think it influenced the fans and I’m not as sure as I was that she could pull second place.
Regardless of my thoughts on the also rans this season, it is like any other people get in this to pimp their next project. That is fine, I get the need to make a living, and how network charges up the wazu for advertising dollars.
But the last few weeks have been probably one of my favorite seasons because the focus is music and DANCE, not the next Olympics, not wrestling, not a car race, not the next episode of Pretty Little Liars.. and we got a really good exciting learning curve from the front runners. So not much more to ask of a dance show where the focus is not dancing but has to be if the person is popular enough for the public to vote which raising the Q rating so advertisers will take notice.
I think at times that Lindsey should have gotten slightly higher scores, and occasionally Jordan getting not picked and not getting scores he deserves.
What packages of Lindsey have left a bad taste? I think everyone left has been given fairly edited packages.
I think the finals will be great because all the couples left are each so entertaining in their own way. I am hoping for a Lindsey & Mark win but will be happy with anyone that gets the mirror-ball. Also excited about Julianne dancing with Alexander Jean singing. Completely off subject, but it’s funny to think that Derek actually sang with BC Jean before Mark. Back in 2013 they sang together at the California Philharmonic and Emma Slater danced at the same event with Derek.
Not so excited to have Pitbull and Fifth Harmony singing or to watch the special Val and Jenna dance. If we could leave that out and the crazy running back and forth between the ballroom and the Grove it would an awesome two nights!
I think PH summed this Finale up perfectly: “This is the first season in perhaps forever that I don’t know who to root for, and I’m conflicted on voting, and I will be happy for whoever wins. At the end of day, I would like to see Lindsay win her first MBT – that might be the tipping point.”
I would be happy with any of the predicted final three winning (Jordan, Lindsey, Frankie) but I’m reallyyyy hoping for a Jordan/Lindsay win. I think her hard work over the past few seasons and the fact that she’s the only finalist left without a MBT could be the tipping point, but then again maybe that’s just my optimistic view 🙂
Continue to miss the point, Liz. I’ll continue to remind you that your opinion is not universal.
You know, EP, I don’t even have trouble with people stating their preferences or why they are not fans of other couples. But it is ugly when people start picking on how someone looks or when they repeat it over and over and over. Or state their opinion as fact. That’s where they get in trouble with me. If you can’t state why you don’t like someone without picking on their appearance (or repeating it several dozen times a day) – you’re the one with the problem.
They feel like ad hominem attacks, although in this case that might not be the totally correct usage of the phrase. Perhaps petty is better.
To me it is simple – Jordan is the best dancer and should win. Lindsay is second best. It is the only criteria I use unless the best dancer is a total jerk and that has never been the case. Second and third is a bit more fluid, and in this case it’s Frankie third and Drew fourth; although I think Frankie is the better dancer between the two. It will be a fun night and I hope all are able to give their best performance.
Well, for the first time in forever, I’d be happy if any of the four remaining contestants won. I would LOVE for it to be Lindsey and Mark…but OTOH, would like to see Lindsay get a WELL-DESERVED 1st MBT! She’s sure polished some tirds in previous seasons & was given a massive ringer for the first time this season. I’m just kinda MEH on Frankie but if he won then that’d be alright. I don’t think Drew will place any better than 4th.
I’m just VERY THANKFUL we are not made to suffer through yet another lackluster Val C Freestyle!