PureDWTS Season 27, Week 4 – Power Rankings
Oof. For the first time in a looooong time, I am speechless at the results. We lost an extremely talented dancer paired with probably the most promising male pro we’ve had in quite awhile, and for what? To keep some slouch that doesn’t even appear to be trying anymore, just because a niche fanbase has a hard-on for this guy??? There’s more to unpack here than just the fact that folks (inexplicably) seem to love Joe, but that’s probably the most outwardly frustrating part. I think back to Bill Engvall’s season, when so many seemed to complain about him sticking around while better dancers got sent packing. But at the very least with Bill, I always got the impression that he wanted to be there, he was doing his best, and Emma was putting in 110% each and every week to help him improve. Wish I could say the same for Joe, but judging from the appallingly bad trio he gave us this week (which he just seemed to laugh about and shrug off), I don’t really think he cares whether he stays or goes. I think Jenna was praying they got sent packing this week, judging from how mortified she appeared to be when they got called safe. Bachelor Nation, if you’re reading this (and you probably are) – put them out of their misery. STOP VOTING FOR THEM. This show is already struggling, without your nonsense.
As for other extenuating circumstances that may have lead to Tinashe’s elimination – once again, the “DWTS viewers hate female ringers” argument has popped up again. I still have a hard time believing that one 100%, given that female ringers have gone on to win this show (and make the finals); I absolutely believe that some viewers think that way, but I don’t know that it’s necessarily the majority of voters. However, Heidi did point out that with viewership down, voting might also be down – which gives more power to those that do vote, since the totals are much smaller, and makes the prospect of a “shocking” elim much more likely. I can’t help but draw parallels between voting on DWTS vs. voting in the midterm elections next month – currently, it’s a relatively small but determined demographic dominating the polls (white Baby Boomers); however, if the disenfranchised demographic that isn’t getting to the polls (Millennials & minorities) would make a big push to actually get out and vote, we could upend norms that have persisted for decades. I cannot emphasize the importance of voting – whether its on DWTS or in the midterm elections. I’m hearing a lot of “Tinashe got Sabrina’d!”, but I would actually go with “Tinashe got Hillary’d” – some voters fixated on a fabricated, non-existent problem as justification for not voting for her. Tinashe’s “emails” were the imaginary “attitude problem” some seemed to have with her – I never saw it, as she always struck me as very calm and just enjoying the ride. But was that same chill demeanor ultimately the problem…? I know I mentioned in my week 2 power rankings that I thought Nancy may be in trouble because she was simply so laid-back that at the end of the night, it was hard to remember her dances. Did Tinashe suffer the same fate? When you’ve got Bones bouncing around like a lawn dart, Joe being memorably terrible, John being unexpectedly genuine and down-to-earth, Milo dancing surprisingly well and being sheepishly charming, DeMarcus just being an incredibly hard worker, and Alexis showing vulnerability about her past…do you really forget about an otherwise-great dancer that maybe just wasn’t as dramatic as the other celebs? Part of me also wonders if her “Most Memorable Year” dance may have also just not struck as much of a chord with viewers as Alexis’, Bobby’s, DeMarcus’, & John’s did – we’ve often said that if you don’t go the weepy route during MMY week, you run the risk of getting lost in the shuffle, regardless of how well you actually dance. Is it more of a memorability problem than anything else? Or can a season only sustain x number of ringers? We had said over and over that this season probably couldn’t handle both Alexis AND Tinashe for long – I guess I just always assumed that Alexis would be more likely to go first; but who knows, maybe the dance about her mom earned her some votes. I could go on and on about potential contributing factors – but at the end of the day, it comes down to votes: she wasn’t getting them. So if you don’t want to see that happen again, you’ve gotta phone it in and interweb it in – the votes matter.
One factor I don’t blame in any of this: Brandon. He was the one male pro that I was really betting it all on to lead the guys out of this post-Ballas/Hough talent drought. That tango had serious shades of Derek in it – and Brandon probably got dealt the toughest hand this week: a dance that’s already tough to do as a trio (tango) with a celeb that has some limitations to consider (Amy). And I think he knocked it out of the park – which is pretty admirable for his first outing as a pro, considering it seems to take the male pros in particular a season or two before they hit a stride (and even then, some of them still don’t quite get it – looking at YOU, Gleb). Producers, he better have a spot for the foreseeable future – ’cause I think he’s gonna pay the dividends in a big way.
So some of you seemed rather perplexed about some of the trios we ended up with – admittedly, I did too. I saw speculation that there was an agenda at play – while I don’t really have any solid tea here, I don’t really think that there was much of an agenda…except maybe for including Maddie, which when taken into account with the fact that her sister is a contestant on Juniors, seems to indicate an attempt to insinuate one or both of the Ziegler girls into DWTS in some capacity. To what end? I’m not sure – part of me wonders if they’re trying to angle to get Maddie employed by DWTS in some capacity (pro? troupe? JUDGE?!) in the future; part of me thinks this could have been part of a quid pro quo for Kenzie doing Juniors (“If you make Kenzie a contestant and give her exposure for her music, I’ll avail myself to you guys in some capacity!”) Kenzie on Juniors just seems very, very strategic – more beneficial for her than for the show itself, I think. But I digress – the rest of the trios just seem like a hodgepodge of former contestants that they managed to convince to come back, with gaps filled in by other randos where appropriate. Shad, Joey, and Melissa seem to avail themselves to the show whenever they’re needed (all-stars, tours, guest judging, hosting, celebrity space filler in the audience, etc.); Nastia, Riker, and Lindsey seem like fan faves they were just fortunate enough to convince to help out for a week. As for Scarlett and Jordan – the latter just seems like catnip for the Bachelor nation; as for Scarlett, a little bird insinuated to me that she may have been a backup for a former DWTS celeb that had to back out for whatever reason (my knee jerk guess was Jodie – probably the only one of Keo’s former partners worth inviting back, but also a potential conflict of interest, given that her costar is currently a contestant on DWTS). Honestly, I think the decision-making process for who got who in trios probably went something like this: “Ok, who can we convince to come back? Remember, we’ve got Maddie – Maddie needs to fit in one of these trios. So Shad, Melissa, Joey, Riker, Nastia, Lindsey, and Amy all said yes? Ok, now who can we plausibly pair them up with? And what should we do about the remaining two couples that need trio members? Bah, just tell them to invite a friend. What’s the worst that could happen???” Well, I think only one trio truly benefited from having their third person (Milo/Witney/Riker), while the rest were either neutral (Juan Pablo/Cheryl/Melissa, Bobby/Sharna/Lindsey) or were somewhat disadvantaged (pretty much everyone else). Honestly, I think the trios were just the result of the usual flying-by-the-seat-of-your-pants-planning we’ve come to expect from DWTS 😛
1.) Milo & Witney (plus Riker) – If anyone aced the trio round, I think it was this team 🙂 This was the perfect combination of dance style, choreo, song, and two trio partners whose style of movement compliment each other very well. I was impressed by how FAST this one was, and how much content Witney managed to cram into it – and both boys were handling it without breaking much of a sweat. Loved the lift where one of them threw Witney backwards over his head, and the other one caught her. Zero complaints here – the technique, the choreo, the performance quality…all there 🙂 So with that out of the way, I’m gonna address two things about this trio that people have brought up on Twitter. One: did Witney copy Jordan/Lindsay/Corbin’s trio? And to this I say “So, do y’all just not have anything better to do? Or do you just hate Witney?” I swear, some of this fandom has a real problem giving credit where it’s due when it comes to the female pros – seems like if any of them choreograph something great anymore, the naysayers come out in full force to either a) claim it was ghost choreo, or b) accuse the pro of “copying” someone else. Even more disturbing, it’s often the female fans that attack with the most zeal – which is a discussion for another time. At some point, some of y’all are going to have to come to terms with the fact that you just don’t like some of these ladies – ’cause it’s getting ridiculous. I even went and rewatched Jordan’s trio, and there was nothing glaring that jumped out at me as something Witney “copied” for Milo’s trio. You do realize that all dances of the same style are going to look at least vaguely similar, right? They all do have basic steps and figures…it’s what Len complains about a lack of in some dances. And when it comes to a trio, it’s probably going to look even more similar, as having to create moves to incorporate three people is going to create even more limitations. NONE OF THE DANCES ARE GOING TO BE COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY NEW AND DIFFERENT. Please get that through your head before claiming “COPIED!!!” I could go on and on about how completely BORING I find the topic of “copied choreo”. I’mma start calling anyone that tries to start a debate about it “Serge”, after the Patron Saint of Copied Choreo Accusations(TM). Moving on…second thing: do I think Milo could win this season? To which I say “I don’t know.” Tinashe’s elim has kinda thrown this season into doubt for me, and about the only thing I still feel comfortable stating with confidence is that DeMarcus will make the finals, and will likely be one of the last two standing, just based on skill, effort, and demographics. Could Milo make the finals as well? I think it’s a strong possibility – a lot is going to depend on what, if any, shifts we see in voting as a result of Tinashe’s elim. I do think he’s going to have a hard time overcoming DeMarcus in votes, though, simply because DeMarcus’ fanbase aligned perfectly with that of the voting audience coming into the show. Has Milo gained enough fans to push past it? We’ll see.
2.) DeMarcus & Lindsay (plus Rashad) – I think watching this trio brings to light two important considerations about trios: the dance you’re assigned, and the trio partner you’re assigned. Paso is kind of a hit-or-miss dance: it’s one that looks deceptively easy (because to the untrained eye, it just seems like a lot of stomping and marching), but can look overly simplistic and boring if you’re not getting the requisite shaping through the torso (which is actually quite difficult, and is the major selling point of a well-done paso). I think that was part of the problem here, along with the fact that Shad has actually continued to grow and improve as a dancer since his season, and was visibly quite a bit better than DeMarcus in this dance (which I credit to Shad’s ability to really shape through his torso). That’s not to say that DeMarcus was bad, though – I just didn’t see quite as much finesse from him in this dance as we usually do. It certainly deserved better than the 22 it got, but given the judges’ penchant for underscoring De, I guess I’m not surprised (and I still think he’s getting tons of votes). I actually loved the staging of it, and Lindsay threw in some really good stuff (there was one move where she transitioned from De to Shad so seamlessly, it was hard to see where the transition even occurred). Was this his best dance? No. But was it terrible? Also no. Nice effort, room for improvement – and De gets my “badass of the week” award for dislocating his finger, and then casually asking Rashad to pop it back into place for him 😛
3.) Evanna & Keo (plus Scarlett) – Evanna continued her slow and steady improvement this week, as this salsa was the most at-ease I think I’ve seen her so far. Then again, when you put her next to Scarlett, who looked pretty petrified most of the time, I think Evanna would have looked confident by comparison, regardless. But I will credit Keo for throwing in a TON of content, and including a lot of in-hold work. He didn’t go easy on them, and his choreo is really continuing to improve. I think Scarlett was unfortunately a bit of a detriment to this trio, as she seemed to get a bit lost from time to time, and seemed to move small compared to Evanna and Keo; but if anything, I think it made Evanna look better by comparison, soooo…win? Win-ish? Not a whole lot else to add, other than that I think Evanna may be the best hope Keo has ever had of making it to the finale – and could possibly be the best chance a female celeb has of making the finale this season. I think Mary Lou is probably a goner once we get rid of some of the lower-hanging fruit from the guys, and I’m still not convinced Alexis is getting a ton of votes. With her Harry Potter fanbase, I think Evanna may be a better bet than either of the two ladies left – so I threw some votes her way last night. Fingers crossed!
4.) Alexis & Alan (plus Maddie) – Alexis, you’re a gorgeous girl, with a gorgeous smile – but HONEY, this is one week where you should have locked it up and gone with some stank face. I had more than one person tweet me about how out-of-place Alexis’ smile seemed in this dance – and I don’t think it helped that she had to dance with a hard-hitting, fierce Maddie, who was hitting pretty much every line visibly harder than Alexis…which just served to draw more attention to the fact that Alexis is still moving soft ‘n’ pretty, even in the tango. Although, oddly enough, you could have driven a boat show between Maddie and Alan, and it was actually glaringly obvious on the promenade runs down the floor that Maddie was way farther apart from Alan than Alexis was, which made the formation look somewhat lopsided. I was also thrown by the staging in this one – the lighting made it hard to see what was going on, and that rainbow thing at the beginning actually left me somewhat disoriented. Alan’s choreo was good – but compared to Brandon’s slightly more out-of-the-box approach to tango, it felt a tad garden-variety. I’ve seen several people commenting that Tinashe’s departure likely opened the door for Alexis to make the finale – and given what I said above about who I think has the juice and who doesn’t, I’m not sure I agree. I think Tinashe’s departure may benefit Alexis in the short run, due to the fear of losing another good dancer; however, I don’t know that she’s connecting as well as Evanna, who seems a lot more relatable and is having a nice growth arc (and seems like a more demographically-compatible name). I’m also seeing a sort of grassroots “get Keo to the finale!” movement starting to emerge on Twitter, so who knows what kind of steam that’s picking up. Will be interesting to see if voting behavior changes at all next week…
5.) Bobby & Sharna (plus Lindsey) – Well…looks like Bobby’s (sort of) back to going a bit rogue again. Which actually seems to appeal to folks more than he does being sappy and obedient, so go off, I guess. Admittedly, this was cute and memorable – the MC Hammer theme was fun, and Bobby sold it well. And to his credit, he didn’t miss any steps that I could see; granted, this was choreographically pretty simple, but I do appreciate that Sharna was able to strike a nice balance between cha-cha basics and fun, Hammer-esque choreo. Lindsey was a nice compliment, and served as the perfect trio third wheel: didn’t outdance the celeb, but also didn’t drag down the routine as a whole. So where does that leave Bobby? I think he’s safe next week, and possibly a week or two after that, just based on the weaker links that are left – so he’ll make it to the back half of the season. I think he falls short of the finale, though – I just don’t see any way he can compete with DeMarcus’ fanbase, Milo’s growing support, or Evanna’s improvement.
6.) Juan Pablo & Cheryl (plus Melissa) – I think a few trios may have gotten screwed over to some degree by song choice, and this is one of them – I just could not wrap my brain around that song, and the end result of trying to shoehorn cha-cha into it was pretty bland. Juan Pablo was still in “Latin lover” mode, and was pulling some ridiculous faces (including some weird almost-chewing thing with his mouth – like a rabbit about to eat a carrot), but the heat wasn’t there – and Cheryl and Melissa just seemed to be going through the motions, doing some vague and lukewarm hip-shaking. There were a couple moments where it looked like someone either forgot choreo or missed a step, and left everyone doing something wishy-washy and awkward to conceal it. Overall, a non-event – more a series of poses than actual cha-cha – and likely not helped by the fact that they went first on a night that was full of surprises. Could JP be in danger? Perhaps. I think the wake-up call of Tinashe’s elim may rally the fans to vote harder to protect the remaining three ladies, which means we probably will (and probably should) start to lose some of the lower-hanging fruit from the guys. Might mean JP, might not – you already know who I think SHOULD go (and should have gone a long time ago), but given that he seems to be a voting juggernaut, who knows what’s going to happen the next few weeks. But I don’t think JP is as safe as DeMarcus or Milo, and possibly even Bobby – so I have my doubts. The next elim will be telling, for sure…
7.) Mary Lou & Sasha (plus Nastia) – Y’know, I have a hard time with Mary Lou, because while she isn’t necessarily doing anything glaringly WRONG in her dances – I always feel like it’s never quite right, either. Her Charleston trio was cute, and she had good energy – but she still feels really clunky to me when she’s getting in and out of lifts and tricks in particular; and up against the long-legged Nastia, I felt like her moves were a bit clipped. This was another instance where the third trio member felt like a bit of a liability – it was clear from the rehearsal footage that Nastia retained quite a bit of her Charleston skills from 3.5 years ago, while Mary Lou was struggling. And just given their age difference (and the physical limitations that come with age), it was easy to see how much bigger Nastia was moving, and with much more ease than Mary Lou. Was it a cute routine? Yes. Good effort? Also yes. But at the end of the night, it wasn’t one that stuck out strongly in my mind – especially when you compare it to Milo’s showstopper, Joe’s turd, DeMarcus’ crazy injury, Bobby being goofy, and John giving another unexpectedly good effort. Could she be in trouble? Maybe. Her score did feel a tad inflated to me, as if they were trying to give her a safety net, and she was one of the unlucky bottom 5 in week 1. My gut says she’s probably got at least another week left in her, though, because I think the great Tinashe scare of 2018 may have boosted the remaining ladies’ votes for next week. I’m about 75% sure we’ll be saying goodbye to a guy next week.
8.) John & Emma (plus Joey) – I apologize that I can’t remember who tweeted me this, but one of my followers last night summed up Emma’s skill set very aptly: she does SO MUCH WITH SO LITTLE. Hand Emma chicken sh*t, and she’ll turn it into chicken salad 🙂 On paper, this trio had the potential to be a hot mess – John’s probably the second weakest dancer left, and Joey is very, very out of practice and also beginning to get limited by age. Add to that a style that’s pretty physical (Argentine tango) with a song that maybe isn’t ideal for that style, and this could have been a disaster – but Emma managed to turn it into one of the most compelling trios of the night. She opted for a sort of “Clash of the Titans” theme, which allowed the guys to play off each other; she also kept the lifts pretty simple and to a minimum, since neither guy was really capable of the athletic acrobatics we saw DeMarcus doing last week. And she worked with the music, so they were performing key moves at certain accents in the choreo – I loved it. Also loved her costume, and loved that John may have actually out-danced Joey (who has been on All-Stars, the tour, and hosted the Vegas show…so no slouch there). Will they survive next week’s elim? I sure hope so – I worry that the same “hurr hurr, Joe is funny, I’mma vote for him” crowd may get their way, though, so I think John & Mary Lou are in the most immediate danger. Guess we’ll see…
9.) Joe & Jenna (plus Jordan) – I can’t believe I even have to gratify this joke of a trio with a response. So some of you were wildly entertained by it – cool, good for you, I’m happy you’re so easily entertained. Forgive me for having standards, and at the very least expecting effort from contestants – which I really didn’t see much of from Joe OR Jordan. Both of them seemed to act like it was just a blow-off dance that they weren’t being scored on – and it was predominantly off-time, out-of-sync, and involved far more effort from Jenna (and to a lesser degree, Narcissus Gleb & Val in the background) than either of the two men. I honestly felt embarrassed for Jenna, because I know she’s capable of so much more – but I don’t get the impression that Joe or Jordan was particularly receptive to her tutelage, so she had to go with the lowest common denominator. You know what this reminded me of? The lame serenades the fraternities would make their pledges come do at the sorority houses. Usually some lame Chippendales-esque moves (I graduated college 4 years BMM – “before Magic Mike“), complete with ripping tank tops, and some lackluster dry-humping. And here’s the thing that’s really puzzling to me: I’m told Joe is so popular with the Bachelor fandom because he’s a “such a nice guy” – which is one of my pet peeves when it comes to evaluating male behavior. “Nice guy” should be considered the default – not some extra bonus. I’ve also been told he got eliminated from The Bachelorette because he made no effort to talk to the bachelorette, and when he & gf Kendall broke up on Bachelor in Paradise, it was because (surprise, surprise) he didn’t make any effort to show her how he felt. Y’all…is the bar on the floor for male behavior??? This is what we’re glorifying now: a do-nothing average Joe (pun intended) that isn’t outwardly an asshole, but also isn’t all that inclined to make any effort whatsoever…? Oof…no wonder my dating experiences as of late have been WILDLY mediocre, if this is what passes for a good prospect anymore. But once again, I’m digressing…I’m willing him to get eliminated on Monday. Do I actually think it will happen? Probably not, but I’m putting my faith in the fact that people were maybe outraged enough by Tinashe’s elim that they tossed enough votes to other couples that Joe can’t possibly cover the spread.
So those are my thoughts – sorry guys, that was a lot to unpack 🙁 But I genuinely want to hear your thoughts: what do you think contributed to Tinashe’s elim? Do you think she & Brandon could have done anything different to improve their chances? What do you think of Joe’s continued presence? What are your thoughts on “copied choreography”? Any thoughts on the pros/cons of having trio members that are not former contestants? Let’s chat 🙂
I agree with your rankings this week, i would just switch Demarcus and Evanna. Overall I didn’t love trio night. I think they should leave it for later in the season when the majority of dancers left are really good and they have enough weeks and experience under their belt to have the performances polished more.
Milo for me is in his own league. I truly think as of right now, he can win this thing. He’s got it all going for him, dance ability, personality and charm.
Everyone might think I’m crazy but I absolutely enjoyed Bobby/Sharna/Lindsay trio and thought the 6 was harsh. I really think he’s improved and didn’t deserve the same scores as his week 1 performance. Besides Milo, this was my second favorite dance out of the night (pure enjoyment, obviously not technical standpoint) Like you said, he literally didn’t miss a step and the routine was fun and memorable. Lindsey blended well with them. He was also the only male celeb to have 2 females to lead and I think he handled it well.
Alan/Alexis/Maddie we’re good as I expected, but it seemed more like a paso to me at times instead of a tango.
Demarcus/Lindsay/Rashad I was a little underwhelmed by, but I’m sure they will bounce back easily this week.
Evanna was really good, but her partner unfortunately looked like she was just trying to catch up and keep up. Cute routine by keo though!
Juan I haven’t connected with one bit this season, and all I see is Cheryl dancing around him which isn’t needed he can really dance!!
Joe was a disaster again, but I’m sure bachelor nation will keep voting. Jenna looks over it.
John has continued to surprise me, he’s better than I thought, but a lot of that has to do with Emma and her great choreo she’s been delivering this season.
ML/Sasha/nastia had a cute routine, and one of the more easier styles to do a trio with. I just don’t see her lasting much longer due to the fan bases she’s up against.
Sad to see tinashe go, but unfortunately I was not suprised. I had a gut feeling she wasn’t getting the votes. But she’s a star and Brandon delivers this season and has a bright future as a pro.
Did you catch Elianna’s reaction behind Bruno after Joe’s salsa ??? She was in shock as I was this dance was the just the CRINGE !!!!! And that beat Tinashe, Danelle, Nikki and Nancy ?
I don’t agree with the judges praising Jenna because I think she gave up this week by going for Joe’s idea. I know she is doing her best this is not acceptable this late in the competition. And people needs to stop saying “poor Joe the judges are mean to him” 1) it was his idea 2) they are not that mean, they’ve been worst 3) he is a 32 yo grown man he hsould be able to handle some critics – but not bullying.
I said at the start of the season that the women would likely be the better dancers, but the men would probably have the personalities this show goes for (whether some of those personalities are grating or not is subjective). I think Tinashe and Brandon both had an uphill battle. I can blame TPTB for maybe the issue of Brandon being a new pro and not having somewhat of a name or fanbase coming in. He wasn’t a crossover from SYTYCD in the way that Lindsay, Jenna, Witney, and even Alan were. He didn’t fill in for injured pros/pros that just didn’t want to show up one week like Alan did. The troupe is pointless at this point because even they get lost with all the extra dancers and theatrics in the dances each week. Before, the troupe was more relevant, and had more recognition on the show, whether you liked them or not.
I think I’d have to go back to Jerry Springer to find someone who was as desperate to get voted off as Joe is. You can tell he just does not want to be there. If he can survive with a 15 and someone who was almost 15 points higher than him goes, I don’t know. I think Alexis, Mary Lou, and Evanna may go before him, which is really disappointing. Right now I think it’ll be DeMarcus or Milo winning.
I was really annoyed with the judges last night when it came to John. I agree wholeheartedly with you about Emma and her choreography. She reminds me a lot of Kym Johnson in that regard. No matter how weak her partner is, they always come up with something impressive.
Bobby’s cha cha was so … like almost cringy. It was like 3 people trying too hard to be cool, have swag or something. They should have listen to Akash from DWTSJr.
And I need Alan to give a bold look to Alexis because I think Maddie outshined her the most because she was in character while Alexis was smiling the whole time. She is a really good dancer but I need her to be less pageant like and more like a dancer.
Milo’s trio was by a really large margin the best. DeMarcus and John were really underscored : both deserved at least 2 more points. Scarlett was the best non alumni addition.
Also feel like there is something not right with Cheryl and JP, like their so sexy chemistry is really fake, they play that part but I’m not feeling it.
Last points.
1) I’m blaming Tinashe’s fandom for her elimination and TPBT. Obviously her fans were not efficient enough to keep her around even when she was one of the top scorers which is insane. And TPTB for a few reasons :
– They need to promote the troupe dancers more since their goal is to promote them as pros. We had no introduction to the troupe for seasons, how are they supposed to build a fanbase ? The only troupe dancer without this issue right now is Hayley.
– I would have liked to see Tinashe having a softer dance earlier in the competition, that could have help her.
I’m feeling extremely bad for Tinashe and even more for Brandon who doesn’t deserve that truly, not with the work he was doing, nope.
2) Joe’ fans needs to stop complaining he was with a non-dancer and claiming it’s not fair. Can you imagine how stupid Joe would have looked next to someone like Jordan Fisher or Rikey Lynch ? Even Bill Engvall would have outdanced Joe. Giving him Jordan was the better choice I believe.
3)They need to bring back original trios with the troupe/elimated pros because they know how to not outshine the celebs and it helps build their fanbase. And trio week needs to be later in the season like it used to be because except Milo, the celebs wer overwhelmed with the trios. And except for Bobby and Joe, all the celebs could have use a few more weeks of competition to nail the trio round.
Milo and witney by far had the best dance this week. There’s was right up there with some of the best trios we’ve had on the show. Personally I think it will be between Milo and Juan Pablo. I’m reasonably confident Demarcus will get far but I’m not as convinced he’s finale bound like this site is. I know not to underestimate him but I think that third spot will be between him Evanna and Alexis.
Joe really needs to go. It’s not fun or entertaining to have him still on when better dancers are leaving. Personally I know bachelor fans are intense but I think the bigger issue is that many people are tried of having “ringers” and are voting for joe since he has no performing experience and they would rather watch him be terrible than watch good dancing. I really hate this mentality! I certainly have voted for weaker dancers (mainly David Ross- Go Cubs!) but usually they are improving and aren’t anywhere near as bad as joe is. It’s well past time for him to go home!
I agree everyone besides Milo and Witney seemed overwhelmed by the trio week (personally I thought Cheryl and Juan Pablo were even awkward this week).
I’m always rooting for Juan Pablo, but I’d have to agree that something is off with that partnership. A shame because he’s such a good dancer and one I enjoy the most this season. The dance was pretty blah and I’m not sure if I’m reading it correctly, but almost seems like Cheryl’s personality on the floor overpowers his. I’m hoping for a breakout dance next week.
Milo and Riker were tops for me too. They complemented one another perfectly. Would love to know how that came about.
Also loved John and Joey. Emma really is the best storyteller. I thought the synergy between the three of them was excellent. Probably the best surprise last night.
I think the bachelor thing has sucked the air out of some of this season. So many are now waiting for him to go so that the show can go on so to speak. Unfortunately, I don’t think that will be for a few more weeks.
wOW… late to the party Just saw Joes dance, times like this Craig from SCD is needed!!
Milo and Whitney are my choice for the MBT for sure. As others have said Joe needs to go. At the beginning of their package it was obvious that Jenna was shocked they were still in it last week so I can only imagine her feelings this week. She probably needs wine after each rehearsal. Bobby is at least entertaining and Sharna looks like she’s having fun. My choice for the finale would be Milo/Whitney, Lindsey/DeMarcus and Evanna/Keo. I’m not warming to Juan Pablo or Alexis at all.
1)Milo & Witney (plus Riker): This was a perfect score dance in my opinion.
2)DeMarcus & Lindsay (plus Rashad): This was another dance I loved and thought was just a showstopper
3)Juan Pablo & Cheryl (plus Melissa): He danced it well but at the same time this whole dance creeped me out.
4)Mary Lou & Sasha (plus Nastia): This was a very unexpectedly fun dance. My fav from her thus far.
5)Evanna & Keo (plus Scarlett): This was my least fav dance from her thus far.
6)Alexis & Alan (plus Maddie): I liked it but at the same time I think she outperformed Maddie (thankfully).
7)Bobby & Sharna (plus Lindsey): This was really fun. Dare I say the most fun of the night. Saying that, I think he, John, and HOPEFULLY Joe are the ones that I think are at risk for going home next week.
8)John & Emma (plus Joey): This was surprisingly good and even more of a surprise is that he out danced Joey. No small feat.
9)Joe & Jenna (plus Jordan): This was a bad SNL skit. That’s all I have to say.
So I was clicking around on twitter yesterday, and stumbled on a thread about Joe. While scrolling down through, it seemed to me like most of the people posting honestly thought he was doing a great job. Then I saw this one, who said that she felt it was her duty to make sure Joe stays on the show long enough that he starts to enjoy it.
After thinking about what she said, I realized that this person recognized that Joe is miserable on the show, and she feels it’s better to keep him on the show, where he’s obviously miserable and wants to leave, than to make him happy by being able to go home, because staying where you’re not happy will eventually make you happy when people force it on you. I can’t even properly articulate this…. So knowing he’s unhappy being there means you have to vote harder to keep him on? I obviously don’t belong to Bachelor Nation, and am proud to say I’ve never watched even 1 episode.
I loved Milo/Witney/Riker’s trio! They were well matched, and had similar energies, and Witney’s been doing great with her choreography this season.
I’ve enjoyed watching JP/Cheryl so far this season, even though I’ve not connected with them. Same with Alexis/Alan, but Alan’s done a great job with choreography. It feels like she’s hesitating, and holding herself back, and it was really evident during their trio with Maddie, who was VERY outdancing Alexis, and Alan as well. It may have been a mistake to bring Scarlet into the trio with Evanna/Keo, but Evanna’s confidence grew tenfold, so in that respect, it was a success. I’ve been enjoying Evie/Keo, and they both have already grown quite a bit since the start of the season. And the only thing I thought during their trio, is that maybe Scarlet would be a good “get” for a future season, if this past week hasn’t scared her away from the show for good.
Hi, I’m new here! Been watching the show since Season 1. I have a wild idea that I’m curious to get some feedback on – does the popularity of this show, what keeps it coming back for 2 seasons per year, depend on TV viewers having the chance to vote? Would it work if only the judges and studio audience voted, like they are doing with the Junior season that taped this summer? I wonder how many people actually DVR this show the way I do, so we can FF through the 30 minutes of commercials that pad a 2 hour show? If TV audience participation really is what makes this show popular, then how about waiting until mid-season, or quarter finals, to open it up to phone or internet voting? This would keep it from being a popularity contest based on social media following. I realize that “reality TV” with audience voting was a huge leap forward in programming back in the day, but how relevant is it today? I feel like it’s a stale concept. Anyone else feel the same way? Or would the end of voting spell the end of these very entertaining shows like DWTS and SYTYCD?
I think Joe might be trying the Sanjaya formula: realizing he isn’t going to win, and now trying to be as outrageous as possible until he’s finally shown the door. Sometimes it is better to be bad than boring, because at least people will remember you. I’m honestly a bit concerned, though. I actually think he has a chance of winning. My logical side says “no, Grace, it’s impossible”, but my logical side also didn’t think he would still be there, so I’m not sure what to think at this point.
Well, fist of all.. I hope they learn their lesson about trios and never do this again. Go back to when they were latter in the season and two dances a night. First, it secures a relatively (or at least an opportunity for a) good dance from each couple before they have to embrace the trio challenge. Second, use the troupe/eliminated pros. Honestly last night was tough as a viewer because, even though they are not professionals, we want to see good dancing and last night trios really made that hard!! As you say, many of the trio partners were more of a liability.
Agree that Milo & Witney + Riker was the dance of the night. And I love Milo even more every day. But I do have to point out that there were many similarities (not only in salsa steps but in positions around the floor, lifts and the “non-salsa” funky steps added to the choreo) with Jordan & Lindsey +Corbin trio. I did not mind though. Actually, watching it what I assumed is that Wit and Lindsey probably talked about it and it was on purpose sort of a “reminder” of that great dance by her BFF.
Also agree on top 3. I specially love how Evanna is growing every week and Keo seems to be getting better as a choreographer.
Also agree that JP is not connecting (and I’m latina and biased towards latino contestants on this show). I really want to love them and before the show they were my favorite couple but, the sexy-latino is getting old (let us see a different side of you!). He better start opening up or he might be another shocking (not so shocking, really) elimination.
Finally, I LOVED Brandon as a pro and Tinashe was a great dancer and nice girl. I’m so sad we wont get to see more dances from them. I sure hope Brandon remains as a pro for future seasons. Finally the pro male lineup appeared to be getting better. I gave them some votes, but honestly I divided my votes so I did not give them that many. From now on I will try to choose one couple and go with them.
I may be going on a limb here, but does anyone else notice comparisons between Joe and Bristol Palin? Both seem to just not care, both have a strangely ravenous fan base that just eats them up, and both just lack the overall sense of “I signed up for this, so I better nut up or shut up”. I can imagine hundreds of thousands of televisions being shot up if Joe is still there by the finale. Also I really hate to be that guy, but if you’re voting for Joe then stop watching this show. There is a huge demo that just wants to see him go home. If you’re reading this think about when you were watching Bachelor/ette or BIP, and this guy or girl you could not stand just kept progressing. More specifically a guy or girl who was bland and when they talked you just fast forwarded your recording or muted the show. Now I don’t watch bachelor or any of its affiliates, but I could imagine that someone like that would just get under the skin of many. Not saying that Joe is like that, but I’m just stressing the point that certain persons will piss off the main demo and more of a show’s fan base. And it’ll only get worse if they have traction.
I don’t think Joe will win, but at this point I can see him making top 5. If people aren’t connecting with Juan Pablo, despite his high scores, he might outlast him too!
At this point I think it’s likely going to be an all male final 4-some combo of Milo, DeMarcus, Bobby, and either Juan or Joe.
I just wonder what it’ll take for Joe to finally go. He’s still got hard dances to come, and if that was what his salsa looked like I can’t imagine a samba or jive from him.
I agree with your power rankings except I would probably as I think one other comment mentioned switch demarcus and evanna. I just wasn’t wowed by him and haven’t been since week one. I don’t think he’s bad but just not blowing me out of the water.
Milo on the other hand is. He’s my pick to win. I don’t know if he will but i’m voting him all the way to the end. I’m also using some of my other voting accounts on Evanna because well I love her and would love to see what Keo does with a freestyle.
I am sorry that Tinashe went so early but not so surprised. I think Brandon did a nice job with his first season. I had a feeling from the beginning tinashes fanbase might be smaller than some on the show, she has a new lesser known pro and Idk if she had the personality to win over the GP. I just think sometimes it depends on the season your on. You can get lost in the shuffle and I wonder if that happened to her with personalities like Milo, Demarcus,and Bobby. Her trio was great this week so at least she went out on a high note.
I’m with everyone on the Joe needing to go. Overall he’s a nice guy but he definitely has given up it seems and is just riding the gift being handed to him by bachelor nation. His time has passed.
As for the whole Milo and Witney copied Lindsay and Jordan trio. Ridiculous I watched both dances and aside from a few of the side by side steps being similar. It was overall a different trio. I have heard mention that milo and witney have the incredibles next week. Let’s hope they don’t get accused of stealing again since Jordan and Lindsay did that incredibles them Charleston last fall. It’s not their fault they were given the same things. Props to Witney tho her hater gonna hate tweet had me dying yesterday. I spent several seasons not loving Witney that much but her partnership with Frankie and Milo have really turned me into a fan.
I’m hoping the next few eliminations send Joe,Mary Lou,Jaun and Alexis on their way. None of them have really connected for me this season and I’m ready for them to go. John can stay because he is more entertaining and enjoyable than the previous 4 mentioned. Bobby can stay or go I don’t care either way.
On last thing can dwts please stop trying to make the Ziegler girls happen. Especially by pretending they aren’t dancers. It’s annoying.
@Lori # 11 regarding Joe, Oh no!!!
Just imagine if that fan base mentality carries him all the way to the finals!
I do think at this point in the competition that Milo and Witney are in a league of their own. I would have to disagree of Demarcus being a definite lock as the final 2 standing. He has been consistently being given lower scores this season and I am sure that is not going to change. I think if the winner were to be crowned this week, it would definitely be going to Milo. Of the dancers that are left, he is the only consistent one. I do agree that Joe needs to go. I do think that JP has his good weeks and then some off weeks, but overall he is doing pretty great! I could see him in the final week or at least semifinals. This season is so unpredictable unlike past seasons. I seriously thought that Tinashe would be in the finals with the talent that she possessed this season.
Maybe a bit off topic here but I have a question? Who do you think is a better dancer between Rashad and Ryker? Also, who do you think would win a fantasy dance off between the couples rashad/emma and ryker/allison?
First I have to complement Milo- he just keeps improving and is definitely the dark horse who will come far! He’s amazing and Whitney is just bringing out the best in him.
DeMarcus started the season as the top and the pick to win, but I feel like every week he just gets weaker, almost like he felt secure with his spot at the top.
Devastated about Tanashe, i thought she could make it to the finals 🙁 And so disappointed Joe wasn’t even in jeapordy!
And I agree Emma has an amazing ability to make any dancer look good and bring out their best, but I’d love to see her with some one who really can dance- that would be incredible.
And while I agree that Maddie is not the best dancer in the world like she was made out to be on dance moms, and I’m not a huge fan, but I don’t get why she’s getting so much hate. And as much as she’s not my favorite she does have a great performance quality and is entertaining to watch. But I do think it was a huge mistake to bring Kenzie on as a pro and not even mention she’s a dancer.
I like Tinashe and I like a lot of her music. But I think she got overlooked for the same reason her music career has been kind of stalled. She lacks a dynamic personality. On paper, everything is there for her to be a star, but in the case of the show, there’s nothing about her personality that draws you in as a viewer, despite how terrific she is. And I think it extends to her career. At this point in her career, she shouldn’t be doing this show. But something just isn’t hitting for her, which sucks. I’d have thought her skills alone would have gotten her farther in the competition though. This was a weird one.
Whenever I see someone talk about Tinashe’s “attitude problem” I begin to suspect that person may be either racist or mysogynistic. I mean really – as with female politicians – female contestants on this show can’t do half the crap that their male counterparts do without getting some negative bullshit label.
And again I ask – are some claiming that Tinashe was a ringer just because she’s a singer?? Why aren’t JP or Milo getting a ringer label if the bar is that low these days??
Just to clarify, I don’t think Tinashe has an attitude problem. I think her personality is too low key for the show. She’s not the boisterous comedian or the Christian conservative or the electric athlete. And that’s perfectly fine for her as a person. I don’t think people should have to play up something they’re not, and I was surprised to see her even agree to do the show knowing that her personality isn’t what the standard DWTS viewer reacts to. But for the show, I just think it was maybe a bigger handicap than anticipated.
First off, I was actually stunned by Tinashe leaving. Brandon was such a bright spot this season choreowise. Having watched since season 5, I’ve often felt there was some misogyny in the voting, but I’ve recently wondered how much racial bias/prejudice comes into play, especially with the female contestants.
In general the night was the worst so far. Riker/Milo/Witney was really the only trio that truly worked for me, and the format was a hot mess. My general power rankings right now:
1.Milo/Witney- First off, he’s just an excellent dancer. He and Witney have been in sync since day one, and he might be the only dancer that hasn’t had an “off week” IMO. In addition to his dancing and Wit’s great choreo this season, he is a bigger personality in a sea of low-key personalities. He’s the celeb I feel like I know the best, and I think that might be his ticket in a close contest. He’s also incredibly likable and endearing.
2.DeMarcus/Lindsay- Fits the fanbase, super hard hardworker, and fun to watch. On paper he looks like the winner but he’s not as consistent as Milo, for me, and I feel like I don’t know him as well. I do wonder if the fanbase is having a little football fatigue, but right now I would peg him and Milo as the top two. I do look forward to him every week, though.
3.Evanna/Keo- She has the slow, nice progression that fans like to see. She’s getting better and better every week, and I like what Keo is doing this season. She still has a chance to win this and, if Mary Lou and Alexis go out in the next couple weeks, I think she could really benefit from being the last girl standing.
4.Juan Pablo/Cheryl- I know others don’t feel the same way, but l love him and his dancing. I personally think he’s the best technical dancer left. He does tend to emote a lot, which I imagine helped with his theater days, but can come off a bit much on camera. One of his downfalls, for me, has actually been Cheryl’s choreo, surprisingly.
5.Bobby/Sharna- I started off liking him, but the shtick has worn thin. I honestly can’t tell if he’s in danger of leaving next week or if the fans are eating it up and he could be finale bound. I did think he cha cha was his best dance and he is improving IMO.
6.John/Emma- The surprise of the season. I personally dislike him, but he is still really connecting with me, and I think he’s really syncing with the conservative demo of the show. He’s also a shockingly smooth and captivating dancer.
7.Alexis/Alan- I love her. I’d love to see her in the finale. I honestly thought she’s be the shocking elimination, and I still worry she doesn’t have long. I hope I’m wrong, because she’s such a lovely dancer and person and Alan is doing well with her.
8.Mary Lou/Sasha- She’s honestly just there. I completely forget about her every week, and I can’t remember any dance she’s done. I thought she’d connect more with the demo, but I have a feeling the high score was manufactured to try and keep her around. I wouldn’t be surprised if she’s gone next week.
9.Joe/Jenna- WHY IS HE STILL HERE? Jenna is doing absolutely everything she can, but he needs to go. I have no problem with not great dancers making it far (I voted for Tommy and David) but he has made absolutely no improvement and seems basically miserable. I don’t think I remember a worse dancer lasting this long since Mister P.
I didn’t want to go there but I’m pretty sure that the people saying Tinashe has an attitude problem or she is arrogant the same that were saying last year Jordan is cocky. She did nothing problematic yet people think she is arrogant. It is a form of racism : young black confident people are almost always seen as arrogant, obnoxious or something like that and when they show a softer side, they are fake or victimizing.
Not saying that for you @Jr but it’s just because of comment I’ve seen around.
I don’t think Jordan was cocky, but I can see why people would think so, because, occasionally, it seemed like he crossed the fine line between cocky and confident. Honestly, I just didn’t think he had that vibrant a personality compared to Lindsey Stirling, and that view of him affected the way I connected to him and his dances. I also didn’t care how the judges were pulling for him to win from the beginning.
I think Evanna has a great chance of winning. She’s a good dancer who keeps getting better every week (that salsa would have had at least one 9 if it weren’t for Scarlett), Keo is stepping up as a chorographer, and people want to acknowledge that, and, unlike Whitney, he doesn’t have a trophy. So the stars are aligning for Team Kevanna!
I think that Tinashe left because she couldn’t connect to the audience. I personally watched her every week and just saw her as someone who was quite meh. I mean I know she’s one of the best dancers this season, but it doesn’t do anything for me. I never felt like I really connected to her, and her MMY week might have done her in because her rumba wasn’t the best, and her story was even worse. So that was the one week where emotions are crazy high, and people will be voting for stories, and your dance ability is a lot less important. I think that’s why she went out tbh.
Now my opinion of Brandon is actually not as good as everyone else’s apparently. I do think he has potential, but I honestly don’t see the hype behind him. Yes, he started out his first season ok, I don’t think he’s anywhere near reaching the Hough/Ballas legacy though. I think if anything, he’s more towards Lindsay. Lindsay posted on her ig yesterday on congratulating Brandon (I totally love her more now, her heart <3), and even he commented that he usually thinks “WWLD – what would Lindsay do”. I think he studied Lindsay like crazy when he was in troupe, and with good reason, and it’s helped him be the pro he was this season. Still think he’s got quite a long way to go. But if we’re comparing him to the male pros, then definitely him and Alan are the best. But in terms of who comes closer to Hough/Ballas territory? Lindsay. I guess we will know in due time when he is a pro again hopefully next season!
Moving on, I was really, well and truly disgusted with Joe and Jenna’s dance this week. Honestly I completely disagree with the judges. I don’t think she deserves MVP, I don’t think she deserves praise at all for what she did. It was just utterly a failure on her part. If Emma or Lindsay had been given Joe, I would bet my HOUSE that both of them would have done so much more with him. At the very least, they would not make him so uncomfortable on stage every week. Jenna just completely gave up in my opinion, and produced something that will go down in history as one of the worst dances. Which brings me to the same old issue I always have with Jenna. When she has a bad partner, she never knows what to do with them. She can only work with people who have dance talent. Aka. Adam. The moment she gets a partner like Joe or Jake, she switches off. I don’t get why tptb keep hyping her up, I honestly think she’s one of the weakest female pros. Anyone can make themselves look good in a dance. But all our female pros never do that. They always find a way to make their stars shine. Whether or not they’re the best dancers. Jenna just always does things in her choreography to demonstrate her dance ability. Call it a cover up for their lack of ability to dance, but I think it’s just her way of showcasing herself more. I think just comparing her with Emma and the difference is night and day. Do you ever see Emma doing air splits into her partners like she did with Joe two weeks ago? Ugh. Not surprised Jenna and Val are engaged. They seem to be exactly the same type of people – it’s all about me. Look at me!! I don’t really care about the celebs, cos I’M the celeb! Ugh. I saw someone else comment the other day about Sharna talking on Bobby’s show and saying that no matter what, she will always make her celebs learn dance and doesn’t give them an easy time because she wants to teach them how to dance. Her heart is totally there. Jenna on the other hand… I rest my case. Literally every female pro on the show is better than her. Haha ok. Rant done. I just really dislike people who are very full of themselves.
@ arethas #27 I don’t think there is much Jenna can do with someone who really doesn’t want to be there and isn’t trying.
joe’s dance definitely wasnt the best, but just to play devil’s advocate remember david ross and lindsay did the magic mike sexy dance that wasn’t necessarily great dancing. so why are people disturbed by joe’s dance? asking out of curiosity not saying one is better than the other. and im a huge lindsay and jenna fan
@ sora #30 David’s dance with Lindsay was better than Joe’s dance, and David was more likeable
@sora – You’re not playing “devil’s advocate”, you’re making a false equivalency, which drives me NUTS. Big difference between Joe’s dance and David’s? EFFORT AND ENTHUSIASM. As cringe-y as some might have found David’s dance to be, he never missed a step, and it was obvious that he was giving it his best shot and having a great time doing it. Additionally, David was actually a really likeable guy, who had a legitimate claim to fame prior to DWTS other than being a grocery guy eliminated first on The Bachelorette, that women glommed onto for some unknown reason because he was “such a nice guy”, which I’m really not seeing thus far. I’ve seen neither effort nor enthusiasm from Joe.
The interesting thing about those wanting to keep Joe around until he enjoys DWTS is that I think it’s less about the show itself and more about wanting a Bachelor Franchise couple to succeed. Between the end of filming and the Paradise reunion show, Joe and Kendall reconciled and started dating.
Right now, he’s in a location where he’s likely staying with Kendall, since Kendall lives in L.A. If he gets eliminated, he’ll have to decide whether to go back to Chicago or stay in L.A. because Kendall is not leaving L.A. because of her job. She’s a set dresser.
It’s one of those Bachelor Nation plots to get an actual successful couple out of Paradise since the Bachelor itself has such a terrible track record. Only one Bachelor is actually still with the person he proposed to in the end. The Bachelorette has a better track record, but it’s still not great.
@raffy – I’m not quite sure why you’re comparing Rashad to Riker – one is not a trained dancer, the other is. Not really a fair comparison.
@sora
People need to have some respect for David. He was ahppy to be here, Joe isn’t. He was taking the judges critique, Joe is pouting. He was comitted to each performance, Joe isn’t. And David was not as bad as Joe : they both had a quickstep on week 1 but clearly David’s was better.
@Elizabeth
I’m still looking for Jordan’s cocky side. Confident absolutely but he has every reason to be. He never put down another contestant, was friendly to every people on the show, didn’t even bother entertaining Val or Alfonso’s pettiness and most important he was always hyping Lindsay for her work (still is) and they are still so close so it was not fake. Also many people said he was the only contestant to thanks the judges whenever he could.
Nick Carter for exemple got cocky during swich up week but he was not labelled as arrogant.
Dear DWTS Gods: please put all or the majority of us out of our misery and send Joe back to the grocery store. It’s like a train wreck every week. Its painful to watch and even I’m embarrassed for him. Pretty sure I can dance better than him and I’m in a wheelchair. Respectfully, A Fan
Well took me a while to catch up on watching the dances on @youtube-had to miss the live show this week #movingproblems LOL
Milo’s trio with Riker, John’s trio with Joey and DeMarcus’ trio with Rashad stood out the most to me, in terms of dance style, choreography and showmanship.
Joe’s trio with Jordan was just a waste of time and space on the dance floor if you ask me. I gotta give it up to Jenna because she, truly, is putting in the work, in terms of still trying to choreograph for him, even if it seems kinda cheesy LOL And she’s putting a smile on her face every time they go up in front of the judges and Erin. Something tells me she wouldn’t mind being voted off with him lol but she’s doing her job so kudos to her. Those bachelor fans are holding him BIG TIME I suppose….
Not gonna lie, I was SHOCKED as hell at Tinashe and Brandon’s exit!!!! Way too soon!!! And sooo undeserved!!!! I definitely expected them to make the finals???? Is it the fact that he’s still a new pro? Maybe her fan base is getting drowned out by other fan bases-like Joe’s? They seemed to take it in stride tho and were very graceful about it but she should NOT have gone home….
You may be on to something, Justin. It’s all those damn shippers. They ruin everything. I’m only partly joking. 😉
Tinashe’s Q Score stopped rising in Winter 2016 and her career apex is a single that peaked at 24 on Billboard Hot 100 over four years ago.
I’ve enjoyed watching and rewatching all of Tinashe’s dances, but the data doesn’t lie – she never had enough household recognition or relevancy coming into this season to make it to the finals.
If I look up Joe’s Q Score I’ll probably have to break my computer and give up all faith in humanity lol
I haven’t watched consistently this season, but I think Tinashe’s packages may be why she was eliminated too early. She and Brandon were amazing together. But the packages didn’t seem to show much of them that would engage the audience. Brandon should be very proud of his choreography. I loved their dances.
I’m not really interested in watching any of the remaining dancers other than Milo, DeMarcus and Evanna. I hope that they are the final three. I will say that I enjoy John’s performances more than Mary Lou’s, which is strange because generally I’m a much bigger fan of hers than his. I think that Joe and JP should be the next two elims.