PureDWTS Season 27, Week 8 – Power Rankings, Who Will Win?
Y’all, it’s been a week…hell, it’s been a season. And if I’m being honest, this is one season that has felt like it has absolutely DRAGGGGGGED on – I’m not sure I’ve wanted a season to be over this badly since maybe season 11, when Bristol was sticking around like a bad rash. Strike that – season 14 was pretty bad, too, when William Levy was getting jammed down my throat every week. Season 20 wasn’t much better, given that it had been predetermined it was “Val’s season” from week 1 and it got monotonous pretty quickly. To put it plainly: I’m just plain ready for this season to be over, and have my life back for the next 5ish months. I’ve got plans in the pipeline 😉
So in the penultimate elim of the season (which was a double, thank goodness – a 5-person finale on a season where the finale is only 1 night is a bit much), we finally shook Grocery Joe loose (yassssssss) and also lost Juan-Note Pablo in the second “shocking” elim of the season. Can’t say I was terribly upset about either one leaving us – Joe should have been gone in week 1, and was little more than a glorified weightlifting spotter in his dances on Monday night; Juan Pablo, while probably deserving of a spot in the finale, just never resonated with me as a person – and I apparently wasn’t alone, as he clearly wasn’t getting the votes to stay. I think it says something when we ALMOST get a rare show of vulnerability from Juan Pablo (talking about his mother beating cancer in his rehearsal package, and dedicating his dance to her), and then it was like “JK, I’mma still serve you macho Latin lover realness!” and he performed a dance that, while technically quite good, was little different than every other dance we got from him this season: all smolder and sexiness, and no vulnerability or emotion. I will credit him for being (to my knowledge) the first and only real-live Argentinean to perform an Argentine tango on DWTS, but at the end of the day, I think he & Cheryl probably missed the mark a bit in the grand scheme of things – you have to be a good dancer to succeed on this show, but people also have to like you and care about you; and if you’re constantly serving the same bravado week after week, dance after dance, and not taking the time to show the viewers that you’re also human and have feelings, they’re probably going to tune you out after awhile, no matter how great your dancing is.
I’ve been getting quite a few questions about what I think the future of this show looks like, given the three-ring circus that this season has been. Unfortunately, I think it looks grim – can’t remember where I had this conversation, but Heidi, John, & I were talking recently about the future of the show, and either Heidi or John said “At this point, they’ve gotten what they wanted out of the show – they probably don’t really care what happens now, and will let the show continue its steady demise until they find something better to take its place.” Let’s face it: getting 25+ seasons out of a show where it stays a ratings juggernaut is not just good – it’s great. Almost unheard of…so for DWTS to be taking a dive in season 27, it’s more than likely just the show running its course. Sure, there’s been some wonky stuff going on this season, but I’d chalk a lot of that up to overall viewership being down and less of a normalizing influence in the voting as a result; I don’t think it’s so much that the SHOW has changed, it’s the AUDIENCE moving on. I have often found myself saying “I just want to see something I haven’t seen before!” for several seasons now – be it a new pro, some more “out there” choreographic risks, an unexpected celeb, etc. I can’t imagine I’m alone in that desire. Given that the show has basically already called several audibles this season (rearranging the elimination schedule, changing the original plan for a 5-couple finale, and cutting the finale down to 1 night), I don’t think ABC would have any qualms cancelling a prospective spring season if it came down to it – really, the only evidence we have of a spring season in 2019 is an interview (which I haven’t seen myself) where Sharna apparently said she had “signed on for several more seasons, including the spring one”; given that the pros contracts are pretty open-ended, and being “on contract” just means you must avail yourself if they need you, I don’t think we can safely assume there’s going to be a spring season, just that Sharna is available for it if there is one. And someone also pointed out to me that the winter tour has now been extended through early March – if there was going to be a regular-length spring season, the cast would have already been announced at that point, and the couples rehearsing. At this point, I’m dubious that there’s going to be a spring season at all, but if there is, I think the best we can hope for is a shortened one, a la season 26. I’d personally be just fine with no spring season, as I’m going to be tripled up on my classes by that point and also job hunting out west. DWTS can come back in the fall, when I’m done with school, hopefully settled into my new digs in Denver, and with a lot more free time on my hands 😉
4th place: Alexis & Alan
I’m getting a real Jana Kramer/Melissa Rycroft/Aly Raisman vibe off Alexis at this point – she moves very pretty, and isn’t technically wrong in the way she moves, per se…but nothing about her dancing is terribly impactful, and she still feels too smiley and cheerleader-y. And at this point, the showmance just feels…saccharine. And also robotic, to a level that Juan-Note Pablo would probably be jealous of. Sure, enough viewers seem to have bought it in order to get them to the finale, but they still ended up in jeopardy on Monday night, and I’m getting a gut feeling she may be (one of) the tour celeb(s)…hence the attempt by TPTB to give her a boost of sorts. Waltz was a snooze – the fact that Alexis’ hair was wet at the beginning was giving me traumatic flashback’s to Jana’s flash-and-trash Argentine tango with a billion-and-one props in season 23, and then beyond that, I don’t remember much of anything, good or bad. The jive was cute and had a nice theme, but Alexis looked too soft doing it, and it even looked like she may have been a skosh off-time in a few spots because her legs and feet were too soft. Brandon really stole the show in that one for me, and it makes me wish we could have seen what he & Tinashe would have done with that same song (plot twist: those “judges’ choice” dances were really just the 2nd dances the couples would have done had they landed in the bottom 6 in week 1 – Alexis & Alan burned through theirs already, so they had to bogart Tinashe & Alan’s unused song…which makes THREE soft jives we’ve seen from them this season). At the end of the night, like Jana and Aly, I just don’t see her finishing any better than 4th – she’s not bad, she’s not great, she’s just there. If she’s first in the running order come Monday night – she didn’t win, fam. And she’s prolly in 4th place.
3rd place: Bobby & Sharna
High-key annoyed that he’s still in this competition, as he is only marginally better than Joe was (and was overall still one of the weaker dancers this season), but here we are – guess this is what happens when you throw a guy on this show to promote his upcoming stint as a permanent mentor on Idol, and he somehow dupes people into thinking he’s this humble, down-to-earth dude by constantly reminding the audience that he’s “from a town of 800 people in Arkansas” and he’s “never danced before”; and to top it off, he stages these faux “I-just-got-so-carried-away-cause-I-love-dancing-so-much!” outbursts in an attempt to endear himself to the audience. Sharna looks like she vacillates between barely tolerating him and wanting to karate-chop him in the throat like Miss Piggy – and I can’t say I blame her. When your partner’s constantly calling audibles and you’re stuck looking like a fool because of it, I can imagine it grates pretty fast. Jive was maybe a marginal improvement on his first one – I disagree that he “hit every step!”, because he did seem like he was off-time and maybe missed a few. If I had to guess, Sharna was probably going to her happy place in her head, which was probably this vastly superior dance to the same song. As for the salsa – Bobby’s feet were conveniently hidden by the audience and staging for most of the time, and it looked like he was doing quite a bit of seizure-like attempts at hip rolls. Overall – nothing terribly impressive; but there are clearly folks who have fallen for his schtick, because he’s somehow in the finale. I think he’s got the juice to get past Alexis, but that’s it – or at least I hope that’s it. If he bumps either Milo or Evanna out of the top 2, I’m not sure I’ll be ready to watch this show again for another year. But I think the judges are probably going to pull a Noah Galloway and vastly underscore Bobby, in an attempt to keep him out of spitting distance from Alexis, Milo, & Evanna; I think the only one he stands a prayer of possibly covering the spread on is Alexis. But hey, if you like him, I guess you can go see him on tour, cause he’s apparently joining a few of the dates…?
Runner-up: Milo & Witney
I can’t believe I have to say this, but some clarification: I DO NOT HATE MILO, despite what a small-but-annoyingly-vocal minority on Twitter seems to think. Have we really reached the point where we’ve completely lost nuance, and preferring another contestant somehow equates to “hating” on this one? Perhaps this show deserves to die, if this is the average level of emotional intelligence its fans possess. I have no beef with Milo. He’s been one of the ones I’ve been rooting for all season long – he’s just not my #1 pick to win. And I think he got saddled with two dances this week that maybe weren’t as impactful as some of the stuff the other couples got handed. I thought his Argentine tango was cool, but as I was discussing with Justin on Twitter, I think the song screwed him a bit – while JP got a traditional Argentine tango song with lots of built-in accents and dramatic phrasing to guide the choreo of the dance, Milo had to contend with a more modern, cool, slow-burning techno-y song without a ton of strong accents to compliment…so the end result felt a bit too tame. But I did love how clean his footwork was, and there was one kind of neat turning lift that just looked butter-smooth and seamless. Oddly enough, I think his cha-cha suffered a similar fate: song was just a bit too cool and controlled for him to really let loose, and lord knows what the hell Carrie Ann was talking about when she said it was “too wild” – if anything, I think the odd phrasing of the music preventing him from really letting loose and stunting. He handled it well, but the end result was just a bit bland. With all this in mind, I think he faded into the woodwork a bit this week, which probably hurt him a bit headed into the finale – the time to peak and make voters sit up and take notice was this week, so anyone that went more of the mild route probably suffered by comparison. Plus you’ve got the fact that the fans seem to be on the “I want to see a pro win who hasn’t won yet!” bandwagon more than ever, and Witney’s the only pro in the finale this season with an MBT under her belt. But I’ve enjoyed Milo immensely this season – he’s truly been a bright spot, with a confident-yet-humble attitude, a natural skill set as a dancer and a performer, and a heart-warming relationship with his mom. I wouldn’t mind seeing him win – I just want to see someone else win a bit more…
Winner: Evanna & Keo
If you would have told me a year ago that not only would Keo stand a good chance of winning season 27, but that I’d be hardcore gunning for he and his partner to win the MBT, I probably would have asked what substances you had ingested (and I might have asked you to share, but that’s neither here nor there 😉 ). I’ll admit, my feelings about Keo over the years have ranged from “Oof, he needs to work on his teaching skills!” to “Man, they really do saddle him with the turds!” to “Keo is the new Tony – nice guy, trying to get better, but doesn’t get much in the way of talent to work with.” His first few seasons were pretty rough – I got the impression that he may have been hired to diversify the cast, and give DWTS some bragging rights: “Look, we have a black pro!!! We r so #woke!!!” But I think he may not have actually had much in the way of actual teaching experience at the time (as far as I could tell, he had primarily been a performer and a competitor up until that point), so his first three seasons were a baptism by fire…and he didn’t manage eke out a single-digit finish until Jodie came along in season 22, and we started to see his teaching and choreo skills sharpen up. Too bad that season was exceptionally competitive, and had Jodie been on another season, she probably could have pulled off a spot in the finale. Then he got sent back to the funny farm for two seasons with wacky Charo and wacky Barbara, and then got stuck with wet-blanket Jennie in the all-athletes season (although he did manage to pull off a 4th place finish). I feel like the stars aligned with Evanna – and while the judges didn’t seem to love her from the jump, she did have a sort of dark-horse journey, and has peaked at exactly the right time to win this thing, I think. I think this week was really all about Evanna & Keo’s synergy, and Keo’s growth as a pro – I have to give him such tremendous props for actually taking the initiative to strengthen his choreo and teaching skills, and for really listening to the judges each week. Like Lindsay, I may have been tough on him in the beginning – but I will be the first to give credit where it’s due when I see genuine growth and improvement. Especially when you look at the rest of the male pro lineup – aside from Brandon’s creativity and Artem doing the best he can with what he’s got, I don’t see the men really making great strides to better themselves as pros. Sasha seems to have plateaued, Val seems satisfied with his 2 MBT’s, Alan seems to be stuck working through various DWTS tropes (partner with an illness, partner with verbal diarrhea, partner to have a fauxmance with), and Gleb is just a narcissist. And for as icky as I find some of the male pros, they don’t seem to get a fraction of the hard time Keo has gotten on this show – to echo what Erin said, Keo and his early exits have become a bit of a running joke, and while he may do a good job of plastering on a smile and chuckling along with everyone making cracks…at the end of the day, that sh*t starts to sting, y’all. Especially when you’re the sole dark-skinned man trying to prove you’re every bit as talented and worthy as a bunch of white, Eurocentrically-attractive male dancers with much more privileged dancing pedigrees than your own. So when Keo started tearing up on Monday night, I got it – it was as if he was saying “See? I belong here, too…I have talent, and I’m finally getting to show you what I’m capable of.” I don’t mean to make this all about Keo, as Evanna has been nothing short of utterly lovely this season – going with the flow, despite not always getting the love she deserves from the judges, and managing to shake off any negativity and give it another shot the next week – but I think she even realizes just how IMPORTANT this season has been for him, and doesn’t mind ceding her desire to win for herself to her desire to win FOR KEO. At the end of the day, I think this bond they have is going to be what wins them the MBT – though that’s not to say they haven’t been great dancers, too, because they absolutely have. Loved their contemporary, and appreciated that Keo managed to avoid many of the flaily contemporary-by-numbers tropes that I’ve come to loathe; thought Evanna moved very organically and really locked into the choreo. Foxtrot was pretty and I think the song was a boon, as everyone seems to be obsessed with The Greatest Showman right now. The stars just seem to be aligning for these two, and I hope I won’t be the only one voting like crazy for them during Monday night’s show – I have a feeling Emma might have some competition for “best pro reaction to winning gif” in Keo 😉
So that’s a wrap on season 27 for me…what are your thoughts headed into the finale? And what do you think the future holds for DWTS?
Yay for Team Kevanna!
@Courtney: Hearkening back to that Twitter conversation, I actually went back and listened to the popular songs from The Weeknd’s catalog, and I don’t think there’s a single song that really works for judged dance routines. They’re all too vibey. “Starboy” has a good steady beat, but no one’s agreeing to have that put on a TV show, and I think we’ve seen “Worth It” and were bored to tears because the tempo is just way too slow.
I agree that Keo and Evanna would be worthy champions. I’ve noticed that this season, whether it’s being exposed to fusion-style routines on tour or additional training, that Keo has started to evolve his way of creating. Something in him has just sort of clicked, which is good for the show, especially since I’m looking at the SYTYCD feeding ground of male ballroom dancers and haven’t been impressed by any of them.
Unfortunately, I think Milo’s going to end up falling victim to the same Disney kid situation that Corbin and Chelsea Kane ran into in the finale — good dancers, good pro, but run into another celebrity who became a good dancer and had a tremendous journey to the end.
I still would like to see Milo win, but I have to say that Leo, along with At ten, are more like the female pros when it comes to shots at winning.
Sorry, Artem, not at ten.
I don’t know why but your line “See? I belong here, too…I have talent, and I’m finally getting to show you what I’m capable of.” made me all misty-eyed. I don’t have a single clue what is going to happen Monday but Keo finally getting to show people he deserves his spot as a pro has been the highlight of the season for me. I think I’m actually going be a teary mess on Monday if Evanna and Keo win, just because of all it represents for Keo.
I actually thought that Juan Pablo’s perfect-scoring dances and elimination dominated the Semi-Finals, to the point where I don’t know if any of the other couples really stood out. I go back and forth wondering if it might have been a good thing that the judges nitpicked Milo and made him the only one of the good dancers to not get a perfect score that night; at least it might have stirred up his fanbase a bit.
Evanna is just “fine” for me. I’ve enjoyed her dancing, but I feel she’s been part of the group of dancers that have been good since Week 1, so I don’t see this significant growth that seems to be one of the big reasons for the judges’ change of heart towards her and this tide of support that has come her way the past couple of weeks. Personally, I find Milo a much more exciting performer and find his partnership with Witney the most endearing of all the partnerships this season.
Speaking of Witney, I think this may be her strongest season as a pro, perhaps even stronger than her season with Alfonso. Her choreography and even her own dancing has seemed more polished and tightened up this season. She’s given Milo dances that are entertaining, yet full of content (she definitely made sure he was dancing his butt off every week!). Also, she has come across as more mature this season, which may be due to her being the older one in the partnership.
I cringe every time Alexis and Alan’s relationship is brought up on the show, but I do like watching them dance together and I think Alan is a very good pro. Upon rewatch, I liked their semi-final jive very much…it had a lot of content, was very clean, and the concept was a lot of fun.
I know Bobby does a lot of things that people find annoying, but I haven’t paid close attention to him outside of his dancing, so I guess I find him harmless.
I think people got there would be a Spring season from some sweepstakes people entered to win tickets to the show for the Spring. That’s the only place I’ve seen it mentioned. Sharna didn’t give an interview saying there was a Spring season. During a live chat after one of the shows this season, she was asked why she’s not touring and she said because she is going home to Australia for a month, and then said she’s not leaving DWTS for people that keep saying that, she said she’d just recently signed a new contract.
I agree with this 100%, I also hope #Teamkevanna
win TMB. These two have work so hard and they have such great chemistry together. When I seen Keo tear up, I felt that, as if he was my own son. I cried a river because I always felt like the show wasn’t fair to him. The camera guy never get the camera on him long enough for everyone else get camera time.. has anyone ever noticed that. I just hope and pray this will be his season. He is just as good as the rest of of the pro’s.
I’m off Monday night. I’ll be voting for Evanna & Keo!! For the first time this season!
I think DWTS has run its course. I just don’t see the ‘outside of the box’ performances that Derek & Mark Ballas gave us on the regular. I think Sasha has baby on the brain, may be a reason that he’s plateaued lately! I hoped he could give Mark & Derek a run for the money in the creativity arena but sadly I don’t see it.
I agree with your analysis of each contestant, but not the positions. I would plan Bobby in fourth, Milo in third, and Alexis in second, only because it seems like TPTB seem to be gunning for a battle between the last women standing, but whatever order the other three finish in, I still think Evanna and Keo come out on top.
I’m so excited for this finale!
I think Milo and Witney are going to win. I want it to be Evanna and Keo though. Been waiting for her to do this show or Strictly for YEARS and she’s been such a delight. So has Keo! And I agree about Bobby being third and Alexis in fourth, but I hope she’s able to pass him and bump him out of the top 3 because his behaviour this season as driven me absolutely nuts.
The show does seem to be winding down but I would like it to get to Season 30 as a nice big even number to finish on. I feel like if there isn’t another season until next fall the pros might come back refreshed and motivated, I think some were burnt out after last winter’s tour, the rollercoaster of the 4-week season, juniors in the summer, and now this. But that’s the job of a dancer, so it’s what they signed up for.
I think if we are getting a spring season a pro shakeup might be good, especially on the men’s side, or even just getting rid of Gleb and Val, who IMO are adding pretty much nothing these days (I was hoping after all that time off from competing on the show Val might come back with guns blazing but that didn’t happen, though I think he was a good partner for Nancy). And swich up the normal types for the rest; give Artem someone with a more outgoing personality (because I feel like almost every season he has the same problem of his partnerships being forgettable) Brandon a non-ringer with potential, Keo a ringer, and Sasha someone he can’t do all the gymnastics tricks with, because I feel that’s been his crutch and he generally comes up with better stuff when he can’t just go back to that well. And Alan idk, but I think he’s a pretty good pro so I’d like to see him again. As for the women, I wouldn’t mind Cheryl or Sharna taking time off and them making Hayley a pro. 🙂
A million times YES to Keo!! I gave him all my votes. He touched my heart and made me cry. I have loved watching him and Evanna dance. They are one of the only few bright spots in this dull season.
OMG! I’M SO TORN BETWEEN KEO AND MILO! I WANT KEO TO WIN BUT I ALSO WANT ZOMIE BOY MILO TO WIN TOO😊KEO BEING THE FIST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOULD BE SO AWESOME AND MILO BEING THE FIRST YOUNG MALE TO WIN 😁SO I’M SPLITTING MY VOTES 😘😍I SIMPLY CAN’T PICK😁GOOD LUCK GUYS AND GALS 😘😍
The Val hate is very rude. Val is a great dancer.
Nothing is predetermined. Derek won 5 times yet i don’t say it was predetermined for him.
Hi!
I’ve been watching the show since season 14 and haven’t missed an episode since. I mostly watch for the good dancing, (because the Europeans versions of this show are pure crap compared to dwts – imagine Bobby being the best dancer and Joe average… yuck!)
Having introduced myself… I think Juan Pablo’s coming across as fake (which I agree with) is due to his being gay and hiding it in front of the camera… hence the acting. I have seen it a few times and totally fits (being bullied in Argentina for being “creative”, “artistic” and “flamboyant”?.
I agree with your facade- assessment of him, yet I can’t blame him… So yea I would definitely prefer seeing him in lieu of Bobby or even Alexis! His argentine tango gave me so many chills from start to finish!
Greetings from Germany! 🙂
Totally agree with your thoughts on Evanna/Keo! While I don’t expect them to actually pull off the win, it would be an amazing outcome to a miserable season. I still think it’ll be Milo, but I’m hoping it won’t be Alexis (I’m not too concerned about Bobby but good lord I don’t think I can handle a win from him. Thatll take unbeatable to a whole new level). I thought this season started off well, and I don’t know where it started going so wrong.
As to DWTS future-I guess all good things must come to an end at some point. This show needs a lot of changes. I actually like most of the male pros, and the only two I’d want come are Val an Gleb who I don’t think add much anymore (and Gleb never added anything at all). I think losing the results show kind of hurt Monday’s show over time. They try to pack way too much into the show and change things as they go along. I can see why we don’t get the dances we use to get. I won’t be surprised if they outright skip the spring season.
Milo & Bobby are the only ones who have never been in jeopardy. I predict sharna and bobby will win !
Juan Pablo di Pace and Cheryl Burke so deserving to win.
I approved Thon’s comment for a variety of reasons. First to say: STFU and leave if you don’t like what is written here. Second, Derek won 6 times and all Val fans did was bitch constantly about how it was “not fair” or due to a “ringer” and on and on and on. So spare me. Thirdly, if you call what Courtney said in her first paragraph “Val hate” you’re an idiot. Her comment wasn’t even ABOUT Val, if you know how to read and comprehend. She was saying that the producers were pimping Val for the win – and they most certainly were and it wasn’t even subtle. Again, you don’t like that opinion? GTFO.
OMG, Elisabetta. I don’t know whether to delete that comment or let it stand as an example of bigotry the likes of which hasn’t been posted here in a while.
Where the hell are we getting people these days?
I 100% agree with everything Courtney said.
If Milo wins, I would be happy for him because he’s definitely a great dancer and him and Whitney had a great partnership this season
but I also love DWTS for the journey. I loved Evanna from the start because I grew up with the HP movies and was an avid reader of the books, so I was a fan. But it also has the element that, Keo, who typically is out by week 5, is having such a strong journey alongside Evanna. I did agree with that Courtney said about him being the ‘token’ minority for the show alongside russian male dancers, and now he has started this amazing journey from being the brunt of the joke to making the finals and potentially winning. I know the show isn’t necessarily about the pros but i love the evolution of them as a couple and them as individuals (for different reasons).
Ha! Ha! I was wondering why Alexis’ hair was so wet in the beginning of her dance😂 It definitely gave me Jana and Gleb vibes too….I agree she and Alan would be no higher than 4th place in my book with Bobby coming in at a solid 3rd. Although I’m a little frightened at his fan base-I truly hope they haven’t pushed him through to overpower Milo or Evanna🙏
As far as who wins, I’d LOVE to see Keo and Evanna win!! He deserves it as a pro and she deserves it as his partner. They both have worked sooo hard and I’ve loved her story throughout this season. But I have been a big fan of Milo too. I love that kid! Such a talented dancer! And Witney has done phenomenal with him. So if they win, I’m not gonna be disappointed TBH
Whether the show will continue to last or not? Eh in my opinion, I still think, so long as they’re is a demographic for it, it’s not going anywhere ANYTIME SOON. However I agree that we MIGHT NOT see a spring season again. At least I’m hoping not!! I’m really hoping TPTB learned their lesson from that waste of a short season and will just cut it down to the fall. But who knows?🤷🏽♀️
I definitely agree with these ranks. I’ve been of the opinion all season that Milo and Evy must be the final too. I wish everyone would stop bitching about Juan’s exit. As half the complainers weren’t even voting for him from what I’ve gathered. Praying Bobby doesn’t oust Milo or Evy. I do t think I’ve ever been so split down the middle on someone winning a seasons. I’m usually very firm on who I want. So come Monday night I hope Milo or Evy are the winner. I wish they both could win.
The future of DWTS is actually pretty murky when you look at the logistics of where it fits in. Despite the bad ratings, I think there will still be a fall season next year simply because there’s nothing they can put there at this moment.
We probably won’t ever get another full Spring season because of two things: Bachelor and Idol. ABC won’t move their Bachelor programming from Monday night, so Idol has to stay on Sunday nights. But once you get to the live shows and Bachelor ends in early March, ABC would very much like to have a performance show and a results show for Idol, and they’ve spent enough on acquiring it to decide to cut a Spring season of DWTS in order to do it.
Heidi,
I am sorry my message came across as bigot, it was never my intention. I think it wasn’t fair to refer to him as “fake” , “macho”, “one note” if he just doesn’t know how to behave any differently,so if anything I wanted to be sympathetic. I just wished society/ the entertainment industry had evolved to the point where concealing wasn’t necessary.
That said, I would’ve LOVED to see him do a Paso doble! And am soooo rooting for Evanna now! I’m sure it’s gonna be a great show tomorrow, and I sure hope it stays around for a while! (Even if just once a year).
Have a great Sunday everyone!
(feel free to edit out my first paragraph if you want, I mainly wanted to respond
I for one hope there isn’t a spring season. I didn’t consider last years a season. It was too rushed and didn’t need to be done. Once a year at this point is good. Let the should-have-stayed-cancelled American Idol have the spring.
I really would love to see Evanna/Keo win but it’s hard because I love Milo/Witney. It’s nice that they finally gave Keo someone other than what is considered an easy/early out and I hope he’s given someone like Evanna again. Milo has been so much fun week after week. He makes me smile.
So I would be quite content with either one but I did send my votes to Evanna/Keo
Well, Elisabetta, I don’t think it’s “fair” to make assumptions about someone based on what you see (or don’t see) in such a highly personal way. We can see someone as fake or one-note without delving into some sort of stereotypical reasoning on why that might be. It never even crossed my mind to take that observation and narrow it down to sexuality – something that is none of my business, nor does it interest me.
That is a huge problem in this country – stereotypes and racism and hate directed towards POC and LGBTQ, often disguised as attempts to “help”. I’m tired of it.
I would love to see Milo win. He is really the only contestant of the season that I have been excited and anxious to see each week. Honestly without him on the show I probably would’ve turned out this season. This show is starting to lose its appeal.
My gut is telling me Milo and Witney are going to win, and that is also who I’m hoping takes the trophy. Milo has been a delight from day one for me. I was expecting him to be another Hayes and get eliminated around the middle of the pack. His stage presence, his dance quality, and his all around likability have really sealed it for me. He’s the one I look forward to watching every single week, and I’ve loved Witney’s choreo. Like Sandy, he’s a big reason I stuck with this weird season.
I do understand the love for Evanna and Keo though, and even though I’ll be a little disappointed if they win, they are 100% deserving of the trophy. Evanna has had such a beautiful journey, and I’m happy Keo is shining. One thing I love about Keo is, unlike some other pros, he’s seems so grateful and happy for every opportunity. He doesn’t act like he deserves certain partners or deserves to win, and its nice to see his hard work pay off.
I’m really hoping neither Bobby or Alexis gets past third. I’m constantly gritting my teeth every time Bobby is on the screen, and honestly I think I’d rather have Joe and his monstrous dancing in the finale then Bobby and his false humility and over the top everything. With Alexis, I actually loved her, but the showmance is just too much. I blame Alan more for that, and I’ve lost some respect for him and how he’s handled the situation this season. I get the sense that they wouldn’t have made the finale with the showmance, but its just ugh.
I think it will end up being 1. Milo, 2. Evanna, 3. Bobby, and 4. Alexis. If Milo and Evanna are the top two, I think we will at least end up with a good result either way. The weird format of the finale and the live voting could put an interesting spin on things, though.
@Justin: They also had other things working against them too. Not only was Chelsea up against Kirstie Alley (who basically had a rebirth after the show), but she lost out to a likable football player who played for one of the league’s most successful teams. As for Corbin, he was talented as heck (and my pick to win), but there were a lot of people back then who think it was unfair of him to even be on the show in the first place.
Hey guys-@RanaOFarah retweeted a response that Tom Bergeron gave to someone who asked him if there would be a spring season. Tom’s exact words were “Doubt it”. Not sure how much emphasis you could put into his response but I thought it was pretty funny coming from Tom!😂
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