Dancing with the Stars Season 28, Week SEVEN – LIVE BLOG
Who’s the scariest of the all and will that person be eliminated tonight?? Only if we’re real freakin’ lucky.
T-minus 30 minutes…
Remember to include context when commenting!! Here we gooooo….
So this means that Len is going to bury someone tonight? This is the best opening we’ve had in a very, very long time. (Bar low) Really good. There was a point where I didn’t know who anyone was. 🙂 Great job.
Michael Rooney did the choreography – props man. Erin’s dress is gorgeous. Wow, Jenna and Karamo look amazing! CAI is Maleficent – apropos.
Kel up first with Rocky Horror. Jive to Time Warp. Doesn’t seem like a good fit but okay.
I don’t get the staging at all but he’s holding up well so far. Got a bit off time for just a moment but recovered well. All in all, good dance!! Don’t get the outfits either, for that matter. Maybe there is copyright issues?
Len: Terrific way to start off the evening.
Bruno: I love a cult classic. Taken it and reimagined it. Surprising treat.
CAI: (OMG) That was incredible. Off the hook. Tight and clean.
Scores: 9, 9, 9 for a total of 27. New camera people please. Jesus.
Heh. Promo suggests that Len split them into teams. Which means the producers split them into teams. We’ll see.
James and Emma up next with the V. Waltz. He does have a nice booty.
Emma looks amazing. Beautiful dance so far, love the concept. Excellent job. Particularly liked the ending. 🙂
Bruno: Prince of Darkness. Totally in command. Such a powerful performance. Perfect until he went wrong. James says he slipped on the fog.
CAI: Perfection until the mishap.
Len: Honestly you put a spell on me. Dance was terrific. Lovely movement. Was gonna be a 10 until the incident(s). Lovely mix of tricks and treats.
He should win this season…I’m just not confident he will.
Scores: 9, 9, 9 for a total of 27.
Ally up next with Tango. Dancing to Sweeter than Psycho. The singer is not doing well. the Tango on the other hand is pretty good, but her head looks weird…like it’s too far back in the wrong way? Can’t explain it.
CAI: On point. Ridiculously good. What I loved most is you push yourself right up to the edge. Lost focus at one point.
Len: Last week nearly dead, so glad you came back to life with a terrific tango. Lots of proper dancing. Len noticed the head thing too. It wasn’t just me.
Bruno: Premiere league tango. Full of content done correctly.
She was good, but I suspect she’ll get 9s that I’m not sure I agree with. That said, maybe the judges have wised up.
Scores: 9, 9, 9 for a total of 27. I sense a theme.
I worry for Hannah as she could barely walk on her feet as of yesterday. Eek. Let’s hope for the best.
One of the pros messed up. Not sure how this is Halloween. But she’s doing quite well for someone who couldn’t walk the other day. Over all, kind of a weird theme with weird music. Think she got hosed on that. Her dancing was good, but dang.
Len: Bad girl is a terrific dancer.
Bruno: Nothing scary about that. Most beautiful, friendliest zombie ever. Things she needs to punch it more.
CAI: Crisp and clear, but agree with Bruno. Something lacking in her performance. You close off to the dance.
Good lord she is talking so much and so fast!!
Scores: 8, 9, 8 for a 25 out of 30.
NUMBERS UPDATE: So far, there are only about 10k votes between the top 3 and Hannah. Everything is going to hinge on how badly they over score Lindsay’s partner.
Karamo is up next with his Paso to Destiny’s Child.
He’s handling this dance very well, still a tiny bit awkward in places but he’s vastly improved. And he just gets better the farther he gets into the dance. The make up is AMAZING.
Bruno: The bringer of the apocalypse. Went wrong on the one foot once. Don’t lose the shaping due to the power. Well done.
CAI: Like a sonic boom. You opened up and let it out.
Len: firstly may I congratulate hair, makeup and wardrobe. Shaping has to be exaggerated, having said that is the attack and he did very well.
Ugh. Boy Bands and Girls Groups next week. Two dances each.
Scores: 9, 8, 8 for a total of 25 out of 30 – tied with Hannah.
Lauren up next with an AT. Doesn’t seem sharp enough but I keep getting distracted by other stuff. Sorry. Mid-show fade out. Seemed like it was pretty good though.
CAI: Love Halloween. You slipped right there but you went with it and made it a moment.
Len: Not sure what lola wants but saw plenty of what Lennie wants. AT characterization. Sparked off each other. Well done.
Bruno: Can I have a bite please. Your performance was great.
So Lauren gets the pity party two weeks in a row…
Scores: 9, 9, 9 for a total of 27 out of 30.
S___ and Lindsay next. Monster mash and Frankenstein – pretty slow Jive, of course.
Can’t go wrong with your partner laying down. Oh, I was wrong. 🙂 He’s not moving at all for half the dance. I mean, literally, feet glued to the floor. He’s pigeon toed when he does move.
Len: This wasn’t super and it wasn’t really natural either. Lacked content, but I must say what I like that you always come out and try the hardest.
Bruno: Monster part was perfect. But the jive was 6 feet behind (I think he means under). Timing is not your strong suit.
CAI: A dance only your mummies could love. Backsliding this week.
If Len gives him a fucking 7 just for showing up I may throw something at my TV.
Scores: 6, 6, 6 for a total of 18 out of 30. Still too generous.
NUMBERS UPDATE: Made some guesses on the team dances with James’ team doing 26 and Kate’s team doing 24, and Kate getting a 27 in her solo dance. With those numbers, S___ needs 17.5k to get past Karamo, 22.4k to get past Kel/Hannah/Kate and 27.2k to get past the leaders. Scary.
Kate up next with the rumba.
She seemed like she was rushing it there at the beginning, and she’s so somber. I suspect I just saw a mistake but they were only showing her from chest up. A couple lifts in there, one really obvious at the end of the dance. Not bad, but not fantastic.
Bruno: That was a beautiful and haunting rumba. Capture our attention. Lost a bit of fluidity. Better shoulders.
CAI: There was a tiny mishap, but what I love most is seeing a woman so confident. Lost connection at one point.
Len: Compliments to Pasha. (agreed) What you’ve done, is you’ve inspired other professionals to give proper authentic routines. Not normal amount of confidence, Kate. Stretch legs a bit more. Knockout performance.
Scores: 8, 8, 8 for a total of 24 out of 30. I wouldn’t have gone that low, although I didn’t care too much for the dance.
NUMBERS UPDATE: Of course, everything hinges on the team dances, but as I said I guessed James team getting a 26 and Kate’s team getting a 24. If that happens, this will be the leader board.
| Sean vs. Kate | 1.50% | 15,000 |
| Sean vs. Karamo | 1.75% | 17,500 |
| Sean vs. Kel/Hannah | 2.25% | 22,500 |
| Sean vs. James/Ally/Lauren | 2.75% | 27,500 |
This could get spooky. Who knows what will happens. I don’t think Kate is in danger, I think it’s more likely to be Karamo and…someone. But we’ll know.
You mean these lopsided teams were by random draw??? How on earth…
Team Trick is up first. Great costumes. Emma counting. LOL. Celebs doing great on their own. Well, I thought that was really good! Seemed like they were mostly in sync, lots of good dancing. Harkened back to what Derek and Mark might have done.
Len: lovely mix of tango, VW all together with fantastic, interesting choreography. Admiration for the celebs. Well done.
Bruno: I loved it as well. Dramatic and elegant. Bringing out the personality.
CAI: I loved it. Matching lines, really powerful. Kudos to Hannah.
Scores: 9, 9, 9 for a total of 27. Awww…Hannah getting emotional.
Team Treat is up with Sweet Dreams by Beyonce.
Love the costumes. Love the start. Very clever way to keep the men from dancing for a long period of time. Very simple choreography. Pretty in sync but not even close to the first team. It just seems kinda slow and low impact. Much stomping by S___.
Bruno: yelling the counts. Nightmarishly entertaining. Not everyone was always on time, but I really love the effort.
CAI: Love the concept, MVP to Kate for dancing with the women. S___ almost kept up.
Len: Liked the fun of it. You enjoyed. Wonderful entertainment and congratulations.
Scores: 8, 8, 8 for a total of 24 for team treat. Called that one right on target.
Here we goooooo…..
SAFE: Ally and Sasha
SAFE: Hannah and Alan
SAFE: Kel and Witney
SAFE: James and Emma
SAFE: Lauren and Gleb
SAFE: S___ and Lindsay (fuck)
CAI – Karamo
Bruno – Kate
Len – Kate
Karamo is one hell of a class act. Going out in classy style. It gives me a sad, though. Stay tuned for a numbers post this week. My preliminary theory is that so few people are voting that S___ is probably out in front, possibly with Hannah and James. The low number of votes is why the bottom two changes every damn week. Kate was at the bottom of the leader board, with S___ and Karamo, so they’re in the bottom. Hannah was near the bottom last week, yet wasn’t in the bottom two. Hence, I think she’s up there with S___ and likely James. More later.
let’s send Sean spicer home this week
I loved the opening number.
Costumes are key this week and for some reason that still donesnt scream rocky horror tbh but the dance itself was a blast even if he didn’t really nail it. I would give them an 8. Overall a lot of fun to watch though
I missed the point of the costumes-why snakes? Love that song, but not sure if that was his strongest dance. Don’t think it was worth 3 9s (I’ve said it for the last couple of weeks, but I think that means someone is getting 10s tonight).
That camera man needs to be fired
James should have gotten a 10 last week. He definitely deserves one this week. Second dance in and I feel confident saying that James’s dance will be the best of the night.
Only thing that held it back was having Keo (not sure why he was there).
I’m not loving that dance from james and Emma tbh. Like it’s good but it’s not making me go wow either. I’d give that an 8 as well
Now ally and Sasha just got me into the Halloween mood tonight. That was great and i loved it with one tiny exception/issue: I really wanted him to have green hair if he was supposed to be the joker to her Harley Quinn. I’d give that a 9.
Don’t care for the song, but I did enjoy the dance. I think Ally is getting better and better every week.
I like Hannah well enough, but I’ve been bored with her lately. She isn’t really improving to me, although she’s not terrible or getting worse. I have to say I agree with Carrie Ann and Bruno, I feel like she’s just going through the motions.
Ally and Hannah are good dancers.. but I feel bored watching them
I liked James and Emma. Judges are being generous with scores. Wit said she wanted weird.. check. Loved opening number
8? 8? i mean im not cheering for hannah this season but whaaat?
It was A LOT better than what Ally gave us.
I like doing Hannah and Alan this week a lot. Might be the most fun I’ve seen her have during a dance so that’s great. At the same time I also see that she kinda lost steam midway through that so I agree with the 8.
Poor Hannah gets the absolute worst songs every single week
I feel like these dances are really just not doing it tonight… they all seem kinda meh in terms of the choreography and energy
Hannah and Alan’s dance had not much to do with Halloween but I don’t blame them it was a weird song to pick. I thought they did good for what they got
I agree with those who said Hannah’s song choice did her no favors.
And I don’t think Karamo getting “Survivor” for a paso did him any favors, either. Even that variation of it. That said, Karamo did a really good job. I think his footwork was messy in parts, but overall I think that was a good effort.
Karamo! Wow. Best dance so far tonight in my opinion and his best so far. I’d give that a 9. He needs to channel this energy every week. Just wow all around
25 is a fair score for Karamo.
Is next week boy band and girl group night?
I had to laugh a little when Lauren says she relies on Gleb every week, considering the criticism he gets all over the internet. Many think Lauren is going to lose because of him.
Once again, I think Gleb’s choreography was lackluster. The judges really do seem to favor Lauren.
The Argentine tango is Lauren’s dance. Never thought I’d say that. Kudos to gleb too. That was a blast to watch. I’d give that a 9.
im guessing no one is getting 10s tonight. maybe kate? but she’s got a rumba and welll… i don’t think she does very well with Latin dances. Lets hope she proves me wrong!
omg this dance better send sean home tonight. That was horrible but watch them overscore it again
@Ivy, I guess is certain couples hadn’t made minor mistakes, we might have seen a 10 (or maybe production just isn’t ready to dish them out yet). I use to think Hannah or James would see the first one, but now I’m leaning towards Lauren getting the first one.
I guess being nice with Sean is over. Not that the comments aren’t deserved. Back to 4s?
Yeah…..Sean and Lindsay were bad. I’d give them a 4. Just very very bad.
This whole Spicer thing is GETTING OUTRAGEOUS
Those 6’s were VERY generous for sean’s dance
I thought I was being generous suggesting Sean get three 4s. Guess the judges decided to actually be generous and give him a total score of 18. Yikes. That was a cool costume, but aside from that, the dance was horrible.
I’m worried for Kate. Not only going last, but on a weaker team overall. If not Sean, I can see it being her or Karamo.
I’m an hour behind but I just wanted to pop in and say that James and Emma are blowing me away. I’m full on James and Emma now for the win. Dang, just incredible!!
Also, looking so forward to your Number Updates Heidi! Lovessss
Kate…..didn’t expect her to do that well this week. Pasha is a keeper. Please producers keep him. I’d give that a 9
Halloween night just doesn’t have the same appeal to me anymore, but I did enjoy most of the dances tonight.
I thought Kate did an amazing job. I threw all my votes to her. And I’m so glad Len commends Pasha for his choreography. He’s such an amazing, much needed addition to the pro line up.
Should Lauren be dancing with broken ribs?
I don’t agree with Kate’s score at all, considering what some of the others got.
And I’m going to be livid if production really split the teams the way they did. Especially if it ends up with Sean not going home.
I hope I am wrong, but I have a feeling Sean isn’t going home tonight. It may end up being between Kate and Karamo in bottom two.
@Kara you know you have 10 votes per couple and not 10 votes total, right?
And I love Kate, I really hope to see her in the finale.
So just a coincidence that the teams wound up this way? Interesting.
Of course Team Trick is going to win this-they are stacked with the best dancers (and I’m not saying I disagree that they should win).
Just as I tought, teams were sorted randomly. It seemed like it by the instagram posts.
@Bianca, yes I do know that. The only other people I have any interest in voting for are Kel and James (and I know James isn’t going anywhere, but he still gets my votes, too). Probably should have worded that better about giving all my votes to Kate lol
And eh. Wasn’t impressed with Team Trick. I will stand by saying they will be better technically, while Team Treat will be more fun.
Well that was disappointing from a stacked team and did it seem a little out of sync at times?
maybe im wrong
Team trick was perfection in my opinion. I’d easily give that a ten. Easily.
I haven’t thought about it much until now but could Hannah possibly end up being in danger?
God I love Karamo’s reaction to getting Beyonce’s songs.
LOCK HIM UP! chant breaks out during Sean Spicer’s routine in Dancing with the Stars
Dare I say I like Team Treat better? It took a little bit to get going, but I enjoyed that.
@Brittany, honestly, at this point, I wouldn’t care if she is in danger, but I doubt Bachelor Nation is going to let her fall that far.
Oh this team. Team treat was interesting. Kamari was the MVP besides Kate. I’d give them a 7.
Is it bad that I gave every couple 10 votes except Sean? I just really want him to be eliminated but I don’t see it happening tonight tbh
team treat was wayyy more entertaining!!
I knew Ally would rebound from being in the bottom 2 last week.
I can’t tell if Hannah is over it or she’s got more going on in her life, but she just seems disconnected from it all.
I called it…Karamo and Kate in the bottom. Hope the producers got what they wanted.
Omg you have got to be kidding me! Who keeps voting for Sean?!? I hope Kate should be saved tbh
So I don’t get how voting is supposed to be fixed by giving up to 10 votes per couple like how does that make any sense??? I can just give everyone 10 each week so I’m confused as to how this is better than 10 total???
Nothing against Karamo, who I love, but no way should he have stayed over Kate. As hard as it is, I agree with that decision. Too bad, because he was getting better, and I found him more enjoyable than Sean (who isn’t), and I even liked him more than Hannah, Ally, and Lauren.
WTF WTF WTF Sp!ce GO HOME. So glad Kate is safe. Two unfair eliminations back to back. If he stays next week I am done.
I can’t wait until Sean is safe and there’s some bottom 2 combo of Hannah, Ally, Lauren, or James. It might very well happen. Next to Sean, I did think Karamo was a weaker dancer, so with him out, we really are going to start losing the best. Kate might get a reprieve next week, so maybe Kel goes? Ally?
I saw Lindsay’s face hugging Jenna at the end, and even she didn’t look happy. I feel sorry for her, because she has to face the backlash right along with it. Sean I can see making the finals. If he wins, it’ll probably be the quickest winner announcement ever as they end the show. And likely the series.
I’m not following you Ash.
You can give 10 votes to everyone but Sean. That’s basically voting for him to go. People say they want him out so I’m really surprised everyone isn’t doing that? If you don’t have to split votes, there’s no point in doing it?
People who vote for Sean can only vote 10 times per phone number too, so if everyone votes for all the othher contestants but him, there’s a chance of sending him home. I’d start voting only for my faves after the show can finally get rid of him tbh.
All in all, another unfair elimination that could have been avoided 🙁
Hannah has had feet problems the last several days, Kara, that’s probably part of the problem. That and she can’t get a break with the judges or the music they’re giving her.
Actually, it’s 10 votes per abc account, Bianca. Where did you get the idea other wise? Sign in to your account and try to cast more than 10 votes. You can’t.
Geez, marintx, you’ve watched this show for a while haven’t you? There are people with broken ribs nearly every season. Maria Menounous and most of Val’s partners spring to mind.
results = wtf!!!!
this is just crazy
This is ridiculous. Completely ridiculous. Go away Sean. This dance off thing next week better do the trick
When you text to vote, the message you get says: Limit 10 votes/couple. Does it mean 10 votes total? That’s not what the messages says.
I’m so glad that everyone hoisted Karamo at the end. Really sorry to see him go. I thought he did his best dance tonight.
That’s what they said live on week one, about text votes, I don’t know if they changed it or i it’s different for online voting. I can’t vote because I’m in Brazil.
I’m hoping everything falls into place for next week. With everyone having two dances I don’t see anyone, but – in the bottom. He’s not gonna be able to muster a good routine even if the dances are in the same style.
When you consider that the producers are choosing the music, the costumes and the production, you really have to take a close looks at who’s getting shit music, and other production that doesn’t fit the theme of the week or the style of the dance. It’s a whole new way to manipulate.
Ty Bianca it helps a little when you explain like that. I’ve been giving 10 for everyone but Lindsey and Gleb. I wasn’t sure if that was helping or not but those were the only two that I really don’t want to see in the finale. I will continue to vote even tho I refuse to watch anymore. I didn’t think I would be more upset than last season but this season is shaping to be the worst yet.
You definitely can’t vote more than 10 times per ABC account. But this is what the Voting FAQ says:
4. How many times can I vote?
You can submit up to 10 votes per couple, per voting method (online at ABC.com AND via SMS text voting), for a total of up to 20 votes per couple across both voting methods each week. You may vote for multiple couples.
See, this is written horribly by someone who is not a good writer. It’s very obvious you can only cast ten votes at ABC.com per account. You can’t cast more than that. I would be VERY surprised to find that they count more than ten votes per text. I’ll try to go back and listen to what Tom actually says, to see if it’s more clear.
I’ve been voting all along this season. It IS possible to vote for everyone but Sean. I did exactly that tonight. They allow up to 10 votes per couple. Online or text. It’s not like previous years where you only got 13 or 12 votes per account…or phone number. It’s PER COUPLE! VOTE, people. If we all give 10 votes to each of the other couples, Sean will have to go. It’s as simple as that.
@princessheidi If I accidentally text someone’s name more than 10 times I get text back saying I’ve reached my limit for that person
@Ash I agree, I’m even more disappointed than last season until now. I’m rooting for James, but God knows what’s gonna happen. Next week apparently is boy bands and girl groups + dance-offs and I’m already yawning tbh. They keep giving bad themes and music for some couples (speciallyy Hannah), like, WTH was Kel’s theme this week?!
At this point, all I want is for that man to go so I can at least enjoy the rest of the season, but at this rate he might as well go to the finals.
🙁
@Princess Heidi they said 10 votes per couple on text messages, on week one (I believe Erin said it?) but people here on the comments are saying they are voting 10 times for different couples too (Ash and Kara said that, for example)
Their website may be a different story though.
2of7, you must have magical powers because I would love to vote more than 10 times on line, but it WILL NOT LET ME. I think you’re confused.
I get that Bianca, I just don’t believe it. They’ve never allowed this and they currently don’t allow it on the web site.
I think you can only cast 10 votes total online, but 10 votes per couple via text message, no? That’s what I got from the explanations since the beginning of the season at least. If we cast 10 text votes to each couple but S*** and Lindsay, they might get eliminated.
I think we should all just make peace with the fact that Sean will probably make the finals and hope the new voting system will allow the judges to pick the final winner.
So my predicted finalists are:
James
Hannah
Sean
Lauren
I do love Kate and Kel but I really don’t think they’re gonna make it. I will be surprised if they are able to make it over Sean and have some assurance that this isn’t the end of the show. Oh but the show would never do that for me.
I agree that the voting thing is confusing me right now as well. I really want Sean to go so try to throw 10 votes to each couple I like (Kate, James, Kel, Ally, Karamo) online and text. But I REALLY like Kate, so in order to give her more votes than anyone else, and also try to get rid of Sean, is very hard to know what is best votewise. Do I give her 10 votes, and everyone else 8 or less, etc. Or am I just better off voting for Kate only.
I may be misunderstanding the comments above…but you can text 10 votes per couple. It cuts you off at 10 per couple. . So, really with 8 couples dancing tonight…you could vote 80 times (10 votes for each couple—I obviously know you wouldn’t….I was just trying to make an easy example) Same thing for online voting. This is just so different than any other year’s voting, so it’s hard to figure out the game.
I’ve been casting 20 votes (10 for James and 10 for Kate) on my single ABC account for several weeks in a row. I never get any sort of error message when I click Submit. So either that is allowed or they’re throwing out my votes without telling me.
Now reading more of the comments on this thread….I’m just confirming that you CAN vote 10 times per COUPLE for as many couples as you’d like. I have been since week one. This is the automated response via text when you send it…..It’s definitely 10 per couple…..
DWTS: You voted for Kate! Limit 10 votes/couple. OneTime msg. Text HELP for help. Text STOP to stop. Terms:http://bit.ly/DWTSterms. Msg&Data rates may apply
Sorry for the back to back posts….but I can also confirm what 2of7 is saying. I don’t have magical powers but I do have 3 abc accounts I vote from (mine, my husbands, and my moms) and you can give EACH couple up to 10 votes each week.
Who was the male dancer in the blue sweater, snapping his suspenders during Hannah and Alan’s dance?
Because that was like the most redeeming part of tonight’s episode.
@ kara regarding Lauren, Oftentimes when someone has a pro that catches alot of heat the celeb defends the pro saying they aren’t the problem, It has happened alot but the person that comes the most to mind is Jodi Sweeten when Keo was getting alot of hate after switch up week. I’m pretty sure sasha defended gleb at some point as well but I might be confused.
General thoughts on the show.
I did think a fair amount of the dances were subpar. I saw the weird head thing mentioned in the live blog and thought it caused the dance to be alot weaker. I didn’t see James mistake but if he did make one I guess that is fair. I really enjoyed his dance though and absolutely think he should win.I really enjoyed Lauren’s dance and it seemed like alot of fun for both her and gleb. For Kel and Witney I really liked their dance as well but I am bitter Witney didn’t get a dance style that allowed for a more creepy element like her stand outs in the past (While contemporary would have been nice any slower style would have worked for this. For instance if she had survivor that would have been a knock out). I personally feltthe judges were very unfair towards Hannah, that dance was not a bring out your emotions and vunerability type dance. It was also not a 8s only dance. She was for sure better than karamo.
For the team dances it was pretty obvious which team was technically better (and team trick deserved the score they got) but I perferred team treats concept (I mean they had witney and lindsay who are the best storyteller pros on the show).
As for the results well Karamo was the next weakest to ss and if ss was sticking around it made sense. I defintiely think kate should have been unanimously voted safe, don’t get what carrie ann was thinking. I agree once again with the live blog, I’m starting to think there is a chance of bobby 2.0 and it makes me sad for dance ability reasons mainly.
As for the finale I think if we are lucky it will be some combination of James/Ally/Hannah/Lauren/Kel. James for sure should be there. Ally and Hannah are equal and Lauren and Kel are pretty equal as well. I’m hoping for a 4 person finale because I think those are more interesting. I like Kate alot and hope she can rally as well.
I just can’t with this show anymore. Another week someone who didn’t deserve to leave does and the one that should have gone didn’t. His jive wasn’t a jive in any definition and he brought the team dance down. TPTB have created a mess and can’t do anything to correct it. Until the show loses so many good and deserving dancers that he finally makes it in the bottom 2 and gets eliminated, he’s going to keep getting through. This is worst than Bristol or Bobby Bones.
Congratulations to Sean Spicer. He’s really winning the audience over.
Cindy, He will never be in the bottom 2. Also, people are voting for him in droves. Why do you think TPTB would be bothered about this? DWTS has only ever been loosely related to a dance competition.
How the heck did James not get a 10 for that VW? What’s he got to do? Best dancer and should win but as above, the best doesn’t mean much in this show.
So we should spend the shows voting like mad (10 texts per contestant)? Ridiculous. Most lackluster Halloween episode ever. Where’s the stunner like Witney/Milo, Witney/Frankie Derek/Ricki’s Psycho? And then Sean is safe? Just ugh!
@Princess Heidi so I’m not sure how to word this so my point is made but here’s my thought process. The voting was supposed to be fixed and the format of the show changed so that it’s focus was on the best dancer winning. In past seasons when I loved the show the finale was primarily the best of the best with a few notable exceptions that made it due to the improvements they made along the way so while not technically on top they had made HUGE strides from week one. At that point it was popularity mainly because judges always give similar scores. But with all good dancers and entertaining dances it was fine no matter who won they deserved it.
The way I see it due to the dwindling numbers of the hardcore longtime viewers they have made this even more of a popularity contest. Not to mention taking out West Coast viewers and people that actually like to watch before voting. They have created a small window of voting from show opener to last commercial as the designated slot to vote which means the votes they are getting are majorly blind votes – in essence popularity since we aren’t voting for best dancer of the night.
Not sure if any of that makes sense but part of the issue with last seasons winner was popular vote not best dancer and the voting seems to be geared toward another popular vote winner. Mainly due to judges refusing to do their job and give unbiased scores. This is why people aren’t watching because they don’t feel like it’s worth it to watch celebrities that are improving and entertaining to watch get voted off while notable worst dancers are kept on. For a week it’s ok but week after week then it becomes heartbreaking. We’ve had shocking eliminations in past but they were rare like Sabrina who was one of the worst ones for me to watch I was so sad cause she was my pick to win. Yes it happens but not like the last couple seasons. Last season was a train wreck and I’m still convinced that TPTB handed Jenna a win but that is not the point here. I see this as a sinking ship and I can’t watch anymore as far as I’m concerned the show is done until they make it about the best dancers not high school popularity 101 contest which I don’t see happening any time soon.
Just wanted to add in my voting experience: As others have mentioned for both the text voting and the online voting I have voted up to 10 times PER COUPLE. So last night I gave James, Kate and Kel 10 votes EACH online, so a total of 30 votes online on my 1 account. I recieved the confirmation page from dwts that I was giving each of them 10.
I also don’t understand this new system. What is the point of having 10 votes per couple if you can give multiple couples 10 (i.e. not splitting 10 across people)? I also wonder if people who have historically watched the show are splitting 10 votes across multiple couples (as we did in the past) and not giving 10 votes per couple? Maybe this is allowing Sean to stay in the front with the votes? Just a thought, but this is an unintutive voting system.
Well, that was an interesting show. If Sean wins this season this show will loose what little fan base it has left. The only one dancing in that couple is Lindsay. Team treat was a hot mess but entertaining. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen something similar before to what team trick dished out, but they performed better over all. I feel a disconnect this season between dancers & dances. Maybe it’s because the pros don’t really get to own it with production having all the day. It just feels lackluster, not memorable. The camera work is bad, and I’m not even that impressed with the makeup, hair, & costume’s. I miss the quality that this show used to be. All my votes go to James, all 20, every week. I think he’d be great on tour. He and Emma are far above anyone else. The only other star I enjoy is Kate, the rest are forgettable.
I like to think of it this way: Peta was gone week 4, Val week 6, now Jenna week 7, Chmerkovskiy show is over!
The only difference between this and the past seasons is the judges can pick from the bottom two and we have a person on that half the county hates. Sean may end up in the finals and maybe that is what the producers want, but I definitely don’t see him winning.
@John Hooper – Yeah, you can’t really make that kind of deductive leap. I think it’s far more plausible that he’s just got a small but persistent group voting for him, and the total number of votes cast is small – thus giving that small group more power.
I believe this has been the best episode this season. Almost all dances were good/great. Definitely James should win this season, but other than S-S- and Hannah, I loved all dances. I’m not a fan of Gleb, but even that dance was good.
But really S-S- has to go. This is getting so unfair and painful to watch! I’m glad Kate was saved but please, this is getting extremely unfair.
I also loved Pasha getting praised. I agree 100% with what Len is saying, he is raising the bar for the other pros in choreo and as a teacher. Glad to see him on the show (and Daniella too!).
Finally, I have voted online and you can definitely vote up to 10 times for each couple. Under the couple’s picture you select the amount of votes (up to ten for each couple) and then you hit submit, confirm and all votes enter. I voted 10 times for Kate, 10 times for James and ten times for Ally. But I like the idea of giving everyone 10 votes except S-S- maybe I’ll do that next week. 🙂
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Oh and, what’s up with Ally getting dances/songs/themes that have been done extremely memorably in the past?
First: the Jive song that has at least 2 (3?) memorable dances that were performed almost to perfection.
Second: the Harley Queen theme that was James and Jenna’s extremely great and memorable VW.
I understand Disney will be repetitive as there is a limited amount of characters to choose from but during her dance I was thinking of Emma as Belle with Rashad.
Ally is really getting better every week and the show has to do a better job at choosing her music/concept so she can shine on rather than have the audience (maybe even unconsciously) comparing her to previous memorable dances. She deserves it.
James is sorely underrated. I love his arm and leg work. I want him to win, but it wouldn’t be the first time the best dancer doesn’t win.
Lopez, Hinchcliffe, Marini, Stirling, Manheim… to name but a few.
As for S—, I would say, we have been here before, with mediocre dancers lasting longer than they should. It is always frustrating to lose better dancers, when one hangs on, inexplicably.
It’s obvious Sean is still in the competition because of Trump. Trump is asking his fanbase to vote for Sean, even without watching him on the show. They probably don’t care if he’s on the show, just what Trump tells them to do. These people are Trump’s puppets, doing what Trump wants them to do. I definitely would not be surprised if he won. Bobby won so there’s no reason why Sean won’t. Speaking of winning, I wonder if it’s going to be up to the judges who wins DWTS. If so then Sean won’t win. I just wonder how the finale is gonna work as far as fans voting and the judges’ decision. The show needs to do something now because the judges deciding who to save isn’t working either. The producers thought this would work but if Sean isn’t in the bottom two then it doesn’t work. That’s why I don’t think the dance-off is going to help either. If it’s the bottom two doing the dance off and Sean isn’t in the bottom two, he’s safe and the dance-off was a waste of time. Maybe the judges should decide who’s in the bottom two then the fans can vote for who should be eliminated and if the judges disagree with the fans, they can save who they want. I know that’s crazy but I don’t know what else can be done without throwing out the fan votes. The only way Sean is not going to win is if the show stopped letting the fans vote. And this show needs to stop getting political people. They’re turning off the fans. Which political people have done well on the show? Bristol? Rick Perry? Tom Delay? None of them!
How is James being under rated when he got all 9s last night and I can only recall one week where he was underscored (in other people’s opinion, not so much mine)?
Oh one more thing and I’m actually taking a huge risk saying this and if it’s deleted, I understand.
Has anyone noticed that all stars getting eliminated except one person are black? Mary, Lamar and now Karamo. The only black person left is Kel. And I don’t think many Trump supporters like black people. This is why I think Sean could win. If I’m wrong then why is this happening and is it even because they’re black? Is this why Keo isn’t on as pro and are the producers supporting what Trump supporters want to see or not see? I know Brandon was but guess what, he was partners with Mary so it makes me think. Sorry to be offensive but that’s just my thought and if this get deleted, I understand.
Well, if this voting thing is true, then they are expecting people to give ten votes to everyone BUT Sean, thinking that will save them from their idiotic idea to cast him. Simple. But stupid.
They will never learn.
James didn’t get a 10, Jamie, for what was apparently an obvious mistake – one he admitted to. Giving him a ten for that is no better than giving S__ a 6 just for showing up and standing well.
You won’t get any argument from me, Liz. For the most part, anyway.
It could be skin color of the dancers, but it’s more likely to be the skin color of the voters. They vote for people like themselves. I’ve thought more than once that Len goes in harder on African Americans – people who don’t look to him like typical ballroom dancers.
I don’t think the producers are giving Trump supporters what they want. I think they’re much more crass than that – they want to use S___ as a talking point, for ratings and then, by changing the voting/elimination system, figured they could get rid of him easily. But since they aren’t good at math, they don’t realize that the reduced viewership means reduced voting, leading to big fanbases having more power. It’s just like a presidential election. If EVERYONE but the fans of the underdog assume that the right person is going to win, they are more likely to not vote. And this is what you get.
I’ve seen this elsewhere online, and I’m not sure if it would really help the viewing demographic anyway at this point. But some people think if both the pro line up and cast were more diverse, it might get people to tune in that otherwise wouldn’t. Of course, I can see certain celebs out there looking at the show, and asking themselves if they want to be females getting picked off like last season, or this season with the African American contestants all going at once, or if they’d want to spend all those weeks competing, only to lose to someone like Sean or Bobby. I think any sort of novelty this show had wore off a long time ago.
And again, I’m not sure if it would really matter in the long run if we had same sex couples dancing, or a more diverse line up on both sides.
It’s possible people are voting for Sean like they used to vote on American Idol. There was a group that always pushed for people to vote for the worst to keep the worst people on the longest. I know my votes often go for the pro as much as for the celeb. I have loved Pasha and Kate this season.
I think that Spicer needs to leave because he has no talent for dancing and he is causing excellent dancers to be eliminated every week especially when he has been the lowest on the totem pole every week. My wife and I will quit watching the show and we had watched it ever since the show started, but now apparently having talent to dance no longer counts.