Erin gets put in her place (deservedly so), Niecy is ecstatic over her 9 (good for her!), Nicole talks about her mirrorballs (hint – don’t think she’s referring to the trophy), and Evan is Evan. š
Can’t quite believe that people call Nicole the snotty one. Heh. Right.
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Random Musingsā¦
The Storyboarding was unbelievable last night. Erinās best dance?? I see they are on crack once again!! Erin was off time from Maks, they broke hold, there were gimmicks. If anyone else had danced that dance (hello, Nicole) they would have been skewered. Certainly not worthy of a 27 ā too sloppy, especially when compared to Nicoleās Waltz or Evanās Tango.
Then Chad ā who I think actually did better than Erin ā gets a 9 from Len? Boy, are they desperate to make this into a horserace or what? Then Nicole does a near perfect dance so she should get 10ās right, since they overscored everyone else so far? HELL NO. I suppose they will give Niecy a 10? No, but they give her a point better than Pam which is crap. But, in hindsight, how it shakes out after the group dances itās almost like they knew what the teams would get. Hmmmā¦say it aināt so! I will say that I thought Evan did a great job and deserved a 30. The only reason it pisses me off is because Len should have given Nicole a ten long before now ā like for her perfect Tango. But part of the reason Evan gets a 30 is so that he can have an āamazing comeback!!!!ā That said, Evan had the most crowd pleasing type of dance of the night AND the dance best suited to his abilities ā the only Argentine Tango of the night. Going up against waltzes and mediocre quicksteps, of course he will shine.
Carrie Ann saying that Nicole is the best dancer ever on the show is like the kiss of death ā or Carrie knows sheās not getting the votes so she thought sheād get that out there just in case.
All these other sites or people that act surprised that Evan is now up there with Nicole ā wake up, people. Heās always been up there with Nicole and heās always been destined to win because of his own talent and because of his fanbase. It amazes me that there are still people who honestly (or not so honestly) think the best dancer (Nicole) wins. Not true ā the biggest fanbase wins and that is still Evan (probably). The only reason Evan was down at 21 last week was because of more judge storyboarding. His dance was worth more than a 21, easily.
The Math:
After the individual dances, the celebrities were ranked in this order:
Evan/30
Nicole /27
Erin/27
Chad/25
Niecy/25
Pam/24
Courtney and I should post a transcript of our conversation (via Twitter) during the show because I am a great prognosticator (when it comes to the judges, anyway) and sheās not too shabby herself. š It was SO easy to predict what the judges were going to do. I even said, āIf Team Madonna gets a 24, that will put Evan/Nicole in a tie for first placeā ā which is exactly what they want and exactly what happened. It also knocked Erin/Maks down a couple pegs and Niecy into last place where they want her.
The Team Dance Scores
Team Gaga/27
Team Madonna/24
Add the two scores together for each celeb, then add all the scores together to get the total judges points awarded (311). Then you divide a celebs score by the total points awarded to get their judges percentage:
Evan/17.36
Nicole/17.36
Chad/16.72
Pam/16.4
Erin/16.4
Niecy/15.76
Itās weeks like this where the results show can be very interesting, where someone popular could go home if their fans assume they are safe. There is just a tiny difference between Evan/Nicole and Niecy ā not many more votes for Nicole to go home instead of one of the lower scorers. Or Erin to get bumped. Do I think that will happen this week? Not really, but you never know. How did the fans of those already booted vote? Did they go for Niecy? Pam? If they do in large numbers āwell, no one is safe.
For Niecy to stay and for someone else to go, she needs to get approximately 6,450 votes more than either Pam or Erin per 1 million votes cast. That is not very many, depending on how many people actually vote. If only 500k vote every week, that number shrinks to 3,225. I will say right now that I donāt think Erin is going anywhere. Pam on the other hand, is in danger. This is a toss-up, really, because neither woman danced particularly well last night. But where are Jakeās fans, Aidenās fans and the others likely to put their votes (if they still vote)?? Probably NOT to Pam.
What about the potential for a āshockingā (not really) elimination? Evan and Nicole are tied for first place ā what would it take for either one of them to be eliminated? Well, ALL the people below them would have to get more votes, obviously, which adds up to:
Niecy ā 16,100 votes per 1 million
Pam ā 9,700 votes per 1 million
Erin ā 9,700 votes per 1 million
Chad ā 6,430 votes per 1 million
So, if 1 million people vote, the above numbers represent how many MORE votes each contestant has to get than either Nicole or Evan for Nicole or Evan to be eliminated. Now, do you think this is possible? Well, I refuse to believe that Evan wonāt win, but I think it could happen to Nicole. Probably not this week, but next week? Nicole/Derek fans better be stepping it up.
Iām sad to say that I think Pam will be leaving us tonight and that Niecy lives to dance another day. Sorry Courtney. But I would not be surprised if anyone left (other than Evan), with the scores as tight as they are.
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*Cough* *Cough* Excuse meā¦*cough* Sorry, I just – *cough* *clears throat* I apologize, I was just choking on all the smoke that the judges were blowing up some of the couplesā asses tonight.Ā That, and the producers trying to shove Evan down my throat at every opportunity they could.
Ā Heidi and I were in agreement ā tonightās show kinda pissed us off (at least when Heidi could see the show ā her power kept going out, poor girl!).Ā Once again, there were whipping girls (Nicole & Pam, primarily) and golden girls (Erin & Niecy), and both of the guys got a thorough tongue bathing by the judges tonight ā they just loved the heck out of both Chad & Evan.Ā But hey, guess it was time to shuffle around the praise and the punishment ā they have to avoid the appearance of storyboarding! Oh waitā¦too late. Anywayā¦I guess I had better get on with itā¦
Ā 1.)Ā Ā Ā Evan & Anna ā Really no surprise here ā Heidi called it when she predicted these two would be back in a big way this week, whether they deserved it or not ā and what better way to make it back to the top than with the first perfect 30 of the season? It was a good Argentine tango, Iāll give them that; but I donāt think it was 30-worthy ā it seemed like Anna doing most of the work, with Evan doing a good job of ābeing thereā for her.Ā I still say the closest to perfect weāve come this season was Derek & Nicoleās standard tango.Ā Iām glad Evan is back at the top of the board neck-and-neck with Nicole, really I amā¦but really? A 30? Seems a little tooā¦perfect.Ā But I guess they at least gave the impression of leveling the playing field when they gave the team cha-cha to Team Gaga, which conveniently tied Evan & Nicole for the top spotā¦hmmm. Oh-em-gee, it really is a nail-biter, isnāt it? š Oh wellā¦these two are safe, and always have been, and always will be. Dangit Evan, why you gotta be such a nice guy? š
Ā 2.)Ā Ā Ā Nicole & Derek ā Ok, I will admit, Nicole did seem a little distracted during her waltz this week.Ā Granted, it really was lovely (the spin at the end was especially beautiful), but I almost felt a part of her just wasnāt really present in the dance.Ā But I donāt think Erinās quickstep was as good at Nicoleās waltz, by any meansā¦but again, some heavy-duty storyboarding going on here, trying to give the impression of it being āanyoneās gameā.Ā These two were the obvious high point of Team Gaga, and Nicole seemed to fare better than the two couples who had already done cha-cha. Iām beginning to think these two will be safe all the way to the finals, for the simple reason that theyāre trying to create the impression that Evan & Nicole (and now Erin, to some degree) are all vying very closely for the top spot.Ā And if they get sent home ā really, what are they gonna do? Try and make Chad out to be the ādark horseā? Hehe.
Ā 3.)Ā Ā Ā Erin & Maks ā Aaaaaand the bickering continues between these two.Ā And the removal of clothes.Ā And the messy footwork & wonky arms.Ā But hey, we the audience donāt know a thing about ballroom dancing, so the judges must be right ā these two MUST be as good as Nicole & Derek! (Did you catch the sarcasm there?) Iām sorry, but scoring a quickstep where the first 15 seconds consisted of the couple fumbling to remove clothing (and where the celeb makes a glaring mistake while the camera is on her) the same as a waltz where there were maybe 2 small missteps just seems criminal.Ā I honestly donāt quite know why Maks is so insistent on stripping during his routines ā if he focused more on actual steps, I think heād lessen the risk of Erin getting flustered and off-time.Ā But again, what weāre witnessing here is the judges building their ideal top 3 ā what better way to create suspense than 3 ringers duking it out for the trophy? However, I wouldnāt be shocked if these two ended up in a āshockerā bottom 2 ā not getting eliminated, but put there to create suspense. Gotta keep us viewers on our toes!
Ā 4.)Ā Ā Ā Chad & Cheryl ā Iām gonna put it out there: no one will send Cheryl home the day after her birthday. I just donāt see it happening.Ā Even if this was one of the most kindergarten Viennese waltzes Iāve ever seen, with Cheryl doing most of the work again.Ā If theyāre trying to paint Chad as the dark horse this season, itās not working ā from what I could see on Twitter & Facebook, Iām not the only one that thought Chad was suspiciously overscored again.Ā He was lucky to end up on Team Gaga, and that Cheryl managed to create a solo where he could spend most of the time swaggering around doing turns like we know he loves to.Ā Iām not really even sure these two will end up in the bottom 2 ā I think the judges did a pretty good job of securing his safety with the overscoring, plus there are just a heck of a lot of maniacal Bengals fans out there that are probably using every pay phone in Cincy to dial in their votes.
Ā 5.)Ā Ā Ā Pam & Damian ā Poor Pam. Ā She really seemed exceptionally nervous this week, and unfortunately it showed in both her waltz & her solo in the team cha-cha.Ā She felt a little rushed at times, and struggled to regain her footing after spins. But I feel like I have to point out that her waltz choreo was more difficult than both Niecy & Chadās ā props to Damian for not holding out, we know she can handle it! Once again, she nailed the character of both dances ā I thought she was demure & graceful in the waltz, and turned on the hair-flippinā sexpot act in the cha-cha.Ā Iām just hoping that Team Viva La Pam can pull it together and keep her another weekā¦really guys, if she gets sent home over Niecy ā my head very well might explode.Ā She can be in the bottom 2 (ok, Iād feel much better if she wasnāt, but still)ā¦just donāt send her home! PUH-LEASE!
Ā 6.)Ā Ā Ā Niecy & Louis ā I cringed when watching the Insider earlier tonight ā there was some serious pimping of Niecyās injury going on.Ā However, I was actually surprised they didnāt even mention it on the actual showā¦makes me wonder if theyāre ready for Niecy to go bye-bye, too.Ā I could definitely tell she wasnāt moving to her full extent tonight ā her quickstep barely made it off the groundā¦which is why I was that much saltier that got a better score than Pamās waltz.Ā And all this nonsense about it being her ābest danceā? Oy.Ā I get it, producers ā we have to make it seem like itās not obvious sheās going home.Ā Her solo was the most elementary on Team Madonnaās, as well ā and if I recall, she bungled it up a bit, too.Ā I think itās gonna be cutting it close between her & Pam going home ā but Iām gonna be optimistic, and say that itās gonna be Niecy, if there is any sort of justice in this world.Ā Iām kinda tired of hearing about her jiggly parts.
Ok, rant over.Ā Now that Iāve gotten that out of my system, I think I can actually go back and re-watch the show and scout for cheesecake-worthy moments! Holler at me, people ā did you guys notice the fishy scoring? Do you think Niecyās injury will save her from elimination this week? Will Evan & Anna get the encore? (Probably).Ā Speak your mind!
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I see lots and lots of entertainment news media, but I’m trying to limit it to that which I find amusing or interesting. š
And that leads us to Bruno, the always amusing, who was on ET. Are Erin/Maks and Chad/Cheryl playing up the romance for votes??
Niecy and Louis on ET – you see a bit of their quickstep rehearsal
The whole cast on The Insider. Maks is still ranting. š
The whole cast on ET – Erin Andrews seems to be missing from post show media – anyone know why?
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Well, it’s seems to be another cleanup week, with a mixture of dances that the couples haven’t done yet. And once again, it seems that they are perhaps giving the weaker dancers dances that won’t necessarily suit them.
Additionally, we have the Team dances and FINALLY it has occurred to the producers that if you give both teams the same dance, you can compare them better. I believe it was Niecy who explained how it went this season (and I’m looking for the source of this – I know I read it somewhere) (I was wrong, it was Maks’ blog – thanks to mousebumples): Evan and Nicole, as the front runners, were named team captains. They had the choice of picking the song or picking first for the team. They flipped a coin and Nicole won. She chose to pick their song, giving Evan first shot at picking a team member. Personally, I think she did the right thing, because she and Derek both are very musical and the music is critical to Derek’s choreography. In any case, they picked Lady Gaga’s Telephone, leaving Evan’s team with Madonna’s Holiday. Evan picked first and picked, to no one’s surprise, Erin. Nicole picked Pam, Evan picked Niecy and Nicole picked Chad.
Team Madonna
Evan/Anna
Erin/Maks
Nicey/Louis
Team Gaga
Nicole/Derek
Pam/Damian
Chad/Cheryl
It will be very interesting because in terms of choreography we have Cheryl, Derek and Damian on one team – Cheryl and Derek are probably the two best choreographers on the show, and Damian will likely work well with them considering their history. Also, Derek has competed in both previous team dances and won both times. Cheryl has competed once, and Damian is new. But on the other team we have Anna, Maks and Louis – I think that Maks and Louis are also very strong choreographers, although Louis hasn’t been that great this season thus far, IMO. Louis has been in this competition once, the other two have not made it to the team dance. So, in terms of choreography, I think Team Gaga has the edge.
Now, based on the actual celebs in each group, I have to give the edge to Evan/Erin/Niecy (aka Team Madonna). That group has, essentially, one ringer and a mini-ringer to the one ringer in Team Gaga. But it’s going to be close, because Derek and Cheryl have experience in team dances. At the end of the day, I’m going to give the win to Team Madonna, not because of skill level but due to the fact that Evan got hosed last week (and the judges were up to something there), and Derek has already won this twice. But I don’t think it’s going to be a blow out by any stretch, it’s going to be very close (one or two points) unless the judges play games (again).
Now, the individual dances. I don’t know how I feel about them cleaning up and having everyone dance dances that have been done this season but that they themselves have not been done. Can’t they bust out the Paso and something else? Anyway, here is how it stacks up:
Nicole/Derek: Slow Waltz – should be lovely. Nicole should be in an up week, provided that her neck issue has healed. They have been getting a bad edit, similar to Maks/Erin, plus a slower dance – well, this dance needs to be beautiful because we are now at the stage where a “shocking elimination” could happen. They have to bring it.
Evan/Anna: Argentine Tango – perfect dance to shoot Evan back to the top of the leader board. Much spicier than the waltz that Nicole and Derek are tasked with and seems ripe for story boarding. “Evan Lysacek bounces back from a disastrous week!!!!” Perfect for the post-Kate era ratings. Yes, I am cynical.
Chad/Cheryl: Viennese Waltz – has disaster written all over it. Chad himself said he prefers the latin dances. I don’t see Chad pulling this one off in a significant way. I could be wrong, but this guy has disappointed me many times and I don’t think this week will be any different.
Pam/Damien: Slow Waltz – Pamela is amazing but she needs to step it up. Will she? I certainly think she is capable. After all the drama surrounding Erin and Maks, this is the pair I would like to see in the final three with Evan and Nicole. But I don’t think it will happen, unfortunately. I really don’t have the ability to predict how Pam will do. Damian is brand new and untested with celebs, and Pam is often incredible in creating a character, but not always spot on with getting the steps. I think the steps will be more important with the Waltz, so this could be a difficult dance – at a time when she least needs challenging. The bottom three should be between her, Chad and Niecy with Niecy going home – but you just never know.
Erin/Maks: Quickstep – this will be the interesting dance of the night. I’m quite sure that Erin is more than capable of delivering a great quickstep. The question is: will Maks choreograph in response to his pissiness with Len, or will he choreograph what he really feels? Anyone who has watched the media knows that Maks was PISSED OFF and unrepentant. So, will he choreograph a dance sans gimmicks and strip teases, or will he try to further piss Len off? If he plays it straight, Erin should have a great dance. In fact, I would not be at all surprised to see Erin lead the pack after all the crap of last week – remember, this show loves a great story. š She might end up in first place whether she deserves it or not.
Niecy and Louis: Quickstep – yeah, I don’t see this happening. It’s fast and in hold so Niecy can’t use any of her assets. Barring a great dance by Niecy or a disaster by someone else (Chad), I see this as Niecy’s final dance. I would not mind at all if Chad were to go in her place, but I doubt it.
So, anyone think I’m wrong? Think Evan won’t get an “amazing surge back to Number 1”? That Erin won’t be given an amazing growth arch? Anyone think that Niecy will kill the Quickstep?? Lay it on me. š
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Chad and Cheryl talk about how Chad prefers Latin dances. And how they’re doing Viennese Waltz this week. š
Evan is a cutie, for sure, but I got distracted halfway through this interview by Derek talking to Donny in the background. You can’t hear what they’re saying, but it looks funny. š
Derek and Nicole – Derek has Nicole’s spray tan all over his shirt. See Courtney, they were doing lifts. š
I'm a nerd and proud of it. Two degrees in geology also means I love BEER. :-) I'm also a Derek lover - proud of that too. So don't scream at those of us on this site and call us a bunch of "biased Derek-lovers" - it's just ME. :-) It may sound like I hate DWTS at times, but really, I'm just a snarky nitpicker from way back. And I'm cynical and jaded too. But I do love DWTS. :-)
DWTS is still beating American Idol in overall ratings, if I am reading Variety correctly. However, AI wins again in that key 18 – 49 demographic.
Overall, according to Nielsen estimates for the April 19-25 frame that include same-night DVR playback, Fox cruised to victory in 18-49 with a 3.2 rating/10 share, well ahead of its closely bunched rivals: ABC (2.0/6) and CBS and NBC (both 1.9/6). Univision ran fifth as usual (1.3/4), followed by TNT (1.1/3), ESPN (1.0/3) and USA (0.9/2).
ABC was paced by “Dancing With the Stars” (4.8/13, 21.07m), No. 6 for the week in 18-49 and No. 1 in total viewers. Comedy “Romantically Challenged” (2.9/8 in 18-49, 10.67m) had an OK bow following “Dancing” on Monday, and then dropped off a bit in its second try kicking off the current week.
DWTS easily wins Monday night in total viewers and also does well in the key demo, also per Variety:
Dancing With the Stars” (4.3 rating/12 share in 18-49, 20.2 million viewers overall) had nearly twice as many viewers than any other broadcast primetime program Monday, but “House” (4.1/12, 10.6 million) still nipped it in the demo during the first hour. In its final 30 minutes, “Stars” powered ahead with a 5.0/13, a mark unchallenged by CBS’ rerun of “Two and a Half Men” (3.0/8, 9.7 million) and the first halfhour of Fox’s “24” (2.9/8, 9.2 million from 9-9:30 p.m.).
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Better late than never, as they say. š I was out of town this week so everything is out of sorts. And I didn’t get to see the results show in a timely manner, but I will say that I can’t believe that Courtney didn’t mention the flames coming out of either Erin or Nicole’s hips during one of the recaps. I had to be surprised by that. š
The Score Card:
Heidi: Called Jake pretty solidly, with Niecy as a back up.
Courtney: Called Jake solid, with Niecy as next in line.
This week I’m adding in Marianya’s predictions, keeping in mind that her predictions were made PRE-DANCE, and her predictions were for what scores the couples would get.
Marianya’s Predictions:
Pam/Damian: M’s prediction was 23, the actual score was 22
Chad/Cheryl: M said 21, actual score was 24
Erin/Maks: M said 22, the actual score was 25
Evan/Anna: M said 26, the actual score was a shocking 21
Jake/Chelsie: M said 23, the actual score was 21
Nicole/Derek: M said 27, the actual score was 26
Not too bad! She got two scores out of six within one point and one more within two points. Considering that Evan’s score was a joke, I think that’s a pretty good record. Unfortunately, she said Niecy was going home, with Pam in the bottom two with her. We don’t know the actual bottom two, but it was Jake that went home.
Summary
Heidi: Yay!! We were both completely right for a change!! I have to add that I think not many people are voting or, conversely, a lot of people are voting but not for Pam, Niecy or Jake, since the three of them were trading places in the red light of doom every week. I will also say – no WAY do I believe that Evan was anywhere close to a bottom 3. That said, I don’t know what their possible motivation could be for giving that impression OR for scoring him so poorly. As much as Maks annoys me with his bitching right now, he is absolutely right on a few points, one of them being: no way in hell did Evan dance less well than Chad, or as good as Niecy. No. Way. He was horribly underscored even though I did think his dance was missing something this week. I wonder if the judges and producers are actually trying to make it look like a horse race – and setting it up to look like a “surprise” win. Or for Nicole to be a “surprise” elimination within the next week or two.
Courtney: Not a whole lot to say this week, other than āYay! Got it 100% right for the first time this season!ā It really has been unpredictable this season, between Shannenās early departure & Kateās much-longer-than-it-shouldāve-been presence ā kinda threw things into disarray. But Jake is gone (even though I think he did much better than Chad has so far this season), Niecyās Insider support seems to be waning ā and so far, Team Viva La Pam has snatched her from the jaws of death twice ā can they do it again, if it comes down to her and someone else in the bottom 2? Itās making me nervous that, out of the blue, the judges seem to suddenly be in love with Chad (with no good reason), and ragging on Evan (still wondering WTF happened there). Nicole is still getting negative critiques, but high scores; Erinās kind of a wild card, doing marginal one week and good the next. Iām thinking that the Evan love will return this week, and that Niecy & Chad could both be in troubleā¦but who knows. Obviously this season has shaken my faith in my powers of prediction :-/
Marianya?? Any comment?
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Just a couple of interviews with the entire cast after the performance show. š
ET with Donny Osmond:
George with the Local LA Affiliate:
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Well, Len is on crack, that is all there is to it. I donāt think he called a single dance right last night. Not a single one. Neither the ones he liked, nor the ones he didnāt like. Letās recap, shall we?
Len to Jake on his Samba: Showing confidence, performance was polished, forgiving the mis-step, lacking rhythm. Good job, well done.
This is when Jake actually had a mis-step, and Len gives him a 7. Then next is Evan, who easily dances a better Samba than Jake, with hips and everything and doesnāt have a mis-step. Yeah, he was a little off, but there were no glaring errors. And Len?
Len to Evan on his Samba: Worst Dance heās done, was ballet instead of carnival. (Gee, he tells Nicole too much shimmying ā like you would do at Carnival) ā Len gives him a 7.
Next up, Niecy with a funny Argentine Tango. What the hell? What is wrong with Louis and his silly themes this season? He was great when he made the one dance about equality, but then the rumba about Niecyās brother and now the AT that is supposed to be funny? With eating the rose and the cookie, Len should be a bad ass because of those gimmicks, right? Um, no.
Len to Niecy on her Argentine Tango: I liked the comedy. It didnāt interfere with the performance (even Tom questions him). Lacked a bit of intensity, but overall it was good. (WHAT????)
But after all those nice comments from all the judges, they get 7ās. No wonder Maks is pissesd and confused. Next up, Erin. Uh oh. Maks is taking off clothes, Len aināt going to like this. Why is Maks doing this, particularly after the cracks (jokes??) about Jake being desperate and losing his pants?? Lenās going to pop a blood vessel!
Len on Erinās Samba: Erin hold my gaze. From week 1 Iāve given you a 7 and tonight Iām giving you another 7 when you should be getting 8ās and 9ās. Show me a proper dance, fed up with shirts coming off , she doesnāt need that, etc. blah blah blah.
Okay, so he did pop a blood vessel and Maks talked back, like a jerk (and normally I find him funny). So, Len gives her aā¦wait for itā¦7. This is probably the only dance he came close on tonight even though I thought it was good, but because of the gimmicks crap that heās given 6s for before. And Nicole didnāt yank Derekās clothes off and danced as good or better ā and still only got a 7.
Okay, so Chad is doing better. He got an 18 last week, he should get a 20 this week based on that dance, right? Especially after how they scored Evan, right? Um, no.
Len on Chadās Argentine Tango: You either grow or you go. You grew tonight.
Um, what? Yeah, he grew, but by THAT much?? Len gives out his only 8 of the night to CHAD? After seeing Evan dance, he gives Chad an *8*??? And Nicole gets dinged for not doing two of Lenās favorite moves despite doing another killer dance (with *other* Samba moves, just not his favorites), with her actually doing the moves? Speaking of Nicole ā cool your jets, girl, Len aināt ever giving you a 9 again unless heās on his meds again. Might as well relax.
Len on Nicoleās Samba: For me, difficulty and performance level was great, line at the end was ugly, too much gyrations. You didnāt do my two favorite moves. Itās a hodge podge of sexy moves and gyrations.
Um, hyperbole much Len?? So let me get this straight ā the difficulty and performance level were great, but she didnāt do two moves you like so youāre giving her a 7?? In what universe does what Len actually SAY make sense? If he thought it was just gyrating and sexy moves, then why did he say the difficulty and performance level were great?? WTF?? Chad stands there while Cheryl dances around him and he gets an 8?? Crack, I tell you. Crack.
Next up, Pam. Frankly, I thought Pam was excellent. A little hesitant at times, but the best AT of the night, IMO. Easily. What does Len say?
Len on Pamās AT: The tango is about seduction and you can do seduction very well. You got the flavor of the dance but it was a bit scraggy here and there, but over all a good job.
He gives her a 7, of course. Iām sorry, but I think there is something rotten in Denmark.
Anyway, rant over. For now.
The Math
Here are the Judges Scores:
Dancer/Score
Nicole/36
Erin/34
Chad/31
Pam/30
Evan/27
Niecy/26
Jake/25
Total Judges Points Awarded = 209
So, Evan is in the bottom 3 and Chad is in the top 3? In what universe?? Crack-land, thatās what universe. Erin, Iām thinking she was slightly over scored ā or Pam was underscored. Or both. Take your pick.
Dividing the individual scores by the total points awarded gives you the following percentages:
Dancer/Percentage of Total
Nicole/17.22
Erin/16.27
Chad/14.83
Pam/14.35
Evan/12.92
Niecy/12.44
Jake/11.96
Iām going to say that Nicole, Erin, Evan and Chad are safe. After that? Well, I think itās between Niecy and Jake, since Pam was in the bottom two last week. Who will go?
Dancer/Votes
Evanā No problem, regardless of his score. Question is, WHY did they score him so low. Something is rotten in Denmark? Does he really need more sympathy?? His dance was better than a 21
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Nicole ā I think she and Derek did a great job, donāt know what Lenās problem REALLY is ā when you stack Nicole against the other people who got 7ās from Len plus Chad ā thereās no comparison. I didnāt have a problem with anything she said in rehearsal, especially not when compared to Maksā behavior tonight and Erinās comments in the past. I donāt know why Nicole isnāt allowed the same issues as everyone else.
Erin ā I wonder how sheās really doing on votes? Am I the only one (along with Courtney) getting tired of her schtick?? I think she got a strong enough score to be safe, and there are always those HOPELESS romantics out there that will vote for a SHOWmance every time.
Chad ā I agree with Courtney. He didnāt really dance much, but Cheryl sure did. Calling him safe, either way.
The next 3 ā no clue how the voting is going. The way the ābottomā couple changes from one week to the next makes me think it must be close.
Niecy ā Jake- Pam equal too close to call. Pam is the best of the three, easily better than Chad, and equally as good as Erin. But people arenāt voting for her in large enough numbers.
Okay, revisting the bottom four dancers in terms of judges scores, we have:
Pam/14.35
Evan/12.92
Niecy/12.44
Jake/11.96
Forget about Evan. Heās going nowhere. For Pam to go home, fulfilling the bottom two deal from last week, Jake would have to get 24k more votes per 1 million votes cast AND Nicey would have to get 19,200 more votes per 1 million votes cast. Will this happen? Beats the hell out of me. Iām going to say no, both of those things wonāt happen. Iām inclined to think that Jake wonāt score the 24k more per 1 million. Iām inclined, for that reason, to think Jake is going home. However, itās entirely possible that other people besides myself thought the humorous AT was actually NOT and decline to vote for Niecy. Nothing will surprise me at this point, actually. Well, I would be shocked if Evan or Nicole or Erin went home ā but you never know.
So, my final call is Jake with Niecy as second runner up. I hope like hell my prediction hasnāt doomed Pam.
I'm a nerd and proud of it. Two degrees in geology also means I love BEER. :-) I'm also a Derek lover - proud of that too. So don't scream at those of us on this site and call us a bunch of "biased Derek-lovers" - it's just ME. :-) It may sound like I hate DWTS at times, but really, I'm just a snarky nitpicker from way back. And I'm cynical and jaded too. But I do love DWTS. :-)
