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SUCH a good episode! The kids have never been more adorable. Both of them running up the sidewalk to trick or treat just made me smile. And Zoey's time with her dad was very sweet. And Zoey crushing on Dr. Ho.... hahaha

Awesome episode tonight. Really enjoyable.

Wow, Jillian is the worst actress ever! Haha. I mean, really really bad.

The show wasn't on last night. Is it done?

Got it, thanks!

So where was Derek this morning on the first part of GMA? He wasn't on with the other dancers in the first part and only showed up towards the end. We have house guests and it was on mute the whole time, so I don't know if anything was said.

Tonight's show was worth watching if only for the fantastic pro dances. Made me happy. :)

This was beautiful!

I was on the edge of my seat throughout this entire episode Loved it! I continue to be amazed by the individual performances. They seem to get better every week. Also loved the Whiplash-like percussion. There is no show I look forward to watching as much as this one. It's going to be a sad day when it's over.

ME!!! Or at least I would have if I'd voted.:) I know next to nothing about the guy or his wife, and don't care to know more, but I've enjoyed his dancing and he's been one of the ones who's been marked down by decree of TPTB. I loved everything about his trio last night which I thought they all nailed, and I thought it made Nick's pale in comparison, and of course, Nick got the 10's. That ALMOST made me pick up the phone, but I refuse to play the DWTS game anymore, so nada. Plus, he was so much better than Alek in the dance-off. As for Nick, I watched last night prepared to cheer for Nick. I wanted him to do well, but that first dance was not good and I didn't feel the trio at all. I thought he really brought in in the dance-off, however, and should have won.

I wish someone from Australia would weigh in because that's what I've heard too, that the family and the zoo aren't highly regarded in their own country. This isn't just recent, it goes way back.

Best dance of the night: Val and Jenna Next best dance for me was Carlos, Witney and Karina. Really well danced with interesting and difficult choreography, with the star in full view. IMO the best of the trios and should have had the highest score. Good on Tom for asking Carrie Ann about her 9. I know the judges don't actually choose how to score the dances themselves but it was still nice to see Tom bring that up. No way Alek was better than Carlos in that dance-off. Just no. Can all the family members please go away.

Or the anti-Val voters, of which there are many.

i just remembered a comment from last week. Louis said that the person getting immunity would not be a surprise and would be expected. I assume that points to Bindi.

I only watch this show when a ballroom expert is on, so I enjoyed Louis. I do agree with this. I think he may have grouped Andy with them as well;. Alexa does come off as sweet, so that edit is different, but personality-wise, I think these guys are all more serious and lacking the extroverted personality and bubbly effervescence of a Bindi, so that connecting with an audience will be harder for them. I like that Louis defended Tamar in the face of the edit she's being given, saying she works harder than anyone he knows, and criticizing Julianne for her comment about lack of chemistry when the dance partners don't look at each other in the foxtrot. My favorite Louis comment, again regarding Tamar's dance. : "...sometimes as pros, the question is, why would i do a traditional ballroom dance, if that's what we have to represent, if the judges don't fault you, if you don't, and don't compliment you if you do?..... and Val does that". I just like it when the ballroom style is defended. I find that i agree the most with Kristin on this show. I wish she would give more of her own opinion. I also agree with their comments that Bindi needs to be given some constructive criticism. She's not perfect and she's older than Hayes, so her age shouldn't have anything to do with not wanting to criticize.

Probably some, because that's what I did. :) I usually don't vote and haven't voted at all this season, but I was upset at the scores for both Tamar and Alexa, so I voted for both of them, just because.

She tweeted that she was told that everyone was saying it and that it was going to be a fun banter type of thing. I definitely believe she was told that. Whether or not production told her the truth is another story. Alexa and Tamar had my favorite dances of the night and yeah, they were underscored.

Seriously! Alice in Mia-Land! I was just getting ready to post this. SYTYCD Season 7. And Allison danced that number on tour that year. edited. Nevermind, this is the main thread.

Of course! That's how they roll. The whole show is a sham.

Yes, I was very much a fan at one time. I dont want to talk anymore about this in Val's thread, but yes.

Actually, that's exactly what happened to me. I don't dislike the man personally at all, but I hate the aura surrounding him with a passion, and that's where it came from. And I will never again support him on DWTS because of it. As for Val, I know nothing about the man personally, and I only like him when he's paired with a partner that I like and when they seem to have a good relationship. LIke with Zendaya. I had no idea there were these wars going on with the fan groups, so this has been an interesting morning. And I do have to laugh about pairing him with Bindi. I get it now.

This is basically what I said in the main thread. Something doesn't compute. If Swap did something really wrong, why couldn't they just say what it was and build a story around that? Why push the not-giving-it-his-all story when it's obvious this was not enough to send him packing. There has to be something more. My guess is that something went down or was said that would make Tim or the show look bad, and that's why it can't be addressed. Anyway, I hope someone talks soon because it's driving me crazy.

It was nice of Edmund to try and help. He gave him some good advice.

Exactly! I hope we get the real story from someone because there were definitely things going on that we weren't privy to. Did we ever hear any negative comments about Swapnil from the other designers? Wouldn't they air those if the attempt was to make him look bad, if they existed? I thought something was up with his participation on the show from the beginning. No wins, in spite of high finishes, praise, and IMO what were some winning designs. I thought at the time that he was maybe a ringer and was promised publicity and a runway show, and then something went horribly wrong and that all went out the window. Something definitely happened. Did Swapnil realize what a crapfest this show is and decide he didn''t want any part of it? Did something happen between him and Tim on a personal level, like a proposition? I would even buy a drug story, but wouldn't they try to create a more sympathetic story for his ousting if that were the case, if someone had an addiction and needed help? Anyway, for this episode, I was thinking the whole time that Swapnil DID create what his client asked for initially, something day-to-night with long sleeves. He should have stuck with one of the two first creations. If his client made herself more clear at any time, that wasn't shown, other than not bombshell. And what he created wasn't bombshell in my mind. She herself was portrayed in a bad light, as a negative nellie from the start. Why would they make one of their crew look so bad? Questions, questions.... Swapnil did not deserve to go home based on his creations the past few weeks. This was obviously all manufactured. I just want to know why. Ashley's was one of the most unflattering creations I've ever seen on this show.

Yes! My favorite dance of the night, because it was ballroom and danced beautifully! I'm not a fan of Paula, but I also really liked that cha cha because you could actually see the cha cha steps. Thanks to Louis for that! But as someone else said, enough with the leg-wraps.