S32.E11: Finale

[SnarkAttack]

The Samba was slow.  It looked like she forgot everything she has learned.

[dancingdreamer]

I've always  loved Mark, and was happy  he won. Glad to see him again.

 

If nothing  else, this has been one of the best DWTS, from competitors  to hosts! 

[DEL901]

27 minutes ago, DEL901 said:

Boo to Derek and Bruno!

I posted this comment above thread with regard to their scoring of Alyson. Applies to thei scoring of Ariana too.  

[iMonrey]

3 minutes ago, Desperado said:

Low balling Alyson then giving that dance 10s? Sheesh.

I think the lowball scores speak to how afraid they are Alyson might win. Otherwise they'd be giving her 9s at least.

I'm starting to remember last season now. I think they had to shell out big bucks to get Mark back and promise him his pick of partners.

[Annber03]

I can't hear "Give it to Me" without thinking of the movie She's All That :p.

Awwwwww, Mark's a dad! Congrats!

[iMonrey]

Beautiful Tango but Charity still had a blank face through the whole thing.

[SnarkAttack]

Wrong music for Charity's dance.

[dancingdreamer]

Congratulations  papa Mark,  on the birth of your son.

That dance was great!

[Annber03]

Damn, Charity. I liked that. That was excellent. 

[dizzyd]

Charity was good but her bent elbows threw me off, she kept falling out of her hold. 

[DEL901]

6 minutes ago, Annber03 said:

I can't hear "Give it to Me" without thinking of the movie She's All That :p.

Awwwwww, Mark's a dad! Congrats!

Here’s more info…. https://people.com/mark-ballas-and-wife-bc-jean-welcome-baby-8399044

[iMonrey]

Derek and Bruno are pretty free with those 10s . . . except when it's Alyson. They've given everyone 10s so far but her.

[DEL901]

Is this upside down world?  Carrie Anne is the judge whose scores I agree most with?  What madness is this?   Oh, I know.   It is let’s make sure Alyson doesn’t win scoring night by the guys.

Just now, iMonrey said:

Derek and Bruno are pretty free with those 10s . . . except when it's Alyson. They've given everyone 10s so far but her.

They didn’t even give her 9s.  Grrrr.

[dancingdreamer]

3 minutes ago, SnarkAttack said:

Wrong music for Charity's dance.

I didn't  care for the music 

[Andiethewestie]

I agree with Carrie Ann. I thought she did better the first time. Libertango is tough to ballroom tango. I would prefer they did La Comprasita  if they wanted old school tango. It felt to much trying to be Argentine when we need to see heel leads - her dress made it difficult to see her feet. And she needed a better dance position that she let drop at one point. If Derek is trying to atone for the lack of connection comments of previous weeks with a 10 that's crazy. He knows better on this and the Samba 

[Jaundiced Eye]

😂 Carrie Ann having a meltdown because Derek just slapped down her opinion. Crying, head down, grimacing! Drama Queening all over the place!

[iMonrey]

Jason and Daniella's Foxtrot was a more recognizable Foxtrot. This just wasn't a good song for Foxtrot.

[Andiethewestie]

Sorry not a lot of Foxtrot in that but they'll fan all over it 

[DEL901]

90 minutes down. 90 minutes to go!

[Andiethewestie]

10s for something that was 50% foxtrot 50% bull

[Desperado]

1 minute ago, DEL901 said:

90 minutes down. 90 minutes to go!

I’m ready for it to be over and I usually love freestyles.

[DEL901]

I don’t care if Alyson walks around the floor waving at the fans, then hugs her daughters and kisses her hot hubby….she had better get 10s like all the freestyles in previous seasons.   

Edited December 6, 2023 by DEL901

[Andiethewestie]

I love how they are putting Jason at the bottom with Allison. What a load tonight 

[dizzyd]

This is as far as I’m gonna make it, too many fillers 😴 

[iMonrey]

This really makes me wonder who's at the bottom of the vote totals. Clearly it's not Alyson. Is it actually Xochitl?

[Annber03]

Honestly, at this point, I'm going to be truly stunned if Xochitl isn't at least in second place by the end of the night, if not the winner. She'd pretty much have to fumble the freestyle to even potentially lose any chance of making it to the very end. 

[DEL901]

1 minute ago, iMonrey said:

This really makes me wonder who's at the bottom of the vote totals. Clearly it's not Alyson. Is it actually Xochitl?

She did come into this with probably one of the smallest fn bases….even though she was in Dr Strange II, it didn’t really get her name out there.   Ariana and Charity (and Harry) have the reality show fans.   Jason has his music fans.  Alyson had not one but two very successful tv series.   

[Annber03]

OH, wow. Helio! 

[Andiethewestie]

Xochiti seems to be the on line favourite by a lot. Either they're trying to align with the fan vote or they're padding it hard to say

Loved seeing Helio! 

[Desperado]

Witney!!! So gorgeous. 

Who??

Still fun. 👏🏻👏🏻

[dancingdreamer]

Loved the group dance. Julianne  looked sexy!!

[iMonrey]

Charity's Freestyle was . . . a cheerleading routine. It was fun but, was it a dance?

[Andiethewestie]

Freestyle I thought it was for dancing?

[Annber03]

Me holding my breath during every single leap and jump and lift during Charity's freestyle. Holy shit :D!

[DEL901]

Those two supporting cheerleaders were really good….Charity did well, but that wasn’t a dance.  

[LexieLily]

Charity's freestyle was...cheerleader-y? Plastic?

[Jaundiced Eye]

WTF? Is this Cheerleading with the Stars?

[chicagofan]

Was that a freestyle dance or a cheer routine? And did she have a partner? Eh.

[dancingdreamer]

I wanted to love Charity's  dance, but I didn't,  not really.

[Desperado]

Adding an injury and many dancers to hide Charity. Ambitious.

[kristen111]

53 minutes ago, DEL901 said:

Julianne looks like she put her corset on and forgot her top. 

I’m just hoping she’s not here next season.  Her and her Brother are taking over ABC with the Disney special also.  That voice of hers is grating, and she screams.  Her and Carriann scream.   Three hours?  I’m tired already.

[Jaundiced Eye]

I actively disliked the cheerleading routine. This isn't a pep rally or halftime at a football game. Blech. How did she get 30 points for almost no dancing?

[Thalia]

Yeah, thumbs down on letting a cheerleader do a cheer routine as her final dance.   

Maybe for her final routine, Alyson can bring out Sarah Michelle Gellar to do a scene from BtVS

[Andiethewestie]

Jason coming up and I do like the fact he's at the top of the hour so that if a casual viewer tunes in they'll see his freestyle before changing the channel hopefully 

[DEL901]

1 minute ago, Thalia said:

Yeah, thumbs down on letting a cheerleader do a cheer routine as her final dance.   

Maybe for her final routine, Alyson can bring out Sarah Michelle Gellar to do a scene from BtVS

Yes, they can kill a few vampires, live!   Or the competition.  
 

And I just saw this in my Facebook feed

[Door County Cherry]

1 hour ago, DEL901 said:

Other than Jason, the other finalists don’t seem to happy to be riding the floating Christmas balls.  

I thought Jason's smile was a little forced too until it got closer to the floor. 

1 hour ago, dizzyd said:

Aly definitely took advantage of dwts to get in shape, she looks amazing! And so much improvement on the salsa too.

She was probably already in shape; just not hours of dancing a day shape. 

58 minutes ago, iMonrey said:

Why is ABC promoting a Bravo show? Doesn't NBC own Bravo?

I think this spinoff is a Hulu original.  Bravo, for some reason, passed on it.  And DIsney owns Hulu.  

[Annber03]

Woooooooooooooooooooooooooo, go, Jason! Hot damn, that was a blast. I loved that. 

[Andiethewestie]

Fuck Ya Jason Mraz and Daniella!!

[Desperado]

Now THAT was dancing! Woo hoo Jason! 

[DEL901]

Now Jason’s freestyle deserved an 11!    And that’s how you use back up dancers.  They enhanced the number without taking the spotlight.