S33.E02: Oscar Night

[ams1001]

Daniela needs some stilts...

If they take points because she literally can't reach...I know his height would be an issue no matter what, but they couldn't pair him with someone a little taller?

Edited September 25 by ams1001

[dizzyd]

I can’t remember how Dani did holds with Iman but if anyone can handle this challenge, it’s her. Wow, that was absolutely magical! 🩷

Edited September 25 by dizzyd

[DEL901]

What a wonderful teacher Daniella is.  Her and Pasha are new DWTS royalty.  

[dancingdreamer]

Dwight and Daniella a foxtrot 

Look at Dwight dancing so well, that was lovely  considering  the height different. 

 

[Annber03]

Just now, dizzyd said:

I can’t remember how Dani did holds with Iman but if anyone can handle this challenge, it’s her. Wow, that was absolutely magical! 🩷

It was! Daniella is so good at knowing how to work with the height difference, they really connect so nicely and play off each other really well. 

[dancingdreamer]

 

6 minutes ago, Annber03 said:

It was! Daniella is so good at knowing how to work with the height difference, they really connect so nicely and play off each other really well. 

She's a wonderful  pro. I love her, and Pasha.

Edited September 25 by dancingdreamer

[dizzyd]

Haha, Brooks and Gleb not even pretending there’s no extracurricular activities going on outside of 9-5. Not a bad QS. 🤣, Gleb calls it getting into character! 😉

Edited September 25 by dizzyd

[dancingdreamer]

Brooks and Gleb..

Nice footwork  Brooks, that was very good. Was the music off a bit? 

[ams1001]

Just now, dancingdreamer said:

She's a wonderful  pro. I love her, and Pasha.

I once came across a video of them dancing the Cha Cha to Señorita; every so often I go and look it up again. I wish the show would have them dance together more often.

I don't want to hear about Gleb's "chemistry" with his partner.

[Annber03]

Just now, dizzyd said:

Haha, Brooks and Gleb not even pretending there’s no extracurricular activities going on after 9-5. Not a bad QS. 

Always best to get ahead of the rumors right off the bat. Playing coy will only last so long :p. 

But yeah, that was cute. I agree it was a little rushed at times and she got a little ahead of herself, but still, cute. 

[dizzyd]

That Salsa was so cute! I love Alan and Ilona is charming too. Good picks on Olympians. 

Edited September 25 by dizzyd

[Annber03]

Agreed :D. I loved seeing her get so into it as she did, and the flirty back and forth between them. It was so fun. 

[dancingdreamer]

Ilona next, I voted for her( and others) I like Alan, he filled in for so many pros.

What a fun salsa, I so enjoyed it. Loved her lifting him, and her hip action was good.

 

Edited September 25 by dancingdreamer

[DEL901]

Ilona danced with such joy.  Her and Alan are a good pairing.  

[dizzyd]

Yay Reg! Omg, what are you going to take away, nothing! 🤣 Buh bye!

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[Annber03]

Not surprised at those results, though I thought Tori might last a little longer. I thought maybe Eric might leave before her. 

"Nothing." Well, okay, then. 

[dancingdreamer]

Going home - Tori and Anna.

Tori had a good night tonight.

Anna, go away! 

[Stats Queen]

Just now, Annber03 said:

Not surprised at those results, though I thought Tori might last a little longer. I thought maybe Eric might leave before her. 

"Nothing." Well, okay, then. 

Ana taking away nothing. She gave nothing either.

[DEL901]

The criminal proves again why she deserved to go home.   

I felt for Tori.  Not my fave by a long shot, but I thought she was better than Reg and Eric.  

[Jayohgee]

Anna is such a charmer; I'm really gonna miss her 🤣

[Adeejay]

Surprise to see Tori go so early.  I thought either Reginald and Eric or Reginald and Anna were going.

[ams1001]

Aw, man, I hate to see Pasha go so soon. I guess the votes weren't based on actual dancing ability.

What's Anna gonna take away from this? Her bedazzled ankle monitor, I guess.

Hair metal night? That should be interesting.

[alexa]

1 minute ago, Annber03 said:

Not surprised at those results, though I thought Tori might last a little longer. I thought maybe Eric might leave before her. 

"Nothing." Well, okay, then. 

I would have guessed Tori would have stayed longer too, but I guess her “followers” weren’t voting enough, lol.  
 

As for the other, ABC was stupid to have her on the show.  Thank goodness she is gone.

[BuckeyeLou]

Sheesh: How Rude!  The show treated her nicely & I feel bad for her partner, she could have least Thanked him !  Ugh, hopefully they do not have a contestant like Anna again!

[MerBearHou]

Checked in here to see the results and who left.  Ok, now I can start watching DWTS.  I refused to give them one more viewer while Anna was on — my own little tiny protest.  

[edie3]

well, bye then

[nickp1991]

MY FAVES ARE STAYING!!! YES STEPHEN AND ILONA!!!!!

[kathyk2]

I'm glad Anna is gone but I think Tori should have stayed. Eric and Reginald aren't going to improve that much.

[nickp1991]

Ezra deserved better I’m sad

[Quickbeam]

5 minutes ago, nickp1991 said:

Ezra deserved better I’m sad

The new guy from SYTYCD is getting more air time than Ezra. He did well with an impossible assignment. 

[CeeBeeGee]

2 hours ago, Stats Queen said:

So Dancing with the Stars is set of rehabilitate Anna’s image, I find this very annoying.

Unlike Julia Fox, I don’t think Anna was shown an public effort to seek forgiveness.

YES. Stop trying to rehabilitate her. She ruined people's lives, at least for a few years. She's not cute, she's not harmless and she's not an "entrepreneur."

 

1 hour ago, Annber03 said:

Not surprised at those results, though I thought Tori might last a little longer. I thought maybe Eric might leave before her. 

"Nothing." Well, okay, then. 

Typical classless response from the criminal.

Yes, I was surprised Tori left before Eric. Surely she has more goodwill built up than he does, and her dance tonight was much better.

Happy Stephen is safe.

[babyhouseman]

Derek is becoming the new Len with his strict comments. I think he told Brandon Chandler danced better than him. Brandon has always been a weaker pro. He actually has a possible winner if he steps it up.

Gleb and the model can go. He's sexing it up again. 

As a Dirty Dancing fan, I have to say that was interesting. Derek and Bindi and Val and Kelly danced to it in previous shows.

Poor Sasha. First he finally gets a Bachelorette, and there's also a Bachelor everyone adores. Then the sound issue.

 

[kathyk2]

Who is Julia Fox?

[iMonrey]

That's kind of a shame. Tori was never going to win but she deserved to stay longer than Eric or Reginald. I guess people were just as wigged out by her face as I was. 

That said, it occurs to me that after we lose deadweight like Eric and Reginald there are quite a few contenders this season. Nobody is really running away with it.

Jenn, Danny, Chandler, Stephen, Joey, Phadra, Dwight, and even Brooks are all really quite good. Although I'm not sure what kind of fanbase Brooks has. 

I think Ilona has a shot too, just based on votes, and she dances quite well. I really enjoyed her Salsa. I'm just not sure she can hold her own against some of the stronger dancers.

I also think Dwight is going to have problems with dances in hold and that's going to weigh him down. 

I wasn't overly impressed with Phadra this week. It felt like Val did most of the dancing. But the judges seem to love her. I think she was a bit overscored.

I just don't want to see Eric or Reginald outlast some of the stronger dancers. We get stuff like that every season and it's really dispiriting. 

[nickp1991]

starting the push to get Ilona Maher on THE BACHELORETTE

[paul4295]

I am also weirdly feeling sorry for Tori.  I was not a 90210 viewer, always considered her a below average actress, and found her public persona kind of annoying, but she came across as humble and happy to be there.  I was actually liking her.  And she was a pretty good dancer, too!  I like Reginald and Eric (and have great respect for Erica as an actor), but they are so far below the level of all the others, and at least one of them should have been gone.

[SHERMDOG]

2 hours ago, dancingdreamer said:

Going home - Tori and Anna.

Tori had a good night tonight.

Anna, go away! 

What did you take away from this!?

ANNA: "NOTHING"

see ya later bitch! You're a joke!

[TwoBitUsherette]

Truly the shock of my life that Reginald and especially Eric made it through tonight. I thought for sure at least one of them was toast.

I won't miss Anna, but her answering "nothing" when asked what she'd take away from this did make me laugh out loud. I feel bad for Tori, she seemed to be having a lot of fun.

[CraftyHazel]

Outside of “Inventing Anna” I know very little about Anna Delvey aside from her crimes.  She certainly seems like a very joyless person, but at first, I thought maybe she was using dark humor when, after asked what she took from this experience, she tersely replied, “Nothing.”  (Since, you know, she took so much from so many…)  Upon further reflection, I think I was giving her too much credit.  I think she’s just a sour person.  Why did she even agree to do this show??

[Andiethewestie]

Jenn got shortchanged tonight with the audio issues but she needed to be sharper on the Tango. Sasha was right to fight for her. They should have scored a little better.

I am still thinking yeah the Olympians are cute but their dancing isn't really that great. Stephen dances like he's doing gymnastics elements not putting any finesse into the movement and Ionia was a hot mess even though it was fun the lifts were sloppy and gimmicky And why flats over proper Latin heels?

Danny stepped it up tonight still needing some connective flow but better and I can see him starting to relax but he's still in his head with respect to the next move.

Brooks is a pretty good Dancer, she has a dud of a partner in Gleb. I guess Gleb was told he had to showmance the heck out it because it's not funny it's just cringy. And Brooks is low key dating Tom Brady, so there's that. Regardless she would be better served with a better teacher. Wrong frame and I thought for sure CA would have called out the lift or breaking hold. None of it happened.

Joey got the smoulder going but not proper hip action, the Rumba walks looked more like race walking than Rumba. At least there's chemistry.

Dwight surprised me in a good way. Last time he had 4 days to prep the Salsa. Now with the Foxtrot I saw a lovely frame and flow a bit of stumble but overall a beautiful piece. Given his height being a major drawback for ballroom Dani did the impossible. His Ballroom is actually quite good and dare I say better than Iman. This had by far the best music of the night. An easy tempo Foxtrot which was perfect for the student to maintain timing. 
 

I loved the beautiful choreography for Chandlers dance.She demonstrates emotion, vulnerability and great Rumba elements. I thought the rope turns were gorgeous Derek! I think Brandon is doing a great job showcasing her, but I wish he put more of himself into the dance. Perhaps it was a choice to treat her as porcelain Barbie, but fans want to see chemistry. 

Phaedra's Foxtrot. She's a lovely woman but I can't stand Val's Foxtrots. They never have any meaningful content, it's just Val dancing around and Phaedra running to keep up. I felt like she could have been taught a few feather steps at least. 
 

Reggie and Eric are roughly the same but the judges want to reward Reggie so Eric is next I guess. Improvement was minimal. 

Tori seems so fragile dancing. I expected her to leave a bit later over the  boomers. I wish fans wouldn't pity vote men and ignore the women.

Anna should never been cast. Ezra worked his ass off and not even thank you.  Wow 

Taking into account Carrie Ann's overscorimg I agree with most of the ranking tonight.

 

Edited September 25 by Andiethewestie

[Soapy Goddess]

2 hours ago, CraftyHazel said:

Why did she even agree to do this show??

Money...a legal grift if you will.

5 hours ago, Quickbeam said:

The new guy from SYTYCD is getting more air time than Ezra. He did well with an impossible assignment. 

Is this the guy that tried to lift the linebacker? 

[TVMovieBuff]

11 hours ago, ams1001 said:

Does Stephen have indestructible glasses or something? I could never throw mine like that! Or are they a dummy pair and Alphonso is holding the real ones the whole time?

I doubt Stephen would throw his real glasses! Last night I saw Alfonso give them to him, so either he holds them or they are at the judges table. He probably throws a prop pair. That would be cute, his trademark move being throwing his glasses before every dance. Unless he is doing a Rumba or a more solemn dance. 

[mirandroid]

Anna - what a charmless asshole. Get off my screen, you blank-eyed sociopath. Hope you have better luck next season, Ezra. I want to say they couldn't give you anyone worse, buuuuuut Susan Smith is up for parole soon and I don't want to put that kind of energy out into the universe. DWTS clearly has no qualms about criminal chachas.

[Lindsay Loo Hoo]

I am glad that Anna is gone. She could have said something along the lines of “I’m taking away a new friend in ezra” or just a simple “I had a good time learning ballroom steps” I mean seriously, my heart broke for ezra that she couldn’t even thank him for his hard work putting up with her ass. 
 

Joeys rumba was very good. More hip action was needed on his part. I love that song though, choreography was gorgeous. 
 

Setephen Stephen Stephen, I like him as a person but so far both of his dances have been spastic. I am waiting for a traditional ballroom dance such as Waltz or foxtrot. 
 

Reginald- not much to say, little improvement. 
 

eric- again, not much to say. Britt looked beautiful. 
 

phaedra- I really want to like this pairing but I’m just not seeing any chemistry. They’re very forgettable to me which is tough bc Val is my favorite male pro. 
 

chandler- she is gorgeous and dances beautifully, she should be in finals. Her lines are just incredible. 
 

danny- light on his feet, surprisingly good in that jive. Love this pairing 

brooks-I hate showmances. I really cannot stand gleb no matter how gorgeous he is. They’re so predictable. Blah. 
 

jenn- I keep forgetting about her. She was okay. I love Sasha and want him to do well 

 

Dwight-light on feet, great musicality, love this pairing. Daniella is just a great partner to everyone and a great pro, she gives me Karina vibes. 
 

ilona- she’s having so much fun and that makes me want to watch her. I love her positive attitude and she’s such a breath of fresh air! 
 

I see the final 3 being chandler, (ilona or Stephen) and Joey with that bachelor nation behind him. (Dwight might sneak in there) 

[Alexander Pope]

I found it rich that the judges were asking Anna to be her "true self."  This woman is one of the most notorious frauds/shapeshifters/impersonators of our time! she has no true self.  I'm glad she is gone, though I have to admit I loved it when she answered "nothing" to Julianne's "what have you gotten out of this?" That was refreshing and actually honest, and it showed what a cold fish and selfish person she is, in other words, her true self.

Edited September 25 by Alexander Pope

[TV Diva Queen]

when the ankle braclet wearer said "nothing"  me and DD24 looked at each other I said "she probably really did say "I DO NOT HAVE TIME FOR YOU"  I'm ecstatic that she's gone.

[ams1001]

3 hours ago, TVMovieBuff said:

That would be cute, his trademark move being throwing his glasses before every dance. 

I was thinking it might get old if he does it every time, but for the more "fun" dances I don't mind it. It especially worked this time with the Clark Kent/Superman theme. The first time, also, because people were wondering if he would keep them on or not and he made it into a little wink-and-nod thing for those people.

[iMonrey]

10 hours ago, Andiethewestie said:

I am still thinking yeah the Olympians are cute but their dancing isn't really that great. Stephen dances like he's doing gymnastics elements not putting any finesse into the movement and Ionia was a hot mess even though it was fun the lifts were sloppy and gimmicky And why flats over proper Latin heels?

Sort of agree about Ilona, I noticed the tennis shoes too. Mildly disagree about Stephen. I understand the criticism about being "spastic" but his first dance was a Jive and this week's was a Paso. Both lend themselves to energetic movement and this kid's got energy to spare. Plus it's only natural for his partner to choreograph to his gymnastic strengths. They do that with all the gymnasts. We'll see how he does with a Rhumba or a Waltz. He definitely has musicality/rhythm which is more than I can say for some of the others.

[Lindsay Loo Hoo]

Witneys partner Danny looks like Chris watts I can’t unsee it. That is all. 

[Litnit]

1 hour ago, Alexander Pope said:

I found it rich that the judges were asking Anna to be her "true self."  This woman is one of the most notorious frauds/shapeshifters/impersonators of our time! she has no true self.  

100%! Whether it's sociopathy or borderline, this woman seems to have no real self. Her entire MO was presenting herself as something she wasn't! My daughter and I were howling when she said 'nothing'. Buh-bye.

I wish Tori had stayed longer. I was a 90210 fan back in the day and she seemed so genuine.