Season 33.E09: Semifinals

[Annber03]

Awwwwwww, Ilona. That was lovely. She looks beauitful. 

[drow21]

I gotta say that I am most impressed with Ilona's growth! Not the strongest dancer but improved by leaps and bounds!

[DEL901]

1 minute ago, Desperado said:

“A friend for life” has been said so often on this show and I haven’t believed it for one second, ever. 🤣

It may have started that way the first couple of partnerships, but some of these pros have been on 10 or more seasons…..   it was like that in the Voice.  First season, Blake got so attached to his team and did a lot for them after the show, but you can’t get that involved all the time. 

[dancingdreamer]

Ilona  will do well in a VW, she's does  well in hold. I don't  know why I tear up, but when she dances , she moves me.

 

[Desperado]

Ilona/Alan - lovely Viennese Waltz. I think she knows they’re not going further, but Alan still believes.

[dizzyd]

2 minutes ago, Desperado said:

Ilona/Alan - lovely Viennese Waltz. I think she knows they’re not going further, but Alan still believes.

I think Stephen should go before Ilona.

[Stats Queen]

Just now, dizzyd said:

I think Stephen should go before Ilona.

Same here.

i really hope Danny goes.

I actually enjoy all of them, but Danny and Stephen, to me, have shown the least improvement.

[KittenPokerCheater]

This feels like a weird song to tango to.

[Annber03]

Yeah, again, I'm not wild about the song choice. 

But I do think that was one of his strongest dances of the season. 

[drow21]

3 minutes ago, Stats Queen said:

Same here.

i really hope Danny goes.

I actually enjoy all of them, but Danny and Stephen, to me, have shown the least improvement.

I think that his issue with bright lights have an added effect on his performance as well. They have those bright lights right on him

[Desperado]

Poor Stephen and the glasses issue. CA was so right.

 I actually think he got to sexy once the glasses were off.

[dizzyd]

TG JA chucked her awful brown thing.

[Desperado]

Julianne and Val!!! Woo hoo! 

[dancingdreamer]

Stephen's tango had a lot of choreography,  bless him..is he going  home tonight, he's  accomplished  so much.

[dizzyd]

3 minutes ago, drow21 said:

I think that his issue with bright lights have an added effect on his performance as well. They have those bright lights right on him

I didn’t watch him during the Olympics. Did he wear glasses when performing a although i doubt the spotlights are as in your face as on the show.

[drow21]

Just now, Desperado said:

Julianne and Val!!! Woo hoo! 

JA has been waiting to cut lose!

[dancingdreamer]

Julianne  is such a sexy little  thing, seeing  her dance never gets old.. 

[drow21]

1 minute ago, dizzyd said:

I didn’t watch him during the Olympics. Did he wear glasses when performing a although i doubt the spotlights are as in your face as on the show.

I didn't watch the Olympics at all, I was just making a guess, lol

[KittenPokerCheater]

Stephen wore the glasses all through the olympics and his pommel horse routines. 

Edited November 20, 2024 by KittenPokerCheater

[drow21]

JA has everyone's favorite brown number on again!

[StatMom]

Just now, KittenPokerCheater said:

Stephen wore the glasses all through the olympics and his pommel horse routines.

No, he took them off while he did his routines.

13 minutes ago, Stats Queen said:

Same here.

i really hope Danny goes.

I actually enjoy all of them, but Danny and Stephen, to me, have shown the least improvement.

I have to agree. I’ve been rooting for Stephen but if he goes home tonight, I can’t argue with that.

[KittenPokerCheater]

1 minute ago, StatMom said:

No, he took them off while he did his routines.

He did?  Wow, so he did his routines almost blind then!

[dizzyd]

I thought when Dani was eliminated, I wouldn’t be worried about the girl. But I was very worried for Witney that whole dance. TG the guts didn’t end in disaster, I don’t know about glory.

[StatMom]

1 minute ago, KittenPokerCheater said:

He did?  Wow, so he did his routines almost blind then!

He said in interviews that it’s more about balance and feeling the horse, so that vision is not an issue. Maybe it would be more so in other events.

[dancingdreamer]

Danny and Witney..

They make a sexy couple. I bet their  freestyle  would be good..

The way he lifted her, incredible. 

[DEL901]

1 minute ago, KittenPokerCheater said:

He did?  Wow, so he did his routines almost blind then!

He is a pommel specialist.   I don’t think the glasses have as much an impact on that apparatus.  

[chitowngirl]

I don’t like when the pros are dancing with the routines. It takes the focus off.

[DEL901]

How much dancing did Danny actually do?

Just now, chitowngirl said:

I don’t like when the pros are dancing with the routines. It takes the focus off.

All part of the plan.  

[LennieBriscoe]

10 minutes ago, KittenPokerCheater said:

Stephen wore the glasses all through the olympics and his pommel horse routines. 

FALSE.

He rather famously REMOVED HIS GLASSES before beginning his routines. Videos exist on YouTube, which cannot be embedded here for some reason. 

Edited November 20, 2024 by LennieBriscoe

[Annber03]

7 minutes ago, dancingdreamer said:

Danny and Witney..

They make a sexy couple. I bet their  freestyle  would be good..

The way he lifted her, incredible. 

Some of those lifts they do are crazy. I'd break my neck trying them :p. 

[Stats Queen]

How did Danny make it?

so annoyed

[drow21]

Didn't see that ending coming... Probably double elim next week or is that the finale?

Edited November 20, 2024 by drow21

[DEL901]

Nooooooooooooooooo!!!!!

[dizzyd]

🙄

[dancingdreamer]

I love to vote..

Danny, Chandler  and Joey made it..

Omg you devils,  they all dance

Woohoo!!

 

 

[LexieLily]

Sorry, not sorry, but five people are too many for a finale. 

[Desperado]

1 minute ago, drow21 said:

Didn't see that ending coming... Probably double elim next week

It’s the finale next week.

Just now, LexieLily said:

Sorry, not sorry, but five people are too many for a finale. 

Gotta fill 3 hours somehow. It was excruciatingly long the last time w/ a full first hour of nothing (sigh).

[Quickbeam]

23 minutes ago, dizzyd said:

TG JA chucked her awful brown thing.

I thought “who is that, Lillian Gish?”….it was something you’d put a very old woman in. 

[Stats Queen]

I’m glad they are all in the finale. I think their dances will be fun.

[edie3]

Didn't Danny have a mess up at the beginning, after he went down the stairs?

[Annber03]

5 minutes ago, Desperado said:

Gotta fill 3 hours somehow. It was excruciatingly long the last time w/ a full first hour of nothing (sigh).

I said to my mom afterward, "Well, tht explains a big part of why the finale will be three hours long!" :p. 

I agree that five people is too many for a finale, but I am looking forward to seeing how everyone fares next week. This competition is tight. 

[Irlandesa]

I'd read some spec that we'd have 5 so the ending didn't surprise me. 

On one hand, I'm glad four of my favorite teams made it.  On the other hand, Danny made it in. 

20 minutes ago, DEL901 said:

How much dancing did Danny actually do?

I thought his first dance was perhaps his best, most content-filled dance.  But the second dance was back to his normal level.  It really stood out because one thing I liked so much about tonight is how much content there was in so many of the dances.  Danny's second dance was the one exception.

I loved that Julianne dumped her frock to dance.  I thought it was an odd choice for her but then it all made sense.

I think tonight was Ilona's best night.  The two dances were so different and she killed both of them. She also cracked me up when Julianne was talking about being single.  She was "me tooing" it up in the background.

I've always thought Joey was cute but damn he was so hot in his Paso Doble look.

Chandler is so good but I find Brandon's choreo kind of boring.  I miss the kinds of routines someone like Derek used to do with his ringers.

[nickp1991]

brandon’s first ever freestyle i’m so excited

[nickp1991]

Danny and Witneys freestyle is only going to contain lifts and tricks

[iMonrey]

Heh. Kind of feels like I wasted my time on this.

The only one left who could really challenge Chandler for the Mirror Ball I think is Joey. ABC probably wouldn't mind seeing the first Bachelor win. 

Love Stephen but he did not have a great night. 

Danny's great when he's actually moving but he seems to stop and start through his routines. 

Ilona wins most improved, this was really her night to shine. Both outfits really suited her and the Viennese Waltz was beautiful. Aw, seeing Alan get choked up while she was telling Julianne how much she'll miss him. 

I think for once this was a fair playing field with everyone getting the same dance styles. No Freestyles about dead Grandma to cheat with. 

[DietCokeJunkie]

I wonder who was really supposed to go home tonight that they decided to protect with no elimination?

I heard the “no particular order” line, but were Steven and Ilona really the bottom 2? Steven and Danny should have been, but it’s hard to tell how those votes are swinging. 

[CeeBeeGee]

2 hours ago, LennieBriscoe said:

FALSE.

He rather famously REMOVED HIS GLASSES before beginning his routines. Videos exist on YouTube, which cannot be embedded here for some reason. 

Exactly, hence all the Clark Kent comparisons.

[twilightzone]

22 minutes ago, DietCokeJunkie said:

I wonder who was really supposed to go home tonight that they decided to protect with no elimination?

I heard the “no particular order” line, but were Steven and Ilona really the bottom 2? Steven and Danny should have been, but it’s hard to tell how those votes are swinging. 

It wouldn't surprise me if were the contestants who had the higher judge's score.  There could be a lax with fan voting who assume they are safe.  Because I would think Steven's and Danny's fans would vote hard to keep them safe.

[dancingdreamer]

2 hours ago, Desperado said:

Gotta fill 3 hours somehow. It was excruciatingly long the last time w/ a full first hour of nothing (sigh

I was thinking  the very same thing, 3 loooong hours..

[SHERMDOG]

2 hours ago, KittenPokerCheater said:

Stephen wore the glasses all through the olympics and his pommel horse routines. 

He did NOT wear his glasses on the pommel horse. Nope.