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Post by MFWalkoff on Nov 22, 2022 0:42:33 GMT
The Finale - The finalists perform their final two routines in hopes of winning the mirrorball trophy. Will it be Wayne Brady, Charli D'Amelio, Shangel, or Gabby Windey? DWTS streams live on Disney+. Watch it here: Disney+ LinkEnjoy the show!
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Post by MissGriss on Nov 22, 2022 1:33:16 GMT
Seeing Cheryl (Burke) and Louis doing her farewell dance together made me a bit misty!
On a different front…. Tyra apparently got confused and thought she was the mirror ball.
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Post by Critical on Nov 22, 2022 2:45:24 GMT
Seeing Cheryl (Burke) and Louis doing her farewell dance together made me a bit misty!On a different front…. Tyra apparently got confused and thought she was the mirror ball. Same. I love them both. Louis was on Cheryl's podcast not long ago and it was lovely to hear more about their friendship. I love that Louis is still out there killing it at 50!
I think we're probably going to see Charli win, which bums me out. She can do the steps well, but there's no emotion or feeling at all. She's like an automaton. I would say that was just her age, but I grew up with dancers who could make you cry with their dancing and they were years younger than Charli. I just don't enjoy watching her. She seems like a sweet girl, but I don't feel a thing watching her. The other three finalists dance with so much more feeling and expression.
I put my 20 votes behind Gabby. I think she's a longshot, considering Charli's sm following, but I did my part.
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Post by MissGriss on Nov 22, 2022 3:10:47 GMT
I loved Gabby’s freestyle! So good! OMG! Gleb looked great! The results were no surprise, but felt bad for Gabby. Any other season, she would likely have won. I agree with what Critical said about Charli. She moves really well, but she just can’t emote or connect with the audience. In her “redemption dance,” she was “fake emoting,” but I saw very little genuine emotion. I, too, find it hard to get excited about her for that reason.
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Post by Arielflies on Nov 22, 2022 3:20:48 GMT
Well, Gabby has an upcoming job for every city on the tour...Charlie and others, city by city.
Jenna so wanted Val to win - it was sad when they didn't, c'est la vie.
A warm send-off for Glen - he even has his own mirror-ball trophy for a shelf. Does he still judge on Strictly Come Dancing in England?
And there was Tyra's get-ups. The first was based on art decco and not too bad, but the second made her left boob seem twice the size of her right boob. It was a real Boo.
Enjoyed this season.
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Post by Critical on Nov 22, 2022 3:31:12 GMT
I loved Gabby’s freestyle! So good! OMG! Gleb looked great! The results were no surprise, but felt bad for Gabby. Any other season, she would likely have won. I agree with what Critical said about Charli. She moves really well, but she just can’t emote or connect with the audience. In her “redemption dance,” she was “fake emoting,” but I saw very little genuine emotion. I, too, find it hard to get excited about her for that reason. I realized the other thing that bugs me about Charli and this she can't help - her legs are short. It's a think that just isn't great for dancers. You can get those nice long lines with short legs.
I don't get all the love for her. She's fine. She's obviously the biggest ringer they've ever had on the show. Still, bland. She seems like a sweet kid, but I don't find her that interesting as a person. She doesn't seem to have any personality. I don't understand this huge popularity on TikTok either and I wonder if she'd be that popular if she'd just started on TT now instead of when it was relatively new. You'll never convince me that they didn't lure Mark back with the promise of a ringer who could win the show for him.
IMO, Gabby deserved the win. She's a better dancer than Hannah or Kaitlyn, both of whom won the show.
Very sad to see Len go, but maybe that leaves the door open for Cheryl to be a judge. I'd love to see Maks as a judge too, but I think he's more divisive than Cheryl, who seems pretty universally loved. OR, they can give Cheryl Tyra's job and let Maks be a judge! I'd love that! I think Alfonso did fine and he'd be even better without Tyra there.
NOT happy with the winner, but at least the top four were all good dancers and we didn't end up with a clunker in the finale like we often do.
ETA: I posted before seeing Shangela's freestyle and HOLY CRAP! That was amazing! Kudos to Gleb for going for it. He looked beautiful I literally would not have recognized him. Even knowing it was him, it was hard to recognize him. I love that partnership. Before the season started, I saw some disgusting comments online about "Poor Gleb, I can't believe they stuck him with that____" but I clearly, Gleb wasn't unhappy. Plus, he strikes me as someone who's definitely very confident in his own sexuality. He even said that this was his favorite season.
Overall, I think it was a good season, with the exception of the winner.
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Post by MissGriss on Nov 22, 2022 4:12:55 GMT
I would enjoy either Cheryl or Maks as a judge. I saw an article today from the Daily Mail, (which I always take with a grain of salt) that said Mark’s mother Shirley Ballas is being considered. Ugh!!! Not a fan of any of the Ballas family.
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Post by FannyMare on Nov 22, 2022 18:13:53 GMT
Excellent win. Well done Mark and Charli!! I didn't like Glebs freestyle, and apparently Val was kissing Gabbys shoulder( complaints online) I never saw it, not a fan of Val or Gabby.. The bacherlotte usually wins, so glad this time she didn't this time..
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Post by MissGriss on Nov 22, 2022 18:39:56 GMT
I saw the shoulder kiss. It was no big deal. Just a little friendly peck like a kiss on the forehead or cheek but on the shoulder instead. Nothing even remotely sexual about it. I think Mark kissed Charli on the forehead. Is everyone taking about that?
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Post by Critical on Nov 23, 2022 0:08:20 GMT
I saw the shoulder kiss. It was no big deal. Just a little friendly peck like a kiss on the forehead or cheek but on the shoulder instead. Nothing even remotely sexual about it. I think Mark kissed Charli on the forehead. Is everyone taking about that? Yeah, it's a total nothingburger. People who want to stir sh!t will post about it on SM and clearly, it took off. They leave out the part about how Val raved about his pregnant wife and talked about how wonderful she is and how great her choreography was for their freestyle. Dancers are generally pretty physical and affectionate people. THAT doesn't make a good story, apparently. It doesn't mean it's sexual.
I've seen people talking online about how Charli is the best dancer they've ever had on this show and as an actual trained dancer, I'm going to say she's absolutely NOT the best dancer. She's fine. She dances well. A great dancer shows emotion and makes you feel something, as well as being able to perform the choreography. Charlie doesn't have that. Maybe she can develop it, but she's not there yet. For my money, the best dancer was Meryl Davis. I loved her partnership with Maks, but she was also just a beautiful dancer with tons of expression and emotion on the dance floor. There have been so many stars on this show who were better performers than Charli. Many of them won the show, but many didn't. Heck, I think all of the others in the finale were better performers than Charli.
UGH, about Shirley Ballas. I hope it's not true. I've had my fill of the Ballas family. I mean, at least it isn't Corky, but I'd prefer to never see any members of that family on this show ever again, including Mark and his dirty mop of a hairdo. I think they need to bring in a younger generation to refresh this show. They need to bring Maks in as a judge and give Cheryl Tyra's job, Keep Alfonso. Keep the troupe - bringing them back was one of the best decisions they made this season. If they're on Disney+, I don't know why they can't go back to Tuesday results shows. I always enjoyed seeing encore dances and just more dancing, period, on the results show.
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Post by FireWoman on Nov 23, 2022 20:53:36 GMT
Excellent win. Well done Mark and Charli!! I didn't like Glebs freestyle, and apparently Val was kissing Gabbys shoulder( complaints online) I never saw it, not a fan of Val or Gabby.. The bacherlotte usually wins, so glad this time she didn't this time.. I was happy with Mark and Charli's win too. I am a Mark fan, and always will be I love his choreography style. Charli grew on me throughout the season, unlike her mom. I know many said she was emotionless but that is how I felt with Gabby.. or maybe she was disconnected at times. I could see the changes in Charli as the season went on. My mini me is NOT a Charli fan (from her TikTocs, lol, as she is the target demo I found it funny) so she was meh on this win. I did see Val kissing her shoulder, I found it very odd more so with his very preggy wife sitting behind the judges. Gabby danced well enough but I could never warm to her. Her personality may be quirky or fun or cute to others to me it was like nails on a chalkboard.. but to each their own. She did well, worked hard and i wish her well after all her relationship fall out. I was not a fan of Wayne's freestyle, but as I have said many times over, I am not a fan of Whit's style of choreography. I do love Wayne still, you go dude as a member of the half century club I feel all your aches and pains too and you did great Now Shangela.. sigh.. ohh Shangela! I love her to death, and Gleb.. i really enjoyed their freestyle.. which it looks like was heavily choreographed by Shangla herself. I give Gleb a LOT of credit doing his own Drag get up and leaving the cheoro to Shangela.. such a great partnership there, made me love Gleb even more this season. He was, and i know i have said it before too, happier and more relaxed then i have seen him in a long time. I will miss the hell outta Len, he was my fave judge. IMPO the wrong person is leaving this show this year.. but I will always respect hi and his reasons in doing so.. enjoy the time with your fam and live your best life Len.. you earned it! edit: I would love Maks as a judge, and Cheryl. Dump Tyra and let Emma host.. she was great when talking about the tour.. but she's not near retirement yet (YAY).. but she would be amazing in that role.
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Post by FannyMare on Nov 23, 2022 21:32:46 GMT
Excellent win. Well done Mark and Charli!! I didn't like Glebs freestyle, and apparently Val was kissing Gabbys shoulder( complaints online) I never saw it, not a fan of Val or Gabby.. The bacherlotte usually wins, so glad this time she didn't this time.. I was happy with Mark and Charli's win too. I am a Mark fan, and always will be I love his choreography style. Charli grew on me throughout the season, unlike her mom. I know many said she was emotionless but that is how I felt with Gabby.. or maybe she was disconnected at times. I could see the changes in Charli as the season went on. My mini me is NOT a Charli fan (from her TikTocs, lol, as she is the target demo I found it funny) so she was meh on this win. I did see Val kissing her shoulder, I found it very odd more so with his very preggy wife sitting behind the judges. Gabby danced well enough but I could never warm to her. Her personality may be quirky or fun or cute to others to me it was like nails on a chalkboard.. but to each their own. She did well, worked hard and i wish her well after all her relationship fall out. I was not a fan of Wayne's freestyle, but as I have said many times over, I am not a fan of Whit's style of choreography. I do love Wayne still, you go dude as a member of the half century club I feel all your aches and pains too and you did great Now Shangela.. sigh.. ohh Shangela! I love her to death, and Gleb.. i really enjoyed their freestyle.. which it looks like was heavily choreographed by Shangla herself. I give Gleb a LOT of credit doing his own Drag get up and leaving the cheoro to Shangela.. such a great partnership there, made me love Gleb even more this season. He was, and i know i have said it before too, happier and more relaxed then i have seen him in a long time. I will miss the hell outta Len, he was my fave judge. IMPO the wrong person is leaving this show this year.. but I will always respect hi and his reasons in doing so.. enjoy the time with your fam and live your best life Len.. you earned it! edit: I would love Maks as a judge, and Cheryl. Dump Tyra and let Emma host.. she was great when talking about the tour.. but she's not near retirement yet (YAY).. but she would be amazing in that role. x100
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Post by MFWalkoff on Nov 24, 2022 1:00:28 GMT
Great season, deserving winner. I kind of think Shangela should have been third and Wayne fourth based on their final 2 dances alone, but there's no controlling the fan vote. I knew there was no way Shangela was going to do this without getting Gleb in drag at some point -- I'm glad they saved it for the finale, it really paid off.
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