J. Lo! And someone goes home.

Mel: "We got two tens!" Maks: "I got to meet the Spice Girls!" Snerk. Glad that they got the encore and happy that it was a smidge faster...the dance looked more fun.

Jeez, Marie's faint is even worse from the side angle.

At least the right person is going home. It's been grand Mark and you got to show up Trump. Just don't dance again.

Next week: double dancing! Whoo!

Okay, seriously, is there a petition that I can sign, asking for Samantha's removal? When she asked Mel who she thought would be in the bottom two, that was the final straw for me. Her segments grow more and more painful to watch. She has no tact at all.

As for the boot: no big shock. Bye, Mark. It's about time.

That Lindy Hop or whatever the hell it was was awful. It looked like really shaky amateurs, everything they did made me nervous that someone was going to fall or get dropped. It just wasn't solid or fun at all.

I liked Jennifer. She looked good, and actually sounded better than I remember. Maybe she’s taken vocal lessons; I don’t know. My fave ice dance team used “Let’s Get Loud” for their OD one year and I adore the program. I swear, I love the song by default. lol
The pro dance was hott! A little disappointed that they had Julianne dancing with Derek. I’m still hoping we get a Mark/Julianne solo exhibition, but the season is still young.

What was that dance? Someone posted that there was gonna be a Lindy Hop exhibition tonight? So, was that it? Didn’t like it. I find the dance style to be ugly.

I wish they’d scrap audience interview segment. I wish even more that they’d scrap Samantha!

I still feel that the results show should be a half hour long. It just seems that there’s way too much filler.

Hee, it was cute the way Helianne seemed to take a moment to realize they were safe. I’m so glad they’re safe! The show wouldn’t be appointment tv with my fave team gone.

Mark & Kym was the correct choice.

I think Tony & Jane are being hurt by the fact that they haven't been dynamic or versatile. Their dances are always gorgeous and I always enjoy them, but I wanna see somthing more spicy. They need to get out of that comfort zone.

Awe Mark, I'll miss you! Though it was time for him to go - anyone else a little surprised that Jane was in the bottom two?

JLo had two ambiguous outifits... hmm...

How did Jane react to being in B2?

And no I'm not surprised. I like her but find her dances all blend together...she's like Sabrina in the sense that they both operate on one speed/one style (Sabrina hard charging, Jane graceful ballerina).

So relieved that Mark and Kym are gone. Now , we dance!

Why is Samantha trying to make Maks look non-supportive of Mel. Their chemistry and rapport and friendship is palpable. Stop manufacturing dissent.

Jennifer Lopez looks amazing. Is she just three months pregnant now?

I can't believe I'm going to say this, but Jennifer Lopez wins my prize for most fun and entertaining DWTS musical guest. Liked her first song, LOVED her second (I totally guessed she'd do Let's Get Loud- it's perfect for the pros). It was fun to watch the pros dancing with her and I loved that she actually did some of the steps with them. I think if she weren't pregnant, we would have gotten even more dancing from her which is always fun.

I've got to say, the results have been going the way they should, IMO. I don't think anyone is gone who didn't deserve to go (although I have some quibbles about the order they left). I'm enjoying everyone left for various reasons. Nice!

God knows she's from Minnesota so I'd love to love her, but Samantha sucks. She is almost incoherent, and I don't even feel like I'm exaggerating.

The lingering camera shot on Helio and Julianne was a little awkward, as it was kind of clear they had no idea what was actually going on. As soon as Jane and Mark were the ones left, I felt pretty sure it was finally going to be Mark's week.

Props to him, though--he came across much better on this show than I ever thought he would or could.

Well, Mark was definitely the right choice to go home. I'm glad that Mel got the encore. It was great the second time around, too. And yikes, to the shots of Marie's fall. I missed it last night, but scary! They didn't really need to wait until the end to tell her she's safe, though, did they?

And I agree - Samantha needs to go. Every time she opens her mouth, I cringe.

Group dance next week- yeah!

Who was dancing with Karina in the pro number? I couldn't figure out who it was.

Who the heck was that dancing with Karina during "Let's Get Loud"? Plus, when I hear "Let's Get Loud" I expect to see Pasha shaking his ass. I feel denied the opportunity to ogle Pasha. Humph.

Jennifer Lopez was better on the second number. Really any opportunity to see the Pro's dance is fine by me. I wasn't that jazzed by the rockin' lindy hop style thing. Just didn't do it for me.

Loved Mel and Maks getting the encore! They were even tighter and faster the second go round. Woo! Loved Maks' TH about meeting the Spice Girls. Hee!

Samanatha is a moron. Julianne is getting on my last nerve.


Totally. I hate that sort of thing. He clearly loves her and loves dancing with her, he's been nothing but enthusiatic about their dances. Don't put crap into people's heads Samantha! Grrr. Argh.

With the weird curse the show is under this season, I expected JLo to go into premature labor onstage.

It doesn't exactly bother me, but is anyone else slightly squicked out when Julianne and Derek do such sexy dancing? That was very sexy choreography during JLo's performance. I saw Edyta and Alec doing the chair movements and the thrusting and I thought, "Oh yeah, that's right, they're married," then I saw Derek and Julianne doing the same movements, and I thought, "Oh yeah...they're...brother and sister."

The last thing I want to see is Cameron, who has *repeatedly* whined about how difficult his schedule is, leading off a segment about how viewers have no idea what difficult schedules the celebrities have.

Wasn't shocked at all it was Jane. Right now, more than ever before, I think this season is about who comes out with the most memorable dances week to week, because of the folks left, there is talent in all of them.

Since they didn't announce the elimination was a shocker, was pretty sure it had to be Mark. Though was slightly surprised that they left it so long to announce Marie safe. I thought they would put her out of her misery sooner.

Also they need to change up their standing order because as soon as I saw how the lined the last four up, it was obvious it was Jane.

As for "Helianne", evil, but I like seeing Julianne sweat it out. For those that find Sabrina perky, she is like Sabrina x 100 for me. Nails on a chalkboard. I'm starting to understand why Edyta made a comment on her website when being asked about why she's not as close to Julianne she said that while she liked Julianne their personalities were total opposites. I feel like she might be exhausting to be around.

Liked our pro dance. Didn't like that Christian Perry thing.

No, not at all. Not every dance can have the classy, elegant look. Jane is going to have to spice it up a little if she wants to stay in the competition. They need to show they can do other things, and so far they have not done that.

Heh, I felt the same way. It was like, Avert your eyes! Avert your eyes!



Maybe he thinks we won't get it until he beats it into our heads. He works on a soap, and soaps aren't known for subtlety. Maybe it's rubbed off.

Ha! The look on Len's face at the end of that mess of a group number was priceless.

Buh Bye Mark! So glad that he finally got what he deserved: out. He'll probably be whining years from now about how he would have gone to the finals if not for his hip surgery.

I was aghast when Samantha asked who Mel thought would be in the bottom two. Somebody should give that woman a brain transplant and a lesson in basic tactfullness. Samantha is an attractive lady and perky, but I'm amazed she got to be a host on such a popular show. Count me in on the team that doesn't find Sam's blunders as endearing.

I had a feeling that either Marie or Jane would be joining Mark at the bottom. I think Marie must have a lot of fans based on her humor and spunky personality. But I would have bet Jane's fan base was as eager and devoted as Marie's. Given Marie's lower scores, I sort of figured it would be likely her out of the two. Maybe a lot of fans called in for her due to the sympathy factor of the fall.

Finally, Alec returns to the show! He and Kelly danced to "Let's Get Loud" in their freestyle in the finale. I liked how he was the first to jump up to applaud J.Lo. Aww, my Alec is such the professional.

Yeah, they're both great dancers, but it's hard to get past the brother/sister thing. I tried to keep my eyes on Alec/Edyta. They should've had Julianne dance with Mark.

I did initially find Julianne annoying (I couldn't stand her last year), but I've grown to admire her as a dancer and choreography. I do think she's far more perky and princess-ey than Sabrina though. I know some find Sabrina annoying (which I could see), but overall I think she comes across very well.

Glad I'm not the only one who finds Julianne's perkiness annoying as hell! Anyway, Tony's gonna have to step up the choreography next week, no matter what the dance. Maks stepped it up and was sick as a dog!

This was the best results show ever...because Mark Cuban's cheesy grin is gone!

I admit my eyes weren't focused on Julianne/Derek during the chair stuff, but was a bit surprised that they had Cheryl/Mark and Julianne/Derek, especially considering they have had Cheryl/Derek dance together before. Obvously Julianne/Mark are comfortable dancing together too and it would have eliminated the ew factor of it all. Also like others, I was wondering who Karina was dancing with.

I think we can blame that one on Samantha too. She took so long to tell Jane and Tony they were in the bottom two Helianne didn't know where the red light was gonna hit. And don't even get me started on her "interview" with Mel and Maks. That woman is a menace

I'm glad Mark and Kym went home. Mark seems like a nice guy but the poor thing can't dance no matter how hard he tries so he needs to stop.

Surprisingly I think JLo's "Let's get Loud" is my new favorite pro exhibition. Okay it's probably second to Jonathan and Anna's "Fields of Gold" but it was awesome. She really brought the pros, her dancers and the crowd right into it. Very nice.

Question: Who the heck was that guy dancing with Karina? It didn't look like Maks, Jonathan or Tony and Alec, Derek and Mark had their own partners. Was it someone from JLo's entourage? Karina's not competing professionally anymore right so it couldn't be her pro partner. Color me confused.

I had to ff through Samantha's backstage interview segments because I can't stand them, but during he co-hosting pieces I would have sworn a producer took her aside after last night's show and sat on her. With an okay, Samantha, how it's going to work, say your lines, don't ad lib, don't mug, don't be spontaneous, read the cue cards straight. Okay? She came off as if somebody had put a choke leash on her followed by a dusting of valium to be safe.

Maybe it was wishful thinking. I did ff the interviews as I said.

Not full of shock about Jane.

I was wondering during the elimination process, when they had both Derek and Jennie, and Mark and Kym awaiting their fate, did they mention that one of them was safe? Because I swear after Derek/Jennie were said to be safe, Samantha just goes "Which means, Mark and Kym is in danger." I might have just missed that little info saying that only one was safe.

There was a quick shot of Len after the lindy hop exhibition, and he looked less than impressed.

I'm really glad everyone backstage booed Samantha when she asked Mel who would be in the bottom 2. Between that and asking Maks to "sound convincing" when he said how proud he was of Mel, not to mention that horrible Marie "quip" last night, she just needs to get off my screen. Sam - I'm guessing Maks couldn't sound convincing because he's been a bit too busy coughing up a lung or two.

And yes, Mark was the right choice tonight. I keep hoping Cameron will go, too. He's just a bit too enthusiastic, and eerily reminds me of Ty Pennington.

The Houghs' chair-dancing segment was the squickiest TV brother-sister interaction I've seen -with the possible exception of TAR2 Paige begging for a backrub from her brother Blake.

Far be it for me to defend Samantha--EVER--but wasn't it Mel who told him to sound convincing first, not Samantha?

I'm wondering if Maks was supposed to dance with Karina, but because he's sick, they had someone from the tour (Jesse, maybe?) sub in. That couple didn't get a solo move, either, which would kind of fit if there was a last-minute sub. I've seriously seen more than enough pro numbers with the Sparky Wonder Triplets as lead dancers.

I think Marie will go home next week. I think she got a lot of pity votes this week, and maybe she and Jane share a certain slice of the fans, so next week, they'll be back on the Jane train.

So far, I picked the right first five to go, although I had Josie and Albert flipped and Floyd and Mark going before Wayne. I guess a better way of saying that is that I had the Final Seven right!

Samantha's level of incompetence went to new highs today. Samantha Harris, v. 2.0 -- now with more gaffes and miscues!

I think the mystery man dancing with Karina may have been Paul, one of the pros from the abysmal Dirty Dancing reality show (but he was pretty good and he and his partner won that competition).

Yeah, I'm not particularly shocked about Jane either. She danced well last night and is very elegant, classy, etc. etc. etc. She also doesn't have a lot of spark and so probably doesn't get people excited enough to call in for her in droves. Marie had the pity vote, so I thought there was a very good chance Jane would be in the bottom two. Jane might avoid it next week though, as people who think it was undeserved will be galvanized to vote for her next week.

I loved the group dance, although like all the multi-couple pro exhibitions I'd like to watch it a few more times with some slo-mo to catch everything that was going on. Maybe I'm weird, but I wasn't bothered by the Derek/Julianne dancing together. I thought it was more a high energy party dance than a "let's get it on" dance. But a lot of people are WAY more sensitive to that than I am and so I am surprised that the show opted to have Julianne pair with Derek given that it would work just as well to pair her with Mark. (Blake and Paige from AR never bothered me for a second either.)

I had that same feeling. When I heard the music start I immediately flashed back to his dance on SYTYCD to "Let's get Loud".

Who do we have to pay off to get Pasha on DWTS? I'll even take Anya with him if I have to but I want Pasha on a results show pronto.

On Topic I like the way their doing the eliminations better this year than last year. I'm glad they don't make the bottom two sit through a commercial break before their fate... Of course on the flip side it is sad that one couple has to sit through more than one commercial break under the red and the other couple just gets red-lined and then hears the result right away.

I am glad that Mel is still around. She has really grown on me. She has a real exuberance that I find appealing and she seems genuine. The way she played off of Maks deadpan facial expressions tonight was hilarious.

Why yes, marigold there is a petition and we are up to 87 signatures.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/keep-drew...-with-the-stars

Last night was my favorite:

Samantha: See you next week.
Tom: quickly trying to save and cover: And tomorrow night even!

Does she even know when she's messed up? I didn't watch the interviews either because she does them and Mark cuban was involved. He annoyed me. I'm glad he finally left Now the competition really starts. I think Marie goes next.

Julianne absolutely reminds me of Sabrina. She's worse. She doesn't do shading any better than Sabrina. She can "mechanically" do it but I can feel the aggressive control freak tension. Whenever she's supine, or recumbant, or anything vulnerable or submissive in a dance, I just want to say it's okay Julianne, you can cut it out.

It's Sabrina's "bad luck' she looks like a steamroller and Julianne looks like Barbie because they have some of the same problems, generally speaking. Sabrina's actually softer.

Julianne/Derek don't squick me out in a "ew, brother and sister!" way. They squick because as a team they are robots. I adore Derek, obviously. But together, they represent somebody nightmare fantasy of child stars. They're a couple of baby Junes. Do the rumba. Pretend to be married. It's that kind of sick, fantastical MGM musical sensibility - show biz, baby. They are sort of like a throwback to the era of of Vaudeville, or the Dionne Quintuplets (Identical French Canadian baby girls born without fertility drugs in the 1930's. Spent their early life as a sort of public attraction). Kids like the twins on "Suite Life" try to affect some kind of cool. The Houghs are this TEETH! HAIR! ENERGY! LIGHTS! TAP! sort of freak show.

In tonight's show Derek didn't explain what he thought good choreography was, simply saying you had to be good for this show. I'm curious. Julianne's opinion was as expected. Maks' opinion was very well timed - I don't run, jump, do splits... we dance.

I wish he were a more memorable choreographer.

Okay, so now among Helio, Marie, Cameron and Jane I know who was getting the fewest votes.

I'm curious among Helio, Marie, Cameron now.

Am I wrong for wanting the ABC soap dude gone? He is not that good. The ABC soap machine must be in full force. I must say I was surprised that Jane was in the bottom two. I gave all my votes to Marie just cause I like her, not because of the fainting, but now I may have to switch over to Jane! Cause she is Jane! And I love her!

Include me as not surprised about Jane being in bottom two, even though I like her dancing (sometimes a lot).

When someone is known for being elegant (Jane, Stacey, both partnered with Tony), eventually that elegance becomes boring. Compared to someone known for being fun (as well as talented), fun will win over the audience everytime. I would think her fan base she brought to the show is also not as big as most.

Now, will more people vote for Jane after being in the bottom two like they did for Mel? Hmmm, not sure, but doubtful.

The guy who danced with Karina will forever be Not!Maks to me... If only Maks was feeling better, he would have owned.

And Samantha really should be taken out back and put out of our misery. When she started talking to M&M I thought her line of question would've been more along the lines of "You were in the bottom two last week and tonight you're safe. Do you you have any advice for the other couples who might be in the bottom two?" Not "So, who do you think ate it last night and should be in the bottom two?"

Please, can we get someone (anyone!) else as a co-host?

I'm not so sure how big Jane's fan base is, even without Marie's fainting and possible sympathy votes. She's been off TV for a while, she is a "star" but not a super-duper well-known celeb whereas for a certain generation, the Osmonds and Marie are big names. You could see from that tour footage the fans that adore Marie and while they might be 'older', I bet they keep busy voting. If my dad can vote using his computer, cell and landline (he's 79 almost), so can Marie's fans. And I dare say she has a bigger fan base anyway - she has her doll collection, the Children's Miracle Network, her own career, the Osmond family career...more wide ranging than Jane's.

But I could be completely wrong...although I wouldn't be surprised to see Jane go before Marie, if for no other reason than all her dances blend together whereas at least Marie is entertaining and her dances are a bit distinguishable.

Not at all squicked out by Julianne and Derek. I think they're great together and any excuse to have him dancing is ok w/ me. He's such a good choreographer and dancer.

I still think Julianne and Helio are having a great time together-I just think his schedule is exhausting both of them.

Pasha would be amazing on DWtS...

Add me to the squick train for the Hough Family Sex Dance with Props. Ew. No ABC, no. I was trying to move the camera myself to look at Edyta and Alec or Cheryl and any member of the audience to just not see the Houghs together. Apart, yes. Together, just...no.

I think Jane's votes were split with people throwing sympathy votes to Marie. I don't think that will happen next week. If Mel can be saved, Jane can be saved. Plus, Marie's dancing just isn't up to the level of any of the other ladies. And the "air quality" in California isn't getting any better. (Sorry, but that is a lame excuse. I will she had just stuck with hypoglycemia or something else.)

Wow, I knew there was a reason I didn't like Cameron but couldn't put my finger on it...you nailed it.

He actually reminds me of a Ken doll. And I like him, so I'm not saying that to be mean. But Barbie probably should be Shandi Finnessy or Stacy Keibler.

I'm just glad Jane is still there. I hope she stays for a while.

I agree. They may not be best of buddies, like Mel & Maks seem to be, but I don't get the whole 'there's so much tension and they're not happy and they really don't like each other' vibe that others seem to see either.

Helio and Julianne were almost comical in their confusion about whether or not they were safe.

The right person went home tonight. Mark was entertaining, and certainly trying hard, but he was the weakest dancer out there. I think Cameron's the next weakest with a tie between my favorite (Helio) and Marie for next weakest.

Wow, JLo sang live and actually sounded good. Will wonders never cease?

I guess Jane is out as a possible winner now since another poster pointed out earlier this week that no one who's been under the Red Light of Doom has ever gone on to a 1st place finish.

I would love to see Pasha on this show as a pro next season. I think he's got the same sweetness and great partnering skills that Jonathan does, plus the hot Russian accent like Maks. He'd be a great addition to DWtS!

Thanks. I thought I recognized him. He was good on that show (which was rerun on WE these past few days). If that's him, I'm glad he's getting more work.

Can anyone tell me who choreographed the pro dance?

I think one of the reasons why Jane might have been at the bottom, aside from the sameness of their dances, is that when she's criticized, she comes across as pissy.


That's a good comparison. I don't have the same hate for him I have for Ty, but he's very over the top and frightening in his zealotry.


He also said he likes to put in surprises and difficult moments. He reminded me of Louis there. I also love his dorky hats. He looked like an elf!


That's a good point. I have to say normally they don't bother me. I loved their dance together last season, with Tony and Elena. It was the chair which threw me. I wasn't expecting such blatant sexual stuff with siblings.

Anyone else going to miss Kym this season? She's one hell of a teacher, she's pure class, she's beautiful, and a great choreographer. Mark would've gone the first or second week if not for her.

Maks' choreography makes a lot more sense to me now after hearing him say that he doesn't even start to work on it until rehearsals. I realize everyone has a different style, but in this format and with only 5 days to rehearse, I would definitely want to come in with at least a general idea of what I want to do. Compare that to Kym who has her steps down before rehearsal and turns out some really good choreography.



I wouldn't be surprised if Cameron is getting the most viewer votes of all the celebrities with the way soap fans vote. I find him to be just plain bland with almost zero performance ability, but his viewer votes and inflated scores may very well send him to the final. Marie might be in it for the long haul too what with the fans she has collected from the different sources that missmaisydaisy mentioned. Plus, ballroom is huge in Utah and she is a local girl so I'm sure she is getting a lot of support from that too. With Helio, I can't really tell. His racing fans seem very supportive from what I see on the Indy site, but will that carry him through if his scores continue to falter.

It really pains me to say this, because I adored Apolo & Julianne last season and voted for them every week, but Julianne is annoying the hell out of me this time. Tonight's confessional about Len and his dentist and the chemistry between her and Helio just grated. Something feels very "off" about H & J's partnership and to me they're getting worse as the weeks go on.

So glad Sabrina & Mark and Mel & Maks were announced as safe first. Sabrina & Mark have been my favorites since Week 1. I don't care if she's a ringer - I love watching them dance together. And I've really warmed up to Mel & Maks. After her landing in the Bottom 2 last week, I'm relieved they didn't make her sweat the results this time.

Bye, Mark! It was totally the right result. I will miss Kym, though. Coming into this season, I expected to really dislike Mark Cuban, but I didn't mind him all that much. He trained really hard and did the best he could with his limited dance ability.

It's time for Jane to show some versatility so she can avoid the Bottom 2 again. And it it painful to watch Samantha's backstage interviews - I'm really embarrassed for her a lot of the time.