NOOOO!

Anna was so close to making it to the group dance! Damn you Carrie Ann for inspiring sympathy votes for Aaron last night!



Oh, and I'm sad for Chuck too.

Was Louie's comment about not crying a PA dig at Aaron? That seemed douchey. Then again...it's Aaron. Once again, I'm torn.

A group hustle? Oh, dear. The only thing that would make the group dance watching would have been Anna T., who is the HBIC, but she's no longer on the show now, is she?? Grrr.

As soon as Aaron and Karina were announced as being in the bottom two, I breathed a sigh of relief because I assumed that the second bottom two spot was going to Michael and Anna D, meaning that Chuck and Anna T would be safe. And then when Michael and Anna were announced as safe, I started panicking again. Dammit, show!

Well that sucks! The good Anna is gone and Aaron is still around. The pro number was fantastic. Shakira is gorgeous but I still can't get into her new songs. I have to say I'm excited for the group dance next week. I have a love of cheesy dance and the Hustle is definetly that.

WHaat? When did they air the results show tonight?? I checked at 9, nothing, checked at 10, nothing, and it's not on now at 11. Did I fall into a time warp here or what? I am so pissed right now!

I would much rather have seen Michael or Aaron go home.

Ok, TPTB at DwtS are pissing me off. They had me hoping for most of an hour that the whiny awkwardness that is Aaron would be gone, and then they oust Chuck instead. At least watching Chuck attempt to dance was fun. Aaron... Not. YMMV.

Derek isn't the brightest bulb in the box, is he? "9, 8, 9. That's a ......28?" Don't bust your brain cell mulling over that one, kid.

Mildly surprised that Chuck is leaving. Thought he had more fans than that.

Aaron is on borrowed time. This is the second time he's been in the bottom two if I recall correctly.

Shakira was cool, but was she lip syncing?

Is the hustle really a cheesy dance? SCD used the hustle last season and it wasn't totally Saturday Night Fever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG_p7RKLTFo

My question is how is Louie still on the show?!

My thoughts exactly. It may be hypocritical. But there's a difference between me making fun of Aaron, and a competitor doing so on TV.

Wasn't surprised at Chuck's elimination. He had no constituency.

dagnabit, I hoped it would have been Aaron, now I gotta find someone else to vote for. I mean I phone vote for Kelly, but I computer vote for someone else.


I loved the pro dances tonight

It was on at 9, regular time. It's only 10:00 now on the east coast. I'm confused that you're confused!

I thought for sure Chuck and Anna were safe for another week...definitely thought Michael and Anna D. were going to be on the chopping block with Aaron. Next season can TPTB PLEASE throw some contenders at Anna and Jonathan?

I'm not - Aaron may have been a bit douchey, but that was a dick move on Louie's part (and Chelsie's too - she was right there with "Of course you're not going to cry!"). Really nice to wait until someone's been slammed rather cruelly by the judges and then mock him.

After this and that mess the two of them served up on the dance floor on Monday, all of the goodwill I felt toward them has just evaporated.

How big is that voting bloc that will reflexively dial for the NFL player in the group, no matter how bad he is? Sheesh. Nothing against Michael, but I would have far rather watched Chuck and Anna T. another week.

Louie had better bring it next week. I'm grouchy that he didn't exit either, because again, I saw more effort from Chuck than from Louie.

I'm glad the producers at least made Donny sweat a little bit this week before he was announced safe.

That was a really bad elimination at the wrong time.

I'm not going to act like I'm shocked Chuck and Anna were gone, but they were one of a handful of couples this season I actually enjoyed watching. There was no weird tension in their relationship, we did not have to endlessly analyze whether the pro was too mean to the partner, we did not have to wonder why the celebrity wanders around looking stoned or figure out who wants to sleep with whom. They were a lot of fun, they tried very hard, and in a season where the only other celebrity partnerships I'm enjoying are either full of nerves (Kelly Osbourne) or seem to be falling apart (Natalie's relationship with Alec), this doesn't bode well.

I guess now I will have to hope that MJH keeps improving and doesn't go downhill again, and that Donny might stop being so fake and more focus will go to Kym's wonderful choreography and dancing.

Aaron should be gone. At least Chuck has a great attitude. Louie is a cute kid, but he is failing.

Can't wait for next week for the group hustle!

So close! So close! He was almost gone. Almost tossed aside. Damn it!! We lost Anna so Aaron could stick around? There is no justice. He should be gone. Blech.

Group Hustle next week. Okay, that could be entertaining.

Why is LaToya Jackson always in the audience? Does she have a season pass?

Jake is the next Bachelor!??? Oh, must go to the Bachelor forum to moan and complain about that self righteous dullard being chosen.

I was disappointed Melissa got the encore for the 3rd best Charleston. Oh well. It was expected.

Shakira just sounds nasal to me. I do not like her voice. I especially do not like that she didn't have the Pros dance during one of her songs. It should be compulsory for any musical guest.

Loved the Pro Paso/AT. I wonder who choreographed it? It was fantastic.

Given how bad a dancer he was, I can't believe how shocked I am that he's gone. In a season pretty short on likeable personalities I just assumed he'd be around for another couple of weeks. I thought Aaron, Michael or Louie would be more at risk. Damn. I'm going to miss him.

Michael might actually surprise us in the group dance, as he'll be able to work with others and see male pros doing the moves. That really should be his last chance though. Then we'll really see if the problem is him or Anna.

Aaron bottom 2? Please tell me this means he's not got long.

Oh, I don't think that argument is hypocritical; I've taken that same position myself. There are and should be different standards for public and private figures, IMO.

But that's not why I'm torn. I'm torn because, well, I do think it was a unsportsmanlike thing to do. However, I loathe Aaron so much that a part of me wants to laugh at how unanimous the other couples seem to be in their disdain for him. That's my irrational side, though. I acknowledge that Louie was being rather dickish there. I won't be sad if he leaves next week.

Aaron and Karina seem to be couple non grata. Probably bad form for Louie to reference Aaron's crying, but I'm not surprised. Between the weird Aaron/Chelsie matchmaking from Karina and also that Louie and Maks seem to have bonded, there very well may be no love lost between A/K and L/C.

I usually skip the musical guests unless I like them but I stopped to watch Shakira. She can move and did a double take seeing the Korean drums for her first song performance. Too bad you could not actually hear them.

The whole night seemed to be about torturing Aaron. Having him wait the entire show to hear he is safe. I was so wishing Anna/Chuck would survive. GoldenWoman said it best, we are stuck with the bad Anna and lose the good one. Back to Aaron, I felt Louie and Chelsie both came off a bit poorly there and I like them. I would be more upset if it was directed at anyone but Aaron. But then Aaron also made that dig about Donny (even if Donny tries too hard) himself.

The bar is pretty low for me for her but she bores me or grates so wouldn't mind her leaving soon. Annoyed she got the encore for the third best charleston and gets another dance where she can act instead of dance. Then add the adorable kid segment to garner more votes to already sizeable fan base, I fear her outlasting Kelly or Natalie. Bad enough the entitled twosome outlasted Debi/Maks.

ETA: Usually when there is a "shocker" in the bottom 2, there is more of a shocked or empathetic appearance by other couples. The lack of any shock or look of support from the other couples was telling to me.

Great pro dance tonight! Next week, even with group hustle, will be a vast improvement over this week.

She is the Access Hollywood correspondent, that is why she is there.

You summed it up perfectly. I'd also add Mya and Dmitri to my list, as I think their attempts to please Len are causing some strain. No, Chuck isn't a good dancer, but neither are Michael and Louie. Anna D. has screwed Michael to the point of no return, I'm afraid, and Louie is quickly losing his charm for me.

I didn't have a problem with MJH getting the encore (better her than Joanna and Derek assaulting my eyes with neon again), but I think the show just loves showing off their little black and white effect. I could also have done without the "Biggest leap in SCORES ever!" lip service Tom was doing. I hate to say it, but I'd prefer the tired but true "I'm a mommy!" storyline.

Natalie still looked unhappy with Alec tonight :(

The paso part was choero'd by Louis

What a tease ... it would have been great to see Aaron and Karina go.

That said, I don't mind Michael and Anna sticking around for one more week (Michael gets a little credit for his backing up Aaron last week), but next week, time to scoot. I'm surprised that Chuck and Anna were out, as Louie's "dance" this week was so uninspired that I thought he might get the boot. Maybe this will just what he needs to get back in gear next week.

Lurved the paso/AT pro dance. Could barely take my eyes off of Dmitry – he and Cheryl seemed especially steamy together. Can’t wait for next week.

We’ve lost Anna T :( I hate to see the look on the faces of people when they just know they’re going home, and Anna had that look tonight.

Aaron doesn’t look like he can handle this – reminds me of Steve O. in a way, like maybe he should have been worried about getting his shit together more on his own instead of trying to get a grip while adding the DWTS stress to the mix. I would rather see him go so I don’t have to worry about him having a breakdown.


I also love Shakira, don’t care about the unique(?) nature of her singing voice. At least she was not lip syncing, which lately gives people extra points in my book even if I don’t like the rest of the performance. I know she is actually a fabulous belly dancer; I would have liked to have seen more of that from her or her backup dancers in Hips Don’t Lie. Not sure what was going on in the first song, I think I would have liked to see some pro dancers in there, even though the Asian percussionists were an interesting backdrop.

I'm sad Chuck went, but I'm a fan of Michael and am glad he's still here. He's so earnest and tries hard. He's not the best dancer, but Anna's uninspired choreography doesn't help. I doubt she's a great teacher, but it's hard to tell from just little clips.

I do a lot of FFing during the Results so I missed Louie's snarking about Aaron's crying and Chelsie chiming in. Bad form.

Shakira was really shaking her body during her signature song. (Skipped the first). Maybe in a few years, she'll be like Mya and on the show.

I did enjoy MJH and Mark in the Charleston, last night and tonight. I'm glad she's out of her slump. However, the scores seemed artificial, and I doubt she can keep it up. Like Aaron was on the top of the board one week, and the bottom two this week. He was also called unsafe first. I almost makes one think TPTB wanted some emotional reaction, even tears.

I wasn't surprised to see Aaron in the B2 but I thought Louie would be with him instead of Chuck. Can always hope for next week in regards to Aaron leaving.

I thought the Pro Paso was entertaining as I always enjoy the pro dances; however, it didn't seem as dramatic as some of the Paso's in the past. I guess I would call it Paso light. Also - I couldn't help but notice that Dmitry/Karina had several missed connections/mistakes while they were partnered. I'm not sure that is a favorite pairing of mine. But like I said, I always enjoy the pro dances.

Shakira is right. Hips don't lie, and they sure do move.

Doh - I didn't even get the dig at Aaron from Louie. Didn't he sort of emphasize he wasn't crying yet, which kinda redeems the comment? Or did I misunderstand that, too. However, I remember his weird head movements while Aaron was talking. Poor kid. Maybe he's a mess, but I'm surprised that it's open season. But then, I'm not seeing him off-camera. Hey, Michael Irvin seemed to like him last night, anyway ;) Hope they get some more snuggles in the group dance.

To be honest, I think Chuck was the least talented dancer left. Though I have to remind myself of how well Louie did in the technique with that first ballroom standard - the posture and everything. Even Len was impressed. Don't know what the hell happened this week but I hope he gets a grip. Ditto Aaron. Chill out, guy, it's the only thing you can do now that you've been called out so bluntly by nearly everybody. He needs humility and resignation to take over, or he'll flip out on us. Karina's gonna have her hands full this week - and I don't think Maks is gonna show up to lend a hand. Hey, how about Tony Dovolani to help Aaron get in touch with his masculine side?

It wasn't that bad of Louie and Chelsie. All Louie said was "I'm not going to cry" and Chelsie said "No, you're not." They probably could have done without saying that, and the producers didn't do them any favors by actually keeping that in, but I still didn't think it was some awful thing to make a slight joke.

I really wished Aaron had gone home, I do not like that guy. Chuck was just fun to watch and I figured he had a much bigger fanbase than Aaron, enough so that he would last longer.

I'm excited for the Paso Doble and AT next week. I'm hoping that the lower scored people (Michael and Louie) can pick it up, because the athletes are essentially the only reason I watch this show.

I thought about it some more and now I'm more firmly in the "Louie was a douche" camp. If he had just straight-up criticized Aaron the way Kelly did, I would be more conflicted. His "I'm not crying yet!" seemed needlessly nasty. I mean, I do think Aaron was being a silly baby to get so teary, but as ridiculous as I find it, the competition obviously does mean a lot to him so Louie shouldn't have gone down that route.

about Louie, acknowledge that if that's the way it sounded, it wasn't the best move. But maybe they have been waiting for this. I mean, the way both Aaron and Karina played with Chelsie was just awful, that had no sense at all. I think that was very low, and maybe they were just firing back. Still, I think it isn't the best way, I think it will fireback to them (as it has already have) and make him look bad (and Chelsie as well). And right now the least they need is to look bad (having danced as they did yesterday). So, maybe I'm biased because I like them (in general) and dislike Aaron (all the time), but maybe it was just a backfire, not a clever one, but just that. I hope they stop acting like that and start focusing in their dances which is why they are here, instead of playing the same kind of games because that just puts them in the same position.
Ok... and maybe he really just say without thinking about Aaron at all. Ok, that's me just being very optimistic, haven't seen it, but the way its described, sounds bad, but I hope it was a little fault and then all can go back to normal: dancing!
Or maybe it was a joke, just that. i don't think it has to be taken so seriously. And again, I think the show edits a lot.

I'm sad Chuck left, mostly for Anna and, well, he is nice. He does not dance at all, but there are others (ok, just Michael) that dance worst.

Chuck seems like a great guy, but he really was the worst dancer left. I'm surprised he left, but I think it was the right choice as far as dancing goes. Both Michael and Louie have more potential than he does. Louie has actually had a couple of good dances.

Why does Joanne look so pretty in the rehearsal and interview footage and so bad during the show?

Sigh..I live in a state of confusion! (My tv guide said 10:00, can't believe I didn't catch it channel surfing earlier tho).
Oh well, Kelly is my favorite and is safe this week so I guess I'm happy. I would've liked for Aaron go over Chuck also, the crying bit was off putting for me....channels Joan Rivers .."oh, Grow Up!"

Same with Natalie and Mya. Hair and make up. Did you see Mya? She is pretty too until they took crayons to her face.

With how Karina and Aaron kept pulling Chelsie into that stupid little crush thing, I don't see how what they did was any bad.

It wasn't exactly smart, and the producers didn't need to keep that in, but it isn't like he came out and said "Aaron is a little girl for crying and I am a man for not." Plus guys will not admit to crying...it's considered sissy of them. Louie was defending his pride more than taking a jab at Aaron.

I had forgotten about Mia and Dmitry, because they're both low-key (although I like them), but you're right. Still, they are probably one of my favorite couples left.

Michael isn't a terrible dancer, but potential doesn't matter. He never had a chance with Anna D, the worst pro I've seen on the show. Louie no longer seems to care about learning to dance. He just sort of stands there and looks goofy.

There's just such a group of hard to care about people, most of whom probably aren't going to get any better.


I think I like the story best where she gets over her issues and improves her dancing. I just wish they hadn't given that 10, as the backlash against her now is going to make her fall even harder when she goes back to a weaker level. And yet, they're one of the few couples I am rooting for to keep getting better. Most of the others are already in drydock.

So did Shakira have some diva clause in her contract, that the pro dancers weren't allowed to appear with her? WTF is with the barely-moving background dancers when we could have had a fun pro number to Hips Don't Lie?

There really seems to be an odd tension/vibe among the cast this week. I'll just blame Aaron and Karina, with no evidence whatsoever, because I've just never liked Karina and Aaron seems like sort of a jerk.

I don't understand why Mya's makeup gun is set to "clown" or why they apparently feel that Joanna needs to look 20 years older, but Natalie's beauty still shines through no matter how they try to sabotage her.

I wasn't really feeling the Paso/Tango demonstration better. It was good, but I kept thinking how much more I enjoyed the demonstrations from S2-S4. I also missed Maks in the Paso demonstration. Count me as another who would have liked to see our pros perform with Shakira for "Hips Don't Lie".



LOL, I'm right there with you for irrationally blaming Aaron for Anna and Chuck's elimination as well.

Two wrongs don't make a right. Karina and Aaron were stupid. So were Chelsie and Louie. Especially since the two antics didn't have anything to do with each other. <-- By that, I mean it'd be a slightly different story if Chelsie were to respond to Karina and Aaron's antics by saying, "Oh, they're just obnoxious." That would be a direct response to what Karina and Aaron did, much like how Kelly O directly responded to Aaron's predictions of a win by saying that he was full of himself. Instead, the two veered off into their own "mean girls"-ish display.

Louie continues to rapidly lose points in my book. I get the sense he does not want to try too hard, but I also think Chelsie is perhaps not chanllenging him nearly as much as she should. The last 2-3 weeks the choreography has been all her dancing around him. YMMV and all that.

I did not like the Shakira segments, as there were no pro dancers involved; she seems to want all the attention to herself. Also, I can't understand most of what she sings in English, especially in "live" performances. At least she didn't sing that horrid she-wolf song; speaking of which, all I could think of when I heard she was going to be on was this spoof. Hilarious.

I thought Len had said Joanna was going to have the pro dance, interesting that they didn't have it. I was just curious to see what the actual ending was supposed to look like, given this tweet from Derek earlier in the day:
Loved the pro dance. Other than that, the show was kind of a snoozefest for me.

Tjht's it in a nutshell. This is the first season where I have yet to even bother to call in. I will when things get further along, but for now, meh.

I was liking the Dmitry/Cherly partnership too. They have nice chemistry. I'm beginning to think Cheryl can create chemistry with almost anyone. Not that it's tough having to look into Dmitry!


She wasn't totally live though. She had a backing track because she let the vocals slip near the end but the song continued on a wee bit longer. But at least it wasn't totally lip synced.


Oh, that explains it. Thanks.


Thanks, jennifer6973. You have all the answers!

I would have loved to have seen Donny's reaction to Aaron's confessional. Donny does have an ego, and I'm sure he would say something.

Anyone who thinks it's women who are the bitches need to watch this show. "meoooow" dudes, geez, the cattiness is just soo attractive.

Karina needs to bring the calm. I think she is not quite at Julianne levels but her choreography can trend to the overly busy. She needs to clean it up, simplify and make Aaron more controlled. Design choreography that kind of helps him with that.

Actually would not have been shocked if Louie had gone because those were some low scores and no matter if he thinks that 2 step was authentic, it came off as non-dancing.

There is some weird tension.

Everyone except Michael and Karina seem to dislike Aaron. Natalie/Alec don't seem to be on the same page. Lacey seems to belittle Mark. I don't get a good vibe from Mya. Louie's a non-trying douche. And Donny is Donny.

When Derek Hough and Joanna Krupa are your most grounded castmembers, that's a bad sign.

Bring Back Tom DeLay!!!.. .. I'm kidding. . . kinda.

I wanted Louis to go home. I think he thinks this show is a joke. I liked Chuck and Anna. It seemed like they were the only couple left (besides Joanne/Derek) that didn't seem to have a power struggle going on. I think Chuck really enjoyed learning the new dances too.

With healthy feet, Tom Delay would have had the best two step of last night, no question. From his samba, he can move to the beat. Even when he can barely move his legs, his body has the rhythm. Technique is all to hell of course, but at least he's dancing. More than most of the 2 steppers did.

The deal with Chelsie/Louie sure feels like a showmance because of her choreography going to crap and maybe their attitudes taking a dive? Both those things seem to be showmance alerts.

What needs to happen now is for Kelly Osbourne to exorcise her inner Jennie Garth and come out firing. Cause her Charleston could have been a sensation - it thrilled the audience anyway - without the moments of uncertainty that I'm pretty sure are mental. Great choreography and great performance by her and Louis, and it seems to me Louis has more great numbers in him where that came from. I'm counting on her.

I was so hoping Aaron would be gone.