I thought from week 1 that Katherine would win. Even though most viewers may not have known who she was to begin with, what's not to like? She's a great dancer - the best Jive flicks Carrie Ann ever saw, the best legs, beautiful movement - is gorgeous to look at and has a delightful personality. So I thought she'd have no problem getting viewer votes.

Chelsea Kane was gorgeous and a great dancer and only came in 3rd. But there is something MORE special about Katherine and I can still see her winning, although there is no predicting viewer votes.

Boo hoo.

Katherine stumbled on what could have been a perfect quickstep. Waiting to see what Len will give her as he pointed it out.

Did anyone here see it as well.

So score is 10-9-10.

I came in late on William's tango.

Leaderboard

Maria and Derek 30. AT.

Katherine and Mark 29. QS.

Donald and Peta 28. Waltz.

William and Cheryl 28. Tango.

William receives a perfect 30 for his samba.

Just after I saw Mark's salsa, Im sorry I love them but that just reek desperation in my eyes.She is going home tomorrow.
Isnt like being a copycat? They introduced bollywood last week and there he comes with a salsa Bollywood? C'mon Mark
And I really like Katherine but I didnt appreciate her package about Gethin.Of course she didnt say anything bad about him but I just wished that she would have talked about something else like her terror when she was almost-raped, or her drug/alcohol past to make her more relatable with the audience;it seems a bit futile when you hear something like William or Donald childhood
Her package was weak comparing to others.
William is certainly not my fav. but I loved his personal story . I think his samba was way overmarked but it probably wouldnt make a difference since his place for next week is guarantee.

At this point I dont care who wins .

Katherine stumbled a second time right at the end and is crying. I cannot tell if she is hurt but Brooke said they are going to have her seen by the doc. I hope she is okay.

Score 9-9-9.

I was quite surprised she talked about Gethin also. Was not expecting that.

I really hope she gets sympathy votes because thats all she needs right now.

Donald's story - that was a lot to overcome.

Samba 10-9-10.

I dont think that Maria's AT deserved a perfect score.
1-She didnt dance on her own most of the time
2-She had a look of fear on her face as she was dancing it.
3-I watched Derek's and Nicole's AT countless of time and I can see that he recycled a lot of the moves.Of course you can recyle moves but this just seems like a deja-vu to me
4-And the injuries, c'mon now other couples have injuries but you dont hear them moan about it all the time!!!!

I rest my case, she is going to make it but I really hope that Derek has a challenging partner next season. know that he is a great teacher, dancer and choreographer but I need to see him dance with someone like Kirstie, Kate , ......

Maria's jive 10-9-10.

Was that a jive?

How did she get a 29?

Katherine looks devastated. I take it she is in pain.

Having her low back checked after the show.

Im fuming right now, its incredible to see how the judges seem to be totally biais towards Derek!

Had any other pros choreographed that jive they would have crucify him/her for lack of content (Maks comes to mind).
C'mon that AT was good but didn't deserved a perfect score.

I feel like they are scoring him and not his partner!

Mark explains a little bit of what happened.


http://www.wetpaint.com/dancing-with...medium=twitter

http://www.gossipcop.com/katherine-j...spital-may-14/

http://www.eonline.com/news/watch_wi...n&dlvrit=51396

Videos.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0CE4D99D10284287

the bloggers have begun.

http://siouxcityjournal.com/blogs/br...-i8qqs.twitter

Maks blog very interesting

http://www.tvguide.com/Celebrity-Blo...a-1047523.aspx

I totally agree about some of the valid points that he made but I unfortunately dont think that anything is going to change anytime soon.
The producers of this show are all in it for the ratings so at the end of the day thats what counts

Awwwww at the last paragraph. I firmly believe that underneath that tough exterior there is truly a lovely man

Thanks edy10, What a refreshingly honest blog from Maks. He says it as he sees it, and I think many would agree with his remarks. The DWTS franchise is a tv entertainment show centred around dancing. People are sick of the favouritism that happens on the show, whether blatant or not....but in the end, not everyone can pleased. I enjoy it for what it is, a fun filled night (usually) of dancing. Sadly, it has become a popularity contest, not always a dance competition.

Personally, I thought the night belonged to Donald and Peta. I enjoyed their dances the most. Katherine, I feel for her, something was missing tonight, and so sad at the end of her Salsa, hope she is ok. She is going to need all the votes she can get to stay in. She deserves to be in the final. Have not been a fan of William and Maria all season, don't know why? Thought Maria's Jive was woeful, jive content, where was it? Way overmarked IMO. They want her in the final. I have to hand it to Derek, he is a great choreographer, and does "protect" his celeb partner, but to me there are better celeb dancers that should be in the final. William, what can I say, just don't get all the William Levy love, I must be getting old I don't get excited when he is dancing. Sure there have been some nice routines from Cheryl, but he just doesn't do it for me So who will go Katherine is looking to be at risk, but hopefully people will rally behind her. So for me I would love to see Donald, Katherine and William in the final....

ps Thank you Lili27 for the links....

I haven't seen the dances yet. It looks like Katherine is a goner.

If Maria's Jive lacked content and they gave her a 29, then that just says it all. Katherine's Jive at the beginning was great and Len deducted a mark for the choreography. The whole thing is one big farce.

Edit: I've just watched her Jive. WTF was that?

Omg the gloves are off tonight.
The ABC boards/discussion is a laughing riot tonight .
Some funny threads over there lol
An example:
"Derek is a Master at Illusion "

The comments are too funny. Im probably laughing because at this point I could care less about tomorrows result

Master at illusion? It's like he couldn't be bothered to pretend the dance was supposed to be a Jive. The choreography wasn't even clever or entertaining. The difficulty level wasn't exactly high either. Len has lost all credibility - if he ever complains about choreography not being traditional again, then someone should give him a slap!

I don't think I can be bothered with the rest of the season. Kinda lost faith in the whole thing. I know it's only a TV show, but even so

Most of the packages in full on this site - including both of Katherine's

Morning! Thank you to the night shift for all your comments and links .

I watched Katherine's routines before I came here, so I wasn't 'spoiled' and will go off and watch the dastardly Maria-Derek jive in a moment

I think K and M are goners unless she gets the sympathy vote and I hope, in completely biased fashion, that that's what happens (sympathy vote not the goners part), but not holding my breath . Afraid I really didn't like the salsa (mishap aside - and I really hope she's okay). Costumes, music, theme, choreo - just not my cup of tea. I also thought she looked uncomfortable in her face. I know the music is (mostly?) picked by the producers, and wonder if she wasn't shafted - it wasn't Bollywood, but people are bound to compare the two and it looks as if they're playing catch-up. (Not saying there's a conspiracy against her, btw, but the producers might have thought it would be 'fun' to see if K could 'out hot' Maria )

I hate the backstory stuff. I know it's a staple of lots of these kind of shows (and I'm grateful we don't get much of it on Strictly), but it seems as if you're not a bona fide competitor if you haven't overcome some personal tragedy - why?!!
....and if you haven't got a tragedy, we'll have to 'find' one for you :yawn:. Some people have had rather lovely lives - they shouldn't lose points for it! Pure schmaltzarama

Just watched William's dances and really enjoyed them both. I thought Cheryl played it pretty straight with the choreo and I liked the costumes and music. Thought his samba was good - basic but ungimmicky - I liked it!


ETA
(PS Watching Donald's package now and feel a bit bad about what I said earlier about the backstories . That was quite impressive. And his wife is very beautiful. And his kids are pretty cute ).