DWTS Season 23 - Episodes - General Discussion - *Sleuthing - Spoilers*

I love Laurie. I can't believe she made Val cry. He loves that sweet, little girl and just wants her to succeed. Even this old cynic teared up a bit. (As an aside, I prefer Val with the younger teen dancers. The fake romances don't rear their ugly head and the overly sexy stuff they tend to use is kept to the bare minimum necessary for the dance.)

I'm also really loving James and Calvin. I'm hoping those three make it to the finals with either James or Laurie for the win.

JMHO but I think Val is a highly emotional person and he is to be commended for letting his feelings out in the open. Too many people are all bottled up inside.

IA, Marilu Henner needs to go home. I did not see the end of the program last night; fell asleep as usual, so I don't know who went home.

RYAN went home. It was time. Great to see James at the top.

I like Laurie a lot bit I'm not loving her as much as I thought I would. I do expect she'll be in the finals though.

Calvin makes me smile. Win or lose he's enjoying himself. I always appreciate that. Lindsey seems to get a lot of those type of contestants. Maybe it's a reflection on her attitude. I thinks she's great.

Terra has surprised me. I didn't think I'd enjoy her but I am.

Yes, I do think MaryLou should be the next to go but dayum, she looks great. Did you her legs, especially during that Argentine Tango?

Jana is very good but she annoys me. Good thing Gleb is cute.

My fave is James. Who would've thought the race car drivers would be such great dancers? (although Helio would never win nowadays) I think he and Sharna have a great chemistry and he and Jenna sizzled last night.

F2 = James and Laurie.  I hope James comes away with the win.

I thought Ryan handled himself very well throughout the season and last night. I think this may have helped him grow up a bit.
I am not as impressed with Marilu as I expected to be. She seems kind of uptight and self-absorbed all the time. If I had to guess, I think she is getting on Derek's last nerve. HA, he deserves it.
Finally, I love, love, love Val and it was touching to see his sensitive side.

i miss Mark and his fun / creativity!

James for the win all the way!

Marilu bugs me to no end, and I liked her in Taxi. She seems very needy.

I love Terra, she's competing as a person, not a little person.

Agree about Marilu. Her leg work in the AT was great otherwise her dances are meh. Def Derek fans still keeping her in, wish Ryan stayed longer. He changed my opinion about him and liked his partnership with Cheryl. Terra & Calvin are my favs hope they make it to the finales.

BKay wrote:i miss Mark and his fun / creativity!

Me too! He would have killed it for the Halloween episode!! Super excited he's coming back on Monday for Broadway week!  :Woah-hoo:

Marilu Henner & Derek Hough – Samba – “December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)” from “Jersey Boys,” featuring guest performances by Mark Ballas and The Four Seasons
Laurie Hernandez & Val Chmerkovskiy – Argentine Tango – “Cell Block Tango” from “Chicago”
James Hinchcliffe & Sharna Burgess – Jazz – “A Brand New Day” from “The Wiz”
Calvin Johnson Jr. & Lindsay Arnold – Waltz – “Memory” from “Cats,” featuring a guest performance by Leona Lewis
Terra Jolé & Sasha Farber – Charleston – “If My Friends Could See Me Now” from “Sweet Charity”
Jana Kramer & Gleb Savchenko – Waltz – “She Used to Be Mine” from “Waitress”

The Team-Up Challenges are as follows and will dance to the following songs:
Team-Up #1: James & Calvin - Paso Doblé – “No Good” by Kaleo
Team-Up #2: Jana & Laurie – Contemporary – “Bird Set Free” by Sia
Team-Up #3: Marilu & Terra – Jazz – “Big Noise from Winnetka” by Bette Midler

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I've fallen for James in a big way! I can't believe he had that awful accident and dances the way he does! very impressive.

I am impressed with Terra. I sometimes watch Little Women LA and it is amazing what these little people can accomplish. I hope she wins!! JMO.

I finally watched Monday night's epi tonight. OMG! Mark singing with his Jersey Boys! His talent blows me away.