A few people, especially in the second half of the show definitely overscored. The site Pure DWTS actually mentioned how statistically it seems that dances in the second half get marked up a bit, and I definitely saw that in the scores of some people (like Victoria).
In what world should she (and Vanessa who I really enjoy) be tied with Jordan? I do agree with Len that Jordan's Viennese waltz was a bit staccato, but it was definitely (IMO) the best of the night, which was not reflected in the score.
I wasn't a big fan of Lindsay/Mark's quickstep. In the 'caterpillar' section, you couldn't see her legs or feet, and they took way too long for them to break out of her cocoon. Love having Mark's creativity back. On the EW recap they mentioned how the 'caterpillar' wardrobe was half-assed. Since Mark has danced in an actual monkey suit, and a rabbit suit, he should have totally worn an actual caterpillar costume (complete with antennae). Lindsay's dress was amazing, though.
Also, as much as I like Vanessa, I find it unfair that she and Nick get double the screen time as everyone else, since the producers seem to require them to be in their partners' interviews as well. Meanwhile a bunch of the stars don't even get Erin time.
Frankie still isn't the best dancer, but IMO he's the most endearing one there. Based on dancing my top ones are Jordan/Lindsay, Vanessa/Maks, and for personality I'd put Frankie/Witney up there too.
Also, Sharna might out-Mark Ballas-face Mark Ballas! And love Derek's mom's honesty!
We don't need guest judges!! We don't need 4 judges!! It just takes time away from actual productive comments from the judges who actually know about dancing in some form or another, and wastes too much unnecessary time!
