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| Zendaya and Val Chmerkovskiy dancing their Instant Jive during the Finals | Photo: ABC |
Even if no other media outlet reports on this Reflections will: there have been some strange happenings on the show this season.
First off, I found it odd how the producers decided to throw in that immunity scenario, where the couple who earned the highest cumulative score couldn't be voted off the show that week.
Surprisingly, it was Kellie and Derek who got immunity. The show had never done that before and it was only available for that one week, giving no chance to the other couples.
First off, I found it odd how the producers decided to throw in that immunity scenario, where the couple who earned the highest cumulative score couldn't be voted off the show that week.
Surprisingly, it was Kellie and Derek who got immunity. The show had never done that before and it was only available for that one week, giving no chance to the other couples.
The very next week, head judge Len Goodman went berserk after Kellie and Derek performed a Paso Doble in the trio round on May 6, sparking outrage on social media and causing many to sympathize with the couple.
The final weird happening was just this week when voting on ABC.com conveniently went down and was caught by show producers, who decided not to count online votes in the final tally.
That left viewers with only three methods of voting - two if you weren't an AT&T customer. Plus, the show put a five-vote limit on the phone and Facebook methods instead of it being unlimited as I believe the show had done in finales past.
That left viewers with only three methods of voting - two if you weren't an AT&T customer. Plus, the show put a five-vote limit on the phone and Facebook methods instead of it being unlimited as I believe the show had done in finales past.
The stars later took to Twitter saying that online voting was back up. Fans normally have until 11am EST the next day to vote via this method. However, I tried periodically up to the 11am deadline and was redirected to Facebook each time, where I'd already hit my voting limit.
No disrespect to Kellie or Derek but something is fishy here. It reminds me of the time Roshon Fegan, who I thought was going to win two seasons ago, was eliminated midway through after finishing near the top of the leaderboard that week.
Zendaya and Val were amazing from week one. The couple never received a score below eight all season and won each of the additional challenges which gave them extra points. They also received a perfect 95 points, getting three sets of 30s and winning the Cha-Cha Relay during the Finals. Yet they came in second place?
Well, I did my part and voted for them -albeit only 10 times given the snafu and voting limits - but I smell BS.
I don't know if I'll be watching next season.
I don't know if I'll be watching next season.
P.S. There have been many people questioning why Zendaya was on the show to begin with. If you don't already know, she's a trained dancer and stars in Disney's Shake It Up, which focuses on a lot of choreographed routines.
However, what the naysayers fail to mention is the style of dancing on that show is very different than the ballroom style on Dancing With the Stars. Let's get that fact straight people!
How this isn't a championship-caliber dance I'll never know!
However, what the naysayers fail to mention is the style of dancing on that show is very different than the ballroom style on Dancing With the Stars. Let's get that fact straight people!
How this isn't a championship-caliber dance I'll never know!
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