or Maks is
>going to go crazy.
>

That's half the fun.

I really like Maks, and love it when he has a feisty partner like Laila, or Mel.

>>
>Last night I voted for Helio,
>Jennie and Marie. I
>really like Mel, but she
>topped the scores this week
>and I wanted to try
>to help save the others
>I enjoy one more week.
> I thought M&M's Paso
>was very dramatic, but their
>1st dance was horrible.
>She better find time for
>practicing more or Maks is
>going to go crazy.

It is that way of assuming M&M aare safe and not
even giving them a couple of votes can cost them
this competition.

I gave all my votes to M&M, just because of what happened last week. Was intending to give some internet votes to Jenny, but overslept this morning (bad night-oh well, so much for the drinking game! HA.).

I agree-Marie and Jane should be going soon, doesn't matter which order. Sympathy votes shouldn't even factor in. I'm sorry for their losses, etc, but age, grace, personality, whatever should not over shadow the dances that they are learning.

To me, ALL of Jane's dances are looking the same. I could sleep through them all at this point! Marie's Paso last week was SO boring, I was almost embarrased for her-I said ALMOST, but not so much....

If she does go, does that mean all the Osmonds will storm the stage in protest?? And no more in the audience with their ever looming presence?????? Please, tell me it's so!!!!! The latter, that is-as in saints.....

If I understand the rankings correctly, if you are in first place with the judges and last place with the public, the only way you can get sent home is if everyone gets a tie with judges and public scoring

Eg
couple a gets judges highest score and gets 6 points, but lowest with the audience (1 point) and have a total of 7 points (and I think in a tie, the audience vote takes precedence)

It is extremely unlikely that couple b (with 5 points) will get the second lowest number of votes (2 points) and the third place couple (4 points) will get the third lowest votes (3 points) from the audience, etc to the lowest couple scored by the judges (1 point) with the largest audience support (6 points). If any one of the other couples does not follow this pattern then the first place team will not have the lowest combined total (but they still might be in the bottom two)

Though I do have to admit that I am not sure how the judges rankings are going to be calculated with so many ties.

That's how I understood the points/judging/voting system and thus why I was not giving any of my 6 votes to Mel & Maks, because they were in the lead & there are still 6 couples left. Instead, I wanted to spread out my votes to those who were more vulnerable, hoping Jane (who was already in last place) would finally get the boot.

Also, as an aside, I am a bit annoyed by those like Cameron and Mel who take on this show. IMO, if your work schedule is that busy and cannot be changed for time to practice, then you shouldn't be on DWTS.

Each week we hear how little practice Mel puts in and, personally, I find it a bit irritating. Imagine how well she could do if she were able/willing to put the time in for Maks to train her properly for each dance? He may also be able to increase the difficulty level of the routines.

I do still want Mel in the finals, unless others improve ahead of her, but I just wish she put more time in.

It was Autumn & incessant piped the quails from shocks & sheaves;
like living coals, the apples burned among the withering leaves.
~~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow