Who will go, who will stay, will Len be crankier than ever for missing a week? Keep the answers to those questions and many more here until the West Coast sees it for themselves.

• Intro,Snidget, 08:03 PM, 10-14-13
• Christina and Mark,Snidget, 08:13 PM, 10-14-13
  • RE: Christina and Mark,udg, 09:49 PM, 10-14-13
    • RE: Christina and Mark,udg, 09:59 PM, 10-14-13
• warning...,Snidget, 08:15 PM, 10-14-13
• Jack and Cheryl,Snidget, 08:27 PM, 10-14-13
  • RE: Jack and Cheryl,udg, 09:51 PM, 10-14-13
• Leah and Tony,Snidget, 08:39 PM, 10-14-13
  • RE: Leah and Tony,udg, 09:52 PM, 10-14-13
• Corbin and Karina,Snidget, 08:52 PM, 10-14-13
  • RE: Corbin and Karina,udg, 09:53 PM, 10-14-13
• Bill Engvall and Emma,Snidget, 09:02 PM, 10-14-13
  • RE: Bill Engvall and Emma,udg, 09:55 PM, 10-14-13
• Snooki and Sasha,Snidget, 09:13 PM, 10-14-13
  • RE: Snooki and Sasha,udg, 09:56 PM, 10-14-13
• Pros on previous dance training.,Snidget, 09:14 PM, 10-14-13
• Brant and Peta,Snidget, 09:26 PM, 10-14-13
• Amber and Derek,Snidget, 09:38 PM, 10-14-13
  • RE: Amber and Derek,udg, 09:58 PM, 10-14-13
• Elizabeth and Val,Snidget, 09:48 PM, 10-14-13
  • RE: Elizabeth and Val,udg, 10:04 PM, 10-14-13
• Going home,Snidget, 09:57 PM, 10-14-13
  • RE: Going home,Snidget, 10:01 PM, 10-14-13
  • RE: Going home,udg, 10:08 PM, 10-14-13
    • RE: Going home,udg, 11:09 PM, 10-14-13
      • RE: Going home,Round Robin, 10:05 AM, 10-15-13
  • RE: Going home,qwertypie, 01:26 PM, 10-15-13
    • RE: Going home,JessicaRN, 00:00 AM, 10-16-13
    • RE: Going home,Round Robin, 04:05 AM, 10-16-13
  • RE: Going home,Sagebrush Dan, 06:32 PM, 10-16-13

The most memorable year ever, aka the tear jerker episode.

Wake Me UP by Aloe Blacc with him singing it and the pros doing a chair dance.

Cha Cha Cha to Forget You.

And the band is back.

Len. So glad to be back. Got to see that fantastic cha cha cha. Fire and Ice. Great technique. Fantastic.

Burno. Forget your troubles, perfect picture of a hot latina. Incedently hot. Bruno is flustered.

Carrie Ann. That was something special. Tuned it up. something was different. all the moves were cha cha, on fire.

9 - 10 - 9 - 28

First 10 from Len?!?!?!

I've forgotten this already.

Seeing the eliminations, now I remember. I thought she looked better than he did.

I'm starting to doze off, so I may not make it through the show.

Based on votes alone, one of the female dancers would be eliminated.

Last year the year, high highs and incredible lows.

Dancing the Waltz, dedicated to Lisa and Pearl.

Des'ree - Kissing You

For some reason that felt disconnected to me, mostly from Cheryl, which is odd.

Bruno, admiration for your strength of character, dancing was wonderful my darling. Even got your bum under control my darling.

Carrie Ann. Something magical about you, the grace of your being slips in. Exceptional level of quality. Whole thing was waaaaaaa.

Len. Waltz is a big dance with big movement. Appreciated how much you did in hold. Your hand does a back passage?!?! kind of thing, so watch that.

9 - 9 - 9 - 27

Since I'm commenting after having watched most of the show, I'll say that I think Jack did better than Corbin.

Story of liberation, raised and dependent on something you don't realize how not strong you are.

Dancing to Katy Perry's Roar, contemporary.

Breaking free from being a puppet.

Tom asks Carrie Ann, drapery obstructed her view.

Carrie Ann, loves the message, love the story telling, the lift to movement to lift, some kind of rough You did really well.

Len. Love the concept terrific. All the action between the two of you. The lifts were labored good, but not great.

Bruno. Leah fights back. I am free to be me. Very hard, very particular technique, a lot to take on. Storytelling effective.

7 - 7 - 8 - 22

Please, please, please, let her be the one going home this week.

Dear Tony, Sometimes "strings" don't need to be literal. That part looked better in rehearsal.

Dedicated to his sister Pheonix. Dancing the Foxtrot. His sister has scoliosis, had to be in a brace.

My wish by Rascal Flatts.

Len. You are a terrific dancer. Whatever dance you get you get the character of it right away. In hold getting sway, footwork good. That last lift was a bit out of character.

Bruno. You could be the love child of Fred Astiar and Ben Vereen, you blend them together.

Tom. Too bad Bill Nye not here to explain how that works.

Carrie Ann. The last two lifts, your feet were on the ground. But the very beginning. Karina swears her foot was on the ground. If the slow motion replay shows it would you add the point back?

9 - 9 - 10 - 28

Tom is calling for the replay.

This waltz was more dramatic than Jack & Cheryl's, but I think J&C's was technically better.

1982 when he married his wife.

Viennese Waltz to She's Always a Woman - Billy Joel.

He isn't the prettiest dancer, but he makes me smile.

Bruno. you wear your heart on your sleeve. You need to be careful how you throw your arms.

Carrie Ann. You touch our souls, but a little off timing.

Len. Lovely rotation, little rough. Liked you in hold, well done.

The Lift or no lift, the rule book says the 9 is final based on what they see.

8 - 8 - 8 - 24

I can't get over how good he is, considering his background. This is why I watch DWTS.

Year she gave birth.

Jazz routine, Brit-Brit's Work Bitch.

Did nothing for me, but I did like the slide onto the bench in the end.

Carrie Ann. I don't know how you do it, you surprise me. They don't look like they come natural to you, but on beat and barrel through it.

Len. Lifts clean, energy and attack, fun to watch.

Bruno. She works hard for her money. Exhilarating bundle of fun.

Tom tells Nicole she was right about the whole 180-360 thing.

9 - 9 - 9 - 27

That was jazz?

Dancing Contemporary. 2009 Dad died. Threw all of energy into acting career after tha77t.

Your Song - Elton John.

Not sure if the right song for random Mia Micheal-like spazzy movements.

Len. That was terrific, the interaction and passion.

Bruno. Throw yourself into it. No fear. Put in some contractions, acted it wonderfully.

Carrie Ann. Passion doesn't instigate the movement, I felt every movement was driven from a true place of passion.

9 - 9 - 9 - 27

Foxtrot to Try a little tenderness.

Bruno. Lady Amber is here to stay. Sensational. Performing powerhouse. Not traditional could be a broadway show.

Carrie Ann. You danced the heck out of that routine. The way you act the number, and do all the styles like it is nothing. One little slip but otherwise.

Len. Wonderful personality, this is a fox trot, need to see a certain amount in hold. As great as you are, not enough, I'd like to switch places with you Derek sometimes. You are star.

9 - 7 - 10 - 26

I think Len is right that Derek doesn't care much about the rules. That irritates me, but it probably gets them votes, so...

Jive, saved by the bell inspired to I'm so Excited.

dozed off, missed most of it.

Carrie Ann, kicks were a little soft, fell out of your pirouette.

Len. Kicks were sharp clean and fast. I feel good on this side of the room. Tall people get too loose, but not you.

Bruno, you just need to dance. I used to do those steps in music videos. Increadible fun.

8 - 9 - 9 - 26

The intro to that was so uncomfortable that I skipped it.

Elizabeth and Val in jeopardy while they are at the judging.

Rest, after the break.

Safe couples are:
Corbin and Karina
Amber and Derek
Bill and Emma
Jack and Cheryl
Brant and Peta
Nicole and Sasha

Not Safe
Christina and Mark
Elizabeth and Val
Leah and Tony.

Elizabeth and Val are safe.

While not necessarily the bottom two.

Final results.

First 10 of the season vs lowest score of the night.

5the week the couple leaving is.

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Christina and Mark!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!11!!

Mark looks seriously unhappy.

Dance Challenge next week.

Well, that was unexpected.

Also, the numbers on screen at the end didn't match the numbers announced during the recap. I don't care enough to check if any of them are right, but the ones I remember are wrong. I just accidentally voted for Elizabeth & Val. I predict next week is NEL due to technical difficulties.

I couldn't log in using FB or Twitter to vote online, either. I had to create an ABC.com account. Double fail.

Well the system supposedly worked last week and Mark and Christina still fell victim to the worst screwjob in the history of DWTS, so I don't think they'll punt the public votes unless they eliminate somebody TPTB don't want eliminated.

Way to add salt to the wound --- announce a female is going home, score her really high with judges score and then announce she is eliminated because she has ZERO AUDIENCE SUPPORT. Ouch!
I really didn't know who she is, I think she might have been victim of an anti-Mark vote.

I almost expected for Leah to step up and volunteer to go home. Leah looked like she felt really bad and knew that it should be home. Leah talks too much about it not being fair that she isn't a professional dancer though. That's why I love Bill!

Qwerty, I'll guaran-damn-tee you that was an anti-Mark vote. Sure, Christina hasn't got a huge fanbase, but somebody that good and that good looking does NOT get the boot unless thousands upon thousands of viewers hate her partner's f---ing guts. Huge numbers of viewers and internet posters DO hate Mark's guts, mainly because the little jerk has an attitude the size of Jupiter, and this ain't the 1st time that has bit one of his partners. Sabrina Bryan was the 1st victim of this, and there have been a couple other times his partners got booted earlier than they should have. This time with Christina was the worst screwjob ever on DWTS, and if these Texas-sized screwjobs are gonna keep happening to Mark's partners, maybe they need to pull him off of partnering so no more partners get raw deals like this.

Thanks for staying up for this Snidge. I was unable to watch it, so this was a nice catch-up. Thanks to everyone who adds their two cents.