DWTS MAKS ANALYSIS: Week 9 - Dance Off and Elimination

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[tishaa]

I agree, Justina won this for me, she's just like BAM

[vickytribble]

OH MY! I can’t believe you said exactly what I was thinking! I think one thing is that Nellys fan base is larger than AJ’s which is why he didn’t end up in bottom two. You are a great judge! 😃

[LovedByYou]

Yesss Maks!!! I love watching Justina shes so captivating. It's so funny. You dont even watch the show in full context and you gave like the same results. 😫🤣😍😍😍

[LovedByYou]

Maks face during the relay🤣🤣🤣, I knew he was going to go in.

[Aliciaaa]

When he said he thought Johnny would be safe and Aj and Nelly would be in the bottom and Nelly would go home 😭😭 you would think. That's what should have happened

[chloes.]

At 00:54, I LOVE Justina so much, she is such a firecracker! Kaitlyn is so good but Justina just makes me want to get up and cheer for her, her enthusiasm is contagious.

I loved both Johnny and A.J.'s jives but I liked Johnny's more. I have nothing but respect for A.J. and he did great but Johnny's was sharper.

I was impressed with Nelly's enthusiasm but Skai was the clear winner. Props to Daniella though, she is spectacular.

This elimination was painful because neither should have been in the bottom.

I've noticed Derek doesn't like to be the deciding vote on who's going home and passes it off to Carrie Anne. Clever but grow a set Derek.

[lovewindycity]

Maks your face said it it is what it is!
Nelly should have been eliminated a long time ☹️

[adelemeyer]

Maks: please post your Semi-Finals videos fast. I look forward to your analyses as much as/maybe actually more than the actual show! It's become a problem hahaha.

[nomadchica]

you said exactly what i felt watching justina and kaitlyn - their styles are so different! i absolutely love watching justina - her passion and enthusiasm are infectious. i like watching kaitlyn, too, b/c her technique is so beautiful. i don't know what it's going to take to get her to put more feeling into the dancing. i know she can do it b/c she's been very expressive and vulnerable in other situations - on her podcast, in interviews/videos about her life and previous relationships, on the bachelorette and when reflecting on her bachelorette experience. but for some reason, she's not doing it here. :)

[nomadchica]

i was waiting for this! love it. but i'm surprised you didn't comment on nelly's. he's no contender, but he's improved so much! he was actually moving his hips some in his dance, and more steps than usual. and he seems far less stiff overall. :)

[AEALadyofthePsi]

lol omg I didn't notice the first time watching but both teams are doing the exact same dance! 7:23 - 7:29

[josannej]

This elimination was the worse! wrong team went home...

[j]

AJ should NOT have went home for this. Should have been Nelly

[championsareessential]

This reminds me of when Maks and Brandy did not make it to the finals. This competition becomes a popularity contest. It's not about who is the best dancer because Nelly should have gone home .

[Miss_Nutella]

Because this is such a popularity contest, I think the judges should decide the bottom 2, and then America can vote between the two who they want to stay. Nelly is now in the finale and may end up winning this thing because of his fan base, definitely not because of his dancing. It’s just sad. In my books JUSTINA deserves the win the most! She does not have the fan base that the others in the finale have, all she has is her solid dances each week, and that’s a testament to how good of a coach Sasha is. And Sasha deserves his first mirror ball.

[rebeccatlittle]

Thank you for validating my thoughts on the dance off between AJ and Johnny. Judges gave that to AJ over Johnny and I was screaming "WHAT?!" at my tv.

[mollys]

Artem looks so elegant, and yes Justina win

[cjinpa]

The bottom two should’ve been Nelly and AJ with Nelly going home. It’s never an easy illumination when the wrong person is in the bottom. It is what it is though now. Week 10 here we come! Oh and absolutely Justina.

[Cusebaby]

I love seeing everybody talk shit about Nelly, and I was surprised AJ went home considering he's in a boy band for like 30 years and has learned how to dance for a long time and having Cheryl as his partner, but everybody saying it's a popularity contest, AJ got millions of fans, Skai has been on Disney since she was like 7 years old, she has millions of fans, so why was AJ in the bottom 2, why has Skai been in the bottom 2 multiple times, I'm waiting to see what Mak's got to say about Nelly's jive.

[jadexcarroll]

Nev didn’t have to do a duet because it was an odd number of couples so he had the highest scores overall for the season and got the points automatically.