After a two-hour episode that includes 10 dance performances from the remaining 5 contestants, the ultimate moments of Tuesday’s Dancing With the Stars introduced a slew of feelings to everybody concerned, because it was revealed who’s transferring via to subsequent week’s finale.
The reply: All of them.
With every of the 5 remaining dancers performing two completely different types all through the semifinal night time, right here’s a have a look at how issues performed out and what to anticipate from subsequent week’s finale.
The performances
The highest performer of the night time, which is nothing new, was actress Xochitl Gomez with associate Val Chmerkovskiy. They picked up back-to-back perfect 30 scores for dancing a samba and later a waltz.
Charity Lawson of Bachelorette fame ended the night time in second place with associate Artem Chigvintsev, after dancing a near-perfect rumba after which a quickstep that did get straight 10s from the judges.
And regardless of battling a again harm, Vanderpump Rules star Ariana Madix — together with associate Pasha Pashko — danced a jive and a foxtrot that mixed for 58 out of 60 factors. In the meantime, singer Jason Mraz danced a Viennese waltz and a paso doble along with his associate Daniella Karagach, which have been adequate for 57 out of 60.
The ending
The low rating of the night time was 51 out of 60 and went to actress Alyson Hannigan with associate Sasha Farber. She danced a jive and a waltz, the latter of which obtained the bottom scores of the night time. Hannigan was fairly certain that she was going residence, so she took a second to ship some like to Farber.
“If that’s my final dance with you, I simply need to let you know I simply love you a lot,” she stated.
However when it came time to announce the final four on the finish of the present — “in no explicit order” based on host Alfonso Ribeiro — the primary couple introduced for the finale was “Alyson and Sasha,” a lot to the shock and delight of Hannigan.
It really got here all the way down to Gomez and Madix because the remaining names to be referred to as, that means one of many season-long favorites was going to be headed home one week wanting the finale. That’s till Ribeiro (ultimately) introduced that each of them could be advancing.
Madix, who was on the verge of tears, admitted that she was near throwing up whereas ready for the ultimate outcome. Maybe she’ll really feel higher realizing that her ex-boyfriend Tom Sandoval, who infamously cheated on her, was sent packing just short of the finish line in the course of the finale of his latest actuality competitors present one night time earlier.
The reactions
Madix, Gomez and the opposite dancers weren’t the one ones emotionally affected by the finale fake-out. Loads of viewers reacting on social media have been having similar feelings. That’s to say, all of the sentiments.
The best way I shot up from my seat seeing the final 2 {couples} pondering considered one of them was actually gonna go residence #dwts
— 🫶🏽 (@tbslym) November 29, 2023
omg the outcomes of the dwts semi ultimate episode gagged me
— hailz (@cyberhailz) November 29, 2023
The finale
Which means that for the primary time ever, 5 {couples} will compete within the season finale for an opportunity on the mirror ball trophy.
Host Julianne Hough stated that the entire judges’ scores and viewer votes from this week will carry over to subsequent week’s scores and votes to find out the champion.
Except, in fact, two {couples} are introduced because the winner?
The Dancing With the Stars season finale airs Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. on ABC.
