my hot take is that connor was not underscored. his technique was NOT THERE he needs to earn it.
2026-10-14 18:11:12
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erinwhittaker8 :
Mine is: Jenna choreographs for Jenna not for her partner.
2026-10-14 22:05:59
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name :
Joe Buck was such a refreshing guest judge. he was very explicit in explaining how he was judging with no dance experience 👌🏻
2026-10-14 17:57:33
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Pari :
I really liked Joe Buck, I was pleasantly surprised. But my hot take is Ezra and Julia should have been knocked for not having any traditional jazz elements in their dance. I loved the dance but it wasn’t Jazz…
2026-10-14 17:40:57
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t :
I think Ezra is absolutely incredible but I think the reason the judges are afraid to critique him is because they’re afraid the audience will twist it into ableism. They have so little time to give their feedback that inevitably fans can/will misconstrue that, so they just lean heavily into the praise.
2026-10-14 17:35:33
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Andrea :
I hadn’t thought about Maura in frame thing, you’re totally right!!!
2026-10-14 17:30:34
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user3664648123008 :
You hit the nail on the head with the first two hot takes. oh my God so sick of Maura doing the same thing I was so bored last night and yes, they’re scared to critique Ezra but love him
2026-10-14 17:24:17
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🦕inneah Knapp :
Unpopular opinion: connor tried but his hips did not move and his score was deserved 🫣
2026-10-14 20:44:16
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Ale :
Thank you! Agree with everything. I might not always agree with CAI but the hate is getting ridiculous!
2026-10-14 16:57:50
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Mairaemily_ :
Agree with you!!
2026-10-15 08:45:39
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Mary Hallahan :
I agree with all thing Carrie Ann except her inconsistent scoring. 0 reason Amber, Harry and Tyler got 8s… Connor and Tyler should have been scored the same and if you’re mad Connor didn’t samba enough then you can’t score Harry higher for also not doing samba
2026-10-14 19:11:33
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cee.dubbs.18 :
THANK YOU. Literally allllll of this! Joe killed it, Jenna for sure needed to be called out bc it was 110% not a Samba. Also, the Jackson hate is getting so old. He is clearly trying. And Amber getting the same scores as Tyler? Freaking jokes.
2026-10-14 19:27:40
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curse you perry the platypus :
ppl are way too rude to CAI
2026-10-14 18:17:01
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Sheeeeebs :
Omg people keep saying they wish Len were here so he could be harsher and then when CAI does it, people FREAK OUT. (Although I do think she is very inconsistent, which is super frustrating)
2026-10-14 17:44:25
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kaitlin shea 🪩🎀🫧💖 :
They may be unpopular opinions but they’re all spot on
2026-10-14 18:00:55
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Bridget Elmer 🦋 :
Completely agree with all of these!!
2026-10-14 16:58:07
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lauren :
all of this is so fair! my only problem with CAI's lift policing is that she has, to Val's face in a previous season, said that a legal lift is if Val wasn't lifting his partner and he wasn't... just like Jenna and Harry
2026-10-14 17:48:37
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Shawndee :
Yeah im rooting for Harry and that choreography actually upset me hopefully she does something better for next week
2026-10-15 06:07:13
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Dusk :
Thank you on the Ezra point. I adore him, but all of his dances have had clear arwas for improvement that they just never mention, which only hurts him because he can't fix something if he doesn't know it's an issue. It almost feels like they're scared to critique him even though it's MORE offensive to score and critique him softer than anyone else.
On Carrie Ann...I think her critique was valid but the delivery was unprofessional. Snidely reading the definition instead of explaining which move was the issue came off as rude instead of strict.
2026-10-14 17:35:05
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S :
Heavy on Ezra has never received constructive feedback
2026-10-14 18:41:11
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Kris :
I don’t think it’s fair that Harry/Jenna got scolded for not sticking to the samba but Julia/Ezra didn’t for not sticking to jazz
2026-10-14 19:07:39
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Deb :
Derek has defined critiqued Ezra
2026-10-14 17:49:39
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DoeFoeToday :
YES! I love these takes, you’re very nuanced! (hard agree on the joe buck point he was pleasantly surprising)
2026-10-14 18:11:37
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carloshadaway123 :
That’s not true about Ezra, the first night Bruno critique him
2026-10-14 18:10:30
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mmatts :
I think some of the pros have gotten a little complacent with their choreo and it was good to have it called out.
2026-10-14 18:20:19
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