Weekly Rank The Couples - DWTS 33

[Alex95]

Bump before tonight

[*Lily]

1. Chandler & Brandon (=)

2. Ilona & Alan (+2)

3. Joey & Jenna (=)

4. Stephen & Rylee (+2)

5. Danny & Witney (=)

6. Dwight & Daniella (+1)

[Zoey]

01. Joey & Jenna

02. Danny & Witney

03. Ilona & Alan

04. Dwight & Daniella

05. Chandler & Brandon

06. Stephen & Rylee

[*Chris]

1. Joey & Jenna (=)
2. Chandler & Brandon (=)
3. Ilona & Alan (+2)
4. Danny & Witney (=)
5. Stephen & Rylee (+1)
6. Dwight & Daniella (+1)

[Alex95]

13 rankings this week!

 

Week 8:

1. Chandler & Brandon (=) - 1.8

2. Joey & Jenna (=) - 2.2

3. Ilona & Alan (=) - 3.3

4. Stephen & Rylee (+1) - 3.6

5. Danny & Witney (+1) - 4.3

6. Dwight & Daniella (+1) - 5.8

 

Week 9 ranking will go until Tuesday, November 26th at 8 pm.

-Please no "strategic ranking" (this isn't a game, no need to rank a popular couple you like low just because you wanna see someone you like more rank higher overall)

-Please don't edit your posts. I like adding up the rankings as I get them. If you feel you have to change something, just rank again and let me know that you're ranking again. I'll use everyone's final rankings in the tally at the end of the week.

-Please include all the remaining couples in your rankings

[Alex95]

Week 9:

1. Ilona & Alan (+1)

2. Chandler & Brandon (-1)

3. Stephen & Rylee (=)

4. Joey & Jenna (=)

5. Danny & Witney (=)

[*Diana]

1. Joey & Jenna

2. Chandler & Brandon

3. Ilona & Alan

4. Stephen & Rylee

5. Danny & Witney 

[Solaris]

1. Ilona & Alan

2. Joey & Jenna

3. Chandler & Brandon

4. Danny & Witney

5. Stephen & Rylee

[ungodlyhour]

1. Chandler & Brandon

2. Ilona & Alan

3. Joey & Jenna

4. Stephen & Rylee

5. Danny & Witney

[taylorkat]

1. Chandler & Brandon 

2. Joey & Jenna 

3. Stephen & Rylee

4. Ilona & Alan

5. Danny & Witney 

[Elliott]

1. Joey & Jenna

2. Danny & Witney

3. Ilona & Alan

4. Stephen & Rylee

5. Chandler & Brandon

[*Wallace]

1. Chandler & Brandon (=)
2. Joey & Jenna (=)
3. Ilona & Alan (+1)
4. Stephen & Rylee (-1)
5. Danny & Witney (=)
 

[keychange]

1. Chandler & Brandon

2. Joey & Jenna

3. Ilona & Alan

4. Stephen & Rylee

5. Danny & Witney

[Zoey]

1. Joey & Jenna

2. Danny & Witney

3. Ilona & Alan

4. Chandler & Brandon

5. Stephen & Rylee

[*Lily]

1. Chandler & Brandon (=)

2. Ilona & Alan (=)

3. Joey & Jenna (=)

4. Stephen & Rylee (=)

5. Danny & Witney (=)

[Alex95]

Bump before tonight

[Alex95]

10 rankings this week!

 

Week 9:

1. Chandler & Brandon (=) - 2.1 (Higher than Joey & Jenna 6/10 times)

2. Joey & Jenna (=) - 2.1 (Higher than Chandler & Brandon 4/10 times)

3. Ilona & Alan (=) - 2.5

4. Stephen & Rylee (=) - 4.1

5. Danny & Witney (=) - 4.3

 

Overall ranking will go until Tuesday, December 10th at 8 pm.

-Please no "strategic ranking" (this isn't a game, no need to rank a popular couple you like low just because you wanna see someone you like more rank higher overall)

-Please don't edit your posts. I like adding up the rankings as I get them. If you feel you have to change something, just rank again and let me know that you're ranking again. I'll use everyone's final rankings in the tally at the end of the week.

-Please include all 13 couples in your rankings

[Solaris]

1. Chandler & Brandon

2. Ilona & Alan

3. Anna & Ezra

4. Joey & Jenna

5. Danny & Witney

6. Brooks & Gleb

7. Stephen & Rylee

8. Phaedra & Val

9. Reginald & Emma

10. Tori & Pasha

11. Dwight & Daniella

12. Jenn & Sasha 

13. Eric & Britt

 

[*Diana]

1. Joey & Jenna

2. Chandler & Brandon

3. Jenn & Sasha 

4. Ilona & Alan

5. Stephen & Rylee

6. Danny & Witney

7. Anna & Ezra

8. Phaedra & Val

9. Reginald & Emma

10. Brooks & Gleb

11. Tori & Pasha

12. Eric & Britt

13. Dwight & Daniella

[taylorkat]

1. Chandler & Brandon

2. Joey & Jenna

3. Stephen & Rylee

4. Jenn & Sasha 

5. Tori & Pasha

6. Ilona & Alan

7. Danny & Witney

8. Dwight & Daniella

9. Brooks & Gleb

10. Phaedra & Val

11. Anna & Ezra

12. Reginald & Emma

13. Eric & Britt

[keychange]

1. Chandler & Brandon (+2) - i feel like this season was the first time that the show’s history of racism and misogyny made it’s way into conversations beyond the niches of specific online spaces (IDF, Reddit, etc.), and Chandler’s presence was a driving force behind that! despite many of us expecting her to be a shock boot all along, she made the Finale and delivered a truly historic freestyle. the tragedy of it all is that history repeated itself once again, and she became yet another Black woman denied of the crown despite exhibiting superior dance ability. i’m not sure if/when another Black woman will win this show, but something about Chandler’s journey makes me more optimistic for moving forward. shout out to Brandon for coming into his own this season as well  

2. Joey & Jenna (+9) - getting another winner from the Bachelor franchise does irk me. although, i do think Joey is a refreshing champion as far as archetype goes and he is surely one of the best male celebs in recent history. i also love Jenna's storyline of finally getting her second mirrorball to avenge her two recent (upset) runner-up showings with Nev and JoJo, as well as those who doubted the credibility of her first win since it was in a shortened season. even better, she got it passed down to her from her husband, who she was just nominated for an Emmy with  

3. Ilona & Alan (+1) - i can’t say many of Ilona's dances connected with me, but it was a joy to follow her journey on social media. as i’ve said multiple times at this point, she was such a unique and refreshing casting for the show and brought a lot to the table.

4. Brooks & Gleb (+4) - this partnership was the best mess. they were eliminated at the perfect time, right before it was about to get a little *too* annoying. part of me is sad we didn’t get to see Brooks with a partner who would’ve fully utilized her potential though - there’s a finalist in there somewhere!

5. Anna & Ezra (-4) - will always be holding space for “nothing”  

6. Danny & Witney (+4) - knowing that Danny only got 5th place, i can appreciate his journey more. this was a seemingly a super fun season for Witney. she was constantly experimenting and her dynamic with Danny was fun! during the season, i was just worried that the praise and virality they got would result in them outplacing more deserving contestants and the thought of that upset me.
7. Stephen & Rylee (-5) - i was expecting to ride for this partnership pre-season, but that was not in the cards. i quickly realized that the producers vision for them was… very high school rom-com vibes; talented blonde sweetheart "transforms" the clueless, nerdy guy. except he didn’t really transform. additionally, the increased “all American” undertones from Stephen being an Olympian (and it constantly being incorporated into their routines)… i understand how other people might love that, but i was not the target audience. on a more positive note, i loved seeing how joyous Rylee was this season compared to her partnership with Harry. 

8. Reginald & Emma (-2) - Reggie is really just such a sweetheart. this partnership also made me appreciate Emma so much more than i did before. TPTB, please give me my Emma & Britt Top 2 next season!

9. Tori & Pasha (=) - if Tori lasted past week 2 i think i would have ironically stanned her. something about her excessive positivity, her *finally* being cast on the show despite being the epitome of a “DWTS celeb”, the ozempic face… a queen if you ask me!

10. Jenn & Sasha (-3) - in a season of many unique social media phenomenons, finding out there is a subreddit called r/jennandsasha where 3.2k fans (as of today) ship them and fantasize about their relationship is definitely amongst the weirdest. i personally found their partnership to be unremarkable, and at times cringe. i’ll give her her 10s for her knee walks in her Paso though!

11. Phaedra & Val (-6) - i don’t really remember her presence but she was a fun personality occasionally i guess? Val seemed very disconnected in this partnership, especially compared to last season with Xochitl.

12. Dwight & Daniella (=) - as predicted, this was literally just an inferior re-hashing of Dani’s partnership with Iman except Dwight was a bad person who overstayed his welcome.

13. Eric & Britt (=) - didn’t bring anything to the season, unfortunately. manifesting that ringer for Britt next season!

[ungodlyhour]

1. Chandler & Brandon (+3)

2. Ilona & Alan (+3)

3. Anna & Ezra (-2)

4. Joey & Jenna (+6)

5. Jenn & Sasha (-2)

6. Brooks & Gleb (+5)

7. Stephen & Rylee (-1)

8. Phaedra & Val (-6)

9. Reginald & Emma (=)

10. Danny & Witney (+2)

11. Tori & Pasha (-4)

12. Eric & Britt (+1)

13. Dwight & Daniella (-5)

[jarmon]

1. Joey & Jenna

2. Jenn & Sasha

3. Chandler & Brandon

4. Ilona & Alan

5. Phaedra & Val

6. Stephen & Rylee

7. Danny & Witney

8. Anna & Ezra

9. Brooks & Gleb

10. Tori & Pasha

11. Reginald & Emma

12. Eric & Britt

13. Dwight & Daniella

[Ariel1989]

1. Chandler & Brandon

2. Joey & Jenna

3. Stephen & Rylee

4. Ilona & Alan

5. Jenn & Sasha

6. Danny & Witney

7. Phaedra & Val

8. Tori & Pasha

9. Reginald & Emma

10. Brooks & Gleb

11. Eric & Britt

12. Anna & Ezra

13. Dwight & Daniella

[Alex95]

Overall (+/- from pre-show):

1. Chandler & Brandon (+2) - It was really neck and neck between my top two who were easily my favorites this season. I give Chandler the edge based on dancing ability alone. But I was fully invested in both journeys.

2. Ilona & Alan (-1) - What a fantastic partnership, probably my favorite Alan partner ever? Their friendship is everything, and Ilona had an actual improvement arc. Not Alan learns to dance around Ilona better to hide her faults. Actual improvement! I hope Ilona is back on my tv in some capacity cause she's a star.

3. Stephen & Rylee (+1) - I'm kind of surprised by this ranking. I was high on Stephen early on, then neutral as the season progressed. But he won me over by the end. I think he really improved, I've always adored his personality, and I really think he had an underrated amazing finale.

4. Brooks & Gleb (+3) - Lol this mess. I found myself being slightly ironically defensive of Brooks only to become unironically defensive of her when it turned out she was a good dancer and because I found the criticism of her to be bordering on slut-shaming. I know the forced showmance storyline wasn't for everyone, but I think the fact that it was so forced and caused more harm than good made it hilarious for me.

5. Anna & Ezra (=) - Easily in the discussion of the greatest DWTS early boots with Lolo Jones & Mischa Barton.

6. Phaedra & Val (-4) - I was soooooo excited for Phaedra coming into the season that it pains me to say I found her a bit forgettable overall? Phaedra & Val were just lacking that extra spark, or that one dance or moment to really make them stand out. I still love her, but she wasn't the superstar I expected her to be.

7. Reginald & Emma (-1) - Uncle Reggie . Too pure for this show .

8. Joey & Jenna (+3) - He's a good dancer and a good guy. I feel absolutely nothing about his win.

9. Jenn & Sasha (-1) - Similar to Phaedra, she lacked that *moment* (though choosing Taylor Swift for sob story night was objectively hilarious). But Phaedra has more of en edge because I'm still just higher on her overall. Also unlike Brooks & Gleb, the showmance storyline didn't work for me because it was too genuine lol. And falling for Sasha after dancing with him is just a symptom of stockholm syndrome.

10. Danny & Witney (=) - Early on I thought he was the most bland human being to ever exist, but he did grow on me and found a personality throughout the weeks. Not enough of one for me to rank him any higher, but enough that I didn't dislike him by the end, even if he was objectively the weakest dancer those last two weeks.

11. Tori & Pasha (-2) - I feel like I really would've liked Tori if she lasted longer, but it wasn't meant to be. Her one episode guest spot on House of Villains was more memorable than anything she did here.

12. Eric & Britt (+1) - He sucks. Justice for Britt.

13. Dwight & Daniella (-1) - He sucks and lasted longer than Eric. Justice for Daniella though also she's fine she's had enough good partners already throughout her time on the show