Dancing with the Stars season 32 finale

[silverstarry]

opening number (choreographed by Ray Leeper)

Click to view

32x11: Finale
Five couples compete for a chance at winning the coveted "Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy"; the finalists perform a redemption dance and an unforgettable freestyle routine.

more dances with the pros

Comments

[williammiller]

I was really crossing my fingers and hoping my fave Jason & Daniella would pull out a win (his freestyle was so good!) but I'm not mad Xochitl & Val won.

I thought it was ridiculous that the credits started to roll before the winner was even announced. They don't give time for the winner to answer a few questions? It's so bizarre.

[screamingintune]

I watched the first like half of this last night because I was at my mom's and I was getting really depressed by the news. I haven't watched this show since Tom was the host.

Alyson Hannigan feels so .. idk, lol, she's always annoyed the shit out of me. She feels fake. I base this on nothing but vibes.

The Houghs have really made their entire careers on this show, I feel like they'd be so lost without it

never expected Jason Mraz to be this good at dancing, his foxtrot was really lovely, so light on his feet

[rainbows_are_ok]

Yeah, Alyson comes across as charming, self deprecating and awkward on DWTS but Buffy fans know that she was allegedly very mean to Amber Benson behind the scenes. I wonder who she *really* is.

[lieselmeminger]

i'm not an alyson stan by any means, but is it possible that she has genuinely grown as a person over the last two decades?

[rainbows_are_ok]

Yes, that’s why I didn’t conclude with “she’s definitely a bitch.” I have no idea what kind of person Alyson is.

[lauren901]

Was Xochitl the favorite? Is she a dancer or an actor because it generally seems only young people win this series?

[lieselmeminger]

she doesn't have any formal training, which is surprising because she's so good

[silverstarry]

Mark wearing all black with that one tiny bit of white at the collar made him look like a priest.

I give Jason credit for looking so relaxed during the opening number. The female celebs looked the way I would have: extremely anxious about sitting on a disco ball hoisted above the stage.

If I were choosing the winner based on the actual finale performances, I would have given the trophy to Jason. His redemption dance was so good, as was his freestyle. But Xochitl did well consistently every week so I was rooting for her too.

[niyarav]

I said I wasn't watching anymore but here I am lol. The opening number...is that what Jamie-Lynn left I'm a Celebrity... for? Matt was more entertaining in his 2 secs than Alyson was in the whole series. The disco balls part was so awkward lol

Five people is too many for a final especially when there's one person who's so much worse than everyone else.

I'm glad Xochitl won, I think she was the best performer throughout. Jason was good but his facial expressions were too much for me sometimes, it was distracting.

[yonkers]

Jason was good but his facial expressions were too much for me sometimes, it was distracting.

this perfectly describes my 20 year stanning of jason mraz because he makes the same (and much worse) faces when he's playing guitar. and scatting.

[niyarav]

He owes you big time for your dedication

[silverstarry]

Matt was more entertaining in his 2 secs than Alyson was in the whole series

Justice for Matt! I’m still mad that he was basically punished for supporting the strike because there is no way in hell that his dancing was worse than Harry’s.

Jason was good but his facial expressions were too much for me sometimes, it was distracting.

Although I don’t disagree with you about this, considering the over the top mugging that is common with ballroom dancers (including many of the pros on this show), I almost feel like he should have gotten bonus points for all his facial expressions 😆

On a related note, I can’t believe how many times I saw Val and the other pros singing along while performing this season. Professional dancers definitely know better than to do that. Even non-professional dancers know better because dance teachers always tell their students that it looks terrible to see you singing along (unless it’s specifically a lip sync performance).