Shangela kills as killer doll

(SPOILER ALERT: This article reveals the team that was sent home on Monday, October 31)

The remaining nine couples channel classic horror characters for Halloween, with Shangela “snapping” Gleb’s neck in the final stages of her creepy doll routine.

Len Goodman, who was dressed as a vampire, said the routine “scared me with the pants” after Bruno Tonioli dubbed her the “psycho killer queen of the night”, “You chucked like a saint”. make a bride.”

Jordyn Sparks and Brandon Armstrong started the evening with “Oogie Boogie’s Song” from the tango of “The Nightmare Before Christmas”. It garnered moderate praise from the judges, who gave four 9s, despite asking for more “consistency” from the singer. It wasn’t enough to save him from the bottom two or be sent home.

In her farewell speech, she said the competition was “life-changing”, and promised that she would continue to dance. “I can’t wait to do more.”

Heidi D’Amelio wanted partner Artem Chigvintsev to give her a challenging routine like daughter Charlie is doing with Mark Ballas. Their powerful Dominatrix-themed tango enthralled Derek and Bruno, but the pair ended up in the bottom two again. They were saved by the votes of the judges.

As previously reported, Val Chmerkovskiy was out with COVID, so pro dancer Alan Burston partnered with Gabby Windy. His vampire Argentine tango stunned the judges, with Derek Hough calling it “bloody spectacular”.

Tyra Banks gave an update on Val’s health: He’s still in quarantine and everyone around him has tested negative, but just to be “super, super safe,” some of the dancers donned masks at rehearsal. was worn.

Daniel Durant was also ill and missed a few days of rehearsal and, after a back injury, Mark Ballas brought Pasha Pashkov to rehearsals with partner Charlie D’Amelio, but both were able to perform live on Monday night. .

Mark and Charlie’s sexy, creepy tango earned a nearly 39 out of 40 points, with the YouTube star’s impressively improbable “Exorcist”-inspired backwalk on her hands. “My head is spinning like Linda Blair’s,” Bruno said, and declared the dance a “genius.”

The haunting contemporaries of Trevor Donovan and Emma Slater literally gave Bruno goosebumps while Carrie Ann called it “amazing.” Trevor is suffocated and admits he was thinking about the friends he had recently lost during the routine, in which Emma played a ghost. It was even more emotional when the judges gave him 39 points, tying him with front-runners Charlie and Mark. The pair, who had been in the bottom two twice before, were tied for the first place.

Daniel and Britt Stewart’s video-game-inspired Paso Doble received mixed reviews, but survived another week.

Vinnie Guadagnino and Coco Iwasaki were “zombie chemical plant guys” for their Paso Doble, but Carrie Ann Inaba asked Coco to give the “Jersey Shore” star more tempo and less “blocky” choreography next time. And there will be next time, because audience votes saved him again.

Wayne Brady and Witney Carson pose for a contemporary routine for a techno version of the “Halloween” theme. It got the audience on its feet and earned a solid 37 out of 40, but attracted a few nitpicks from judges Lane and Carrie Ann.

The couples formed two teams for the group number as “Team Rogue” and “Team Scream”. The judges loved Team Scream’s murder-mystery routine, which ended with Charlie as the last lady. TeaIm Wicked scored 33 out of 40 points while Team Scream scored 39 runs.