Warning! The next accommodates spoilers for the Dancing With The Stars Season 33 finale. Stream it now with a Disney+ subscription.
It has been a protracted season with fierce competitors from begin to end, and all of it led to a Dancing With The Stars finale the place it actually felt like something might occur. The tip consequence was by some means nonetheless a shock, although, and judging from the reactions on-line, I feel viewers would sooner stay up for the 2025 TV schedule than dwell on its winner, Joey Graziadei, any longer.
The Bachelor star and his professional companion Jenna Johnson are the winners of DWTS Season 33, with Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten coming in second place and Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong ending in third. As somebody who thought the runners-up had this win within the bag the second I noticed their remaining rehearsals, this is what I feel occurred.
Why I Assume Joey Graziadei Gained Over Chandler Kinney And Ilona Maher
Chandler Kinney spent nearly the whole thing of the season on the high of the leaderboard, and whereas I do know her dance companion Brandon Armstrong wasn’t dropping sleep concerning the competitors, they deserved higher than a third-place end. I additionally maintain enthusiastic about the assorted occasions Ilona Maher went viral this season for her TikTok fails or her Encanto efficiency, and I do not get how she ended up dropping to Joey Graziadei.
My idea, which I’ve no means of proving, is that the fanbase was cut up between voting for Ilona and Chandler for the win. Provided that each ladies had stellar finale nights with performances that highlighted empowerment, I might see there being a scenario the place both would possibly’ve gained the lion’s share of votes had they not each been so terrific. In the meantime, Joey Graziadei was far increased on the leaderboard throughout the season and was additional faraway from his male counterparts within the standings, which might’ve allowed him to get the win on finale night time.
Did Joey Graziadei Deserve To Win?
There’s a variety of chatter on-line questioning whether or not Joey Graziadei deserved to win Dancing With The Stars. Whereas I will concede that I’ve a bias towards rooting for Bachelor stars on the present due to the benefit they appear to have from being on ABC beforehand, I can not say it is totally unjustified.
Whereas he won’t have had as many viral moments as his rivals, there was hardly ever a degree in Dancing With The Stars Season 33 the place Joey Graziadei was beneath second place on the leaderboard. I assume it is solely pure he would finally rise to the highest when it issues most, even when his finale dances have been far much less memorable than the opposite contestants. If he can by some means get Ilona Maher on The Bachelorette, I will recover from his victory fairly shortly.
That is it for an additional season with Dancing With The Stars! These seeking to revisit the season can achieve this over on Disney+. Those that would sooner neglect needn’t worry, as I would wager we’ll have one other season subsequent yr to get excited and labored up about once more.