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‘Dancing with the Stars’: Kaitlyn finds herself in bottom two of rank chart, fans blame judges for 'underscoring’

One tweeted, 'Basically my face and my whole houses reaction when she gave @kaitlynbristowe a 7! Complete JOKE....a 7? So underscored...#DWTS'

It is a known fact that the judges of ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Season 29 have high expectations of ‘The Bachelorette’ fame Kaitlyn Bristowe and her pro-dancer partner Artem. Even though their score in the previous episode was impressive, the judges noted that they would like to see her do better.

In tonight’s (October 26) episode, Kaitlyn was all geared up to dance to Pasado, determined to get her first 10 on this season. As the contestants had to narrate a story through their act, Kaitlyn chose to be the Disney villain Cruell De Vil. However, before starting their performance, Kaitlyn clarifies that she’s nothing like the character she was donning for the dance. She also introduced her two pet dogs, who she, along with her boyfriend adopted from a rescue center.

Undeniably, Kaitlyn looked terrifying in just like the original villain, but it seems like that wasn’t good enough to grab the attention of the judges. Soon after their performance concluded, Derek Hough congratulates them on doing a “good job”. However, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli were of a rather different opinion. Both the judges noted that their act looked as if it was “rushed”. Carrie said that Kaitlyn needs to work on holding her shape well while dancing and even said that the latest dance wasn’t a great performance. They received an overall score of 24 which placed them in the bottom two of the rank chart. Kristen was also among the bottom three during the eliminations which got her fans worried. However, the couple gets saved by public voting.

Soon they took to Twitter to express how glad they were to see her safe, with some slamming the judges for being “hard” on her and “underscoring”. One tweeted, "Basically my face and my whole houses reaction when she gave @kaitlynbristowe a 7! Complete JOKE....a 7? So underscored...#DWTS." Another added, "You were great tonight and certainly did not deserve the 7. @carrieanninaba seems to be tougher on you than the others. I'm sure it's because she wants to push you, but it doesn't seem fair. Based on this season so far and other performances, def not a 7!! @DancingABC #DWTS." "I saw the look of terror on @kaitlynbristowe face when she thought she was going home!  you did great Kaitlyn, keep going!  #DancingWiththeStars #dwts," read another tweet.

'Dancing with the Stars' Season 29 airs on Mondays on ABC at 8 pm ET.