I'm not sure which judge you're talking about but I don't care for L'll C. I think that's his name. He talks and talks about a lot of nothing.
They had some new judges this year and I'm not sure I liked them, but it's too early to judge.
As to the new format, I too am not sure I like it. It's almost like they're trying to copy "Dancing with the Stars." Perhaps if they still picked more dancers I'd be happy since I enjoyed seeing how so many of them progressed.
I guess the plus side of all this is perhaps the dancers themselves will be at more of an advantage since their partner should know how to dance and might make them look better.
I always feel bad for a good dancer who gets paired with a not so great dancer or one who really doesn't know how to dance certain types of dances.
I did recognize the dancers they're bringing back but can't say they were all favorites of mine so that's a disappointment, lol.
But on another note, I still think the tryouts are unfair. I don't know why they let some people dance for their lives when they did a bad job with some choreography and others get sent home because they were bad.
Just doesn't seem fair.