For the last regular-season episode prior the finals, Episode 9 will be a DWTS Birthday Party. Joey explained, “This is a special one. It is the 20th birthday party in celebration of our 20th year on air.”

Week 10’s semi-final episode will honor a certain “Purple Rain” singer with Prince Night, to which Alfonso excitedly quipped, “That is my night. That’s my night,” adding he’s already planning his fashion choices for the Nov. 18 episode, saying, “I got some outfits over here.”

Week 11 will then conclude the series as the three-hour finale. As for how things will turn out, Alfonso believes it’s anyone’s game.

“At the end of the day, it’s a different vibe than any other season that I can remember, where there’s this many people who can absolutely win,” he shared, adding of the premiere episode, “They all brought it.”