Thanks for posting folks. I'm going out later on but, will try to respond to all of your posts.
Originally Posted by Daisy_M:
“I don't think either dance deserved a 10. I think Ali deserved all 9's.
I think the uproar last week was due to 2 factors:
1. Ricky isn't very popular on here.
2. Alesha was the judge giving the 10.”
I totally agree with you there! In fact even I groaned when she gave it even though I could understand why she did.
Originally Posted by Smokeychan1:
“I too thought it was superior.
Whilst I know marking should be judged on current weeks, if Ali hadnt received a 10 after Ricky's last week then there would have been an uproar.”
I accept that you thought it superior but, just because Ricky (
or anyone for that matter) was given a 10 it shouldn't necessarily follow that someone-else should be given one the following week. John Barnes was given a 10 for his Salsa (
which I loved
) but, I can't remember anyone receiving a 10 the following week because of it.
Originally Posted by Psychosis:
“I don't know if it was worthy of a ten (personally I thought it was worthy of one) but it WAS better than Ricky's, quite noticeably so in my opinion. If Ricky got one last week, Ali simply had to this week.”
Again, I have to disagree here. If Ali had got one last week then, it shouldn't follow that someone should get one this week. Louisa got a 10 for her Jive quite early in the competition and then we didn't see anything for a few weeks.
Originally Posted by yenston:
“We're probably going to see 10's every week from now on. No doubt this years crop will have the highest number of 10's given. Until next year! So contrived and rather boring now.”
I tend to agree with you there.
Originally Posted by beanbean:
“Hmm i dont think thats always the case though i personally think had Ali got the 10 first people wouldnt have complained about her.
i do think a lot of people criticise 10s when there given out to a couple they dont like (regardless of which judge gives them out).
For example last year there was a bigger uproar about Lisa getting 10s then Rachel, also more people seem to complain about zoe and james getting high marks then someone like Ali or Jade.”
Totally agree with you, especially the part about it being a couple people dislike.
Originally Posted by cmrxx:
“Her dance was better than Ricky's and Bruno mainly scores performance rather than technique, he has a proven track record in this area. Alesha's giving a 10 doesn't seem right as I am not sure she really knows what she is talking about.”
Interesting, I did wonder if Alesha's 10 was somehow de-valued because of her lack of experience.
Originally Posted by WickedPlans:
“I thought it was a nice dance but nothing spectacular. I haven't seen anything yet that warranted a 10”
Totally agree.
Originally Posted by BuddyBontheNet:
“I was happy to see a 10, as it was a 9 or 10 for me - I could even have accepted two 10s! Also, given the other scores for the night at least one 10 seemed fair.
I don't dislike Ricky, but his dance last week was only worth 8 to me.”
I would like to think if she had got two 10s then I wouldn't have had to start this thread! Seriously, when comparing AS's in the past that haven't even warranted a 9 against Ali's; two 10s for that routine I would hope the forum would have gone into serious melt-down!