I'm not sure what Craig's problem is. He hasn't given Ricky a 10. Some of Ricky's dances have been phenomenal but he gives him a 9 when the other judges recognize that he deserves a 10.

I CANNOT believe that Matt DeAngelo received 40 for his Waltz & Ricky only received 2 10? WTF is going on?

Ricky's Waltz blew Ali's AS out of the water but she was given a perfect score.

IIRC Craig was the only judge not to award Alesha with a 10.

Craig gave Alesha a ten for her waltz in the final- Len didn't.

As much as I think Craig should have given Ricky a ten by now, if he sees a mistake he obviously won't.

Craig can't get past Ricky's "bandy" legs which is why I don't think he'll ever give him a 10. He did acknowledge that Ricky had worked on his pigeon toes last week but, unfortunately for Ricky because of his accident there's little he can do about his leg. The fact that the guy can walk, let alone dance is probably worth more than any 10 that Craig can give.

That's why I think in general that Craig is the best judge.

I agree. It was because of the mistiming when they were coming down stairs that he nentioned at the start of his comments (tbh I didn't notice). It's not entirely clear how Craig really thought the dance compared to Ali's AS because that mistake muddied the waters.

(I think pigeon toes are technically more serious a problem than inappropriate facial expressions, especially in latin, and so pleased to see Ricky has worked on that.)

I thought Ricky was brilliant tonight,

Laura, I just read about his injury on Wiki. You're right it was a horrific injury & I'm now in awe of his dancing ability

I missed the comment about his injury. Yes, well done to Ricky for perservering in trying to correct the problem, despite his previous injury.

People go on about Ricky having a head start because of his natural rhythm but the fact that he was born bow-legged, topped with the leg break he had a few years ago, I'm stunned at how good he's become. His dancing is so good - it makes me overlook his physical disadvantage. And he still has the steel rod in his leg! Bloody amazing he is

He really is the best by far.

ricki has to win now if people are gonna vote for the best dancer

All the more AMAZING that he is such a fabulous dancer. At times he could have been mistaken for the professional half of the partnership tonight. I didnt even know about the accident.

I'm sad about Ali and Brian going, but was really happy for Ricky and Natalie tonight. They deserved it.

Ricky will get a 10 from Craig when he deserves it! Unlike the other judges Craig saves his 10's for perfect dances.

I thought Craig was a little mean tonight when it came to Ricky.

Aye, normally I would agree with that but, it looked a bit silly when the dance which scored 50 didn't bring the house down. Yet, the dance which scored 49 received a standing ovation. Mind you I wouldn't have wanted Ricky to have beaten Mark and Karen's AT so I didn't really mind.

However, when talking of "perfect" dances (Craig or no Craig) there is no way on earth you will ever convince me that Lisa's CCC was worth 40, no way what-so-ever!

I really don't think they give out full marks on the merit of the dance anymore. It's all politics and it's something that is decided by the producers to give some couples more chance or to make the show interesting.

I think series 4 was the last time the judges marked dances fairly. Remember that 40 points for Matt to get Gethin out. As great as Rachel was, did her foxtrot deserve 40 points, especially that early on in the series and don't get me started on Lisa's perfect score. It's all politics folks, don't take it so seriously.

I have to say though Ricky was amazing and I'm glad he is in the final.

Hi Laura - was so pleased for you and the other WWWs tonight - for me the best final if it has to only be two, and I have to say that I gave a few votes to Ricky as well as my favourites tonight - the AT was stunning!