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Did anyone else misjudge the contestant's ability?
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Maz1111
02-10-2010
I got it so wrong! The peple who I thought would do badly did ok like gavin and the people I thought would do well did badly like Michelle. Anyone else did the same?
Iphigenia
02-10-2010
Kind of. I expected cutesie Felicity Kendall to be better than she was.
Fudd
02-10-2010
I underestimated Gavin and overestimated Michelle. I thought Ann would be worse than she was too (which says it all ).
Mystical123
02-10-2010
I thought Felicity, Scott and Kara would be better (the latter 2 were badly overmarked imo).

Gavin really surprised me, I thought Katya did a fantastic job with him.

I had a suspicion Tina and Jared would be bad, but I underestimated just how bad!
passion_flower
02-10-2010
I definitely did! I tipped Michelle, Jimi, and Kara for the top spots. I also overestimated Felicity and Scott. And I expected Gavin to be a car crash, so kudos to Katya!
alexgr
02-10-2010
Jimi, Michelle and Felicity I overestimated - particularly disappointed by Jimi. On the other hand, Gavin shocked me by actually doing rather well.
Camis
02-10-2010
I was expecting (hoping!) that Felicity would have been better and I was certainly expecting more from Michelle. I agree with others that Gavin exceeded my expectations - Katya did a really good job with the choreography for him.
scorpiogran
02-10-2010
Originally Posted by Mystical123:
“I thought Felicity, Scott and Kara would be better (the latter 2 were badly overmarked imo).

Gavin really surprised me, I thought Katya did a fantastic job with him.

I had a suspicion Tina and Jared would be bad, but I underestimated just how bad!”

Well done to Gavin.
I agree about Tina and Jared. He is going to have to up his choreography if they are to progress. Reading between the lines I thought that the judges intimated that.
BuddyBontheNet
02-10-2010
I'd say I -

Underestimated - Gavin, Pamela, Paul, Matt

Overestimated - Kara, Felicity, Michelle, Jimmi & Goldie

Got about right - Scott, Peter, Ann, Patsy & Tina

Overall the celebs are a great bunch!
Mystical123
02-10-2010
Originally Posted by scorpiogran:
“Well done to Gavin.
I agree about Tina and Jared. He is going to have to up his choreography if they are to progress. Reading between the lines I thought that the judges intimated that.”

Len outright said it, and he was spot on!
BuddyBontheNet
02-10-2010
Originally Posted by scorpiogran:
“...I agree about Tina and Jared. He is going to have to up his choreography if they are to progress. Reading between the lines I thought that the judges intimated that.
Originally Posted by Mystical123:
“Len outright said it, and he was spot on! ”
”

I agree. My concern over Jared being a pro on the show was his ability to choreography routines for a show like SCD. He's done a lot of choreography, but nothing like this. That said, I don't think it will be a problem now that he has seen all the other couples dance. He is a little sweetie!
fatskia
02-10-2010
Yes, I got quite a few wrong. A few of them messed up the routine, but still showed potential to be much better.

Gavin was the biggest surprise. Apparently when they finished the dance he said "You owe me" to Katya. I hope he was joking, because it should have been the other way round. But they succeed or fail together, and that was a big success.
Daisy19
02-10-2010
Gavin was a real surprise, i really thought he'd be rubbish!

I thought Jimi and Tina would be much better, but i have a feeling they will be next week.

Kara was as good as i thought she'd be, such a shame about her mishap.
scorpiogran
02-10-2010
Originally Posted by BuddyBontheNet:
“I agree. My concern over Jared being a pro on the show was his ability to choreography routines for a show like SCD. He's done a lot of choreography, but nothing like this. That said, I don't think it will be a problem now that he has seen all the other couples dance. He is a little sweetie! ”

He seems to come across as a really nice person. It must be very difficult to follow in Brians footsteps - a hard act to follow, but I wish him well.
Jan2555*GG*
02-10-2010
I seriously underestimated Gavin I am hoping the confident this weeks performace will have given him will mean he storms the latin.

I seriously overestimated Michelle.....I agreed with Craig....I was really dissapointed.

Tina and Jared BOTH need to up their game, I agree with Buddy I am sure he will up his game now we has seen what the others have produced and it wasnt seriously bad. Ballroom next week for them so I will watch with interest.

I have to say Paul wasnt as bad as I feared he wasnt as odious as Dom Littlewood

Pamela really suprised me and I am praying she will let rip in the latin too.

Come on Jimi you can do better than that.
SeasideLady
02-10-2010
Pamela Stephenson and Matt Baker were much better than I thought they'd be - think we all feel that. Gavin came through for Katya just like Phil did last year. She had her work cut out with both of them and yet they both did a nice waltz .
Ignazio
02-10-2010
Originally Posted by fatskia:
“Yes, I got quite a few wrong. A few of them messed up the routine, but still showed potential to be much better.

Gavin was the biggest surprise. Apparently when they finished the dance he said "You owe me" to Katya. I hope he was joking, because it should have been the other way round. But they succeed or fail together, and that was a big success.”

Gavin was a surprise - but I hope that remark is no more than rumour; otherwise he will not engage the public.
Richwood
03-10-2010
Originally Posted by Maz1111:
“I got it so wrong! The peple who I thought would do badly did ok like gavin and the people I thought would do well did badly like Michelle. Anyone else did the same?”

Overestimated Michelle and Felicity, underestimated Matt and Gavin. Thought that Felicity, being a hard worker, would have progressed a bit more. Kara's routine was a bit messy and disappointing but she's a good mover and should come through. Michelle and Felicity may get their act together, they're not no-hopers. Everyone else performed much as I expected.
missfrankiecat
03-10-2010
Originally Posted by Ignazio:
“Gavin was a surprise - but I hope that remark is no more than rumour; otherwise he will not engage the public.”

He definitely said it but I assume they had just had a bet which he won - nothing wrong with that. I thought he came over much nicer as well as better than I expected.
Tangerine_82
03-10-2010
I totally misjudged them and it serves me right for judging a book by it's cover. I thought Michelle Williams would be really good, another Alesha and she was actually pretty bad. I also thought the Eastenders guy would be another lame Craig what's his name, Flavia's partner last year, but he was really, really good I thought.
Mambo Italiano
03-10-2010
I completely underestimated Gavin - I thought he would be too self-concious, but he was very good. His latin will be interesting though!

Michelle Williams was VERY disappointing. How can you dance in an r'n'b girlband for years and do a cha-cha-cha that awkwardly?
spider9
03-10-2010
Originally Posted by Ignazio:
“Gavin was a surprise - but I hope that remark is no more than rumour; otherwise he will not engage the public.”

Well Katya was the one that said it. Maybe it's something innocent like them having a bet about completing the routine.

I do like to believe the best about people really.
Dorabella14
03-10-2010
Originally Posted by Jan2555*GG*:
“I seriously underestimated Gavin I am hoping the confident this weeks performace will have given him will mean he storms the latin.

I seriously overestimated Michelle.....I agreed with Craig....I was really dissapointed.

Tina and Jared BOTH need to up their game, I agree with Buddy I am sure he will up his game now we has seen what the others have produced and it wasnt seriously bad. Ballroom next week for them so I will watch with interest.

I have to say Paul wasnt as bad as I feared he wasnt as odious as Dom Littlewood

Pamela really suprised me and I am praying she will let rip in the latin too.

Come on Jimi you can do better than that.”

Agree - but Paul has to put a bit more ginger into it. His magic opening was nothing like his panache of yesteryear - he seemed to be overcome by the set.
Veri
03-10-2010
Originally Posted by Maz1111:
“I got it so wrong! The peple who I thought would do badly did ok like gavin and the people I thought would do well did badly like Michelle. Anyone else did the same?”

Michelle didn't do badly.

The judges seemed to think she needed taking down a peg or two, or something, maybe they wanted to make it clear they didn't buy into the pre-show hype.

Veri
03-10-2010
Originally Posted by Mystical123:
“...

I had a suspicion Tina and Jared would be bad, but I underestimated just how bad!”

I absolutely loathe Jared.
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