Originally Posted by Mystical123:
“Finally got to watch the whole show - took forever to go up on iPlayer.
Some thoughts:
Matt & Aliona - loved their rumba. Same problem with hands as Chris had, but they acted it the whole way through and I thought it was great.
Kara & Artem - If Scott's jive deserved 39 (and i don't think it did), this deserved 40. Utterly breathtaking, the dance of the night for me by a mile. She's gone up in my estimation a lot in the last few weeks and it will be a severe injustice if she doesn't make the final.
Scott & Natalie - it was good, technically good, but I wasn't blown away like I was with Kara's dance. Awful use of props, they weren't even in the same picture half the time and barely danced together, so not worthy of a 10 imo.
Pamela & James - a bit stiff in the legs, but still full of vitality and humour and I really enjoyed it.
Patsy & Robin - I don't see the improvement. The messing about at the start was ok but onc she got into hold I thought she was very wobbly and stumbled quite a bit. Not impressed.
Felicity & Vincent - just awful, in my opinion, really didn't enjoy it.
Michelle & Brendan - same as above, not a great dance for her at all.
Gavin & Katya - I don't see how this was worth 33, I thought it was dreadful! So gimmicky and it kept stopping and starting. I like Katya, but that was the worst choreography I've seen her produce, I'm astounded that it got more than a 6 from any judge!
Ann & Anton - I have to give her credit for not using any gimmicks, Bruno's score was fair. Really detest how she keeps talking about the dances coming up as if she's certain to get through - even if she is, it's not right for her to assume so!
And as for wardrobe, has the budget disappeared this year? I think Brendan's shirt has been worn by James before, and James' entire outfit was one he wore on the pro tour this year!”
“Finally got to watch the whole show - took forever to go up on iPlayer.
Some thoughts:
Matt & Aliona - loved their rumba. Same problem with hands as Chris had, but they acted it the whole way through and I thought it was great.
Kara & Artem - If Scott's jive deserved 39 (and i don't think it did), this deserved 40. Utterly breathtaking, the dance of the night for me by a mile. She's gone up in my estimation a lot in the last few weeks and it will be a severe injustice if she doesn't make the final.
Scott & Natalie - it was good, technically good, but I wasn't blown away like I was with Kara's dance. Awful use of props, they weren't even in the same picture half the time and barely danced together, so not worthy of a 10 imo.
Pamela & James - a bit stiff in the legs, but still full of vitality and humour and I really enjoyed it.
Patsy & Robin - I don't see the improvement. The messing about at the start was ok but onc she got into hold I thought she was very wobbly and stumbled quite a bit. Not impressed.
Felicity & Vincent - just awful, in my opinion, really didn't enjoy it.
Michelle & Brendan - same as above, not a great dance for her at all.
Gavin & Katya - I don't see how this was worth 33, I thought it was dreadful! So gimmicky and it kept stopping and starting. I like Katya, but that was the worst choreography I've seen her produce, I'm astounded that it got more than a 6 from any judge!
Ann & Anton - I have to give her credit for not using any gimmicks, Bruno's score was fair. Really detest how she keeps talking about the dances coming up as if she's certain to get through - even if she is, it's not right for her to assume so!
And as for wardrobe, has the budget disappeared this year? I think Brendan's shirt has been worn by James before, and James' entire outfit was one he wore on the pro tour this year!”
Agree with most of that!
