the judges over step the mark sometimes - making comments about the dance is one thing but being rude to the contestant is totally out of order.

It also tends to be counterproductive.

I agree - there is no need for it.

Judges were also at times grotesque in OTT praise, perhaps to engineer voter support.
Tonight was the flip side of "live by the sword, die by the sword."

It is counterproductive.


However there's a massive gap between her and any other contestant: they can hardly say she's any good when she isn't.

At least Bruce steps in and tells them when they have overstepped the mark....Philip Schofield should do the same when Jason Gardner dishes out the personal insults on Dancing On Ice!

Yes we all know Ann is bad, but Bruno is out of order week after week with Ann, really is playgound insults

He needs to apologise, there are ways of delivering criticism but he simply cant do it -1 from me

Can the mods merge this thread with the other one on the same topic please?