1. Jennifer Grey added nothing to last night's show.

2. Harry's samba was disappointing.

3. Enjoyed Chelsee and Anita's charlestons and think they were fairly marked.

4. Thought Holly was too clunky to do that routine justice.

5. Struggling to remember what everyone else did

1 Bruce is embarrassing & hogs too much screen time.
2 I loved Craig as Head Judge & didn't miss Len at all
3 Ola's dress was beautiful.
4 Alex & James were overmarked again.
5 I don't get the Robbie love.

1. Missed Len

2. Harry needs to smile more, especially in dances like the samba!

3. Surprised by how good Holly was at the jive, it's usually a hard dance to pull off for tall people but she did very well

4. Loved the Charleston dances - both Anita and Chelsee did great routines

5. Would be nice to see some actual training footage in the VTs!

1) They should have left Baby in the corner

2) Will Anita have a kitchen sink on her head next week?

3) Chelsee's hair was great

4) Jason undermarked

5) I'm starting to think I'd like Russell to win

Craig was great as head judge, his scores are always similar to mine.
I did'nt enjoy Russell
Jennifer should'nt have been there and her scoring was rubbish.
Tess fell out with wardrobe again
Wardrobe are making too many errors

1. Again really enjoyed Holly and Artem's routine, and love her attitude.
2. Robin and Pasha always come across as genuinely lovely guys.
3. Harry *could* be so much better than the content he's given, it's actually quite frustrating to watch him now.
4. Cheesy VTs are starting to make some of them look like desperate wannabes...seeing Jason struggling with the Rumba in training might have put his performance into context, rather than that cringeworthy moustachioed segment.
5. Agreeing with others about Jennifer Grey's over-marking...surely there are enough ex-pros they could have asked instead? (though according to her Twitter, Camilla would have given Robbie 9 or 10 )
(PS. glimpses of the lovely Ramps in the audience )

1. Alex always looks half a step behind James and he has to pull her round -- Improving my a**e .. Bah!!

2. Robbie is getting on my wick -- hints of delusional creeping in .... "My dance deserved more than that" ... Bah!!

3. Bored by the Waltz, Samba & Rhumba .... Bah!!!

4. Love Holly's style ... Yea!!

5. Still don't want Ola or James to win and now don't want Aliona to win.

PS: What on this earth was Tess wearing

1. I like Robbie - but understand everyone else's frustrations.

2. I'm tiring of Audley, Alex, Lulu & Russell's routines

3. As much as Jason is derided, he has the most routines I'd re-watch. If he was to win, I wouldn't find it a travesty that his hard work & commitment plus Kristina's brilliant choreography was rewarded (But only if he completely out dances my current fave Chelsee )

4. Despite the marking suggesting to the contrary, I don't think the standard of dancing is as good as it has been in previous years and as a result....

5. This is the first series I have preferred watching DWTS

To be fair she also says that she thought everyone was over-marked by 2 or more points, so in that context, if Lulu was worth an 8, Robbie was worth a 9...

1. Dreadful over-marking in general.
2. JG a waste of time and money.
3. I never thought it was possible but the VT's are getting worse every week
4. Chelsee the best of the night, but that wasn't difficult...
5. A sense of relief when the show finished...again!

[quote=SideshowStu;54298674]To be fair she also says that she thought everyone was over-marked by 2 or more points, so in that context, if Lulu was worth an 8, Robbie was worth a 9...

In that case she was right

Tbh I thought Robbie was like a dancing wardrobe last night, but most of the others were so mediocre I'm going to spend the rest of the week trying to forget I ever saw them

Hello, thought I'd add my tuppence worth...
1. Jennifer Grey and those ridiculous be-nice-to- everyone 8's (and 9's)! This has been said a lot!
2. Robbie being undermarked and over-picked on. Probably didn't want to look too romantic with wife watching!Craig, just because you don't fancy him...!
3.Craig and Bruno's simpering comments towards Harry. cold showers all round, pur-lease!
4.Jason (a) showing he can't take ANY criticism, for his sexless rumba, and talking back at the judges (b)camera-hogging in the line of vision behind Tess, every time.Yes, we see you. (c) Just Jason generally.And his looking for the camera/ audience as soon as his dance ended!
5. Those dreadful, cheesy, knuckle-knawing, overdone, unfunny 'comedy skit' VT's! Stop them now! Save the money and show us some actual training videos again! Jason looked particularly creepy in his one, as has been noted...
And PS, 6. If I may...
Alex. Dear God, why did no-one mention the gapping?!You could have driven a bus through that!She was galloping to keep up with James!
That's just about my lot.

Do you have a source for this, please?

1 tree giving an impression of dancing - Robbie
2 tree giving an impression of dancing - Jason
3 tree giving an impression of dancing - Harry
4 tree giving an impression of dancing - Audley
5 bouncy ball giving an impression of dancing - Russell

Agree with you about all but Robbie and Jason .... Robbie looked like he didn't want to be there - I don't think he was undermarked - it was a pretty average waltz.

Jason - now I know he's not everyone's cup of tea but he took the criticisms from the judges very well IMO. As I mentioned on another thread ... he was in a no-win situation IMO as his detractors would have leapt on him for being 'sleazy' or 'pervy' had he been any more lustful.

In general though the marking was all over the place

1> Craig was mellow
2> Artem was miserable
3> Jason was clinical
4> Lulu was irritating
5> JenGrey was useless

Sums it up perfectly

1. Jennifer Grey.... How? Why?
2. Craig was spot on with his Jason comment.
3. Oh Pasha...
4. Lovely to see Holly and Artem a bit closer together, even if it was due to an injury.
5. Liked Holly and Artem and Pasha and Chelsee the best, maybe Holly will make it to the final

1. Least enjoyable show so far - just a coincidence that Nancy & Len were missing??

2. I love Craig but he is better as no.2 to grumpy Len.

3. Alesha looked amazing.

4. Tess's dress did not suit her (again).

5. I wish Jason would lighten up - he is to Strictly, what Gary Barlow is to X Factor.

1. I fear Strictly has lost its sparkle...its turning into a soap opera, just trying to win ratings.

2. Tess forgot to wear a dress.

3. Did anyone see Jasons face right at the end of the dance? It was so intense and creepy looking, FREAKED me out.

4. I missed Len

5. There are still so many people that I don't like - in fact, the only couple I DO like are Alex and James.

And a cheeky 6th point. I actually prefer watching ITT than the actual show!

1. What was the purpose of bringing Jennifer Grey in?
2. Why was Harry standing still most of the time when he is such a great mover?
3. The judges were a little harsh on Jason. His Rumba was not good but still much better than most male celebrities'.
4. Ola's dress and hair was a big improvement on last week!
5. Chelsee and Pasha are such a lovely couple.

1. Really disliked Jennifer Grey as a judge. Hated the way she gave all her scores in that rather weird voice.

2. Aliona infuriates me, her dances consist of a few dance steps with Harry, then her posing and pouting around him! Seems all me, me, me with her! Please put Harry with Katya or something, I beg of you BBC.

3. Really liked Holly & Artem's outfits - they both looked great!

4. There wasn't a stand out routine for me last night, all a bit lacklustre.

5. Bored of Russell now sadly, looked forward to seeing him in the first few weeks but not anymore.

That just says it all, doesn't it?

Hello all, new here - hope it's OK if I add my 5 thoughts:

1. Really liked Holly's & Artem's jive - also find Holly's cheerful, laidback attitude every week very refreshing and un-diva like.

2. I'm a huge Harry fan but his samba was a bit of a let down - where was the energy and sexiness of his cha cha cha?

3. Was considering chewing my own arm off in the hope that the pain would distract me from the excruciating VTs, which hit a new low last night.

4. Began the series ambivalent towards Chelsee but I'm really warming to her now - her fabulous Charleston with Pasha was the only stand out dance of the evening.

5. My auntie had some yellow net curtains just like Tess's frock. .

1) Even though he was standing still for a LONG time, at least Harry's samba had SOME samba steps in, ok-ish music, and a relatively covered-up outfit for Aliona.

2) Just because a song has the lyric "I'm standing on a bridge" doesn't mean you have to stand on a bloody bridge for the routine, cutting in half the size of the dance floor.

3) That stupid mechanical bull was just... stupid.

4) Alex was being dragged around the floor there.

5) Chelsee made a few mistakes in that Charleston - was slightly underwhelmed.