1. Love Louie
2. Love Katarina
3. Some very good potential, promises some great routines in future weeks!
4. And that's only half of them!
5. But Laila next week

You're not wrong that hair was especially on a fairly naturally lovely young woman.

1. liked the new panel, thought Louie might be''all about me'' but not one bit and he was very good.

2. Great to see Sean Rice in the pro team, he is an amazing performer on the ice.

3. Too much samey music could do with more experimentation.

4. Thought Christine did an OK job, not great but might but very good when she settles in and I haven't previously rated her.

5. As Tiggergirl above.

You obviously weren't looking very hard at Katarina!

[LIST=1][*]Thumbs up to Louis, Katerina and Christine. (Liked Holly but think Christine will do a good job.)[*]Finding Mark and Sam irritants already[*]Please God (and EE fans) don't keep Laila in for more than one week.[*]Really hoped Heidi would delive the goods for Andrei so a little disappointed. Perhaps she lacked confidence after the change of partners and going first wouldn't have helped. Hope she's got more to show.[*]Jorgie was unexpectedly good for a first show - will be interesting how she performs to faster routines. Matt is so good and unselfish when it comes to showing off his partner.[/LIST]

Enjoyed the opening routine.

Louis was doing well until his marking and comments for Andy Akinwolere - I thought he was very harsh and unfair towards him.

Andy wuz robbed

Charlene Tilton was a pleasant surprise.

Katrina is a great addition to the show - disappointed with Louis because of his treatment of Andy - Christine Bleakley mehh.

1. Hope Louie doesn't take a dislike to certain celebs and mark them down the way Craig RH does on SCD
2.Like Christine presenting and I didn't think I would
3.Not missing Jason at all!
4.Pleasantly surprised that Louie didn't grate on my nerves.
5. Really impressed by Charlene and I hope she improves and stays on the show for a good few weeks

I really liked Charlene
Jorge was very good but her dancing was slow so may be easier to do well
Not sure about new judges yet but going to give them a chance
Like Christine co-presenting, while I like Holly, I only remember her dresses on DOI not her contribution
Really looking forward to seeing Mo on next weeks show

1) like the new judging panel finally get a sense that they all know what they are talking about
2) the standard is good this year especially the girls
3) im really liking heidi and there is a sign that she will most likely be my favourite throughout the series because she was in the bottom two and my favourites always end up in the bottom two.
4) jorjie could be the best girl ever!
5) i actually like christine

Feckless sociopath that I am, I'm going to cheat.

1. I agree with everything Ignazio said up there in #29 (that's the cheating bit, I get 5 points in one - thanks Ig).

2. The absence of Jasper added a much-needed air of civility to proceedings.

3. Replacing the perpetually pregnant Duck with the luminous Christine B kept the screeching to a minimum - but only at the expense of a loss of chemistry with uncle Phil.

4. The move to three properly qualified judges is something SCD would do well to emulate - I thought it worked well and they'll only get better.

5. In a heartfelt tribute to Jorgie (the only girl he's ever loved), Hammy has started to spell his name with an X while I have unearthed a previously untapped interest in skiing.

Roll on week 2.

Hammy (or Xammy as we shall have to learn to call him) is a shameless strumpet (or whatever the male equivalent of a strumpet is) - I thought his heart was given to Kara?

Your equally shameless behaviour in cribbing Ignazio's homework shouldn't be tolerated either - so that's a weekly detention for you, Sir, at which you should write your detailed musings on the previous show, then post it here for all to see.

Does that sound like a plan?



PS - your musings were greatly missed on the Strictly forum.

Crikey peeve, I may be guilty as charged but that's a bit harsh for a first offence. Is there a right to appeal? No? Well, for your eyes only, here's everything I can remember about last week:

"It's great that you have a skating show" said new girl Kat. Do we, do we really? Because I've been watching half an hour and I've yet to see a blade hit the ice. When it finally turns up the blade is attached to the perfect form of Heidi. Unfortunately the perfect form is unable to point it in the right direction so the endurance test starts early.

"Don't worry, it'll pick up", I said, "just as soon as a total stranger called Mark pitches up." I was right about 'total stranger' but a little wide of the mark with the whole 'picking up' thing. Back with the Olympians, Kat was stumped by the question 'Can you see potential?' As, indeed, was I. Mind you, halfway through I'd taken the precaution of borrowing Hammy's welding goggles so at least I had an excuse. Faced with a score of 8, Frankie explained that 'he'd started from absolute zero' and, to be honest, a score of minus 273 would have been about par.

I can't remember anything else except that Charlene was a surprise hit, Jorgie was good, Chemmy was gorgeous and next week's bunch had the stamp of a Victorian freak show.

And as far as Xammy's concerned, all previous encounters were but frivolous dalliances compared to the sincerity of his current object of lust. Honestly peeve, you should know this stuff by now.

Hi John, great to have you back on here. I'm sure i speak for many on here that it would be great if you have time to do your full weekly musings throughout the series.

1. Chris Dean moves like a Thunderbirds puppet off the ice - the arms!
2. That was a nice nightie Christine was wearing.
3. Nina has gone from the ridiculous to the sublime, partner-wise!
4. Mark is better looking than Sam but Sam is nicer than Mark.
5. I do love French men!!

I'm flattered John - and echo the 'miss you on SCD' comments of everyone else.

Having seen week 2 did the sight of Jennifer's long limbs in some very provocative (one might almost say indecent) poses quench hammy's ardour for Jorgie? Or did our favourite rodent cover his eyes at such a licentious display - whilst peeking through his furry fingers of course.

John! John! He's our man!
If he can't muse then...we'll probably all have a go but end up sounding like tired diet-imitations of the real thing

Hurrah for some JfW input, no matter how small or irregular - I hope we at least get titbits throughout the series

[LIST=1][*]Vastly improved without Jason[*]Much improved with Katarina Witt[*]Improved with Louie Spence[*]No prop / flying week please[*]Rest Bolero. There were routines equal to, if not better than Bolero [/LIST]

1. Love Matthew in pleather & love Nina's hair. Fab routine as well
2. Chico was a surprise but i do hope he tones down the cheesiness otherwise he will start to grate
3. Looking forward to seeing what Sebastien can do in the coming weeks & what is it about the French accent?
4. Sam was pretty good - he could be a dark horse maybe not to win it but could go quite far I think.
5. Please please please give Lukasz a decent partner next year.

1. Loving Katarina as a judge
2. Louie Spence is tolerable and makes a change from Jason
3.Chico was my surprise of the night - I hated him in XF but he has matured and threw himself into the routine
4.Glad Laila's gone, but felt very sorry for Lucasz
5. Corey is hilarious the way he stomps around the ice with a determined face, hope he stays in for the amusement factor

[LIST=1][*]Chico - continues to charm and his performance makes him a contender to reach the latter stages.[*]Jen- must have been in agony. I know from experience just how excruciatingly painful cracked ribs can be. Brave girl - can't wait to see her perform again, this time fully fit.[*]Seb - Didn't take much notice of him first time around but I find him appealing and like Chico he shows a lot of potential.[*]Heidi - so pleased to see her and Andrei gelling as a partnership - the result being a lovely routine.[*]Corey - very bad attitude and extremely lucky not to be in the skate off.[/LIST]

1. Love Katarina and Louie. Robin, not so much.

2. What an amazing guy Chico is, I absolutely love him! I don't know why, just do

3. I have a real soft spot for Sam & Alexandra, though haven't had the same feeling I felt watching them after their first performance

4. I notice Christine isn't calling Jorgie, Georgia anymore.

5. Corey winds me up big time. What a bitter man! Brooke seems lovely but I still hope they go on Sunday.

1. Why was Louis dressed as a chef? That collar was almost as annoying as Jason's clothes used to be!
2. Christine's hair-do was nice.
3. The twist was annoying, but the celebs did seem a lot happier skating in pairs - safety in numbers?
4. Was it just me or did Chris look like he was wobbling a bit in the T&D routine?
5. I think I'm starting to 'heart' Sam

I'm going to have five more!

1. I've changed my mind about Chemmy, I like her now because she was so nice to Corey.
2. Rosemary's air punch when she beat Andy! After saying they didn't want to beat each other! Loved it!
3. The pair 'resting' during the twist doing that finger snapping and grooving in the background while the other couple did their bit was just awful, so embarrassing and false!
4. I think I 'heart' Alexandra too, this year.
5. Matthew is so up for it, he's just a wee bit scary!

1. Liked the idea of couples competing directly with each other to the same music - I'd like to see that again but done in a different way (e.g. six couples all skate a waltz and six all skate a tango)
2. Matthew looked in real pain and it affected his performance IMO - I thought for that reason they were going to choose Jorgie (not that I expected whoever lost that battle to be in any real jeapordy!)
3. Did I catch Brianne rolling her eyes because Sebastien was not in position for the end-of-show couples shot?
4. Much as I like Charlene, Corey was better in the skate off by any measure that might count IMO (i.e. better than her, and better than himself earlier). However, that begs the next question...
5. If he can do it that well, why didn't he do it sooner?

Thought that was quite funny. She also made a big thing about not being competitive on her 1st VT too. She seems a lovely lady but really she didn't get to be as successful as she is in business without being a tough cookie & yes a bit competitive at times too.

[LIST=1][*]Hoped to see something special this week from an injury free Jennifer, but Seb was the deserved winner of that pairing.[*]Loved Chico and delighted to see him straight through.[*]Did wonder how they chose the the pairings. Matt and Jorgie was obvious, but who decided that of those who tied on 18 points last week, it would be Chico who faced the lesser placed Sam, whilst Jen and Seb faced up to each other. Not complaining - love Chico, but I'm curious.[*]Cannot see Charlene going any further, unless she faces Andy in the skate off - but what a lovely, spunky lady.[*]Feel that Heidi and Andrei are developing a genuinely, affectionate relationship.[/LIST]