I don't like the guy . His attitude is all wrong.But you make a good point,he HAS come further than Matt. Matt started out really good & is finishing really REALLY good. Luke could barely let go of his partner at first but is now quite confident (but not a great skater yet). So yes,he has properly had "a journey" in a more true sense than Matt.
As for not deserving to be in the final ? In an ideal world Gareth would have been there,but fate decreed otherwise so Luke is in, like it or not,and he might surprise us yet . So I say let his feet do the talking.

I think luke showed this thread title was worthy. He was poor in comparison to the other two, slow and near fall in the final = nowhere near good enough. His attitude continued to stink too, clearly thinks highly of himself!

Yes,I had thought he'd pull something special out of the bag & make me eat my criticism of him in the past. But no,he was mediocre and actually worse than last week.