Hi everyone

I've been lurking on here so this is my first post this series!

My pre-results show thoughts, first of all (meant to post yesterday):

1. Abbie, whose personality and dancing I adore, is still surprisingly nervous, I think.

2. Tonight's show had the worst faffing around ever seen pre and post-routines.

3. Mark and Iveta's routine was simple and nicely danced admirably free of props and time-wasting. A model for others to follow.

4. The judges were unfair to Rachel: while her footwork was weak and she was a bit too stiff she had clearly been working on core strength and the style of the dance; I've seen much worse pasos in previous series that they've let pass.

5. The judges, not for the first time, were ridiculously lenient with Sophie. It was messy with what looked like several apparent missteps or balance issues and devoid of appropriate character.

1. Toilet tissue coming out of Natalie's backside, then a lovely dress on Abbey, wardrobe sure have their favourites
2. When it comes to Ben and Susanna, the judges are obviously seing something I am missing (Craig "I loved your face" to Ben, well the rest wasn't on show tonight)
3. Poor Rachel, she really tries but there is no hope
4. Loved the feeling of Abbey and Mark's dances, good ballroom tonight
5. Never seen Craig so cheerful, he is either relieved the hip op went well or he is still high on meds

Welcome .
BIB i think that they are still all nervous but show it in different ways; Hopefully she will get better in that area.

; It was awful, wasn't it ? It was very distracting ; Her worst costume so far this serie. But her samba was brilliant .

1. Mark and Iveta - my favourite couple this year, adore them.

2. Had enough of Dave now

3. Sophie's been found out - can't do latin

4. Fed up of all the faffing around props - get rid of them!

5. Was watching Rachel through my fingertips, bless her.

1. Dave is no Julian clary with the maracas. Time to go.
2. Bruce doing an impression as an eloctrocuted man was slightly bewildering. Please put us out of our misery.
3. Rachel reminded me of a 5 year old going trick or treating with her older brother.
4. Menopausal Fiona with her hot flushes and tissue mopping was severely overmarked.
5. Robin should hang his head in shame for that MFI table shite choreography.

1. Fed up with Len commenting on the props after 5 odd weeks of them being used and behaving as if this is a terrible afront to the purity of the dahnce......and then ignoring the use of them it he likes the couple
2. It's more and more obvious Latin isn't Sophie's thing
3. Thought Abby would get a 10 for that fox trot (and that dress)
4. Not even pasha's arse in those trousers could make up for that paso
5. So so bored of Daves "comedy"

1 - Too much faffing about - Robin in particular should hang his head in shame - Deborah is much better than that dance allowed her to be
2 - Sophie isn't a Latin Girl
3 - Show fell to earth with a bump after the first 2 dances
4 - Getting tired of Dave now, but still think Karen's having the time of her life - so much happier than with Nicky last year
5 - Feel really sorry for Rachel - I get the sense that Pasha's getting frustrated which isn't really helping either

1. Whoever chooses the songs needs shooting! That song was certainly not a paso song, the singer murdered it and Rachel was hopeless as always, so wished i'd run that forward now!

2. I agreed with Len (heaven forbid!) way too much faffing about tonight!

3. So bored of Dave now, and getting bored of Ben aswell, really don't get the adoration he gets from the judges

4. No stand out dance for me this week but i did enjoy Ashley, very good jive for such little training.

5. Please let Bruce have a week off next week.

I was there too!

Totally agree about Pasha in a cage...