1 - Tess and Claudia are much better than Bruce and Tess.

2 - I think Len has realised that they've overmarked all series so he now gets angry about everything to justify not giving everything a 10.

3 - Darcey says the exact same thing every week now, i'm not sure if she's even watching half the time.

4 - I love the bored expression on the faces of some of the pro's when they don't realise they're on camera, Iveta in particular on a couple of occasions.

5 - I almost felt sorry for Susanna in the Swingathon. Almost.

Bonus Track - I missed Mark, the fun factor was missing for me tonight.

1) It goes without saying now, but a show without Bruce is a smoother show.

2) Tonight's dances all felt flat. It seems we're having an On Week/ Off Week kinda series this year.

3) I love ya Kevin, but that was one of the worst Argentine Tangos that I have ever seen.

4) I loved Sophie's Cyndi Lauper meets Melanie Griffits in Working Girl hair.

5) Ashley. You are neither charming nor funny. Please sit down.

1. I've gone right off Darcey this series, her marking is bizarre but that 10 for Patrick tonight was ridiculous.

2. Len was so nasty to Natalie. There really was no need for that. I agree there could have been more in hold but she danced the choreography she was given beautifully.

3. I've liked Brendan's choreography this series and enjoyed the Tango but Sophie just hasn't got *it* for me.

4. I feel really sorry for Ashley. I really enjoyed his salsa and thought he should have been top 3 with Natalie and Abbey in the swingathon.

5. I really hope people realise Susanna is not as good as she seems to think she is.

1) Suzanna's AT ...cringe

2) Abbey Delightful.

3) Hope Ola's neck is OK.

4) Sophie's best performance as a mannequin.

5) Len's super mean tonight.

1 Patrick overmarked...

2 Len and DArcy's markings are going nuts

3 I agreed with craig

4 Brendan's routine one of the best and orginal tango's ive seen either on SCD or DWTS barring Derek Hough's Pyscho Tango

5 Sophie looked stunning

1. That AT was one of the weirdest things I've ever seen, and I'm an old hag, I've seen a lot

2. Even sadder now we never got to see Nat/Artem's Proud Mary jive

3. Patrick's face during the rhumba was a triumph for the 'smell the fart' school of acting

4. The tango was uninspiring and just a bit odd, but nowhere near as strange as the AT, and Sophie got dragged around a bit

5. Please just give Tess and Claudia the jobs, it works much better with them.

Claudia and Tess make a great pairing.

None of the dances really did much for me tonight, mainly because I miss Marks performance presence, I find the show bland now.

Did not enjoy Patricks Rhumba, was well off base for my tastes.

PLEASE, enough with the inappropriate music for dances. I'm all for non traditional music but it has to fit the dance. Worst example of this was Susanna's music. Oh, and seriously, Material Girl for a Tango? Music is dance. Inappropriate music makes a jarring mess of the dance. Please, just stop.

FLIPPING NORA! At Ashley leaping on Ola's head. Ola is one brave lady.

1. Love, love, love Claud - daft as a brush but delightful with it.
2. Can we all have a collective quiet word with whoever picks that blinkin' music?
3. One of my favs will go tonight - nuts!
4. Judges completely p**sing me off now.
5. Len - give Natalie a break, she's a magnificent dancer and deserves the credit.

* bonus thought - who reckons we're all being played like banjos?

1. Music makes the dance - wrong music = cr*p dance. Sack somebody please.
2. Some of the judges comments were deserved - this was the quarter final and the couples should be darned near perfect by now, not still showing basic footwork and posture errors
3. If you're going to have a swingathon, make it to swing music and have the couples demonstrate all three dances. Give them long enough to do so before voting them out
4&5 - can't think of any more.

1 Worst impression of an Argentine tango I have ever seen
2 Claudia in a colour other the black ,popped my eyes
3 Darcey should go back to ballet
4 Loved Abbeys dress
5 lots of zzzzzz's with tonights show

1) that was one of THE worst Argentine Tangos ever

2) Love Claudia and Tess presenting

3) Missed Mark

4) loved Abbey and Aljaz

5) more armography and swooshing from Artem - getting boring now

1. Overall a meh show.
2. REALLY have lost faith with the judges now. The marking is awful and the bias towards certain couples is just ridiculous.
3. I really feel for Ashley. He seems to always get the short end of the stick. Hope he & Ola pull in enough votes tonight.
4. Claudia & Tess work so well together. When Bruce leaves, I hope they let them carry on.
5. Yep, meh.

So many WTF moments

1. Ashley and Ola giving an original interpretation of a knee trembler
2. Artem and Natalie - 90 secs of intro, no dance.
3. Brendan taking his knackered TV in for fixing...
4. ...then having his choreography praised.
5. Awful aroma of entitlement from a couple of the lads tonight.

Which lads?

1) I've loved Kevin and Susannah, but that A.T. was not good.
2) Natalie and Artem's dances are starting to merge into one for me.
3) Brendan please stop saying "this girl..." drives me crazy.
4) I'm liking Abby and Aliaz more each week.
5) Where are the wow dances this year?!

Ash, pissed off with numbers, when it is leaderboard placings that count. He also seemed quite animated about being sent off the floor during the Swing, but I assume that was pantomime.

Kev "But why?"

Susanna was let down by a terrible song choice.

Really missed Bruce tonight.

Natalie danced the best. I think Len was unfair, he's just a nasty grump.

Sophie was also let down by an unsuitable song choice.

Why won't the judges give Ashley 36?

1. No Bruce equals great show

2. Brilliant choreography by Brendan

3. Loved Abbey VW, shame about the music

4. Kevin in trackies, moonwalking round the floor, while Susanna pouted, really really bad

5. Ashley was robbed

A bit of a flat show tonight. My thoughts are

1). Anya needs to calm down - that rhumba was frenetic and she looked slightly crazy in places. Craig was right, it needed toning down.

2) Kevin really struggled with the AT not helped by the daft music choice. I mean MJ - really ? ?

3) Claudia looked divine and her hair is so shiny.

4). The band were dodgey tonight.

5) Not overly excited by Abbey and Sophie.

1. Patrick overmarked

2. Patrick overmarked

3. Patrick overmarked

4. Patrick overmarked

5. Patrick overmarked

What the heck was she wearing it was truly awful.

1. Judging continues to be erratic and biased. Patrick is consistently overmarked; Ashley and Sophie are consistently undermarked. Every bloomin' week.

2. Natalie and Artem need to start dancing to each other instead of with each other. There is just no connection there and it's as if being in hold or looking at each other is physically painful so they can't sustain it for more than second or two at a time before breaking apart and looking elsewhere. It's almost become a trademark.

3. I enjoyed hearing Susanna say what we so often think - the judges must have been watching a different dance. Sadly, in her case they weren't, it really was that bad. I'm afraid the limits of her talent have collided with the inexperience of Kevin's AT choreography to produce the worst dance of the night by a mile.

4. What has Claudia been smoking? Whatever it is, she should keep it up!

5. I'm not sure I've seen anyone shake their fist at the judges before - Ashley after the swingathon, and I think Brendan too. Not sure I blame them, mind you, with Patrick being unduly favoured as he was.
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1. Found myself saying "That was nice" after almost every dance. Nice is such a dull word, but well suited tonight.
2. Susanna & Kevin were pants tonight. The mismatched music just didn't work.
3. Natalie & Artem were fabulous in the swingathon
4. I loved Brendan's choreography yet again & hope Sophie & Susanna are safe, even though they had the weakest dances.
5. When will Tess learn to call Ola 'Ola' & not 'Owelah' ?

1. Always good to have more Claudia
2. Abbey third place on the leaderboard is unfair, she was the best.
3. Darcey what are you thinking with the 10 for Patrick
4 Susanna has regressed and not good enough for the final
5 Claudia & Tess when Bruce retires.

Claudia is great on Strictly.

Len's comments to Natalie were uncalled for.

Abbey and Natalie danced the best.

Susanna and Kevin deserved to be at the bottom of the scoreboard.

Ashley should have had more marks.