1) You dance with your feet Alison not by waggling your boobs

2) Enjoy seeing Thom, Mark, Steve & Sunetra improving/learning.

3) Told you in the intro show how useful Jake looked

4) At least with Judy/Tim they look like they are having a laugh at being so bad...I think Scott is now struggling to hide he's actually disappointed/embarrassed by it all.

5) Do something about the trousers!!!

1. Not much to see in Grimsby then, but Frankie really is good. I thought the judges played it down a bit so she's not seen as the proverbial ringer.
2. I screamed with laughter when Anton threw Judy across the room, but at least she wasn't the worst tonight.
3. That would be Scott, he really is hopeless and needs to be put out of his misery. No need to trot out the kiddies.
4. And if he could take Tim with him, that would be good. Adios indeed.
5. Not sold on Pixie's tears, they're not going to win her votes.

1) The judges are turning into cliches of themselves

2) The props in Carolines dance were pointless and detracted from the dance

3) Scott, really awful, still far more entertaining than Tim.

4) I'm glad that Janette has had a chance to shine with Jake

5) Nope, even with the tears, I can't warm to Pixie

1. Enjoyed the show - really good
2. Think it will soon turn into a competition - some good dancers
3. Put Scott out of his misery - reminded me of Pendleton - looks like torture for him.
4. Aware of criticism for Tess and Claudia , think they have real chemistry, Claudia as a slim Elvis was funny.
5. Forget about the trousers, and the excellent job he is doing with his dance partner, thought Brendan's dancing had a strong whiff of desperation

1. Scott's outstayed his welcome to the point where even he looks embarrassed to be there. I suspect the forum will implode if one of the dark horses (Steve, Sunetra etc.) go before him, though I suspect his luck's probably run out this week.

2. Both Frankie and Jake disappointed me a little - Frankie's was good but she looked quite uncertain and didn't attack it the way she did last week, and Jake's was well performed - and had great kicks, too - but there was too much random Elvis dancing for me to properly get into it.

3. It wasn't Pixie crying that bothered me (she looked genuine to me) but more the way she acted in the Clauditorium that didn't sit completely right with me. Still, her and Trent are definitely my favourites now, and should've been top of the leaderboard by some way, IMO.

4. Sunetra is just a joy to watch, and is fast becoming my favourite of the mid-dancers. I thought she was better than Alison and Steve, and even Mark tonight, but the marking didn't reflect that. I really hope she doesn't drop into danger, though I think she's definitely at risk.

5. The standard of dancing was on-the-whole slightly lower from the four front-runners than usual, but higher from the underdogs, which meant the whole show was enjoyable, but lacked a bit of WOW for me. Still, I love Strictly.

1. A bit underwhelmed on the whole tonight. Nobody blew me away. I had highest hopes for Caroline particularly, as Pasha quick steps are usually amazing, but this one didn't do it for me. I also think Frankie suffered by going first.
2. I might be mean, but my first reaction to Pixies tears were to roll my eyes. Her dancing is technically great, but she leaves me cold.
3. Judges need to stop dancing at the start. Please.
4. I loooove Claudia. So naturally quick witted.
5. Jake could have this in the bag if he keeps it up. Who knew Max Branning would be a great dancer? Refreshing to be surprised.

1. Donny - the joke that keeps on giving.

2. Natalie taking out-dancing your celeb to a new level - you GO girl!

3. Brendan busting out of the pants but not the shirt.

4. Alison's Samba rolls - ambitious.

5. Anton ten pin bowling Judy.:

1) I really enjoyed Judy's dance this week - thought it really suited her and she looked good
2) Scott looks like he's saying to himself "what the hell am I doing here"
3) I think they are all patronising Alison because she's a big girl - all that waggling her boobs around is not dancing, although she's a great personality
4) I love Tim but can't see him being stretched too much further now
5) Sunetra is improving every week but doesn't seem to get the recognition from the judges

1. Scott bad...but could barely see through tears of laughter.
2. Judy otoh - no fun.
3. Loving Thom and Iveta's burgeoning partnership.
4. Lots of nice arms...but footwork, darlings.
5. Good were good.

1. Alison is extremely irritating and I wouldn't complain if both Judy and Scott outlasted her

2. Thought pixie and jake were the best

3. Can't warm to Frankie despite clearly being one of the better dancers

4. Claudia is great

5. I think Thom and Sunetra will be this years journey contestants and I hope they both go a long way

1 - Frankie looked stunning in that backless dress.

2 - Thom is improving in leaps and bounds, could go a long way.

3 - Loved Claudia's "Donny 10" comment, cheeky but true.

4 - It is possible to be too enthusiastic - I'm looking at you Steve and, particularly, Alison.

5 - Much better show after last week's ill judged movie night/guest judge double whammy.

1. Pixie & Trent will be great Halloween week - serial killer costumes at the ready (sorry....it's that steely glare with no emotion)

2. Not a fan - but Simon did well

3. Judy being chucked across the floor made me laugh

4. Jake's amazing but does nothing for me at all

5. Love how Thom, Mark & Steve are improving & loving it.




6. Please put Scott out of his misery, too painful to watch. Stop canvassing for votes, Zoe......I'm looking at you......

1. Mute every time la Winkelman is on - irritating beyond words
2. What on earth was wrong with Pixie? Tess was very kind to her.
3. Judy is a gem. She takes it all so well. I like her more and more each week - despite the dancing.
4. Scot is not a dancer.
5. Simon and Kristina, dance of the night.

1. Claudia was on fire with her comments.
2. Judy and her delight in embarrassing her children, Andy especially. <3
3. Felt really bad for Scott. He should have paired with someone else.
4. Loved Queen Natalie and her fierce fan.
5. Overall, a much improved show on last week. Much slicker and engaging.

I can't take to Jake - his performances make me uncomfortable for some reason, I find them quite aggressive really

I laughed a lot as Judy Murray slid across the floor, shes a good sport (and played a blinder when she said that if she was kept in another week then Andy Murray might be in the audience to support her)

I thought Scott looked mortified after his dance - he really can't dance, he knows it and I don't want to see him being humiliated week after week, he seems like a really likeable bloke

Always love Pashas choreography and really enjoying Carolines dances

I fast-forward Pixies dances, just not interested

It wouldn't matter who he was paired with he can't dance and no amount of training is going to change that.

1) Alison - you need to get your footwork right! its all very well giving it your all with the top half of your body but you feet are doing f**k all!

2) Scott - just no

3) why doesn't anyone wear a full length ballroom dress anymore?

4) please DITCH THE DAMN PROPS AND JUST DANCE

5) I love Claudia

1. If any of the more middle contestants produced the near-constant bent legs that Frankie had, they would have been slaughtered by the judges.

2. Wardrobe do a better job please. Those skinny trousers made Brendan look bow-legged, and that's before he split them open.

3. I suspect Caroline's QS was set up to be a breakthrough for the dark horse. Not quite, but still very enjoyable. But...

4. Please think through the props more. I don't mind props as a setting only, but Caroline's fumbling with the props nearly threw her for the rest of her dance.

5. Despite the bad choreography produced by some of the pros - Ola, Joanne, Karen - it was a much more enjoyable show than last week, with marking that was better than last week. Though speaking of marking, how about most of judges using more than half of their paddles which would result in fewer ties on the leader board?

1. Better clothes ...despite Brendan's wardrobe malfunction
2. More improvement on some middle table dancers ...exposure on the toppers....
3. Some marks and comments didnt go together
4. Didn't find it boring or lengthy this week - could be because they alternated the dancers
5. I become an expert judge when i have had a few glasses of Rioja ...

1. Jake and Janette just go for it - very risky but thrilling to watch.

2. Claude was in top form last night.

3. Please no more nans or pearly kings and queens . The producers really know how to patronise the viewers.

4. Judy's leap at the end of her Tango!

5. The middle group (Thom, Steve, and Mark) are all slowly improving but not at a rate that will enable them to catch up with the early front-runners.

1. Difficult to decide my favourite couple this week. Several were good, but I don't think any were outstanding in the way you immediately want to watch them again...in the end I decided on Jake and Janette.

2. What is it about Caroline that leaves me so uninterested in her routines? And Pasha's backside in those tight trousers...ew! Just not sexy!

3. Mark's quickstep was good, but the opening could have been better. As (Craig?) said, they were trotting across the floor for ages. Makes me wonder just how well Karen choreographs for 'serious but entertaining' dances. We know she does well, votes wise, with 'funny' (although I never found Dave funny), but not so sure about when she gets a dancer with potential.

4. The longer SCD goes on, the more manic Kevin seems to get. I like him, but last night in the 'Claudia' bit, he was like an over-enthusiastic schoolboy.

5. I found myself rooting for Judy last night. Never thought that would happen!

Love that description

1. The London barrow boy look is obviously on trend
2. Pixie & Frankie need to ooze a little more personality - they are the female versions of Harry Judd
3. Every one should have a Steve Backshall in their life
4. Not feeling the Jake love
5. Does Bendan have a muffin-top???

1. Claudia. She really makes the show watchable!
2. Judy being flung across the floor and landing in a heap - classic!
3. Craig's comment to Anton: "you threw her like a bowling ball across the floor" in that voice of exaggerated reproof just made it even better.
4. Don't care what anyone else says, I did love Steve's salsa, his excuse for a shirt, and the "nutcracker" that Len mentioned.
5. Steve won't win, much to my regret, and I think he'd be shocked if he did, but I wouldn't complain if Jake or Frankie won

Did you not see Frankie's Charlston and Paso?