Yeah I get the feeling it would be "Can Kevin win a 2nd time?" "Can he be the first male pro to ever win 3 consecutive glitterballs?" etc. It will genuinely never end. The evil part of me wants him to keep coming 2nd - you just know it's eating away at him inside.

Mmm mmm mmmm mmmm mmmmmmmmmmm mmm mmmmm mm mm mmmmmm mmmm!

<removes gag>

Greatly unappreciating being tied up. And the ludicrous favouriting and unfavouriting this series. #ClaudiaWuzRobbed

Okay so looking ahead to tonight's Strictly Final, I'm forcing myself to think only sweet thoughts.

Louise and Kevin - what can I say? Louise has amazing footwork. Outstanding footwork. Well it must be as she spends most of her dances watching them herself. At least, if they win I'm sure Kevin will take the win in the modest understated way we've come to expect from him.

Ore and Jwann - I think they're in with a really strong chance. It won't have escaped Jwann's notice that their Argentine Tango got them their highest marks. Since Ore didn't do much other than stand and walk while she did all the dancing, she must realise that the less he does, the better the dance. Pushing that logic to the extreme, their showdance will essentially be Ore doing the Mannequin Challenge while Jwann tears round the dance floor like a scolded cat , flashing her knickers and wafting her gusset. My concern is if they do lift the glitterball, Ore might get emotional. I was going to say they should have sandbags strategically placed around the studio but I suspect that's not nearly enough. I think the Thames Barrier should be on stand by.

Danny and Oti - he's a beautiful mover with incredibly balletic arms, she's an outstanding choreographer and mesmerising to watch. That means Darcy will say they haven't had a journey, Len will say it lacked a fleckerl, Bruno will fall into the second row of the audience and Craig will discover that the producers have hidden his 10 paddle.

I'll sit with a face that's a cross between a smacked arse and two seconds before a sneeze, rolling my eyes, watching it all through the letterbox of my padded cell.

Enjoy from an unappreciating lurker!

Pull up a chaise and call for a drink.

Im unappreciating the fact that I'm already in a bad humour thinking that Danny and Oti may not win tonight!
I watched a bit of BBC Breakfast this morning and they even went to the Cliftons school and interviewed their parents - eh hello Danny is a finalist as well, could you at least try to appear impartial!

I can't help thinking that so much is going to be down to their show dances - i think the public really get behind a good show dance. Joanne and Ore's dance will i think have Tom Chamber vibes about it which is really what won him the glitter ball.!

I'll have a margarita - cocktail or pizza, i'm not fussy!

Well, according to J'wann it's prop heavy.

<Opens bottle of Gin now>

Have both - it's a final
Hello and happy unlurking

I think Tom had it won from the minute Austin was voted off - the showdance just made it more palatable in the same way that the dummies didn't do for Colin, Darren had it won from week 2. I know people say last year was predictable, but it had nothing on that one!

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This is what happens when DS shuts down too close to the final, people stray and find alternatives.

I like your style Aggs! And if I don't eat the pizza i could use it as tidal barrier against an Ore win or a blindfold against a winning Clifton!

Brilliant, I think this calls for a baileys tonight while I'm watching.

Welcome. You'll fit right in. .

I have thought of every eventuality. I've got a tub of Bailey's Extra Thick Cream to put on Dangerously Alcoholic Mince Pies - there is no corner that sobriety can hide tonight.

Bookies still favour a Danny win mostly 5/6, Louizzze not far behind at 6/4 and Ore trailing a bit at 7/1. We'll see.

I'm still pondering whether to clear the room of anything smashable and watch it, or clear the room of anything smashable and catch up later when enough gin might help with the urge to smash things.

Flood barriers have been deployed - just in case the unthinkable happens.

Can't help thinking that In the end it'll come down to showmanship. Granted Twimsy is neat and consistent and .......... Dull........ Aw-ray, pain in the arse that he is, can at least sell a dance. So it'll come down to the wire between him and Danny as excitement and flash is a big expectation of the final. Hopefully Twimsy will fade quietly into the background, and we'll get to see TTF wailing, gnashing and utterly failing to hide his rage as he misses out on a, FOURTH plastic blob.

Deliberately left myself the task of pairing up socks. Can get a good spin on a balled pair if needed, without risk of breaking the TV.

Thanking you MorticiaA! I'll drink to that

Throw an odd pair at Louise and watch her shudder

Yep. A bottle of cava and half of red wine is my anaesthetic/ calming goggles for tonight....

I'm worried - a cava and half a red is fine for reg Strictly - but tonight is Cliftons Let Loose with Mimsy and Tearful Trappings - I wonder if Majestic do hourly deliveries!

I'm on it!

Evening all.

I'm getting my underappreciation in early for one thing - if there's no early elimination and all three couples are left standing at the end I really hope they switch the running order so it's Favourite Dances (to start the show with a bang) followed by Judge's Choices with the Show Dance at the end. I loved it when the couples last dance was the Freestyle; it hasn't felt the same since it was shoved earlier.

The first hurdle tonight is to get down to the final 2 - I'm guessing it will be Ore and A N Other. Im thinking the judges will have given Danny the Foxtrot to do again - does he have to use the red ribbons again or can he ditch them i wonder?

I don't think there is a final 2, it's a winner and 2 runners up.

weird. lots of howling in outrage that danny hasn't yet won it.

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