1. Last night's show was like a hot date that turned out to be a bit of an anti-climax.

2. That effing faffing teapot. Jesus wept.

3. Cry me a river, Darcey, I love the feel of sand underfoot.

4. Don't quite get how anyone can expect Fosse standard from someone who has never danced before

5. Preferred Katie's foxtrot to Georgia's.

1. Kevin and Kellie turned in a fantastic performance, but they spent too much time out of hold imo.
2. However, judged on the merits of a "musical theatre performance", theirs was the best, even if it was a bt sparse with the actual viennese waltzing
3. Georgia and Giovanni could have done without the superfluous crockery. This was a shame.
4. Katie's foxtrot was lovely and I enjoy seeing Anton deliver accomplished choreography
5. Anita did so, so well with a tricky song and theme

1. Kellie annoys the hell out of me
2. Kevin is a shite choreographer.
3. It is time for Kellie to go.
4. Dancing teapots are not a good idea.
5. Did i mention i cannot stand overmarked Kellie?

Yes, I agree! It was lovely.

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1. I loved Jay's rumba including the song. I think they told the story so well and he danced it amazingly well.
2. Anita is a really good dancer. Last night wasn't her best but she is still better than Helen, Katie and Kellie
3. I don't find Claudia funny in any way. She just tries too hard and it seems to be about her rather than the contestants. Her routine has become boring.
4. Georgia was really good last night. My favourite dance of hers to date
5. Katie or Kellie are bottom two for me this week

1. Loved Anita's AT much better than Katie's and undermarked
2 Jay was superb
3. Didn't like the teapots etc but loved Georgia's dance
4. A rousing performance from kellie
5. no sign of Ola I take it she's left under a cloud

I have just re-watched the whole programme again and I still think Anita's AT was superb!...... they had a long standing ovation so the audience loved it as well...... And I am doubly sure now that judges have it in for Anita and want he out next!........

Someone said in an earlier comment about Craig not disguising how much he likes Kellie..... Well I remember him when Emma Bunton was on the show!.... and him saying to her 'Emma, you know how much I like you'......... and he was marking her up all the time!... The same is happening again this year with the favourites!.....it's so annoying!.... how can Anita be at the bottom of the leader board when everyone loved it so?...............

1. Katie's was the better foxtrot
2. Anita was where she deserved to be on the leaderboard, the 6 did her a huge favour
3. Jay was overscored, Darcy simpering away was not pleasant.
4. Kellie is probably the best all round dancer of the lot, but I hated the dance.
5. Theme was a distraction and a disservice to all the dances and dancers.

The interpretation of every song and theme has become so unsubtle and literal, I can't bear it! A nod to the lyrics / movie will do thanks.

1: Loved Anita

2: Once again the judges pointed out mistakes Helen made but still gave her 9's

3: Having problems remembering Georgia's Dance only her yellow Dress & the teapots

4: Jay left me cold and was bored by his dance

5: Was Kellie's dance a VW I couldn't work out what it was meant to be. Judges way over marked Kellie once again to save her from the DO & Craig made it obvious that Kellie is one of his favourites

1. loved Georgia and Giovanni's dance and was moved by it
2. was so pleased that he wasn't covered in fur and make up to look like a beast which would be impossible anyway, as he's so handsome
3. those extra "dancers" were unnecessary and so distracting
4. why didn't Gleb correct Anita's footwork before now
5. liked all the other dances

1. With Darcey on the rhumba, romantic, lyrical, so so beautiful 💋

2. The audience obviously loved Anita and Gleb, the judges not so much
She needs to learn to stand and walk like a dancer. Performance good though.

3. Kellie was brilliant, looked gorgeous and having a fantastic time, feelgood factor +++
Hope she avoids the DDO

4. Liked the paso but Helen did not get the shaping or feel of the dance. Enjoyed the
theme, I know I'm in the minority here

5. Usually love a FT but both underwhelming tonight.
G+G just too twee and saccharine sweet, Katie theme and style did not marry well

1. That bloke who wandered in on his way to the pub and grabbed a dance with Aliona, he was bloody good.

2. Gleb's let Anita down big time, her feet have been a problem from week 1, perhaps sorting that at the beginning and spending less time working out another bout of floor bothering might have been a good idea.

3. Finally Kellie got a great outfit, the whole thing didn't have much VW, but a massive crowd pleaser and so it worked.

4. Had a rat been having a nibble at Katie's wig?

5. Fecking teapot

1) Craig to Anita: I didn't like it, you only have two eyes, one nose and one mouth
2) Craig to Jay: I didn't like it, you only have two eyes, one nose and one mouth
3) Craig to katie: I didn't like it, you only have two eyes, one nose and one mouth
4)Craig to Helen: I didn't like it, you only have two eyes, one nose and one mouth
5 Craig to Georgia: I LOVED it, you only have two eyes, one nose and one mouth

He is such a hypocrite. For everyone else he will make sure that there was something wrong, like he said for Jay.

For Georgia he will never mention her mistakes. For her most of the times he marks the same as other judges. Next week I can see him giving her 10s.

Before people jump down my throat, I am really pissed off with Craig and this is making me go off some contestants.

1. FabUlous to see a male rhumba performed well and Jay getting a fair score for it

2. Anita telling everyone AGAIN that she was not previously trained - even Gleb joined in!

3. Additional dancers a hindrance to Georgia and Helen

4. Kellie came back fighting after being in the bottom 2

5. Katie gets yet another stunning dress to wear - who has Kellie upset in the SCD
wardrobe?????

1. I think Anita's time is up. That was a terrible AT and as Craig said (much as he is annoying me this year) it exposed ALL her flaws as a dancer. Not meaning to be mean but I think she thinks she is much better than she actually is.

2. Georgia's FT was gorgeous, but the teapot etc was unnecessary and annoying.

3. I love Jay but was underwhelmed by that Rumba. His Tango last week was far better. And it was ruined by the awful clothes he was put in.

4. I was expecting a terrible VW from Kellie because of the music choice but fair play to them they really pulled it off. Still can't abide her screeching, though.

5. Claudia's chocolate mess, just like the marbles last week, (both just before Jay's dances I noticed) was deeply unfunny. Enough is enough.

Sneaky 6. Katie was good but the FT itself did nothing for me. Helen was ok but the music did not suit a PD at all.

1. That dress is too lemon, it needs to be gold.
2. A 6... f**k you Craig!
3. Stunning Rhumba
4. So you don't recognise the dance Craig... yet you loved it and scored it a 9?
5. Good performance Helen, liked the drama.

1 Nice male rumba but Jay got the marks this week that he should have had last week. I think I was expecting more from his usually beautiful arm and leg extensions.
2 Why has it taken till now for the judges to pick up on Anita's poor technique, especially her feet
3 Hated the AT from Glebs crude stripper walk on to the floor slide and the vulgar and overlong lifts.
4 Disappointed with Katie's FT - too much faffing abaht before the dance started
5 Does Kevin have a table fetish?

He got more or less the same score last week?

1) Really enjoyed Kellie's performance - the choreography played to her strength where she gave it her full welly.
2) What on earth were wardrope thinking - am sure it won't be long until we see someone dancing in pyjammas.
3) How embarrasing for the dancers having to dress as teapots and shuffle about getting in the way - cringeworthy.
4) Haven't particularly rated any of Katie's dances since her Rumba but am willing Anton on to reach the final.
5) Anita has performed her best dances during the first half of the series - I want her to come out with a belter.

Extra: I will be there in the audience next week. SO excited to be able to watch them dance twice and to see the last dance off 😀

1 Kellie looked lovely - I can only assume they want her to avoid the dance off? It's just not like them to make her look decent.

2 Jay's shirt and Katie's horrid wig would ordinarily make me think the opposite: producer sabotage, but after all the crap I've seen on this series, I may have to give up that conspiracy theory and opt for incompetence.

3 I didn't hate Anita's dance as much as I expected (I always read the forum first) but she and Helen did seem less confident in their steps than everybody else. Gleb has the idea of Houghian smoke and mirrors choreography down pat (though he's clumsily pushing the limits) but I guess he's a keeper and you're looking at the future of Strictly...

4 But it was going that way anyway - K&K's "Viennese Waltz" was really a little skit as are most of the dances these days.

5 I don't want Anita or Kellie to win, on personality grounds, though I admit Kellie has the chops to deserve it. The rest - eh, why not? (Think Jay's got it wrapped up though, in a bow, and what a sweet ickle 'umble winner - that's how you do it, Peter!)

Belated 5 thoughts after catching up...

1) Gleb, that look was less prison bars and more cruising certain bars. Now had you been doing the Argentine tango to YMCA, maybe...

2) Kellie. Not so much American Smooth as English Rough. Or possibly a Viennese Waltzer with some artful dodgems. Still can't decide if I admired this dance or hated it. But enough with the tables already!

3) Bruno has clearly changed his medications. Not necessarlly better but different.

4) Tess, If you don't understand why being off the beat or wobbling off balance are valid criticisms of a dance then you have no business arguing with judges who do. Just STFU and stick to holding hands with the contestants.

5) Helen's Paso was a lot better than comments had led me to believe. Content-wise it was way ahead of say Anita's at Blackpool. That said, had Katie made those errors she'd have been pulled up and downscored on them much more harshly, so probably about fair scoring overall.

And a bonus 6 as lots of others saying it, backing dancers are *not* necessary or helpful on the smaller stage. Stupid idea, distracts the viewer's eye, gets in the way, Do not do this again!

1. The backing dancers and people milling about when the main 2 were performing was both irritating and distracting.
2. Anita looked like a demented spider flailing about.
3. Helen George can only do a floaty Waltz without looking stiff.
4. This has been the most predictable, manipulated series I can remember.
5. I want a shock Anton win, but it won't happen.

1. Who watches a beautiful, romantic foxtrot and says 'Do you know something, all that needs is a teapot'? Notwithstanding that it was a lovely dance and should have been top of the leaderboard IMO.

2. Jay's rumba was very overmarked, being good rather than great.

3. Kellie's VW may have been rather VW-lite but it was most enjoyable and they did really well with inappropriate music and a problematic theme. Really pleased she made the semi-final, as on dance ability she really deserves to be there.

4. Terrible bottom two (Georgia & Helen). I don't dislike any of the celebs left but Katie and Anita are easily the two worst dancers left (that was including Helen).

5. Really sad to see Helen go. I thought she was the best ballroom dancer this year, and in particular her VW was absolutely exquisite (quite possibly the best dance of the series).