Originally Posted by bradvilla:
“Now I'm not asking because I'm upset by the result, I didn't mind who won. My point is simply this, people have basically already decided who they want to win and who they will vote for, so it basically doesn't matter what they do in the final. Unless your favourite starts goose stepping and saluting in the middle of the dance, you aren't going to change your vote.
So my question is, why bother with the final?”
It depends how you view it. We all know its a popularity contest in the end, but we need to have one - it would be a bit ridiculous cancelling it - I always enjoy the show and it has to come to an end. Also, although some years (like this one) we know who the winner is going to be from week 4, its not always like that - it can be tight and unpredictable in other years - and the dances on the night can make a difference sometimes.
And it still can be enjoyable, even if you know who's going to win. I knew Jay had it in the bag from about week 4. I still looked forward to the final and really enjoyed it, even though I support Georgia and knew she had no chance of winning regardless of what she did on the night. I wanted her to get through to the final 3, perform 3 good dances, get to do her Charleston again and get 40 this time. She did it, Shes learned so much and showed everyone what shes capable of over the weeks. Winning the popularity vote is outwith her control - but for me she achieved everything else that she possibly could. I still really enjoyed the final and didn't mind seeing Jay win at all - probably because (like Kevin said) I don't consider coming top in popularity with the public vote (who vote for a variety of different reasons - many unrelated to dance and performance) as
the most important thing, given what they have gone through and achieved already - although its a nice thing to get.