Strictly -- Should be fair to all contestants

Enjoyed last nights show. Some really good performances from the contestants. 

Louise was excellent. Best on the night.

Difficult to decide who should go this week.  I thought Robert Rinder danced well, but he does not like being criticised by the judges and came over as a spoiled kid.  Because of that I think he should go. . 

Cheers ......K

Claudia W showing her legs tonight......and what nice legs!

Ed through again......Ora in the dance off. What a travesty!

Get rid of the public vote......they appear to be clueless.

Well, given the current voting trends, Ed must be licking his lips at the prospect of a snap General Election! 

Laura was completely overshadowed by Giovanni tonight he might as well have stuck her in the middle and danced all around her. Yet the judges (apart from Craig) still love her - come on ! Also, I did like Kevin & Louise's A.Tango BUT it did NOT deserve a higher mark than Danny's dance IMHO. Again, the judges love her but do not rate Danny on the same scale for some reason, very frustrating. I do wonder if they do it deliberately to stir the public into defending him?

Ed & Laura should be in the dance off this week IMO, but who knows how the public will vote. Absolutely loved the finale btw, C & AJ were magnificent - very unusual music for a paso but I loved it 

Alison

Mmmmmm......see exactly what you mean. In the dance-off it was just the same.......she hardly moved!

At least the judges made the right decision.

But did you notice the dance off was mostly on one camera tonight so we just saw most of it from one angle - the front, rather than from all angles like the first time. I actually thought Ore looked like he had already been told the result so didn't really bother - he certainly didn't add any hip rotations, if anything he left them out ! While Laura did actually seem to do a bit better and the camera angle played down Giovannis exhibition of the last time. Over all Ore & jo are the better couple but it was a bit unfair that they all voted them in on that showing when Laura tried her best this time. Oh well, roll on next week

Alison

Agree FD, I also thought that Laura was the better of the two dancers. Ed doesn't seem at all bothered or embarassed about the fact he's still there, I think that he thinks he's good. Big mistake.....

One point not mentioned on the thread so far I believe,  is the professionalism and quality of the Strictly Orchestra and Singers. They are consistantly excellent.

K

K you are right, the orchestra & singers are first rate, I would rather see them perfoming in the middle of the show than some of the second rate so called entertainers that aired their warblings.

I think Ed's appeal to the public is not because he is a politician, rather in spite of that. He is the only 'ordinary' guy in it, he is neither an entertainer or an athlete, no previous training of any sort and he came in overweight and an unknown quantity really, but he has worked hard & steadily improved. Obviously quite a lot of people like that and want to encourage him.

Alison

it wouldn't surprise me to see two very,very good dancers in the dance off

Could be Daisy and Laura, now thats a tough decision

Methinks somebody has been using Strictly spoilers......