Glitterballs Ahoy! It's the SCD Final ...thread 10...

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Bingo cards at the ready everyone for Saturday night!

I want Gemma. The only one not a ringah.

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Really want Joe to win. I was trying to like Alexandra, but her shrieking and hooting when she got through to the final really irritated me.

Surely Joe (and Katya- only dolphins could properly register her squealing) was just as excitable when he got through to the final Clawdy? And he's never faced the dance off or any of the media/online hate Alexandra has. That was the moment I really clicked with Alex after weeks of indifference.

Katya is very squealy too, but who wouldn't be delighted with going through the final?

After two consecutive dance offs and having to endure the vitriolic comments on social media, I don't blame Alex for shrieking and squealing for getting through the final. At least she admitted it so during the interview with Claudia. She is hyper and I get that she isn't everyone's cup of cha, but I think that is just her and she shouldn't apologise for it or change.

Thanks for new thread! Can't wait for Sat

I thought that was a more genuine reaction than her earnest ones.

I thought that was a more genuine reaction than her earnest ones.

TBH she can’t win either way. If she came out with “I thought I’d get through because I’m at the top of the leaderboard and I’m objectively the best dancer” everyone would be slating her for arrogance. So she says “I’m so grateful to be saved” and she’s humblebragging. What on earth is the poor girl supposed to do?

Her experience in musicals isn’t greater than Joe’s yet he doesn’t get any vitriol.

she can’t win either way.

I agree! She's beeninthe dance off twice in a row dspite good scores, she must have thoughtit was likely she'd be in it again. Poor woman shows some honest excitement, just like other contestants, and she still is in the wrong!

I agree too Rita!

Hello Luvvies!!!! How are you all??? I've been away but now I'm back and am gutted that AJ and Mollie are out My divine husband effing turned off the plug of the telly (when he was supposed to be leaving it on to record when he came over) So I MISSED last sayurday's how come they went??? Were Gemma and Alimuch better in the DO?????

Aplogies for the typos!

Yes Alexandra can't win, I feel for her but she also shouldn't win because she's a ringah !!! (as is Debbie) but she has age on her side.

But a woman better bloody win it; I can't understand why Craig brushed aside Joe's faults in the Cabaret dance when he picks the women's dances to pieces, a bit of misogyny there in my opinion.

More apologies if someones else has posted the same.

I think they should introduce partner swap week next year like some of the dancing in the stars have.

Checking in. Really don’t care who wins as I’m not enamoured with any of them. I don’t like Gorka at all - I do like the other pros. I will vote for whichever celeb dances better on the night.

SPOILERS FOR MUSIC SHOWDANCES

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Judges Pick
Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice will perform a Salsa to Can't Take My Eyes Off You by Boys Town Gang
Alexandra Burke and Gorka Marquez American Smooth to Wouldn't It Be Lovely from My Fair Lady
Joe McFadden and Katya Jones will Viennese Waltz to Somewhere My Love from Dr Zhivago
Gemma Atkinson and Aljaz Skorjanec dance the Paso Doble to Viva La Vida by Coldplay

Showdance
Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice will Showdance to One Day I'll Fly Away by Vaults
Alexandra Burke and Gorka Marquez will Showdance to There’s No Business Like Showbusiness by Ethel Merman
Joe McFadden and Katya Jones Showdance to You Make My Dreams by Hall & Oates
Gemma Atkinson and Aljaz Skorjanec Showdance to Show Me How You Burlesque by Christina Aguilera

thanks hannah on DS

Every year someone gets shafted with their judges choice but these seem fair to me. They all scored similarly and it won't be the case that one couple gets to do two huge latins or two elegant ballrooms. I had to check the showdance tunes- Gemma's seems perfect for Alexandra!

I am old enough to have seen Hall and Oates live and Daryl Hall tour solo. There are better songs though. out of touch for starters
Katya will do a decent routine to it though and he has lucked out with the VW as judges' pick rather than the tango

Debbeh & Giovanni are absolutely going to do a contempowaft thing to that. I agree that Gemma's seems perfect for Alexandra and I was surprised when Zoe said it was for Gemma.

Oh yes, re Joe's VW: I was baffled by the marks for that first time around. I thought his posture was awful and it looked skippy. Hope I like it this time.

I agree. I thought it was Alex's when it started. Gemma looked stunning in her charleston catsuit though so has a good chance of doing it justice. Very lucky with her paso and AS as personal would give her a decent stab at the

actually that's not the track I thought of I prefer the much moodier Cher. Welcome to Burlesque. (Tango AT smoulder).
ah well. Aljaz must be doing charleston moves at the speed of the other number and AS as personal pick?

Debbie is the only one of this year's crop I'd be happy to see contempowaft. Caroline had amazing feet and legs so pulled it off and Louise's weren't quite of the same standard. Alexandra should be great- those Old Hollywood showdances aren't exactly innovative but they always go down well.

Alex seems to be going for an Ore double then...Eliza number followed by a big musical extravaganza. I don't like her song (although if they changed the lyrics to fauxbusiness whilst flicking the vs at the haters I'd laugh). It might swing the popular vote.

amazingly One day I'll fly away hasn't been used on Strictly or dwts? Am amazed as I thought it would have come up in movie week (moulin rouge) or for when Derek gets his slebs to do cirque du soleil antics but no, Debs gets first dibs?!

Lots of scope for balletic romantic contempowaft.
She will also be repeating that front bum lift/gusset lift but has the worst deal with the salsa draw. It looks like it will be a close final though if they all bring their game.

Gah! I'm such a sucker for an underdog story. All this time I've been stanning for TLDM but so many people are predicting the worst (ie a hot mess) for Gemma's freestyle that despite her being the worst out the four I hope she smashes it and gives us a twist ending to the series.
If they charleston aplenty with a tango chasse, some kicks and flicks and a bit of QS without so much gapping you could drive a bus through Aljaz I would piss myself for her to steal the .