Strictly Come Dancing Thread #3 Will Fantons save Susannah or does Vick not have a hope in hell?...

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....Is Katie going to be pipped at the post, will Graeme take a swan dive to the bottom of the leader board, is the news just in that Kate's first out, will MWMOB Wombling Eel's Latin make us Blue or has Seann seenn his finnal routinne?!

New thread for Saturday 29th and this week's It Takes Two.

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Loved Dr Ranj's outfit but thought he stood around quite a lot while Janette twirled! Didn't understand the high praise.

@PolkadotsAndMoonbeams there's a lot of rumours around why Neil keeps failing to get a partner.. whether they are true or not is another matter.

Rumours about what??

No way can Susannah stay. Clearly she and Anton dislike each other. Not surprising when he tried and failed to make her is stooge last week. His desperate attempts at conciliation this week were lost by that stupid face he made mid dance. He gets paired with the duffers because if he got someone like Ashley it’d be apparent that he’s too old to do Latin.

Also I think if Katie doesn’t get voted off she’ll quit. This experience is not looking like it’s anything near fun or enjoyable. Why put yourself through that?

A few musings from me too; Please SCD producers don't give AJ a vulnerable person like Lauren to throw about, he was totally insensitive expecting her to take her weight on her one arm , it was cruel and she should 've refused but was too nice bless her.

Also Katya may be a good professional dancer but she's not a good partner \coach\teacher to a newbie like poor Sean, (teachers have to think about what their pupils can cope with and not make them run before they walk) he tried his best. The judges were very mean to him too.

I enjoyed 'Cotton Eyed Joe" And I LOVE anything from West Side Story (my favourite musical film of all time) the music and that waltz was gorgeous.

I agree about Katie TSS poor girl. The judges were quite insensitive (the male ones more than the females).

Honestly can’t stand Faye. I don’t know what it is about her. Apart from the fact that she’s been dancing all her career. I think it’s the false modesty

I do agree with Monkseal that Joe has really simply done the same dance twice in a row now, which has made me wonder if he’s a bit of a one trick pony. If I were Dianne, I’d have given him something really properly ballroom this week, to show that he’s capable of more than one type of dance.

I can’t see Katie staying - I can’t remember the last time someone was so obviously destroyed by the whole experience. There’s something almost medieval in the cruelty of someone’s pain being broadcast on an entertainment show like this. I think there needs to be some kind of intervention.

Snort at voting for Danny because you like cats He's not really at cat, you know . . .

I live Danny and want him to win even though he is a ringer. I don't want Ashley to win, because she is a ringer. How very ridiculous and unfair of me.

I suppose I have seen Danny and loved him in so many things over the years: Red Dwarf, (there has NEVER been a character like the Cat), Maid Marian, Storymakers! I has no idea he was in Death in Paradise as I don't watch it, but had I known I would have watched just because of him.

I think that Charles would have been better with another pro as Shirley has obviously got it in for Karen.
I actually feel sorry for Charles, he is actually a nice man.
I really can’t take to Joe, there is something extremely annoying about him
Enjoyed watching Seann’s supposed jive
Thought that Amy looked beautiful yesterday

I can’t see Katie staying - I can’t remember the last time someone was so obviously destroyed by the whole experience. There’s something almost medieval in the cruelty of someone’s pain being broadcast on an entertainment show like this. I think there needs to be some kind of intervention. I agree. I almost can't watch her

I suppose one of them has to run their dance school!

I feel sorry for Katie too — I know she was a model and presumably did a bit of stage/performance stuff but I think a paso was a hard sell. Sometimes people do really well with them beside they get the bit between their teeth and just go for it, but I don't think she has that attack yet. Maybe a rumba or something, where she could just focus on him might have been better for her?

Katie’s should just concentrate on trying to improve. We are all behind her and who cares if she isn’t the best. As long as she has a good time and learns a new skill she’s done well.
Katya and Oti choreographed badly this week. Katya was too ambitious and Oti was too silly. It’s a shame because they usually do better than this.

I think it’s quite obvious why they passes over Neil for Graziano. Graziano is incredibly good looking in that Aiden Turner way.
Nicole Cutler has also criticised Graziano’s dancing ability.

Is Katie nervous? I felt for her last night, she looked so upset.

Ashley and Faye annoy me! Nice girls but clearly already know how to dance so of course their top of the lead.

I love Katie I hope she doesn’t get voted off so she can prove herself. It must be horrible to sit there and listen to everyone get that praise and all she got was put downs. Bless her.

Am I the only one who can’t see what anyone sees in Graziano? He leaves me utterly, utterly cold. Which is unusual for me: I’m a huge Gorka fan, have always had a thing for Aljaz, love how gentle Pasha seems to be, Giovanni’s partnership with Debbie completely won me over...But I look at Graziano, watch him dance, and feel...nothing at all.

They do have a disproportionate number of tall female celebs this year. Looking at them standing next to Tess on the launch show it really struck me. Kate and Vick in particular are very tall, but assuming they didn’t want to bin off AJ or Kevin there wasn’t really another woman short enough to partner Neil.

They are selling Graziano on how sexy he is Graziano believes he is v v sexy it is all a bit embarassing we are not seeing personality he just needs to calm down. I think i am a in love with DJJ I don't care if heis a ringer I luvs him. Poor Katie i can't get over how harsh the judges were do they have no empathy .

There’s something almost medieval in the cruelty of someone’s pain being broadcast on an entertainment show like this.

I guess the problem is that there is no way of knowing how it’s going to affect someone until it is too late. The results show is manageable as is not live, they can stop and edit it if necessary.

If someone doesn’t think they can cope with negativity (and if you’ve not danced before there is going to be a fair amount!) then this isn’t the right show to do.

Not just you theonlylivingboy, Graziano does nothing for me. Neither does Giovanni though, to be fair. I’m not really into that greasy, gold jewellery Italian stallion look, tbh. Personality-wise, I can appreciate Giovanni’s new gentler attitude though, I thought he was great with Debbie, that pairing was fab.

I really like Giovanni Debbehh saved him the year before he was the greasy Italian but he is very sweet and funny

Giovanni reminds me of Vincent Simone much much taller obvs

I watched It takes two on Friday (I normally don't) and found the slavering over Graziano really horrible, no attempt to speak to him as a dancer just drooling and silly remarks by Zoe Ball and the others. I feel a bit sorry for Vick as well, she is pretty but that isn't her only talent, obviously, she's got a great radio show and is a very engaging presenter, and they just treat her and Graziano like Barbie and Ken.