Strictly '21 #10: Ten little ghosties, dancing 'round the floor...

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...After Sunday night's show we'll say "boo!" to one more 👻

The is the spooky Hallowe'en night spoiler-free Strictly thread! 🎃 🎃

I'm setting it up a bit early, because I don't think I'll be able to watch live, and the previous thread is almost at an end. Check over there first to see if it's still going before posting on this one.

1 x AJ
2 x unashamed votes for Alijaz.

Voted for AJ Tom &Dan

Do you think many people ring up from landline or mobile which costs money or do 99% of people vote online

My predictions are not based on spoilers at all, which I have no access to, they're just on the dances and the leaderboard and what kind of fanbase I think they have. I am usually no more than 50 % correct on the danceoff and not always that ;)

I wouldn't rule out Tom vs Judi in the dance-off you know. People have generalised about "armies" of JLS/Blue/Wanted fans in the past and they've not necessarily materialised. It's like the mythical Eastenders' vote. I've seen a bunch of people saying "Tom will do well because his fans will be voting for him" but I've not seen anyone actually saying "I'm voting for Tom".

I know this isn't about Strictly but does anyone watch Blankety Blank afterwards? It really makes me laugh!

I wouldn't rule out Tom vs Judi in the dance-off you know.

Agree, especially as he was boring this week. Also, when his bandmate won that was 10 years ago and some of the fans may have moved on, plus he was a better dancer than Tom.

@Popfan

I know this isn't about Strictly but does anyone watch Blankety Blank afterwards? It really makes me laugh!

I’m watching it!

Yes, loving Blankety Blank. Lovely family viewing.

@EvilRingahBitch

McFly certainly have fans, but does Tom Fletcher on his own? Apparently even his own kids don't like his Poo Books

@EineReiseDurchDieZeit

In addition to reminding everyone that this is a NO SPOILERS thread

As delicately as I can, can I ask everyone to agree not to post Dance Off Predictions on Sundays.

Though this is a No Spoiler Thread - a lot of people do choose to read it myself included but have the grace to keep quiet

You may think you will just look to other posters like :

"Oh Eine, what a clever thing you are, HOW YOU MUST KNOW THE DAAANNCE DAHHLING"

When in fact, to those who have read the spoiler, your "subtle guess" is quite obvious as faux naivete and you come across as a bit of a dick.

Public Service Announcement Over

Yes 🙌

Tonights show was a bit flat. Only like Rose and AJ tonight. Wasn't keen on the music and costumes. Didn't feel much like Halloween night.

What's with all the kissing on this show? I am just speculating, but it does seem like Gio really likes Rose in a romantic way.

I don't have a DO prediction this week, there are too many it could be.

Maybe Judi vs Sara.

How would anyone post spoilers though? The second show isn't aired until tomorrow, so unless you're a member of the production crew it would only ever be a guess, surely?

Rose & Gio smashed it (again) - we have been wanting them to win do fingers etc crossed in this house

No idea why we have to have a lobster ? Made me think of primary schools nativity where you end up with a frog or something

As to the couples choice - there are no words - it was weird, it was nothingness - So surprised at Alijaz

StormyCornishSeas

Do you think many people ring up from landline or mobile which costs money or do 99% of people vote online

I only started voting online last series... up to that point I used to cast one or maybe two votes online

Also not Strictly allowed, but as the trailer for the new Masterchef:Professionals series was shown after Blankety Blank I’ve created a thread for it - I know there are some fellow chuffians in here!

@Popfan

I know this isn't about Strictly but does anyone watch Blankety Blank afterwards? It really makes me laugh!

Yes! Love it - used to watch it as a kid! Can't believe some of those answers ... DH just said he could hear me shouting at the telly from the kitchen!

@CampagVelocet

There is a guy who has a whole website for it, he used to have it by 11pm on the Saturday, most series. The reduced audiences the last two years have meant he struggles now but he tends to have it by 2pm on Sundays.

Audience or Production Leak

StormyCornishSeas

Do you think many people ring up from landline or mobile which costs money or do 99% of people vote online

I only started voting online last series... up to that point I used to cast one or maybe two votes online

Der... sorry. I meant to type “I used to cast one or maybe two votes from my mobile

Honestly felt like it was the twilight zone tonight- Dan was very average yet Motsi scored him an 8 (iirc)

Funny that I think the high scores are deserved but they seem incapable of scoring the bottom end/middle couples properly - so annoying

@EvilRingahBitch

I wouldn't rule out Tom vs Judi in the dance-off you know. People have generalised about "armies" of JLS/Blue/Wanted fans in the past and they've not necessarily materialised. It's like the mythical Eastenders' vote. I've seen a bunch of people saying "Tom will do well because his fans will be voting for him" but I've not seen anyone actually saying "I'm voting for Tom".

I'm voting for Tom (and Adam) I've seen at least one other post on this thread mention Tom in who they are voting for as well.

You definitely have a point though- other people who it might have thought would be safe have gone earlier than expected as you said and he can't depend on the McFly vote.

@Bluffinwithmymuffin

StormyCornishSeas

Do you think many people ring up from landline or mobile which costs money or do 99% of people vote online

I only started voting online last series... up to that point I used to cast one or maybe two votes online

Der... sorry. I meant to type “I used to cast one or maybe two votes from my mobile

Same and i didn't vote every week. Only if a very favourite was in danger or in the final

The routine I enjoyed the most was Tilly and Nikita's, I thought she was amazingly good, with some incredibly fast footwork, and the overall choreo plus the song and the visual was really fun. (And AJ was fab as ever) However, we're so outraged that Judi isn't bottom of the leaderboard we voted 3 x to save Sara.

I think often people in the first half of the show are marked more realistically and then they go silly later on.