SCD '21 #19: We have our FINAL! Judges, your paddles are for guidance only.

[PolkadotsAndMoonbeams]

Just as well, as they seem to have lost all of the ones under 9...

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Rhys should have gone through based on that dance off. It’s a shame he has left. Cracking final dance though!

Placemarking!

@Thecurliestwurly

I missed the very end, what was all that Boris stuff about? Was there a secret party backstage? He likes them.

Have a feeling we will get another MP next year. Matt Hancock?

Glad AJ and Rose got through. Want to see AJ's Charleston again and J&J's paso. Not sure which one of Rose's dances though.

If we're really unlucky we'll get Hancock and Cummings...imagine all the dancers trying to make themselves the wrong height!

I always think the final is a bit of a letdown anyway, they sort of drag it out then announce the winner and the others in the final just get forgotten about.

Rhys at least will have a nice week of being in ITT and stuff, they’ll make a fuss of him.

@SheldonesqueTheBstard

That is my hump got.

Proper.

Shurl is that far up I’m surprised she doesn’t put a straw out of his nose for air.

She's been there from the start and it grips my waste evacuation! Still, in the realm of the public now, or so we're meant to believe.

On the latest Mn heart-throb crush thread, Kai has been mentioned a couple of times. Some years, new pro dancers hardly get noticed, especially if they exit early. He has really has settled in quickly, and become a Strictly favourite. He seems a decent chap, is a good dancer, and allowed his partner to shine, and not taken the limelight.

Monkseal continues to crack me up

What I Want For The Finale :
AJ : Waltz/Full Bangkok Floor Show/American Smooth
John : Rumba/John Dances And Bakes A Croquembouche That Mary Berry Jumps Out Of At The End/Argentine Tango
Rose : American Smooth/Giovanni's Massive Prop/Couples Choice

Well how weird, I could have sworn Rhys danced better than John. Feel sad for him as I think he was just beginning to tap into the potential that was evident from the very start!

@IReallyLikeCrows

Oti looks like she's in tears there.

I thought she looked like a proud big sister!

God love Rhys for going out in style!

Speaking of style and going out, I agree about Vicky Gill - wardrobe has had a shocker this series not just with the designs but also the actual workmanship and some nasty nasty fabrics and trims. Has her budget been slashed? And I agree with a pp, she has no idea how to dress a fuller figure. I used to drool over the frocks, now I just hope they hold together.

And thank you for the new thread

THe jive looked better without the music - but I still did not want them to go through

I want AJ's jive and AS, John's New Order tango and rumba, Rose's VW and cc

I would love John and Johannes' Paso Doble again.

@EsmaCannonball

A classic quickstep is my favourite kind of ballroom and a camp samba is my favourite kind of Latin, so I was pleased with last night's show.

I suppose it doesn't make any sense to put Rhys into a final he can't possibly win but he was far better than John in that dance-off. Wrong decision.

John won't win either. I'm really torn. I love all of them in the semi. If John had gone out tonight I would have been as upset as I am over Rhys. I think Rhys did a better job than John in both dances in the main show and in the dance off. John's flicks and kicks were sloppy. But all of them are fantastic and we are guaranteed a fizzing final, even with no suspense about the winner.

John should have gone but am keen to see J and J's paso again.

I guess AJ will do her Charleston and Rose maybe her tango for the finals? I would actually like to see AJ's jive again. I thought it was very good.

Have a feeling we will get another MP next year. Matt Hancock?

Chuff me no.

Yes he likes Gina Colada
And getting caught in the rain lift
He's not the love that you looked for
Thank God Martha you got to escape

Has Rose done a jive, Charlestone or Salsa? I don't remember seeing her do any of those?

I also predicted John, AJ , and Rose in the final from the very beginning. So wish I had put a bet on those 3.
Rose to win for me.

Very very happy Rose and AJ are both in the final. I would be delighted to see either of them win, although I think Rose has it sewn up.

I felt the judges had prejudged the danceoff. To my eyes, Rhys and Nancy were fab whereas J&J were out of sync at times and not a lot of jive content ether.

I'd love to see AJ's jive again, but like with Danny Mac's Chachacha I'll be disappointed no doubt.

Thanks for the new thread @PolkadotsAndMoonbeams

Here's this week's mad ramblings:

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@cheeseisthebest

Has Rose done a jive, Charlestone or Salsa? I don't remember seeing her do any of those?

The Jive was Rose's week 1 dance and Salsa was her second dance.

Rose got all her party Latin out of the way in the first few weeks.

I hope AJ and Kai do their Charleston in the final and it gets a 40 this time.
Very intrigued to see what Giovanni means when he says their show dance will feature "the biggest prop ever seen on Strictly".

I will vote for AJ in the final even though I know it's a waste of time because Rose and Gio have the glitterball sewn up (unless one of them gets Covid this week which I do hope not).

I agree with the previous poster who said that all the celebs will be fighting over Kai next year!

If we're really unlucky we'll get Hancock and Cummings...imagine all the dancers trying to make themselves the wrong height!

Hancock for the Rumba, Cummings will be dressed up as some kind of evil zombie professor doing a mincey samba in Halloween week. Allegra Stratton might show up if she is still out of work next Autumn.