Delighted that Ellie won, delighted that her last dance was my favourite dance of the series and, if you are going to win, it's good to win wearing your most gorgeous costumes.
However, I do think the final was missing either a journey contestant like Annabel or Krishnan, or a genuine contender, like Nigel, to add a sense of jeopardy.
How on earth has Anton asked himself what people want from a television judge and hit on 'inarticulate'?
If Craig's going to imagine what another celeb would have looked like doing Ellie's showdance, then why stop at Natasha Kaplinsky? I'm now thinking of Tim Wonnacott or Daniel O'Donnell or Nancy Dell'Olio. Nancy's got drunken invincibility syndrome so she is nailing those lifts.
And given they all seem to be angling for Bobby to have a Hollywood career, I'm also imagining him delivering classic movie lines with the exact same conviction he delivered 'Nobody puts Baby in the corner.' It's basically like imagining Mick Jagger from Stella Street but in Taxi Driver and Midnight Cowboy.
Given the music, I had been hoping that Ellie's showdance would be a fun party latin contrast to her other two routines, not a grim-faced series of increasingly desperate lifts. I actually thought it was a bit cruel to give her choreography that would leave her feeling worried about the next trick throughout the entire dance.
Layton basically went the full Leroy from Fame in his showdance. I guess if you have no chance of shaking off the bigger ringer ever tag then you might as well embrace it.
Olly Alexander for Eurovision. I am fully excited. Are we back to making an effort again?
Cher is the level of guest artiste I expect for every week on Strictly. It was slightly weird though, like she was AI-generated or had filmed her bit back in July or something.