Strictly 2025 : It’s Saturday Night! It’s Not Live! It’s Launch Night 18.40 PM

[EineReiseDurchDieZeit]

I am sadly out tonight so I’m setting this up early. Please move across from The Rehearsal Rooms

If we need to change threads midstream Sequins has said she will cover it.

Enjoy Launch Night

Thanks

Eine

I'm having a better year on recognising a few contestants from the start.

It looks like a promising year...

(Weekly thread sounds good and logistically simpler than running through)

Thread a week vote from me.

Happy with a new thread every week.

Brilliant 👍

Ooh same. And if you could put the link to the new thread in the thread from week before please xx

Thanks @EineReiseDurchDieZeit that sounds sensible (and easier for you!)

I watched Ross in the group dance and he was surprisingly good not brilliant but definitely not one of the worst

Will do my best! @newyorknewyorkforevernewyorkI’ll try and always include the start time as well as it changes and throws people.

Thank you ❤️

Well, I caught up.

So many blokes this year I now think I want Balvinder or Alex to win. Fed up of all the blokey blokes second year in a row.
Motsi and Kai both seem to have been on the Mounjaro.
Stefan, Harry, Lewis, Balvinder, Dani and Karen looked good.
Like the new pro Julian.
Vicky already beginning to annoy me.
Poor Amy! Thomas will be first out.
But great to see Karen look happy.

I’m abit unsure about la voix. I know it’s just comedy but I felt like Alikaz was uncomfortable around them and I didn’t like that! I have a feeling they could have an earlier then expected exit!
I also feel vito and Ellie could be short lived.

Aftwe watching the show I’m routing for -
harry and Karen
Diane and stefan
Lewis and katya

Also like the idea of a thread for each week. Keeps it all together and nothing more annoying than commenting on new thread half way through the judges comments or something

Sorry late to the party and sorry if this has been said but I wonder when Shirley was giving advice and said leave your echo at the door if it was anyone in particular.

Yes “ego at the door” whose ego?!

Sorry I meant ego will amend. Could be Thomas.

@EineReiseDurchDieZeit the only downside with starting a thread each week where the old thread might not be completely full is posters still posting /unwittingly posting on the old thread as the link to the new one might be a few posts up but the old one is showing in their ‘I’m on’ feed. Could be cured by a thread title showing the date of the ep?

yes and then two threads will run simultaneously and that’ll cause issues! I’m going to try it for Week 1 See how we go @Netaporter

I thought that about Alijaz too. Maybe Kai would have been better with La Voix.

@Romeiswheretheheartisim glad it wasn’t just me who picked up on that!
I love Alijaz but he doesn’t seem to have his old spark since coming back I don’t think 🤷🏼‍♀️

@Netaporter and @WarrenTofficier thank you for updating me!

Last year Alijaz just didn’t seem match fit at times, he seemed to struggle to catch his breath after some dances thought I put that down to having had a year out and having a young child maybe meaning he’d not been training as much. Hopefully he’ll be back to normal this year.

Definitely got to be Thomas. He is up his own arse for sure!

My fave from the start is Harry. He came across as happy and funny and we need more of that,

Yes, he looks fitter this year so hope he's back on form.

Harry was fun. He's a match for super fit Karen. Maybe she can finally include some good lifts.
Also thought Stefan and Balvinder were very likeable.

I like Harry he was great on masterchef, but I hope he isn't going to bore us to death taking about his muscles !