Strictly Come Dancing 2018

[Rebelda]

Maybe it was a drop-in purely to gauge public reaction ahead of Saturday's show. Like, stick them on for 5 minutes have them apologise and see what happens on Twitter so we can decide what to do with them at the weekend.

 

[Guineveretoo]

Maybe it was a drop-in purely to gauge public reaction ahead of Saturday's show. Like, stick them on for 5 minutes have them apologise and see what happens on Twitter so we can decide what to do with them at the weekend.

Except they were one of the three couples on the show, and the odd bit where footage of two other couples was shown after they had been announced.

 

[Rebelda]

Sorry, I don't follow.

I mean, I wonder if they've used a tiny live appearance without all the usual coverage to assess the public reaction. If there's a huge backlash to a small appearance they can pull them from Saturday's show. I.e. (and I've got a very cynical pr hat on here) if they'd given them a whole section as usual and public reaction had been furious 'why have you got them cheating scum on your show!!!!!!' that would have been trickier to backpedal from.

 

[marshall]

i have never watched itt and i have not seen this unhappy appearance. all i know is that whatever the *actual* votes i would not be surprised if they were shuffled into the dance-off and ejected.

This. Because you're not directly voting someone off, there's always a chance they could stay. But they can't. It's just too awkward, best sweep them under the carpet and let the good times continue. Anyway, pair of snakes.

 

[Ms T]

I think ITT were in an impossible position. Not having them on at all would have been weird; having them on and not mentioning it at all also weird. They did look mortified.

 

[Me76]

I didn't think Seann looked sorry at all. More like he was angry that he needed to be there.

 

[BoatieBird]

I think the public will vote for them because they want the whole 'are they/aren't they' thing to continue.

 

[tommers]

He's got to do a charleston.

 

[Guineveretoo]

I think ITT were in an impossible position. Not having them on at all would have been weird; having them on and not mentioning it at all also weird. They did look mortified.

I agree they had to mention it, but they made a big thing of it by now even talking about their next dance. That was what made it really weird.

 

[Ms T]

I agree they had to mention it, but they made a big thing of it by now even talking about their next dance. That was what made it really weird.

I thought they did mention it briefly. We saw them in training on yesterday’s ITT, looking terribly serious.

 

[danny la rouge]

I think the public will vote for them because they want the whole 'are they/aren't they' thing to continue.

See, that’s what’s a bit weird. Part of the vibe of Strictly is this “are they/aren’t they” thing. The judges fuel it by saying “the chemistry between you is so-o-o-o believable!” and things like that.

But like when Niles and Daphne finally do get together, everyone goes off them.

“Yeah. They’re shagging. Bored now”.

It doesn’t really become us to get all judgy about it.

(Leaving aside for now the allegations about Sean(n)’s character).

 

[danny la rouge]

I thought they did mention it briefly. We saw them in training on yesterday’s ITT, looking terribly serious.

But Ian made us Waite until the last couple to analyse their Charleston. Which definitely had me thinking “I wonder when they’ll mention the snoggers” all the way through everyone else’s training footage.

 

[BoatieBird]

Apparently they were due to do the rumba on Saturday, but it was changed to the charleston
Seann and Katya 'must do dance of shame'

 

[Rebelda]

The dance of shame

 

[colacubes]

It's going to be excruciating

 

[Guineveretoo]

I thought they did mention it briefly. We saw them in training on yesterday’s ITT, looking terribly serious.

Not really, only at the end where Zoe said something like "and it is also about the dancing" and Katya replied that they were doing the charleston and were working very hard. And that was it.

The whole thing was just weird.

 

[danny la rouge]

Friday panel was a bit awkward there. It was like they’d been told “don’t say anything”. So they didn’t.

 

[May Kasahara]

Finally caught up with last Saturday's show, just in time for tonight. Loved Stacey, Kate, Faye, Graeme, Vick, Ranj, Ashley. Thought Katie did better this week (I am a total sucker for La La Land anyway). Joe and Danny okay.

Seann's dance was excellent, to the point where I enjoyed watching him despite him clearly being a massive wanker. Quite pleased, in a way, to find my baseless instant dislike of him actually has a basis after all I always love Katya's choreography though.

Lee was shit and quite weird to watch, not sorry he's gone.

I have to say, the Dave Arch wunnerful orchestra had a bad night last Saturday. Power of Love was particularly lifeless.

 

[stavros]

I have to say, the Dave Arch wunnerful orchestra had a bad night last Saturday. Power of Love was particularly lifeless.

They couldn't find their flux capacitor.

 

[spanglechick]

Tess’s run of nice frocks has stalled. I was trying to work out if my prejudice against jumpsuits was to blame, when I noticed the sequin chevron stripe from the legs, had been employed as a neck-warmer, with all the finesse of a ten year old in a disco dancing costume.

 

[Ms T]

Both Tess and Claudia have ghastly outfits tonight.

 

[Ms T]

And I like a jumpsuit.

 

[felixthecat]

Prefer Tess's dodgy jumpsuit to the ill fitting horror that Claudia's wearing tonight.
She must have badly upset someone to be stuck with that monstrosity

 

[Ms T]

Wow. Faye was a-ma-zing.

 

[felixthecat]

She's good. Very good.

 

[trashpony]

What’s with all the one shoulders tonight?

Faye was great. No one gets good scores in the rumba

 

[Ms T]

I like Katie but she's rubbish at dancing. Gorka also made that routine super-easy.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

I like Katie but she's rubbish at dancing. Gorka also made that routine super-easy.

This. I really like her but that wasn't great.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Again I really like Lauren but she's not that good!

 

[D'wards]

I've only just got into this after being forced to watch it at my parents last week.

Would folks say it's advisable to tape it and fast forward to dances and comments?