Strictly 2024

Montell drastically under-marked by Craig. Grrr !

A gorgeous Rumba from Montell and Johannes.
I feel she should be in the competition next week but fear she won’t be as she has been in the dance-off so many times.

If it was a dance competition the public wouldn’t vote, only professional judges would.
As it is a popularity contest then people like me who know nothing about dance 🕺 will continue to vote for their favourites (especially when they wear pink trousers)

I can tell if a dance ie really good or really bad, but nothing in between.

Ramblingrose22

I'm not sure why Pete W has lasted this long.
I know his tango wasn't bad but he isn't better than Jamie B who has shown a feel for dancing over the past 10 weeks and yet he has just got eliminated.
It's rumoured that Chris will win so I'm not expecting him to be in the dance off any time soon.

It was the pink trousers!

Ramblingrose22

I'm not sure why Pete W has lasted this long.
I know his tango wasn't bad but he isn't better than Jamie B who has shown a feel for dancing over the past 10 weeks and yet he has just got eliminated.
It's rumoured that Chris will win so I'm not expecting him to be in the dance off any time soon.

Pete Wicks has a huge social media following, goodness only know why. Their votes will be keeping him in whether he has 2 left feet or not. Makes a mockery of it being a dancing competition.

There doesn't seem to be as many watching this year and we've lost Callistemon who used to comment.

I'm also missing Joseann who actually knew a lot about dance and often explained things.

I'm not sure why Pete W has lasted this long.
I know his tango wasn't bad but he isn't better than Jamie B who has shown a feel for dancing over the past 10 weeks and yet he has just got eliminated.
It's rumoured that Chris will win so I'm not expecting him to be in the dance off any time soon.

escaped

^So Chris and Pete have both got to be in the dance off in the next 3 or 4 weeks against one of the better couples in order for them to be out before the final.^
I think there's only 3 weeks left. So in the final, 14th December, there will be four couples left, won't there? I guess one couple could go out early on in the programme to be left with 3 finalists. Or maybe there'll be a double eviction next week?

Gosh is it only 3 weeks left? I thought it was longer but November seems to be going faster than my brain!

So they've both got to be in the dance-off in the next 2 weeks if the final is to be the better dancers rather than the contestant with the bigger fan base.

Sara1954

surprising how many people aren’t watching it this year year, that always used to.

I don’t think as many GN’ers are watching (or if they are, not commenting).

Last year, there were 2 Strictly threads, garnering over 1600 comments.

Only up to about 800 on the one thread, so far this year.

So Chris and Pete have both got to be in the dance off in the next 3 or 4 weeks against one of the better couples in order for them to be out before the final.
I think there's only 3 weeks left. So in the final, 14th December, there will be four couples left, won't there? I guess one couple could go out early on in the programme to be left with 3 finalists. Or maybe there'll be a double eviction next week?

It's getting quite interesting with few couples left, but maybe not in a good way.

There's every possibility that the final could be Chris and Pete or at least one of them - if you look at the possibilities -

Chris and Pete both in dance off (together) - one will go, but will still leave the other in the competition.

Chris OR Pete in dance off with one of the better couples - then Chris or Pete will go but that will still leave one of them in the running.

It then needs to be another dance off with the remaining (Chris or Pete) for the same thing to happen.

So Chris and Pete have both got to be in the dance off in the next 3 or 4 weeks against one of the better couples in order for them to be out before the final.

But, given they both obviously have a huge number of people voting for them, it may be neither will ever be in the dance off thus catapulting them both into the final.

The very reason John Sergeant pulled out as he really didn't think it would be fair for him to be in the final or to potentially win.

If that all makes sense!

surprising how many people aren’t watching it this year year, that always used to.

I record, watch the professional dance, the dances (without all the faff before and after) and the marks. I like to comment after the show about who I think will leave, but then I look at the spoiler so I don’t have to bother with the dance off.
I think the winner will be the whoever is the public’s favourite providing the judges haven’t wangled them off.

Cannot put my finger on what is ‘off’ this year, but there is something

I think it was all the stuff about Amanda Abington, Giovanni, then Grazia, all before it even started.

Then the hoo haa with Wynne and his ‘hand’.

Plus the whole show seemed to attempt a rather frantic and dogged determination to prove that actually, none of this had happened or mattered, and it was still all hunky dory and perfect, which sometimes smacks of desperation.

Having said that, I still enjoy seeing the dances, the costumes, most of the music, the judging, but it is not what it was.

The way things are going, we could see at least one weak couple in the final.
Chris is amazing, can’t believe what he has achieved, but he’s never going to be able to meet the standards of the final, I really like Pete, and he has improved, but is a long way behind Tasha and Sarah.

Housecraftandcommunitystudies

I was looking forward to strictly do much this year but for some reason it hasn’t grabbed my fancy like it has in previous years. Don’t know why. There isn’t one couple that Im particularly drawn to. Don’t know why this year feels different.

I feel the same. I have watched it, but have cheated and looked at the Strictly spoiler to see who leaves.

Cannot put my finger on what is 'off' this year, but there is something.

I have no idea who any of the remaining celebs are. My professional favourite is Johannes and I think he and Montell are well-matched.

I thought that Chris and Pete should have been in the dance-off.

If Strictly returns next year I think they should drop the Sunday evening nonsense and show it in one go as used to happen when it first started.

I didn't understand how Shirley gave Chris a 9 then also gave Montell a 9.
Chris is doing amazing but no way was his performance as good as Montell this week

Montell danced well 'tonight', but she does not extend her legs or point her feet, and no -one seems to pick it up. Sorry, but although Tasha has been classed as 'perfect', to me she lacks personality; she stops dead at the footlights.

I thought Chris struggled, but next week is a different dance.
Yes GG13 I agree to a certain extent, it is a popularity contest, costumes, performance, fame outside SCD, and yes, even disabilities.

RosiesMaw2

Why do the voting public not like Montell?
I think she looks lovely, dances beautifully and I love seeing her and Johannes, but she keeps coming back for the dance off.

Agreed, it is just so unfair.

I think it’s virtually impossible to compare a blind person, someone who has no dance experience whatsoever, a boy band member who had to do dance routines, an Olympian and two people who have had dance training and danced in their occupations.

The judges and the public are not comparing like for like, it is purely a popularity contest.

I agree. Chris and Diane have been amazing. But they seem to have reached a plateau and Chris looked like he was struggling a little last night. It might be the end of the road for them next weekend.

I was looking forward to strictly do much this year but for some reason it hasn’t grabbed my fancy like it has in previous years. Don’t know why. There isn’t one couple that Im particularly drawn to. Don’t know why this year feels different.

Who would you like to see?

I do like Sarah.