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Movie night on Strictly: what a babe. Holly finally giving it everything! Len not being grumpy! Chelsee nailing her jive! A not terrible male celebrity rumba! The worst dancer went! And Tess wore a nice dress! OK, it was a jumpsuit, but I’ll take it! So good, in fact, that I’ve decided to give it AWARDS.
By far the poorest dance of the night, as the quickstep was fairly skippy and lacking the necessary flow. But all the Tarantino stuff was pretty smooth, and they looked absolutely brilliant in their costumes. As worst dances go, this was one of the better ones.
Lovely Alex had yet another wardrobe malfunction, once again getting her heel caught in her dress, but it didn’t stop this being a cracking dance. The “lifty bits” and the foxtrot were both smooth, James’s choreography absolutely nailed the spirit of the film and Alex looked the part completely. Her improvement has been marvellous, and I’m so pleased she got through again.
Just a reminder: THE RUMBA IS A HARD DANCE FOR MALE CELEBRITIES. Honestly, all Harry had to do was come out, avoid looking like he wanted to eat his own hand rather than have to dance and he’d have done better than most male contestants on Strictly. And, to be fair, he managed much more than that, producing a sweet and not-at-all embarrassing effort.
Bless Jason, he’s just trying so hard that I can’t knock him for it. Well, I can when it produces facial expressions like last week’s Charleston, but they were restrained enough this week that I was able to commend his commitment. From the solo opening sequence to the smooth foxtrot and the gorgeous lifts, this was a perfect blend of theme and content, beautifully performed. Any dance that uses an umbrella as a seat gets the ok from me.
Oh Holly, who’d have thought this would be the dance that would ignite your passion? The one that would have the judges reaching for the 10 paddles? The one that would make you so darn happy for a change? Not that I’m complaining; this was epic, all foot stomps and eyeliner and BURNING LETTERS ON THE FLOOR and passion and Artem in a mask and gorgeous flamenco hands. Epic.
Firstly, Pasha’s make-up. WHY? WHY DID THEY DO THAT TO US? WHY?
Ahem, anyway. The jive. When done well, it can be amazing – all fast flicks and kicks and speed and synchronicity. And this was done very well indeed. Chelsee is still a little sloppy at times, but she committed so entirely (and not in the Jason way) and was so clearly having a brilliant time that it didn’t really matter.
WHY?
When it came to Jason joining Robbie in the bottom 2, I understand that not everyone finds themselves charmed by his intensity the way I do. Thankfully, since it was Movie Night, the worst dancer was eliminated. Robbie was by no means a terrible dancer, but his moaning about his scores has been annoying me for a while, so I was happy to see him go. And since he started slyly knocking off my BELOVED Alex in all his post-elimination interviews, I’ve been thrilled about his departure from the competition. What? It’s the semis next week; it’s time to start taking this thing seriously.
Oh yes, I can take this a whole lot more seriously. Just you wait and see.
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