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Stuff The X Factor (although not Jacob’s hilarious X Factor blog) – how dull would my weekends be without Bruce’s terrible jokes? Or the judges griping on about the PURITY OF THE DANCE being ruined by LACK OF CONTENT and ILLEGAL LIFTS? Or the sheer wonder that Tess’s wardrobe often elicits? Or the, you know, dancing? The answer is: very dull indeed. So, to launch this brand new Strictly blog, here’s my take on the ten dancers still in the competition.
Or the “people who’ll probably go next unless there’s a SHOCK BOOT”.
Natalie has proved herself to be one of the show’s best pros by getting Audley this far, but I really don’t see them getting much further. As for Lulu, while she’s exceeded the expectations created after her first dance disaster, I doubt she’ll last much longer, and the only thing I’ll really miss is the back-handed compliments Brendan keeps giving her.
Slightly further up the pack, we get to two of this year’s most over-marked contestants: Russell and Anita. Sure, Russell’s “fun Latin dance” thing was surprisingly entertaining the couple of times, but the goodwill ran dry with last week’s samba, and I don’t see where he goes with all the party dances out of the way already. And bless Anita, she’s clearly having the time of her life, but it seems she’s been designated as this year’s “talented older lady” dancer and given good marks even if her dance was a bit of a mess (cough jive cough).
Robbie is a “ballroom boy”, which roughly translates to “is good in hold when Ola can drag him around but isn’t so great when left to his own devices”. All I really have to say is that last week’s crotch-grabbing paso doble was an affront to the eyes. The most pleasant surprise personality-wise has been lovely Alex from The One Show, who’s rather sweet and self-deprecating, even if she isn’t the most dynamic dancer in the world. Still, her foxtrot was fun, and I quite enjoyed last week’s skirt-wafting paso doble. MORE SKIRT WAFTING, PLEASE.
Poor Holly. She’s good fun, a pretty nifty dancer and is clearly working hard underneath that laid back Aussie front, but the Daily Mail just keep writing stories about how she’s STEALING ARTEM THROUGH THE CHEMISTRY OF DANCE while Kara cries in the corner, which means she’ll never quite be able to step out of Miss Tointon’s shadow.
And Harry (of not boyband McFly fame) could be so brilliant, but his partner Aliona thinks she’s some sort of choreography visionary and keeps shafting him with dances that are fun but lacking in, well, actual dancing. I’m not a PURITY OF THE DANCE nut, but when you’ve got someone as talented as Harry, you should be doing more than a few bars in hold. He’s still making the final, though.
As much as I’ve tried to resist him and his makes-me-want-to-scratch-my-eyes-out intensity, I’m finding myself rather charmed by Jason. I mean, if I’m saying you’re taking Strictly too seriously, you really need to evaluate your life, but there’s no denying his talent and Kristina is making the most out of finally getting a contender; in particular, last week’s Halloween quickstep was a perfect balance of theme and content.
But my favourite dancer so far has to be Chelsee. Sure, she needs polishing, but her dances have generally been a great mix of content and exuberance. Her airline quickstep was easily one of the best dances of the series so far, and she’s hit the jackpot in getting new pro Pasha as her partner; he’s adorable, she’s adorable, they’re adorable together, their dancing is adorable and I love them.
Check back on Tuesday when Lois will be taking us through the highs and lows of the weekend's Strictly events.
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