[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

Ashley is a good actress, ''struggling in training'' which i don't believe at all, ''making friends'' is a attempt to come over likeable i guess

no, i'm not falling for it

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

me neither

look at ha caring, oh wait, she doesn't

She's there to stay till the end and then we'll see.
But dead wood need to be removed first. Fear for Lauren

[Jase.]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

look at ha caring, oh wait, she doesn't

She's there to stay till the end and then we'll see.
But dead wood need to be removed first. Fear for Lauren

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

look at ha caring, oh wait, she doesn't

She's there to stay till the end and then we'll see.
But dead wood need to be removed first. Fear for Lauren

[Nicky91]

look my apologies for the nasty behaviour towards Ashley, i just don't find it exciting watching her performances, while Lauren does excite me, quickstep was exactly my cup of tea, the no gapping (some fail to achieve that ) contemporary where she was wooden, she did tell a story of her life (i recognized the swimming, cycling, running, and that was exactly what AJ told her to do with that dance) and now Paso and Jive she showed more energy in contrast to the lack of energy in charleston and cha cha

[Daniel-X]

Third week in a row now, wow Shirley really wants a toy boy huh?

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Daniel-X

Third week in a row now, wow Shirley really wants a toy boy huh?

he's a dancing fool

Spoiler:

pun at the song

[Vanessa]

Just wait for Saturday. He's going to knock your socks off. He's got a killer song this week!

[Amy Jade]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

Just wait for Saturday. He's going to knock your socks off. He's got a killer song this week!

Yeah your word isn't very reliable. He could sit down and drag himself across the floor like a dog with an itchy arse and you would want to give him a 10 so...

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by Amy Jade

Yeah your word isn't very reliable. He could sit down and drag himself across the floor like a dog with an itchy arse and you would want to give him a 10 so...

[LaLaLand]

He brings in the ratings with his subscribers and followers, like 5M right? So they'll want to keep him for the long run.

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Jonnii

He brings in the ratings with his subscribers and followers, like 5M right? So they'll want to keep him for the long run.

Yes, he has a lot of followers. Bringing the younger generation to love Strictly

[Amy Jade]

Looking at this thread the Ashley hate is in full swing.

I expected as much after Alex was bullied last year. Ashley proved in the jungle she is a lovely person and it's such a shame people want to hate on her and see her abused simply for having previous training in certain forms of dance.

Funny that some of the same people who can't wait to see her get hate for having some previous training had no issue with others having the same over past series either.

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by Amy Jade

Looking at this thread the Ashley hate is in full swing.

I expected as much after Alex was bullied last year. Ashley proved in the jungle she is a lovely person and it's such a shame people want to hate on her and see her abused simply for having previous training in certain forms of dance.

Funny that some of the same people who can't wait to see her get hate for having some previous training had no issue with others having the same over past series either.

[Liam-]

The tea is that he’s a great dancer that’s had no experience before and learned everything he’s showcasing during the show and people appreciate someone that grows in front of them week by week, he’s 2nd favourite to win after Stacey for a reason

[Daniel-X]

‘Great dancer’

Was that why he was counting steps in his head?

[Liam-]

Great dancer, but not a professional, nothing wrong with reminding yourself about steps, I’d rather people did that than forget what they’re supposed to be doing

[MB.]

Originally Posted by Liam-

nothing wrong with reminding yourself about steps

me when I try and remember what Faye's famous for

[Morgan.]

People are quick to be critical of new dancers. He never danced before Strictly. He may not be at the same level as Stacey but people are different and take longer to learn.

People like Faye and Ashley are excellent dancers and deserve to win in their own right, but their experience in learning choreo makes them quicker to pick up the routines. They're not experienced in B&L at all (besides Ashley's prior, and brief, ChaCha training) but still have an advantage. It doesn't make them less deserving, mind.

[Mystic Mock]

The last couple of years have been bad for overmarking on SCD imo.

In this series we've had Stacey, Joe, and a couple of Ashley's dances get severely overmarked imo.

Also as much as I find Graeme to be a fun contestant, I don't get how the judges have ever come close to giving him a total of 31.

[Morgan.]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

The last couple of years have been bad for overmarking on SCD imo.

In this series we've had Stacey, Joe, and a couple of Ashley's dances get severely overmarked imo.

Also as much as I find Graeme to be a fun contestant, I don't get how the judges have ever come close to giving him a total of 31.

It doesn't matter as much though because for the most part the overmarking is consistent - so everyone is overmarked to an extend. Undermsrkimg only happens in the first 4 ish weeks when they want to cull the middle of the road dancers and lesser known celebs

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Blurryface

It doesn't matter as much though because for the most part the overmarking is consistent - so everyone is overmarked to an extend. Undermsrkimg only happens in the first 4 ish weeks when they want to cull the middle of the road dancers and lesser known celebs

I do think that Joe and Stacey are like Alexandra and Debbie from last year where they could take a crap onstage and they'd still get a score over 25.

[Morgan.]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

I do think that Joe and Stacey are like Alexandra and Debbie from last year where they could take a crap onstage and they'd still get a score over 25.

Faye and Ashley could too. Those 4 are the golden children.

[Amy Jade]

Originally Posted by Blurryface

Faye and Ashley could too. Those 4 are the golden children.

Ashley isn't.

Last week she should have gotten 40 easily. That was the best dance Strictly has seen for years.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Blurryface

Faye and Ashley could too. Those 4 are the golden children.

I've not seen Ashley or Faye deliver performances that could be scored below a 25 like Joe did with his Waltz and his performance this week just gone.

And tbh Stacey does a dance that's worth a total of 30 and she scores a 35, it's crazy.

[Amy Jade]

Ashley nor Faye have put forward performances that have been overscored drastically like Joe has. Actually I thought Ashley was underscored during the movie week and should have scored 10's and Faye underscored the week before last.

I know Joe will win I knew as soon as he was announced but if he doesn't improve sharpish he'll not have many claiming the best dancer won or the most improved just the one with the bigger fanbase which is something i hoped Strictly would never become. If the winner becomes just the person with the larger fanbase the show loses its magic for me.