Strictly - Week Eight

[Eve]

Spoilers for anyone not watching live and it is likely that the dance off result will be posted when it is available online, well before the dance off tomorrow. Who else is watching and who do you think will be the celebrity not heading to Blackpool next week?

[Samuraisan]

Not us. Can’t stand it.

[shoota]

Alexandra - wow, just WOW!

[ducksie]

After last week, it's hard to call it anymore, I still think, Ruth should not go to Blackpool, no dramatics to keep her this week I think

[Eve]

It was very impressive! I'm slightly behind as had to pause it briefly. She seemed disappointed with the 9s. Good scores though.

I'm disappointed for Gemma, I hoped they would do better.

Definitely Ruth and Susan down the bottom I'd say, Susan does seem to pull out some good scores from Shirley and Bruno though. Ruth's low scores didn't affect her last week though.

Davood and Nadiya were great!

[Eve]

Really enjoyed Mollie's Paso! The Judges didn't seem very impressed though. Could she be heading for another dance off?

[ducksie]

They're not as impressed with Debbie today, gosh, Davood has come up a notch-he was looking like he be heading home a few weeks back

[ducksie]

If it's with Ruth, Ruth should go, I am sounding like I don't like Ruth, it's on the dancing, not personal :)

[Eve]

Some of the songs have been murdered tonight, some awful versions!

Debbie doesn't seem to be quite a good in the latin dances. Still not bad scores though, lots of low scores tonight.

I wonder if Mollie will end up in the dance off again as the public vote seems to go against her.

Leaderboard – Davood, Alexandra, Debbie, Joe, Gemma, Susan, Mollie, Jonnie, Ruth.

[Eve]

I know what you mean :) She is the consistently weakest dancer there though she has improved and has provided some entertainment.

I do think that Susan gets overmarked though. Jonnie hasn't been great the last couple of weeks either.

[tonyav]

Should be Ruth and Mollie in the dance off imo.

[tonyav]

I do think that Susan gets overmarked though.

My thoughts to, Eve.

[vernonk]

I predict a dance-off between Johnnie and Mollie, and Johnnie goes home. Johnnie is never as good with shoes on

[ducksie]

It's so hard to predict isn't it but vermonk, I'd never have had them two down, after Aston last week, the leader board doesn't seem to matter any more, Alexandra could go at this rate-all down to who's voting and some people think if a person is high on leader board they don't vote for them. I kind of got to like Susan

[Eve]

Scores for anyone interested in seeing them side by side:

1. Susan & Kevin – Tango – 5, 6, 8, 8.

2. Joe & Katya – Rhumba – 7, 8, 9, 9.

3. Ruth & Anton – Foxtrot – 4, 5, 4, 5.

4. Davood & Nadiya – Charleston – 9, 9, 10, 10.

5. Gemma & Aljaz – Viennese Waltz – 7, 7, 7, 7.

6. Alexandra & Gorka – Argentine Tango – 9, 9, 10, 10.

7. Mollie & Aj – Paso – 5, 6, 6, 5.

8. Jonnie & Oti – Foxtrot – 4, 5, 6, 6.

9. Debbie & Giovanni – 9, 9, 8, 9.

[Eve]

So, Shirley scored Susan the same score for her dance as she scored Debbie for hers! Bruno only one point below too! I know she has improved but...

[ducksie]

Thanks Eve, Happy Birthday btw :)

Seeing the scoring like that, it should be Ruth and Johnnie then ta ra Ruth

[hc4361]

I want Ruth to go. Susan impressed me this week, I enjoyed her dance.

[ducksie]

Same here hc, I'm warming to Susan and i want Ruth to go. She shouldn't be there now but it is entertainment and I always feel it unfair Anton gets the novelty act

[Eve]

Thanks Ducksie :) Ruth does need to go now. I wonder if people will keep her and Anton in entertainment wise for Blackpool though. Last week might have prompted people to vote more though, rather than assuming someone is safe. I'm not saying that's the reason Aston was in the bottom two but I don't imagine it helped.

I'm not sure that Anton would still be on Strictly if he didn't have the novelty acts.

[ducksie]

Really Eve! I think Anton is brilliant, you could be right though. The others seem so much younger than him too now you say that - not that I'm thinking agism, he's only same age as myself