Saturday, 10 November 2007

Strictly Come Dancing: Week 6

What madness is this? It is just as well that Tess's crimes against fashion this week only amounted to a dreadful high ponytail / fringe combo and bad eighties sleeves so that I barely need to mention them before racing headlong into Len's inexplicable 10 for John's salsa. For those who need reminding, *this* is what a 10-rated salsa should look like:



Oh, but my mistake. That actually got four 9s, only scoring a 10 when repeated in the final. And Len scored John higher than that? Really? John's dance was pretty good, in that he actually appeared to be dancing, in his "natural" way of course (did we all take a drink?), but it wasn't a perfect 10. I can only assume that all that jetlag is going to Len's head.

Actually it was a weak week all round, with nobody particularly standing out and few truly camp moments either: though I'll mention Kate's "extra on 'Gladiator: The Porno Years'" outfit and Leticia's facedance expression of the week ("My underwear is too tight"). Kelly was probably the best, but she and Brendan make such a dislikable couple that I doubt it will do her much good with the public. Meanwhile Gethin and Camilla came top with the judges for something pretty forgettable, by which I mean I've already forgotten what for.

My prediction for leaving this week? Leticia or Kate. My prediction for the final remains Blog Mascot Alesha (let down by boring choreography this week, though she should have got an extra point for bravery in the face of fuschia eyeshadow) and Matt.

Videos here.

5 comments:

Anna Lowman (annawaits) said...

Kenny. Got. Higher. Marks. Than. Penny.


The world's gone mad...

Anonymous said...

Gambling man here got the results last night and it is fascinating to see how things are panning out this series. The combination of phone voting all week and the dance off format is delivering a whole new angle to the show. I wouldn't dream of hinting or revealing much to the annoyance of my family all day but they, and you, will discover the results shortly.

I agree with you on Kelly. Brendan is an arse and he will drag her votes down. I plump for an Alesha and Matt final with Gethin as a possible outsider.

Alun said...

Seeing the Mark/Karen video just adds to my suspicion that this whole series has been a bit weak compared with the last one.

Yeah, Kenny got respectable marks and, more to the point, wasn't excruciatingly painful to watch - and it is very hard for me to believe I said that.

Gethin deserved the praise, I thought, and I hope this encourages another Blue Peter presenter to put her hat into the ring next time. I mean, Konnie is going to need something to do in her retirement.

If there is any justice Alesha should win.

dovegreyreader said...

Catching up with talking woman and what a pleasurable visual way that was to start a Monday morning, it's quite cheered me along, thanks so much.

Unknown said...

You're absolutely correct, that was never a 10 and I can only assume that Len is a closet Liverpool fan, or that he briefly took leave of his senses. I quite liked Kelly and Brendan's dance though. I was expecting Kenny to be dreadful, especially when I realised he was dancing to Flower of Scotland. You don't dance to Flower of Scotland, you stand up and bellow along to it, preferably with a handy table to thump on at the chorus. However, it wasn't anywhere near as cringy as I thought it would be - I almost thought it was good, although I expect he will be back to his old excruciating form next week.