LaBlonde
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We're a demanding lot aren't we?
i know
itās basically ādo this, no not like that, thatās too much, just the right amount of - no stop, thereās no need to bring out your nanā. and iām completely guilty of it 
Strictly Come Dancing 2022 #16
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i know
itās basically ādo this, no not like that, thatās too much, just the right amount of - no stop, thereās no need to bring out your nanā. and iām completely guilty of it 
SwizzleMalarkey
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I donāt think it was a fix in terms of them falsifying the number of votes or anything like that, but they definitely tried to engineer his win, for sure.
LennyBriscoe
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Like I said, Iām aware Iām cynical and as I also said, I donāt have a problem showing their emotions. I know how awful grief is. Plus Iām sure the producers are probably encouraging this and ultimately things have changed since the new producer took over - and not everybody likes it.
Iām sorry you think people are being cruel but I have to disagree. As many others have said, Iām looking for a distraction from the hardships of life. And I canāt help compare her to Greg last year who said he was doing it for his sister, I think they pulled some strings and made sure he did CC before he was voted off and it was touching. It wasnāt Jaydeās CC and I donāt recall ever hearing an emotional backstory to an āordinaryā dance and Iām sorry if it offends anyone but my own view is that it is for votes. She knows sheās not the strongest dancer there and as a superfan, of course she wants to stay and knows the Judges overmarking her wonāt take carry her forever in a strong year.
Iāll shut up before I get accused of sexism/doing women dirty for criticising Jayde. I donāt care if people cry tbh, it must be an overwhelming experience. But if I think a couple are making a cynical plot for votes then it will put me off and Iāll come here to discuss it.
Boring Monday
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Itās a fine line, isnāt it ā¦ and by and large I think people can tell when itās a bit forced and not organic.i know
Alehsaās Nan (who set the Nan bar) was fine, Mark Wrightās Nan just seemed a continuing part of a RTV storyline.
SwizzleMalarkey
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I think it does depend on how you feel about the person to begin with too. Next week Hamza is dancing to celebrate BBC wildlife and thatās a subject close to his heart. If he got a bit choked up and then mentioned how his love for wildlife comes from birdwatching with his dearly departed granddad - most of us here who love him would be like āAw Hamza!i know
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ButtonDownTheHutches
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Same here - I have no issue with anyone showing emotion. Itās an overwhelming, exhausting experience. But when every dance becomes a personal crusade or a sob-fest it becomes hackneyed.
And yes, I 100% blame Ore for prising open the showās floodgates and then forgetting to close them behind him.
LennyBriscoe
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And maybe Matt would have spoken about his illness or losses, but I think it would have been his CC.
When she got to the Clauditorium and said āI just wish my mum was hereā I felt heart sore for her. I couldnāt have done a launch show hours after my mum died but as much as I found her irritating, I didnāt take it to social media. Things like that are āyou do youā and thatās why I like it here - we donāt all agree with each other but to the main itās civilised and other points of view are appreciated.
And maybe Matt would have spoken about his illness or losses, but I think it would have been his CC.
LaBlonde
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I think it does depend on how you feel about the person to begin with too. Next week Hamza is dancing to celebrate BBC wildlife and thatās a subject close to his heart. If he got a bit choked up and then mentioned how his love for wildlife comes from birdwatching with his dearly departed granddad - most of us here who love him would be like āAw Hamza!
this is completely valid too! i think itās about building a connection to the person, and so anything they express and share later on immediately feels genuine. the tone of it, and how the person expresses themselves, becomes important. mark wright is a great example, as mentioned above, of a man who genuinely loved his nan but also recognised she was good pr for the journey, and so it didnāt come across as real.
as rightly said though, i donāt think they can win either way!!
the comments she got online for that were awful. sheād done a great dance to a song that meant a lot to her and her mum had only just passed away, it was a completely real comment and people were horrendous to her about it. likewise how they were with ashley.
i donāt know if itās that, in a reality tv age, people are just on the watch for feeling like theyāre being told to feel a certain way. as said above, oreās win is a great example of almost audience manipulation (if thatās not too strong a phrase). people always want to try and resist that so will push back, especially if itās a contestant they already donāt like much.
Fillyjonk
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I'll never understand how in the world Stacey Dooley ended up winning.
Wtf.
Throwback to her Les Mis American Smooth to I Dreamed A Dream when she was grinning like "Whee! This is fun!" while being carried symbolically by the oppressed into a pit of supposed despair, death and decay.
Wtf.
Throwback to her Les Mis American Smooth to I Dreamed A Dream when she was grinning like "Whee! This is fun!" while being carried symbolically by the oppressed into a pit of supposed despair, death and decay.
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Cupid_Stunt
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Watching this video which popped up on my Instagram timeline and seeing the second half of it where Jowita is talking to Hamza after getting their 39 has reminded me weāve not had many of these āreactions in the corridor just after theyāve received their scoresā scenes like what we used to get in previous series on the results show
We only get one of the judges doing a voiceover whilst recapping what happened on Saturday night
We only get one of the judges doing a voiceover whilst recapping what happened on Saturday night
Fillyjonk
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They are so adorable together. I love how calm this man is - even when he just absolutely beat the crap out of that salsa, he stands there serenely and says "thank you" rather than all the screeching and jumping up and down. I've said it before but he is so refreshing. Doing it for the introverts
They've had 20 series experience and it should be perfected (and done my way!We're a demanding lot aren't we?
)And whilst I want it my way, I could do a better job then the camera crew. Show me their feckin feet, not a close up of the face, I want to see their bodies dancing
Fillyjonk
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They've had 20 series experience and it should be perfected (and done my way!
And whilst I want it my way, I could do a better job then the camera crew. Show me their feckin feet, not a close up of the face, I want to see their bodies dancing
I've precisely zero animation experience but I'm pretty sure I could do a better job on the CGI and make sure it's not blocking the dancers.
Lostcat
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I wonder if both they and the band find themselves inadvertently booming "ECUADOR! DA-DAA, DADA DADADA!" at various points throughout the week, because god knows I have.
Just imagining Hamza in a cold damp hide with his camera, watching a nest of blue-footed gillywobblers for 10 hours, waiting quietly for the fledgling to leave the nest, sitting in absolute silence, and then the urge comes over him....
"ECUADOR!"
lavendervase
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Fillyjonk
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Poor Tyler wanted to influence everyone to love garage but it just couldn't compete with this banger. Probably helps that the singer had one job they couldn't really mess up.
ButtonDownTheHutches
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I miss the backstage VTs - without them would never of been treated to the gem of āwell done on yer spinsā
lavendervase
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Please explain this persons thought process behind this?!Saw someone on DS trying to credit Oti for Jowita's success this year.
Think Jowita is a talent in her own right and the credit is 100% her and Hamza's.
HairyWeeTerrier
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I presumed Jaydeās dance was her Coupleās Choice one, though I did wonder why there were two of them.Itās going to be difficult as sheās already spoken tearfully about body image/representation and her losing her sister, either of which ordinarily be the CC narrative (much as I loathe the whole Cc/āstory of my lifeā vote-wringing cack), and Iām not sure that going over it all again is going to do her any favours.
Itās funny how your preconceptions about the contestants can be completely upended. I thought Jayde would be a great dancer and bring bags of performance value to her dances, I though Matt would be a pretentious dick, I thought Will would be a ācheeky chappyā and I thought Tony was only there for the cheque. Turns out I was wrong on all four counts!
Itās not beyond the realms of possibility. Theyāre so painfully boring that I forget that theyāre there on an hourly basis, so they could very well sneak into the final without anybody noticing because everybody thought theyād been voted out weeks ago.
Iām not one for opening up on a platform like this, because most of us will have had a heartbreaking event in our lives, and rightly or wrongly I tend to view it as a bit manipulative. Iām getting more cynical as I get older. If, for example, Jayde had waited till she was leaving the competition, then in her final speech mentioned her sister, then that would have been entirely different. In fact, it might have put a lump even in my throat. Can I emphasise that I have nothing against Jayde personally? I cannot blame her for the high scores, thatās the judges
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