Bobby's hand looks like a fondue fork in that picture
I'm new to Strictly this year and was quite excited about Blackpool but found last night completely underwhelming
maybe because I watched it late at night after an exhausting day, or because I'm used to the layout/lighting of the normal studio but it felt a bit muddled and none of the dances I was excited about were as good as I hoped!
I thought Bobby and Annabel did surprisingly well, and Angela S was a shock success - what an amazing dance!! I voted blind last night so did my usual Layton, Ellie, Nigel but felt bad that I hadn't voted for Angela as her and Carlos were incredible! Layton was fine but I prefer his dances when there's a story or intense chemistry - last night he showed how talented he is but it didn't link as something cohesive to me (although Nikita sliding slowly down the pole at the end
). Ellie was great and the lifts were insane, but somehow didn't wow me as much as their previous dances (and the trainers plus the fringe made her look even shorter!). Nigel's dance was pleasant enough and the little bow tie adjustment near the start was surprisingly attractive haha but it wasn't a wow moment, although I felt awful about how deflated he looked after the comments.
I saw someone ask why Bobby was picked over Angela as he made mistakes in the dance off - I'm pretty sure Angela made a mistake too as there was an odd bit where she was in front of Kai looking a bit confused while she did a few steps and then they grinned at each other - it made me think she was making it up as she went along!
The pro/celeb dance last night and the pro dance tonight were both messy and confusing, and the outfits were horrible!
All in all I'm glad Blackpool is over and will be relieved for normality to resume this week