Tonight's Strictly Come Dancing as just finished and, I have to say, it finished with the right result. The contestants' dances were unspectacular overall again, but it is early days. Phil had poor posture; Craig could have danced a bit more; Laila didn't stretch her talent enough, she made it look easy (and thus boring); Zoe's dance was, in my opinion a bit boring too, though the judges loved it; Jo's rumba was just okay (though much better than her effort yesterday); Richard was awful, it looked like he was forcing himself to do something he didn't want to do, he was out of time with the music and many of his moves were horribly telegraphed. He looked like an embarrassing uncle dancing at a wedding; Ricky Whittle was the only breath of fresh air, and that is not just because he is gorgeous, it is because he can actually dance (though Natalie, his pro partner, did look really cheap with her hair done as it was), and the end of the dance was a bit strange, more of a non-ending; 
Natalie's performance was a bit stilted and her nerves were showing through some of it.
Natalie's performance was a bit stilted and her nerves were showing through some of it. The two main dances done by the professionals though were absolutely amazing. First came a Paso Doble, which is a dance that usually makes me cringe (when the celebrities do it, at least!), but this was amazing. Then came a quickstep which was almost as good as the legendary Jive of 2 years back. At this stage of the competition, the pro dances are the only real reason to watch this show I think. I love their dances.
When the dance of came along, it was between Craig & Flavia and Richard & Lilia. Luckily, and righteously it was Richard & Lilia who had to go.
Next week I think we are back to normal with just one show each week on the Saturday. Let's hope that the standard improves noticeably and the dances are more entertaining, and not for the wrong reasons!
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