Saturday, 6 December 2014

This week on It Takes Two, we have learnt...

- Lithuanian is a hard language to learn.
- Marian Keyes Strictly Gogglebox is now a thing.
- Marian Keyes also has a very tiny telly.
- Zoe's dream cast would include 'John Bishop, maybe Dawn French'.
- Craig can no longer do his Monday evening evaluation slot because he’s in pants in Dartford. This week his role was given over to Boyd Hilton, Nina Myskow and some other numpty. It went on for OVER TEN MINUTES. I lasted about 45 seconds.
- But then they gave us Iveta modelling her wardrobe to the soundtrack of ‘Supermodel’ by RuPaul and all was forgiven.
- Iveta has kept Thom's sailor suit for herself.  It is unknown whether or not she's washed it.
- She also has an outfit that makes her look like an awesome Apprentice contestant if she ever wants a career change.
- At the beginning of the show Sunetra thought she’d maybe make week five.
- Sunetra is on-message with the whole 'Brendan don't do no dirty filthy rumbas' spiel.
- Sunetra’s favourite dance was either her American smooth or her foxtrot. Or maybe her Viennese waltz.
- Sunetra thinks make-up, hair and wardrobe were especially nice to her.  We don't think Caroline could say the same.
- Sunetra wants “one of the girls” to win, but also maybe “one of the boys”. Well, that’s cleared that up.
- Dancing with your arms above your shoulders is hard. (Therefore presumably it must be DOUBLY HARD FOR THE MEN.)
- Simon and Mark can understand rhythm ALL BY THEMSELVES.  Which is presumably very hard for men too.
- The trick to a good jive is lifting your heel to your bottom.
- They are racing through the Superfan Quiz at a rate of knots. We're assuming audience feedback has not been overwhelmingly positive.
- The quickstep was invented as a cross between the foxtrot and Charleston to keep up with music getting faster.
- The quickstep is supposed to make you look like you're dancing on hot coals.
- The dancer who crashed into Jake during his Greekentine tango is a friend of Janette’s who feels terribly about the whole thing. And I’m sure everyone on the show screaming “IT’S ALL YOUR FAULT YOU CLUMSY HEIFER!” is really helping.
- Jake favours a pre-performance nap.
- Jake’s charleston is circus-themed, but he probably won’t be dressed as a clown.
- Lisa Riley calls Ian 'Jackanory' because he's always teling silly stories.
- Ian would’ve given Frankie’s jive a 10.
- Pasha is still struggling occasionally with English idioms.
- Caroline wants to do all her dances again if they get to the final.
- Aljaz and Karen completed 43 New Yorkers in the pro challenge, but incurred 4 penalties meaning that they scored 39 and are now top of the leaderboard.
- Karen is still trying far too hard to have a personality.
- It is technically not against the rules to block another couple in a waltzathon.
- Simon is actually asking Kristina for more difficult choreography.
- Waltathon, is - all together now - HARD FOR MEN.
- Mark owns an alarmingly orange and tight pair of tracksuit bottoms. He should consider burning them for the good of humanity.
- Iveta reads a mean autocue.
- Joanne thinks that Scott misses doing the show. I think Joanne is wrong.
- Iveta reports that TAM is somewhere very hot right now. Presumably taking all of his clothes off for Attitude.
- Joanne's favourite pro-dance was Bollywood, Iveta's was the dance starring Iveta and Iveta junior.
- Metal brushes, special oil and rubber are all Iveta and Joanne's favourite kinks ways of stopping shoes slipping.
- Joanne and Iveta duetting on ‘Total Eclipse Of The Heart’ is the greatest thing you will ever hear.
- Joanne’s favourite dance of all is the quickstep. Iveta’s is “the dance of love”.
- Joanne has only been a professional dancer for two years. #presentedwithoutcomment
- Pixie has requested extra beads on her dress for this weekend.
- You can request colours in your outfits but you don't always get what you want.
- Janette is going to be a circus assistant / mime artist this week.  Let's hope it's a better combination than Greek / Argentine Tango.
- Kevin has been unwell this week. Could this be the triumphant return of Rentapro Brendan Cole?
- Pixie and Frankie have been discussing how they have the same relationship with their partners.
- Frankie isn’t great in lifts because she has no upper body strength.
- Zoe appears to have a sideline in Strictly fanfic going by her asking Frankie if she asks Kevin to give it to her 'harder harder harder'.
- Kevin changes choreography for Frankie but Trent won't change it for Pixie.
- Simon likes to prepare by holding his shoes and pointing them at the dancefloor.
- Pixie and Trent seemed to be putting way more energy into the waltzathon rehearsal than anyone else.
- Karen Hauer has also contracted Kevin’s lurgy. *eyebrow* If she gives it to Mark, just imagine how we’ll never hear the end of it at the weekend.
- Mark has learned quite a lot of things about Karen during their time together, but not her ideal Christmas present.
- Mr Pittard and Mr Frame are still the only good reason to watch that “teachers learn to dance” segment. HI MESSRS PITTARD AND FRAME. *fans self*
- Robin wants the teachers to grab their partner anywhere they can.  Surely only sexual harrassment cases can come from such instructions?
- Biggins was a big fan of Judy.
- Vernon Kay was a big fan of Scott’s lobster dance.
- Vernon Kay thinks Mark is the only dancer remaining who had no previous experience.
- Vernon Kay would consider doing the show and would want to be partnered with Natalie.
- Zoe had almost forgotten that Edwina Currie was ever on this show.
- Helen Lederer does a much better job of summing up the point of the Argentine tango than Len does.
- Vernon Kay doesn’t like the charleston because it’s “a bit farcical”.
- All of the remaining dancers have been in the top two spots on the leaderboard. (Thanks Vernon!) Furthermore, they’ve all topped the leaderboard at least once, apart from Mark.
- Biggins wants Pixie to win, Helen Lederer is backing “Flack…woman” and Vernon Kay wants Mark to win.

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