Tuesday, 29 October 2019

Anti-Cath

Week 5: Top 10 (of 11) Results (Hallowe'en Week) - 27 October 2019

Last night! Half the cast were struck down before the show even began! Michelle got 39, Karim got a light deramping, Catherine and Chris got stuck to the bottom of the leaderboard, and Craig got the hump with most of the routines!

Tonight! Someone’s not going to make it to the week before week before Blackpool week! But first, we must make it through the credits and our annual Halloween bondage themed pro dance. This year we have ‘Toxic’ as our tune and it’s Dianne and Giovanni at the centre of the paso-ish orgy with Giovanni looking like Dave Gahan in 90s-era Depeche Mode and Dianne looking like all the wigs got piled together on her head (yes probably even Karen’s from last night) and dyed black and red – all the ladypros are gothed up in black wigs but hers has red on it so we know who it is. They’re a tempestuous couple but even though he’s tempted by all the other female pros (at one point bending Janette in two at the vagina), he returns to her but she falls down dead with all the other women with Giovanni last dancer standing. So HE is the Strictly slasher then? (oh and the male pros turned up looking all V for Vendetta for 5 seconds as well). As ever, those of us waiting for the moment they let Goth!Kevin back out of hibernation to take centre stage in one of these things are left disappointed.

Monday, 28 October 2019

Night of the dancing dead

Week 6: Top 11 (/10) Perform (Hallowe'en Week) - 26 October 2019

Last  week!  The judges continued to push the boundaries of what the ‘9’ paddle can do and edge ever closer to demanding an 11 paddle! Carlton from the Fresh Prince of Bel Air was in again and “inspired” one of the worst comedy routines in living memory! And after eighty dance-off appearances (approx.), David and Nadiya left the competition.

Tonight!  Ghouls and banshees and things that go bump in the night. That’s right, kids, Bruno’s back. We open with a pre-credits skit themed around The Twilight Zone which is chiefly notable for the fact that, randomly, Dave Arch has joined in the merriment. Next year our Strictly singers being tormented by The Man in the Hat and the other anonymous band members?

Cue credits!

Friday, 25 October 2019

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

Monday

- Rylan wants Johannes to be prime minister.
- Erin is looking fantastic.
- In foxtrot, the woman needs to pull her hips back to give the man room to move. 
- It's important for the woman to stay left in a Viennese waltz so that the man has a choice of directions.
- God it's depressing that so many dances are described as 'woman needs to do X for the man'.
- A charleston shoe has a flatter heel.
- David literally couldn't do any of his jive in time on day one.
- Nadiya has five different smiles, each of which conveys a powerful message if you know what to look for.

Sunday, 20 October 2019

Footballer's coming home

Week 5: Top 12 Results - 20 October 2019

We open with that much-anticipated Fashion! routine, with Kevin and AJ as red carpet correspondents who apparently have to be paid Equity rates if they speak, so they're just miming conversation with each other, and yes, it looks weird. Anton strides out in that horrible gold and black jacket they always make him wear when they're trying to make it look like he hasn't got a solid decade on everyone else in the roster, and the band strike up David Bowie's 'Fame'. The judges walk down the red carpet, followed by Aljaž and Janette as a pair of fashionista movie stars, and Aljaž is in leather trousers, just in case the double denim from last week wasn't your thing. Following them, Luba in a Ruth Langsford Memorial Wig playing Anna Wintour, with Amy as her anxious Plain Jane assistant. Luba is absolutely rocking this look by the way, truly gone too soon. Nadiya struts out as a scantily dressed model and offloads her luggage onto poor Amy, while Karen leans into her inner butch once again to come out with a top hat/tuxedo/cane combo and ... guys, I think I really fancy Karen Hauer this year? It's very disconcerting. [Honestly I have never been so invested in her as I have this year, what an unexpected butch glow-up - Rad] After her comes the star of the show: Johannes, in leather trousers and heels, vogueing with a hand-fan that says "POSE" on it (season two coming to BBC2 next Saturday!). Graziano, Gorka and Giovanni then turn up in matching suits, and I've fanoned them into a popera group called 3G. Nancy, Dianne and Katya arrive as fans desperate for selfies, and then Oti full-on lies on the red carpet with her leg over her head and narrowly avoids one or both of her titties escaping her dress. I guess whatever money they saved on Amy and Nadiya's outfits from the main show went into supportive undergarments for Oti in this number, and I'd say it was money well spent.

Blitz Carlton

Week 5: Top 12 Perform - 19 October 2019

Movie Week? Pffft. Blackpool Week? Get outta town. Musicals Week? I don't think so. Readers, there's only one theme week that matters: Carlton Week! Yep, after getting a warm reception as Bruno's holiday cover last year, it appears Alfonso Ribeiro has landed a semi-regular gig on this show because he's back to do it all over again! We open with a VT in which Craig, Shirley and Motsi sing his praises (although Motsi has to settle for "ooh, weren't he good on Dancing With The Stars?") because she's not actually worked with him yet), which I guess makes a change from watching the remaining celebrities read something quasi-profound from a set of cue cards and having it all edited together so they get to say one word each.

Saturday, 19 October 2019

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

Monday

- Dev went out to breakfast with Alex and Michelle this morning and it was all a bit awkward when they left to go on to training.
- Dianne seems to be taking this all very personally, to the extent of basically offering Dev free dance tuition for life.
- Motsi and Shirley both sent personal condolences to Dev and Dianne.
- Only Luba turned up for Kevin's birthday party.
- Anton was gripping Emma's neck so tightly in the rehearsal footage it looked like he was close to (accidentally presumably) throttling her.
- Oti should not quit the day job to become a hairdresser.
- Neil however has got his eye on Greg The Floor Manager's job.

Wednesday, 16 October 2019

Arrested Development

Week 4: Top 13 Results - 13 October 2019

Last night – well, who knows what the fuck happened? Let’s see what that car crash has done to the results…