Strictly

[Aggers]

Anyone watching this now?

We are, and enjoying it, too.

We like the new studio. The lighting effects are not so off-putting as they were before.

The standard of the professional dancers' routines is certainly much higher this year and they are quite spectacular.

Any thoughts on who might win?

[miasmum]

Have far more thoughts on who won't win to be honest

There are far more no hopers than usual aren't there?

I can't see why they raved over Susanna's jive I thought it was completely out of control.

Contenders have to be the girl from Coronation street, Abi Clancy (although I thought her waltz was more of a rumba), can't remember who else was good.

My favourite was Sophie Ellis Bexter I thought her waltz was lovely and the fact she was determined to enjoy it, showed.

Oh and someone slap Julian MacDonald hard and quickly

[Rodo]

Ditto all that Miasmum said!

[jenniren]

Oh and someone slap Julian MacDonald hard and quickly

oh yes he was so OTT it was embarrassing

Agree with you shell, but also like Rachel the girl from Countdown, thought their dance was lovely. Oh and the girl from Corrie is one to watch too.

[TheOstrich]

Only saw the Saturday show, but totally agree about Julian MacDonald - I though he was a total embarrassment!

Abby Clancey was just about the pick of the Saturday night crop - but I thought Rachel Riley and Pasha had huge, huge chemistry ......

[miasmum]

Oh my God, how could I forget my gorgeous Pasha........the way he winked at her at the end, oh my heart melted

[Fugitive]

Loving it! Kristina is single again but Ben Cohen is happily married so he's safe.

Abbey Crouch looked very happy with her handsome bloke. Very happy! Though it'll be interesting with all those long arms and legs how she'll cope with jive and Latin as graceful comes naturally to her with a waltz - she might look like a gangly long legged spider throwing itself about.

Yes with the huge chemistry between Rachel and the utterly divine, stunning, handsome, perfectly formed Pasha but she is a newly wed so no gossip there then.

Julian MacDonald must go as soon as possible. He is not funny. I don't think The Hairy Biker is funny either. I can understand Craig's revulsion.

Poor Vanessa I see no co-ordination there.

Sophie Ellis Baxter, another long limbed beauty, is so dreamy and almost unreal.

I wonder about the Corrie actress. She has a history of dance and maybe this is as good as she gets and the others will catch her up?