Saturday 12 December 2009

So has ITT joined the Team Cola juggernaut..

... or are they doing a bit of devious double bluff, hoping that the overkill will kill the votes off?

Seriously, Thursday has a long interview with Chris and Ola, Friday has three panellists supporting Chris and Ola, a whole segment in how they give birth to a dance, and questions to James Jordan on how nervous Ola is feeling.

But considering how well they come across, perhaps it is no surprise. Chris is by far the most articulat of the three celebs left. Even though they are actors, and he is a presenter, he comes across as much the more confident of the three. Perhaps this is because he is used to speaking his own lines as opposed to delivering lines written for him by others. Ali for example often seems to have a slight wobble in her voice when being interviewed. Chris is forthright and honest, as well as very funny on ITT and his VTs, and it is easy to feel a link to him.

Ola is definitely coming across as the most three dimensional of the remaining pros. She was even shown crying on Thursday's ITT. Brian on the other hand is being edited to be the earnest, slightly hectoring young American teacher, and Natalie the uber competitive new girl (this week for example she talked about doing the most full on routine ever in the history of SCD). Compare this with Chris and Ola, who admit openly that one of the reasons they work so hard is because they are bottom of the leaderboard. They know that each dance could be their last dance, and so go out and do the very best dance that they can.

And this is the secret of their success: they are not coming across as competitive, with any rivalry with other couples, but they are shown as being in a little bubble in which they appreciate every week, enjoy every dance, and just love what they are doing.

As for the Friday panel, from the music choices, my money is on Ricky and Natalie to top the board with their choice of AT music. But like Natalie Cassidy, I think they could well be going home on Saturday, possibly with the first perfect 50 score in their pockets.

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