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strictly come dance Viewers bemoan judges’ scoring latest episode of BBC The series highlights inconsistencies throughout the show.
Saturday’s episode, first after the hosts Tess Daly And claudia winkelmann announced they will leave the showThere was “Icons Week”, where contestants featured famous music celebrities including Beyoncé, Cher, Prince and The Spice Girls.
emmerdale actor Lewis Cope He topped the leaderboard at the conclusion of the show after being awarded a score of 34 for his quick move to “Ring of Fire” by Johnny Cash.
In contrast, YouTuber george clarke Moved up the leaderboard after failing to impress the judges with Harry Styles’ song “As It Was”, earning only a score of 27.
However, viewers at home were unhappy with the judges’ scoring, complaining that some couples were given higher scores and that the other decisions of Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse, Anton du Beke and Craig Revel Horwood were “questionable”.
One angry fan said, “Tonight’s scoring was absolutely atrocious.” “By no means was George the worst dancer that night. “Was it the best dance ever? No. Did he completely embody Harry? Yes.”
Another viewer defended Clarke, saying: “George at the bottom of the leaderboard? After those few routines… questionable scoring from the judges.”
A spectator spoke on behalf of eastenders Actor Balwinder Sopal was awarded 28 points, although many believed she deserved better. “Balwinder is getting a worse response than he really deserves. He is much better than he is than they are criticizing him. Not sure what his point is, when there are people who should be scoring lower, but they are not.”
Others talked about how scattergun the scoring was: “I know the decision making is always terrible but oh my god, the scoring inconsistency tonight is ridiculous,” one fan said.
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“I’m not always good at knowing how good a dance is and having the judges stick with their feedback and scoring throughout the show doesn’t help either. How can couples improve and get better if the judges can’t agree on how good the dances are?” asked another viewer.
Responding to the leaderboard as a whole, one person suggested: “This is why, after the final dance, the judges should deliberate and split the ties in the final rankings. Lewis is on top of the leaderboard, but only five points more than George at the bottom. Ties make the judges’ scoring useless.”
There were also positive reactions, with viewers happy to see drag queen La Voix receive a score of 28, and some positive reactions after only receiving a score of 14 the previous week. “Scoring all over the place again tonight but what an improvement from last week for La Voix,” said one happy fan. ru paul star.
strictly The results show continues on Sunday at 7:15pm on BBC One.