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Just before Danica picked up her son, you could see that he was covering his ears; perhaps the noise, the lights, and the situation was overwhelming and Danica, being a good mom, picked up her son and comforted him. I know Danica took ballet as a child, though I thought I read she didn't stick with it for very long and any ballroom training she had was for a role and a specific dance (the tango). She enjoyed the ballroom so much she takes occasional classes.

I don't understand the comment about Amy's feet - if you noticed while she could dance on them (though only whilie supported by Derek) she couldn't really walk on them. I don't see how those feet (which I believe she mentioned was the first time she was going to use them - perhaps she had them specially made) would have helped Amy in a Cha Cha or Swing. I too was surprised that Len didn't ding Charlie or James for wasting a good portion of their dance time not dancing Although Candace's dance was not up to part with Charlie (and it shouldn't as he's a pro and she's not) her dance was filled with lots and lots of actual jive content; I give her props for that. Mark really does need to work on the basic techniques with Candace, iron out those rough patches so to speak.

I don’t know what it is about this season, but something feels off. I find that I’m not enjoying the contestants, the professionals, or the dances very much. I might hang around another week to see (1) if it improves and (2) what a cluster this partner switch may turn out to be. The musical choices on this show continue to mystify. While the dance performed by Meryl and Maks was lovely, with the exception of two circuits around the dance floor there was very, very little actual Foxtrot content. For a Foxtrot, that dance was egregiously over-scored; the scores would have been fine if that dance were a Contemporary. Meryl lost points with me just for her song choice. Thus far I have been less than impressed with Sharna’s choreography. She has a wonderful partner in Charlie White and she wastes his potential and a significant portion of the allotted dance time by having Charlie “mess about” backstage. While I thought Charlie captured the spirit and general movement of the Jive, I thought he was a little too stiff in the upper body. I’d much rather watch Candace’s Jive as it was (as Len said) a proper Ballroom Jive. I did enjoy Candace’s face when she and Mark got through sweeping the floor while she swings through his legs move – she had the most exuberant smile. I do wish Mark with work with her a bit more on her technique as I think she has the makings of a strong dancer. Am I terrible person because Danica’s story left me cold? I did like her dance. I really enjoyed Amy’s dance and I didn’t need to hear the intro package to know what that dance was about; the movement told the story (as it should).

Isn't this taking the recently vacated Walking Dead time slot?

Just when I think the show can't get any worse, they find a way to prove me wrong. :(

Ooooo, excellentic. As a voracious reader I find that I approach most adaptations with trepidation. In the YA arena, I recently saw Divergent and thought that the adaptation was mostly successful; friends who had not read the books were able to follow the plot well enough. On the other hand, The Mortal Instruments was a complete disaster and unless you read the books you were probably lost (heck, I read the entire trilogy and found parts of the adaptation confusing). I echo the sentiments of those who listed The Golden Compass and Ender’s Game as huge disappointments; the adaptations stripped the books of their thought-provoking and most engaging plotlines. I know my nephew was extremely disappointed in the Percy Jackson movies which is sad because I thought it was nice to have a male protagonist in the YA market. As an aside, I think that the Artemis Fowl books could make for an interesting movie franchise. I am curious to see The Maze Runner and the Wicked Lovely adaptations. I am a huge Jim Butcher fan and I adore his Harry Dresden books, however I was extremely disappointed in the very short lived Dresden Files television show. In my opinion Jeremy Brett’s Sherlock Holmes remains one of the best adaptations I have watched. Do comic books count? I really like how Marvel is utilizing both classic comics and the newer re-launched titles in some of their movie adaptations.

Hello all, so very glad to have found the Doctor Who forum here - I've been a fan for ages (since Tom Baker was Four) and I (mostly) like the Nu-Who. Matt Smith was my favorite of the new-Doctors (he was the madman with a box), with that being said I am looking forward to Capaldi as I think he is a wonderful actor (and as an aside, I like the idea of having an older Doctor for a change).

Me too as it seems she has been off on her own for ages and ages and (for me) her story line became dull because she wasn't interacting with the Portland Gang.

When I heard the mutant power was "panoramic vision" is it weird that the first thing I thought was "camera" and that the eyes should be camera lenses?