Jo Whiley tonight at 8.00 on BBC Radio Two

Please don't forget to listen to Jo Whiley on BBC Radio Two today as she was numerous Doctor Who guests: Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, Matt Lucas, Steven Moffat, Mark Gattis and David Bradley.

Star Wars the Last Jedi - who has met their end

The Last Jedi killed off many characters, perhaps more than you realised.

Of course the most major one was Luke who was the main character in the original trilogy. He has met his end off dying of exhaustion after making Kylo Ren perceive him from a distance. He died at the age of 53, only a few days after Han Solo.

Snoke, leader of the First Order also met his match being killed by Kylo Ren. It is unknown how old he is.

Phasma met her end too at the hands of Finn.

Ackbar died at the age of 84 after TIE Fighters hit the bridge of the Raddus

Vice Admiral Holdo met her end as well, piloting the Raddus into the Supremecy

Ematt, a major in the Force Awakens and then General died on Crait

Numerous other characters can be assumed dead as they were not on the millennium falcon at the end of the film. This includes the likes of X Wing pilots Snap Wexley and Jess Pava and Major Brance and Admiral Statura. Officers like Vodar Dund also presumably passed away along with PZ  4CO as well.

Star Wars - Updated Film Order

With now seeing Star Wars Episode VIII 3 times I thought I would give an updated film order

10. The Clone Wars Film
9. The Phantom Menace
8. Attack of the Clones
7. The Force Awakens
6. The Last Jedi
5. The Empire Strikes Back
4. Rogue One
3. Return of the Jedi
2. A New Hope
1. Revenge of the Sith

And there we have the Last Jedi slots itself just in between it's predecessor and the middle part of the Original trilogy. It stands as the second best of the three Disney films.

It does come in in the lower half but not every film can be absolutely fantastic and I can assure you that the top 4 films are amazing in my eyes, Empire on the second sort of level and then the other 5. As discussed in my review the Last Jedi is a good film and full of excellent twists but due to some things annoying me so much it does end up in 6th place, hopefully it won't go any lower. 

Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi review

Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi by Rian Johnson

SPOILERS

The Last Jedi is the 8th film of the Star Wars saga and the 10th in the canon universe as a whole. It is a decisive film and one that I'm not sure really what I think overall.

The Good

The Twists and the Turns - there were many plot points that were completely unexpected which made exciting and excellent throughout. The best twist for me has to be Snoke's death

The Differenceness in Plot - The Force Awakens was a copy of the A New Hope in too many ways. The Last Jedi had similar plot points to The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi but they were executed differently, and were perhaps only that similar due to how JJ Abbrams had set it out to be. This allows the saga to take new roads in the future

Giving more Poe - Poe is supposedly one of the new three new characters for a new generation of fandom. Poe didn't feel like he fulfilled that in The Force Awakens so it is good that it has been changed.

How Ren turned to the darkside - Although I disliked a lot of things Rian Johnson did with Luke the reasoning behind Ren turning to the darkside was very good and the reasoning for Luke being on the island.

Force Ghost Yoda - the absence for Force Ghosts in the Force Awakens is understandable but there continuous absence would not have made sense due to them regularly appearing to Luke in the Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Although I believe it should have been Obi Wan, of which I will discuss, it was good to see Yoda. However I was not entirely happy about what Yoda did

Kylo Ren's Motives - What I liked about this is how Kylo killing Snoke was different to why Vader killed the Emperor. Kylo Ren killed Snoke so that he could become the new leader with Rey and not to deflect to the opposing side. That for me was clever. Now there is nothing, and definitely so with Leia probably going to be dead by the next film, to turn him to the light.

The Greyness - The weapons dealing to both the First Order and the Resistance was nicely done.

Luke facing the First Order on his on - That I admit was awesome but it would have been better if had actually been there.

Rey's Parents - I know upsetting for some but the fact that they are nobody is good. It is just as impactful to Rey as Luke finding out his father. It does mean that Kylo Ren is last Skywalker left for the episodic films which can only exist with a Skywalker.

The Bad

Super Leia - I think this does need to be addressed first as it was the worst thing in the film. Leia flying through space was not only weird but actually funny and badly done. Not good. In the explosion which unfortunately killed the great Admiral Ackbar, Leia was believed to have been killed as I thought myself. I thought it was an excellent way of killing off her character due to the sad passing of Carrie Fisher last year. I would have re done elements of the film after that and kept her dead which I know would be expensive and perhaps a little disrespectful to scarp her last ever footage recorded but it would have given the character Leia a fitting send off

Holdo not telling Poe - I did like the friction within the ranks of the resistance but had Holdo had told Poe the plan he would have not sent Finn and Rose on their adventure which was pointless

Humour - The humour was good in the sense that it did make me laugh but some of it was too Marvel esque and I didn't like that in Star Wars

Canto-Bight - All of the stuff on Canto Bight was very prequel-esque and don't get me wrong I am not a prequel era hater but there elements that I don't like and that did feel quite Special Edition and prequel like, as well as the Porgs too.

Phasma - Phasma was barely in it and her character was hardly redeemed.

Luke - Now first things first I understand that Rian had to give a credible reason as to why Luke had been on the island and that he couldn't immediately change his mind but him wanting the Jedi to end and hating them for me is very out of character as he is all about hope for the Jedi to return. The fact that he didn't want to return even after hearing that Han Solo had died was also unforgivable for me.

Lack of R2 D2 - R2 D2 is a great character and I know Disney sort of have a replacement for him now but R2 D2 is such a main character in both the originals and the prequels so is less of a role in sequels is an odd move.

BB-8 with the ATST - This looked awful and was similar to something they would do in Rebels, which is fine in Rebels but not in a main saga film.

Maz - Maz's roll was weird and shore-horned in for the big name of the actress for the credits.

DJ - DJ is annoying and badly done. Good acting however. I really didn't like any of his dialogue.

Language - First Star Wars film with swearing. Didn't like that. Simple

What Yoda did - Yoda disgracing the Jedi books (I know he probably knows they were safe) is not in character. Imagine him saying that to Mace Windu. And him blowing up the first Jedi Temple. I did not like that one bit either.

No Obi Wan - I do understand this one from Rian has Luke knew Alec Guinness Obi Wan not Ewan McGregor Obi Wan and I know that only the latter is possible due to Alec Guinness no longer being with us but Obi Wan is more of the wise consort to Luke. And it might have something to do with the fact that Obi Wan is my favourite Star Wars character.

The Ending - That child with the broom. No. Didn't like that at all.


Primary Cast


Rey - 9/10 - Character was explored well but some of the dialogue was not well delivered, but on the whole it was don't get me wrong.
Finn - 8/10 - I felt what Finn did was pointless and the story didn't serve him well at all.
Poe - 10/10 - Poe was very good in this and I liked him a lot more that I did in the Force Awakens
BB-8 - 7/10 - I didn't like a lot of what BB8 did so that gives him this score
Rose - 7/10 - Rose was annoying and some of her dialogue was a real miss for me.
Luke - 8/10 - Well acted and off course great character but I didn't agree to much with the change of character.
Total: 49/60

Secondary Cast

Leia - 7/10 - Unfortuantly for her last ever appearance but Space Leia really gets her down
Holdo - 8/10 - Good character but it would have been better if she had told Poe
DJ - 6/10 - Really low score but I really didn't like his role
Chewbacca - 9/10 - Not much to do but great character
C 3P0 - 9/10 - Same as above
Total: 39/50

Enemy Rating

Snoke - 10/10 - Good and well killed off. I thought he was evil and powerful. Some complain that we don't know he is - but we do- he is Snoke!
Kylo Ren - 9/10 - His emotions were well played but I felt he cared for Rey too quickly, but I did like that he did care for her
Hux - 10/10 - Surprising score but I thought he was a huge improvement to The Force Awakens and you can really see the evil inside him.
Phasma - 8/10 - She had a fight which is good but little off her
Protonian Guards - 10/10 - They were excellent fighters and showed off what the Royal Guards could not
Total: 47/50

Story Rating

Story: 9/10 - Good as ever for a Star Wars film but there were a few plot holes
Seriousness: 9/10 - It would be higher but Super Leia made it less so
Scariness - 8/10 - It wasn't scary but it wasn't not scary either
Humour - 8/10 - There lots of funny moments but some did fall flat and some where not welcome at the point of their appearance.
Continuity: 8/10 - Some of their character choices, particuarly in Luke were not liked by me as explored above
Total: 42/50

Total = 176/210

I am aware that I have done reviews for other films but due to the amount of films I have seen since starting that and not reviewing them, below are the Star Wars films and their scores.

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi - 90.00%
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens - 86.47%
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back - 92.50%
Rogue One - 84.50%
Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi - 83.81%

Strictly Come Dancing - Statistics

Joe McFadden and Katya Jones last night became the 15th couple to win Strictly Come Dancing. Let's take a look back at few statistics

Please expect a review of the Last Jedi to come...

Scores for the final three dances over the past three years

Winner in bold

Alexandra Burke and Gorqa Marguez = 119 (Series 15)
Ore Oduba and Joanne Clifton = 119 (Series 14)
Kellie Bright and Kevin Clifton = 119 (Series 13)
Joe McFadden and Katya Jones = 118 (Series 15)
Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice = 117 (Series 15)
Louise Redknapp and Kevin Clifton = 116 (Series 14)
Danny Mac and Oti Mabuse = 116 (Series 14)
Gemma Atkinson and Alijaz Skorenjac = 114 (Series 15)
Georgia May Foot and Giovanni Pernice = 112 (Series 13)
Jay McGuiness and Aliona Valani = 110 (Series 13)

Series 15 contestants by Average Score

1. Alexandra Burke and Gorqa = 36.4 (2nd)
2. Debbie McGee and Giovanni = 35.4 (2nd)
3. Joe McFadden and Katya = 33.8 (1st)
4. Aston Murrygold and Janette = 32.1 (10th)
5. Gemma Atkinson and Alijaz = 31.0 (2nd)
6. Davood Gharmadi and Nadiya = 30.4 (6th)
7. Mollie King and AJ = 27.7 (5th)
8. Jonnie Peacock and Oti = 25.8 (8th)
9. Susan Calman and Kevin = 23.3 (7th)
10. Ruth Langsford and Anton = 19.8 (9th)
~ Brian Conley and Amy = 19.8 (12th)
12. Simon Rimmer and Karen = 18.5 (11th)
~ Chizzy Akidolu and Pasha = 18.5 (15th)
14. Charlotte Hawkins and Brendan = 17.5 (13th)
15. Rev Richard Coles and Dianne  = 16.0 (14th)

10's Received

1. Alexandra Burke = 32
2. Debbie McGee = 22
3. Joe McFadden = 14
4. Gemma Atkinson = 9
5. Aston Murrygold = 2
6. Davood Gharmadi = 2

Places of Celebrities in overall Strictly Come Dancing

There have been 210 contestants overall

Top 10%
4th = Alexandra Burke and Gorqa Marguez
12th = Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice
Top 20%
33rd = Joe McFadden and Katya Jones
Top 30%
52nd = Aston Murrygold and Jannette Manrara
60th = Gemma Atkinson and Alijaz Skorenjec
Top 40%
66th = Davood Gharmadi and Nadiya
Top 50%
89th = Mollie King and AJ Pritchad
Top 60%
114th = Johnnie Peacock and Oti Mabuse
Top 70%
135th = Susan Calman and Kevin Clifton
Top 90%
170th = Ruth Langsford and Anton Du Beke
~Brian Conley and Amy
186th = Simon Rimmer and Karen Clifton
~ Chizzy Akidolu and Pasha Kovelev
Top 100%
198th = Charlotte Hawkins and Brendan Cole
202nd = Rev. Richard Coles and Dianne

Average Scores for the Judges

Craig Revel Horwood = 6.39 (12th/15 series)
Darcy Bussel = 7.32 (6th/6 series)
Shirley Ballas = 7.54 (1st/1 series)
Bruno Tioloni = 7.62 (8th/15 series)

Scores for People

Craig Revel Horwood: 
1. Alexandra Burke = 8.62
2. Joe McFadden  = 7.88
3. Debbie McGee = 7.81
4. Aston Murrygold = 7.14
5. Gemma Atkinson = 7.13
6. Davood Gharmadi = 6.09
7. Mollie King = 5.92
8. Jonnie Peacock = 5.56
9. Susan Calman = 4.60
10. Ruth Langsford = 4.00
11. Brian Conley = 3.80
12. Charlotte Hawkins = 3.75
13. Simon Rimmer = 3.50
~ Chizzy Akidolu = 3.50
15. Rev. Richard Coles = 2.66

Darcy Bussel:
1. Alexandra Burke = 9.18
2. Debbie McGee = 8.88
3. Joe McFadden= 8.50
4. Aston Murrygold = 8.28
5. Davood Gharmadi = 7.91
6. Gemma Atkinson = 7.43
7. Mollie King = 6.92
8. Jonnie Peacock = 6.52
9. Susan Calman = 5.80
10. Ruth Langsford = 5.25
11. Brian Conley = 5.20
12. Chizzy Akidolu = 5.00
13. Simon Rimmer = 4.83
14. Charlotte Hawkins = 4.75
15. Rev. Richard Coles = 4.00

Shirley Ballas:
1. Alexandra Burke = 9.25
2. Debbie McGee = 9.00
3. Joe McFadden = 8.63
4. Aston Murrygold = 8.14
5. Gemma Atkinson = 7.94
6. Davood Gharmadi = 7.91
7. Mollie King = 7.54
8. Johnnie Peacock = 6.78
9. Susan Calman = 6.50
10. Simon Rimmer = 5.50
11. Brian Conley = 5.40
12. Ruth Langsford = 5.13
13. Chizzy Akidolu = 5.00
14. Rev. Richard Coles = 5.00
15. Charlotte Hawkins = 4.50

Bruno Toloni:
1. Alexandra Burke = 9.45
2. Debbie McGee = 9.20
3. Joe McFadden = 8.67
~ Aston Murrygold = 8.67
5. Gemma Atkinson = 8.20
6 .Davood Gharmadi = 8.00
~ Mollie King = 8.00
8. Johnnie Peacock = 6.75
9. Susan Calman = 6.56
10. Brian Conley = 5.50
11. Ruth Langsford = 5.43
12. Chizzy Akidolu = 5.00
13. Rev. Richard Coles = 4.67
14. Simon Rimmer = 4.60
15. Charlotte Hawkins = 4.50


By Couple:

Alexandra Burke and Gorqa Marguez
Craig: 8.62 (1st)
Darcy: 9.18 (1st)
Shirley: 9.25 (1st)
Bruno: 9.45 (1st)
Range: 0.83

Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice
Craig: 7.81 (3rd)
Darcy: 8.88 (2nd)
Shirley: 9.00 (2nd)
Bruno: 9.20 (2nd)
Range: 1.39

Joe McFadden and Katya Jones
Craig: 7.88 (2nd)
Joe: 8.50 (3rd)
Shirley: 8.63 (3rd)
Bruno: 8.67 (3rd)
Range: 0.79

Aston Murrygold and Janette Manrara
Craig: 7.14 (4th)
Darcy: 8.28 (4th)
Shirley: 8.14 (4th)
Bruno: 8.67 (3rd)
Range: 1.53

Gemma Atkinson and Alijaz Skorenjec
Craig: 7.13 (5th)
Darcy: 7.43 (6th)
Shirley: 7.94 (5th)
Bruno: 8.20 (5th)
Range: 1.07

Davood Gharmadi and Nadiya
Craig: 6.09 (6th)
Darcy: 7.91 (5th)
Shirley: 7.91 (6th)
Davood: 8.00 (6th)
Range: 1.91

Mollie King and AJ Pritchard
Craig: 5.92 (7th)
Darcy: 6.92 (7th)
Shriley: 7.54 (7th)
Bruno: 8.00 (6th)
Range: 2.08

Johnnie Peacock and Oti Mabuse
Craig: 5.56 (8th)
Darcy: 6.52 (8th)
Shirley: 6.78 (8th)
Bruno: 6.75 (8th)
Range: 1.22

Susan Calman and Kevin Clifton
Craig: 4.60 (9th)
Darcy: 5.80 (9th)
Shirley: 6.50 (9th)
Bruno: 6.56 (9th)
Range: 1.96

Ruth Langsford and Anton Du Beke
Craig: 4.00 (10th)
Darcy: 5.25 (10th)
Shirley: 5.13 (12th)
Bruno: 5.43 (11th)
Range: 1.43

Brian Conley and Amy
Craig: 3.80 (11th)
Darcy: 5.20 (11th)
Shirley: 5.40 (11th)
Bruno: 5.50 (10th)
Range: 1.70

Simon Rimmer and Karen Clifton
Craig: 3.50 (13th)
Darcy: 4.83 (13th)
Shirley: 5.50 (10th)
Bruno: 4.60 (14th)
Range: 2

Chizzy Akidolu and Pasha Kolvalev
Craig: 3.50 (13th)
Darcy: 5.00 (12th)
Shirley: 5.00 (13th)
Bruno: 5.00 (12th)
Range: 1.50

Charlotte Hawkins and Brendan Cole
Craig: 3.75 (12th)
Darcy: 4.75 (14th)
Shirley: 4.50 (15th)
Bruno: 4.50
Range: 1.00

Rev. Richard Coles and Dianne
Craig: 2.66 (15th)
Darcy: 4.00 (15th)
Shirley: 5.00 (14th)
Bruno: 4.67 (13th)
Range: 2.33

By Range
1. Rev. Richard Coles and Dianne = 2.33
2. Mollie King and AJ Prichard = 2.08
3. Simon Rimmer and Karen Clifton = 2.00
4. Susan Calman and Kevin Clifton = 1.96
5. Davood Gharmadi and Nadiya = 1.91
6. Brian Conley and Amy = 1.70
7. Aston Murrygold and Janette Manrara = 1.53
8. Chizzy Akidolu and Pasha Kovalev = 1.50
9. Ruth Langsford and Anton Du Beke = 1.43
10. Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice = 1.39
11. Johnnie Peacock and Oti Mabuse = 1.22
12. Gemma Atkinson and Alijaz Skorenjec = 1.07
13. Charlotte Hawkins and Brendan Cole = 1.00
14. Alexandra Burke and Gorqa Marquez = 0.83
15. Joe McFadden and Katya Jones = 0.79

Highest and Lowest for each couple by Judge and score

For judges high/low

Alexandra Burke and Gorka Marguez
Highest Scoring Dances:
Salsa
American Smooth
Jive
Lowest Scoring Dances:
Waltz
Highest Score: 40 (x3)
Lowest Score: 24 (x1)
Range: 16
Craig: 5/10
Darcy: 6/10
Shirley: 6/10
Bruno: 7/10

Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice
Highest Scoring Dances:
Tango
Argentine Tango
Lowest Scoring Dance:
Cha Cha Cha
Highest Score: 40 (x2)
Lowest Score: 27 (x1)
Range: 13
Craig: 6/10
Darcy: 6/10
Shirley: 7/10
Bruno: 7/10

Joe McFadden and Katya Jones
Highest Scoring Dance:
Charlston
Lowest Scoring Dance:
Tango
Highest Score: 40 (x1)
Lowest Score: 22 (x1)
Range: 18
Craig: 5/10
Darcy: 6/10
Shirley: 5/10
Bruno: 6/10

Aston Murrygold and Janette Manrara
Highest Scoring Dance:
Paso Doble
Lowest Scoring Dance:
Viennese Waltz
Highest Score: 38 (x1)
Lowest Score: 25 (x1)
Range: 13
Craig: 4/9
Darcy: 7/10
Shirley: 7/9
Bruno: 7/10

Gemma Atkinson and Alijaz Skorenjec
Highest Scoring Dance:
American Smooth
Lowest Scoring Dance:
Cha Cha Cha
Highest Score: 39
Lowest Score: 20
Range: 19
Craig: 4/9
Darcy: 5/10
Shirley: 5/10
Bruno: 6/10

Davood Gharmadi and Nadiya
Highest Scoring Dance:
Charleston
Lowest Scoring Dance:
Samba
Rumba
Highest Score: 38 (x1)
Lowest Score: 25 (x2)
Range: 13
Craig: 4/9
Darcy: 7/9
Shirley: 6/10
Bruno: 7/10

Mollie King and AJ Pritchard
Highest Scoring Dance:
Viennese Waltz
Waltz
Lowest Scoring Dance: 
Paso Doble
Highest Score: 32 (x2)
Lowest Score: 22
Range: 10
Craig: 4/8
Darcy: 6/8
Shirley: 6/9
Bruno: 5/9

Johnnie Peacock and Oti Mabuse
Highest Scoring Dance:
Quickstep
Lowest Scoring Dance:
Waltz
Cha Cha Cha
Highest Score: 32 (x1)
Lowest Score: 20 (x2)
Range: 12
Craig: 4/7
Darcy: 5/8
Shirley: 5/9
Bruno: 5/8

Susan Calman and Kevin Clifton
Highest Scoring Dance:
Quickstep
Lowest Scoring Dance:
Foxtrot
Highest Score: 30 (x1)
Lowest Score: 18 (x1)
Range: 12
Craig: 3/7
Darcy: 5/7
Shirley: 5/8
Bruno: 5/8

Ruth Langsford and Anton Du Beke
Highest Scoring Dance:
Tango
Lowest Scoring Dance:
Rumba
Highest Score: 24
Lowest Score: 15
Range: 9
Craig: 3/6
Darcy: 4/6
Shirley: 3/6
Bruno: 4/6

Brian Conley and Amy
Highest Scoring Dance:
American Smooth
Lowest Scoring Dance:
Tango
Highest Score: 22
Lowest Score: 16
Range: 6
Craig: 3/5
Darcy: 4/6
Shirley: 4/6
Bruno: 5/6

Simon Rimmer and Karen Clifton
Highest Scoring Dance:
Charleston
Lowest Scoring Dance:
American Smotth
Highest Score: 21
Lowest Score: 16
Range: 7
Craig: 2/4
Darcy: 4/5
Shirley: 5/6
Bruno: 4/5

Chizzy Akidolu and Pasha Kovalev
Highest Scoring Dance:
Cha Cha Cha
Lowest Scoring Dance:
Foxtrot
Highest Score: 21
Lowest Score: 16
Range: 7
Craig: 3/4
Darcy: 5/5
Shirley: 4/6
Bruno: 4/6

Charlotte Hawkins and Brendan Cole
Highest Scoring Dance:
Foxtrot
Lowest Scoring Dance:
Cha Cha Cha
Highest Score: 22
Lowest Score: 12
Range: 10
Craig: 2/5
Darcy: 4/5
Shirley: 3/6
Bruno: 3/6

Rev. Richard Coles and Amy
Highest Scoring Dance:
Cha Cha Cha
American Smooth
Lowest Scoring Dance:
Paso Doble
Highest Scoring Dance: 17
Lowest Scoring Dance: 14
Range: 3
Craig: 2/3
Darcy: 4/5
Shirley: 4/6
Bruno: 4/5

Highest and Lowest Scores given by each judge and overall

Overall:
40's -
1. Alexandra Burke and Gorga Marquez = 3
2. Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice = 2
3. Joe McFadden and Katya Jones = 1

12's -
1. Charlotte Hawkins and Brendan Cole = 1

Craig:
10's -
1 Alexandra Burke and Gorga Marguez = 3
2. Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice = 2
3. Joe McFadden and Katya Jones = 1

2's -
1. Rev. Richard Coles and Dianne = 2
2. Charlotte Hawkins and Brendan Cole = 1
3. Simon Rimmer and Karen Clifton = 1

Darcy:
10's -
1. Alexandra Burke and Gorga Marguez = 8
2. Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice = 5
3. Joe McFadden and Katya Jones = 3
4. Aston Murrygold and Janette Manrara = 1
5. Gemma Atkinson and Alijaz Skorenjec = 1

4's -
1. Rev. Richard Coles and Dianne = 3
2. Brian Conley and Amy = 1
3. Ruth Langsford and Anton Du Beke = 1
4. Simon Rimmer and Karen Clifton = 1
5. Charlotte Hawkins and Brendan Cole = 1

Shirley:
10's -
1. Alexandra Burke and Gorga Marquez = 10
2. Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice = 7
3. Joe McFadden and Katya Jones = 5
4. Gemma Atkinson and Alijaz Skorenjec = 4
5. Davood Gharmadi and Nadiya = 1

3's -
1. Charlotte Hawkins and Brendan Cole = 1
2. Ruth Langsford and Anton Du Beke = 1

Bruno:
10's -
1.  Alexandra Burke and Gorga Marguez = 9
2. Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice = 8
3. Joe McFadden and Katya Jones = 5
4. Gemma Atkinson and Alijaz Skorenjec = 4
5. Davood Gharmadi and Nadiya = 1
6. Aston Murrygold and Janette Manrara = 1

3's -
1. Charlotte Hawkins and Brendan Cole = 1

High v Low  and Range scores

Rank by High:
1. Alexandra Burke = 40
~ Debbie McGee = 40
~ Joe McFadden = 40
4. Gemma Atkinson = 39
5. Aston Murrygold = 38
~ Davood Gharmadi = 38
7. Mollie King = 32
~ Johnnie Peacock = 32
9. Susan Calman = 30
10. Ruth Langsford = 24
11. Brian Conley = 22
~ Charlotte Hawkins = 22
13. Simon Rimmer = 21
~ Chizzy Akidolu = 21
15. Rev. Richard Coles = 17

Rank by Lowest (highest low being the best)
1. Debbie McGee = 21
2. Aston Murrygold = 25
~ Davood Gharmadi = 25
4. Alexandra Burke = 24
5. Joe McFadden = 22
~ Mollie King = 22
7. Gemma Atkinson = 20
~ Johnnie Peacock = 20
9. Susan Calman = 18
10. Brian Conley = 16
~ Chizzy Akidolu = 16
~ Simon Rimmer = 16
13. Ruth Langsford = 15
14. Rev. Richard Coles = 14
15. Charlotte Hawkins = 12

Range:
1. Gemma Atkinson = 19
2. Joe McFadden = 18
3. Alexandra Burke and Gorga Marguez = 16
4. Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice = 13
~ Aston Murrygold and Janette Manrara = 13
~ Davood Gharmadi and Nadiya = 13
7. Johnnie Peacock and Oti Mabuse = 12
~ Susan Calman and Kevin Clifton = 12
9. Charlotte Hawkins and Brendan Cole = 10
~ Mollie King and AJ Pritchard = 10
11. Ruth Langsford and Anton Du Beke = 9
12. Chizzy Akidolu and Pasha Kovalev = 7
~ Simon Rimmer and Karen Clifton = 7
14. Brian Conley and Amy  = 6
15. Rev. Richard Coles and Dianne = 3


Dancers Highest scores and lowest scorers

American Smooth
Highest: Alexandra Burke = 40
Lowest: Simon Rimmer = 16

Argentine Tango
Highest: Debbie McGee = 40
Lowest: Davood Gharmadi = 29

Cha Cha Cha
Highest: Alexandra Burke = 39
Lowest: Charlotte Hawkins = 12

Charleston
Highest: Joe McFadden = 40
Lowest: Ruth Langsford = 20

Foxtrot
Highest: Debbie McGee = 36
Lowest: Chizzy Akidolu = 16

Jive
Highest: Alexandra Burke = 40
Lowest: Charlotte Hawkins = 19

Paso Doble
Highest: Aston Murrygold & Gemma Atkinson = 38
Lowest: Rev. Richard Coles = 14

Quickstep
Highest: Alexandra Burke = 39
Lowest: Simon Rimmer = 19

Rumba
Highest: Debbie McGee = 36
Lowest: Ruth Langsford = 15

Salsa
Highest: Alexandra Burke = 40
Lowest: Gemma Atkinson = 26

Samba
Highest: Joe McFadden = 37
Lowest: Simon Rimmer = 19

Tango
Highest: Debbie McGee = 40
Lowest: Brian Conley = 16

Viennese Waltz
Highest: Alexandra Burke and Joe McFadden = 39
Lowest: Susan Calman = 20

Waltz
Highest: Davood Gharamdi = 35
Lowest: Ruth Langsford = 16

Number of Highests
1. Alexandra Burke = 6/14
2. Debbie McGee = 4/14
3. Joe McFadden = 3/14
4.  Aston Murrygold = 1/14
~  Davood Gharamdi = 1/14
~ Gemma Atkinson = 1/14

Number of Lowests
1. Ruth Langsford = 3/14
~ Simon Rimmer = 3/14
3. Charlotte Hawkins = 2/14
4. Susan Calman = 1/14
~ Brian Conley = 1/14
~ Gemma Atkinson = 1/14
~ Davood Gharmadi = 1/14
~ Rev. Richard Coles = 1/14
~ Chizzy Akidolu = 1/14

Top and Bottom of Leaderboard

Number of Times at Top
Alexandra and Gorqa = 7
Debbie and Giovanni = 4
Aston and Janette = 2
Davood and Nadiya = 1
Joe and Katya = 1

Number of Times at Bottom
Ruth and Anton = 4
Susan and Kevin = 3
Simon and Karen = 3
Brian and Amy = 2
Charlotte and Brendan = 2
Gemma and Alijaz = 2
Rev. Richad Coles and Dianne = 1
Davood and Nadiya = 1
Mollie and AJ = 1

Best Position
Alexandra and Gorka  = 1st/15
Aston and Janette = 1st/15
Debbie and Giovanni  = 1st/12
Joe and Katya = 1st/7
Davood and Nadiya = 1st/9
Gemma and Alijaz = 2nd/13
Mollie and AJ = 3rd/12
Johnnie and Oti = 3rd/12
Susan and Kevin = 5th/13
Charlotte and Brendan = 7th/15
Ruth and Anton = 8th/11
Chizzy and Pasha = 8th/15
Brian and Amy = 9th/14
Simon and Karen = 11th/14
Rev. Richad and Dianne = 13/15

Dance Off's


Number of Times

Simon Rimmer = 3

Mollie King  = 3
Brian Conley = 2
Johnnie Peacock = 2
Alexandra Burke = 2
Chizzy Akidolu = 1
Rev. Richard Coles = 1
Davood Gharamdi = 1
Charlotte Hawkins = 1
Aston Murrygold = 1
Ruth Langsford = 1
Debbie McGee = 1
Susan Calman = 1
Gemma Atkinson = 1

Best Position but still in dance off
Alexandra Burke = 2nd = week 11
Alexandra Burke = 2nd, week 10
Debbie McGee = 3rd, week 9
Davood Gharmadi = 8th from bottom, week 4
Mollie King = 7th from bottom, week 5
Mollie King = 6th from bottom, week 6
Brian Conley = 4th from bottom, week 2
Simon Rimmer  =4th from bottom, week 3

Weeks where the worst person was not in the dance off
Week 2
Week 7
Week 9

Judges and their decisions in dance offs
Mostly the judges always agree apart from

Week 2 - Craig voted to save Chizzy whilst the other three voted for Brian
Week 7 - Craig and Shirley voted to save Mollie, putting her through whilst Darcy and Bruno voted for Aston

Star Wars Episode VIII - The Last Jedi - Anticipation

This incomplete post was written before I saw the film
Review incoming

It's less than a week until the Last Jedi! How exciting!

The Last Jedi of course is the 2nd film of the sequel trilogy, 8th of the Skywalker Saga, 10th of canon and 14th overall.

The Last Jedi is 1 hour 50 minutes long, which is the longest film. The critics have been praising with some stating it is the best in the saga. Now let's be careful here of course as excitement might have got to even the critics. Some have said it drags a little in the middle and that there is a bit to much 'fat' like the prequels. We will see.

Well I think it looks like it is going to be different. Very different which differs from the Force Awakens and the early rumours that the Last Jedi will be an Empire Strikes Back remake, like perhaps JJ Abrams set it out to be. This is good but it could split the fandom, which would be highly interesting.

A main element of this film seems to be the middleway of the darkness and the light, which is something Disney seems to be addressing a lot with the likes of the Bendu in Rebels. Luke and Rey have been advertised in both trailers and posters to be perhaps turning to the dark side, which I doubt will occur.

Of course another question is what will happen to Leia. According to a few statements from Rian Johnson it appears what happens to Leia is not addressed in this film which is fine. I hope Leia gets the ending that her character deserves.

The parents of Rey is another question. Will it be Luke as some have suggested? Is it Snoke? We do know that there is a big ending and a huge revelation never seen before in Star Wars which means that it is beating the Vader revelation at the end of the Empire Strikes Back. Is Kennedy over reacting, who knows?

Who is Snoke is another question. It has been stated time and time again but people are still not convinced that Snoke is Snoke.

Doctor Who: Everything we Know so Far: November 2017

Yes, yes I know it's December but I didn't do a full November because I was expecting news to appear throughout the month, of which I am right, and I thought I would update it at the end but I waited to long into the next month.

Previous Articles

May 2017 
August 2017
October 2017

Knoweldge for Christmas

The 12th Doctor

1st Doctor

Bill Potts

The Captain - Mark Gattis - rumoured to be a the creator of the Police Telephone Box

TBA - Toby Whithouse

Polly - Lily Travres

Ben Jackson - Jared Garfield

Alien through Frozen time

Mondasian Cybermen

Axons

Clara

Nardole
11th Doctor - Matt Smith

Length: 1 hour 

Regular Cast

13th Doctor - Jodie Whitaker

Graham - Bradley Walsh 

Ryan - Tosin Cole

Yasmin - Mandip Gill

TBA = Sharon D Clarke

Nardole

Jack Harkness

Enemies

?

A lot of new monsters

Episodes

10 episodes - episode 1 being 1 hour 5 minutes the rest 50 minutes

Air on a Sunday

One continuous storyline

No Christmas Special

Behind the Scenes staff

Chris Chibnall - Showrunner/Executive Producer

Mark Strevans - Executive Producer

No Murray Gold

Filming

November 2017

Airdate

Autumn 2018

Writers

Chris Chibnall

Writer's Room

Directors

Jamie Childs - Episode 1 + 7

Changes from Previous Post

1. Mark Gattis's character the Captain is rumoured to be the creator of the Police Telephone Box

2. Mondasian Cybermen have been confirmed to appear in the Christmas Special

3. The Length is not 1 hour 25 minutes as previously rumoured

4. The length of the Christmas Special, Twice Upon a Time is 1 hour long as normal.

5. The enemy of the Christmas Special is an alien who travels through frozen time

6. The first episode is 1 hour 5 minutes and not 1 hour as previously reported

7. Filming did indeed begin in November

8. Jamie Childs is directing Episode 1

9. Jamie Childs is also rumoured to be directing Episode 7