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BuzzJack Music Forum _ Pop _ Mollie King Strictly Rate: RESULTS

Posted by: (Zach) 11th April 2018, 10:51 PM

It's been roughly four months since Mollie made her exit from the 17th season of Strictly Come Dancing and she's anything but disappeared since. Since defying the bookies' odds by making the semi-finals and placing fifth overall, Mollie has gotten an endorsement deal with Boux Avenue, a feature on The Crystal Maze's 2017 Christmas Special, and most importantly her temporary turned permanent BBC Radio 1 show. Music may be on the back burner for her at the moment, but she has undoubtedly benefitted from her stint on the show.

There were many varying opinions around Mollie's performance on the show itself, and we've captured the Sats forum's thoughts in the rate results below.

It's clear that everyone rated based on something different, with some focusing more on technique, some on emotional connection, some on showmanship, and some on overall visual appeal. Mollie seemed to walk that line of "almost there" nearly all season, but which dances stood out above the rest?

Posted by: (Zach) 12th April 2018, 01:30 AM

13. Good Golly Miss Molly (Jive) 5.71 Average

It's no surprise that Mollie's Jive, her first dance on the show, came in at last place. There was a mixed reaction to her first performance, wish some members pleasantly surprised and others predicting an early elimination. Watching this again after all the progress she made, she did sort of look like Bambi on ice.

Posted by: SGrey 12th April 2018, 05:32 PM

Thanks for starting your thread for this so I can delete mine!

Like you said it was her first one so I wasn't expecting it to come first

Posted by: (Zach) 21st April 2018, 06:22 PM

12. Whenever, Wherever (Samba) 5.86 Average

Up next in the second to last position is Mollie's Samba which was quite frankly a mess

This is the dance that ultimately did her in. I was excited about the song choice and there are some good moments here, but it's no secret that Latin isn't Mollie's strength. Mollie was lucky she didn't get the Samba earlier in the competition because she may have gotten out quite a bit sooner.

Posted by: SGrey 22nd April 2018, 06:06 PM

In that thumbnail she looks more focused than she did in any of the Sats routines!

Posted by: (Zach) 22nd April 2018, 08:10 PM

QUOTE(SGrey @ Apr 22 2018, 06:06 PM)

In that thumbnail she looks more focused than she did in any of the Sats routines!

So true!

Posted by: (Zach) 16th May 2018, 03:00 AM

11. Layla (Paso Doble) 6.21 Average

This one made me so mad. It was a decent dance and Mollie brought the fierceness needed for a Paso Doble. This was undoubtedly UNDERMARKED. While it could've been a lot tighter, a 22 is ridiculous. It worked in Mollie's favor, however, as the public felt bad for her and saved her from the dance off after two consecutive weeks in.

Posted by: (Zach) 22nd December 2018, 03:20 PM

Does anyone care for me to continue this?

Posted by: P@ul 23rd December 2018, 10:50 PM

Yes.

Posted by: TheGrinch 24th December 2018, 11:26 AM

The paso doble was the turning point in sympathy tbh

Posted by: (Zach) 30th January 2019, 11:25 PM

10. Better The Devil You Know (Cha Cha) 6.80 Average

Ah, the dance that landed Mollie in the bottom two for the first time. This was a fun dance but was underwhelming and didn't live up to the potential of Halloween Week. Mollie seemed only half present and AJ's overacting didn't make up for it. Fortunately for these two, they were up against Simon & Karen who had only managed a 16 that week.