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This song is horrendous and that ridiculous performance - the backup dancers, the outfits - fits it perfectly to make it lowkey iconic.

I think less than 10 points on the televotes.

Germany sending an entry that actually feels stereotypically German might help them

"Moldova IS Europe" Yes EU accession when pls

Is that really a SAUNA WHEEL

I like the Albanian entry but I'm shuddering imagining my own family doing something like that

We still have Estonia that made it through for some reason.

I found a Grindr hookup while inside the chateau on France's postcard

The Polish entry is ridiculous and is the vibe that the UK entry should be going for too.

I hate to gloat* from a different country but it's not doomed to be bad - despite so many strikes, I feel like it's improved where I am locally? My city's bus network has improved leaps and bounds in the 5 years since I was first here with better frequency (every 10 minutes on three lines so it's just a case of turning up and waiting), a useable app with GPS tracking, ease of buying tickets, buses from 6am-1am, €1.50 fares taking you an hour out around the lake and into the surrounding mountains. Oh and everything is free in July and August. The public cycle scheme is amazing too. We're talking about a city of 130,000 with 30+ lines for the surrounding agglomeration and I think a UK city of that size wouldn't have much, and you'd end up needing a car. It's quite depressing as people will build their lives around cars in the absence of good transport, so even if the will and resources to improve things is there, the demand might not be. Regional transport is still poor though. *(actually I like it a bit)

At least we get to see his arms again

5 Denmark 6 Armenia 0.003 Romania 4 Estonia 7 Belgium 5 Cyprus 5 Iceland 0.003 Greece 7 Poland 6 Slovenia 6 Georgia 5 San Marino 9 Austria 8 Albania 5 Lithuania 6 Australia Only two cases of bad I guess but loads that I've already forgotten.

Could not find a decent UK pedestrian/cycling bridge to match Australia's and Ukraine's postcards because the entire country's urban walkability is so bad

Albania is the biggest positive surprise of the week I think.

Are they rating their SF2 competition with the 0.003 bridge

Is Georgia the country with the longest current NQ streak?

Ok Poland have gone for a university faculty so scratch that.

Why do these solo entries with no stage presence have such little staging/nobody else on with them.

I like how so many of the landscape/monument transitions look amazing for the competing country and show up Ukraine + UK.

Also he is 25 but looks about half his age.

Happy with the qualifiers, only slightly disappointed about Malta but honestly I feel wrong for enjoying that anyway x

I've realised that I'm somehow watching an Austrian tv channel despite being in the country next door and jeez they have way too many ad breaks here.

8 Norway 6 Malta 8 Serbia 2 Latvia 4 Portugal 6 Ireland 1 Croatia 5 Switzerland 8 Israel 9 Moldova 10 Sweden 1 Azerbaijan 9 Czechia 4 Netherlands 10 Finland So yeah can the bolded NQ pls

8 Norway 6 Malta 8 Serbia 2 Latvia 4 Portugal 6 Ireland 1 Croatia 5 Switzerland 8 Israel 9 Moldova

I'm watching this from Switzerland but I'm actively rooting for them to NQ. That performance is probably as good as it can get for a boring song.