Rachel deserved to go, I find it highly unfair that two girls who had performed already in the West End managed to get through to the final, it’s utterly ridiculous and not what the competition is about - it is about finding talent in your average person, not the trained performer, who everyone knows is good anyway. She’s good, definitely, but she can get other jobs easily.

At this stage I find it doesn’t matter who wins, as they will get jobs anyway, just as in the two previous competitions - some even got better jobs than the winners.

And Gwion not being right! Gwion is brilliant! He’s just so cute! I would love to go see a show with Jodie, Gwion and can’t believe Rowan Atkinson will be Fagin!

My boyfriend is rooting for Sam to win as then he says he’ll take me to see it - typical. If she loses I have to go with someone else…

All the people i know, and myself, are backing Sam. I think she could offer something new and fresh to the role. Who said that Nancy couldn’t be 17/18 ish? Jodie for me is maybe the stereotypical nancy, and if she won i wouldn’t be too fussed!
However, if Jessie wins it will be a disaster. She can’t act, her singing bores me……she should have gone last week instead of Rachel who was fab!

And regarding Olivers…well, i think Harry and Lawrence are fine, but gwion just isn’t right. I though chester should have got it, or Johnny. But i’m sure the three that were picked will be great, as CM probably knows what he wants for the part and has seen the olivers act and sing etc more than we do in the shows.

Jessie- Has real problems. When she is good she is very good but that not often. She seems incapable of taking direction. The same comment have ben made to her week in and week out yet sh has fixed none of them. If she cannot take direction and fix minor things can she do the role at all when her acting is poor , her movements are poor and her singing eratic.

Another concern I would have is as she keps repeating from a small town in Ireland. Could she really understand city life and get into that role. I also at time have difficulty understanding her and have to really concentrate to do so.

Samantha- She has probably improved the most. The major concern with her is the acting other then that she is very good

Jodie- Is an ok singer but not great she can belt big numbers out but is not so good with others. Has similar acting and posture problems to Jesse but not as bad. Biggest problem with Jodie is she cannot really act. I found her of putting with her strong northern accent. With the acting tonight she was easilly the worst. Jesse actually turned in for her a reasonable performance

Still with Rachel now out it gives them a big problem. Th only one I think could reasonably do the roll of Nancy is Sam. Jodie & Jesse would really struggle. I still remember Jodies attempt with the bottle stunt it was comical.

I suspect they may end up with Jodie

Jessie-I have to agree with DVO on this one-it was extremely aggressive in places and vocally it was just OK. The hand movements, the posture, the accent, the awkwardness are all becomin extremely irritating and tonight John and DVO were right-she isn’t Nancy.

Samantha-What a terrible song for her, very un-Nancy like and her performance of it was poor. It’s a shame as she is the most talented there but she was always destined for the bottom two-to the displeasure of Andrew and Cameron/

Jodie-Bland, bland, bland. I was sooo bored by her performance! She looked devestated when Cameron said she was the weakest and not Nancy…But it seems as though this year the panel and ALW ain’t gonna get what they want…..

As for the Olivers-Gwion was the right selection, but Chester should have got it-really couldn’t care about the third one.

Just watching the Sunday evening show as I type so I don’t know who will go through but I just wanted to say how much I think there’s some real quality here now, I’ve got my favourites of course but even in the girls that I would not vote for I can see some real quality and real determination. They all talk about giving it everything and they all really want it. So good on them. I hope there’s a career in musical theatre for all of them if they want it.

JODIE TO WIN!!!

I think, if the cast are as spoilers have indicated, this will be a very odd production anyhow. With Mr. Bean {sorry, but I have never seen him do anything else} as Fagin, Burn Gorman {a great actor but rather short and skinny} as Sykes, one Welsh Oliver and a tall, Irish Nancy who can’t dance, it will be interesting but on the strange side.

Concerning Jessie, we had a friend from Germany over and she wanted to see some back episodes. We sat and watched a whole lot of them all at once. While watching I was astonished to notice that Jessie appears to have learned nothing at all since she was first chosen as one of the 12. She is still doing the same old arm and hand gestures and still can’t move on stage in any professional manner. I don’t like her attitude either. She seems to me to be rather rude. However, I was raised very strictly. Anyhow, I think there is no chance whatever of Jessie being sent home. She is going to win, even if a fix has to be done.

As for Barry—-Er ist abstoßend.

As for Cameron Mac. I was very disappointed in him. I didn’t think he added much to the proceedings.

Jodie’s performance blew me away and made me cry. Was Denise really crying? I couldn’t tell from iPlayer.

During the opening sequence (Food Glorious food) Samantha looked out of place. She is too much of a modern pop star rather than an actress playing a period role.

I find Barry more and more revolting and ALW reminds me of a blob of Phlegm.