this!And Finally Yuriy showed he can be fierce too, I'd say he ALMOST was not overshadowed by Betina, whice is VERY hard thing to do. At least I caught myself looking at him much more than in their SD and FD in the last season combined. And she's gorgeous as always.
Popova does her usual overemoting. I really just want to give her a cup of valerian tea and tell her, Sit in the sun, relax. Plus I couldn't stand the cognitive dissonance between this heavy heavy bombastic music and their smiles. If you're going to do angst pangst traumadrama, then do angst pangst traumadrama. Not my cuppa--especially for a waltz--but it's a big cafe. Did they deserve to win the SD? Absolutely--the experience shows. But I don't see them making a huge splash in seniors. YMMV of course.
L/D has more long-term potential. Just sayin'...
C/P just ooze the charm don't they? It's a good pairing. She has got acting skills galore. The first lift is still a cumbersome mess though.
Shame about the twizzles for the French, but the placement is correct.