Ariadne Griffin
@ariadnereviews.bsky.social
I write recaps and reviews about British reality TV over at https://ariadnereviews.com/
*putting Kai in drag again to make him dance the wretched samba with Aljaz to keep the runtime going*
November 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
*putting Kai in drag again to make him dance the wretched samba with Aljaz to keep the runtime going*
DIVA DOWN!
This is not a drill!
This is not a drill!
Strictly BREAKING:
"Due to injury, La Voix has been advised by doctors to rest and, as a result, will not dance in this weekend's Blackpool specials. In line with the rules of Strictly Come Dancing, La Voix and Aljaž will receive a bye through to next week..."
"Due to injury, La Voix has been advised by doctors to rest and, as a result, will not dance in this weekend's Blackpool specials. In line with the rules of Strictly Come Dancing, La Voix and Aljaž will receive a bye through to next week..."
November 18, 2025 at 11:33 AM
DIVA DOWN!
This is not a drill!
This is not a drill!
if you want to know where my mental state is, last night I had the most vivid nightmare about a dinosaur uprising and zombie apocalypse happening at the same time.
November 18, 2025 at 7:55 AM
if you want to know where my mental state is, last night I had the most vivid nightmare about a dinosaur uprising and zombie apocalypse happening at the same time.
Reposted by Ariadne Griffin
I recapped Pre-Blackpool Week! ariadnereviews.com/2025/11/17/s... the priorities of the Strictly carpentry team, The Diaries of one Johannes Radebe, when guyliner goes wrong and our new Bottom Two Goddess Supreme. #scd #strictly
Strictly 2025, Week 8: Gender Torment Nexus
Some fear Nikita’s nips were too powerful. This recap is lubed up and ready to paso!
ariadnereviews.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I recapped Pre-Blackpool Week! ariadnereviews.com/2025/11/17/s... the priorities of the Strictly carpentry team, The Diaries of one Johannes Radebe, when guyliner goes wrong and our new Bottom Two Goddess Supreme. #scd #strictly
obsessed with the very boring mystery cube game #CelebrityMasterChef #MasterChefUK
November 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
obsessed with the very boring mystery cube game #CelebrityMasterChef #MasterChefUK
"your egg yolk isn't quite runny enough"
... or at all? It's the texture of chalk! #MasterChefUK #CelebrityMasterChef
... or at all? It's the texture of chalk! #MasterChefUK #CelebrityMasterChef
November 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"your egg yolk isn't quite runny enough"
... or at all? It's the texture of chalk! #MasterChefUK #CelebrityMasterChef
... or at all? It's the texture of chalk! #MasterChefUK #CelebrityMasterChef
extremely funny for the BBC to have to schedule in an OFCOM statement for one journalistic controversy while in the midst of an entirely separate journalistic controversy.
November 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
extremely funny for the BBC to have to schedule in an OFCOM statement for one journalistic controversy while in the midst of an entirely separate journalistic controversy.
I am excited for a first "Marked Safe From Gregg" series of MasterChef but still not *entirely* thrilled with the judging lineup though. #CelebrityMasterChef #MasterChefUK
November 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I am excited for a first "Marked Safe From Gregg" series of MasterChef but still not *entirely* thrilled with the judging lineup though. #CelebrityMasterChef #MasterChefUK
Hot and Weird Julian goes to Blackpool AND does a Hot and Weird Argentine Tango?
Truly I specifically have won. #Strictly #ItTakesTwo
Truly I specifically have won. #Strictly #ItTakesTwo
November 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Hot and Weird Julian goes to Blackpool AND does a Hot and Weird Argentine Tango?
Truly I specifically have won. #Strictly #ItTakesTwo
Truly I specifically have won. #Strictly #ItTakesTwo
demanding an independent and impartial entity be in charge of spinning the Blackpool Dance Regurgitation Wheel. #scd #strictly #ItTakesTwo
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
demanding an independent and impartial entity be in charge of spinning the Blackpool Dance Regurgitation Wheel. #scd #strictly #ItTakesTwo
this Instant Boil In A Bag Dance is going to kill someone. #strictly #ItTakesTwo
this twist is chaos and extremely stupid. I love it. #Strictly #ItTakesTwo
November 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
this Instant Boil In A Bag Dance is going to kill someone. #strictly #ItTakesTwo
this twist is chaos and extremely stupid. I love it. #Strictly #ItTakesTwo
November 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
this twist is chaos and extremely stupid. I love it. #Strictly #ItTakesTwo
the intention was Claudia but it's giving National Accident Helpline. #Strictly #ItTakesTwo
November 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
the intention was Claudia but it's giving National Accident Helpline. #Strictly #ItTakesTwo
"Vicky and Kai can't be with us tonight"
I'm assuming it was a *good* birthday party then? #Strictly #ItTakesTwo
I'm assuming it was a *good* birthday party then? #Strictly #ItTakesTwo
November 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"Vicky and Kai can't be with us tonight"
I'm assuming it was a *good* birthday party then? #Strictly #ItTakesTwo
I'm assuming it was a *good* birthday party then? #Strictly #ItTakesTwo
sending 500 WhatsApp messages asking Julian about squirrels. #ItTakesTwo #Strictly
November 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
sending 500 WhatsApp messages asking Julian about squirrels. #ItTakesTwo #Strictly
I recapped Pre-Blackpool Week! ariadnereviews.com/2025/11/17/s... the priorities of the Strictly carpentry team, The Diaries of one Johannes Radebe, when guyliner goes wrong and our new Bottom Two Goddess Supreme. #scd #strictly
Strictly 2025, Week 8: Gender Torment Nexus
Some fear Nikita’s nips were too powerful. This recap is lubed up and ready to paso!
ariadnereviews.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I recapped Pre-Blackpool Week! ariadnereviews.com/2025/11/17/s... the priorities of the Strictly carpentry team, The Diaries of one Johannes Radebe, when guyliner goes wrong and our new Bottom Two Goddess Supreme. #scd #strictly
Unbelievably excited for this album - the three songs they've dropped so far are easily some of their best.
November 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Unbelievably excited for this album - the three songs they've dropped so far are easily some of their best.
I'll be honest, one of the easier ways to not be perceived as racist is to not stand with a party that is openly doing incredibly racist things.
November 17, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I'll be honest, one of the easier ways to not be perceived as racist is to not stand with a party that is openly doing incredibly racist things.
What if we platonically stood next to each other in a church?
👉👈😳
👉👈😳
"No exchanging of rings or vows, no processing down the aisle and no kissing.
"These are likely to be the rules if blessing services for same-sex couples are approved by the Church of England." [Times]
"These are likely to be the rules if blessing services for same-sex couples are approved by the Church of England." [Times]
November 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
What if we platonically stood next to each other in a church?
👉👈😳
👉👈😳
Send help, I've been taken hostage by the window cleaners. (I'm sitting in the stairwell due to the fear of being perceived)
November 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Send help, I've been taken hostage by the window cleaners. (I'm sitting in the stairwell due to the fear of being perceived)
Did The Daily Telegraph Kill My Journalistic Integrity? It's Not A Theory We Should Scoff At.
November 17, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Did The Daily Telegraph Kill My Journalistic Integrity? It's Not A Theory We Should Scoff At.
Top five film genres:
- treasure hunts with clues hidden in paintings
- hubris laden musical productions
- historical biopics that serve looks
- high school girls being menaces
- an actress in her 40s delivers the monologue of her career
- treasure hunts with clues hidden in paintings
- hubris laden musical productions
- historical biopics that serve looks
- high school girls being menaces
- an actress in her 40s delivers the monologue of her career
Top five film genres:
Time loop movies
Where the main characters are all extremely competent at their jobs
Business movies that feature a lot of serious talking in boardrooms
Films that take place in a TV studio
Any heist movie
Time loop movies
Where the main characters are all extremely competent at their jobs
Business movies that feature a lot of serious talking in boardrooms
Films that take place in a TV studio
Any heist movie
Top five film genres:
Movies about making movies
Tom Cruise entertains the world via death-defying stunt work
Ungainly surrogate families as a commentary on America and its evolution
The unironic Disney musical
Uncompromising character studies about single-minded artists
Movies about making movies
Tom Cruise entertains the world via death-defying stunt work
Ungainly surrogate families as a commentary on America and its evolution
The unironic Disney musical
Uncompromising character studies about single-minded artists
November 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Top five film genres:
- treasure hunts with clues hidden in paintings
- hubris laden musical productions
- historical biopics that serve looks
- high school girls being menaces
- an actress in her 40s delivers the monologue of her career
- treasure hunts with clues hidden in paintings
- hubris laden musical productions
- historical biopics that serve looks
- high school girls being menaces
- an actress in her 40s delivers the monologue of her career
and now we're officially running only on fumes and simmering grudges #GameOfWool
the undimmable positivity of Stephanie is the only heartbeat still present in this apocalyptic knitted wasteland #GameOfWool
November 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
and now we're officially running only on fumes and simmering grudges #GameOfWool
the undimmable positivity of Stephanie is the only heartbeat still present in this apocalyptic knitted wasteland #GameOfWool
November 16, 2025 at 8:50 PM
the undimmable positivity of Stephanie is the only heartbeat still present in this apocalyptic knitted wasteland #GameOfWool
I am so excited for Tom Daley to have to lower himself into these absolutely unusable knitted deckchairs. #GameOfWool
November 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I am so excited for Tom Daley to have to lower himself into these absolutely unusable knitted deckchairs. #GameOfWool