08-04-2024, 10:50 AM
I think Ant's "Get out of me Ear" segment was fine. Dermot and Alison handled it well. They knew how to play it - little bits of silly fun that weren't SUPER obviously suspicious to the people getting tricked, and things that felt like just teasing and pretty gentle discomfort for Ant.
Dec's with Simon and Amanda was painful to watch, however. Really cringey. They didn't seem to get it at all and just immediately went way over the top with what they made Dec do. You need some degree of subtlety to pull it off, but they just went to 200%. It felt like there were multiple parts with Dec genuinely very uncomfortable as well. Simon & Amanda seemed quite mean-spirited. (Imagine that!) They damaged the segment quite a bit and I would've much preferred someone else to be involved.
Dec's with Simon and Amanda was painful to watch, however. Really cringey. They didn't seem to get it at all and just immediately went way over the top with what they made Dec do. You need some degree of subtlety to pull it off, but they just went to 200%. It felt like there were multiple parts with Dec genuinely very uncomfortable as well. Simon & Amanda seemed quite mean-spirited. (Imagine that!) They damaged the segment quite a bit and I would've much preferred someone else to be involved.