It certainly feels like the last series was where everything reached boiling point in more ways than one. For the past few series you've had the judges getting more and more picky, clearly choosing favourites etc which seemed to reach a head with Nigel and the very clear and obvious impact it had on his confidence. Then you've had the pressure to do something daring and "never done before" that's been ramping up, as Craig said you would have never had Natasha K attempting a showdance like Ellies, which of course reached its peak with the poor girl nearly breaking her neck on live TV. That's without all the Gio stuff.
As has been said, it's an entertainment show. Nobody is joining up because they want to become a professional standard dancer, even the ones that do well probably never dance again and have forgotten it all by Easter (as seen by the many winners who return for the launch show and are meh at best). They sign up for the paycheck and exposure and experience. It is, in my opinion, just as much a pros job to provide a memorable and enjoyable experience as it is to teach them to dance.
