Frosted Tips Jamie seems to be the least qualified / least capable / most in over his head contestant I've *ever* seen on this show, no?
He's also either a lunkhead or just young ... but at least he seems sweet, and he had a great attitude about all his failures.
I love the goth baker's accent and am rooting for the Welsh woman and Priya.
― alpine static, Sunday, 8 September 2019 06:56 (five years ago) link
Has there ever been an overview or supercut or even ranking of the short videos of the contestants home lives throughout the seasons? They have a very specific ironic style to them and incredibly genius editing. My wife and I couldn't stop laughing at the one of the Scottish guy playing the piano with his parents playing strings. Priya's yoga was very funny too.
― sous les paves, Thursday, 12 September 2019 13:38 (five years ago) link
So "baps" only sounds dirty?
Michael's been consistently ingenious with his designs, no? The red swirl of his Signature this week is jaw-dropping.
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Saturday, 14 September 2019 23:40 (five years ago) link
is she the posh vet?
she must go
― conrad, Sunday, 15 September 2019 00:00 (five years ago) link
my mother in law remarked this weekend that she sounds like a Minion when she talks
― SHANTY the golden fish portion (stevie), Sunday, 15 September 2019 20:29 (five years ago) link
lol, otm
― don’t bore us, get to the aeon of horus (bizarro gazzara), Sunday, 15 September 2019 20:45 (five years ago) link
rosie the vet def sounds like a minionAlice “DID I TELL YOU I WENT TO NEW ZEALAND” has a v highly strung vibe, like the psycho roommate who would cut up all your clothes because you didnt screw the lid down far enough on the mayonaise jar
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 15 September 2019 21:21 (five years ago) link
i noticed that jamie’s head is perfectly cube shaped
michael annoys the christ out of me
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 15 September 2019 21:23 (five years ago) link
lol my Miketakes seem to be unpopular here but maybe this will put me back in y'all's stead: https://jacobinmag.com/2019/09/great-british-bake-off-baking-show-socialism
― Matt Groening's Cousin (Leee), Wednesday, 18 September 2019 18:13 (five years ago) link
That’s nice but a bit odd, considering the impact she’s had since, to not mention Nadiya?
― coup de twat (suzy), Wednesday, 18 September 2019 18:27 (five years ago) link
I started watching the old season that's on Netflix and only just realized how much I miss hearing Mary Berry say "Scrummy."
― Doctor Hu (Leee), Monday, 23 September 2019 20:19 (four years ago) link
I can't unhear the minion.
― Yerac, Saturday, 28 September 2019 15:45 (four years ago) link
RIGHT
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 28 September 2019 16:23 (four years ago) link
otm, it’s extremely distracting weird choices for ejection in this week’s episode imo
― Is it true the star Beetle Juice is going to explode in 2012 (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 28 September 2019 17:08 (four years ago) link
I can only understand 20% of what she is saying.
I think Michael also annoys me because of his eyeglasses.
― Yerac, Saturday, 28 September 2019 17:24 (four years ago) link
he looks like Where’s Wally
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 28 September 2019 17:49 (four years ago) link
that technical challenge seemed quite dastardlypru is evilloved paul bemused by the emotion & noel saying to paul its because he’s never experienced emotion XD
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 28 September 2019 17:55 (four years ago) link
I will miss Goth Lady - her decorating skills are fkn mindblowing (and v in my wheelhouse) but I am not ~stunned~ that she went home. Kinda hoped Priya or Rosie might get the chop oh well
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 28 September 2019 18:15 (four years ago) link
goth lady maybe a bit one dimensional, i thought. as was welsh lady. (as was kim joy last year). but, yes, will be missed.
do you watch the companion programme where they interview the ejectees? ('extra slice') she was good on that, with the mariachi band...
― koogs, Saturday, 28 September 2019 18:24 (four years ago) link
(also, she won the technical and still went home? was gibst?)
― koogs, Saturday, 28 September 2019 18:28 (four years ago) link
From time to time Prue goes to a farmer’s market I’ve been using for c. 15 years. She voted for Brexit; her son is currently working for Boris Johnson.
― coup de twat (suzy), Saturday, 28 September 2019 18:30 (four years ago) link
Priya should've gone home the last two episodes in place of who did.
Ugh, about Prue.
― Yerac, Saturday, 28 September 2019 18:35 (four years ago) link
They were not sending Priya home on Indian sweets week.
― coup de twat (suzy), Saturday, 28 September 2019 19:25 (four years ago) link
wouldn't have minded one or two more older contestants - this season's group feels a bit too samey in the age department.
i want to know what the story is with Michael and Michelle's oddly devoted friendship. It seemed like they were holding hands from episode 1, like long lost friends or something.
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 28 September 2019 19:38 (four years ago) link
is = was, now that michelle's gone
spoiler alerthttps://66.media.tumblr.com/c5900767be2bd8dbc4585bf197273772/tumblr_oypj8odxti1rqbl96o1_1280.png
― Is it true the star Beetle Juice is going to explode in 2012 (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 28 September 2019 19:41 (four years ago) link
lol
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 28 September 2019 19:43 (four years ago) link
it does suck that they got rid of one of the more charismatic people.
― Yerac, Saturday, 28 September 2019 20:10 (four years ago) link
Does winning the Technical mean nothing?! Gutted.
― Doctor Hu (Leee), Sunday, 29 September 2019 03:02 (four years ago) link
yeah but they hated the taste of her lavender tart & her signature was dry & pru hated the decoration ( i thought it looked rad)
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 29 September 2019 03:08 (four years ago) link
no enjoying this season very much tbh, the judging feels weirdly aggressive
― Is it true the star Beetle Juice is going to explode in 2012 (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 15:39 (four years ago) link
the whole mood is completely off.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 15:41 (four years ago) link
i am not digging the oddball challenges ("dairy sweets"?) and the dearth of older contestants is a bummer.i really dislike paul as a personality; it's unpleasant to have to see so much of him.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 15:41 (four years ago) link
it's like, the show worked despite him.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 15:42 (four years ago) link
yeah, though he clearly thinks it's "because of"i kind of agree with "it's off" but it's mostly the last two episodes or so that have been most off.kinda like succession.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 15:43 (four years ago) link
no goth baker, no credibility
― Is it true the star Beetle Juice is going to explode in 2012 (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 15:46 (four years ago) link
My partner was not into the vibe this season either, so we bailed on it early. :( She thought there was more of a tense, competitive, and generally American feel to it.
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 15:49 (four years ago) link
yeah, that is kind of how I feel too. Most are obv. angling for their aftershow career.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 15:50 (four years ago) link
For all that they keep talking about how good everyone is this year, I was shocked (you know, in context) by the number of them who didn't know how to make choux pastry for one of the technical challenges. Surely that's something you should be able to do in your sleep if you're applying to Bake Off? There seems to be a weird dearth of basic baking skills. Maybe it just seems that way to me because of the offness of the whole thing this year.
― trishyb, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 16:22 (four years ago) link
Well, I'm enjoying it! We've had a testing few weeks, and Bake Off provides an oasis of comfort, where nothing bad can happen. Bread and circuses etc, but I'm no much into circuses, so.Also enjoying the Henry/David touchy feely stuff. It all looks so relaxed and unselfconscious.
― mike t-diva, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 17:51 (four years ago) link
michael as well as rosie must go
(I like steph and david)
― conrad, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 21:27 (four years ago) link
We just assumed making choux must now be an American Thing and that it doesn’t pop up much in British baking anymore.
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 21:39 (four years ago) link
terrible news for henry fans
I very rarely care about the dating lives of literally anyone including my own but I will be up all night angrily smoking cigarettes like in a 1940’s movie because of reading this pic.twitter.com/7l6MLCxR34— Millie De Chirico (@milliedechirico) October 2, 2019
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 3 October 2019 01:36 (four years ago) link
Well, I'm enjoying it! We've had a testing few weeks, and Bake Off provides an oasis of comfort, where nothing bad can happen. Bread and circuses etc, but I'm no much into circuses, so.
Oh, it's still very pleasant. But, perhaps weirdly, Celebrity Masterchef is actually delivering the feel-good factor far more than Bake Off this year. And The Dog House is my absolute go-to for comfort telly at the moment.
― trishyb, Thursday, 3 October 2019 11:02 (four years ago) link
Did someone mix up white powdery ingredients because this thread's gotten salty!
― Doctor Hu (Leee), Friday, 4 October 2019 19:47 (four years ago) link
yeah i’m not so mad at this season
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 4 October 2019 20:18 (four years ago) link
Contestants this year are overly adorkable + less interesting bakers. But it’s still pretty enjoyable.
Paul is great btw, y’all silly. It’s his weird wrongness that makes him great, too
― Chuck_Tatum, Friday, 4 October 2019 20:56 (four years ago) link
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― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 5 October 2019 00:14 (four years ago) link
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― conrad, Tuesday, 22 October 2019 19:18 (four years ago) link