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Post by kathryn on Nov 18, 2020 14:44:55 GMT
Not patisserie, but comedy gold, so we'll forgive them.
Agree that one of the guys is surely going to win.
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Post by lynette on Nov 18, 2020 18:58:21 GMT
Gonna be the young 'un
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Post by danb on Nov 18, 2020 19:04:09 GMT
I do hope so. I find the other guys baking very ordinary.
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Post by alece10 on Nov 18, 2020 19:13:40 GMT
Those horn of plenty things were hilarious, but I do have a dirty mind. I'm hoping for Peter to be the winner. 20 years old and producing that quality of stuff. Impressive!
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Nov 18, 2020 20:32:29 GMT
David and Laura in the final. Wow
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Post by justfran on Nov 18, 2020 20:50:02 GMT
I think the wrong person was sent home yesterday. Peter really upped his game and had a great “week”. He’d be my choice to win. I hope it’s a decent showstopper for the final, some choices of challenges have been really odd in the past.
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Post by karloscar on Nov 18, 2020 21:06:20 GMT
If Laura somehow wins, the possibilities for her winners cook book could be hilarious if they illustrate it showing her method of working.
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Post by vickyg on Nov 19, 2020 9:28:17 GMT
I'm calling it now, I think David will win! It's the kind of upset that often happens and I feel like Peter (who IMO would be the rightful winner) peaked a week early and had an exceptional week.
I also thought the wrong person went and I really don't like how they don't take previous weeks into consideration. It leads to what's happened this time, someone who has had quite a few disasters making it to the final because there was always someone worse and someone who has been great throughout having one bad week and going because there are no longer enough people to mitigate the damage.
But as Mary Berry says, it's only a cake!
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Post by kathryn on Nov 19, 2020 10:08:32 GMT
I'm calling it now, I think David will win! It's the kind of upset that often happens and I feel like Peter (who IMO would be the rightful winner) peaked a week early and had an exceptional week. I also thought the wrong person went and I really don't like how they don't take previous weeks into consideration. It leads to what's happened this time, someone who has had quite a few disasters making it to the final because there was always someone worse and someone who has been great throughout having one bad week and going because there are no longer enough people to mitigate the damage. But as Mary Berry says, it's only a cake! Ok, so, on a merit-based competition basis I agree with you, but as a TV watcher I know that it's more entertaining to have someone in the final who'll probably flounder and panic but might just pull it out of the bag. If there was a big cash prize at stake than the fairness element would be more important than the entertainment value, but the prize is a cake stand and a bunch of flowers. Obviously some contestants have managed to build careers off the back of the show - but any post-series media career opportunity is based on how entertaining people find you to watch.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Nov 24, 2020 22:50:10 GMT
After watching the final, I wasn't expecting that result.
Pleased but surprised
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Post by danb on Nov 25, 2020 6:09:35 GMT
Definitely the right winner.
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Nov 25, 2020 8:55:35 GMT
Definitely the right winner. Yep a really good baker. Very high standard from day one really
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Post by poster J on Nov 25, 2020 10:36:03 GMT
Definitely the right winner, but sadly I found the final strangely flat. Probably the lack of practice time.
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Post by vickyg on Nov 25, 2020 12:45:01 GMT
I'm calling it now, I think David will win! It's the kind of upset that often happens and I feel like Peter (who IMO would be the rightful winner) peaked a week early and had an exceptional week. I also thought the wrong person went and I really don't like how they don't take previous weeks into consideration. It leads to what's happened this time, someone who has had quite a few disasters making it to the final because there was always someone worse and someone who has been great throughout having one bad week and going because there are no longer enough people to mitigate the damage. But as Mary Berry says, it's only a cake! I'm very happy to have called it incorrectly! Yes a well deserved winner, although it was very close between the top two on the day.
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Post by solitaire on Nov 25, 2020 17:01:43 GMT
Definitely the right winner, but sadly I found the final strangely flat. Probably the lack of practice time. Perhaps it was over baked? Went from puffed up to puffed out? 😉😅 (I'll see myself out)
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Post by solitaire on Nov 25, 2020 17:03:25 GMT
I'm really glad that he won, my partner and I both cheered when his name was called! I just felt Laura have up to be honest. She had a mare of a final, especially with the custard slices! Great bakers for the final, but happy with the result 😊. I can't believe he was just going through Uni and living with friends without any of them knowing he'd won though haha, that was brilliant!
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Post by oxfordsimon on Nov 26, 2020 15:43:07 GMT
Looks like we are getting two festive specials. With Tom Allen rather than Noel who was on paternity leave
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Post by kathryn on Nov 26, 2020 16:09:13 GMT
Oh, I like Tom Allen.
(To be clear, though, none of the C4 presenters have been a patch on Mel&Sue)
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Post by oxfordsimon on Nov 28, 2020 1:01:29 GMT
Lovely moment on Extra Slice when Dave proposed to his girlfriend. Very sweet.
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Post by anthony40 on Nov 28, 2020 17:03:46 GMT
Yeah, saw that.
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Post by kathryn on Nov 15, 2022 22:21:50 GMT
Anyone watch it this year?
I think the standard of the showstoppers in the final is absolute proof that they are setting the bakers up to fail by not giving them enough time.
And giving them vegetable gelatine without instructions was just mean!
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Post by crowblack on Nov 15, 2022 22:28:32 GMT
Anyone watch it this year? We started but lost interest early on, though we've enjoyed previous seasons. We've dipped in a couple of times since and watched some of the final tonight for old times' sake but this series just felt flat. A revamp next year with a new team, maybe, and recipes that look more tempting and involve baking? We caught some old episodes on the food channel and they were so much better, more informative etc.
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Post by kathryn on Nov 15, 2022 22:35:43 GMT
The bakers are all still lovely, but the actual challenges and the judges just get more and more ridiculous.
It’s meant to be a home baking show - they’re still only using ‘home baking’ equipment - but the stuff they need to do and the time they get to do it in is more like the Professional version. Give them a blast chiller each and maybe the stuff will actually set, or give them 3 hours to let it chill
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Post by oxfordsimon on Nov 15, 2022 23:26:07 GMT
The time frame for each challenge is the reason I have stopped trying to get on the show.
They don't want people to succeed. And I don't like to be set up to fail.
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Post by Matt on Nov 15, 2022 23:31:31 GMT
I thought it was a really weak final in terms of quality of product. That orangutan face was something I’d expect to see on junior bake off.
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Post by karloscar on Nov 15, 2022 23:48:53 GMT
Even a basic summer pudding needs at least three hours to set, never mind one with a set jelly and meringues and cream mousse inside it. Nobody could've done that well in the allotted time. Time for a major revamp. I'd bring the Junior Bake Off presenting team onto the adult show. They're much more fun.
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Post by marob on Nov 16, 2022 0:38:47 GMT
It’s been a case of diminishing returns for quite a few years I’m afraid. What was a fun, quirky BBC2 show just feels like any other reality show now. With it being so formatted it can feel like you’ve seen everything before, because you have, every episode.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Nov 16, 2022 1:18:54 GMT
The first half of the final was miles better with Noel not being there.
I don't think the bakers were at fault for the quality of the final. It was all down to the excessively demanding challenges with not enough time.
I have thoroughly enjoyed the Australian version as that feels more realistic and supportive. They give far more instruction for the technicals for instance.
However they have dumped the judges and the hosts for next year so am wary of how that will affect things. Particularly as Rachel Khoo is one of the judges and I cannot stand her on screen.
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Post by kathryn on Nov 16, 2022 9:36:52 GMT
I don't think the bakers were at fault for the quality of the final. It was all down to the excessively demanding challenges with not enough time. Remember back in the early series, when we’d see the bakers sitting with a cup of tea while their bakes were in the oven? Now they’re working on two other elements at least during the baking time. It looks so stressful! I don’t watch Bake Off for stressful.
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Nov 16, 2022 14:34:58 GMT
I don't think the bakers were at fault for the quality of the final. It was all down to the excessively demanding challenges with not enough time. Remember back in the early series, when we’d see the bakers sitting with a cup of tea while their bakes were in the oven? Now they’re working on two other elements at least during the baking time. It looks so stressful! I don’t watch Bake Off for stressful. Didn't connect with anyone this year. Jurgen and Guiseppe last year was completely different
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