The Great British Bake Off

Yep a really good baker. Very high standard from day one really

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. 

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!

Oh, I like Tom Allen.

(To be clear, though, none of the C4 presenters have been a patch on Mel&Sue)

Yeah, saw that.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Didn't connect with anyone this year. Jurgen and Guiseppe last year was completely different

It was rubbish this year.
Nothing worked, casting was poor, challenges insane and Presenters jokes fell flat.
I want to see people bake brilliant cakes that look amazing, with presenters that like cake and the contestants and judges who are not rude to older women.

Agree with all that's been said. I was sad my favourite went out last week, I hadn't much interest in the final, but the show has lost its way. Not just the old fashioned cake baking, there used to be savoury pies and pastries but I guess, with it being TV, it's more about the look of the thing to present to viewing audiences the producers think works, rather than have someone tell you how good it tastes or smells. And although I do love Noel, and like Matt, the "comedy" falls flat every single time unless it is one of the contestants giving a throw-away remark. The set-up comedy is dire. It should be a lovely hour and a bit of comfort watching, not edge of your seat waiting for tears drama.