The Great British Baking Show
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Thats pretty much my sentiment not only this year but every season ofBake OffslashBaking Show.
First is my dear Sandro, whose cakes I love and whose bakes seem pretty lovely as well.
Finally, Syabira is the queen of unexpected flavors and the odds-on favorite to win.
They all make me smile and they all have something that I covet.
(In the case of Abdul, its the multicolored shirt he wears in the finale.)
I just wish these final challenges were deserving of such great talent.
The signature is actually a perfect challenge.
They even have to bake their own bread.
My lover Sandro decides that hes going to make some biscuits and a fruit tart as well.
This is always befuddling to me.
There is no such thing as extra credit here.
The only thing that making more can do is detract.
I love my lover Sandro, but no one likes a teachers pet.
Uh-oh, is this another case of that English COVID that disappeared Abdul and Rebsearlier in the competition?
As Matt is talking to Sandro, he asks, Do you want it?
Sandro replies, Yeah, I want it.
I want it bad.
Both Matt and I immediately made that our ringtones.
Wait, are ringtones even still a thing?
(Go ahead, fight me.)
What I hate about this challenge is that they throw all of these roadblocks into it.
This immediately gets Sandro, who just throws his into his jelly.
They also have to use rectangular pieces of bread to keep everything together.
That they used the white bread they baked in the first round is a nice touch, though.
What they end up with are three horrible disasters.
Sandro not only didnt boil his gelatin but he used round bread.
When they crack it open, Paul says, It needed another 30 minutes to set.
Well, then you should have given them 30 extra minutes.
Yes, I want the bakers challenged, but I dont want them to have an impossible task.
As I said, we love these people and we want to see them succeed.
yo, producers, empower them to do so.
Even when Abdul is the winner, Paul says to them, Dont clap.
Yeah, thats not a good sign.
The showstopper is another challenge that seems a bit wonky.
Heres an idea: Give them a whole afternoon.
Give them 24 hours to make the most colossal, wonderful thing.
The rushing and the door-slamming might make for dramatic television, but it makes for awful final sculptures.
I think they should be skeptical when he says he doesnt time his bakes and does it by eye.
Naturally he ends up burning his cake.
Abdul is celebrating bees, which is smart because then he can use honey as the flavor for everything.
A smart guy, our Abdul.
When they present their crafts, theyre all a little bit mangy.
It sort of makes it look like a teenage Groot, with these googly eyes and wide mouth.
Its the worst one of her bakes has ever looked.
Good from far, but far from good as we like to say at a gay bar.
Prue even calls his choux buns a proper failure.
Its not a surprise when they announce that Syabira is the winner.
Not only did she have a great day, shes had a great season.
She is a very deserving winner, and I just wish this season did her justice.
That just makes me ask:Great British Bake OffslashBaking Show All Stars,when?
Hopefully after a little bit of time, when they can think up some better challenges.
