When I tell you we are obsessed with Jurgen in our household... lol. But I do love everyone. Such a charming season.

Anonymous wrote:Is it my imagination or is there less backstory/family stuff this season? I wonder if it is covid-related…

They don't get into backstory/family stuff until the final episode when there's a brief feature of the three finalists.

Is it my imagination or is there less backstory/family stuff this season? I wonder if it is covid-related…

I agree with those saying Jurgen or Giuseppe. Both dedicated and charming. Both deserving a win, actually.

Lizzie is not going to be a presenter. Her voice is not unique. She is a Liverpudlian and I can tell you that city is HUGE there are tons of Liverpudlians in the UK. Even some professional comedians, but no, not her. Sorry.

I am enjoying this season, just as I enjoyed every season.

I will say this has been perhaps the most predictable season, with the bakers going out in a very predictable order. Jurgen and Giuseppe were earmarked for the final from the first episode. You could predict with a high degree of accuracy which baker would go out in which order up to the final.

On the whole, I still prefer the early seasons. They were a tad bit more realistic that it was meant to be a home baking show, so we didn't have ridiculous glass domes or sculpture cakes.

Once I watch the show I listen to this podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bake-down-bake-off-reviewed/id1476738421

So glad you started this thread. I have been enjoying this season a lot and wondered why no one has posted about it!

It's between Jurgen and Giuseppe imo. Chigs and Crystelle will battle it out for the last finalist spot. J & G could always go out next episode, but they'd really have to screw up and I don't see that happening.

I've appreciated that this season's challenges are normal. They have not asked them to do anything weird this time around, although I guess there is still time for a pita baking session around an open fire.

I am a fan of Lizzie. Will miss the Scouser accent, but with her gone I may be able to turn off the closed captioning when I watch the show! I got so tired of rewinding to understand what she said that I just kept closed captioning on the entire time I was watching the show!

Prior to Covid, I had watched some seasons of GBBO, but not all of them. When we were sick with Covid in 3/20, an MD friend recommended watching the show bc it's very calming. I watched all the seasons! As we continue with this not-over-fast-enough pandemic, the show is a wonderful antidote to so much blah.

My vote is on Guiseppe; he is so calm and kind. It will be between him, Juergen and Crystelle
I thought Noel and Matt’s Kraft-Werk inspired intro to German week was hysterical.

I don't care for Lizzie at all actually. I mean I did find her final cake charming but other than that I found her embrace-my-weakness vibe to be irritating. She waited until too late to start really trying.

It's always been a toss up between Jurgen and Giuseppe. Chigs really pulled off some improvements this past week though and Chrystelle is entering this stage behind now, which I didn't expect.

Anonymous wrote:I love it too.

Really hope Lizzie finds a future that keeps her voice in the discourse after the show - it's hard work to build up a brand and develop a following and have regular updates to whatever or sit down and write a cookbook or whatever it is when you have the things she's identified (ADHD, dyspraxia, dyslexia, etc etc). She'd br a great fun host of something, so I hope someone scoops her up to host. But thinking of past GBBO contestants, I see them out there working at ways to keep themselves relevant - Henry had (has?) a column in the Independent, Nancy wrote a book(s) and has daily updates on Instagram, Chetna write a book, etc etc etc.

Her personality and voice are so unique, I hope she has public success. She is fun. (she and Noel would be great hosting something!).

As for who wins - I really can't even guess, nor do I have an outright favorite. I love Jurgen and Giuseppe. But Chigs seems really great, too. Crystelle is also really good ( wish Crystelle wasn't always so surprised by how we'll she's doing! She's a good baker - she should own it).

She and Noel would be hysterical - he'd end up the straight man in that duo!

And I TOTALLY agree that she brings something special to the show and to baking. I hope she does get to build a platform where she'll get to share more of her bonkers, wonderful creations - and talk more about her personal experience and how that shapes her work and her life.

I love it too.

Really hope Lizzie finds a future that keeps her voice in the discourse after the show - it's hard work to build up a brand and develop a following and have regular updates to whatever or sit down and write a cookbook or whatever it is when you have the things she's identified (ADHD, dyspraxia, dyslexia, etc etc). She'd br a great fun host of something, so I hope someone scoops her up to host. But thinking of past GBBO contestants, I see them out there working at ways to keep themselves relevant - Henry had (has?) a column in the Independent, Nancy wrote a book(s) and has daily updates on Instagram, Chetna write a book, etc etc etc.

Her personality and voice are so unique, I hope she has public success. She is fun. (she and Noel would be great hosting something!).

As for who wins - I really can't even guess, nor do I have an outright favorite. I love Jurgen and Giuseppe. But Chigs seems really great, too. Crystelle is also really good ( wish Crystelle wasn't always so surprised by how we'll she's doing! She's a good baker - she should own it).

The only thing that bothers me is Jurgen's voice. I think he sounds like the pigs from Shrek!

Yes! It is so great. I assume there will be a Christmas special again.

I LOVE this season! I find the cast so charming - Lizzie is the one I think I'd most want to go get a meal with but they are all so fun and delightful.

The two obvious finalists are Jurgen and Giuseppe - but I feel like Crystelle and Chigs aren't out yet either! And that any of them winning feels like it's deserved.

Loving GBBS this season - the vibe, the lack of competitiveness, no theatrics, Lizzie's scouse accent, Crystelle's laugh, Jurgen's understatedness, everything. Who do you think will win?