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Post by AZChristian on Oct 24, 2020 21:12:09 GMT
I closely watched the episode after reading this especially the interactions between Paul and Lottie. What the heck are these viewers seeing? Are there extra episodes not aired in the US? I didn't see anything. Every time there is an attractive female on this show the viewers automatically see Paul showing favoritism and having an affair. My favorite was when everyone said that Ruby was flirting with him and he was going easy on her. Turns out that Ruby is gay and could not STAND him.
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Post by ibot2much on Oct 25, 2020 16:56:24 GMT
That is an interesting turn of events---I did not know all that. I found her annoying because of the "poor me" attitude and the sad face she presented to the judges whenever she brought up her bake. The big cow eyes could have been interpreted by some as flirting with him.
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Post by Arielflies on Oct 25, 2020 17:10:58 GMT
I think he "liked" Ruby because she could bake bread - bread week is where she started to shine. After that week, she gained more self confidence and became a cat lady. I bought her cookbook because I like her, not that I bake bread or anything.
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Post by AZChristian on Oct 25, 2020 17:43:03 GMT
That is an interesting turn of events---I did not know all that. I found her annoying because of the "poor me" attitude and the sad face she presented to the judges whenever she brought up her bake. The big cow eyes could have been interpreted by some as flirting with him. I'm thinking that flirting not all flirting is related to gender preferences at all. According to the dictionary, it means to "behave as though attracted to or trying to attract someone, but for amusement rather than with serious intentions."
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Post by ibot2much on Oct 25, 2020 17:52:02 GMT
The cooking world is very small so it surprises me that she would say that she could not stand Paul, when she may have reason to cross paths with him again and he is a name in that world. You mention her cookbook---is she still in the cooking world?
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Post by Kao on Oct 25, 2020 19:03:31 GMT
Yes she is, and her cookbook has sold well.
There were some people on another forum who know her and say she's pretty chill so for her to call Paul out lets me know that probably more went on than we saw on the actual show. Not all attention is welcome.
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Post by ccl on Oct 25, 2020 19:10:02 GMT
She (Ruby) is rather outspoken in general. Doesn’t seem to have done her harm. She writes a lot on food and also mental health.
I like Lottie overall but her baking has generally been not that great the past couple weeks. I never really noticed Paul flirting with her.
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Post by sunnydayz on Oct 26, 2020 14:50:55 GMT
I have thought over the weeks that it seems like Lottie gets a lot of camera time. And I have noticed her hair before, mostly because she has such a lot of it and sometimes it seems to be flying around a bit too much, given that she’s baking in a kitchen.
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Post by MFWalkoff on Oct 26, 2020 20:15:51 GMT
In general, this year they seem to have cast a bunch of chefs based as much on their ability to be on camera and to match wits with Noel/Matt as their baking talent.
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Post by Kao on Oct 26, 2020 22:11:31 GMT
That's the downfall to being on Channel 4 and being produced by Love Productions. I do admit they did a better job of casting this year than last because it was obvious a few of those people got in on looks.
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Post by ccl on Oct 26, 2020 23:29:42 GMT
It’s been produced by Love Productions since the beginning though. Channel 4 could be a factor, I agree.
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Post by Kao on Oct 27, 2020 4:15:53 GMT
Really? I just thought it was PBS and Love Productions was a Channel 4 deal, thanks for the correction!
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Post by Bearcata on Oct 30, 2020 14:25:03 GMT
Boy how I missed Kim Joy this week's Japanese Week would have been perfect for her especially the kawaii showstopper challenge.
The steam buns all looked like fun. The crepe cake was crazy and the showstoppers lots of fun.
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Post by waywyrd on Oct 30, 2020 14:42:16 GMT
A couple of those crepe cakes were pretty unpleasant looking. I really liked Mark, sad to see him go. I guess that one awful cake at the end did him in.
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Post by Kao on Oct 30, 2020 22:06:41 GMT
I was absolutely shocked at Mark going home because another contestant got so much screen time for once that I was sure she was going home. I'm glad she had a great showstopper and was able to stay.
Japanese buns are delicious and the ones the contestants made looked really good.
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Post by justCoz on Oct 31, 2020 0:09:36 GMT
The buns looked delicious. I don't think I'd like matcha crepe cake. Their showstoppers were adorable. Sad to see Mark L go because he was a joy to watch, but not surprising since they said his cake was inedible.
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Post by ccl on Oct 31, 2020 1:19:43 GMT
Not the week for me as I don’t like steam buns or matcha or crepes so two out of the three challenges were meh. But Lottie’s showstopper cake looked really good - I’d be all over that.
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Post by Arielflies on Oct 31, 2020 2:57:32 GMT
I loved the cheeky competition between Lottie and Mark L. Even though she won the week, I could see she was really sad to see him go. Me, too...such a smile, such fun.
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Post by AZChristian on Nov 3, 2020 15:31:24 GMT
Luis from the 2014 competition has passed away.
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Post by Arielflies on Nov 3, 2020 15:40:16 GMT
Oh, no. I loved that season and he was such a joy in the tent.
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Post by ibot2much on Nov 3, 2020 16:29:01 GMT
I really liked him---sorry to hear that. Some great people have passed through GBBS .
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Post by MFWalkoff on Nov 3, 2020 18:21:08 GMT
Luis from the 2014 competition has passed away. Oh, how sad -- he was so nice. RIP.
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Post by Kao on Nov 3, 2020 23:29:26 GMT
Noooo....that was a great season and he was awesome in it! I still remember his dragon cake. This is really, really crappy news, especially since he was so young still.
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Post by Bearcata on Nov 3, 2020 23:52:42 GMT
You guys have me crying.
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Post by Bearcata on Nov 6, 2020 22:56:16 GMT
Lottie got eliminated.
I never thought of England as being that hot yet they have continuously had bakes on blistering hot days. This is not the first time they have had to make ice cream in a heatwave.
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Post by justCoz on Nov 6, 2020 23:20:53 GMT
I just don't understand why they don't give them air conditioning. I don't buy that it's the noise. They had tons of fans going. They make quiet air conditioners. It ruins at least one or more baking days each season.
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Post by Arielflies on Nov 7, 2020 0:48:55 GMT
Lottie got eliminated. I never thought of England as being that hot yet they have continuously had bakes on blistering hot days. This is not the first time they have had to make ice cream in a heatwave. I know. Remember the baked Alaska? I like that the guys teased Paul and Prue about choosing the hottest day for the ice cream challenge.
Ah, First time I heard of Quiche was in the '80s. There was a frozen Quiche Lorraine that was quite good.
Anyway, so sad to see Lottie go. She really was quite funny and interactive with the others; and congratulations to Hermine! I really didn't understand that she was the only one of those left who hadn't been named Star Baker. Hope the curse doesn't grab her next week.
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Post by waywyrd on Nov 7, 2020 15:22:02 GMT
Poor Lottie, her cassette tape never had a chance. I'm surprised ANY of the ice cream cakes made it out alive in that heat.
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Post by Kao on Nov 7, 2020 15:41:27 GMT
Very happy for Hermoine but very sad for Lottie. IMO they shouldn't have sent anyone home because people's cakes were definitely affected by the weather and that's something they have no control over.
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Post by sunnydayz on Nov 7, 2020 15:54:16 GMT
I really thought they were going to eliminate Laura based on the editing, and both she and Lottie had their troubles. Then Paul had to throw in, “I told you (Lottie) this morning that your idea of putting ice cream on the outside of the cake wouldn’t work.” I figured she was doomed after that.
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