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Post by libgirl2 on Oct 3, 2024 14:38:56 GMT
The immunity seems to be working better now. It might not effect a baker at that day but maybe in a following week. I did like JL's giraffe cake pattern and I liked the legs sticking out of it. It reminded me of the walking head in the movie The Thing. I think with Manny it's going to end up costing him because if he has a bad week and it's between him and another baker to go home and it's close the judges are going to remember that. That, I believe, is how the immunity thing works. If you do poorly, it might come back to bite you.
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Post by Kao on Oct 3, 2024 21:46:02 GMT
I think the judges aren't so so much judging the immunity people that do badly (which can be okay, depending) as the people who don't even try. Joel's cake looked crazy as hell last week but tasted great so the judges gave him points for reaching even if he didn't get there. Manny didn't really put enough effort into that bake and the judges knew it.
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Post by waywyrd on Oct 8, 2024 13:55:30 GMT
HBC - is it me, or do they seem over the top with the praise for Aaron? I feel like the judges would have ripped anyone else had they made (basically) a pop tart for the first bake. But his second bake was really nice, so...I don't know. Glad Thierry won immunity, too bad his gelatin globe thing didn't work out though. I'm sad over this week's boot, I really liked her.
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Post by libgirl2 on Oct 8, 2024 14:04:29 GMT
HBC - is it me, or do they seem over the top with the praise for Aaron? I feel like the judges would have ripped anyone else had they made (basically) a pop tart for the first bake. But his second bake was really nice, so...I don't know. Glad Thierry won immunity, too bad his gelatin globe thing didn't work out though. I'm sad over this week's boot, I really liked her. And is it me or is Aaron getting mean spirited in his comments? I get friendly poking fun, but last night he was sounding very arrogant. And I agree... a pop tart? I guess it tasted very good. Yea, too bad on the globe. And it looked like the gelatin didn't taste food at all.
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Post by Kao on Oct 8, 2024 14:13:07 GMT
HBC - is it me, or do they seem over the top with the praise for Aaron? I feel like the judges would have ripped anyone else had they made (basically) a pop tart for the first bake. But his second bake was really nice, so...I don't know. Glad Thierry won immunity, too bad his gelatin globe thing didn't work out though. I'm sad over this week's boot, I really liked her. And is it me or is Aaron getting mean spirited in his comments? I get friendly poking fun, but last night he was sounding very arrogant. And I agree... a pop tart? I guess it tasted very good. Yea, too bad on the globe. And it looked like the gelatin didn't taste food at all. Haven't watched this week yet but it's something I picked up on from the very first episode this season. While I'm not one to tell someone to hide their light under a basket his tone is extremely pointed at times and it's not cute; it's made me like him a whole lot less and I rooted for him on the Holiday show; he was confident but not nasty then.
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Post by libgirl2 on Oct 8, 2024 14:23:15 GMT
And is it me or is Aaron getting mean spirited in his comments? I get friendly poking fun, but last night he was sounding very arrogant. And I agree... a pop tart? I guess it tasted very good. Yea, too bad on the globe. And it looked like the gelatin didn't taste food at all. Haven't watched this week yet but it's something I picked up on from the very first episode this season. While I'm not one to tell someone to hide their light under a basket his tone is extremely pointed at times and it's not cute; it's made me like him a whole lot less and I rooted for him on the Holiday show; he was confident but not nasty then. Well, when you watch it, look for his remark to Thierry, who almost seemed taken aback by it. It is almost as if he is saying "I'm so good, I got on two of these shows". It really rubs me the wrong why. I like this show and the other baking championships, because the bakers seem very supportive of each other.
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Post by Kao on Oct 9, 2024 13:57:24 GMT
Didn't see the remark to Thierry but he said several questionable things to some other bakers. I'm not in that kitchen nor privy to his general demeanor with the other bakers so this might be a case of him just having a deadpan way of talking that they're used to and know he doesn't mean offense. He always speaks quite highly of himself in a way that's kinda offputting; I don't mind confidence but there's a way to do it that isn't so...ugh.
Was mad as hell over who went home; I loved their previous bakes but they just had a terrible time with the Killer challenge this week. And my heart dropped for Thierry when he pulled the skull and globe out of the mold and the globe fell apart; was SO glad he had immunity, plus the judges liked that he went for it even though it didn't quite work out the way he wanted. I also liked the fact that Jon subtly hinted to him to create a story around why the globe part didn't work. Joel made more weird looking cakes that tasted great, I LOVD Manny's killer cake with the ribs around the the rolled cake with the spooky patterns, and Lillian's just a joy.
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Post by libgirl2 on Oct 9, 2024 14:06:23 GMT
Didn't see the remark to Thierry but he said several questionable things to some other bakers. I'm not in that kitchen nor privy to his general demeanor with the other bakers so this might be a case of him just having a deadpan way of talking that they're used to and know he doesn't mean offense. He always speaks quite highly of himself in a way that's kinda offputting; I don't mind confidence but there's a way to do it that isn't so...ugh. Was mad as hell over who went home; I loved their previous bakes but they just had a terrible time with the Killer challenge this week. And my heart dropped for Thierry when he pulled the skull and globe out of the mold and the globe fell apart; was SO glad he had immunity, plus the judges liked that he went for it even though it didn't quite work out the way he wanted. I also liked the fact that Jon subtly hinted to him to create a story around why the globe part didn't work. Joel made more weird looking cakes that tasted great, I LOVD Manny's killer cake with the ribs around the the rolled cake with the spooky patterns, and Lillian's just a joy. Maybe Aaron is one of those playing up for the camera guys but he might be just fine when the cameras are off? Who knows? But for me, it isn't a good look. As to who went home, I think they took into consideration the other person in the bottom two and the greater difficulty of the laminate in the time given. The person who went home, who I did like, made something that should have easily worked out.
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Post by Kao on Oct 9, 2024 14:24:27 GMT
HBC - is it me, or do they seem over the top with the praise for Aaron? I feel like the judges would have ripped anyone else had they made (basically) a pop tart for the first bake. But his second bake was really nice, so...I don't know. Glad Thierry won immunity, too bad his gelatin globe thing didn't work out though. I'm sad over this week's boot, I really liked her. The favoritism is really beginning to piss me off. He's a great baker but the show's credibility is going to be shot if he wins. I love watching the Great Pottery Throwdown and last year someone dominated the whole time and won, and then it turned out they had a degree in pottery making and taught it for 20 years while competing against people who were amateurs and skilled weekend hobbyists. It left a nasty, bitter taste in my mouth and I know a lot of other people were put off by it as well. Having a finalist come back isn't cool at all, and what's sad is if they created a show combining people from all the Championship shows that went far I would be cheering him on. This sucks for both him and the viewing public.
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Post by libgirl2 on Oct 9, 2024 18:25:57 GMT
HBC - is it me, or do they seem over the top with the praise for Aaron? I feel like the judges would have ripped anyone else had they made (basically) a pop tart for the first bake. But his second bake was really nice, so...I don't know. Glad Thierry won immunity, too bad his gelatin globe thing didn't work out though. I'm sad over this week's boot, I really liked her. The favoritism is really beginning to piss me off. He's a great baker but the show's credibility is going to be shot if he wins. I love watching the Great Pottery Throwdown and last year someone dominated the whole time and won, and then it turned out they had a degree in pottery making and taught it for 20 years while competing against people who were amateurs and skilled weekend hobbyists. It left a nasty, bitter taste in my mouth and I know a lot of other people were put off by it as well. Having a finalist come back isn't cool at all, and what's sad is if they created a show combining people from all the Championship shows that went far I would be cheering him on. This sucks for both him and the viewing public. I don't mind a person coming back if they had to leave because of a circumstance beyond their control. For example on GBBO, one baker had to leave after the first bake in episode one, came back in episode two and had to leave right away due to illness. He barely competed. I don't mind something like that.
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Post by cynbeth on Oct 10, 2024 1:51:19 GMT
I have not liked Aaron since day 1 either. Sad for who went home.
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Post by libgirl2 on Oct 15, 2024 10:26:28 GMT
I am not surprised by who went home {} I think he spent too much time on the sugar work and not enough time on the cake or the other decorating.
He can create wonderful things with spun sugar but this competition was just not right for him.
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Post by Kao on Oct 15, 2024 20:56:22 GMT
I'm sad about it, but yeah. :/
I'm completely over Aaron now; the nice young man he was on the Holiday show is obviously a thing of the past. He actually said with his whole chest with such confidence that he was going to win, and if he does end up winning people are going to assume a fix. I was so happy when Joel won this week's Killer Challenge instead of him.
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Post by waywyrd on Oct 16, 2024 18:47:01 GMT
HBC - I guess a wet mess of a cake was better than one they thought was too sour? Not happy about Thierry going home, nor with the judges dinging him for his tornado not looking very Halloween when nobody did Halloween decorations. They just asked for tornados and lab equipment, which was a dumb theme anyway. Yeah, I'm salty.
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Post by libgirl2 on Oct 17, 2024 13:49:45 GMT
HBC - I guess a wet mess of a cake was better than one they thought was too sour? Not happy about Thierry going home, nor with the judges dinging him for his tornado not looking very Halloween when nobody did Halloween decorations. They just asked for tornados and lab equipment, which was a dumb theme anyway. Yeah, I'm salty. Throwing the lab equipment in there was kind of dumb. Doesn't make sense with a WOO theme. Why not a cow? A house?
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