Ms Lark

For months I wondered who in their infinite lack of wisdom would put Drew Barrymore in the center square? Center has to be sharp, fast, quick-witted, and very funny. Drew is none of these. WTF? Then I found out it was it is no more than an obvious vanity project. Explains everything. I don't think it will thrive, although she still has that dreadful talk show. Who knows? I sure as hell don't care for it, even with the "real comedians." Drew needs to stick to B-level rom-coms and that ilk.

It's baaack! And I'm so glad. I'll keep it spoiler-free, too, but it's good. I thought I had read they were going to drop 2 eps today, then 1 per week. We only get e1 and e2 is next week. Also, they said stay tuned for a follow-up after the episode and there wasn't one. Humph!

Yep. Corn season is nice here. Although, China is the #1 importer of our (and other countries) corn. They import more corn than any other country in the world. This could get very interesting for corn farmers, tariff-wise.

Yes, penguin love story was better than human story. BUT! I'm pretty sure those female penguins go off to forage for months while the males incubate the eggs on their feet. Then, before eggs hatch, females return, take over the egg, and the males go off to forage. None of this, "we must be together 24/7 business." 🙄 Do the homework, Hallmark! Sheesh. I think I'll go watch that 20-year-old "March of the Penguins" again... You're right: daughter got the inconsiderate impulsiveness from dad. Not a good watch. We watched it, you don't have to. 👎🏻👎🏻

Glad I'm not alone with Polar Opposites. I was only there for the penguins. The whole stowaway thing was beyond ridiculous and "Emma" has to be one of the most inutterably stupid ingenues they've ever had. So much for stock video of penguins. Half-way through and don't think I will make it.

Awesome, awesome, awesome. Probably one of the best episodes yet. What a lovely holiday treat. Jay finally getting to meet the ghosts, even if only temporarily and them ratting out Sam for some of her fibs. I seriously hope Flower forgets what Thor told her about Sass. I was really glad she didn't "volunteer" to help him out. Thor learning Lenape! That was a revelation. Eventually we'll find out how Sass died. "I hate zombies!" HAH!

I love this show, too. Especially with Roy Wood Jr. Amber and Michael are also awesome. Looking forward to season 2. (Can't stand Andy Cohen, so I have to give him a 👎🏻.)

I loved Desi's take (12/12) on Hallmark Xmas Movies! That was hilarious. 🤣 Sad they'll be off until 1/6. 😢

I've been thinking for a while that I like the episodes with the usual crew better than any with Jon. I just can't relate to his style or humor. I guess he's the "big draw" and probably makes more in one episode than the rest of them combined all week. I could really do without him and just have the revolving rota. Take his salary and divide it among the cast (and crew). That's just me, I'm sure TPTB feel differently.

I'm enjoying the show for the most part and, yes, the Weasley/Phelps twins are adorable. The bakes and builds are fun. I like Carla a lot, but she's the wrong choice here. Need a Brit judge to deal with the British palate. Yoiks. Southern American isn't the right fit. Seriously. She's probably slowing down and enunciating since, unfortunately, most of the bakers can't understand what she's saying. I did not care for this week's "advantage" of 10 min freeze. Ten minutes is a long time in a competition. If the team with the advantage wanted to be very Slytherin they could have put the freeze into effect 10 minutes before the cutoff. That would be truly evil. [SIDE RANT] Too many of these baking competitions do not think through their twists, advantages, weird flavor pairings, etc. Many are completely unfair and really unnecessary. Especially when they are unevenly distributed. Plus, give them enough damn time to execute their designs. I want to see fully manifested bakes from these pros and am/pros, not someting you'd see on "Nailed It!" (No side-eye for Nailed it, I love the show.)

I was waiting for Paul to hit the pit! Even the stems looked real. Agree, great semi-final. Was right for Gill to go home. She's lovely, but the others tend to take everything another rung.

Most Brits do not like peanut butter. Paul doesn't and Prue has said she doesn't either. There's a lot of flavors that don't cross the pond in both directions! And whoa! I posted a link to an article about a possible Dylan💗Sumayah over in media. Could just be friends, but who knows? They're both young...

No comment or commitment from Dylan and Sumayah, but kinda sweet nonetheless: https://www.tvinsider.com/1162109/great-british-baking-show-gbbo-dylan-sumayah-dating/

I also thought Princesstorte due to green food coloring (gotcha!). But I really hoped it was Battenberg because I love Keiron and Janusz. Phew! I was surprised they didn't ditch team "too much buttercream", but I guess they got a lot more of the ingredients right. Still love the show and hope it gets renewed for next season. BTW Joel was on Seth Meyers Wed night. He did mention CSK at around 4:07:

Well, she did say she wants to retire after this show. I wondered how she'd feel if it kept getting renewed season after season. Another year to go Kathy!