Ms Lark

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!

On the Halloween track: 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1 Ghost. From last year: Entitled, snarky flapper ghost inhabits mansion inherited by young woman. Fun ensues. (Derivative of Ghosts, but I love Ghosts, so yeah!) I thought maybe I missed the rerun, but it's scheduled on Hallmark Family (um, ugh?) next Monday at 7pm. I really like this one, especially the ghost. I find that most Hallmark stuff is "fall asleep during one, wake up in the middle of another and you can't tell the difference!" They're really good when you're recovering from surgeries, injuries, hospital stays, etc. Yep.

Reba redux. Same characters, basically. Bobbie could probably contest the will.

Anyone else feel especially itchy throughout the whole episode?

I enjoyed Stephen's bit about "What's wrong with that guy?" So much so that I transcribed it! I'm putting it here under "spoiler" lest someone be offended. Think I got it right (no mean feat).

I thought the only "obvious" madeleine hint was pretty obscure. A little chip of candy melt with ridges? The rest were fairly vague. Plus, wouldn't the note be on the pans you returned? Give the team a 👎 for coming up with that one. If no one got it, that's on the show. Disappointing. Otherwise, it's still one of my (current) favorite baking competitions. Mostly due to Joel, who is knocking it out of the park, and the whole concept.

Thank you! I knew I knew both of them from somewhere, but I couldn't place either. Janusz wore loud shirts for GBBO, IIRC--he was a lot of fun. Good, bad, indifferent, I really enjoy this show! Joel does great, too. Every year I'm surprised it's been renewed, but I'm glad it is. $100k is a big prize. Heck, GBBO is only a cake plate and bragging rights! 😉

I also miss the band. It was always better when they had guest drummers, which seemed to be more and more of the time. I think of Fred as "all of the (rich boy) kit and none of the talent."

Sumayah's duck was stunning, even if she didn't get Star Baker. Remember Paul from Season 6's "bread lion." Yeah, everyone still does. He didn't get Star Baker for that, either. I know I will remember the duck.

I'm in. I was in 15 min in! With that twist? Oh, yeah. This should be s fun ride. (Despite all the inaccuracies.)

Not surprised. Could barely get through the season, despite the decent cast.

It's here! How many years have we been waiting for this?