Sesquipedalia

I just got Paramount Plus, and this is the first time I've had access to Season 1 of Drag Race. I'm surprised how similar it is to later seasons, not as big a difference as some reality shows' first seasons. They didn't do a lot of trial and error. One weird thing I noticed is that they had a lot of big-name guest stars and judges, but they are treated a bit offhanded. Like Lucy Lawless barely got in two words. I bet those fighter girls were dying when they saw she would be a judge.

I will check it out. Thanks for the rec.

We saw the same post. I scrolled through really fast and didn't read it, but I thought I had been spoiled, so I was quite surprised when things started to go south for Dylan. I just Googled it, and apparently it is a thing. It's also called a chandelier cake. Based on the drawings, I thought it just meant that the top layers were larger and therefore hang over the edge of the lower layers. I was surprised when they actually started hanging them! I went to Murano a few years ago, and it would have been so cool if Dylan could have conveyed their colorful architecture in cake form. Too bad he didn't really pull it off. Yeah, saying she couldn't eat a whole slice was pretty damning. Even though I sometimes complain when the judges totally discount the first day's bakes in favor of the showstopper, making a showstopper that people want to eat seems like a fair requirement for winning Bakeoff. I wonder if Christiaan put in more flavoring than what he'd been doing in practice. When I really like an ingredient I'm cooking with, I'm bad about adding more and more and more until I overdo it. It seems fair to me that a perfectly executed traditional bake should beat out a more creative but flawed bake. It also seemed like the judges were leaning into classic British bakes this season, with the scones and the high tea service, so Georgie's win fit in well with that theme. I liked all of the bakers, but I was happy to see her come out on top. I loved this whole season, and I'm sad it's over.

I didn't understand the concept of "passing around the gun." At first I thought it meant they were going to shoot the poor woman multiple times in rapid succession so no one knew whose bullet actually killed her, like a firing squad but with only one gun. But it looked like Dolours purposely shot off to the side and didn't hit her at all. Anyway, it was an excellent series. I was constantly pausing it to Google information about the Troubles and the IRA, so I learned a lot from watching it. I might go back and read the book now. I felt a little icky when I read that Jean McConville's children were against the show being made. That's totally understandable, but on the other hand, it's history, and it seems like it's something that should be told. It would be amazing if it resulted in any of the four Disappeared whose bodies are still missing being found.

This is correct. I went back and watched again to be sure. There were 12 of the plain red entremets, and the others are actual chocolate dipped strawberries. They only described one filling, so I think all 12 entremets were the same.

I don't remember them mentioning this, but I was thinking the same thing. Hers were all strawberries, while all the others made two types of fruit. This seemed like enough to overcome her slight edge in the technical and justify her going home over Georgie. To me Gill really embodies the spirit of Bakeoff. She is so kind and such a good sport. She helped others out multiple times on the show. And I love that she stole something on her way out!

It seems obvious this would have been a better plan. Almost anything would have been better than a group of 11 Irish people showing up at the airport immediately after the bombs were set. I was confused about why they didn't have a better plan and why they acted so suspicious. I was also wondering why they would pick such dipshits to go on the mission. I know they were just kids, but it seems like they would have gotten more training or something. I also didn't understand why there were still so many people nearby when the car bomb exploded when they'd had a whole hour to evacuate.

I heard an interview with the author, and he made it sound like it was just something the lawyers said to do. He also pointed out that the likely effect of the disclaimer on the viewer is to reinforce Adams' involvement rather than cause doubt.

Nelly never won Star Baker, but she won our hearts.

Yes, it could be that simple. Maybe everyone's tzatziki was good, so it didn't play a big part in the judging. It's quite easy to make.

🤔Mysterious!

Yes, I'm no baker, but just from experience cooking with spinach, this is the one thing I know I would have done correctly in this challenge. This is also how it's pronounced in the south, and the pecan is native down here, so I consider it the correct pronunciation.

I thought almost all the showstoppers looked amazing, especially Christiaan's wave cake and Andy's cotton candy tree. But *especially* Georgie's flower cake. They went on about how small it was, but it looked stunning to me. Sad to see Mike go. He is so nice and always laughing.

I agree that the plait looked so easy! It was cracking me up that so many of them couldn't remember how to do it. But apparently most figured it out because the wreaths mostly turned out okay.

I agree. I don't like it when it seems like the technical doesn't count at all. Even if Dylan's showstopper was slightly better, coming in last vs. first in the technical should have put him in second. Also I'm a white lady from Alabama and I cook with Gochujang all the time. It's cool Dylan thought to put it in bread, but it's not mind-blowing. I was very confused by this! I thought they went home during the week.