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Same.

Okay I loved that.

I guess I'm in the minority but I loved it. Don't mind suspending logic for story that carries me along. Even knowing that Kate, and Ruby's mother, and everyone else wouldn't stay dust because otherwise we'd have no show, seeing them turn to dust got me. I was worried that Ruby was going to go down the Clara Oswald most-special-person-ever-in-the-whole-history-of-everything road so I'm thrilled she and her birth mother are both regular people who are important because they're important to other regular people. Perhaps because my kid was adopted and is at present unlikely to find their birth parents, Ruby's reunion with her birth mother suddenly turned the room very dusty.

Kinda love that John and Paul saved the world. Maestro was fabulous; I'm not familiar with Jinx Monsoon but wow they were great. As others have said, the companion being the most special creature in the universe has gotten really really old (I bow to no one when it comes to detesting Clara Oswald) but oddly enough I'm intrigued with Ruby's story and I'm curious to learn more as the season goes on.

I enjoyed this. Ncuti is terrific, space babies are entertaining, and I’m interested to see where this apparent through line of abandoned babies will go.

LOVE! Wow, that was hugely fun.

So sad to see Abbi go! I thought it might be Rowan, honestly of all three on the bottom I kinda hoped it would be. I am loving these bakers, loving the reasonably sane challenges, and LOVING Allison.

This is a lovely bunch of bakers. Even in these early episodes when I don’t have all the names straight yet, it’s been sad to see any of them leave. So far they’re laying off the insane engineering challenges and I hope to the baking gods it stays that way. I really like Alison, she’s great with the bakers and she fits in well with Noel.

This.

I loved this episode, it’s a great follow up to last week. We’re clearly on our way out of the dark forest and I am here for it. That said, Jack has got to go. She’s a controlling, manipulative bitch, and if I didn’t already despise her, defacing that book should send her to the Bad Place for several eternities.

As Trent Crimm was leaving the restaurant we saw Sam hand him a green matchbook. Coincidence? I suspect not.

Once again the technical is cooking, not baking. Ridiculous and annoying. So sorry to see Maxy go, she's been one of my favorites. As has a Sandro but he was a bit much this week. It's pastry week, dude, you have to know what kind of pastry you're making for that stupid showstopper. And then you have to do it well. He's so focused on getting that handshake he's forgetting to actually bake well enough to get it. Pastry week wasn't any of their weeks.

I deeply appreciate Jodie's regeneration being more low key than the over the top Moffat era spectacles. For both 11 and 12 - especially 11 - all I thought was "oh for god's sake get on with it." And yes, it's nice when a companion can stop traveling with the Doctor and live to tell the tale.

Are graham crackers a thing in the UK? They were invented in the US in the 19th century; I have no idea if they've migrated. Maybe digestive biscuits are the closest UK equivalent. Those were the fussiest s'mores I've ever seen. I'm not opposed to stepping up the ingredients. I've made s'mores with homemade marshmallows (honestly, homemade ruins you for the store bought kind) and dark chocolate that tastes a lot better than Hersheys. I've even contemplated making the graham crackers but haven't tried it yet. And those had WAY too much marshmallow. Also gently browning the marshmallows with a torch doesn't compare to roasting them over an actual fire. I was hoping Kevin would stay over Dawn simply for his sense of humor.

I’d hate for it to be Phyllis! Not only is she a wonderful character but it would be way, way too unfair for her to be killed off when she finally gets to do the traveling she’s always wanted to do. Kept expecting the warehouse to go up in flames. I do not like this impending doom thing. At all.