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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.

That was some spectacular self-sabotage by Jackson. I was sure he’d go very far, probably to the finale, but boy did he deserve to pack his knives after that performance. Matriarc’s food looked amazing, although I can take or leave losing that H at the end of the name. Steak and potatoes, gumbo, carrot cake - all of those dishes can be pretty everyday, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. In the hands of these chefs those dishes sang.

Never seen any version of Real Housewives and after this episode I doubt that's going to change any time soon. The screaming and screeching during the runway show was ridiculous. I loved Bones and his Housewife together, and I loved the dress he created. She looked great. Kristina and Wendy were a match made in hell; Anna's outfit was just puzzling. Not good.

That was an amazing episode; I was on the edge of my seat as the showstopper time ticked down. I don't remember a year when all four semi-finalists were so good and it was (or at least seemed) so close. I knew I'd be gutted no matter who was eliminated and indeed it's very very sad to see Jurgen go home. Yes, it would have been great if all four had gone through to the final but this show has never done that and there was no reason to think they'd change now.

I’d like to punch both of Nate’s parents. His father for being such a relentless dickhead and his mother for letting Dad get away with it.

I loved this episode. The Love, Actually stuff was hilarious. Jamie's "God bless me everyone" was hilarious. The balance between the funny and Ted's first Christmas divorced was really good. Loved Higgins hosting the team. And of course - Roy Kent. He can do no wrong.