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When the therapist asks Stephan if this were entertainment shouldn't it be more entertaining, I yelled at the screen “Yes!” Because my god, that was by far the most boring episode of Black Mirror yet. The concept was clever. The writing and story were not.
Choose your own adventures were adventures. Watching someone’s writing code is not an adventure.
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I found the special disappointing because they made it a team challenge. I wish they’d had fewer bakers and done it individually. Also, saffron in dessert was never going to win. It’s such a tough flavor in anything let alone a cake. It was nice to catch up with the previous winners. Interesting that one isn’t baking anymore but traveling across the country in an RV.
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43 minutes ago, MerBearHou said:
Same here. Apparently we’re in a very small club, but I like him too. Always have.
I stopped liking him the first episode of All Stars when he kept plating after time was called. Rather than be eliminated for blatantly cheating, he just wasn’t eligible for the win. Which he was then salty about! How many cheftestants have packed their knives for running out of time? But Richard ends up winning the whole thing when he should have been out that first episode for being a cheater.
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7 hours ago, Spunkygal said:
Hated Lorraine’s dress. What were those handkerchief-looking things on the bottom?
They are called godets. It’s a very old-fashioned style that some designers tried unsuccessfully to bring back about four years ago. You also see them on flamenco dancer dresses. None of which explain Lorraine’s dress, which was hideous.
22 minutes ago, hookedontv said:I just wasn’t blown away by any of the cakes. The finale was sort of a dud for me.
Agreed. I was shocked to see Lerome use the hazelnuts after they were so obviously burnt. And his design was just bizarre even with it being an homage to his daughter. I was rooting for him. Oh well.
Since Doug was covering his cake with a chocolate collar it would have made much more sense for him to have painted the stripes on the acetate first and then add the white chocolate. The stripes would have been flawless that way. Of the three final cakes, he deserved the win.
I’m tired of Nancy’s drinking problem being such a joke. “Not enough rum!” It’s sad, not funny.
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Benjamin’s designs remind me so much of Brandon from season 16. Dangly bits and all, only without the aesthetic appeal that Brandon’s had. He could have sent the models out nude and he would have won. The judges were so enamored of him from day one.
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I am not surprised Lord Sugar chose Sian. Camilla seemed like a sexual harrassment lawsuit in the making. She doesn’t see the line between “cheeky” and totally inappropriate. Her website looks like it’s an ad for soft core, not a nutritious vegan beverage! Can you imagine if she was a man how that would go over?
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3 hours ago, Writing Wrongs said:
Baby Spice apparently knows zero about baking. I think the hosts were picked because they have "spice" in their names.
She replaced last year’s host, Curry. Not a joke. Ayesha Curry.
I am rooting for Tina to win. She has a great personality and seems very talented.
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3 hours ago, bobbobbob199 said:
I predicted Natalie would go soon, even after her win last week. Chef's who are not (or who don't act) very confident never last long. I didn't taste any of the dishes but by look and concept hers was by far the worse. You are never supposed to literally make a lemon pie, it should be innovated in some way.
Both she and the chef eliminated last week don’t make being a chef their life, which makes me wonder why they thought Top Chef was a good choice for them. Natalie kept repeating how she hasn’t worked as a chef for ten months. Why would you think you were ready for this? And last week’s chef kept bragging about spending so much time with her family.
Also why go for Meyer lemons? Meyer lemons are not only far more expensive, they aren’t “lemony” no matter how many you use.
How did Eddie not figure out his lamb was too expensive before ordering it. They were cooking for 48 people. You figure out how much one chop costs and do the math. It shouldn’t have been a shock at the register that you spent over ten dollars a person on meat alone.
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I feel bad for Annabel, but not for the reason I should. I don’t feel she was ill so much as she has an untreated eating disorder and was starving herself while standing for hours in front of a hot stove and oven. She has so many of the classic signs of anorexia, likely from her time as a ballerina. Did you hear Madeleine ask if they could get her something to eat and she refused anything except “her shakes” which likely have no sugar in them, which is what she needed. The judges have pegged her as the winner from day one, so no surprise they kept her even though her “illness” was having to sit down with low blood sugar.
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10 hours ago, TimetoShine said:
Thay said, I think she should have won. Yes, Beatriz’s design was technically beautiful but I don’t think she nailed the theme.
While Beatriz did not capture the theme as well, she put a lot more hand work and detail into her gingerbread. This was for a $25k prize. You need to pull out all the stops. She made her own gelatin windows, sculpted all the toys, and hand piped all those decorations while high heels merely used premade edible paper and a hole punch, slapped on some red frosting and drew lines through it, and painted cookie cutter cookies as her elves. Beatriz’s team also hand sculpted her figures which is why they didn’t have as many. She had lights and a working crank. It was amazing down to the smallest details.
What really got me was when high heel lady said “all cutures celebrate christmas.” Umm what?
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Did Jess just provide us with the world’s largest camel toe? I think she did.
Loved Peni. He has such a great personality. Hope he finds success.
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Glad Jackie is finally gone. Did we ever figure out what was up with her accent? Also who thinks: oh everyone else is wearing a suit, I’ll wear my pyjamas and next week a singlet.
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I don’t understand why so many of the designers didn’t have their models wear the necklaces. Wasn’t that the entire point of the challenge? To design a dress that shows off the collection, not just the earrings and bracelet.
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I wish the mic didn’t pick up the sounds of the judges tasting and breathing so much. It’s cringey.
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Loved Thom on queer eye but here he was giving me Jon Lovitz vibes. When he screamed upon seeing the huge empty foyer and living room, it was like an SNL flashback.
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Unpopular opinion but I agree Manon deserved to go. In both the non-technical challenges she went French, not Danish. At least Rahul attempted to fit the brief. If contestants just start making whatever they are most comfortable with instead of the challenge set out for them, it wouldn’t be much of a show.
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When a contestant on a baking show has never heard of French meringue it does not bode well for her baking experience.
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On 9/12/2018 at 8:22 PM, Danny Franks said:
Manon, sadly, seems to be getting some of the vitriol that attractive young women often seem to get from fans of Bake Off (see previous Ruby, Flora, Candice, Sophie etc). The woman writing the Guardian's live coverage of the episode was practically beside herself, over every mistake she made. But she seems very genuine and sweet to me.
I disagree that it has anything to do with looks. Manon is on a British show called the Great British Bake Off, yet she has on more than one occasion flat out insulted British baking, from claiming there is a lack of bakeries in England to commments on how much better the French are at baking. Any vitriol headed her way is of her own making.
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It bothered me when Watson said “you did the right thing calling us” to Norman’s brother, because he didn’t call them.
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Did anyone else notice the woman from the heroes team stick her hand right in the orange juice to get seeds out? Nasty.
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Can we talk about Joe? I mean seriously. What’s with that guy?
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Is anyone else watching this? I love the camaraderie of the contestants. I don’t love the editing which gives away who is going home from the beginning of each episode.
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For an “exclusive” party focused on wine pairings, most of the guests surprisingly seemed to have no clue how to hold a wine glass. Including Eden herself. All the cheftestants do it right at least.
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I never thought I’d ever say this, but I miss Angus. Tom and Liam are not good hosts. I loved Liam on his series of Bake Off but he’s just not up for this job. Poor chap. When he describes the desserts, it sounds like he is reading off a grocery list someone just handed him. And Tom just grates. He’s fun on his new game show but this however is not enjoyable to watch.
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S07.E01: All Stars Goes Global
in Project Runway All Stars
I disagree about her using her country’s fashion as an inspiration, let alone it being a disadvantage. Most people in Trinidad and Tobago are of East Indian or West African descent. Those provide a huge variety of clothing styles. Instead Anya designs the same sundresses and jumpsuits over and over again: the kind of thing a tourist would wear when visiting Trinidad, not something based on her background.