I fast-forward through the stupid competition at the beginning. It adds nothing except to add to the slapstick comedy. This saves me a half hour or more. I agree with everyone that they are choosing contestants by their personality and how outlandish they can be rather than wanting to learn to cook.
Nancy said the Javier's lattice was perfect, but it wasn't woven. The cross-strips were just laid on top of the others. Bakers usually get dinged for that.
OMG! It was sickening when Jared was telling Julie he hoped his mom would be okay in the house without him and he started crying like she was stuck in there with cannibals or something.