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I personally don't like no-bake cheesecake. It's not cheesecake -- it's a weird jell-o like approximation. I give props to both Julien and Lisa for baking theirs. It's just with their excruciatingly short time limits, they both handicapped themselves. I'm glad they both survived. I like them both.

Exactly what I said when I first saw it. She seemed very low energy. Like she knew she was out of her league. Maybe he should have trained with humans instead of elves. 😁 I'm so over these obvious lesser talents being over-praised on one aspect of the bake when other aspects are worse than most of the kids in the Kids Baking show. It doesn't make me feel better about the kind-hearted judges (ha!); it just makes me think they're mentally challenged. Can't they see how horrible his tower looked? We at home can't taste the desserts to challenge the judges on that, but, dang, we can sure see!

Also, this is the episode that Arnold said he had to watch through his fingers. I was expecting something really extreme. After watching it, I said "Seriously???" Must be a strong current of homophobia running in that family.

I've been in the hospital twice in the last five months, and all the food I had looked (and I'm sure tasted) much better than Mimi's dish. The only issue was the low/no salt menu they made me choose from.

Not too much to add, but every time I saw Bailey I wanted to grab her shoulders and tell her to stand up straight! She walked around all hunched over like an 80 year old grandma.

I don't dislike him, but he leaves me cold. Physically, I find him kind of scary-looking. His teeth and jaw look so carnivorous. And Duff has much better dad jokes on Kids Baking.

Yeah, I thought that from the time the robbery occured. Valentin was the distraction that allowed Gaitok to ignore the motorcycles zooming in to do the robbery. I don't think Valentin is innocent at all.

I really don't think Priya looks all that much like Mindy Kaling. Yes, they're both South Asian women, and Priya wears her hair in a style that Mindy wore for a while. But her voice occasionally drifted into imitation, and it very mildly annoyed me. If I ever ran into her on the street, I'd never confuse her with MK. Yeah, I get tired of the judges liking a chef (looking at you, Kareem) and giving them break after break and tons of hints and basic instructions. Just cut the dead wood. Besides his Quick Fire (whatever) bake looked like a toilet. Once I saw it, I couldn't un-see it. Mary Frances didn't annoy me that much, but I don't think she's going to last long. I was scared for Jamie, because I like her. Who's the other short woman? I like her, too, and her pie looked yummy to me. So, is there such a thing as a "Honey Pie?" Yeah, there are pies made with honey, but I've never heard of a honey pie, per se. This whole season is looking like it's going to be excessively and aggresively twee. Not my thing. At least, Nancy was not as objectionable (to me) as she can be in this episode. Hopefully, that's a trend that continues.

Walton, not Walter. Though I agree Walter scans much better. Walton Goggins is kind of a clunky name. As in a previous post, I used to think this, too, until I found out that they often do.

Oo oo oo! Maybe the rich hotel owner is Rick's father. He "disappeared" into the rich guy persona and rejected his former do-goodery.

What are the population numbers in the red areas vs. the blue areas?

Leslie Bibb was not terribly coherent in the beginning part of that interview. Carrie c**** was great -- very insightful and intelligent. I noticed that, too, and had the same thought. Also, when she did that full body stretch on that pool lounger, she looked like a skeleton. I know you have to be super skinny to be a model, but I just cringe looking at her. Moi aussi. So thanks from me, too.

It was couture. Valentino. I saw the name and wondered if it was a reference to Valentin.

I saw Mary McFadden interviewed decades ago, and she said she had her hair trimmed every week. My natural hair is much closer to Carries'. Just a little curlier. I wised up in my senior years and went natural. It was probably the pants they objected to, not the length. I liked the dress Piper wore on the boat...looked like vintage Victoriana.

Well, if they wanted a gingerbread house that looked like the cheap ass made-in-China versions that are leftover for half price after Christmas I guess they got what they want. Did Steven do anything in his decor other than sticking ready made candy on it? He absolutely got the easiest house design, and he really didn't do anything creative with it. Really saves you time when you can crack open the packages of graham crackers and pretzel sticks. And what was his landscaping? A sprinkling of sugar and four gummy bears dotted around the board? Blech. I'm very disappointed.