Holiday Baking Championship - General Discussion

[AZChristian]

2 minutes ago, mojoween said:

The “Friendsgiving” rerun showed up on my DVR randomly over the weekend . . .

I have my DVR set up to record only new episodes, but it seems to be recording EVERY episode that shows up (even the ones that play at 10 in the morning).  The caption for every show seems to be "Jesse welcomes new bakers . . . " even when it's not the first episode of the season.  I've triple-checked my settings, and they're fine.  This doesn't happen on any other show.  Annoying, but now I know just to delete those with that caption.

[libgirl2]

5 minutes ago, mojoween said:

I’ve fallen in platonic love with Natasha and when she cried about her melted lobster, I know she couldn’t have seen it, but we all saw what Courtney did and I wanted to reassure Natasha she would be ok.

The “Friendsgiving” rerun showed up on my DVR randomly over the weekend, so I watched it in case I had missed something (who remembers Karen was on this show?) and Duff said Courtney’s cake in that episode was more suited for Halloween.  That was the first thing I thought when I saw her cake design last night.

I felt the same.... it was like don't worry you are safe! I just didn't get Courtney's design. It wasn't Christmas, Kwanzaa or Hanukkah.

[dleighg]

12 hours ago, bilgistic said:

Is it just me, or was everyone extra obnoxious tonight?

I hope I never hear the phrase "Lady Flavor" for the rest of my days.

Being able to meow like a cat is not a super power. It's just damn annoying.

I was so confused about 1 and 6 being the best spots for white elephant. That's because the one time I did this, I was number 1 and they didn't have the "last chance" thing. I got a terrible gift, and sat with it for the whole rest of the exchange since no one wanted it!

[libgirl2]

1 minute ago, dleighg said:

Being able to meow like a cat is not a super power. It's just damn annoying.

I was so confused about 1 and 6 being the best spots for white elephant. That's because the one time I did this, I was number 1 and they didn't have the "last chance" thing. I got a terrible gift, and sat with it for the whole rest of the exchange since no one wanted it!

When we do white elephant at our department holiday potluck, we go back the #1 and then everyone else has a chance to steal.  So we do two rounds. 

[proserpina65]

Ding dong, Lady Flava is gone!

15 hours ago, MerBearHou said:

For those of us who go nuts when people mispronounce macaroon and macaron, tonight is rough!

At least no one said Macron?

 

[bigmag]

1 hour ago, AZChristian said:

I have my DVR set up to record only new episodes, but it seems to be recording EVERY episode that shows up (even the ones that play at 10 in the morning).  The caption for every show seems to be "Jesse welcomes new bakers . . . " even when it's not the first episode of the season.  I've triple-checked my settings, and they're fine.  This doesn't happen on any other show.  Annoying, but now I know just to delete those with that caption.

That is happening to me this whole season too.  I check my DVR and it shows a number of eps recorded, but they are all previous eps.  I think it must have to do with how they are coded in the listings, because they usually don't have ep #'s assigned in the DVR listing.  Better too many than miss any!

[tennisgurl]

I'm so glad that Natasha made it through, she's been very consistently good and I would hate to see her gone so close to the end because of one ingredient she didn't know how to handle. I don't think Courtney is as annoying as other people do, but she is a bit much and I wont miss her. Her last bake was really bad, it looked like a muddy puddle. 

Jer has really come from behind in these last few weeks, even though she is still a darkhorse to actually win. I thought her holiday sloth was adorable, I can see why she won. 

Even if it didn't end up working out, I was happy to see Steven representing Chanukah with his pajama cookie! I feel like they usually have a Chanukah episode, its weird that they left it out this time, although a lot of these weeks have been sort of generically "holiday" instead of specifically Christmas. 

I can see a Natasha vs Raffi vs Rolf final bake and I would be happy if any of them won.

[Rammchick]

37 minutes ago, bigmag said:

That is happening to me this whole season too.  I check my DVR and it shows a number of eps recorded, but they are all previous eps.  I think it must have to do with how they are coded in the listings, because they usually don't have ep #'s assigned in the DVR listing.  Better too many than miss any!

Same.  I've decided that when there is no listing for "New", the DVR just decides it is 😉

[proserpina65]

15 hours ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

Judges love Rolf's, but Nancy doesn't taste bourbon.

That goes two ways.  Either there's enough for Nancy but too much for Duff or Carla, or there's the right amount for the other judges and Nancy can't taste it.  There is no in-between.

9 hours ago, Girl in a Cardigan said:

I never want to hear Courtney's voice or Jer's stupid cat noises again.

I wouldn't have minded the cat noises on their own, but paired with Courtney's baby voice, it was all just TOO MUCH.

 

[dleighg]

4 hours ago, mojoween said:

I know she couldn’t have seen it, but we all saw what Courtney did

you mean how bad Courtney's was? I saw that they displayed her creation last; I imagine that wasn't necessarily the order they went in. 

[GiandujaPie]

So glad they passed Natasha on to the finale! My heart broke for her when she started to cry when time ran out. She has consistently been a better baker and decorator than Courtney so she deserved to go to the finale. 

I loved most of the stuffies they made as decorations for their dessert. Rafi's little bear was super cute although I thought he said the bear would be laying down. 

The white elephant was done all wrong. When I've done it, you don't get to open a new gift and then decide if you want to keep it or swap with someone. You either steal from an already open gift and give up your chance to open a new one or you take a chance and open a new one. The way they did it, there was very little risk involved. And it made no sense that person 1 got another chance to steal from someone at the end. 

And my DVR  has been recording all the episodes too, even though it's supposed to only record new episodes. It's annoying to have to check to make sure I don't actually miss an episode. 

[libgirl2]

5 minutes ago, dleighg said:

you mean how bad Courtney's was? I saw that they displayed her creation last; I imagine that wasn't necessarily the order they went in. 

I think that was to keep us in suspense about Natasha. 

[carrps]

Steven was getting on my last nerve. Especially with the whole "I'm gonna win it all attitude" and why was I not surprised that he rides some totally over-the-top motorcycle. And calling it "his mistress" (even if his wife started it) cringed me out. Also, I don't think his daughter had a snowman cuddly that looked exactly like the lame snowman he made for the top of his entremet. Riiiiight. And I'm still p.o.'d at him for sticking my bestie Natasha with the sticky toffee entremet. That was the first time EVAH that I've cried along with a contestant on this show. I so felt for her. That poor sad lobster with one claw dangling over the edge of the cake.

Man, that siren red negligee Nancy was wearing was way over the top. I understand though -- she'd have looked like a bowl of mashed potatoes in actual pajamas.

I also loved the image of little guy Rafi wacking people with his giraffe.

I only don't mind Jer's cat noises because she does them so well. If we still had our Max, he'd have been barking at the TV and trying to crawl in the cabinets to find that cat.

 

[Irlandesa]

2 hours ago, proserpina65 said:

That goes two ways.  Either there's enough for Nancy but too much for Duff or Carla, or there's the right amount for the other judges and Nancy can't taste it.  There is no in-between.

Same thing with "pucker."  Nancy likes her stuff sweet and Carla loves a good sour note. I'm with Carla. 

I felt bad for Natasha too.  I really thought she was going home even though she said she thought she was going home, which usually isn't shown for the person who goes home.

This must be the highest-rated baking show because three rounds for the penultimate episode is pretty crazy.   

 

[mlp]

I was very relieved to see Courtney leave - finally.  I hope Jer goes next.  She seems nice enough but a bit silly and loud and immature.  I suppose the producers egged her on wrt the cat noises but it came across rather 6th grade.

I like everyone else but I've been rooting for Rolf all along and I haven't changed my mind.

For the record, my DVR has been recording random old episodes too.  There must be some problem with the way the descriptions are coded.

[libgirl2]

1 minute ago, mlp said:

I was very relieved to see Courtney leave - finally.  I hope Jer goes next.  She seems nice enough but a bit silly and loud and immature.  I suppose the producers egged her on wrt the cat noises but it came across rather 6th grade.

I like everyone else but I've been rooting for Rolf all along and I haven't changed my mind.

For the record, my DVR has been recording random old episodes too.  There must be some problem with the way the descriptions are coded.

I like Jer. I remember her mentioning have a rough childhood and not always being treated nicely. I am pretty sure I know why. I give her credit for being how light she is. Also, I like when she brings in her heritage to her baking. Though, the cat noises could stop now. It was cute at first. 

[Salacious Kitty]

Her cat noises wake up my kitty. 

[TomGirl]

6 hours ago, AZChristian said:

I have my DVR set up to record only new episodes, but it seems to be recording EVERY episode that shows up (even the ones that play at 10 in the morning).  The caption for every show seems to be "Jesse welcomes new bakers . . . " even when it's not the first episode of the season.  I've triple-checked my settings, and they're fine.  This doesn't happen on any other show.  Annoying, but now I know just to delete those with that caption.

Same here.

[CrazyInAlabama]

2 hours ago, mlp said:

For the record, my DVR has been recording random old episodes too.  There must be some problem with the way the descriptions are coded.

There is a problem with the coding, and it's not just this show.   Other people have complained about having to manually set recording for other shows on other networks too.   

[Splashy]

21 hours ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

Rolf's is beautiful, and well decorated, turning it into a teddy bear/sock monkey. (I think it looks like a clown).

I thought it looked like an elf. 

21 hours ago, mojoween said:

I thought Rolf’s “bear” looked like an elf.

Hah, ok so I wasn't the only one! 

21 hours ago, MerBearHou said:

I did too — like Hermey, that elf in Rudolph who wanted to be a dentist.

Oh my gosh, perfect! The pointy hat and human-looking face is what made me think it was an elf. 

21 hours ago, kathyk2 said:

I'm not as fond of Steven as the judges are I thought the toilet paper was stupid.

I think if he had made it smaller it would've worked better, but he made it life sized and it overwhelmed the damned dessert! (trifle, I think? can't remember)

6 hours ago, tennisgurl said:

Even if it didn't end up working out, I was happy to see Steven representing Chanukah with his pajama cookie!

I was thinking that if he'd done the menorah in white first, then gone over it with the gold, it would have shown up better against the blue. 

6 hours ago, tennisgurl said:

I can see a Natasha vs Raffi vs Rolf final bake and I would be happy if any of them won.

Yes, this is who I was thinking should be the final 3. When Natasha's bake didn't work out, I said Noooooooo! Don't eliminate her!

5 hours ago, GiandujaPie said:

Rafi's little bear was super cute although I thought he said the bear would be laying down.

Yes, he said it would be sleeping. Changed his mind, I guess. Maybe with time issues, it was easier & quicker to make it sitting. 

3 hours ago, carrps said:

Man, that siren red negligee Nancy was wearing was way over the top. I understand though -- she'd have looked like a bowl of mashed potatoes in actual pajamas.

When she came out in that I said, "of COURSE Nancy would be wearing that". And several times when she lifted the fork to her mouth, she was sticking out her pinky finger. I thought you do that with a "spot of tea", not a forkful of cake.

Rafi sometimes has a Fox Mulder (aka David Duchovny) look. Not all the time, but sometimes. 

My DVR also recorded the Friendsgiving rerun - twice!

 

Edited Yest. at 12:38 AM by Splashy
Formatting & additional comment

[Bumblebee84047]

Team Flavor Cat.  🤢

[Grizzly]

Nancy's pajamas outfit was over the top but I loved her earrings. The end result made this my favorite episode so far. (Plus Jesse in pajamas didn't hurt.)

[RoxiP]

In my mind I always spelled it Lady Flava (and I throw in a mental braid toss at the same time).

[libgirl2]

45 minutes ago, RoxiP said:

In my mind I always spelled it Lady Flava (and I throw in a mental braid toss at the same time).

I keep thinking of Flava Flav! 

[RoxiP]

2 hours ago, libgirl2 said:

I keep thinking of Flava Flav! 

Same but fortunately she didn't wear an oversize timepiece around her neck. I'm sure she is a sweet person outside of the competition - her mannerisms just kind of got annoying after a while.

[lavenderblue]

20 hours ago, Salacious Kitty said:

Her cat noises wake up my kitty. 

Omg, me too. I had to mute her immediately because my cats were looking around, alarmed. And she kept doing it. 

[laredhead]

9 hours ago, lavenderblue said:

Omg, me too. I had to mute her immediately because my cats were looking around, alarmed. And she kept doing it. 

Same here.  For 2 weeks in a row, my cat has been curled up in my lap sleeping, and the minute Jer began her cat imitation, my kitty bolted out of the room.  I guess that means her imitation is a good one, but I do wish she would stop.

[bigmag]

1 hour ago, laredhead said:

Same here.  For 2 weeks in a row, my cat has been curled up in my lap sleeping, and the minute Jer began her cat imitation, my kitty bolted out of the room.  I guess that means her imitation is a good one, but I do wish she would stop.

Ditto here.  Sleeping cat jumping out of my lap.  Grrrrr....