Great British Bake Off 2025 returns September 2

You can tell just by looking that the lesbian with the mustache in the green sweater is both vegan and gluten intolerant.

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If you haven't seen the first episode, turn it into a drinking game and drink every time Paul says his new favorite word," Stunning."

If anyone cares to see the first episode.

I don't bake much but love the smell of it. When I do, it must involve blueberries.

Thank you for the ep R4! Need to distract myself from, um, everything.

Sigh. No stunners or obvious crush objects this year.

The showstoppers were pretty rough looking, and so many of the cakes fell apart. The technical was a wee bit c#nty in that they set out ground almonds with the ingredients and then were indignant when bakers used them. But I think experienced bakers know that most essences are too strong and impart a bitter, chemical taste.

I'm not impressed with the Chinese lady who randomly added rosewater when it wasn't called for, and said she never eats what she bakes. That doesn't inspire much confidence.

Cosmo's evaluation of each baker and the person they predict for the win this season.

Do none of the contestants actually watch the show. Rosewater is never a positive addition.

It's very much like cooking contests when the contestant knows that making risotto or panna cotta is the kiss of death, yet insists on making them. Rosewater is the GBBO kiss of death.

[quote]If you’re wondering where the older people are on this year’s Great British Bake Off, the answer is here: Kieran Smith, the show’s “creative director and executive producer”, told The Telegraph that the show is “a slightly younger person’s game now” and “quite often older bakers run out of stamina”.

What a fucking idiot.

We like GBBO because of the mixed cast. We LIKE having that nutty older baker even though it's unlikely they'll win. Who cares? We don't watch the show for the WINNER!!! It's about the journey.

Maybe I’m just getting more squeamish, but the thought of eating Iain’s show stopper after he basically smushed it back together revolted me. And what was with Nataliia’s droopy ruffled sleeves? Is there no hygiene standard this year?

"Unhappy with life" freelance hag hates the show:

[quote]What if one player’s flour was laced with hallucinogens? Or the judges assessed the cakes based on “vibes”, rather than how they tasted? Something, anything, to break the doughy monotony – though I know that, for the series’ fan base, that’s part of its appeal. While I prefer my entertainment with more bite than crème pat tends to offer, the allure of a cocoon wherein the worst-case scenario is a split custard isn’t lost on me.

[quote]Whether or not Bake Off represents “good” or “bad” television is a deeply personal question, one that gets to the heart of what we turn to entertainment for in the first place – a way to understand the world, or escape it? No doubt, Bake Off delivers the latter in spades. Personally, it takes more than caramel to pull me out of an existential spiral, and I can’t be the only one.

^ Sorry, if you haven't seen the first episode yet read it after watching.

I really liked the guy they sent home. He had great banter with Noel. I adore the Star Baker tho. She's a delight

I thought this week's technical was particularly unfair - no recipe AND unnecessary ingredients included ONLY to fool the bakers?

When is Mexican week? Japanese week?

Oh, Prue, we fooled them again. The secret ingredient was motor oil!

I’m glad with the person who was sent home, as their nerdiness was so uncomfortable I couldn’t imagine watching (that contestant) week after week.

Not to mention that VOICE!

Has Extra Slice aired and been posted anywhere anyone has seen?

Never mind I literally just found it.

I said "There's no way they can criticize a nice Ukrainian lady who made a cake celebrating Ukraine." Yep.

She's either gonna win the whole thing or fade fast.

Natalia/Ukraine is this year's "Ugh...her..." contestant. She's going to be constantly milking her Ukraineness.

Weird cast. Too many dark women: Natalia the Ukrainian, Nadia the Italian and Jessika the Drag King....of the three, I like Jessika.

The poor bastard who got the boot...he knew he was doomed. He was wallowed in failure.

I'm pretty sure sure Iain is a transdude. He's so petite and has lady bones.

And, will anyone tell us why Jasmine is bald?

[quote]Weird cast. Too many dark women: Natalia the Ukrainian, Nadia the Italian and Jessika the Drag King....of the three, I like Jessika.

Didn't know Trump posted on DL.

I should have been clearer....too many dark woman who are hard to tell apart. Lazy casting to cast so many similar types in a large cast.

See also the not very good film, 'Poseidon' which had three female main cast roles...all cast with young, attractive brunette actresses of a very similar age and build and all of them wet and bedraggled for most of the film. You spent half your time trying to figure out "wait...is that the young mom who was on Real World? the Latina stowaway? the chick who ends up on Shameless?"

I think we see a lot of clumsy, messy bakes in these first few episodes until they “weed the garden” and dial in on the most skillful bakers. The cast looks fine. Noel seems less fixated on Paul, with fewer awkward “flirty” comments than in previous seasons.

Mercifully they didn’t perform one of the painfully unfunny opening skits this week. Or maybe it was edited out.

Episode 2 - Biscuit Week.