October 17, 20177 yr I'm sorry to see Liam go :( After all, he didn't drop any clangers and didn't break an oven. Kate didn't seem to lose much by effectively telling the judges not to touch one of her clangers - presumably that one was Major Clanger.
October 18, 20177 yr Forget this show now tbh. Kate f***ed up big time this week (and pretty sure she's had a poor showing these last couple of weeks - although she's been one of my faves) definitely only stayed coz she was a scouse I feel </3 Ugh at Stacey getting star baker. Ffs. Although it was good Steven didn't get it again. Def team Sophie or (as much as she deserved to go this week) Kate from now. :( Liam </3
October 18, 20177 yr Liam was pretty much the worst tonigt though? It was heavily weighted on te showstopper as usual and much of his "had no taste" as Paul said. It was tough between him and Kate really as she did well in the techncal, her signature was bad and her showstopper ok because of the Pecan bit Paul loved, whereas Liam was awful at the technical not great at the showstopper but his clanger was good. I don't think Liam's clanger equated to second in the technical like Kate though so I can see why he went. The social media reaction is SO OTT, I'm sorry but you have a bad week you're in danger. Kate is my fave but if she went this week I'd understand because her performance was about akin to Liam's. It's not like X Factor or Strictly, or example, where you can have a bad week and the public give you sympathy votes or vote more because their fave is in danger. Definitely Sophie or Kate to win for me but that's been my preference for weeks. Sophie isn't the most exciting but she's a very consistent baker and likeable enough. Whereas Kate isn't always great but she's just lovely. I don't mind Stephen winning but he is a bt smug for my liking, plus it's obvious, him not getting it again is the only good thing about Stacey being star baker... Crying at her breaking the oven lmao, I guess it didn't facor into her actual baking so couldn't take away her star baker award lmao. I think Sophie would be a solid winner all things considered, she doesn't have the standout rootable personality of Candice or Nadiya but she's grown a lot as a baker and is consistent as I said. (also petition to see Steven's self-proclaimed massive clanger xx)
October 18, 20177 yr Stacey is my worst Bake Off contestant of all time. Such a smarmy little c**t. All of her nasty low key comments and self involvement is horrible to watch, I'd be interested in someone making a compilation of how nasty she is. Julia, Yan & Liam going back to back has left a sour taste in my mouth :( I only really like Kate left, as useless as she can be, she is so very likeable and the hate she is getting online is not nice to see :(. I hope she can somehow pull it around next week! I do love an underdog!
October 18, 20177 yr Stacey is my worst Bake Off contestant of all time. Such a smarmy little c**t. All of her nasty low key comments and self involvement is horrible to watch, I'd be interested in someone making a compilation of how nasty she is. Julia, Yan & Liam going back to back has left a sour taste in my mouth :( I only really like Kate left, as useless as she can be, she is so very likeable and the hate she is getting online is not nice to see :(. I hope she can somehow pull it around next week! I do love an underdog! I was gonna say about all the Kate hate that I agree and people need to just stop, it's only a bakng show? :lol: Like I said Liam had a bad week, so did Kate, it's not her fault that on balance the judges decided Liam's showstopper tipped him over to be the one o go. Being horrible about Kate because precious Liam went isn't going to bring him back, it's all filmed :lol: However Stacey evokes the same reaction from me :lol: She's just so snide.
October 18, 20177 yr Gosh all this Stacey hate is a bit OTT is it not? Kate probably should've been the one to go as she's clearly been scraping through the last few weeks whereas Liam has had one dud week and has now gone :( Probably the first week so far I feel the judges made the wrong decision. I am a fan of Kate as a person though and she does have quite a few unintentional funny moments so I'm glad she's still around so I'm not joining that hate bandwagon.
October 18, 20177 yr I think Bake Off has always been firm that any bad week can be the end regardless of previous record and Liam was clearly the worst in 2/3 challenges so it was right for me, and I think 5th is about right for him in all honesty, he was good but not as good as he was being made out to be in general (that may seem biased as I always found him rlly annoying but yeah) Julia and Yan were my favourites so them going one after another was a bit gutting :( rlly not that invested in this final 4, Steven's good but I have seen more impressive scope, Sophie's just a bit dull, Kate's likeable but she rlly feels like she's been scraping through too many times and Stacey...ugh, let's just say I agree with the consensus, what I wouldn't give to tape her mouth shut for a whole episode x Tis a shame as I've enjoyed a lot else about the series, particularly the choices of theme and bakes to make.
October 18, 20177 yr Gosh all this Stacey hate is a bit OTT is it not? Kate probably should've been the one to go as she's clearly been scraping through the last few weeks whereas Liam has had one dud week and has now gone :( Probably the first week so far I feel the judges made the wrong decision. I am a fan of Kate as a person though and she does have quite a few unintentional funny moments so I'm glad she's still around so I'm not joining that hate bandwagon. Absolutely! I really don't get it. At worst I'd say she comes across as a bit of a busybody and overly desperate to win, but overall I think her competitiveness, assertiveness, and huge passion for what she does are traits to be admired. Like, it's kind of refreshing to see a contestant be so eager to please during judgings and have a little celebration to herself when her bakes turn out well, rather than the standard humble, unassuming British reality show embodiment of 'likeability'. I get that she isn't a beacon of natural charisma like Liam and Kate, but she always seems friendly and good-humoured and sociable, and everyone on the show seems to get on well with her...so I'm really struggling with this supposed 'nastiness'?! I'd actually say with Liam gone ( :cry: ) she's my favourite remaining (though she'll never win), as I also like her ambition every week and refusal to play things safe, always opting for OTT creations, even if she often falls short on the execution. Also love the way she's a sweaty mess on the verge of explosion every time the judges taste her bakes. :lol: Fully agreed on the rest of your post too. Sending Liam home definitely felt wrong when Kate's been scraping by for weeks - I thought she was so lucky to stay over Yan last episode, and now this. Liam (the poster!) made some good points above re: the showstopper being weighted higher etc. thus arguably justifying her being saved, but when you're watching someone clearly out of their depth for weeks and appearing to give up at points, e.g. carelessly smushing her pizza into the oven and offloading her lattice onto her pie, before immediately declaring everything another "disaster", it's frustrating to see those efforts valued higher than someone with consistent skill and ingenuity and attention to detail. I guess the show's judging format isn't kind to a contestant who simply has an off-week, but Kate was also undeniably weak so it still seems like an undeserved elimination. She's lovely at least so I can just about get over it, but Liam's a huge loss both as a competitor and TV contestant. Edited October 18, 20177 yr by Noahspook
October 18, 20177 yr Stacey's clearly not a 'made for TV' type but she's definitely one of the most 'human' out of the bunch as well as someone who stands out from the crowd! Granted she's still not my favourite of the lot (Sophie! although it was Yan until last week :cry:) but I just knew Buzzjack would not be a fan so I've avoided discussion in this thread most the time. Her comments clearly aren't out of spite or to put any other baker down it's just her enthusiasm is bubbling over and that's all too often criticised in British TV (think Kitty Brucknell or Katie Waissel from the X Factor). It's not an outrageous decision that Liam has gone as he was pretty weak this week it's just Kate has got lucky a few times but it's the way the show works and at the end of the day it makes it much more exciting when you have no idea how each baker will take to the challenges set each week!
October 24, 20177 yr Could not be happier with that result! Sophie truly deserved the Star Baker for the final time, there were definitely a couple of weeks where she should have got it but missed out but I'm so happy that she managed to get it again. Really rooting for her to win or if not, Kate, although she has got through by the skin of her teeth in a couple of previous episodes and her showstopper tonight didn't look particularly impressive.
October 25, 20177 yr Thank god Stacey went :wub: A very strange Top 3. Sophie, as lovely as she is, has nothing to her and is hard to root for. Stephen, I often find to be very smug but he has had the most 'wow' moments and Kate easily has the best personality left but bless her, she isn't up to scratch really :( There definitely isn't a stand out like there was with Candice last year.
October 25, 20177 yr Sophie to win! She's been my favourite for weeks. I don't usually like the nice ones but she just comes across as so lovely, I'm willing her to win. Steven is a smug arse & Kate's a bit hopeless. How shes made the final, I will never know!
October 25, 20177 yr Yaaaaaass bye Stacey. I thought it would be a shock for Steven but they did say it was pretty much neck and neck and they'd have to go off of the rest of the series which is fair enough.Steven is the strongest but he is a bit smug, Sophie I'd have to say to win as she's strong but humble, she's lovely but not the most exciting. I love Kate but she has been very lucky not to go a few times now, I still would love her to win though as she's so likeable.
October 25, 20177 yr Kate has survived several times because she has been not quite bad enough. That means she's bound to win :lol:
October 31, 20177 yr Prue tweeted who won, she's since deleted it but someone screenshotted it and I saw on Twitter, raging D:
October 31, 20177 yr I'm still gonna watch, but it's a bit shitty if Prue was right (and I'd be inclined to trust the judge not a newspaper) and I know what's coming :lol:
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