Doug

As the token bear who likes other bears I'm obviously going for Kandy. Finally something for me!

01: Kandy Muse 02: Rosé 03: Utica Queen 04: Olivia Lux 05: Symone 06: Elliott with 2 Ts 07: Denali 08: Tina Burner 09: Gottmik 10: Tamisha Iman 11: Joey Jay 12: Lala Ri 13: Kahmora Hall

Hallucinate vs. Physical Levitating vs. Don't Start Now Be The One vs. Hotter Than Hell

10 // Break Up Song 06 // Holiday 10 // Sweet Melody 10 // Confetti 09 // Happiness 11 // Not A Pop Song 07 // Nothing But My Feelings 10 // Gloves Up 09 // A Mess (Happy 4 U) 05 // My Love Won't Let You Down 07 // Rendezvous 08 // If You Want My Love 08 // Breathe Not sorry for my score for Not A Pop Song, it's a bop in every sense. Also putting this against Get Weird in terms of their best album is SO hard because even though the highs are incredible, the former is similar in terms of it also has its weaker (not terrible as such, just definitely not as good) points.

Familiar is a b o p and I won't hear otherwise. Saying that though I love the three songs remaining but I chose Polaroid to go.

01: Teenage Dream 02: Wide Awake 03: Firework 04: E.T. 05: Not Like the Movies 06: The One That Got Away 07: California Girls 08: Hummingbird Heartbeat 09: Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F) 10: Peacock 11: Who Am I Living For? 12: Part of Me 13: Circle the Drain 14: Pearl 15: Dressin’ Up

Just watched the New Years episodes on All 4:

10 // State of Grace 09 // Red 07 // Treacherous 10 // I Knew You Were Trouble 09 // All Too Well 08 // 22 08 // I Almost Do 09 // We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together 05 // Stay Stay Stay 08 // The Last Time 07 // Holy Ground 06 // Sad Beautiful Tragic 07 // The Lucky One 08 // Everything Has Changed (feat. Ed Sheeran) 06 // Starlight 08 // Begin Again xx.x The Moment I Knew xx.x Come Back...Be Here xx.x Girl at Home xx.x Treacherous (Demo) xx.x Red (Demo) xx.x State of Grace (Acoustic) 10 // Welcome to New York 10 // Blank Space 11 // Style 08 // Out of the Woods 09 // All You Had to Do Was Stay 09 // Shake It Off 06 // I Wish You Would 07 // Bad Blood (Solo Version) 11 // Wildest Dreams 10 // How You Get the Girl 08 // This Love 10 // I Know Places 08 // Clean 08 // Wonderland 08 // You Are in Love 08 // New Romantics 09 // Wildest Dreams (R3hab Remix) 08 // Bad Blood (feat. Kendrick La1mar) 11 // …Ready for It? 08 // End Game (feat. Ed Sheeran and Future) 10 // I Did Something Bad 09 // Don't Blame Me 10 // Delicate 10 // Look What You Made Me Do 08 // So It Goes… 04 // Gorgeous 10 // Getaway Car 08 // King of My Heart 06 // Dancing with Our Hands Tied 06 // Dress 09 // This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things 11 // Call It What You Want 07 // New Year's Day 09 // Delicate (Seeb Remix) 07 // Delicate (Sawyr and Ryan Tedder Mix) 09 // ...Ready For It? (BloodPop Remix)

WOW I did NOT see that coming at all, bravo Hollyoaks for pulling off a stunt that makes so much sense now it is explained but I am shook!! Can’t believe it’s the same actor as before too!!

01: Hate Me 02: WTF Do I Know? 03: Gimme What I Want 04: Midnight Sky 05: Night Crawling (feat. Billy Idol) 06: Prisoner (feat. Dua Lipa) 07: Angels Like You 08: Plastic Hearts 09: Never Be Me 10: High 11: Bad Karma (feat. Joan Jett) 12: Golden G String I can't get enough of the top 3, Hate Me is such a smash from the first second to the last, clearly proving to be an underrated one amongst fans too but the next two songs up there are rightfully getting the praise they deserve. I honestly didn't think she'd top Midnight Sky on this album but I was surprised to be wrong!

This album goes off SO hard!! So many highlights but the SLAP from the chorus on Hate Me is STRONG

Such a shame to see Clara end up in a position like that and leave because she did show potential with her Charleston, sadly though aside from that she hasn’t given enough for the amount of time she has been there to keep up to that potential. That dance-off was sooooo close though and I’m not surprised Clara got a vote to stay as she stepped up big time, but the mistakes were still there. Jamie shouldn’t have been there either though - the love for JJ just aggs me. He’s not a bad/annoying person or dancer, he’s just there? And that’s not enough at all at this stage. Sadly the Scottish/impaired/army publicity on rotation will keep him around regardless especially if he’s doing a Charleston next week, but I hope to be wrong. Now Clara is gone though my final 3 hopes are completely crystal - Maisie, Jamie and Bill or nothing please. I mean only one of those (probably Bill) will probably actually make it, HRVY and Ranvir are more popular.

09 // What You Waiting For? 09 // Rich Girl 09 // Hollaback Girl 10 // Cool 06 // Luxurious 07 // Wind It Up 08 // The Sweet Escape 06 // 4 In The Morning 11 // Complicated 09 // Sk8er Boi 10 // I'm With You 10 // Don't Tell Me 10 // My Happy Ending 10 // Nobody's Home 09 // Girlfriend 11 // When You're Gone 05 // Money 10 // Superstar 09 // Thank You 09 // See It In A Boy's Eyes 06 // DJ 08 // Stop 09 // Something About You 08 // Beware Of The Dog 08 // Single 10 // These Words 10 // Unwritten 06 // I Bruise Easily 03 // I Wanna Have Your Babies 07 // Soulmate 08 // Love Like This 09 // Pocketful Of Sunshine 09 // I'm Like A Bird 06 // Turn Off the Light 06 // Powerless 08 // Try 08 // Maneater 10 // Promiscuous 10 // All Good Thing (Come to an End) 10 // Say It Right

While I see the points about her being long-running and needing a huge exit and there is no way she'd get killed off, do you not think this is a pretty huge storyline in its own right? Plus don't forget how Frankie (again, didn't like her but she was long-running too) got a randomly sudden fatal exit. I'm probably wrong but it would make sense.

I’ve watched the trailer again as I’m really excited to see how all the storylines bump to a dramatic peak around new year and I’m going to make a prediction for the death(s) -

I disagree entirely with the comments re: Jamie, I thought he was absolutely fantastic, couldn’t fault a single thing he did, I actually think he should have got 30 and don’t understand the 9! Maybe for Karen’s slight hiccup in her solo breakdance but aside from that it was exactly what I was hoping for. Ranvir however... I was expecting far better from what was actually delivered. Was still worthy of 7s and 8s but not a 10 at all. Could see stiffness and distance between her and Gio at times and not as much drama as there should have been. I do think that Caroline was worse and sadly yes Clara was the worst of the night, and while I’d rather JJ be there (overmarked again too even if he was better than last week) I’d assume it’ll be Clara and Caroline, in which case I hope Clara turns it out because as lovely as Caroline is, Clara has soooo much more potential. Just... not Maisie this time please.

08 // S&M 10 // What’s My Name (feat. Drake) 10 // Cheers (Drink To That) 11 // Fading (arguably her most underrated song, it's so gorgeously produced) 07 // Only Girl (In The World) (was obsessed with this at the time but it has aged a bit due to overplay on radio and such) 09 // California King Bed 08 // Man Down 05 // Raining Men (feat. Nicki Minaj) 09 // Complicated 05 // Skin 06 // Love The Way You Lie Part 2 (feat. Eminem)

My sister said that Laura is literally the Cheryl Hole/Roxxxy Andrews of this series... summed up perfectly!

Mark L, Lottie, Sura and Hermine are far more likeable than the three that have made it to the end. Laura is likeable enough but has received many free passes, Dave is just annoying and his bakes don’t look as outstanding as Prue and Paul claim, and then there is Peter who is literally Andrew from Candice’s season - so falsely smug about everything. Not interested in seeing the final at all now really.

So what is everybody’s least favourite GBBO final 3, and why have you chosen this year?

Saw that double post coming

Maisie underscored yet again - what a shock! Her, Max and Ranvir (as much as I think she was overscored last week) deserved better. JJ will probably be safe because of the whole military bashing they gave us so it’ll be between Max/Caroline/Ranvir. Clara stepped it up BIG TIME! I know Charlestons are highly praised anyway but she killed it!! So happy to see her do well, Bill once again delivering too, between him and Maisie I find it hard to choose my favourite!

Ranking them because I’ve only listened twice so it’d be a bit far-fetched to give concrete scores: 01 // Sweet Melody 02 // Break Up Song 03 // Not A Pop Song 04 // Gloves Up 05 // Happiness 06 // Confetti 07 // If You Want My Love 08 // A Mess (Happy 4 U) 09 // Breathe 10 // Nothing But My Feelings 11 // Holiday 12 // Rendezvous 13 // My Love Won’t Let You Down Sweet Melody slaps and sad it’s not doing more chart-wise, their best single since Touch, Break Up Song only slightly behind. Not A Pop Song is catchy af, doesn’t exactly have the most creative lyrics but the production reminds me of Ellie Goulding - Close To Me and the chorus is infectious. Towards the bottom I don’t know what they were thinking releasing Holiday - it’s pretty pale, and Rendezvous has the same effect as Red Planet did on me where it’s the sensual R&B song that does not an awful lot for me. MLWLYD I can hardly remember after both listens - they do ballads well but it’s pretty monotone.