The Great British Baking Show
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And people were even more blatantly racist.
So, how to celebrate the past in a way thats untainted by human error?
Welcome … toThe Great British Baking Show!
Riding off that chaotic high, the showrunners decided this week would featureanotherbrand new theme: the Roaring Twenties.
What could that possibly mean?
Bakes from that era?!
Prue cant get enough of her.
Shortcrust pastry is my nemesis, she says as she makes perfect shortcrust pastry.
Only a few brave souls dare to ignore citrus completely.
On top, little elderflower jellies injected with flower designs.
The simplicity will allow him to add hand-designed flapper-girl biscuits.
Surprisingly, this is theonlytime flappers are mentioned in the episode.
Hesgotto live up to thatHollywood Handshake!
In the midst of all this, Rosie drops one of her tarts and it splatters in epic fashion.
But Rosie is no Michael, who claims hes trying to get #mantears trending.
She sniffs, says oh, and carries on.
This is a woman who witnesses the deaths of beloved pets on a fairly regular basis.
You think shes gonna cry over spilled tart?
We love you, Rosie, our stoic kween!
Michael and Henry pump their fists in celebration.
Michael is handed similarly glowing feedback for his mango-lime situation, although Paul says he under-filled his tarts.
Steph does what David does, but in the opposite way, going for intense flavor over intense decoration.
Paul and Prue enthusiastically approve.
Unsurprisingly, the producers save Rosies judgement for last.
After all, theyve been promoting her tart drop on national television for an entire week.
Our stoic kween responds, Fair enough.
Its a foundational recipe, people!
Onto the Showstopper, which is centered on cocktail-themed cakes because Prohibition.
Plus, who doesnt like to watch people make cakes?!
Now, this being a cake challenge, it was always unlikely that there would be any major mishaps.
The judges barely comment on how messy Rosies cake looks.
And why should they?
Getting a reaction out of her is like squeezing blood from a stone.
At the bottom is Michelles Dancing Queen cake that she originally baked for her sisters bachelorette party.
Priya and Alice land in the middle with cakes that taste good even if they look sloppy.
Priyas relieved, having made up for a poor performance in the Signature Challenge.
Alice looks on wistfully, wishing desperately to return to Biscuit Week, when she was named Star Baker.
For the second week in a row, Steph wins Star Baker.
Helena had a bad week, but came first in the Technical.
Priya has been solidly middle-of-the-pack for five weeks, but she got 2nd in the Technical.
Michelle and Alice have both been Star Bakers even if they havent done terribly well since.
Well, as it turns out, being Star Baker and/or winning the Technical offers absolutely no protection.
Because its Helena and Michelle who get sent home.
Michelle, I get.
Its been downhill for her since week one.
The Queen of Night?!
Who came first in the Technical THIS WEEK?
Its a decision, I, for one, will never understand.
Theyve played that card and its the kind of manufactured chaosGBBSdoesnt need.
Thats what Desserts Week in a hot tent is for, amirite?
