Semifinal week was full of entreMEH behavior on the part of the annoying hosts, seriously, what was y'all's deal? Three bakers move on to the final as Crystelle attains another star baker nod and we all bid goodbye to a gentle German friend.
It was the quarterfinals, and everyone was in top form even without dairy, butter, and gluten. This episode is a week behind due to technical and sound issues, so stay tuned for the semi-finals recap coming soon.
Caramel week was anything but sweet for almost everyone – they all dropped the ball at some point, and we were left wondering what is the point of isomalt domes if you can't eat them. (Mary Berry would never.) Listen along as we parse out why Twix bars are suddenly Bakeoff-worthy and whether or not Lizzy finally achieved finesse if the resulting bake was deemed "inedible."
Less mini, more pod this week as the tent innuendo game gets WILD. Everyone – from Prue to Paul to Matt and Noel to innocent lamb Giuseppe – is bringing game to the tent this time around. Oh yeah, and there are choux-nuts, baklava, and savory terrine pies.
Was it German Week or was it Jürgen's Week? Listen to find out if the German contestant's obvious annoyance at being reduced to a punchline about umlauts and precision carried him to glory or laid him low. Also! Noel disappears and Paul once again gives us a peek at his perhaps unsophisticated tastes.
This week we talk about how, on a show literally named "Bake Off," one of the contestants somehow forgot to add flour. We also address Paul's likely unsophisticated palate and how Jürgen once again captured our hearts.
Bread week used to be Ivan Drago ("if he dies, he dies") but now it's more Ted Lasso ("Believe!") Tune in to find out who leaves, who sticks around, and who rocked Paul's world with...grapes.
Two brandy snaps way up and in a circle for biscuit week. Listen to us discuss how Paul pronounces EXPRESSO and how Freya pronounces all manner of things. Lizzy says she needs a vocabulary - no, a dictionary - no, a thesaurus. And nobody makes Black Forest flavored anything.
IT'S BACK and we're so, so happy. And Paul is happy! And this week's star baker, Jurgen, is also happy, if German-ly. Get a cup of tea and a scone and have a listen! (This episode contains spoilers!)
We recorded this episode on November 14, 2020. We're tired, we're relieved, we were enjoying the latest season of Great British Bakeoff. This rambling discussion is one part us catching up, one part examination of why this was the horniest Bakeoff ever, and one part bracing ourselves for a rough pandemic winter.
We recorded this episode in September 2020, not even having watched the movie Enola Holmes yet. At one point, Melissa speculates that maybe by the time this episode is published, we'd have a vaccine and everything would be normal. Spoiler alert – we do have a vaccine, but nothing is "normal."
Well, we're back, and it's season 2! Surprise! In this episode, Melissa and Sarah discuss what we like most about Killing Eve, as well as coronavirus necessities, other podcasts we recommend, and more. Lots more.
We're back in the swing of things with a discussion of The Crown's third season, with a blockbuster cast this time around. We also manage to talk for several minutes about next week's show without once mentioning the name, oops (it's Killing Eve).
Well, we made it through a lackluster tenth series to a lackluster conclusion. SAD TROMBONE. In this final Quick Rise episode, Melissa and Sarah also discuss Paul Holllywood's taste quirks, penny candy, and unidentified British actors.
This week's theme was a bit of a stretch, but on the whole, the bakers did well with festival buns, cassatelle, and sarawak cakes. Listen in as we talk about the overall improvement this week, Henry's apple-cheeked innocence, and the budding showmance between...Noel and Alice?
Bake Off is somewhat back in the swing of things this week, but we've hit upon what we think might be the reason for the overall "meh" feeling in the tent thus far. Join us for another Quick Rise episode!
Uh, guys? We have a problem. We can't get excited about these contestants, about these themes, about these bakes. What's up with Dairy Week? What's up with Roaring 20s Week? And most important...what's up with the wack judging? Melissa and Sarah discuss all this and more in a very frustrating Quick Rise mini-pod episode.
That's right tea-birds, it's Great British Bake Off Series 10 and it's on Netflix a mere THREE DAYS after airing in the UK. This means we can watch in (almost) real time, which means you get MINI-PODS! Tea & Sympathy Quick Rise is a slightly shorter chat about the current episode of Bake Off. This week, we discuss our early faves, the remarkably good results of the signature bake, Paul's tendency to have a crush, and much much more.
This episode is nominally about Derry Girls, but the important takeaway is that we get weekly episodes of GBBO, three days after they premiere in the UK, for 10 entire weeks. If the world feels like a lot right now, just know that this is a tiny, vanilla-extract-scented bright spot for us all. We also talk Escape to the Country and what's coming up next time, plus: GBBO MINI-PODS.
In this episode we discuss the greatest television show in history, Fleabag. Also: Mary Queen of Scots was not a good movie, Melissa is shopping for her Ascot wardrobe, and Sarah breaks protocol to drink coffee.