#in which rima decides paul and prue have lost all judging rights (tm)

[spookyjudgement]

GBBO 2020 reactions episode 2 because I need a place to dump my thoughts.

Oh great, we’re starting off with Paul expressing an opinion. Does this mean that he’s gonna punish people for not reading his mind and using milk chocolate.

NOEL STOP MAKING FUN OF SURA FOR THE MISTAKE LAST TIME. At least he seems to crack her up eventually.

Is Mark using white chocolate? I’m afraid for him... oh is he also the big nuts comment from the intro? ohhh...okayyyyyyy

Mangos yess! I support this competition!

Mak is what peak performance looks like, clearly. He’s such an uncle I can’t even. omg him saying he hasn’t decorated them though. And he’s not measuring precisely...I’m a little scared but also same, Mak, same.

Quarantine florentines that’s so cute, love it Lottie. A uniform mess, sounds like my life.

The bakers are on the floor again, gazing into their ovens.

I wish Paul wouldn’t mill about the tent. He’s like a predator prowling and making them all nervous.

I’m nervous for Rowan’s this round...

Oh no...Mak is also using white chocolate.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh they’re tempering. Good luck to all of them. I’m worried for Hermine.

What’s...ruby chocolate? It sounds like flavored white chocolate?

Mak’s chocolate has seized!!!!!! Ack! this is what happens when you don’t practice your decoration! When you put random stuff in chocolate! That makes me anxious.

And see...they do seem to be knocking non-dark chocolate florentines.

I love Rowan and his boldness, just saying I’m gonna do it because I want to lol.

Sura and Peter both came up with stuff that was a bit softer...and yet the judges liked them...hmmm...maybe your florentine standards leave something to be desired Prue and Paul.

Hamish did well! We Love to See It! And LOTTIE although Paul really? handshake? He totally has an ego about it.

Macaroooooooooon technical! Are macaroons more popular in the US or something? I feel like I’ve had them more recently than most of those bakers said they had. Never had a filled one though? Normally they’re undecorated coconutty lumps.

ROWAN DRINKING A CUP OF TEA WHILE CALMLY STIRRING HIS CURD that’s excellent, top notch. I love unflappable contestants.

LOL overjoyed that Noel got to call Paul out for his sausage fingies.

Mak. I too have drunk straight condensed milk. It is a beautiful thing. And the show’s super focus on Mark’s being behind is making me very nervous. I trust Mak’s knowledge? He seemed confident when he said low and slow. Do I give in and google?

Peter...took his out when they were PASTY WHITE! That is terrifying. Right now I only trust Dave, Mak, and maybe...maybe Mark.

Rowan is lovely, even when he is a hot mess. French patisserie, even when they’re messy.

lksdfjhalksjhdf it is so unfortunate I feel like most of their cookies are going to be underbaked and it makes me sad for them :’(.

Mark did well!!!!!!!! I’M GLAD! Also did I hear someone exclaim Matt in the background right at the end of his judging??? lol. And Mak did well too? Seems like...I was right to trust those three on the bake time.

oh NO! Rowan at the bottom :’( Well-deserved win for Dave though!!!

a...3D biscuit...table setting...from a meal you once had? What? Are the showstoppers this year? They couldn’t just leave it at 3D biscuit sculpture like they usually do?

Paul. Prue. Unless you’ve done this yourself I don’t want to hear you talk about why you want them to do this. Especially not PAUL.

Oh no...Rowan. I love him and I hope he gets most of this done. I don’t believe he’ll be able to do it all though.

How often does Mark go to Ethiopia that he can say “Every time I’m in Ethiopia”. Also YES LOTTIE VIKINGS.

Ahhh I hope Mak can do this. I hope Paul won’t judge him for his technique. It’s not very *Paul’s waving hands in his description of what he expects*. Hamish’s look a little simple and I’m worried for him.

Linda!!!! Rosewater shortbread!!! That is....brave... and Mak moulding as he goes seems...courageous. I feel like he’s gonna get slammed.

GAH these unmouldings! Breaking biscuits everywhere!

Knowing that Japan Week is a thing that happens later in a hellish move by the showrunners, the fact that Hermine did a japanese tea set is amusing to me.

I think...they’ll send Rowan home. Which is unfortunate. I like him. Good to see Hamish doing well! Simple but well-executed! Hot DAMN Linda’s turned out good. Unfortunate that the biscuits turned out overworked.

Ok...I think based off of their comments Dave is a likely choice for Star Baker. I think Mak is a little too worried, considering he came in third for the technical (that’s code for if they send him home this week I’m cutting a bitch).

WHAT THE FUCK! WHAT THE FUCK! WHAT THE FUCK! WHAT THE FUCK!

UNCLEJI NO! NO! NOT FAIR! NOT FAIR NOT ALLOWED!

Prue and Paul are fucking banned.