‘The Great British Baking Show’ is back on Netflix for its 11th season to offer us a sweet escape from the misery of 2020.
Coming into the finals, I was not surprised to see Laura, even though she has been in trouble now and again, or Peter, who was clearly a star early on. I was sad to see Hermine go; she’s an interesting baker, and a great personality, but she had a terrible week the week it was supposed to be her week.
She got the boot after an ice cream cake that was an unmitigated disaster, but her departure and Hermine’s probably rank as the biggest upsets this season. I sometimes question the wisdom of the judges, who insist that they can only make their decision based on that week’s bakes.
Co-host Noel Fielding and contestant Dave Friday in the 2020 finals of “The Great British Baking Show.”Something positive I will say about this season is that the casting, as always, is terrific, even if I’m shocked at how bad everyone was at making brownies. We had such a delightful mix of personalities, ages, accents and baking styles, from Rowan and his eccentric waistcoats to young Peter and his gluten-free concoctions. As long as producers get that right, the show can only go so wrong.
Which reminds me: Peter noted that “Bake Off” has been on more than half his lifetime — a very rude thing for him to say, obviously — but I wonder if the fact that the show has become a kind of cultural institution has impacted the competition itself.
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