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The Great British Baking Show Recap: Pie in the Sky


A forgettable theme allows the bakers to do what they do best: just baking really good cakes and pies.

I don’t think I’ve ever experienced a tenser three minutes except for that one time in college when I had sex with a girl who was late and we had to wait for the pregnancy test. It was either going to be Dylan — my ideal man, an anime cat that has taken human form, a gorgeous little lump of goatee and biceps — or Nelly — the comic relief, the fan favorite, the one who makes the tent fun no matter what else is happening. The bakers have been great all season, no doubt, and have turned out some wonderful bakes, but I think it’s because the show is giving them enough time and not asking them to do ridiculous things, like make a mobile out of biscuits.

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