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I said I was batting for Kimjoy to win but I am being fair and I thought her showstopper left a lot to be desired.

She is so talented with her creative flair but her showstopper was so dull in colour and imagination , so not Kimjoy.

I thought all 3 finalists were lovely contestants and the dynamics between Pru, Paul, Sandi and Noel is a definite winning combination. Good series √

I so agree with you Maw rubbish cake

So, a very strong storage jar shatters because of the heat in the tent? Rubbish! We know it was a thick glass jar because of the way it shattered and they only do that if you leave them very close to or actually on a hot plate. They don't even shatter in an oven.

They must think we're all stupid.

Disappointing result. I hoped for Kim-joy but thought it would be Ruby.
Rahul has had some bad bakes over the last few weeks and I thought he should have gone last week.

Rahul appeared to be a in a permanent state of consternation and very self deprecating. I thought they were all good. I like Ruby a lot, I really wanted her to win, although I think over the course of the series Kim Joy came across as the most artistic and creative contestant. I do think some of the challenges set were even more ludicrous in this series, and as always, often overly difficult. I was sorry when Briony went out, I thought she had a great rapport with Noel, I remember at the beginning of the series, he said to her something along the lines of "has anyone ever told you, you look like Bjork?" To which she replied, "no, but I have been told I look like Michael McIntyre" Good sense of humour under pressure. I think Rahul was the one contestant who wanted Noel to go away at times. I sympathise, it's not easy responding when trying to cope with the precision required in most of the tasks. Well done Rahul !

Dammit!

Shouldn't have read on. Silly me! Haven't watched the final yet and know I know who's won!

If they are looking for presenters after Bake Off as they did with Nadiya Hussein, Kim Joy has far more to offer with her artistic skills. Rahul depresses the hell out of me.

Gosh I can hardly believe I'm reading these other posts. I thought he was winning all through this episode. His showstopper was much better than the others. Kim Joy blew it with too samey flavours and Ruby had problems too.
The technical was awful for all three. All their doughnuts looked OK.
Good on you Rahul!

I agree Maw wrong person again. Should have been Kim Joy.

Ruby gets on my nerves. Anyone else noticed that Paul ALWAYS turns Ruby's disasters, and there have been many, into mini-triumphs with remarks like"excellent flavours, that tastes fabulous" whereas when the others have a bad time they get "disaster, fail, very disappointing " etc, etc?

Ruby is seen as the pretty, articulate cheeky Asian girl and she is being lined up as a Ch4 presenter I dare say. I am a Kim Joy fan. I like her artistic touches and genuine charm. Rahul needs a good shake and Briony I like because she bounces back from her disasters and can bake.

I await the final. Kim Joy should win imo, but I'll put money on it being the aforementioned Hollywood favourite. I do think Sandy and Noel are excellent - so genuinely kind, both of them, and Prue's style is much better than the blessed Mary Berry's imo. Hollywood is horrid but he knows his stuff. Enjoyable programme.

I couldn't agree more, Maw. He should have gone out two weeks ago.

DH even thinks the shattered jar was to give him more time.

What a blooming travesty.

I wanted KimJoy, but I thought Ruby would be winner tonight. Rather surprised that Rahul got it. Enjoyed the series. ???

Why politically correct MawBroon?
You'd think Channel4 would have flown Rahul's parents over for the final!

Oh politically correct fix!
Sweet chap but hardly the best baker of the three. His showstopper looked like a Halloween horror cake.

Nooooooooooooo!!

Kim- Joy for me too. I find Rahul very affected

I really hope Kim Joy wins now.It took me a while to warm to her ,but she's so creative and original.And Rahuls doom and gloom and 'poor me' is wearing thin.He is beginning to remind me of a school friend of my DDs years ago who always wittered on about doing badly in tests but invariably got top marks.Admittedly he messed up this week,more so than Mannon I thought,but I've lost patience with him.Actually any of the girls to win over him for me !

Sorry about the typos.

I decided to watch the spin off programme with JomBrand who I like but once Imsaw the loathsome Jonathan Ross come on the set I switched off.

I am thoroughly enjoying the series Noel is lovely, Sandi fun, Prue great and old Blue Eyes, porky, but knowledgeable.

KimJoy for me as the Winner.

I'm another reluctant fan of Tom Allen. I found him unbearable at first but he's grown on me. I love Jo too.

I think I'm enjoying the C4 version better. I could not take to Sue Perkins at all - too much "I'm a lesbian - look at meeee I'm soo funny" for my liking.

Loving Noel and his shirts but underused. Liking Sandi too - always have.

My money's on Kim Joy.

I think the leaver who left last week went because she didn't fulfil the brief.

Last week was very tense...looking forward to this week's.

I had got really fed up with Mel & Sue, but didn't like Sandi Toksvig, had never heard of Noel Fielding and couldn't imagine it without Mary Berry, so wasn't going to watch the "new" Bake Off.

But I love it! The emphasis has been put back on the contestants and Prue is just wonderful. I even like Sandi now, but Noel still seems out of place albeit quite sweet.
The only fault I'd find is that some of the challenges are too far outside most people's area of expertise and thus become uninteresting because they all make a mess of it.

and not nad!

Agree with the positive comments about Noel nad Sandi - I just miss Mary B!

I wonder if it is just Pru and Paul who make the decision or if the producers have a say. Rahul has a strong following and I wonder if there was an eye on the ratings . Over the competition Rahul was stronger than Mahon, but they say they only judge it on the week. Three disasters seem to undermine that.