The Great British Baking Show: The Professionals

I guess I enjoyed this enough as an interlude to the original, there is a lot missing. The pluses...loved seeing Liam. The judges don't bother me - they're judging professionals rather than amateurs, they should be harsher imo.

But let's be real. They should have named this Confections, Chocolate, and Sugar Work. There is very little actual baking. Where are the cakes? The bread? Other baked good? I may be misremembering, but iir, there are a couple of episodes with zero actual baking.

In any case, I'd rank this as "fine" but don't expect a version of its namesake. Other than the format, this ain't it.

It's really too bad, Liam was charming on his season of the real show, but stacked against the bald doofus and the overanimated judges, he doesn't stand a chance.

The worst part of all of this is that after 2 episodes I don't know much at all about the chefs, because the 2 judges devour center stage. The woman is just loud, and the guy is fine till he likes something, then it's "boom *mic drop* boom BOOM" ridiculously.

Also, the male judge is French. Does he or the gal not know the difference between Macarons, a French delicacy, and Macaroons, an American invention?

I watched because I thought Paul & Prue would be working with other professionals. The chefs have the short end of the stick here, it's a waste of their time and talent. Skip it.

Overall it's enjoyable enough to watch. I do enjoy seeing the final desserts. That being said, there's not much more praise. The hosts are cringey as hell. Their bits are absolutely awful and pretty hard to watch. I don't find them amusing or funny in the slightest. As for the judges, they are a bit overzealous and pretentious. Their critiques aren't always constructive. I feel like if you're gonna roast someone's dessert, at least provide tangible feedback. Finally, there's not much joy like you'd expect from the Great British Bake Off. You don't really fall in love with the characters. I'm simply just watching at this point because I'm tired of watching YouTube.

The other 2 reviews here have pretty much said it all. The hosts are annoying and if i were one of the competitors, i would not be very pleasant when they make their stupid and insensitive remarks. As for the judges, they could learn a lot from Paul Hollywood and Pru; they are kind with their remarks when they judge. Benoit and Cherish are not and they are way too over the top with their attitudes. They are critical beyond belief when one factors in the time required to finish their pieces. Which leads me to another point - where the hell did they come up with the test pieces? It's like they WANT them to fail with the ridiculous requirements. I finally just skipped to the finale so as to quit torturing myself.

I love the original version of this show, however...I find Tom so annoying that I have to fast-forward, to avoid his stupid comments. Why does he have to make everything sexual? I'm not a prude, I'm a gay man and I find his innuendos ridiculous and childish, it's really distracting and it's obvious that he's annoying the chefs too.

I say... get rid of him and the show would appeal to more people.

The classical music is a little too much at times, I guess they don't have to pay royalties on it?

Overall, I enjoyed the show, the judges were entertaining, at times a little harsh, but fair!

I'm always puzzled why they don't seem to have air conditioning In these shows, the chocolate is always melting and the chefs/bakers are always saying 'it's too warm in here' I'd watch another series.