My Weekend Crush

Who’d have thought a beaver would become part of Bake Off history.

Welcome to the team, Norman the Beaver! @PrueLeith #GBBO pic.twitter.com/vgWg2pHkUV

— Channel 4 (@Channel4) September 26, 2023

I just love it when my Televised Valium is back. “The Great British Bake Off,” or “The Great British Baking Show” as we have to call it in the United States, is my No. 1 comfort show. I put on a random old episode every night to fall asleep to. I just can’t get enough of these lovely, weird, hilarious, ridiculous British bakers. And, truly, no show has replicated its inherent charms. Like, I tried GBBO: The Professionals but it sucked and stressed me out. And I even gave GBBO: Kids a try, but it turns out I only like it when adults cry about their bakes. Anyway, obviously I’m Team Tasha (I was also Team Abbi, but alas) this season. But Nicky and her Dry Beaver, well, that’s going down forever in GBBO history. And there aren’t even any lesbian hosts anymore! While we’re on the topic of hosts, I very much enjoying Alison Hammond and she is a vast improvement over Matt Lucas. Vast. I just wish I could watch all 14 seasons somewhere. Netflix only has a few seasons, and none of the Mel and Sue years anymore. Some across the pond kittens need to give us poor Americans the full-series hookup. I need my Televised Valium, dammit. Happy weekend, all.