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17 "Great British Bake Off" Moments From This Week That Were So Heartwarming, Plus 14 Anxiety-Inducing Ones

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Welcome to this week's stressful/delightful recap of The Great British Bake Off!

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You can check out last week's recap here.

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This week, our beloved bakers take on biscuits. Here are 17 utterly delightful moments from the episode, plus 14 ridiculously stressful ones.

Warning: Spoilers (and potential emotional turmoil) ahead.

1.DELIGHTFUL: The opening sketch, which casts Noel and Matt as doomed biscuits in the path of a voracious Paul Hollywood.

Paul eats Matt and Noel, who have become biscuits
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Signature Challenge: Brandy Snaps

A sketch of Lizzie's fast food apple pie brandy snaps
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2.DELIGHTFUL: Lizzie's "fast shoes." Honorable mention to her adorable daisy socks.

Lizzie's floral crocs
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3.STRESSFUL: When Lizzie confessed — possibly within earshot of Paul "Cakes and Biscuits Are Serious Business" Hollywood — that she spent her practice time revisiting the Wizarding World.

Lizzie tells Matt she watched Harry Potter instead of practicing
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4.DELIGHTFUL: The revelation that Freya spends her free time riding her horse, Winnie, on the beach and looking like the cover of a romance novel you can buy at the airport (in the best possible way).

Freya rides Winnie, then tells her she's beautiful
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5.DELIGHTFUL: When Jürgen got into the science of his biscuit filling.

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6.DELIGHTFUL: Baby Giuseppe! Enough said.

A picture of Baby Giuseppe
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7.STRESSFUL: Realizing that while other bakers are already baking their brandy snaps, Giuseppe made his filling first and still hasn't started the biscuit itself.

Paul questing Giuseppe about his timing techniques
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8.STRESSFUL: When Giuseppe dropped his second batch of biscuits, and my heart briefly stopped.

Giuseppe drops his biscuits on their way into the oven
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9.STRESSFUL: When Amanda's brandy snaps fell apart when Paul tried to pick one up.

The brandy snaps melting and snapping
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10.DELIGHTFUL: When George was unhappy with his biscuits, and Prue offered some (typically posh) encouragement.

George says he doesn't like his biscuits, and Prue calls them original and sensational
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11.DELIGHTFUL: When both me and the judges realized that we were foolish to ever doubt Giuseppe's vast baking wisdom.

Giuseppe's perfect tour of snaps
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12.DELIGHTFUL: When Matt tasted Jürgen's snaps, then shook his hand.

Matt tells Jurgen his handshake means nothing, and Jurgen says it means a lot to him
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Technical Challenge: Sandwiched Jammy Biscuits

The example platter of the biscuits
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13.STRESSFUL: When Rochica burned her first batch of jam, which I didn't even know you could do. To be honest, I've never thought about how jam is made before, and I guess I sort of assumed you just squished stuff? But apparently, heat is involved.

Rochica's burnt jam
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14.STRESSFUL: When the soft biscuit dough fell apart as Amanda (and some of her fellow bakers) attempted to cut out a heart shape as Hollywood commanded.

The heart falls apart as Amanda tries to pull it out
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15.DELIGHTFUL: When Noel poetically described Paul Hollywood's butt, and Maggie wasn't *that* opposed to the idea.

Noel: I've seen it. Like two beige moons, dancing in the sky. Maggie: Take this one away! I'm far too old to cope with that. Although, the thought is rather nice
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16.DELIGHTFUL: When Jürgen joined in on the hosts' banter.

Crystelle laughing at Jurgen being sassy
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17.STRESSFUL: When Crystelle dropped her biscuits and my heart stopped yet again.

Crystelle drops her biscuits on their way into the oven
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18.STRESSFUL: When Rochica's jammy biscuits were raw.

Rochica's raw biscuits
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19.DELIGHTFUL: When Giuseppe gave Jürgen a new nickname when he came first in the Technical.

Giuseppe nicknames Jurgen the baking terminator
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Do you see the resemblance?

Jurgen next to the Terminator
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Showstopper Challenge: A Functional Biscuit Model Of Your Favorite Childhood Toy

The sketch of George's model plane biscuit
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20.DELIGHTFUL: Maggie's story about growing up in a difficult era and making the beach itself her favorite toy.

Maggie's beach playset, which she's making because as a post-war child, she didn't have many toys
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21.STRESSFUL: When the motor for George's plane (because of course his biscuit has a motor) seemed like it was broken.

George says he's gonna try and work out what's wrong, and Matt suggests it's British technology
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22.STRESSFUL: When one of the masts of Jairzeno's toy ship broke off, and all he could do was laugh.

the mast collapses and Jairzeno laughs
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23.DELIGHTFUL: George's expression of contented triumph when his plane's motor started working again.

George watches his plane go around
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24.STRESSFUL: When Amanda's biscuit rocking horse completely fell apart.

The shattered rocking horse
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25.STRESSFUL: When Prue played Rochica's game and then immediately snapped off a piece.

Rochica laughs after Prue breaks her bake
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Crystelle is all of us in that moment.

Crystelle looks shocked
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26.DELIGHTFUL: Giuseppe's absolutely perfect board game.

Giuseppe smiles as he presents his precisely made Reversi board game
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27.DELIGHTFUL: Chigs' gorgeous snooker table.

Chigs smiles as Paul makes a shot on his biscuit sculpture
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28.DELIGHTFUL: When Prue had Paul model a biscuit earring from Crystelle's showstopper.

Crystelle laughs as Paul tries on a biscuit earring
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Final Results

All of the bakers waiting for the final results

Spoilers below!

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29.STRESSFUL: When Matt did a bit about George possibly being Paul's long-lost son.

Matt asks Paul if he has paternal feelings towards George

Honorable Mention for "Delightful": Noel spitting out his tea when he realizes where this is going.

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30.DELIGHTFUL: Jürgen being named Star Baker for the second week in a row! He pretends to be surprised, and Humble Jürgen is truly my second favorite Jürgen. (The top spot goes to Sassy Jürgen, naturally.)

Jurgen laughs after being named Star Baker
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31.STRESSFUL: Saying goodbye to Jairzeno, who has immaculate vibes.

Jairzeno being told he's going home

Jairzeno: May all your biscuit masts stay upright, now and forever.

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This concludes our Biscuit Week recap! What were your favorite moments from this episode? Tell us about them in the comments!

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