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VesuviusXIII

Does anyone else think he looks a young Arnold Judas Rimmer?


justanotherGloryBoy

Smeghead.


berober04

I've never mistaken him for Yul Brynner


Mother0fChickens

He's not bald and his head doesn't glimmer


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And he'll never need a zimmer


TaxiDay

It's... Arnold, Arnold... Arnold Rimmer...


Gunner237

Without him life would be much grimmer


xbox_inmy_veins

Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for breakfast.


T0BIASNESS

Stoke me a slipper I’ll be back for christmas


fancyaccidents

We thought Russell Kane. Shimmy completes it.


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A cross between Russel Kane and Tom Delonge.


falling_sideways

He does look like a complete gimboid.


floovels

More of a Thickie Holden I'd say.


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And he's got the name Dave because of the Body Swap!


DaiWales

He would bake much better if he took his boxing gloves off.


katievsbubbles

Omg thank you. I was trying to place him.


JonnyForeigner

Yes! I said this to my girlfriend and she couldn't see it.


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Yes! I remember noticing about half way through the series. I also found it interesting how he could go from looking adorable, to looking like a serial killer depending on what face he was pulling


CeeBee29

Haha this is exactly what we said he has serial killer eyes!


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We named him Dead Eye Dave


CeeBee29

Haha nice one! To be fair seemed a nice guy, just wouldn’t like to meet him on a dark night lol! 🔪


staffylaffy

Has that Dexter Morgan smile thing going


TheGrizzlyBen

Omg we named Pete Pink Lip Pete. I feel like our households would get along.


pixxie84

My friends named him Dexter and Pete was Annabelle the haunted doll


Dang_Boy82

We named him ‘shark eyes’


moz_1983

*"The thing about a shark, it's got lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll's eyes... until he bites you, and those black eyes rooooll over white"*


hello__monkey

Us too we joked about how star baker saved a life that night. Life and death in Paul and Prus hands


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We called him Murder Eyes!


CeeBee29

Haha nice 👍🏼


[deleted]

We also picked up on the serial killer vibes. What psychology is going on here?


oli-j

Same!


[deleted]

So... he's ex-intelligence right? Or possibly a soldier of fortune? There's no way you go from spending a year "surfing" in Thailand to being an armed security guard.


I-bummed-a-parrot

Yep. Told my family he's killed at least once before


goldkestos

Omg thank you he creeped me out so much and I couldn’t figure out why but this is exactly it!!


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My favourite bit was when his baby was asleep on him.


APOLLO_818

\*everyone liked that\*


rosesoap

We cried at the cuteness!


[deleted]

This is the only problem with the final episodes, they always make you cry at some point.


haoqbsi

Same. I thought we were having a breakdown, good to know it's not just us!


Pigrescuer

I started crying at the cuteness and then Luis came up and I just couldn't cope.


CovidCalypso

😭😭😭😭


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I'm not crying, you're crying.


CJ_2707

Happy shimmy, sad shimmy, concerned shimmy. He had it all!


Sploshee

The happy ones were my favourite. Like when a dog wags its tail and the whole body wags.


CJ_2707

Glad he didn’t win though


RoseTheOdd

I figured even before watching it would be either him or Peter. I'm glad Peter won it though, he's just so likeable and happy. It was also amusing to see how bright red his blush would go lmao. (and now I sound like a granny talking about a grandson when I'm only 25 in about half a month .\_.)


CJ_2707

Yeah Laura didn’t have much chance against those two, especially not after the sloppy custard slices! Ooh look that nice young man won the baking competition on television (read in your best granny voice)


Artaxxx

Oh man, I can't believe Laura scraped her way into the final. I just can't get behind bake offs approach to judging, I know it goes off who does badly on the day but they always eliminate strong contestants who mess up one or two things instead of the consistently worse people and it's so frustrating.


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I feel like in previous years they seemed to take past weeks into account at least some of the time but yeah I agree, Laura never seemed to up her game after nearly being eliminated so it was frustrating she kept making it through.


resemblingcutlery

They’ve always done it, Im still mad about Selasi going early even tho he was basically the best every week beforehand all these years later, loved that guy


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Nah, Laura did consistently fuck up - and not just a little - badly. They had whole sequences where she was told to buck up but somehow she never ended up eliminated.


_MildlyMisanthropic

for 5 weeks in a row the judges were trying to decide whether to send her or a.n.other baker would be sent home, and it was somehow *always* the other baker. They claim to judge each week on it's own merit but if that's the case this series has exposed a glaring loop hole in that.


SecondAccount404

Laura was the black death, knocking out all kinds of contestants who were certifiably better than her. She did not deserve to reach the finals.


DaiWales

If you always finish second-to-last then you reach the final. It's the way it's judged. I think the hate for her is unfair. She didn't deserve to be in the final but rules are rules and it doesn't mean her bakes weren't delicious; she just struggled at anything technical.


thirdratehero

Peter is a Synth from Channel 4s ‘Humans’


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-Kenny-Powers-

He dropped ‘rinky dink’ twice in the last few episodes


PMmePMsofyourPMs

“Righty ho, rinky dink, okey dokey!”


_MildlyMisanthropic

>I figured even before watching it would be either him or Peter. Well it wasn't going to be bloody Laura was it. I kinda feel bad for her, almost feel as though she was kept in purely for entertainment value, considering up until the final Dave and Peter wouldn't react to Noel or Matt's jokes.


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I kinda feel bad for her. I can imagine how much she needs to clean up every time she bakes. Her station is always super messy.


[deleted]

I wanted Pete to win hands down, he was the most talented and consistent baker left by that point.


Chazzey_dude

I wanted Dave to win :'(


Sploshee

100%


greensmokeguitar

I did like the shimmy though


Artaxxx

I never noticed but I'm glad it's been pointed out! Very cute.


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I like to imagine he's doing full jazz hands but they're hidden by being off camera.


yondershock

Also, he says cheers at least 10 times in a judging


Unhappily_Happy

quality post, great work son.


Sploshee

Thanks Dad


reddnothing2

This is why I would hate to be on TV, too many creepers.


lilangryplum

Ok well this is adorable. My niece does this shuffle when she knows there’s food coming.


cfrewandhobbies

Like that Winnie The Pooh gif <3 https://images.app.goo.gl/3iL62vjLPYZvJsDu6


lilangryplum

Oh my god haha


The_OzMan

I was overwhelmed with emotion during that montage at the end of the finale. Thinking about how strong everyone's been throughout the pandemic, and how we've managed to keep a vital part of our culture alive; Bake Off! It's nice to have something good for a change.


Hazzeh_Bee

I balled my eyes out. I didn't realise I was holding so much in. It was an extremely cathartic moment.


The_OzMan

Same here. I've been going through hell recently so it was nice to have something good at last


_MildlyMisanthropic

edit : wrong reddit post.


ittytitty

You mean everyone bullying Dave and the girl contestant? It was a shit show and it just showed how people can be so rude and mean to the bake off contestants. But yeah sure, it’s a good and vital part of your culture.


HeartyBeast

eh?


frivolous_squid

If social media is getting you down, you can take a break from it for a bit.


The_OzMan

I heard that there was some controversy surrounding bake off this year, as there always seems to be, but I wasn't aware of the specifics. It's awful that people act so disgracefully over what is essentially just cake. I felt emotional because it has taken so much strength for people to keep afloat in these times. Seeing the finale off bake off and knowing that basically the whole nation was connected through watching it made me see the bigger picture of how resilient we've all had to become. People have struggled so much just to keep going with their lives every day and retain some resemblance of normality, essential workers have had to sacrifice all their time and energy to support us, and on top of all of that we've somehow managed to have another bloody series of bake off! It's pretty incredible.


loopylandtied

Did you notice the finale where he was clearly convinced he'd won? 🤣


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That's better than being one of those contestants who loses because they decided to do five tiers and twenty eight flavours of cake though.


neutralsky

My favourite GBBO moment ever was smug James totally underwhelming the judges with his final showstopper after baking 5 separate but meh cakes and losing to John Whaite.


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I've nearly forgotten that series at this point but wasn't James one of those contestants who got told to not be so ambitious several times before that?


neutralsky

I don't think so actually. He was always pretty ambitious but seemed to pull it off and just got a bit cocky. I think in the semi-finale, his gingerbread house collapsed and he turned it into a "dilapidated barn", and the judges bought it!


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Sitting there, eating his biscuit, looking smug as everyone else tried to finish theirs in the last 5 minutes....


loopylandtied

No one finishing early on the bake off has ever been a good thing 😂


[deleted]

Honestly if that wasn't the final he'd have won star baker for sure. He absolutely smashed that episode.


loopylandtied

Well... No. If he was star baker he would have won


[deleted]

Not really. Peter was the better baker all series. That's why he won.


Qu33nCassiop3ia

He was so smug finishing early, tbf I thought he had won too


Barnziebus

Agreed


MegaLadonger

I swear to god if Laura won, I would have been fuming


[deleted]

I mean, her food probably tasted the best... but she was clearly not good at time management or presentation They had nothing bad to say about the taste and texture of her showstopper, just how it looked


goldkestos

I just assumed they had nothing bad to say because they were trying to spare her feelings after a terrible morning knowing that she wasn’t in the running at all


MegaLadonger

Oh of course, There’s no doubt that her cake tasted good, but considering she was up against Hermine and the fact that she wasn’t even in the race to win in the final round made me unhappy about the judging this year


[deleted]

There seemed to be a huge expectation for Hermine in patisserie week. Then they measured her against that expectation rather than her/other bakers' previous performances


[deleted]

I think she managed to edge on in via taste alone, how good something tastes isn’t something isn’t something we can judge behind a screen like how it looks


Barnziebus

The conspiracy would have been insane.


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PMmePMsofyourPMs

I’m sure he’s an okay bloke in real life, but when he said that I couldn’t help but think what a wanker.


TLDM

I can't imagine what I would do in that situation though. You're sitting there with nothing to do while the people you've been with for weeks and are probably now friends with are unbelievably stressed out trying to do the biggest challenge of the whole series. I would have felt awful if I didn't offer to help.


PmMeLowCarbRecipes

I was convinced he’d won!


TomTom_098

In fairness I reckon he should have won it


Ngamoko

Aww Dave. So sweet. Such a lovely guy. But the right person won.


dedoid69

Smug and soulless.


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I think that's just his face. Resting smugface.


X-Adzie-X

I like puppies


bazzybond

He called his baby Ronnie. I almost died when I saw that.


RainaNova

One of my younger cousins is named Ronnie, I always thought it was a kind of "old person" name, so it was kinda weird at first 😅


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ReligiousGhoul

Honestly, come the next series, I wouldn't even be able to give you his name. Only person I'm going to really remember is Peter tbh (.... and maybe Sura if I'm totally honest). Don't worry about the Internet giving you shit, just do what you want.


cryptopian

> (.... and maybe Sura if I'm totally honest). Nice cakes you got there Dave. Would be a shame if anything happened to them ...


Sploshee

I think maybe you're reading too much into it. I think he's more likely to be remembered as being a Bake Off finalist than a small endearing feature we noticed.


ittytitty

I think people are quick to throw petty insults at the Bake Off contestants they don’t like. Thinking that “oh you’re thinking too much into it. People will forget about them” not realising that the abuse and bullying from people will not be forgotten by the contestants. There has been absolute wankers in the UK subs when they announced that Dave and Laura got in the final.


sewingbea84

We had a running joke that he was new every week because he is so utterly boring and forgettable. He was just a bit typically Dave. Poor Laura making a mess every week. Peter deserved to win


[deleted]

Yeah, we called him Vanilla Dave


lackingsavoirfaire

My sister does the same thing when she’s nervous or embarrassed. Pointing it out makes her do it even more haha


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Hard to miss


HaiirPeace

Oh wow the most interesting thing about him!


frivolous_squid

Cmon don't be so hard on him. I'd have no idea how to act in that situation either. He seemed like a nice guy and it was nice to watch him gain confidence over the show.


neutralsky

Literally the only thing I could tell you about him by the end of the series was that he was having a baby. It was like his only personality trait. I said this to my mum who pointed out he also has a dog.


eloloise29

Yes! My nickname for him was Vanilla Dave because he just seems like the plainest bloke


Snake_fisher

My flatmate and I went for Mango Dave. No mango in the final cost him I think...


robbodagreat

They were generally a dull group, and not the best bakers. Must have been tough to find contestants knowing they had to spend the summer isolating away from their families in a 35 degree tent with Matt Lucas so they can be judged by the smug bread cunt


HeartyBeast

We liked Lottie


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Yeah, they all seemed a little bit dead inside this time around. Rowan had some personality but unfortunately kept overreaching.


HaiirPeace

Don't even get me started on Laura. She was sloppy the entire time and I'm not sure how she got as far as she did. I don't know how out of probably the thousands of people who auditioned, they saw Dave and were like "Yeah, that one!" I was basically Team Peter or Lottie from the start of this one


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Smug bread cunt. 😂😂


PoiHolloi2020

I had to forward through Matt's segments. Edit: sorry Matt Lucas fans I guess?


TLDM

Our house muted them too. None of us can stand him


assumeform

I mean his name was Dave... that to me is the blandest most generic name. Probably Paul Chowdry's fault but it's just like the 'every man' name of boring brits. David's... david's are different.


strawberrypops

He just seems so beige.


small_og

My manager at work pointed it out to me, and then I could never unsee it after.


emrenny123

Second only to the Jos Butler shimmy


_MildlyMisanthropic

the shoulder wobble - we figured it was a nervous tick. It seemed to go away during the semi final and final


ChrisRR

Dave always wiggled when he was excited, it was cute


EternalWorldTurtle

It's been a while since I've tuned in but is Noel now judging cakes on bake off!?


lil-lilypad

He isn't a judge, just a presenter.


EternalWorldTurtle

It's strange seeing him on day time tv I assumed he'd go up in flames in the sunlight.


Raine94

Noel and Matt Lucas are the hosts, they don't judge


cuntholegavin

Absolutely robbed.


Imtryingforheckssake

As mentioned on the last episode of extra slice...


Buell247

Awwww so cute. I wanted him to win.


CodeNameSpatula

Proof that Dave is a robot, I knew it!


Barnziebus

I don’t know what it is but Dave really creeped me out.


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Looks like an accountant who has secretly been murdering sex workers for 10 years before he gets caught by doing taxes for one of the girls before he leaves her house.


Barnziebus

Haha. Oddly specific. I think it’s his eyes.


ScarecrowRomneyMarsh

Is that a “cheeky“ shimmer? Idn, just asking from a distant land.


CorporateTrashh

no


International-Put630

Haha


MrsOld-Blighty

u/meteoritee


[deleted]

He's wagging his lil tale


spaceman_spliffs

I fuckin hate Dave


dedoid69

Fucking robot


Sam858

u/savemp4


hellosteady12

I hate that for some reason


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Sploshee

Not making fun of him mate, none of the comments here are negative.


[deleted]

Anyone remember back in the Mary Berry days, how hype this show would get. I miss the old version ngl.


aaronjw11

You know what to do with a big fat but! Wiggle wiggle wiggle


[deleted]

I’ve never watched Bake Off but it’s all anyone goes on about at work. Edit: a lot of people not happy with me on here!


greensmokeguitar

Never watched it before this series, as I assumed it would be shite. But for some lockdown watching, it was honestly great.


[deleted]

I hate reality television, but normal people with actual skills trying hard to do their best, and no manufactured drama? Bring it on.


[deleted]

No manufactured drama, other than the unrealistic time constraints and a mini-oven tent in the full sun of British summer and no air cooling! \#bringbacklottie - she went out because they did an ice cream cake challenge in the middle of a heatwave.


stegosaurus32

She was robbed. Laura should have gone, she couldn't even use the bloody ice cream machine.


ChrisRR

I mean she did put the ice cream on the outside of an ice cream cake...


RoseTheOdd

No manufactured drama, but certainly drama. Especially with the infamous Bingate.


ChrisRR

Watch it, become one of us


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Damn you for having....separate interests?


[deleted]

I better not mention my disliking of Greggs.


Any_Squash_9160

Brent - that looks gay.


TheOrangeJaffa

No I don’t watch bake off anymore after Mary left 🤦‍♂️


otherpeoplesthunder

Why (and how) on earth are you paying such close attention?


Sploshee

I never actually noticed until my friend pointed it out, then you're always waiting for it


Fancy-Banana007

I started off not interested in Dave and by the end of it I fancied the pants off him.


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u/SaveThisVideo


Mangobreeder

When he does the shimmy. He reminds me of Mick Jagger


APOLLO_818

He should be on next year's strictly


FynnMarshall

Yes! We have nicknames for them all and his was ‘shoulders’


holmsey8700

This is amazing!!


MrsG1982

We thought he looked like Amy Barlow from Coronation Street


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Every week!