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BAKED ALASKA-GATE [edited by MNHQ to say that this thread contains many, many GBBO spoilers. Many Many Many]

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amotherfuckingquiche · 27/08/2014 21:00

She took Iain's ice cream out of the freezer did she not?!

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Cariad007 · 27/08/2014 22:38

Sue Perkins has waded in on Twitter, saying that Iain's ice cream was out of the freezer for all of 40 seconds so not long enough for it to melt.

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Smilesandpiles · 27/08/2014 22:40

It shouldn't have been moved out of the freezer in the first place.

The length of time it was out doesn't matter, but more, who moved it, why and when.

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jonicomelately · 27/08/2014 22:40

This sums up how I feel about tonight's episode

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DoubtfireDear · 27/08/2014 22:46

Have just watched it, I was really warming to Ian and am sad to see him go.

His reaction was way more dignified than mine, I'd have tipped my ruined alaska over her stupid swan.

Nancy and her both knew it was out of the freezer, why not just tell him?

Sabotage!

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BeCool · 27/08/2014 22:48

Oops sorry.
But I didn't realise all the "I hate/blame Diana" bashing was a joke.

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Yama · 27/08/2014 22:49

Dirty Diana!

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Biscuitsneeded · 27/08/2014 22:49

It was actually Nancy who took it out. Diana said "Whose ice cream is this?" and Nancy said "It's Iain's, I think," and removed it. She put it on Diana's work station as it was the one nearest to the freezer. She MAY have intended to put it back after rearranging, and then forgotten. I think it's unfair that Diana is taking all the rap just because it was found on her work station! And I also think the BBC shouldn't edit in a disingenuous way - poor Diana is going to feel awful now that social media have gone mad slating her, and she was at worst only partially to blame. I don't mind her but I think Nancy is smug.

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SpaceInvaders · 27/08/2014 22:50

I don't even watch this stuff, but everywhere I go on the net tonight it's people talking of Ice-Cream Outrage.
It's trending on Twitter, it's all over my FB and now you lot are ranting it about as well.
From what I can gather an old lady has deliberately taken out some ice cream to sabotage another contestant?!
Get a petition going to re-instate the victim. Moo-bag. That would have given me the rage if I'd been watching lol

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HotPinkWeaselWearingLederhosen · 27/08/2014 22:53

The 40s makes sense.

It was on Nancy's bench, so she may have been swapping and intending to tale it over to Iains freezer.

Poor Iain looks for it finds it melted, he doesn't know it's only been out for 40s and flips.

Sue possibly explains but that's edited out, and we only see him with gloop and her trying to get him to salvage it.

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BeCool · 27/08/2014 22:53

Google "DIANA BAKE OFF" and every news site in the land has an article up about it blaming her. Poor woman.

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NurseDoctor · 27/08/2014 22:58

I'm amazed they didn't mention anything at all about her involvement. Poor poor Iain :(

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DinoSnores · 27/08/2014 23:00

"This type of horrific editing wouldn't have happened on bbc2 you know."

Yes, there was. I have chatted to Ruth Clemens, one of the finalists on the first GBBO, about her time and she told me about how much editing there was, in particular the 'rivalry' between her and Miranda that was created purely by editing when they got on (and still do) really well.

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HotPinkWeaselWearingLederhosen · 27/08/2014 23:08

Apparently Richard and Iain get on so maybe it wasn't a smirk?

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DeWee · 27/08/2014 23:09

I don't think with editing any conclusions can be reached.

You could have edited out: Diane apologising, Iain being asked not to put it in that freezer, and shown where his freezer was and ignoring that, someone completely different taking it out, Paul and Mary being told what happened, Iain removing his pants and sitting on Diane's ice cream...

They could have put in a smirk from one of them when a joke was told them earlier, and edited it in to look like they were pleased about it all. Diane's comment about Iain had his freezer could have continued to say something like: "and we were all shown which was our freezer and told to make sure we only used our own" or "and I asked Paul what I should do, and I was told to take it out and put it on the side". Or they might have asked a leading question to get that statement out of her: "Iain doesn't have his own freezer does he?" reply: "oh yes, Iain has his own freezer, as we all do."

The thing is we can't tell. Just as we can't tell if the whole thing is a fix, and Paul and Mary decide beforehand who they are going to tell that their bake is bland/nasty/delicious.

Unless someone from the programme who you trust tells you what happened, then you can't know. And I suspect that anyone connected with the show won't be allowed to say anything other than the official stance, will they?

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TeWiSavesTheDay · 27/08/2014 23:11

So I was all outraged, but now I'm outraged about the editing, wtf? They could have cut an interesting 'oops' scene, they didn't have to set it all up in such a way that they knew would be misinterpreted and lead to abuse from the public towards contestants.

It's not right to do that.

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bubalou · 27/08/2014 23:15

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bensam · 27/08/2014 23:21

Oo just seen the thread. Watching it now on the planner to see what the fuss is about :)

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Chennai · 27/08/2014 23:39

It's all in the edit. That poor woman is being slagged off all over the internet because of that edit. The ice cream was out for 40 seconds.

Old cow? Nice...

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bensam · 27/08/2014 23:46

Hmm.. I'd have been pee'd off too - poor lad but the moment of madness cost him. Not sure that they meant to leave it out but it was a pretty stupid thing to do. They should be feeling somewhat guilty.

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slithytove · 27/08/2014 23:56

I don't know if I believe the 40 seconds. Diana and Nancy seemed cross at the freezer and therefore vindictive. I believe it was done intentionally. Just because they are older doesn't make them sweet old ladies.

I think Iain should have tried to salvage something though.

I also think Diana should have owned up. 40 seconds (if true) at 30 degrees would have massively halted/reversed the freezing process.

BAKED ALASKA-GATE [edited by MNHQ to say that this thread contains many, many GBBO spoilers. Many Many Many]

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MrsUnderwood · 28/08/2014 00:04

Wow, all this hatred at an elderly woman who took a bloody ice cream out of a freezer.

Maybe Diana's ice cream was wedged behind St Iain's and she had to take his one out to get hers? He acted like a massive baby, Chetna's one was all melty too and she didn't throw a tantrum about it.

And if you were going to stitch up anyone, why him? He wasn't much of a threat.

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BurnThisDiscoDown · 28/08/2014 00:13

Thanks Wips and Quiche, DS must have distracted me at the wrong time!

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CoolCat2014 · 28/08/2014 06:28

Really really unfair, she should be disqualified. Very out of order. And can't believe that it didn't get mentioned! But he really shouldn't have thrown it all in the bin. He could of at least still presented the sponge and meringue without the ice cream.

I also got very frustrated by the amount of opening freezer doors to see it things were frozen yet. Duh... you're letting all the cold out! But then I also though having ice cream makers was cheating...

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Olga79 · 28/08/2014 07:19

I don't understand why they all seemed to be sharing freezers? Nancy and Diana seemed to be using the same freezer, did they not have one each?

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ShadowStar · 28/08/2014 07:37

I'm feeling quite sorry for Diana here.

For starters, it looked like Nancy was in on any getting Iain's ice-cream out of the freezer, they were both looking in there and saying it was his ice-cream.

And secondly, he got himself kicked out when he threw it all in the bin. Diana didn't make him throw it in the bin. If he'd given Paul and Mary his sponge, meringue, with ice-cream soup on the side, he'd have at least had a chance of staying in.

And finally - does anyone really think that Iain had a serious chance of winning? He seems to have been near the bottom most weeks. If she wanted to deliberately sabotage anyone, he's a daft choice.