1. Well here we are again: another summer officially over and dead! If I was ever in denial (and I am) that we’re in full throttle Autumn, the arrival of the Bake Off final bursts that bubble.

2. Would like to commit it to the internet that I think Steph will win.

3. Remember that Bake Off final where they all had to cook on a campfire? Why did they do that? It was fun anyway.

4. I wonder how competitive I’d be in a Bake Off final? And the answer is: obviously the most flustered human on the planet, with every emotion falling off my face.

5. The Ultimate Chocolate Cake. Obviously you’d make the cake from Matilda that Bruce Bogtrotter devoured no?

6. I’m glad they’re making them making them make a cake too. Not any sort of box. No one wants to eat a box.

7. Brilliant. I love the bit where they go home for a visit and you get to see their family being proud and emotional .

Bake Off 2019: 29 thoughts I had while watching the GBBO final