Sonia King

I was so disappointed in this year’s Halloween baking championship, which I normally love. I hate that the format has changed. Carla Hall is ok as just a judge, but her being a host as well is just too much. This year’s show seemed to be more about the judges than about the baking. I also am disappointed they removed the pre-heat, having just one challenge per show. It’s as if they wanted to allow more performance time for Carla and her back-up group (the other judges) to do their slapstick routines and model their costumes. And adding silly challenges is just ridiculous, especially things like finding knives in the kitchen, or having to add weird flavors. I don’t know why they can’t just give them the challenge up front and let them bake. I think most of us tuning in just want to see creative fun seasonal baking. I found the judges and their antics so irritating I had to force myself to finish the season. Thevakers were the only thing that kept me watching. I’m just hoping Holiday Baking championship isn’t also ruined this year. Please go back to the previous format, this was definitely a failed experiment.