Great Pottery Throwdown
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han
love is the answer
Oh yes, isn't it! She's a gem. Loved her groovy haircut and denim onesie thing too!
PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
It's rarely as life affirming as this episode, but it really is one of the most charming of the reality shows. The first season was finding its feet so if it's still out there it doesn't quite work, everything else is charming. "Bake Off" has turned quite typically contrived, something that Pottery has yet to do.
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
Agreed!
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Its nice to have a show where none of the judges, at all, are harsh. The closest the show comes to a Simon Cowell moment is throwing the pots in the bucket in the second challenges but everyone is clearly having a good time.
Hellsbells
World's best procrastinator
What happened to this thread? Did no one watch the final?! Honestly, if anyone needs some feel good, comfort tv, please watch, it's so good.
but tbh it was who I was expecting to win anyway so not too much of a spoiler!
scifisam
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We watched the final two episodes, and my GF was crying again in the catch-up part, with everyone doing so well in their post-GPT lives. Good to see Tom again too!
Very worthy winner, but the others did some amazing work too. Some of the last challenges were really fucking challenging - they were put through the wringer! AJ actually kinda slipped in quality a little in the final, IMO - the totem pole was a little too simple, and they didn't do well at all in the technical challenge - so it did start to look like Christine might grab it after all, and I'd have been fine with that. But it was a fair result.
Anna, the NI woman, is just so fucking likeable. But she confounded my expectations - I pictured her with a big family that she makes loads of roast dinners for, and actually she's a haphazard, independent world traveller.
Very worthy winner, but the others did some amazing work too. Some of the last challenges were really fucking challenging - they were put through the wringer! AJ actually kinda slipped in quality a little in the final, IMO - the totem pole was a little too simple, and they didn't do well at all in the technical challenge - so it did start to look like Christine might grab it after all, and I'd have been fine with that. But it was a fair result.
Anna, the NI woman, is just so fucking likeable. But she confounded my expectations - I pictured her with a big family that she makes loads of roast dinners for, and actually she's a haphazard, independent world traveller.
AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
I wanted Christine to win, because I think she's grown and improved so much. Christine is very talented, I loved her fairy tea set and raku, but she's much more hit and miss, whereas AJ was more consistent. I think any of them could have won it, it was so close, the quality was so good all round. There's an element of luck in that firing's in the lap of the kiln gods, so anything can - and sometimes does - go wrong. But there were no disasters this week, they all did very well.
BoatieBird
Well-Known Member
AJ was a worthy winner, but all 3 finalists this year were amazing.
Sad it's over for another year
Sad it's over for another year
AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
The last couple of years Sewing Bee has started to air in June. Can't wait.
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Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
Really wasn’t a surprise who won, AJ knocked it out of park each week.
Yeah that’s perfect summary of her, she’s so lovely
Yeah that’s perfect summary of her, she’s so lovely
trashpony
Hag
Badgers died on Sunday so I watched it but I think I was too sad to enjoy it properly. I’m glad it filled you with joy though
I knew AJ would win though. Very talented (and sweet)
Me76
Not very good lurker
I think Badgers may have had something to do with me feeling so sad about it being over too.Badgers died on Sunday so I watched it but I think I was too sad to enjoy it properly. I’m glad it filled you with joy though
I knew AJ would win though. Very talented (and sweet)
han
love is the answer
It's such a sweet programme. Where am I gonna get my TV kindness-fix now?
I agree it was really close between the final three. But AJ deserved it - they were so consistently good throughout. What a sweetheart as well. Actually all of them are lovely.
It's like a warm hug, that programme. It shows the best of humanity
I agree it was really close between the final three. But AJ deserved it - they were so consistently good throughout. What a sweetheart as well. Actually all of them are lovely.
It's like a warm hug, that programme. It shows the best of humanity
Storm Fox
Trying the find the next noun to verb
The Storm Vixen has been in the UAE for the last week. I just watched it with her now. I really agree with the above comments. AJ was the best, but I would have been happy for any of them to win.
Throwdown is such a joyous example of individual expression and togetherness.
The odd thing whenever an episode is on, I'm sure someone starts to chop onions or is spreading dust about.
Throwdown is such a joyous example of individual expression and togetherness.
The odd thing whenever an episode is on, I'm sure someone starts to chop onions or is spreading dust about.
I just earlier saw the woman from maybe last years series who made a teapot or cheese dish with a dog head in screwfix. I remembered her and that piece as my dog reacted to ot on the telly. Also have been going to pottery class. It’s not as easy as it looks and I am hopelessly cack handed.
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
It’s time
purenarcotic
Conveniently Pocket Sized
Just love this show so much. The junior doctor is very irritating though
braindancer
not for long
It's back? Yay!
Rebelda
Nearly as bad as Badgers
Hm, I prefer the usual raku style they do. With the unexpected colours and random stuff thrown in the box. But yes, it is exciting!
As ever, they're all really growing on me. Even George, I liked his raku best. Boring man number 2, the one who hasn't yet won anything, not so much but I don't actively dislike him. What a lovely show, celebrating people's oddnesses <3
As ever, they're all really growing on me. Even George, I liked his raku best. Boring man number 2, the one who hasn't yet won anything, not so much but I don't actively dislike him. What a lovely show, celebrating people's oddnesses
<3
scifisam
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Correct decision for who to send out in raku week - no other decision to be made, really - even though she is lovely, totally lives up to her name. She was good other weeks, but this week everything just went totally wrong.
The rest of them did amazingly well with tricky tasks, and it was lovely to see a former contestant on who's now making a living as a ceramicist. I mean, the aim isn't to try and change jobs - for most of them anyway - but it must be encouraging to see that it can happen.
Really wish my body would cooperate with entering as a contestant, but it's just not going to happen.
The rest of them did amazingly well with tricky tasks, and it was lovely to see a former contestant on who's now making a living as a ceramicist. I mean, the aim isn't to try and change jobs - for most of them anyway - but it must be encouraging to see that it can happen.
Really wish my body would cooperate with entering as a contestant, but it's just not going to happen.
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