LONDON – We all know the creations made on the Great British Bake Off are consistently epic, but last night's show – which focused on baking bread – really took things up a notch.
For the showstopper round (a weekly round in which bakers make the most creative things they can to impress the judges), contestant Paul Jagger somehow conjured up a lion made entirely of bread.
Paul made a lion. OUT OF BREAD. Goddamn thing has a soul. #GBBO pic.twitter.com/zw9GccIRco— Melinda Hildebrandt (@DrMel76) August 20, 2015
Twitter swiftly went into full meltdown.
I can't even butter bread without tearing it, let alone make a lion out of it. #GBBO— Aimée (@AimeeFearby) August 19, 2015
"Am I a bootiful bread lion?" #gbbo pic.twitter.com/oak86Qhh1f— Sarah_Woolley (@Sarah_Woolley) August 19, 2015
I want Paul Hollywood to hold Paul's lion bread aloft & sing Circle of Life so bad #GBBO— John Beck (@johnbeck_) August 19, 2015
The jokes started to come thick and fast.
That lion better be called Breaddie RedMane. #GBBO— Louise Jones (@louisejonesetc) August 19, 2015
when you've had a lovely day with yr crush but then you see they've just got a text and it's from THAT PERSON pic.twitter.com/Zec6npPEOJ— Charlie Sarson (@charliesarson) August 19, 2015
@PaulHollywood Loved the lion bread, but perhaps tiger bread would have been easier for Paul this week... #GBBO pic.twitter.com/GxBdNjh0jC— Caroline (@BanterousCaz) August 19, 2015
Best bread evar Looks like the Cowardly Lion! #GBBO pic.twitter.com/nAZAy3nwAz— Nichole Trugler (@NicholeTrugler) August 19, 2015
@nickw84 as long as it tastes good is the mane thing— snoozy (@soosoftheworld) August 19, 2015
'run away simba. run. run away and never return' #gbbo pic.twitter.com/FAgjj1ebsQ— dj ski mask (@twodecadeslate) August 19, 2015
This #GBBO bread lion comparison by @michaelhogan has made me do a nasal snort thing. http://t.co/dx7LtnziWw pic.twitter.com/rpm4CIQnGT— Mitten d'Amour (@MittenDAmour) August 20, 2015
Eventually, things got a bit strange.
1RT=1RESPECT FOR THE MAN WHO BAKED THE CECIL (THE LION) CAKE ON THE GBBO (GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF) #CECIL #GBBO pic.twitter.com/obfHuCXpay— Patrick (@PrayForPatrick) August 19, 2015
Finally, there was this suggestion.
Tomorrow night: EVERYONE IS TO MAKE BREAD LIONS and tweet their results. No excuses.— Sarah_Woolley (@Sarah_Woolley) August 19, 2015
People are going to have their work cut out to top Garry's attempt, though...
@BritishBakeOff #extraslice #gbbo I've made a lion out of bread too !!! pic.twitter.com/zRdNBDBZUE— Garry (@gazl78) August 19, 2015