The production values on this show are consistently AMATEURISH, to put it kindly. The cameras don't point where you naturally want to look, the editing is heavy-handed and jarring, and the problems with sound are so egregious and repetitive that it seems like this show was left in the hands of high school interns. Repeatedly the dialogue is ridiculously drowned out by an annoying music track: crappy synths and other trite compositions; several times a harsh church organ assaults the ears and the conversations are all but lost as the viewer is forced to lower the volume. I'd have given this show up if not for the compelling content. The judges are kind and likeable - not ego-driven or snarky. A final criticism is that when five bakes are required, the audience would really like to vicariously enjoy that taste of each and hear the assessment on all five - not TWO. Lots of room for improvement here, but the cast & talented bakers keep me watching.
