Ive Had It Im Done: Andy Tragically Crumbles During The Great British Baking Show Pastry Week [Video]

**Spoilers for The Great British Baking Show Season 12 “Pastry Week,” now streaming on Netflix**

The Great British Baking Show “Pastry Week” tragically claimed one of the tent’s finest this week, with one of Season 12’s most beloved bakers going home. I’m upset, I’m verklempt, and I’m completely unsurprised that Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith sent Essex-based mechanic Andy Ryan home. In a week where every baker on the Netflix show struggled a little bit, only Andy truly struggled a lot. He burned his pastry in the Signature Challenge, fell behind in his time management during the Technical Challenge, and bet too big on toffee as the vehicle for his Paris-Brest stand.

Nevertheless, it was just awful watching Andy crumble in real time on The Great British Baking Show this week. It’s not just that he’s been one of the most entertaining bakers in the tent this season — offering hilarious asides and self-deprecating ribs at every turn — but Andy is good. …