There have been some great challenges and creative collaborations emerging from our long time inside, like the “Boss Bitch” fight compilation, but this one takes the cake. In the last few weeks, the cast and creatives of Netflix’s The Witcher contributed their own unique “bake off” videos on social media, much to fans’ delight.
Tissaia bakes. #WitcherBakeOff @SophHollandCast @LHissrich @fayetimby @eamonfarren pic.twitter.com/ivWxCqzDGn
— MyAnna Buring (@MyannaBuring) April 29, 2020
Most of the responding Witcher folks had winking fun with the format, like MyAnna Buring, who plays the powerful sorceress Tissaia de Vries, summoning her tasty treat into existence. But it was Joey Batey, a breakout on the show as fan-favorite sidekick Jaskier, who took this friendly competition to the next level.
Via Twitter, Batey pointed followers and his Witcher fellows to a YouTube video in which he has a comedic breakdown over the baking process. His commitment to the bit is exemplary here, especially the serene intro and conclusion with which he bookends the segment.
While he’s being filmed by “Madeleine”—we assume this is his Amazing Devil bandmate Madeleine Hyland—Batey moves from assurances of his baking mastery to a total meltdown in the kitchen, throwing ingredients into the bowl willy-nilly, smashing up the mixture with a giant vegetable, and generally making a mess. While the video is funny, it’s also reflective of the frustrated mood many of us are feeling these days, and it’s a salty slice of catharsis.
The Witcher showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich was a fan:
I. Bow. Down. #GreatWitcherBakeoff https://t.co/dfQwfLpZi4
— Lauren S. Hissrich (@LHissrich) April 25, 2020
Batey’s effort called to mind the brilliant viral TikTok baking video that truly captures the times we live in. This is a masterpiece that should be included in future museum exhibitions on our era:
@rileybonaKeep your mind off things with this stunning strawberry pie recipe ! ##quarantine ##baking ##pie ##fyp ##foryourpage ##psychologicalthriller♬ Le Festin (From “Ratatouille”) – Los Pequecines
Need more of The Witcher bake off, including dance entries and fun with swords, to get through the day? We’ve got you.
Fresh out the oven! @MeciaSimson @fayetimby @PaulBullionLive @LHissrich over to you @SophHollandCast #GreatWitcherBakeoff pic.twitter.com/M5OIL3QI9M
— Yasen Atour (@YasenAtour) April 20, 2020
So I did a contemporary class this morning & didn’t realise it could count as my #greatwitcherdanceoff entry!
..no swords this time sorry
Haha @LHissrich @SophHollandCast @fayetimby @PaulBullionLive @_JeremyCrawford @MeciaSimson @YasenAtour @joeybateyuk @Tom_Canton @JackTWolfe pic.twitter.com/G6teKvK681
— Adele Oni (Adesuwa) (@adele_oni) April 30, 2020
So I did a contemporary class this morning & didn’t realise it could count as my
Witcher Mama got down and dirty in the kitchen last night… @eamonfarren, you’re up! Can’t wait to see those Nilfy knife skills. 🔪🧁#GreatWitcherBakeoff @SophHollandCast @PaulBullionLive @Tom_Canton @_JeremyCrawford @MeciaSimson @YasenAtour @fayetimby @adele_oni pic.twitter.com/0q7rbX3FjQ
— Lauren S. Hissrich (@LHissrich) April 24, 2020
BOOM! @PaulBullionLive Uh oh you’re in trouble! @Tom_Canton @_JeremyCrawford @MeciaSimson @JackTWolfe @YasenAtour @fayetimby
& NO @LHissrich meat loaf doesn’t count- You’re UP sister! Bring. It. @witchernetflix #TheWitcherBakeOff #NoShame🐺⚔️❤️ pic.twitter.com/M9WMGGqYu7— SophieHollandCastingCSA (@SophHollandCast) April 22, 2020
Dwarven Homemade Apple Pie w/ a Scotch Carmel glaze & Whipped Cream. @Tom_Canton don’t bring a knife to an axe fight! For Mahakam! @SophHollandCast @fayetimby @PaulBullionLive @LHissrich @MeciaSimson #GreatWitcherBakeOff
And I nominate @adele_oni! You’re next! 🐺❤⚔ pic.twitter.com/NsqjpZ5gIK— Jeremy Crawford (@_JeremyCrawford) April 20, 2020
Melt in the middle BanoFFee MuFFins 😉back to you @SophHollandCast @fayetimby @LHissrich @PaulBullionLive @Tom_Canton @_JeremyCrawford let’s see what you got baking in the oven @YasenAtour #GreatWitcherBakeoff 🧝🏽♀️⚔️🐺 pic.twitter.com/fT6Inzajwb
— mecia simson (@MeciaSimson) April 20, 2020
I like to #Bake between my training sessions. During this “Quiet time”. @SophHollandCast came at me with some fine hot cross buns last week. My response? Well….it’s this:
(Video Credit: Housemate @jackdouglasfilm https://t.co/nIxdVjZFdo) pic.twitter.com/xqwy36NErx
— Paul Bullion (@PaulBullionLive) April 18, 2020
And finally, while The Witcher star Henry Cavill isn’t on Twitter, he’s been cooking and baking up a storm in isolation over on his Instagram account. Can we get Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith on the line?
(via Twitter, image: YouTube/Screengrab)
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