I'm not as invested this season either, and it's annoying me. I want to be more invested in my silly baking show! A coworker and I were idly wondering if the problem is that everyone is competent with flashes of brilliance rather than brilliant with flashes of WTF?. I struggle to remember what everyone baked whereas I can still remember loads of the bakes from last year's series. Also, I think the overuse of new theme weeks is wearing on me.