S5E4 Japanese Tea Set & a Handle Pulling Challenge
It's Raku week and the remaining potters throw a Japanese-inspired tea set, before guest judge and social media sensation Florian Gadsby sets them a handle pulling challenge.
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🏆 Top Episodes
#2
S5E5
Character Gnomes & a Sea Kale Forcer
It's Garden Week and the eight remaining potters create a trio of character gnomes, before guest judge Adam Keeling sets them the task of making a sea kale forcer.
#3
S4E10
The Final: 1920s Art Deco Punch Bowl & Decanters
In an art deco-inspired final, the potters make a punch bowl and decanter, before facing the tiniest throwing challenge ever set.
- 4. S5E7 "Wildlife Week and Hand-Built Table Lamps"
- 5. S5E8 "Self-Sculpture, Sawdust Kilns and Candlesticks"
- 6. S2E8 "Episode #2.8"
- 7. S6E10 "Pyramid Vase and Sgraffito Globe"
- 8. S2E7 "Episode #2.7"
- 9. S4E9 "A Pedestal Sink & a Chamber Pot"
- 10. S6E9 "Turkish Bath Sinks and Moorcroft Ginger Jar"
📉 Bottom Episodes
#80
S4E8
Native American Acoma Pottery & an Alabama Ring Bottle
It's an all-American-themed quarter-final, as the remaining potters make Acoma pottery fired in cow dung and throw an Alabama ring bottle for a place in the semi-final.
- 79. S8E10 "The Final"
- 78. S7E9 "Episode #7.9"
- 77. S7E3 "Episode #7.3"
- 76. S8E9 "Hellmouth Fireplaces"
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Episode Engagement
Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.
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32 Standouts
8 Infamous
33 Hidden Gems
7 Forgettable
Top Standout: S3E1 Episode #3.1
Most Infamous: S4E8 Native American Acoma Pottery & an Alabama Ring Bottle
Best Hidden Gem: S5E7 Wildlife Week and Hand-Built Table Lamps
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Season Momentum
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Season Consistency
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