Challenge night sent the teams off to play rain-soaked tennis while a fireplace and arch arms race quietly took over the bedrooms, and the thread had plenty to say about both.
A construction show that keeps playing sport
Wet-weather tennis was this week’s challenge, and the thread couldn’t quite square a renovation program spending so much airtime on mini games instead of actual building.
I don’t know about you guys, but I love when renovation shows play tennis instead.
u/Much_Ad_9301, r/TheBlock
Sev’s wig reveal actually landed well
Sev opened up about wearing wigs due to alopecia, and for once the thread was united: genuine warmth for a moment that felt real rather than manufactured.
Ok Sev announcing this on national tv is amazing. Good on her.
u/Brave_Character8810, r/TheBlock
A second pregnancy reveal, and the thread has had enough
Another team’s baby news dropped mid episode, and fans were far less charitable this time round, tired of the show leaning on pregnancy storylines over actual renovation content.
I’m sick of this baby already! Yawn!
u/scootercat14, r/TheBlock
The girls are still spending like the budget doesn’t exist
Fireplaces, curves and feature tiling kept piling onto Courtney and Sev’s bill, and the thread has stopped buying the poor-me framing given how far they’re already over.
Courtney and sev crying poor is a bit rich.
u/sceptical-beagle, r/TheBlock
AI has quietly taken over everything, including the backyards
Beyond the now-familiar AI score, this week saw AI-generated backyard design plans make an appearance, prompting fans to wonder what’s left on the show that isn’t AI-assisted.
What’s not AI in this season?!
u/SuperhumanVikingr, r/TheBlock
The verdict
Twelve episodes deep, and the thread’s affection is mostly reserved for the moments that feel unscripted: Sev’s wig story, the odd stray Wyatt joke. Everything else, the budgets, the babies, the AI creep, is wearing thin fast. Reveals are only days away, and the thread is bracing for a Courtney and Sev hat trick nobody quite wants to see.
See you back here once the paint’s finally dry.
