Double room reveal night, and r/TheBlock spent most of it arguing about skirting boards, a lot of tens, and a Lisa who was not having a bar of it. The thread’s mood: tired, suspicious, and quietly convinced the result was baked in before the first room was shown.
Lisa and the skirting board grudge
Lisa took a swing at House 4 over unpainted skirtings, the thread split down the middle, and then the numbers made it worse: House 4 got tens for a room with its own unpainted bits, while Lisa and Roscoe’s 10 for the kids room came with a moan about the girls’ score. Half the thread said she had a point about judging consistency; the other half said the girls didn’t hand out the scores, the judges did. Several noted the pregnant belly rubbing, and a few were unimpressed that Lisa’s own 6 beat nothing after an unbuilt bathroom once scored 6.5.
Mirrorgate: the sequel
House 4’s redo room borrowed the House 1 mirror and fireplace, and the thread had receipts. One commenter reminded everyone Sev once sarcastically asked if the same mirror idea meant a dance studio. Others said the girls’ giggling while the copying was mentioned made it worse. Naturally the room still got a 10, which a good chunk of Reddit labelled “a pity win” with a rooftop terrace attached.
The $50k that was always going to happen
The girls’ rooftop terrace has now been described as unapproved, unfunded and possibly imaginary, and the thread’s theory was that production needed the girls flush after the Domain jury snub. “Girls winning $30k + $20k” was posted about ninety seconds before it happened, and a few commenters spent the rest of the night saying they saw it coming from the first ad break.
Kids rooms nobody asked for
The recurring question: who is the buyer here? Commenters pointed out that no family with small kids is buying a multi-million dollar house on a main road, and the brief to design “kids rooms” while praising adult-looking ones left everyone confused. Highlights included “a custom designed brown cushion”, a built-in nook the thread called useless, and a wavy headboard count nobody can keep up with.
Rick, Tayla and the Benny Hill moment
House 5 copped the harshest judging again, with the thread feeling sorry for them while also giggling at Tayla assembling a bed before carrying it into the room. The Benny Hill music was deemed perfect. Chantel and Wyatt got the budget win and a collective sigh, plus a fresh round of “askhole” appreciation for Marty’s one good joke of the season.
Verdict
A pity win, a petition to fire the judges, an AI sloppage count of one, and Lando mentioned enough times to ruin the drinking game. Next up: landscaping week, where the girls will have their money, everyone else will have their opinions, and Reddit will have its popcorn ready.
