Episode 40 was the outdoor terrace and pool finale, and the live thread arrived in a mood best described as tile-related fury with a side of fireplace despair. After a week of circuses and carnivals, r/TheBlock finally got some actual drama about actual building materials, and it clearly did not know whether to cheer or lie down.
Tilegate: The Pool Tile Heard Around Mount Eliza
The headline act was House 2 discovering their pool tiles belonged to Tayla, and the thread had views. Chantel’s “I thought they were a bad batch” line went down about as well as you would expect, and the biggest gripe was not the mix-up itself but the laughing. Plenty of viewers reckoned the sensible move was to ask around the moment the wrong tiles turned up, rather than keep tiling and hope for the best. A smaller camp suspected production had quietly engineered the whole thing, because apparently there were just enough tiles for two pools. Funny, that.
Tayla, Unexpected Folk Hero
In a plot twist nobody ordered, a decent chunk of the thread found itself on Tayla’s side. One regular admitted they were so soured on everyone else that she was starting to grow on them, which they described as “oh lord”. Rick, meanwhile, collected the hardest worker award to widespread approval, though the thread was quick to note the prize money still lands in a shared account. Cue the collective wince.
Courtney, Dan and the Case of the Late Plans
Courtney had the night’s best line delivery, pointing out that Nine and Six had held the plans for a whole month before raising the coping issue. Dan’s reply, roughly that she should have looked closer, did not land. The thread called it a stitch up, a blame game and a masterclass in dodging responsibility, and plenty applauded Courtney’s calm. The reveal of her real job as a site manager also had the other contestants going “ohh”, which viewers enjoyed a great deal.
The Fireplace and Sculpture Prize Draw
The landscaping prizes arrived and the reviews were savage. Someone compared the fireplaces to something a ten year old would buy on The Sims, another called the steamboat a Titanic, and the Block 2025 crematorium got a fond mention as the benchmark for ugly. There was real concern about fire pits blocking the view of pools, and a general sense that front yard pools and front yard kitchens are not exactly the dream of privacy.
Scotty, Wyatt and the Small Cat
Scotty drew several comments for looking like a man who would rather be anywhere else, and Wyatt picked up a new nickname courtesy of the thread: Small Cat, complete with a chorus of meows. The AI sloppage tally, meanwhile, ended on six, which the sub’s resident counter greeted with the weary dignity of a man who has seen worse.
The Verdict
r/TheBlock spent the night split between hate-watching and habit, with a rare moment of agreement that Tayla, Courtney and Rick were the ones who came out of it looking best. Judging day is next, so we will find out soon whether those tiles, fireplaces and fire pits earn a score or a sigh.
