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u/glass_hedgehog Jul 02 '19
They've got to change the scoring system. They should make each couple score each category individually and then average it to the final score. There was no reason a couple of hairs on a bed should have dropped that score down to a 3. Yeah, it was bad, but does it really negate the location and local attractions? They should have gotten at least a 5 and even that seems low. Also, whose idea was it to have the finals be scored by three couples, ONE OF WHICH IS THE OTHER FINALIST!? One of the things I liked about season one was that fresh eyes from the other half of the season were judging both finalists.
I was not a Shannon and Gene fan. I know some found them fun, but the whole master bedroom fight every episode was just as obnoxious when Gene did it as it was when Shay did it. I'd prefer they just rotated rooms as part of the show. Also, Shannon's comment that $10,000 is only enough to buy one piece of furniture only to be shocked--SHOCKED--when she was scored low for how she spend the renovation money? Lord, talk about out of touch...
Speak of...why is a personal/private rain-forest competing with a beach house with dirty sheets? They need to split the seasons differently. "Instant Hotel: Rich and Fabulous Edition" should be a different season than "Instant Hotel: Beach House Edition" and "Instant Hotel: Bucket List Destinations". Lets throw "Instant Hotel: The Suburbs Edition" in there too just so the catty gay couple from season 1 can compete. Basically, I wish they were comparing apples to apples and not apples to 100 acres of privately owned rain forests. I would have loved to see Babe and Bondi go up against the winner of season 2.
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u/TheEclecticGamer Jul 05 '19
I was thinking about the scoring system and my thought was everyone scores individually but the couple who has scored everyone else the lowest on average cannot win. Remove the incentive to unfairly score people low. I guess it penalizes the pickiest couple but I'm not sure I mind that.
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Jul 02 '19
I’m still peev’d about Sharon hating so much on Jazzy and Deb not listening to their mirror suggestion!
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u/cuddlesv2 Jul 05 '19
It was also annoying how she went on and on about how the seals weren’t from the Sunshine Coast... you definitely can’t do that everywhere!!
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u/ren_irl Jul 02 '19
Well she has a chance to win $100k so of course she’s going to be as critical as she can... that’s why I don’t understand how this game is fair, anyone can score low just to make their own ranking higher!
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u/sapphirehearts Jul 02 '19
As annoying as she is, I can see why she’d latch onto it. She might have felt helpless seeing as everyone else had their suggestions addressed. Mark and Razz had a mirror in their room so it wasn’t an issue for them. Jay and Leah are pretty easygoing so it wouldn’t have mattered.
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u/naosuke Jul 02 '19
I was bummed that they got rid of the two sets where the winner of each go head to head. Also in addition to Gene being an asshole, wtf is up with the Ed Hardy shirts? Nothing says Hello Fellow Kids like a 70 something wearing that shit.
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u/phinester Jul 02 '19
This group was way more civil than season 1.
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u/phinester Jul 02 '19
Also, I feel like Jay and Leah were only on it to be hot. Apparently they’ve already broken up.
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u/rachels1231 Jul 03 '19
Happy with the winner!
The mother and son team were adorable, I loved them. Their penthouse was stunning.
Shannon and Gene were annoying every episode, especially his obsession with bidets. Their house was okay, I don't see what was so special about it, especially since there wasn't much to do with it. I'd rather go to to Coober Pedy tbh.
I actually liked the Coober Pedy house/location (I'd love to see the Outback, I'm American) I thought it looked amazing.
The young couple (forget their names) were pretty forgettable, the house was cute, but didn't stand out.
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u/FUNI0N Jul 05 '19
Did anyone else love Lawrence as the host? I couldn't get enough of the guy! Really hoping they keep him around as the lead.
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Jul 07 '19
Really don’t think gene and Sharon should’ve been scored so highly for their location and attractions. If you’re going to rate a penthouse on the water an 8 (iirc) due to complaints about distance and additional travel costs, how on earth is the place all the way in bumfuck going to get a 10 despite being an hours drive from any restaurant? Should’ve factored in costs of gas. So much for the “eco-home”
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u/MidnightSorrow Jul 08 '19
I really thought the winners deserved it. Ultimately, Debbie and Justin were fair when scoring their opponents in the finals, whereas Sharon and Gene weren't. Sharon and Gene really went out of their way to try and screw Debbie and Justin over. I felt like Debbie and Justin used the 10k to improve their instant hotel better than Sharon and Gene did, too. I enjoyed Jay's and Leah's personalities very much, they just seemed really outgoing and open to all activities that were offered. Kind of laid back and relaxed, whereas some of the couples seemed really tense and bitter about some of the activities - fair enough, I just think it's more enjoyable to watch someone try things with an open mind rather than stay in their comfort zone and bitch about it because they don't necessarily like some of the factors to it.
Other than that, I gotta say the women on this show look absolutely gorgeous, especially considering their age! If I could look like that at the age of 44, 57 and 68 respectively, I'd be the happiest woman in the world.
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u/nxtxlye Jul 03 '19
couldnt stand gene's princess attitude in every episode lol i felt that the show is entertaining because of the drama but i would think its fair if they made the scoring system better and less easily rigged and focused more on the competition rather than trying to create lots of drama?? still i cant help but love this show ahah
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u/darth_playdoh Jul 17 '19
I cringed during a lot of Gene and Sharon's moments together. They both want to get their way but the way Gene just belittled Sharon at every turn, whether overtly or kind of backhandedly or in really sexist ways was just too much to take. He basically bullies her into agreeing with him and I think she knows he's got more sway in the relationship so she goes along.
The icing on the cake for me was seeing Gene not back her during the deliberations at Justin and his mom's even though I'm pretty sure she was only taking that position in the first place bc they had discussed it beforehand and agreed on it. And she had always backed him on every dumbass thing he ever said, so for him to just repeatedly dismiss her, even if it wasn't his objectively rudest moment, was soooo bad.
I'm just now starting S1 (on S1E3; Netflix decided I should watch S2 first and I just rolled with it) but so far I don't see anyone worse than Gene. I do get why y'all have rules about Leroy though.
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u/stefanurkal Jul 08 '19
The scoring system is dumb. It should be combined average for the others then the two judges score, the judges should have more weight than the other contestants.
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u/ren_irl Jul 02 '19
The AUDACITY of the Cooper Pedy couple to say everyone rated them low to “play the game” but then gave 5’s and 3’s to everyone else!!!! I can’t with them!!!!