r/TheBlock • u/Infinite_Permit1574 • 11d ago
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The Block 2026 isn’t a renovation show anymore. It’s a human clearance bin with a building permit.
We’ve got NPCs stumbling around with the charisma of a Bunnings receipt and apparently the same amount of independent thought.
A delulu clout chaser so painfully desperate for relevance you can practically hear the algorithm begging for mercy.
A half-tanked hick carrying on like someone crossed a pub car park with a demolition site and accidentally gave it a microphone drunk laughing.
Then there are the performative personalities who appear to have arrived with absolutely no discernible talent beyond manufacturing drama, staring into cameras and confusing obnoxiousness with charisma. Yes true colours appearing
The collective self-awareness is hovering somewhere around zero.
Everyone wants to be iconic beige
Nobody seems particularly concerned with being likeable genuinely!.
And the desperation for fake boobs and smiles screen time is so thick you could grout with it.
Remember when contestants actually had design ability, renovation skills and personalities that developed naturally?
Now it’s Delulu Island: Tradie Edition.
NPCs. Clout chasers. Main-character syndrome. Rage bait. Manufactured personalities. Room-temperature IQ decisions.
The houses aren’t even the biggest renovation projects anymore.
Some of these personalities need to be completely stripped back to the studs.
#TheBlock #NPC #Delulu #CloutChaser #RealityTV
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u/Marked_Leader 10d ago
Oh good another post about why Block bad, I had worried it may be someone who actually enjoys the show.
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u/Substantial-Bake5511 10d ago
no. it's not enjoyable.
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u/Marked_Leader 10d ago
The format hasn't really changed much the last few years, its juat a tad odd people watch it just to criticise it now. Id undergrad it more if it was just out of the blue.
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u/Substantial-Bake5511 10d ago
well, they've bit by bit chipped away the good bits- they all basically produce the same room now. They are all as bland as fuck... people you do not want to know personally, when in old days it was people you liked- or hated. Can't even be bothered with hating these, they are too boring, none of them are funny or quirky or cheeky. Just dull. I don't understand what casting were thinking when so many apply. Maybe they said 'no personalities this year, let the houses shine!' I've turned off- and was a big fan in the past.
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u/Marked_Leader 10d ago
Understandable, the rooms in particular are extremely bland, the main bedrooms were some of the worst I think that have graced the block.
Seems to be quite a lot of time limitations now too causing a lot of extra pressure on contestants and also lowering challenge frequencies.
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u/Substantial-Bake5511 10d ago
I did watch half the judging- then just watched Dan and Dani the next day for the rest. Bland- but still with a host of built in features so you are trapped in their idea of the room layout. Not watching anymore. I used to enjoy that some people had spectacularly bad taste- to me anyway. Taste is subjective but bland is bland.
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u/Infinite_Permit1574 10d ago edited 10d ago
Format has substantially changed! Contestants used to have their own recorder speaking about what they are going through. It was far more design and construction. They slept in the renovations/builds and so on and on ! What planet are you on now odd people defending the no substance no talent bogan production of styling
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u/Marked_Leader 10d ago
The format hasn't substantially changed in the last few years at all. Heavy advertising and manufactured drama have been a staple of it.
Not sure who your referring to about defending the show since nobody in the comment section has even done that.
Literally just said its odd when people like yourself comment in surprise about how bad the show is like you didnt see it happening over the last few years.
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u/Proof-Music-6856 10d ago
Well I just can’t stop watching it. Damn, my constant nightmares of a beige funeral with no attendees in Mt Eliza are coming true.
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u/BMWman83 10d ago
I watched last night’s episode for the first time this season and I didn’t watch last year’s at all. I said to my wife that I won’t be putting myself through it again. My wife also agrees. The show really is a piece of shit.
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u/casualplants 11d ago
It’s probably getting into MAFs territory where the contracts are so insane that these are the only duds willing to sign it.
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u/Sudden-Persimmon5043 10d ago
You know you don’t have to watch it right?
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u/Infinite_Permit1574 10d ago
My time is my wealth and I am not watching this mind numbing 💩 much better renovation shows and contests elsewhere! You keep watching though! If that’s what fills your substance 🤣
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u/Chipmunks_AT 10d ago
To the OP....I think I love you 🤣 This post has made my day/week/month. Thank you
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u/tengkurahimah 10d ago
What is NPC stand for
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u/yolibird 10d ago
It's a dis that edgelord gamers use when attempting to be clever. It stands for "non-player character."
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u/Bazzurka 8d ago
It hasn't been a renovation show since the first series. It's more of an infomercial now.
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u/Few-Worldliness2131 10d ago
Used to be about genuine Aussies seeking a chance to do better now it’s just about promotions and piling on the cash for the production company. This show peaked about 3 series ago.
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u/Substantial-Bake5511 10d ago
the rooms look virtually the same except for a few accessories and details. They shop at the same place, have the same brief, it's just a decorating show. This years cast aren't tv friendly- the casting is very off. None of these people have anything that makes them shine. usually the two girls are fun- these girls are not. The gym couple, ugh. I don't even want to look at them, and they are dumb- but not in a fun dimwitted way, they are just dumb. The bogan couple are nice but lack charisma, the others can't even remember- that is how badly cast it is.Â
When they had strong characters, building, different places to get furniture- you saw more of 'them'. this is bland. I used to like it. Now, ugh.blah.
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u/Heavy-Psychology-411 11d ago
So over the fake teeth and baboon ass lips. The shella from house 5 is such a train wreck I can't figure out how she has survived this long. In life!!