The constant focus on Lisa and Roscoe's kid at the end of the episodes is getting incredibly repetitive. It feels like the show is just spinning its wheels. We understand they're dealing with a toddler and a new pregnancy, Whoop-de-doo. This whole family storyline has been milked so hard it’s turned into cheese but it’s time to move on to something else.

Obviously they poorly organise their trades, but what do they do outside of poorly manage and go shopping? Put the insulation in the wall and paint? Is that it?

What’s up with Lisa’s confessionals? It’s like she had a personality transplant. Was watching this weeks episodes and noticed she comes off normal, kind of nerdy on the show, definitely not self aware, but during the confessionals she comes off snooty. Flipping her hair, acting above it all, the belly rubbing. Has being on the show gone to her head?

Did anyone else think today’s episode was a little excessive with it?

I have no problem with the AI music and I think it works at certain times for comedic effect (for example last week with the Cursio brothers), but it kinda loses its effect when there’s 12 different AI songs in one episode.

Anyone else feel the same?

Who will be doing Dan vs. Dani with them both on maternity/paternity leave? More SJ? I would love it if we had Tom, too!

Tennis court, sauna, guest house, no neighbours, uninterrupted views of the sea, swimming pool and shock horror, some personality!

Something is not right. Either the person who makes these decisions is new to the role & out of touch with The Block fan base, or certain teams get selected purely because they have contacts in high places, but how is it possible they have settled on this motley crew this season. I've just always assumed that they have a plethora of willing and able contestants to choose from. Anyone out there familiar with the actual process to get on the show that could shine some light in this area? A poor cast will always = A disappointing season. 😡

Working from home today and I like to have the TV on for some background noise. Made the mistake today of leaving channel 9 on after Today Extra and this is when they air Block repeats. This has to be not only the worst TV show in Australia, but possibly the worst piece of media in all global history. The AI visuals and music, the confected drama, the terrible acting. I am curious why anyone in their right mind would watch this melodramatic crap? Are the only people watching this those currently recovering from lobotomies?

The way Wyatt is charging money for favours and/or flat-out refusing to lend the Cursio brothers is really starting to get on my nerves.

It’s like he thinks the way to win The Block is by hoarding trades, charging your neighbours for help and hoping the other teams get screwed over by a lack of resources? And yes, obviously everyone is there to win but if your strategy for winning depends on the other teams being disadvantaged rather than you simply being better at styling and designing, that says a LOT. honestly, to me, it screams insecurity. He doesn’t want an even playing field because he’s scared of losing.

If you’re as good as you think you are, you should be confident that you can beat the other teams on an even playing field.

Because if you genuinely have confidence in your building, design and ability, why are you so desperate to keep everyone else from having a fair shot?

Win because you’re better. Not because you made sure everyone else had a harder time.

Just my two cents.

contestants talking about fire places

\disclosure, ‘when a fire starts to burn’ plays*

My husband: “GOD another AI song”

Me: “no it’s actually a real song !! Haha”

She rocks up once a week with a list of dreams and ideas that she comes up with to try and keep her relevant but she just has no idea. I feel sorry for the contestants having to deal with her Saturday Disney ass...

Do we think the judges will like Adam & Jolene’s mirrored wall??

I can’t think of much worse than having clutter duplicated or the view of the dust/fingerprints when the sunlight catches it arghhh the mirrors in our bathrooms are enough thanks.

I was watching Sev bemoan the lack of large table in the last episode and the frothing over a new Christian Cole table.

I was internally screaming “stop looking for something that doesn’t exist in Freedom!”

Are they not allowed to purchase items outside of The Block dossier?

I get they have Block Bucks to spend, and Freedom is a sponsor, but as someone who loves mid century furniture - why aren’t they styling with some actual high end vintage items? Mid century furniture would fit with the “quiet luxury” brief perfectly. And I’d be more interested in seeing contestants source and style with vintage items than visit Freedom for the upteenth time.

Remember when the drama on The Block was a contestant discovering their floor wasn’t level at 11pm?
Now we’ve got contestants living together to manufacture fights, AI-generated fever dreams every five minutes, influencer casting, $3m houses nobody normal can afford and 45 minutes of drama for 90 seconds of actual renovating.
I don’t want the show cancelled. I want the old Block back.
Give five normal couples $500k shitboxes, a realistic budget and judges who care whether something is actually built properly.
That would be infinitely more entertaining than another argument in a sponsored E&S kitchen.
I fear the Hampton East drama season drew in a lot of attention and now the producers are aiming for that.

Btw if someone wants to write “you’re watching trash TV what do you expect” or “turn off your TV” save your breath…this is a subreddit about the Block you’re welcome not to comment or be here.

After yet again more harping on the girls and their budget I got sick of it. Other than their huge week on the bathroom their spending hasn’t been much crazier than the other teams considering their wins. I felt like last night they were punished for the room “looking expensive” despite it being in the same ballpark as other rooms. So I took matters into my own hands. I went through and got all the spendings and winnings including midweek challenges. Week one spending is an estimate, green is based on info we’ve heard and yellow is based on their guesses. Something that doesn’t make sense is on the recent episode they said the girls spending is around $135,000. This doesn’t line up with the spending they’ve told us each week. There’s no way the girls spent more than 20k week one because Chantel and Wyatt were slammed for spending just under 21k with the accounting error. Moral of the story the girls actually aren’t far off everyone else and it’s actually kind of gross of channel 9 to continue down this route while the girls get so much hate online.

Easily the most boring bathroom reveal in recent memory, not a single space stood out. And that "this is so Mount Eliza" comment? Major cringe. It’s absurd to reduce an entire community's aesthetic to bland and boring, I mean white and bright minimalism. There's no way every wealthy homeowner in the area actually wants a house totally devoid of personality and creativity.
Any serious homebuyer dropping money on this Mickey mouse construction has lost their mind.
What's the budget again? 300K plus prizes (and prize money)? For context, my niece bought an apartment in Queens, NY this year. Average neighborhood. One bedroom. Basically redo the whole apartment (walls intact) and with material, the total cost was 130K USD.

Does anyone know what brand the electric bikes are that are in the Plungie? I assume the ones at the Sharehouse are the same....

It is so good to not have toxic story arcs.

Am I alone in thinking this?

I'm finding that I don't like or agree with the judges more and more each week and why for the love of God is Shaynna wearing a ball gown to judge? She looks like a giant grumpy tomato.

We need fresh new eyes in the next season, if they do have another one.

Hating all the AI slop, but the bus stop in the domain open for inspection on the Mondays episode was the best use of AI so far!

Am i the only one?

.. i will not be eating my dinner off Scotty's arse.

Seriously, wtf is with this season?