# You want me... SCOTT: Previously on The Block...
..in a tale reminiscent of Shakespeare...
..two households both alike in building scope...
..in fair Hampton East where we lay our scene.
From ancient grudge...
Are you guys pissed about something?
Are we saying that you do get an extra hand? 100%.
..break new awkwardness...
It's a tie!
..when they tied first place in last night's judging.
And guess what? We're all going away together.
Isn't that going to be fun?
(LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE)
Tonight, kids take over the block for kids' bedroom week.
We heard you need some help.
We spoke about everything that they would require.
No beige!
I don't know if we can do that.
SCOTT: These sworn enemies head to Camelot.
(DRAMATIC CHORDS)
I'm not going to lie, I've been fired up.
We were told that you were giving out ultimatums.
Leah's not the person I thought she was.
SCOTT: And the Blockheads put their differences aside
for a very worthy cause.
Are you up for it, gang?
Yeah!
It just puts everything into perspective.
('KIDS' BY MGMT PLAYS)
SCOTT: The sun is rising on a brand-new week,
kids' bedroom week,
and suitably, our Blockheads are acting like...
Well, children.
Brett isn't speaking to Ash.
Kristy isn't speaking to her old bestie, Leah.
She doesn't look at me, she doesn't talk to me.
I do not exist to her.
ASH: See ya.
LEAH: Yeah, bye.
Skip-to-the-loo, my darling. Honestly.
That's how she's acting.
SCOTT: And Eliza and Liberty
haven't said a word to Kristy and Brett
since Kristy said they get special treatment eight days ago.
We don't like not speaking with people.
It just feels so high school.
SCOTT: Let's not forget, the girls and Kristy and Brett
are having dinner with me tonight.
I mean, you just couldn't have scripted it, could you?
That both of us, who haven't spoken for a week
and essentially don't like each other,
have to go away
and have a nice intimate dinner together with Scotty.
SCOTT: But all that schoolyard stuff aside,
it's time for the Domain Open for Inspections
to check out last week's master ensuites.
# Outside of the party, smokin' in the car with you...
SCOTT: Starting with house four
who came in last place, scoring 21 out of 30.
Yeah, we got thrown through the judging washing machine last night,
so they threw us in, hit go, threw us around, then spat us out.
# Tell me where I gotta go...
Well, guys, I've been on the Steph and Gian train
for a long time and I'm jumping off at this stop.
It's harsh.
I hate it.
I honestly feel like I'm in a quarantine facility.
Oh, my god. (LAUGHS)
Oh-la-la.
Oh, that came together nicely.
A Covid facility. That felt so weird to call it that.
(SNEEZES) Excuse me.
It's a... Yeah, she would have hated it.
Can you get out of here? I've got Covid.
(LAUGHS) I need to recover.
(LAUGHS)
It was a Covid recovery clinic.
Oh, that is ouchy.
That would probably be Marty's most ouchiest moments.
I don't know where Marty was isolating for Covid,
but (BLEEP) hell.
It does feel cold, but bathrooms feel cold.
I mean, this is just a whole vibe.
I like it.
Same. Quarantine facility.
Where do you quarantine? In a bloody five-star hotel?
# It's my life
# Don't you forget... SCOTT: Next on the judges' hit list
was Kyle and Leslie in house one who came in fourth position,
but it started well.
SHAYNNA: Hmm.
Wow.
DARREN: Wow. That is striking, straight off the bat.
I love how they don't have a traditional glass shower screen.
SCOTT: However, despite great first impressions,
there was plenty of criticism.
I'm in a luxury house and I've got a standard size vanity.
I have one draw and I have that.
I think this toilet orientation
should probably come off that wall.
Tell you what, for a big bathroom...
SHAYNNA: It's a little bit poky.
Oh!
Oh, I love this. It's just so different to what we've seen.
They've done the dual arches. I love that.
What do you mean there's not enough storage?
This is plenty of storage.
It's a his and hers vanity. Watch out for that.
It's going to hit the light. Oh, is it?
Watch out. Oh, yeah. That's a bit...
BRETT: What was the toilet issue?
They were talking about other orientation of it,
so like, OK, I'm going to go to the toilet that way
and stare at my own face.
(BLOWS RASPBERRY)
I would've thought I would rather just look this way facing the window
when I was going to the toilet, versus looking at myself.
(LAUGHS)
SCOTT: And thoughts on the small shower?
I feel like this is big enough.
This is definitely big enough.
I mean, it definitely doesn't feel as big
when you step into it, does it?
But like, how much room do you need?
SCOTT: According to Ash, this much.
(LAUGHS)
No, look, it's...
It's borderline.
SCOTT: Coming in third place was Leah and Ash's master ensuite
with a score of 23 and a half out of 30.
DARREN: I love the proportions in here.
SHAYNNA: Tiles are elegant, the vanity is elegant,
the application of the mirrors is elegant,
but I just find the styling is so childlike
that it takes it down a notch.
That's not elegant.
It's very juvenile.
SCOTT: And for the judges, it was all about that shower.
Look at that! Oh, my god.
It's cavernous, that shower. Massive!
The shower is the size of the bathroom.
The opposite of where we have just come from.
I know! (LAUGHS)
You could fit ten people in here.
Like, this is oversized to the extreme.
Are you selling it to a swingers club?
Holy moly.
Oh, wow. There's a lot to look at. Hang on.
Let's go to the swingers shower, so the judges say.
Oh, my god.
Honestly, they...
That is ridiculous.
It was very much you could fit ten people in that shower,
so swingers comments, I can kind of vibe it.
SCOTT: Moving on to the tied winners this week.
# My love must be a...
SCOTT: Eliza and Liberty scored 28 out of 30
for their master ensuite.
MARTY: Here we go.
This is pretty spectacular.
I love the palate.
I love the tiles.
Floor plan seems to be perfect.
Ooh-la-la!
Oh, wow! Holy!
This is a really nice bathroom.
So spacious.
These girls have come so far, hey?
I know. I'm so proud of them.
I don't think you can argue with the score.
Like, it's... I think it's extremely fair.
SCOTT: So, with their peers agreeing
Eliza and Liberty were worthy of the win...
..let's see what they say about Kristy and Brett
who tied in first place.
Fresh!
How good is this?
Yeah, clean, crisp, contemporary.
But you cannot fault this layout.
No. It is unfaultable.
And they haven't tried to be too tricky to win us over
or win a buyer over.
They've just done something that's consistent, elegant,
and functional, but beautiful.
Oh, wow. This is very similar to house five.
Like, in terms of layout and space.
It's the exact layout.
I don't know, you get a good feeling when you walk in here.
You can see Brett's cutting in.
You can see that.
Brett's painting is funny. It is, isn't it?
I mean, the painting is just a bit average. (LAUGHS)
I don't think it's a winning bathroom, to be honest.
It looks beautiful, but it also looks cheap.
It's not better than the girls' room. Put it that way.
Is it bad I think ours is better?
I thought Kristy and Brett did a great job of their bathroom...
..and if the challenge was do the best job on a budget,
they would have won it.
But that's not what the challenge was.
As a buyer, I think you're choosing ours
because it just feels more expensive.
SCOTT: There were two winners last night
but in the eyes of Tommy,
who is here to judge the Hipages Best on The Block Award,
there is only one.
Oh! Look who it is!
What's happening? What's happening?
How are you, mate? Stand up. It's rude.
Sorry, sorry, sorry. Stand up, that's right.
This week, I've done the walk-throughs
and I think you guys have got the best bathroom by a country mile.
(CHEERING)
I tried to get that out of you! You gave me nothing!
Yeah, it's good.
Everything is good in there.
Like, you've got the most tiling to do, the tiling's bang on.
Isn't it? Your painting's back this week.
Thank you so much.
So, yeah, we've got an award for you.
And, you know, and you got the new building team,
new building team too. It's great.
One each.
Thank you, Tommy!
That's for you, mate, you and the boys.
Pop it in your office. Thank you very much.
Well done. Thank you.
That goes in the office. Well done.
Now, there was one other thing from Hipages.
I can't think what it was.
Please let it be money. That's right, I remember now.
It's $10,000 cash!
(CHEERING)
(LAUGHS)
Gosh, that was piercing. Ripping bathroom.
Thank you! Thank you!
Something to talk about at tea tonight.
I can't wait to share the news. Just another thing to add to the...
(LAUGHTER)
Righto. See you there tonight.
Thank you! Thank you!
Yeah, well done. See you later. Well done.
SCOTT: Coming up, the world's most awkward dinner party.
Shake hands.
Legitimately, shake hands?
SCOTT: Shake hands.
The warring teams finally break their silence...
I guess it's the elephant in the room
that we should probably talk about.
..and there are some shocking revelations.
Oh, my god. We would literally never in a million years...
That infuriates me.
SCOTT: Plus, a heartwarming challenge...
Morning!
..and some favourite Blockheads return to lend a hand.
Please make welcome Dylan and Jenny!
(APPLAUSE)
(SEAGULL SQUAWKS)
# One, two, three, good lovin'
# Good lovin'...
SCOTT: It's a new week on The Block, kids' bedroom week.
The task is for each team to deliver two kids' bedrooms
in just seven days.
But for those of you playing along at home,
you'll know that this is not the first time
our Blockheads have created a kids' bedroom this season.
We're going to kick this off with a house decider challenge.
Let's go.
SCOTT: The first bedroom they had to deliver
was a kid's room in just 48 hours
and mum and dad team, Leah and Ash, won by a country mile.
PRODUCER: The very first room that you guys delivered
was a kid's bedroom and you killed it.
So, surely, you must be thinking, "Oh, this is our week."
"We've got this in the bag."
The house decider bedroom, they were our biggest scores yet.
27!
We understand kids and we know them inside and out.
PRODUCER: You guys have got this in the bag.
No pressure.
SCOTT: Having three kids might be an advantage.
The kids' bedrooms in house two are mirror image of each other,
both include a curved corner,
and are located on the first level here.
You ready for some planning? Ready?
Sure am. OK. Here we go.
On Monday, we did identify the rooms
because it was just going to be easier for me
to go with what my own children like.
Yeah, we were sort of just calling them
Austin's room and Marnie's room.
Yeah.
This is Marnie. She's four.
Marnie is a little princess, a performer.
She's got an amazing imagination.
Yeah.
I wanted this week to be really simple,
but changed my mind, not going to be simple.
A stage.
So, a little girl's room for Marnie.
She is such a performer, so we're building a stage.
It will be a really cool space for them.
# Don't stop, make it pop...
SCOTT: The plan for Leah and Ash's little girl's room,
AKA Marnie's room,
is to be an explosion of colour.
There will be a '90s retro art on the wall, a pastel daybed,
and a stage in the rounded corner of the room...
..which DIY blinds can help with.
We're throwing a spanner in the works for this room.
We're going to create a little stage
and do a really fun curtain
that could always be draped to the side.
Leave it with me. I'll find some different colour options
that I think will work really well for that space.
Awesome. OK, that sounds great.
In the second bedroom, it's going to be a boy's bedroom.
Hi. I'm Ozzy. I'm nine.
# He was a skater boy, she said see you later boy...
LEAH: Ozzy is a footy-loving, PlayStation...
..addict.
(LAUGHTER)
SCOTT: What does Ozzy want in his room?
When I spoke to him a couple of weeks ago,
he said a rock climbing wall.
So, that curved space is perfect for that.
SCOTT: In the boy's room, AKA Ozzy's room,
they're planning for plenty more colour,
that includes the Grafico wallpaper
and, you heard it right, a rock climbing wall.
The Block is Austin's favourite show.
It'll be a moment for him to remember for the rest of his life
that he is...
You know, that he gets his own little room on our Block house.
SCOTT: After nine weeks away from home,
Kids Week is bittersweet for the parents in the group.
Missing the kids terribly.
Like, we've not seen them at all and we've come here for them.
It's hard because I've been in a space
where I haven't wanted to think about the kids,
as blunt as that sounds.
This week is forcing me to think about them.
What do they like? Oh, Marnie would love this and...
But anyway, it's an exciting week
and I just - I want to think about them in a really fun, positive way.
Good boy.
So, we're designing it for them.
SCOTT: From the kid experts in house two,
next, let's head to house four, who, no kidding, have no idea.
PRODUCER: So, this week, a kid's room.
Flash back to the house decider challenge.
Trauma.
(TENSE SOUNDTRACK)
What...
I have PTSD from that week.
That was us just like first coming onto The Block.
We didn't, you know, hit the brief and that's not great.
What are you presenting to us? It's not even a kid's room.
They obviously thought the brief was a bad light shade.
(SHAYNNA LAUGHS)
(LAUGH ECHOES)
The kid's room, those two words just kind of bring me back
to, like, the first bit of feedback on The Block this year
and for us, and I know Steph in particular this week,
we were thinking, we need to get this right.
Mm-hm.
# You got me begging you for mercy...
SCOTT: The kids' bedrooms in house four
our located on the first floor,
separated by a bathroom, accessed via the corridor.
But Steph and Gian are off to a slow start today.
I spent hours with every single person on Monday,
trying to work out, like, "Would your kid like?"
I don't have children, like, it's not just me not having kids.
None of the people around me have kids, all my cousins are all older.
Like, I can't personify a child.
I was doing all my research.
How old are your kids? Your actual children?
Oh, my actual children? ASH: Two, four, and nine.
Two... Two?
Two. Two-year-old.
Yeah, like, one, two. "Wah!" That's a toddler.
Yeah.
Nine-year-olds are people that are in year four?
But I actually think that it even clouded my judgement
and made me even more overwhelmed and confused
because I was, like, asking way too many people and...
We were trying to personify the children,
so we can understand, like, what they would want.
You should have a racing car bed.
(LAUGHS) Go to the toy shop.
Like, literally, anyone walking down the street, I'm asking.
I'm like, "Hey, would your kid like this? Hey..."
SCOTT: It looks like Steph and Gian are still no closer
to answering this question from back in week one.
PRODUCER: Do you feel like you nailed the kid's room brief?
Define kid.
(BLEATING)
SCOTT: While Steph and Gian try to work out what kids are
and what they like,
in house five, Eliza knows one kid well...
(GROANS)
..and she's calling the shots on their designs this week.
# The kids don't stand a chance...
I'm a child at heart, which is advantageous,
but I do not have a child myself.
On Monday, we made the decision to do a sort of toddler bedroom,
so three to six,
and then an older kids, slightly older kid's bedroom,
so, like, say, eight to twelve.
SCOTT: In-house five,
the kids' bedrooms are located on the first floor
at the back of the house.
So, this is the younger bedroom and a kid's bedroom.
So, I think we're sorted for this
in terms of, obviously, like, cabinetry there.
We've got our little cute nook.
# Somewhere...
SCOTT: Eliza and Liberty's younger child's room
will be a whimsical pastel room,
which will include a reading nook
and wallpaper on the walls and cabinetry,
and it will be gender neutral.
We just wanted to be gender neutral
because we just feel like people coming in,
you just don't know whether they have two boys,
two girls, a boy, girl, whatever.
So, we wanted to, you know, utilise the things
that are going to be permanent to, yeah, be able to re-purpose,
and then for our older kid's bedroom,
we've got Grafico wallpaper in that space,
which is a bit jungle-esque.
We've got a double bed, then we've got a little art easel,
and we've got a little study nook.
It's versatile and can be repurposed for the buyer.
It's so cool.
When are you guys going away?
We'll probably be leaving at like three or something.
SCOTT: And with the kids' room plans in motion,
there's no forgetting that Eliza and Liberty
must go away with Kristy and Brett tonight,
who they haven't spoken a word to in eight days.
Maybe you'll come back and you'll be best friends.
I don't think anyone's excited about our night away
with Kristy and Brett.
We were pretty keen.
Wouldn't say excited would be the word.
We were pretty keen to get going
to our away adventure with Scotty and the girls.
They don't care that they're making everyone uncomfortable.
It's weird sociopathic kind of stuff as far as I'm concerned.
Going with the girls, I mean, I find it quite funny.
That's like a...
It couldn't have been timed better.
It could be entertaining.
Hey, when you're away, you might join alliances.
Who knows how the cookie crumbles?
(SEAGULL SQUAWKS)
(THUNDER)
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SCOTT: It's Monday of kids' bedroom week,
and in house one,
they've been getting some insider tips from within the family.
Apart from house two,
they are the only other team with kids.
This week's double kids' bedrooms.
We've spoken to the boys, so we've got some ideas.
# Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows
# Everything that's wonderful
# Is what I feel when we're together...
PRODUCER: Helps to have experts in the family.
Is it an advantage having kids?
I know the realities of what it's like,
so we've got that as an advantage,
but in terms of just it being a design thing,
I think everyone can just release their inner child.
SCOTT: In house one,
Kyle and Leslie will be releasing their inner children
in these two rooms, located on the first floor.
So, one of the rooms is sort of heavily themed around basketball.
# You already for this...
SCOTT: In Kyle and Leslie's room,
they're hoping for a slam dunk from the teen boys.
It will have blue walls
and be themed in all things basketball,
and their second room will be for a teenage girl,
which will include timber cabinetry
with house one's signature archways,
a desk area, and a sage green colour palette.
Pretty straightforward.
We are mindful of your budget
and we we'll be trying to keep close at an absolute minimum.
PRODUCER: How's your budget looking?
It's all just amalgamating into one giant (BLEEP) show.
SCOTT: With no wins since week one,
Kyle and Leslie are fast running out of cash,
so this week, they will be pulling back on labour costs
and doing the extra hard yards themselves.
In all honesty, insulation, everything,
you guys have got to move very quickly
'cause this is a big area.
Let's get it.
SCOTT: And with those high raked ceilings to prep,
Kyle has given Kennards a call for help.
# And when a hero comes along...
What you after?
We've got kids' bedrooms this week
and we've obviously got the high ceilings.
So, I was wondering if we could get some mobile scaff.
No worries. I can go back and get that loaded up
and get that back around to you shortly.
Back already, Dave.
Back with your scaffold, mate. Thank you, mate.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
Bueno.
PRODUCER: Do you guys have kids?
Is that a disadvantage or an advantage?
Hmm, I think not having kids,
for us, in a way, I find it somewhat of an advantage
'cause you don't have that narrow mind
of this is what a kid wants and wants out of a room.
Hi, Kristy. Hello!
Hi! How are you? How are you?
SCOTT: For Kristy and Brett's adaptable kid's room,
they will be relying heavily on Block Bucks
due to their dwindling budget.
So, they've called in Grafico and Kinsman Wardrobes
to design two very unique spaces.
This week, we have decided the ages of our kid
was a three-year-old little boy or girl that loves jungle,
and then a teen girl.
SCOTT: Starting with the bedroom for a three-year-old,
it will be located in the middle of the first floor.
So, what have you done so far?
We've picked out the wallpaper now.
Damien's helped us pick it out and picked the perfect one.
Yeah.
Yeah, so we've got the Grafico jungle wallpaper here
and what we're thinking in here
is doing the colouring-in wallpaper in here.
SCOTT: The three-year-olds kid's bedroom
will include the jungle wallpaper on the cabinetry
and a play nook decked out in washable wallpaper
that kids can colour in.
Perfect. So, basically, we just need to work out the colours inside,
handles, the doors that that will go onto.
I think that's a good collaboration. What do you think, Damien?
I think that looks beautiful.
Yes. The next bedroom as well.
It will be that whole space.
SCOTT: Kristy and Brett's second kid's bedroom for a teenage girl
will be located at the front of the first floor,
overlooking Charming Street.
So, we're looking to go that - the whole wall and the ceiling.
BRETT: Never thought we'd do that.
Grafico the ceiling.
I was actually really keen to do that from the beginning.
I just had to find the right space to do that.
SCOTT: In the teenage girl room,
Kristy and Brett will put a floral wallpaper on the back wall
which will flow onto the ceiling,
a black fourposter bed for sleepovers,
and the next decision is the colour and material of the cabinetry.
So, I'm thinking about having
more of like a textured sort of finish.
Something like this one.
Yeah.
Yeah, perfect. It works.
I like that. Love that.
Thank you very much, guys. Appreciate it.
Alright. Good collaboration, right?
SCOTT: Over in house four,
Steph and Gian have been in a spin all day trying to define kids.
(GOAT BLEATS)
There were just so many different things
that would come into our mind
because we were speaking to so many people.
Information overload.
SCOTT: But Steph, our resident architect, has had a breakthrough.
(BELL RINGS)
I was asking the adults about their kids
and there was a disconnect in the client.
So...
..the kids arrived.
SCOTT: And not just any kids.
These are the kids of the big boss.
They have literally grown up on The Block.
Whoa, that was a big night.
I reckon. You've got a baby.
# Rollover, Beethoven...
Scotty, have you heard the news?
No, give me a look, mate.
# Rollover, Beethoven...
Cut! That was great, Scotty.
Can I at least have the reserves?
So, if anyone knows what a kid's room needs,
it's these two.
Max and Charlie.
(BICYCLE BELL RINGS)
We heard you need some help.
OK, guys. It's just up here.
We spoke about everything that they would require.
So, you need teddies.
Teddies. A desk...
A desk. ..for them to play.
So, we said, "Hey, like, what do you have in your room"
"and what would you want?"
They were just full of ideas.
Kids have to have colour in their room.
Yes. Make it vibrant.
And you know what we don't want in the bedroom?
Tell me.
Beige.
No beige!
Alright, fine! I don't know if we can do that.
They said no beige, and I said, "Fair enough."
I will use earthy tones.
I compromised.
Yeah.
SCOTT: Then there was this pearl of wisdom.
Kids have to take a dump.
Let's just say that.
They have to take a dump.
Couldn't have said it better myself. I agree.
And back at my house, like,
the bathroom is, like, ten metres away.
Yeah, it's too far. Wow.
What if you didn't have to walk down a hallway to go to the bathroom?
You could enter the bathroom directly from your bedroom?
Yes.
I think they were more helpful than they thought they were.
We're going to definitely take their feedback and run with it.
# I wish that I could be like the cool kids...
SCOTT: After Max and Charlie's consult,
Steph and Gian's kids' bedroom plans finally start to come to life.
First, with a consult with Kinsman.
We can talk about the bedroom two and three of the upstairs area
that you're about to start.
SCOTT: Steph and Gian will create a colourful bedroom for twin boys
which will have two single beds
and have loads of open cabinetry for toys and play.
That fits easily,
and then you can decorate the whole room
to be the ultimate playpen.
SCOTT: Next up, a consult with Truecore.
And what are we doing, Steph?
We're going to continue the beams in the kids' rooms
and we're going to utilise one of the beams to hang a swing.
A swing? A swing!
# I can't stop the feeling...
SCOTT: The second kid's bedroom will be for a preteen girl.
It will have an earthy colour palette,
include a desk for study and play,
and a swing seat,
and there's one more big change after Max and Charlie's consult.
This is changing.
The entry to this bathroom will be through the Jack-and-Jill.
Oh, smart.
We have made some alterations to the plan,
which includes shutting off that hallway wall
and implementing a Jack-and-Jill entry
from both kids' bedrooms into the joint bathroom.
Our consult with Max and Charlie was very, very helpful.
That's exactly what we needed.
We needed someone to give us that butt-steer
and kind of guidance into the right direction.
SCOTT: After the break, warring teams head to Camelot,
dinner is served...
Let's eat.
..and Leah's reputation is on the menu.
KRISTY: Leah's not the person I thought she was.
She says and does two different things.
(SEAGULL SQUAWKS)
(THUNDER)
# Forever young
# I want to be forever young...
SCOTT: It's late afternoon on Monday of kids' bedroom week
and last week's winning and warring teams
are off on their Ford getaway to join me for dinner at Camelot,
the house I built in Gisborne for last year's series of The Block.
Oh! Just as I remember it.
Bloody freezing. (CHUCKLES)
I love it up here.
The fire's going, the kids are coming over for tea.
It's going to be one big happy family tonight.
(CHUCKLES)
SCOTT: Kristy and Brett and Eliza and Liberty
haven't spoken a word to each other
since this little altercation over a week ago.
Are you guys pissed about something?
Are we saying that you do get an extra hand?
100%.
Well, I'm kind people, so they're kind back to me.
Yeah, special treatment.
Definitely not the case, Eliza. So, calm down.
# Mad world...
SCOTT: So, tonight's cosy dinner at my joint
is going to be very interesting.
And here they come.
(CHUCKLES)
So, we arrived first.
Pulling up, felt like a whole new season was starting.
Well, hello!
Scotty! Welcome to Camelot.
Not bad digs you've got here. Come here.
How are you? Congratulations.
Thank you.
It's the first time you've come for tea.
It is, it is. Well done. Congratulations.
Now, the other kids
will be a couple of minutes away. Nice.
Alright, so we've got to play nice, right?
Look them in the eyes when you say hello.
Scotty said that it was like his kids were coming home for dinner
and everybody had to be nice to each other.
Here's your other friends that are here.
Hi, guys. Hello.
Come on now. Listen, shake hands.
Legitimately shake hands?
Yeah, shake hands.
He made us all shake hands.
So awkward. That was the most awkward part.
I've gone to a lot of trouble to cook a nice meal
and I won't have any fighting.
(LAUGHTER)
Then we had a tour of Camelot,
which is the house that Scotty built on The Block last year,
which was incredible.
Come in. The teddy's got something for you.
(CASH REGISTER RINGS) Teddy's got a bit going on there.
This would be ours. Yes.
I'll take that, I'll take that. That's yours.
Girls, I reckon this is your room. That's so sweet.
Look at the pillow. (CASH REGISTER RINGS)
You beauty.
SCOTT: Cash isn't the only prize for these two teams.
But the next prize is a little harder to share.
Now, part of the prize of winning
is this magnificent vase that is handmade from T-House.
It's worth 1,200 bucks and the money goes to charity.
The problem is, I only have one.
(LAUGHTER)
So, we're playing Jenga.
So, you're playing Jenga.
Neither of us have ever played Jenga before,
I don't think, in our lives.
We're going to move fast, OK?
Because we want to eat. I've got the food in the oven.
It was...
The most intense game ever.
(TENSE SOUNDTRACK)
We ran it a little longer than they probably anticipated
'cause we were all pretty good at it.
I'm keeping an eye on dinner. It actually is burning.
I think we bore the hell out of Scotty
and he was like, "Wrap this up." Yeah.
(SIGHS) Kill me now.
What's happened?
So, we can't disengage.
(LAUGHTER)
We won.
Girls, there's your vase.
Thank you.
We didn't even want the vase. I just like to win.
Well, congratulations. Cheers.
Thank you. Thank you. Cheers, all.
Cheers, everybody.
The vibe with Kristy and Brett from the get-go
was incredibly awkward and uncomfortable.
It was just a lot of small talk.
Are you guys spraying this week?
No. No.
Neither are we.
The kids seem to be playing nicely together.
We seem to be alright.
KRISTY: Dinner was very pleasant.
Very vanilla.
Mature adults.
Yes, that's right, and do you know what?
The Block's about family and maybe this could be cathartic.
(LAUGHS)
I'm trying my hardest, folks, you know?
Scotty, I think, while we were eating dinner,
kept trying to get us to talk but none of us bit at that.
(CRICKETS CHIRPING)
Well, I think tonight has been a fantastic night.
But I tell you what, I reckon you can have your own conversations
without Dad in the room.
So, I'm going to go to bed.
Are you joking?
You guys are going to sit by the fire,
get your jarmies on, if you like,
and you can have a good old-fashioned chit-chat.
Good night, kids. Night!
See ya!
SCOTT: So, while I leave last night's winners alone,
back at the block, last week's losers
are hosting a slightly less awkward dinner.
LESLIE: Oh, cheers, chums, for hosting.
No worries. Cheers, losers.
Thanks for having a (BLEEP) bathroom for us.
Thanks for coming. (LAUGHTER)
ASH: Wonder what the winners are doing.
I think we were all just speculating what was going on at Gisborne.
Yeah, I wonder what's happening.
Do I want to hear the drama?
Yes. Yeah.
Do I want to talk about the drama?
Also yes.
Do I want to be the centre of what is the drama?
Absolutely not.
Literally, right at this point,
it will be very smiley, smiley, surface level -
I can see it, I can imagine it.
We all went off, got changed into matching pyjamas
and then sat by the fire and it was bizarre.
I think we both sort of felt
like it was going to be a forced conversation
that was going to have to be had.
The first person to start the conversation was Kristy.
I guess it's the elephant in the room
that we should probably talk about. Totally.
You know, the drama that has been this week.
First and foremost, we don't have a problem with you by any means.
We have said that from day dot.
It has never been about you guys.
That is well and truly not the case and I think a lot of the areas
have been greyed through jokes and sarcasm
that has obviously offended you guys
and we're not in the business of offending people.
So, a lot of it was with tongue in cheek,
but we do apologise that it has offended you.
Essentially, we apologised
for them feeling, you know,
that they might have felt that we weren't happy for them
and it was just like misconception.
That night, I think, with the special favours thing,
I guess, for us, it just made it feel like it was personal
and that, like, almost, we were, I guess, cheating, in a sense,
'cause that made it feel personal
to be like, "You guys are getting special favours."
Like, and we work our ringers off.
Yes.
There couldn't be something more offensive to us.
Oh, it just felt, it felt so hurtful to us.
All I needed to hear was,
"We don't know when we're hurting people"
"and we're sorry that you were victims of that."
But it was just like, "That's just our dark humour."
"Take or leave us", kind of thing.
So, I'm not going to lie. I've been fired up.
Really fired up. Yeah, love that though.
I'm loving the vibe about it.
If I'd seen this Eliza eight weeks ago,
we'd probably be best friends.
When I feel passionate about something, I go hard-core.
Yeah, we liked it. And I liked it.
I was all about it.
Kristy said to me
that the new character she saw when I confronted her,
had she seen it sooner,
we potentially would have been best friends.
My god, how awful that she's seeing the worst side of me,
'cause I didn't love that, and she resonated with it.
It's kind of grim.
It was a conversation that you and I had, which was heated
and the timing was just... Gross, yeah.
..gross, but then when it came to the time
that we've seen you after that,
was when we were told that you were giving out ultimatums.
Kristy tried to say that Leah and Ash came to her
to say that we gave them an ultimatum.
They had to choose us or them, which just didn't happen.
Oh, my god. That infuriates me
'cause we could not be more opposite to those sort of people.
(BLEEP) no. Same.
KRISTY: Leah's not the person I thought she was.
She says and does two different things.
BRETT: Leah wants to clear her name.
(LAUGHTER)
BRETT: I think she became a little bit worried
that we're a little bit out of pocket
and could potentially be the villains.
There was a lot of throwing Leah under the bus.
"Leah said this and Leah did that and Leah's two different people."
So, there were things like that, I could tell, that she -
that Kristy wanted to sort of create a rift.
But we just - we walked away from all of that
and we're like, "We've had enough of the tit-for-tat."
PRODUCER: Do you feel like you got a chance
to really straighten stuff out with the girls?
For us, to be honest with you, having the conversation was good.
But it really doesn't affect the way
that mine and Kristy's headspace was anyway.
Whether the chat happened or not.
We reached a point with Kristy and Brett
where we can be amicable.
Let's just move forward knowing people's characters
and giving energy to them as we see fit,
and so, that's what we're going to do.
(SEAGULL SQUAWKS)
(THUNDER)
SCOTT: It's a new day
and last week's winners, Eliza and Liberty,
and Kristy and Brett,
are waking up at Camelot after a big night.
How beautiful.
SCOTT: Meanwhile, back on site...
MAN: Special delivery!
Morning.
Oh! Oh, my god. You actually have a delivery.
And there's some coffee and a bag.
Oh, god.
Jesus Christ.
And an invitation.
It looks like a kid's invitation.
This sounds fun. Come here.
GIAN: We got woken up with some nice Macca's breakfast
and a note from Scotty.
"Blockheads, after a week of swings and roundabouts..."
"Fuel up and meet at Ievers Reserve in Parkville"
"for a chance to reconnect to your inner child."
Oh! Geez, Scotty.
Challenge on your birthday.
This sounds fun.
SCOTT: That's right.
It's our favourite guy from house two's birthday today.
(SINGING) # Happy birthday to you
# Happy birthday to you...
# Happy birthday, I love you
# Happy birthday to Dad. #
Yay! Yeah!
MNA: Oh, what a lovely way to start your birthday.
Isn't that cute? Yeah.
I mean, we're both like, "Oh, great."
We get to spend Ash's birthday off the block
and go meet Scotty for whatever he's got us up to.
Enjoy, guys! Bye!
See youse later! Thanks! See you!
Off to a challenge, so off we go.
Hey, are we meant to talk to... Tell Lib and Lize?
On the way back from Gisborne to the block,
we got a call from Leah.
(PHONE RINGING)
ASH (ON PHONE): Hello! Happy birthday!
(BLEEP) Happy birthday! (BLEEP)
(LAUGHTER)
Thanks.
How was your night?
It was so awkward. It was very awkward.
Awkies?
We did get, like, a genuine apology,
but - apologised but then unapologetic.
Can we call - wait, actually, stay on the phone.
We just have to order Macca's.
While you're waiting for your meal, you're not coming back to the block.
We're off on a challenge today.
Oh, no way.
Reroute.
We've got a challenge.
Hey, Leslie.
How about today we go to a challenge?
# I am right here, right now
# Right here, right here, right now...
SCOTT: Morning! ALL: Morning!
Good morning.
Hello, everybody.
Hello, Scotty!
Now, you did just a fantastic job at the last charity challenge,
I thought you could do another one!
Yay! (APPLAUSE)
Right behind me here is Ronald McDonald House.
An amazing charity that supports children and their families
when they absolutely need it the most.
Something our friends here, Madison and Josh, know all too well.
Can you tell us a little bit about your story, guys,
and of course, your beautiful young bloke, York?
So, York is seven and a half months old.
York has a pretty severe heart condition...
..which has required three heart surgeries.
The first one being at four days old.
York's had multiple complications, including a cardiac arrest
about three months ago,
so we have been here, yeah, from day dot.
You've really lived at Ronald McDonald House
for seven and a half months
between hospitals and things like that as well.
So, what's that sort of support been like
from Ronald McDonald House, Josh?
Oh, it's amazing.
It's hard to describe how incredible the support,
the community base that the Ronnie McDonald has.
You know, we're finding ourselves coming home from hospital
at 10:00, 11:00 at night
when York was in ICU for four months.
You're able to just come home to the Ronald McDonald House,
you can go to the donations pantry or the fridge, the freezer.
There's always volunteers and committees
that have ready-made meals
and, you know, it's such an amazing support.
Well, guys, thank you so much for telling your story.
We wish you all the best, of course.
We wish little York all the best as well,
and also joining us today is Peter.
Peter is the CEO of Ronald McDonald House,
so Pete, they tell me
that you're in a little bit of need in the backyard department.
We certainly are, Scotty,
and we'd love it for the teams to get involved
and really improve the backyard.
It's not usable at the moment,
when we look over our shoulder,
and it's a great space for the families to come out to
when it's in good nick.
It's a while since it's had a revamp,
so really looking forward to a renovation job
in the backyard for our families.
Mate, I have got just the teams to do this for you.
Are you up for it, gang?
Sure are. Of course, you are. Absolutely. OK.
Your challenge from now until Thursday
is to work in two teams
and create a playground space for the kiddies
and a communal barbecue space for the mums and dads.
Kyle and Leslie, you'll be the team captains of the playground area.
Leah and Ash, you'll be the team captains of the barbecue area.
You'll each have 5,000 bucks cash.
Now, to even up the teams,
I reached out to a couple of Blockhead faves.
I love these guys.
They're one of my favourites.
Please make welcome Dylan and Jenny!
(APPLAUSE)
How are you?
Oh, it's good to be back!
It's fantastic to have you back.
Now, you really want these guys on your team.
Not only because both of them are incredible chippies,
both of them, remember?
But also, they're not going to be sharing the prize money.
Oh!
(LAUGHTER)
Right. That's right.
The team that does the best area as judged by Dave Franklin,
will share in 15,000 bucks cash, thanks to McCafe.
OK, to work out which team captains get to choose Dylan and Jenny,
you're going to be duking it out in the old potato sack race.
(LAUGHTER)
In fine Block fashion,
the team leaders had to go through their own mini challenge
to decide who got to choose their teams first.
STEPH: They have to jump in a sack... (CHUCKLES)
As a couple. Yeah, as a couple,
let their inner kid out,
go around the tree and come back and...
Whoever won got to have first pick.
(LAUGHTER) OK, team captains,
jump in your sacks...
OK. ..and we'll get ready.
Jump in the sack.
On your marks, get set, go!
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
At the start of the sack race, they were pretty neck and neck...
STEPH: Neck and neck. ..and then I think we just saw
Kyle and Leslie's strides grow longer.
Ash and Leah starting to slow down.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
LEAH: I've had three children, so I was really just focusing
on not having to change my pants after this,
if I'm going to be brutally honest. Yeah.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
We always knew Leah was going to be the first one on the ground.
Keep going!
(LAUGHTER)
I think if there was no sack
and Leah had a walk around that tree,
she would've fell over at some point.
She was still going to fall over. Yeah.
(APPLAUSE AND CHEERING)
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
Tell you what, it's the last time I'm getting in a sack with Ash
because it sucked.
Yeah, Leah's pretty average in the sack.
(LAUGHS) I think you were.
Really?
You fell over. You were behind me.
Mate, you hop little. I hop big.
It was never going to work.
Kyle and Leslie, congratulations.
That's very hard to do.
(APPLAUSE)
So, you get first choice. Thank you.
Yay! OK, you guys are up there.
Dylan and Jenny were the obvious first choice.
Hugs, by the way. Hi! Nice to meet you. I'm Jenny.
What was your name? Leslie.
Leah and Ash. Girls, you want to come?
You want to go?
Yeah, we'll take a builder on our team.
Leah and Ash picked the girls, so we were also like, "Oh, OK."
"Cool. Lines definitely in the sand."
No (BLEEP). Wasn't sure, wasn't sure.
We already knew that. There you go.
Because that's where they were going to run to
because they've got to run back to someone.
SCOTT: Kyle and Leslie?
Steph and Gian, please.
OK.
We were last to pick,
you don't want to be last to be picked, but anyway.
The teams are all made up.
Playground over here, barbecue over here.
Let's go!
(CHEERING)
SCOTT: The teams have been decided.
Team captains, Kyle and Leslie,
chose Dylan and Jenny, and Steph and Gian.
They will be fixing up the playground.
Team captains, Leah and Ash, chose Eliza and Liberty,
leaving just Kristy and Brett left.
They will be renovating the barbecue area.
Our team was Leah and Ash and Kristy and Brett.
I mean, you couldn't script it, could you?
It's honestly like 'Days of our Lives'.
'Bold and the Beautiful'.
You could write a series on it. 'MAFS'.
Um, I can keep going on. Series in a series.
'Vanderpump Rules'.
I mean, like, literally, you choose any drama.
Boom. I've never watched any of them.
That was our challenge team.
We're definitely not looking forward to the team aspect of it,
but here we are.
There's the bigger picture. And it's the bigger picture.
(SEAGULL SQUAWKS)
SCOTT: It's kids' bedroom week,
but while work continues back on site,
our Blockheads are just beginning an extra special three-day challenge
to transform the back area of the Ronald McDonald House,
a refuge for families going through tough times with sick kids.
Without a second to lose, it's time for our two teams
to meet their legendary landscapers,
Troy and Matt,
who you might remember from last year.
Troy was the landscaper for Tom and Sarah-Jane,
creating this masterpiece.
Matt worked with Rachel and Ryan
to create this stunning garden and vineyard.
Matty, you're up there on the barbecue area.
Troy boy, you're over here with that gang.
Awesome. Good luck, fellas.
G'day, guys. (OVERLAPPING GREETINGS)
How are you? Matt. Nice to meet you.
SCOTT: Matt from Harvey Landscapes
has come armed with some great ideas.
What I've kind of thought we could do
is I think we get an artist and we get like a mural happening
on this wall here, just to brighten it up straight away.
Amazing.
SCOTT: The barbecue area team are off and running,
planning a colourful deck area with a cooking zone,
generous seating, mural,
and a slide leading from the deck to the playground,
and if that wasn't enough, an additional lower deck too.
Let's do it.
SCOTT: Meanwhile, over with the playground team...
Look out.
Lay the red carpet out. (APPLAUSE)
Hello, hello, hello. How are you? I'm Troy.
Steph. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you.
SCOTT: They're also off to a flying start
with their landscaper, Troy, from Love It Landscaping.
We can fit in a little bit of a basketball court in here.
Yeah. Fun.
SCOTT: The plan for the playground is to include a basketball area,
a sandpit, and plenty of activities to keep the little ones busy.
So, we've got a bit to do.
(LAUGHTER)
Get moving.
We've got a bit to do, so...
LESLIE: Troy doesn't sleep, so...
Yeah, we don't sleep. Yeah. We just get it done.
LESLIE: Our landscaper, Troy, is like a...
Bull out of a gate.
He's 100 miles an hour, he gives it everything,
so straight off the bat, we were digging, clearing, pulling,
just dug and scraped and shovelled and raked.
That sounded like a rhyme.
We dug and scraped and shovelled and raked.
(DRUMROLL)
Geez, destined to be a kindy teacher.
Dug and scraped and shovelled and raked.
We dug and scraped and shovelled and raked.
Dug and scraped and shovelled and raked.
We dug and scraped and shovelled and raked.
We need a jackhammer.
From Kennards, we need a jackhammer.
Can we please grab a jackhammer?
MAN (ON PHONE): No worries.
We dug and scraped and shovelled and raked.
SCOTT: And as both teams have big plans on a $5,000 budget,
the gang are heading to Mitre 10 to play the claw
to see if they can hustle up some extra cash for the challenge.
Oh, the claw!
I went to Mitre 10 to play the claw for the very first time.
Come on, come on, come on.
(MUSIC SWELLS) Yay!
I did it!
(TRIUMPHANT MUSIC)
(CASH REGISTER RINGS) Oh, $3,000!
That's amazing.
I got $3,000.
So good. So, that was excellent.
That went straight to decking.
STEPH: The claw!
Oh, my god. I've never played the Mitre 10 Claw before.
I was so excited to play it.
I was like a kid in a candy store. I was like... (GASPS)
"Let's play."
(DRUMROLL)
3,000.
(CASH REGISTER RINGS) $3,000!
(LAUGHS)
Whoo! Three grand.
Where's the baby?
There he is!
I got a toy that was really colourful,
but Leah was there and she got a bunny...
So nice.
..which was better.
So, we swapped.
SCOTT: Back at Ronald McDonald House,
I have one more important job to do.
How are you? Happy birthday! Come here!
Oh, it's your birthday!
So, Scotty dropped in to the challenge.
"Hey, mate. How are you? Happy birthday."
I've booked a joint called the Big Pig Canteen.
"You can invite anyone you like"
"or anyone you don't want to come"
"for something to eat and some drinks."
So, I was like, cool.
Yeah, I just told everyone.
SCOTT: As the sun sets on a very busy day,
the question of who will come to Ash's birthday dinner
is on everyone's lips.
Is everyone coming? Was everyone invited?
Oh!
(DRAMATIC CHORDS)
No, I didn't want to go to dinner. I just figured, what's the point?
It's like working after hours.
That's what it feels like to me.
(LAUGHTER)
I...
I asked Kristy to go for me.
I said I wanted her to come with me,
support me, and let's go there for Ash.
So, she did. Props to you.
(GROANS) Let's get this over and done with.
(BLEEP) I do for you, bro.
You asked me to build a house.
We headed to the Big Pig for Ash's birthday,
um, dinner, which, um, was fitting
'cause Ash loves a bit of meat and we had a lot of meat.
And I'm a big pig. Yeah.
This is my kind of food.
Wow.
Look at this!
LEAH: My biggest concern was
if you're coming to my husband's birthday,
don't ignore him.
Cheers, everybody!
Happy birthday, Ash! Happy birthday, Ash!
(OVERLAPPING CHEERS)
Lovely to meet you guys.
Yeah, thanks, guys!
Again, it was - I was non-existent to Kristy.
I don't even think she said hello to me.
PRODUCER: Did you talk with Leah?
Um...
No, I don't think I did.
I didn't talk to Leah.
PRODUCER: Was it awkward?
Not for me.
KYLE: I don't think there was a heap of chatter
down that end of the table. I didn't hear any.
I heard crickets.
LEAH: Towards the end of the night,
I saw Kristy and Brett get up to leave
and I said, "Oh, just wait a minute. I've got the cake coming now."
And she said to me, she goes,
"Oh, do you need us for that, do you?"
(SINGING) # Happy birthday to you! #
Thank you.
Pash, pash, pash!
(CHEERING)
Happy birthday. I made this.
I love it.
I made it. Thanks to Arnott's.
(LAUGHS)
I reckon she got that (BLEEP) neighbour to make it.
And so, as soon as the cake came out, I saw the door.
Like, they were out the door.
They didn't even say goodbye.
I literally bring a cake out for Ash,
we all do it and they just walked out.
(TENSE SOUNDTRACK)
Not even a goodbye. That's not nice.
(TENSE SOUNDTRACK)
KRISTY: Oh, so now I don't have to
talk to that (BLEEP) ever again, right?
The fakest (BLEEP) I've ever met in my (BLEEP) life.
I'm done. It is truly bizarre.
ELIZA: True colours are interesting, aren't they?
Rude, rude.
VOICEOVER: Over two massive nights on The Block...
We need to nail these kids' bedrooms.
There's never been more kids' rooms to deliver.
We need to get this right. (DRILLING)
(THUD)
(LAUGHS)
Tomorrow...
We're doing a rock wall. It looks great!
Our reading nook - super cute.
Look what you can colour in! (LAUGHING)
..and Thursday, the wall that nearly ruined them...
I've got this overwhelming urge to push this wall away.
..is going back in.
You're putting a wall here?
No way! Nup.
Ten kids' rooms to blow your mind.
This has got three 10s written all over it.