SCOTTY: Previously, we kicked off with a double room reveal.
(GASPS)
It's office and rumpus week.
Two rooms and a hallway.
It's really three spaces.
DUNCAN: Biggest week ever! (LAUGHTER)
But this time, it actually is. This is the biggest.
This is the biggest week ever. I know, yep.
Definitely harder than any other week
we've done on The Block, for sure.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)
A lot of pressure.
Do better!
KRISTIAN: Do better? Yeah, YOU do better, sleeping all night!
I didn't get to ask you how your day was.
(BLEEP)! How did it go?
I don't...care.
(BLEEP)!
We had Neale Whitaker judging.
It's not a bad hallway!
It's just not an exciting hallway.
And the winner of Hellway Week...
Was House Number Two.
Yay! We got one. (SHRIEKS)
We won!
And just to add to the pressure pile-on, we threw in...
The Domain listing and Buyers Jury.
And it's worth a whopping...
50 grand!
Why not add a bit more pressure to this week?
And tonight, cracks of self-doubt begin to show.
I just feel like we're not getting that much recognition
and now I'm doubting myself.
WOMAN: (PHONE) Don't doubt yourself.
This pressure-filled week leaves some close to breaking point.
We haven't even got plaster hung upstairs yet.
DAN: We're three quarters of the way through.
You're so emotionally tired.
Unfortunately, it's part of The Block.
Everyone goes through that rollercoaster ride.
They're probably the deepest at the moment.
But before we get to all of that,
we have a very important order of business to attend to first.
(UPBEAT POP MUSIC)
It's the Domain Buyers Challenge.
# Ooooh... #
Oh, my god, we've been thinking about this day all week.
It's very exciting.
We just took a big deep breath and just...game face on.
Oh, hello! (CHUCKLES) Hello!
It feels like this is the first time
we're seeing the glamorous side of The Block.
KYLIE: Socialising, mingling - it's completely my jam.
I love it.
Now, for those just joining us,
here's what you need to know about the challenge.
# I like to dream... #
Guys, you have gotta hold an amazing open home event.
Your buyers, in your party,
will be voting for the house that they like the best.
# Well, you don't know what... #
Scotty's invited...
Adrian Portelli and...
Danny Wallis, and... BOTH: Frank.
Frank from... Yeah, the buyers' advocate.
Yeah, super successful people.
Yeah, it's crazy. Crazy.
# Tell your dreams to me... #
We've got... Alcohol.
We've got canapes. Musicians.
Bar Crusher, DJ, couple of dancers.
My parents are cooking. That will create that emotional connection.
There'd be nothing better than that.
I have no idea. (MUSIC DISTORTS AND STOPS)
Just throw it all in and hope for the best.
# Bling, bling... #
$50,000 thanks to Domain.
The only app you can see all of this year's Block listings.
It's a massive prize.
$50,000 would basically pay for our landscaping.
Yeah, it would go straight into our landscaping for sure.
That will help us out to create a beautiful front and backyard.
50K to our budget would send us - in the red to deep into the green.
Maybe that's actually our game-changer.
Case in point -
last year's winners of this very challenge, Steph and Gian,
went on to dominate at their end-of-season auction.
Sold.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
(SQUEALS) Oh, my god! Yes!
(CHILLED MUSIC)
So, it's no surprise that, this season,
our Blockheads have gone all out
to impress a flood of new prospective buyers.
# Gave my love to a shooting star... #
We got three ovens,
two of which are a five-in-one.
So, there's a microwave and everything like that for you.
Best view on The Block.
Our side is gonna be all entertaining, fireplace.
It's a very relaxed feel, but beautiful finishes.
you can Airbnb that out and you can be here.
I like their idea about what they're gonna do with the upstairs area.
That could be a bit of a game-changer for them as well.
How are you, mate? Ricky. Nice to meet you.
MAN: You get the best parts of the beach in here.
You get something very coastal.
It's beautiful.
Hello! I'm Kylie! Hi!
It's a bit of Humphrey Bogart.
Yeah, it's fabulous!
(UPBEAT MUSIC CONTINUES)
GRANT: Courtney and I would love to thank everyone for being here.
COURTNEY: Yeah. We appreciate it. Thanks, guys.
Can't wait to see what people think of everybody's home,
whether the judges have gotten it right for the last seven weeks.
Yeah, really keen.
Now that you're all up to speed,
it's time to find out who tallied the most votes.
Yeah?
I think I'm excited just as much as I am positive.
We were pretty positive that we'd be up there.
We had, actually, heaps of positive feedback.
We feel really good, really confident.
You're just hoping that you've done enough.
Well, congratulations, gang.
You really pulled out all the stops tonight, didn't you?
Not only setting up a fantastic listing,
but also an open house to remember.
Only fitting, considering it's our 20th season on The Block,
and I'm glad I dusted off the old penguin suit.
(LAUGHTER)
And, Shell - you look like a bloody Gold Logie!
(WHOOPING AND APPLAUSE) Beautiful!
Thank you. (LAUGHS) She's beautiful!
We should be so lucky to pick one of those up.
I tell you what, we had a lot of fun, didn't we, guys?
Wandering from house to house, enjoying the soiree.
It was a fabulous evening.
If anyone knows a thing or two about entertaining,
it is, of course, our esteemed guest tonight, Mr Neale Whitaker.
Neale? (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Were they parties to impress?
Oh! I am blown away.
That was five incredible parties.
And, guys, you know that if all goes belly up,
you have all got careers as party planners.
(LAUGHTER)
Seriously! They're amazing!
Considering, Neale, that you are handing out
a staggering, and potentially Block-winning,
50,000 cash...
MAN: Wow! (WHISTLING)
..thanks to Domain.
Here it comes. Here it comes.
(ALL EXCLAIM)
Thank you, sir.
Thank you very much. Thank you.
(MOMENTOUS MUSIC BUILDS)
What does $50,000 look like in a suitcase? Please!
This is what dreams are made of, aren't they? This is... (GASPS)
(HEAVENLY CHORD PLAYS)
(SQUEALS)
Run, Whitaker, run! (LAUGHTER)
Thank you very, very much.
Now, before we tally the votes,
we would like to say thank you to you guys
for throwing extraordinary parties,
but also to your agents, who have worked tirelessly behind the scenes,
not just this week,
but obviously offering you advice all the way along.
So, to all our real estate agents here tonight,
thank you very, very much.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
(INDISTINCT)
Not to mention our favourite buyers' advocate Frank Valentic.
Thank you for coming. Thank you.
And our two VIPS, Adrian Portelli and Danny Wallis.
Thank you. SHELLEY: Gentlemen.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Whoa! They're becoming besties!
I can't believe they like each other now!
(LAUGHTER)
And of course, it wouldn't be a Domain challenge
without Domain's resident property expert, the wonderful Alice.
Thanks, Shelley.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Righto, Shell... Oh, hang on, hang on.
Did I announce...I know there's $50,000 on the line here,
but there's also lunch with Alice and myself tomorrow.
Oooh! (ALL EXCLAIM)
Yes, whoever takes out tonight's challenge
will also join me and Alice at the Phillip Island Winery.
She's gonna spill the tea on what the buyers' really thought...
Ahh!
Come on, Shell. Let's get to it.
(LAUGHTER) Ahh!
I've got my texta ready. Whoo!
Alright.
This is a percentage of the vote, right?
It is a percentage of the vote.
You ready?
House One.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)
8%.
Oh.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)
House Two.
17%.
(GASPING AND WHOOPING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)
House Three.
29%.
(CHEERING AND WHOOPING)
(MOMENTOUS MUSIC BUILDS)
Nice!
House Four.
(MOMENTOUS MUSIC BUILDS)
19%.
(WHOOPING)
Now, Shell...
..I want you to give me the first digit of the last house, please.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)
Two. Two.
(MOMENTOUS MUSIC BUILDS)
Oh, winner of $50,000 bucks is coming up right now.
The hearts on the boys are pumping out of their chest.
(LAUGHTER)
And so are these guys here.
You got your whole family from Adelaide with us.
(SCREAMS) (LAUGHTER)
Second digit, Shell!
(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)
Seven... (ALL EXCLAIM)
..which means our winners are...
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) ..House Number Three!
# You were amazing
# We did amazing things
# And I wouldn't change it
# 'Cause we were amazing... #
Come and get your 50, mate!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Well done!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Look at that! There it is, baby!
There it is - 50 Gs.
How's that, birdy? Eh? Thank you very much.
Good work, brother. Well done, mate.
Nice! Well done.
SHELLEY: Congratulations. Good work.
Thanks, Scotty. Well done, mate.
Amazing. Good on you. Well done. Good job!
Oooh!
(UPBEAT ROCK RHYTHMS)
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for coming.
Unfortunately, these beautiful people here
need to paint all night.
No! What?!
Scotty, that's...that's highly unlikely, mate, I'm telling you.
Yeah, not tonight, brother.
No! I'm going to bed. (LAUGHTER)
You're not painting tonight? Not tonight.
WOMAN: No.
Roger that.
Go back to your parties, enjoy the evening. Goodnight. Thank you.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Whoo! Boys' house for party!
(APPLAUSE)
Did lose by JUST a little bit!
It's fine, it's fine,
because we still have so long to go
to create a beautiful home.
Nice one, Rick! Good on you! Thanks, mate.
They're getting absolutely crucified by the judges
every single week,
and they haven't won a room yet,
but then for the public to say,
"Not only can you throw a good party,
"but we actually like your style the best,"
they are actually doing well,
and the judges aren't the ones buying a home, in the end.
And now they've won the most money.
# You're a winner... #
I think it's only fair - you get the baby, I get the cash.
What do you reckon? Yeah. Yeah, nah.
The cash goes to the house, mate. Alright, cool.
Winning that 50K cash,
we knew that we'd just gone from pushing barrows ourselves
to being able to finish on a very strong note.
We could win The Block now. We could.
# You're a winner... #
Crack on's at House Three, baby! (LAUGHTER)
(WHOOPING) Whoo!
I hope there's no noise restrictions,
'cause we're breaking them early.
Let's go! Let's go.
House Three, baby! House Three!
CROWD: House Three! House Three!
House Three! House Three! House Three! House Three!
(UPLIFTING CLASSICAL MUSIC)
MAN: Morning!
(IMPACT BOOMS)
(LAUGHS)
Good to see those who have decided to join us this morning.
(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
There was a couple of contestants not at pre-start.
(BUZZER SOUNDS)
(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
And, yeah, I think they partied on till, like, 6AM, so...
I cannot believe that people have the energy to do that.
Like, hats off to them that they actually could do that.
I could not stay up to 6AM.
Like, I was struggling to stay to 9:30.
(YAWNS)
MAN: Did you party the night away?
I partied the night and morning away.
KRISTIAN: I was sleeping by 10:30.
Decided to try and catch up on some sleep.
And I have FOMO, so I had to be the last to leave.
You don't wanna tell us what time you went to bed?
I went to bed at six.
She stayed up, and... With H, me, and Ricky.
Yeah, then they got all the kids' games out
and had a great time, didn't they?
We celebrated for quite a little while
and, yeah, we...
I think we drifted off back to bed around 4:30.
Yeah, we might have sent it.
(LAUGHTER)
MAN: Was that good, to blow off some steam?
It was...I think it came at the right time.
(IMPACT BOOMS)
This week has been, hands down,
Kristian and Mimi's worst week on The Block so far.
Things kicked off with their site getting shut down.
I'm gonna go downstairs, stop all work.
I'm closing down till it's cleaned up.
(THUD!)
There were tears...
(CRIS) Can I just have five minutes, please?
..there were overreactions...
MIMI: How (BLEEP) embarrassing is he?!
Who the (BLEEP) acts like that?
..which led to House Five failing to finish their hallway
in time for yesterday's reveal.
I know. Look, it's not your finest moment, mate, but...it happens.
It's the curse of Hell Week,
and do you know what, it happens to the best of them.
(SOMBRE MUSIC)
But this morning, Kristian is about to get some positive news
about his downstairs rumpus room.
Hey, mate. This is all good.
Lovely!
Got your double inso, got your walls in.
Yep.
Ready to plaster.
Let's go, baby!
Will they... they should set this today?
Yep. Yeah, good.
And hopefully we'll sand it tomorrow and start painting tomorrow.
Are you gonna paint that tonight?
Nah, I'm...oh, yeah, if there's nothing to do tonight,
I'll sand and do the hallway, but...
Yeah. MAN: There's always something.
..not a priority at this point. (CHUCKLES)
MAN: How's everything looking in the rooms today?
Um...one room's looking like it's on the right track.
The other room's looking like it would be OK if it was Tuesday.
This week House Five had the added problem
of working across two levels.
They've decided to turn their upstairs office space
into an extra bedroom,
and downstairs, this room earmarked as a guest bed
will now become their rumpus room.
We've still got this room, upstairs,
they're doing all the hallway, staircase.
There's a lot to do.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)
We've been set a...tough task.
So, that's why I've been stressed all week.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)
(THUNDER RUMBLES, PENGUINS CALL)
# I'm gonna soak up the sun... #
SCOTTY: It's a beautiful morning here at Phillip Island today.
The sun is shining, the birds are singing,
and there's fresh coffee brewing,
but where are all our Blockheads?
Well, down the back in House Three,
builder Duncan has arrived on site
and is ready to check in with his team,
but I think he's about to get a little surprise.
Are the boys still asleep?
MAN: Uh, haven't seen the boys yet. Oh, right.
And there's someone asleep on the couch.
Eh?
Oh!
(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
It's...it's their friend. It's not one of the boys.
(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
OK, well, that's a little awkward.
There's still fire in the fire,
which means it's not been that long since there were logs put on there.
(LAUGHTER)
It was a bit of a slow start this morning.
Um...I don't think we set an alarm,
and I think...I think Haresh, the barber,
might have slept on the couch, didn't he?
HAYDN: He did. Yeah.
Good morning.
Sounds to me like we're gonna have
some very sleep-deprived Blockheads on our hands today.
('FEVER' BY THE CRAMPS PLAYS)
MAN: How are we, winners?
# No-one knows how much I love you... #
Morning!
# No-one knows how much I care... #
I can't quite see, and I don't (BLEEP) think I want to either.
# Fever that's-a hard to bear
# You give me fever
(BLEEP) going on here?
(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
What the hell is this?
(LAUGHTER)
(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
Mate... (LAUGHTER)
(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
(BLEEP)!
WOMAN: You might not have many memories from that morning, Rick.
Uh, that morning is a bit of a blur.
Um, I did go pretty hard after the challenge on Thursday.
# Party rock is in the house tonight
# Everybody just have a good time... #
Is it alright if I'm not at pre-start tomorrow morning?
I won't be at pre-start.
Alright. That's video confirmation. (GLASSES CLINK)
# Take that... #
(BLEEP)!
MAN: Friday. Guess what that means. Scotty-Shelley walkaround.
Oh! Roger. Whoo-hoo!
Oh, let me get ready for Shelley.
Oh, wait, I already am! I got a tux on.
(LAUGHTER)
So, yeah, Friday is a bit blurry for me.
I just need a couple of hours to get...get hydrated,
get myself back in the game.
So, I'm good. I'm ready to go.
I'm ready for another all-nighter. Let's go.
Hope you enjoyed your stay at The Block, Haresh.
See ya, mate.
(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
Up the front in House Five,
after failing to make hallway reveal just yesterday,
Kristian is keeping a very close eye
on the plastering progress in his downstairs rumpus room,
but as yet, there's still no sign of his wife, Mimi.
MAN: Scotty and Shelley walkarounds, did you participate in that?
Yes, I sure did!
Oh, great! Wow. How was that? Um...
Mimi woke up 15 minutes before
Scotty and Shelley rocked up to House Five.
Tried to smash some food, drink some water.
Took my make-up off. Bam! Present.
(LAUGHS) What?
Oh, hello, kids. Hi!
Oh, g'day! Hey, Scotty. Hello, mate.
How are you guys doing? Hello, Mimi.
Oh, what's the matter, Mimi? Hello! Come on, give us a hug.
Alright? Yeah, I'm good! How are you today?
Yes, a lot better. Oh, we're hugging all around.
It's just too much! A lot better than yesterday.
Yeah, you had a rough... Hey, Frankie, girl!
Have you been supporting and looking after your mate?
Yeah!
He had a very rough day yesterday! He was very upset.
I know. 'Cause he's been working so hard.
Mimi had a rough day as well.
Did you? Yeah.
And you had Mum and Dad here cooking. How unreal was that?
I love Vietnamese food, and it was beautiful!
Yeah, it was so good. And they've gone now?
Yeah, they left last night to open business this morning.
They drove last night, yeah.
How on earth do you thank them for that effort?
Fantastic! Brilliant!
Yeah, and I messaged them.
I was like, "I'm sorry I disappointed you by not winning."
You did not disappoint them, Mimi! (LAUGHS)
You were this close! I know!
I heard it was one vote.
Yes, it was one vote. One vote. Heartbreak.
We came short by one vote.
To be so close,
and you know, to put the hallway as a priority for this week
for that very reason,
just a little bit of heartbreak to add to our already terrible week.
But the confidence that people loved your house.
The confidence that it felt like an entertainer's paradise.
That's gotta give you a little bit of wind in your sails for today.
Yeah, 100%.
I think we woke up this morning
feeling a lot better than we were the last couple of days
purely from the positive feedback.
Do you know who voted for your house?
Adrian and Danny. Adrian and Danny.
They had two votes each.
Adrian and Danny both voted for our house...
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
..which is huge!
Please have a bidding war.
(LAUGHS) Besides the $50,000 prize that House Three got,
I think that was probably the next best thing, so...
100%.
Hey, what are you doing in here? BOTH: Um...
You changed this around, didn't you?
This was meant to be a bedroom. Yes.
And you've decided this is your rumpus
'cause you want it to access the pool, is that...?
We made the executive decision a couple of weeks ago,
and, yeah, it was a relief to lock it in, so...
Terrific.
Kristian and Mimi's new ground floor rumpus area
now has direct access to their backyard pool
and ensuite bathroom.
Kristian and Mimi are adding in herringbone wooden floors,
divan sofa, coffee table, wooden cabinet,
glass sliding door, sheer curtains,
and an aquatic-inspired artwork.
And then I think the other thing that we had in mind as well
is if, you know, you got a long day at the beach,
you come back and you're all sandy,
you can also come through the side gate.
Yes.
We're gonna put a little shower there,
or you know, you can come in and use the shower as well.
We're gonna do an outdoor shower.
But also, if you're in the pool and you need to go to the toilet,
you can just come straight into this room.
What about a little bar fridge?
Yeah, we were thinking of a bar fridge, yep.
Hey, are you only doing one space?
No, upstairs. No, office upstairs.
As a bedroom. We changed it to a bedroom.
House Five's second room, like all the other rooms this week,
is on a second level upstairs.
Kristian and Mimi have decided to turn their office
into an extra bedroom,
adding in a double bed, modest wardrobe,
reading chair, and a coastal inspired artwork.
So, how many bedrooms does that make this place?
Five. Five.
That's attractive too, isn't it? Mmm.
On Phillip Island, a five-bedroom house sells
for, on average, $160,000 more than a four-bedroom home.
So, by the sounds of our planning,
it looks like we've done the right thing.
Are your budgets alright?
Yes, it's good now. You going good?
Yep. That's amazing.
I know. Could've been better after last night, but...
I think this week's gonna put a bit of a dent in it, though, with the...
We had to plaster the whole hallway and two rooms, and, yeah.
But it looks good. Yes, it is.
When we walked around yesterday, you know, obviously dire straits,
but the plaster's in - now all you gotta do is paint it.
It's great. You're almost there.
Well, 1.2-metre hallway. I love it. Mmm.
Yep. Good luck, guys.
See you, guys! Bye! I love the manifestation!
WOMAN: What do you think your chances are this week?
Um, there's still so much to do.
Um, so, still semi-defeated,
but we'll try and be a bit more positive today.
I think, if we can get the rooms done and painted and styled,
you know, exactly how we want them to be,
then...could be in for a chance.
(PENGUINS CALL)
SHELLEY: Which contestants do you think
are creating a winning room this week?
To cast your vote,
all you have to do is
head to The Block website now,
and while you're there,
don't forget to check out
all of our amazing room galleries.
# Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
# Oh, ohhh Never gonna be the same... #
SCOTTY: Less than a month to go here at The Block Phillip Island,
there's still plenty of work to be done
to finish off our uniquely designed family holiday home.
# Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh... #
But down the back in House Three,
Ricky and Haydn are still yet to clock on for work
after a late night of celebrations.
# Never gonna be the same... #
Uh, well, hopefully they're up, Shell.
I don't hold a lot of hope, Scotty.
(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
Oh, really? Are we just at this stage, are we?
One minute. Morning!
Be with you in one minute. (LAUGHS) Good morning!
It's walk-arounds
and it's 9:40, and you're getting mic'd up.
Sorry, guys.
Oh, yeah, soundos just a little bit slack this morning.
Oh, they're a bit slow this morning, are they?
Oh, soundos!
Crew were slow this morning, were they? Yes.
I saw some photos of you two.
# Party rock is in the house tonight... #
You were putting on a show, there's no doubt about it,
with the Brazilian dancers and the DJ.
The Bar Crusher. Just being ourselves, mate.
(LAUGHS) Standard stuff. Just another day.
Yeah, that's just a standard weekend for me and H.
Yeah, you guys call that Friday. Yeah.
(LAUGHTER) Exactly right.
(LAUGHTER) It felt like it.
Oh, god! You are the challenge masters, there's no doubt about it.
We just gotta finish rooms - on time.
Yeah. Yeah, course. Yes.
I think you've just gotta... not sleep in till 9:30
and help your poor fellas out up there.
If you wanna get it finished, you're actually gonna have to do something.
They got it covered.
And also big celebration last night, Shell - 50 grand!
But then if you're gonna have another room that's not finished -
like, you really don't wanna be that team, do you?
No, we don't. No. Not at all.
So, pull your fingers out. Yep.
Get up there and show us what you're doing.
Alright, done.
# Everybody, get up... #
House Three's upstairs level
features an office and rumpus areas,
along with a bedroom and a bathroom.
The office area (BLOWS RASPBERRY)
Office in the bin.
Ricky and Haydn have decided to turn their office area
into a fully-fledged games room
featuring a pool table, arcade games, and mini bar,
and out the back of the rumpus,
they'll feature the famous Phillip Island racetrack
via some Grafico wall art,
along with a wall-mounted large-screen TV,
beechwood coffee table,
and a couple of comfy couches.
# Everybody... #
Obviously this space is...?
This is gonna be our games room. OK.
So, a pool table here. Little pool table.
What - one of those flipper ones?
Yep. Correct.
For the...what's it called? Air hockey.
Ahh, OK.
We thought about a dartboard up here,
but don't know about throwing darts close to...
Yeah, I wouldn't put darts in that direction,
but it does lead to the fact that it's also an island.
You are gonna cop some inclement weather now and then,
so you need indoor activities.
MEN: Yeah. Yeah.
I think Scotty was more pumped up
the fact that we're gonna have a pool table up there,
and a few arcade games and a cocktail bar,
that he can come and spend some time with us.
Yeah, beauty, and then rumpus. Rumpus there.
And it's gonna have a nice LG TV on the wall.
A sofa bed, so you can sleep someone in there,
but it's gonna have a nice sheer that closes it off
and turns it into a fifth bedroom that comes across.
Oh, OK. Oh, from here?
Yep. OK. Well, that's a good space.
Good space. You know what would be good in the other room?
I don't know if there's room in there - it's a bit small -
like, creating a bunk room.
Yep. You know, like...
And the kids are all up here.
Yeah, holiday houses have bunk rooms,
you know, where you can sleep eight kids.
Yeah, that's cool. That's a good idea.
Yep. Mmm.
It makes sense, having the bunks next to the games room.
So...yeah, we might have to change our plan a little bit.
I think, you know, the more beds, the better,
when it comes to holiday homes.
So, yeah, we might have to reconsider that.
Definitely something to think about.
Lot to think about. Yes. Good on you, boys. Well done.
Yeah, there is. Yep. Alright. Good luck.
Congratulations. Do some work, would you, please?
Yes. We will. Yep.
Thank you. No. What are you talking about?
You're taking them to lunch! Oh!
(LAUGHS) In two hours!
Yeah, nah, forget that. I'll see you at lunch. Yeah, good.
(LAUGHTER)
See you at the winery.
(LAUGHTER)
You know what they say?
Winners are grinners and losers can please themselves,
and over in House One,
Maddy and Charlotte are still coming to terms
with their heavy loss in last night's Domain challenge.
All these people said they loved the house
and that they would vote for it,
and then we get eight flippin' percent!
All a bit confusing!
I'm like, "Uh, sorry, what?"
2.3 and then it's 900 out?
Yeah, 900.
SHELLEY: Hey, girls! Hello!
Hey, ladies! Hi!
How you going? That's pretty.
Oh, thank you, yeah. Fix me up. Mmm.
Yeah, no, you look gorgeous. Hello.
You know what I saw this morning, Shell?
What? What did you see?
I saw my good mate here, Charlotte,
carrying sheets of ply off the ute, 22 years old.
Big sheet of ply, right into the... Oooh, sorry! Did that hurt?
..from the ute into the site.
Look, watch - here it is right now.
# She works hard for the money... #
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
# So hard for the money... #
There you go. Yeah.
Look at you, carrying that sheet of ply. Magnificent!
That's great, isn't it? Very good.
You need to teach those boys a thing or two down the end there.
(LAUGHTER)
You must've just missed me carrying them.
Yes! No camera.
(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
I wasn't sleeping, I was planning.
That's important stuff. It is.
Shall we tell you our plans? Please do.
Is this a work-from-home space?
Not really.
We just didn't think that it was super valuable for a holiday house
to have an office space of this size.
Yes.
We were like, "I think we could use this for something, like,
"that adds a little bit more value to the property."
So, we've actually turned this into,
like, our kids' TV, rumpus kind of room.
House One's rumpus area will feature unit atop a scalloped feature wall
above timber cabinetry.
A desk will provide a small work-from-home area
and a four-seater couch will sit up against the balustrade.
And we're actually turned that space into a guest retreat.
I wanna see what you're talking about.
In addition to their rumpus room,
the girls have a plan to stand out from the pack
by converting the bulk of the upstairs mezzanine
into a guest retreat,
which will feature a guest bedroom, ensuite,
and another living space,
which will also be presented this week.
A potentially auction-winning spiral staircase
will provide external access
to the entire self-contained space,
which can also be closed off to the rest of the main house.
The second living area will feature a James Hardie feature wall
and twin armchairs overlooking a TV unit,
and a glass doorway will lead to the spiral staircase.
But you're not presenting this this week, obviously.
No, we're presenting half the room
so that it's, like, consistent with the other...
So, that space and this space?
Yeah. It'll be a bit random for the judges.
But the stairs won't be in? No.
That'll come, like, backyard, landscaping week.
OK, OK. OK.
I think it's a great idea, and it sets you apart.
BOTH: Yeah.
We're super, obviously, like,
into adding value for the buyer,
and so we want to, on auction day,
have a reason that a buyer would go,
"Oh, like, their house is different."
And not just aesthetically, because aesthetics can be changed.
This stuff kind of, like, is structural stuff...
Like, structural change. ..that does set you apart.
Um, how did you feel about last night?
It is what it is.
It's obviously disappointing,
but at the same time, we're, like... we're...what are we gonna do?
Like, we can't do anything about it, so we're just gonna keep going...
No. No, that's right.
..and trust the process.
And auction is very different to the Buyers Jury.
MAN: The Domain challenge results, what's that all about?
Talk us through this.
I was winning the night, in terms of sleep,
but I was losing the competition.
It is what it is. It is what it is.
It's not the auction, so it's fine.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)
Coming up,
failure fears lead to Courtney's tears.
Is anyone gonna buy our house
or is it all gonna be (BLEEP) replanned?
I don't know.
SPEAKER: (PHONE) Look, don't feel that way.
You're good at what you do.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)
The boys get some advice from Domain's Alice Stolz over lunch.
Cheers. Oh, guys!
She came up with some great ideas for us to spend our cash on.
What about some water toys, like stand-up paddle boards,
wind surfers, surfboards?
RICKY: Oh, yeah? E-bikes, scooters.
(CASH REGISTER CHIMES)
We just thinking, "We didn't win 150K, Alice.
"Maybe just calm your farm a little bit."
(LAUGHTER)
And Kristian ebbs ever closer to breaking point.
It's just impossible. We're not gonna finish this week - again.
I just feel like we're just falling further and further behind.
Ahh, tough week. Yeah.
Tough week.
(THUNDER RUMBLES, PENGUINS CALL)
(UPBEAT POP RHYTHMS)
SCOTTY: As we fast approach the business end of the season,
many of our Blockheads
are starting to feel the pinch of the long hours...
# Hey, hey
# You're playing with my delirium... #
..and the many highs and lows of Block life.
So, it's not surprising
that the results of last night's Domain challenge
has hit some harder than others.
MAN: Do you feel like you guys are getting better at this Block thing?
I feel like our results are getting worse.
('CHASING CARDS' BY SNOW PATROL PLAYS)
# I don't quite know
# How to say
# How I feel... #
The competition, yes, you're renovating a home,
but the biggest thing is, like, mentally, you're drained.
Hey, Google. (PHONE CHIMES)
Call Mum.
You don't feel like your usual self.
You really don't, and that's, like, the hardest part of it.
When you go into it, you don't...
..you have no idea it's gonna be like that.
We had the Domain challenge last night.
WOMAN: (PHONE) Was it close, the results?
We came second last.
OK. OK. That's why you sound flat, I think.
I'm just flat, and it kind of makes me feel stupid,
like I can't do my job.
I'm in design, and...
I just feel like we're not getting that much recognition
and now I'm doubting myself, like, I don't know.
Is anyone gonna buy our house
or is it all gonna be (BLEEP) replanned?
I don't know.
(SOMBRE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
DAD: (PHONE) As long as you're doing the best you can,
you can't do any more, can you?
Yeah, that's true.
It's hard. It's hard to...you know.
We're living in a bubble almost,
and it feels like it becomes your world.
You know, there's more to life outside The Block.
This is an amazing opportunity -
I'll always be grateful for the opportunity -
but at the end of the day,
the most important thing is you go back healthy and happy.
Yep.
(SOMBRE MUSIC FADES)
(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
MAN: And how were you feeling on Friday, Brad?
Yeah, I was feeling... like a smashed avo.
Yes.
Yeah, we're gonna have a date day.
Cocktails! Uh, not a chance.
No?
I've got a lot of driving to do
because I've gotta go to Dandenong South
to the Freedom warehouse to pick up my TV cabinet.
So, I thought he may as well come with me
because he's not gonna be any good to Benny
and he would just get yelled at all day.
So, instead we can share the drive.
Yep. Share the drive.
Share the drive.
(SNORES)
And what did he do?
Slept all day in the car!
# Come on, baby Just party with me
# Let loose and set your body free... #
MAN: Woke up and had a bit of cold Maccas.
Yeah, woke up and did have very cold Maccas.
(LAUGHS)
MAN: How was the trip, Kylie?
The trip was lovely!
Very peaceful.
Lots of scintillating conversations from your husband?
Yeah, I didn't get any conversation from him at all.
I think that sat in the car for about an hour and a half
before you actually ate it.
Lucky it doesn't ever go off.
Ahh!
Are they cold?
You don't care?
(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
Over in House Two,
Courtney and Grant, who have been feeling a little despondent
after last night's challenge,
are about to get a little surprise from The Block fairy godmother.
Oh, look at 'em, busy, busy, working away.
Hello. Hello.
How are you?
Great! How are YOU? I'm good.
Are you feeling better? Yeah.
'Cause you were the most exhausted Block contestant I have ever seen...
Yeah. (LAUGHS) ..yesterday.
Grant physically looked so exhausted.
I was. I was.
That's a bloody good effort, mate. Well done!
Thank you, mate. Cheers. You still managed to turn it on.
It was worth it. You won the hallway.
Yeah. It was a good night, though.
Gee, we have some good times on this show, don't we?
We do! Good times.
Remember that beautiful little birthday party we threw you?
That was a good time, wasn't it? Hole in one. Hole in one.
Happy birthday, big fella. There you go!
Went to Grumpy's putt-putt, in Cowes.
Yeah. It was actually really fitting!
Was it?
I just want to say that this joint used to be called Happy's,
but I've renamed it Grumpy's after the birthday boy.
(LAUGHTER)
Grumpy's! Grumpy's.
Yeah, Grumpy's. Yes, where the nickname came from.
So, we do have a little memento. Happy birthday.
Should go...should we put it in the study, this? Is it...?
Uh, I think you should crack it open and see where you'd like to put it.
Let's have a look, Courtney. Can you hold that?
(LAUGHS) It's actually a really good photo, this one.
It's a great shot!
Courtney, can we take this home?
(LAUGHS)
I wanna put this in our living room at home.
I don't wanna sell this with the house.
It very arty! It looks very cool. Yeah!
It's a good photo. I think we're gonna hang it in the house.
I wanna take that home.
I actually wanna hang it in our house, but...
Yeah, we'll take that home. ..we'll see.
Well, let's get this room done. What's your plan?
Yeah, this is our, yeah, rumpus room.
It's a chill zone. It's gonna be, like, a bit of a break-out space.
House Two's rumpus area
is located at the rear of their second mezzanine floor.
Courtney and Grant's rumpus area
will feature a green corduroy chaise lounge,
a white stone coffee table
in front of an 83-inch LG TV
and a Porta Timber feature wall.
So, that's the work-from-home space? Yes, I like it.
That's the work-from-home space.
Yeah, that one, we're excited about.
We managed to build that curve in from the kitchen up,
and then we've tied it into the door entrance just over there.
House Two's office space sits in front of their mezzanine level
overlooking the lower entertaining area beneath,
and in additional to their curved mid-wall balustrade,
House Two's work-from-home space
will feature a curved timber work desk,
two recess spaces for storage, and twin armchairs.
Are you OK?
Yeah, I'm OK. I'm just feeling (BLEEP) today.
OK. Alrighty. Yeah.
Four weeks to go after this.
Yeah. Oh, you're sore too? Are you? OK.
Yep. OK?
(CHUCKLES) Are you alright? Oh, I feel it!
I knew you weren't having the best day,
but I didn't know it was that bad!
No, I just can tell by your little voice.
Yeah, you don't have a pep in your step,
when we have these Scotty and Shelley walkarounds, as usual.
I'm just so disappointed about last night too.
Like, we came second last.
Like, I just don't know if we're doing the right thing anymore.
No. You are. Yeah, 100%.
You got a really great style. You're gonna make me cry too!
Everyone's rapping your style.
Danny and Adrian loved your master bedroom.
Well, that's good to hear. Yeah, yeah.
We don't ever bank on a win,
but we also didn't think it'd be second last.
Please! It's beautiful. Your house is beautiful.
Thank you.
We think you're doing a great job.
BOTH: Thank you. Let me tell you.
You're doing a beautiful job. Thank you.
We love Scotty and Shelley.
I think sometimes you just...yeah.
You just need that support.
You just never know if you're doing the right thing,
and, yeah, it's nice to hear their thoughts too.
(PENGUINS CALL)
(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
SCOTTY: The Block is renowned for its brutally fast pace
and unrelenting pressure.
# You got a friend in me... #
But there's one little place on site
where you can always go to find a caffeinated energy boost,
a kind word, and a friendly ear.
WOMAN: So, how's your head right now?
RICKY: Yeah, good.
I just gotta, um...
The landscaper sent me an email this morning saying that he quit.
So... Oh!
..I gotta find a new landscaper this morning.
What happened?!
My landscaper quit.
Oh, the local? Yep.
The hottie surf dude.
I believe Tina is referring to this guy,
who is the offsider to this guy,
local landscaper, Sean,
but unfortunately...
He quit Anzac Day. Yeah? OK.
New guy quit this morning.
The new guy Ricky is now referring to is this guy,
who goes by the name of Joel Dirt -
the latest landscaper the boys thought they had locked in last week.
What are you doing to them? Jesus!
No, because the first one was about the...
About House Two not paying bills. Yeah.
Yep, that's right, Tina,
because this all went down just a couple of weeks ago.
MAN: We know that there's outstanding invoices.
Sean, he said that the word is going around the island
that The Block isn't paying their trades.
The outstanding bills were from House Two,
who, at the time, had two unpaid bills due
with local business Bettsy's Glass.
My landscapers have rolled up today
and they're like, "The word around the island
"is that trades aren't getting paid here," the word...
Let's not make this a big deal
because there's no word on the street.
We pay all of our builders.
The word spreads quick on the island.
Those guys haven't paid Bettsy's,
and then those guys know
that there's people on The Block not paying bills.
Even though Courtney and Grant have since paid their overdue bills,
it seems the damage has already been done.
This new guy has done some research and then gone... (BLEEP)!
Yeah, (BLEEP) this, I'm out.
Mate, I've heard a few horror stories, I'm not gonna lie.
Yeah. Yeah, yeah. And it's not on you guys.
Did the horror stories... like, in the past,
or was it horror stories from this year alone?
Yeah, I know a couple of guys that have bailed on this year
and it's made us a little bit sceptical.
I personally believe that
we're facing a similar situation -
that we're, once again, victims of this non-paying-the-bills scenario.
Well, you just tell these landscapers,
"I just got 50K. Let's go!"
Yeah, he knew - like, he caught up this morning and was like,
"I heard you won.
"Well done, but I'm out."
Sucks to be you.
Landscapers, their jobs are six to eight weeks, 10, 12 weeks at a time.
The odds of us finding a landscaper with a week's notice is...
..it's not possible.
So, I mean, at this stage,
I'm half tempted to just pick the bloody barrow up myself.
We could be the new Jim. Mmm.
R and H's...
R and H Mowing.
(JAUNTY ORCHESTRAL MUSIC)
Anyways... Good luck! Bye!
Have a good day, ladies. Thank you!
# To them all I said hi Hope you been well... #
KYLIE: You feel a bit sick? BRAD: Yeah.
Do you?!
I need water. Hello?
Scotty. Shelley. Hello!
Oh, the last little pack-up happening.
Yeah, yeah. Yeah?
The last of all the packing up.
Heard a rumour that you were a bit fragile, Brad.
Oh, it's not too bad, Scotty.
It was worth celebrating, wasn't it, last night?
Yeah. Yeah. It was a good night.
What was the feedback that you were getting last night?
The general feedback was everyone loved it.
I'm assuming the ones that maybe were polarised by it
maybe didn't comment.
OK. Yeah.
Obviously, winning this space... Yeah.
..all put together, looks magnificent.
You got one space left to go, really,
which is upstairs, a couple of rooms, yeah.
Who's to say that that's not a winner up there as well?
House Four's office sits up front on their mezzanine level.
Kylie and Brad's mezzanine office
will feature a Dekton stone clad desk,
black storage cabinet,
and leather couch overlooking the living and dining area.
Black curtains will provide privacy
and sound insulation from the downstairs area.
House Four's rumpus space
resides at the rear of their second level mezzanine floor.
The rumpus space will feature a sofa bed,
armchair, and stone coffee table in front of the TV.
What did you decide to do with the balustrading?
'Cause I know you were considering glass.
We're doing glass. You're doing glass?
Yeah, I saw the glass walking in.
Yeah, we are doing glass. OK.
But another thing we're actually doing
is we're doing dark sheers all the way across.
So, if there is a separate living family up there,
they can actually be closed off and have a little bit of privacy.
So, it'll be completely open when you want it to.
Yes.
But then if you want the privacy without closing it in...
But I think that's a good idea.
At least that curtain can give you some privacy.
Yeah.
And can dull the noise a little bit. Exactly.
'Cause that's my only issue with the glass -
it's such a big void that it would bounce around a little bit.
Yeah. Yeah, for sure.
I still don't think they're a massive fan
of the glass balustrade.
They're just worried about the noise,
but the other options that we had for balustrading
just doesn't really fit in with what we're trying to do.
Yeah, it doesn't really match the aesthetics.
Yeah, so, it sort of makes sense for us to go with the glass.
Well, go and have a little rest.
(LAUGHS) Not too much.
Go and have a lie down, sugar. Yeah.
Oh, alright. Well, good luck on Sunday.
Thank you. Yes.
Well done. See you later. See you soon.
Thank you. See you soon. See youse later.
Back up the front in House Five,
Kristian is very keen to get Dan's sign-off
on his upstairs insulation
so he can get the ball rolling on his bedroom.
(CHILLED BEATS)
Hallway's looking good, mate. Stairwell.
Getting there. That's all coming along.
Coming together.
OK, good.
Well, we're not too far away from in here.
Yep.
Getting close. Few more bags and we'll be right.
Yeah, nice. Alright.
Plaster both today - upstairs, downstairs?
Finish? Ask...
No English. Oh, OK.
(LAUGHTER) That's OK.
So, pretty much the plastering team was downstairs in our pool room,
um, and there was talks whether to get them out and upstairs
to try and start plastering that room
so that they could then come back
and then stop up both rooms tomorrow,
but I just feel like we're just falling further and further behind.
So, with no help coming from his wife, Mimi, who's back in bed...
(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)
..Kristian, who's now facing the very real possibility
of not finishing again this week,
gets on the blower to his good mate, Grumpy, from House Two
to try a new plan of attack.
KRISTIAN: How are your plasterers going?
GRANT: Uh, yeah, good bro. Good.
They're just doing our shelves and our EzyJamb
and then they should be done.
'Cause we're not...we're probably not gonna present a room
if we don't get upstairs plastered.
Like, it's (BLEEP)!
(BLEEP)! (INDISTINCT)
I know.
So, just, uh...yeah, let me know
if they'd be keen to (BLEEP) sheet upstairs.
I've got the crew down here.
I don't know whether it's just gonna
be too hard for them to finish off,
but, yeah, it's just (BLEEP).
OK, let me... mate, let me go up and ask.
Let me know how you go.
Thanks, mate. OK. Bye, bye, bye. Alright, mate. Thanks.
MAN: Calling in reinforcements, mate?
Oh, it's gonna have to be done,
otherwise we're just not gonna finish.
We've been set a virtually impossible task this week.
It's just... Which space is your problem?
Just upstairs.
We've been plodding along, trying to get it done,
but it's just not happening quick enough.
So, even if they can just come
and hang the sheets for a couple of hours
and then the guys here can just come and stop it up,
then, at least, we'll get a bit of a head start
to a still almost impossible couple of nights.
(RELAXED INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
RICKY: Wine and dining. HAYDN: Wine and dining
It's always great getting off the Block and going out for lunch.
# California love... #
('CALIFORNIA LOVE' BY 2PAC CONTINUES)
Especially when you're going with guests like Shelley and Alice.
Oooh, gentlemen! How are we?
Where are the tuxes? No tuxes.
Listening to their advice and feedback and ideas.
ALICE: I was so impressed with your property last night
and also your listing.
It was so personalised, you know? MEN: Mm-hm.
I was really impressed by that,
because I think listings can feel very generic.
Yes. And you pulled out everything.
You mentioned the boat, the basketball.
Offering something very unique to the other houses.
And I also love the pic of you guys in it.
Like, you made it feel like it was your home.
And that's what's special about it. Yep, yep.
It's hard to sort of stop for any moment of reflection in The Block.
You barely get a moment to think about anything.
So, it's wild to think that
now we're writing our own real estate listing
for a house that we are building ourselves.
I can't believe that this is where we're at right now.
Have a look at this!
That is a salad. Wow!
Thank you so much. Yum!
So, 50K in the bag.
Yeah. Thank you very much.
That was well needed.
What sort of things have you thought
you might like to add, now that you've got the budget for it?
We were gonna spend a lot of money on plants,
regardless of whether we won the 50 or not.
I think what'll be nice
is if we can buy some nice established trees or something.
Yeah, like a date palm tree. Mmm.
Like, an established...
You know, like what's in front of House Five.
Yeah. Yep.
That idea of sort of extending that feeling of Phillip Island
to where you guys are, and how beautiful it can look.
Didn't know that Alice was such an ideas person,
but she came up with some great ideas
for us to spend our cash on.
What about some water toys, like stand-up paddle boards,
wind surfers, surfboards, etc?
Oh, yeah? E-bikes, scooters.
Yep. Yeah.
And then I thought around this idea
of sort of making this incredible entertaining space outside.
It can really just set a tone.
Bar, the keg, or a beer tap on it.
Like, it's an all-round entertaining space all year round.
You can get these terrace TVs - like, outdoor TVs.
Yeah.
We're just thinking, "We didn't win 150K, Alice.
"Maybe just calm your farm a little bit."
(LAUGHTER)
Like, what you're doing so well at the moment
is this lifestyle thing,
and I think your listing really reflected that.
You're creating an escape for people.
You're not trying to be like,
"Come down here and do serious work and wear a suit and tie all day."
You're like, "Come down here. Unfurl, unwind."
I think what we did learn is that we have to win some more money
so we can really send it.
So, we gotta come up with some sort of idea
on how to best spend our money
and then also try and win rumpus this week and go hard
(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
WOMAN: What are you doing, Dan?
Oh, well, um... there's no-one on site!
The boys are at the Domain lunch.
All the other guys have gone shopping.
So, I'm just gonna take five, ten minutes,
Got some snacks.
Let's see what Disney Plus have got.
Great! The Kardashians. My favourite.
(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
Must be half-hour.
(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
(PENGUINS CALL)
# I'm gonna hit the ground running
# Hit the ground running... #
SCOTTY: After a sluggish start this morning,
The Block looks to finally be back in full swing this afternoon.
# Gonna hit the ground running
# Hit the ground running... #
And after a lovely long lunch at the Phillip Island Winery,
it's time for the boys from House Three
to finally get back to reality.
WOMAN: Room progress. How is everything looking?
Are you on track?
So, obviously it's not like we can
spend a week celebrating this challenge win.
It's just on to the next room.
We're looking alright, though.
The plasterers are smashing it out
and we're hoping to be painting tomorrow.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
GRANT: Yeah, plasterer will be finished by the end of today.
Our plastering is definitely gonna be the hero,
# I know, I know... #
MADDY: The feature wall is being installed.
Gyprock has been completed.
We've got a decent amount of stuff done.
There's still a decent amount of work left.
(UPBEAT MUSIC CONTINUES)
KYLIE: Our room is not going great.
There's still a lot to do.
(UPBEAT MUSIC SWELLS AND STOPS)
(IMPACT BOOMS)
There's just too much to do.
(STIRRING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
WOMAN: Is everyone just exhausted?
I think it's been an exhausting week
for everyone on The Block this week.
With the just sheer size of those rumpus-office areas in each home,
and the sheer size of the week,
I reckon that there's a few sore heads
just slaving away to try and get their rooms done.
I'm feeling very tired.
It's just really hard.
Like, it started off really good,
and then, you know, obviously you're gonna get fatigued,
you're gonna start having arguments.
You don't have your space. You don't have time to heal.
It's weird.
Like, I don't necessarily feel like myself.
It's stressful, and you know,
you're not doing normal, everyday tasks,
and the tasks that you're doing are so straining and fatiguing,
and all you wanna do is lay down with your kids
and just give them a cuddle.
MAN: Sometimes you need a hug.
Sometimes you do need a hug,
or just to know also you're not alone.
Everyone's just really feeling it. It's coming to the end.
What - three more weeks?
It's gonna be a push.
It's really gonna be a push.
(STIRRING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
But sometimes on The Block,
even a good hard push won't get you to where you wanna be,
as Kristian is about to find out.
GRANT: I spoke to Sam... KRISTIAN: Nah?
He has to go to House Three after this. Sorry, bro.
Nah, all good.
Can't they multiply in there and get a few more going?
It's just impossible. We're not gonna finish this week again.
(BLEEP)!
Yeah, but look how popular your house was last night.
I know. You know, (BLEEP)!
That's what you gotta remember.
MAN: What's the plan of attack, Kristian?
You're just kind of, like, looking at this realistically
and assessing what you think you're gonna be able to finish?
In the timeframe that plaster takes to dry,
and the amount of work that was left,
I sort of went to Foreman Dan just for some advice.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)
Because there's just not enough time
to finish two rooms and two hallways and a stairwell.
(SOMBRE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
DAN: What's up, bud?
Oh, Dan, I'm thinking about (BLEEP) pulling the pin on this week.
Not...not giving up totally,
but just maybe concentrating to present one room 100%.
And then just maybe try and cancel
the carpet, the paint, the Grafico for the upstairs room,
because I just don't think we're gonna get it done
to a high quality
and it's just gonna be (BLEEP) hard.
Just way too hard.
So, is that...so, you wanna keep the reveal downstairs?
Yeah. And not reveal upstairs?
Yeah, it's hard to pull the pin on it, especially because, you know,
we're going to judging
and we wanna be a chance for that ten grand, but...
Yeah.
Just at this stage, we haven't even got plaster hung upstairs yet.
They haven't even started top-up. Yeah.
(SIGHS) Concentrate downstairs.
Get that done. Yep.
'Cause you want quality. Yeah, exactly.
At least, if you got downstairs presented, it's up to you guys.
I mean, you've been put through the wringer this week.
You got the longest...you got the most amount of hallways.
You had the two. Yeah.
So, I understand.
(SOMBRE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
After, you know, having a chat to him,
I thought it was a good idea
to just completely pull the pin on the office
because it was just becoming too hard.
So...and just...it just didn't seem like there'd be any possibility
that we could finish both rooms in time.
So, this week, we'll only be presenting one room.
(SOMBRE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
(SIGHS) Tough week.
Yeah. Tough week.
(SOMBRE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
(BLEEP) sakes.
(SNIFFS)
(SOMBRE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
Look, The Block is a marathon.
It's 12, 13 weeks
of non-stop hard work.
(SNIFFS)
(SIGHS)
And right now we're in that three quarters of the way through,
where you're so emotionally tired, sleep deprived,
but you just gotta somehow try and get your second wind,
and it hasn't come yet for House Five.
Maybe when they get over this hurdle this week,
it might come and give them that last lift - hopefully, it does -
but right now they're in the trenches.
They gotta try and find their way out of it.
Unfortunately, it's part of The Block.
Everyone goes through that process, that rollercoaster ride.
They're probably the deepest at the moment, unfortunately,
um, but all it can take is a win,
whether that be a room win or a challenge win,
and then you get your lift again.
Look at House Three. Look at the boys.
They were down in the dumps the start of this week.
Nearly wanted to go, and now they're flying high.
They're loving life. (LAUGHTER)
That's all it takes.
So, hopefully something good comes House Five's way pretty soon.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)
KRISTIAN: At the end of the day,
the decision to pull the pin upstairs
came down to the timing.
Like, if we had won, for example, the living and dining room,
or we'd won, you know, the room the week before,
and we sort of had some sort of success recently,
the downs wouldn't feel so deep.
(STIRRING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
It just feels like the downs are just going down, down, down.
This is the funhouse. This is the fun factory.
VOICEOVER: This Sunday is mega funday.
Wowee! You got Streetfighter, you got Pac-Man.
Bring all your friends!
I wanna go and play the Streetfighter 2 game.
I'll challenge you. Let's do it.
Yes!
Mega reveals...
This is what you call a league of your own.
..the whole family will love.
It will be their kids that say,
"Mum, Dad, you need to get this one."
And...
These guys may have put themselves ahead of the pack.
..the sisters' super move.
It makes this house a dual-income...
..game-changer.