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SCOTTY: Previously on The Block...

Next week we're gonna be doing a guest bedroom and...

..an ensuite!

What? No. You're joking.

I was like, "What?" Like, "No. Surely not."

Yep, double the rooms means double the trouble.

We got gaps.

Am I just making this up for telly or something?

MAN: The morale of the team feels a little low.

SHARON: Our own builders think we're not doing enough.

It does hurt my feelings.

# We are not going... #

MAN: They say they're putting in everything,

but I can't see the effort happening.

Where have you guys been? The challenge finished two hours ago!

Tonight, the challenges keep coming.

MAN: I'm measuring the bull (BLEEP) that's coming out of your mouth

and it's...1.9 metres in bp!

It's the hours in the day that you gotta think about.

Friday 1PM, not one tile has been laid still in House Five.

I can tell you right now, that can't be revealed.

And Shell and my attempts to reach out backfired.

I just feel like our reputations are in the dirt, because...

Really, we came in here, Shelley and I...

SHELLEY: Just to find a solution.

I'm gonna go. Can we just quit, like, (BLEEP) it?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

(THUNDER CRACKS)

(DOG WHINES)

# In the valley below me

# In the valley below... #

It's no secret that The Block is a tough and gruelling competition.

We don't hide it.

We've been saying it and showing it for 17 series now.

# They all act like they don't know... #

And every year, I hear the same thing from the contestants.

It's, like, I am blown away at how hard The Block is.

Um, it was... yeah, it was a big shock for us.

It's probably one of the hardest things to do.

I just wish we, like, could enjoy it more,

with, like, no sleep and stuff, but it's hard!

The Block bubble is super intense.

You know, producers wanna ask you questions

while you're in the middle of a breakdown,

or while you're in the middle

of trying to get in your car and go somewhere.

Whilst it's a life-changing opportunity,

sometimes while you're in the thick of it,

you can't see anything other than how difficult it is.

And that is exactly where Ankur and Sharon appear to be.

They chose the biggest house and they have no trade experience...

Because we've got the most demo out of everybody,

we have to chuck more money at it,

and so we lose more money out of our budget.

..and issues with their build team...

Well, I think you think I'm attacking you with everything.

Like, if I bring something up,

I'm not, like, having a go and attacking you.

I'm actually reacting to something you started.

So, just be clear on that.

..and being genuinely overwhelmed by the whole experience.

It just takes us a lot longer than everybody else to do the same thing,

'cause we don't know what we're doing.

Once you're stuck in The Block bubble,

it just seems like this is everything.

I actually cannot wait to get out of this place.

Like, from The Block? Yeah.

Yeah. How (BLEEP) is it?

100% enjoyment back there is, like, in the bin.

So, last night, Sharon decided to take a minute,

and it would appear that minute

has turned into an overnight stay at their Melbourne apartment.

MAN: Morning, Anks. Good morning.

How did you sleep?

I slept wonderfully last night.

Slept like a baby!

Could stretch out, do everything.

It was very good.

I was happy that Shaz got out of the Block bubble,

maybe some familiarity with home, bit of a reset, which was good,

then go get the tiles, which helps me in the morning.

So, the plan is for Sharon to go

straight from their apartment this morning

to Beaumont to pick up their tiles,

which is just as well,

because overnight, the boys from Imperial

managed to get their ensuite waterproofed,

and pending approval from Foreman Dan,

they're ready to start tiling.

Boys.

So, this is the shower here? BOTH: Yeah.

Shower screen's here? Yeah.

Very neat again, lads. Thank you.

Very neat. There's no holes, pin holes. It's good.

Thanks, Dan.

I'll be honest, I didn't think

I'd be doing waterproofing today - inspection.

(LAUGHTER)

Neither did we, but you know what, it happened, so...

It's good. Go for it.

Now we gotta make the tiles happen. Thank you!

So, it's a thumbs-up from Dan in the ensuite,

but this is a two-room week,

and he is less impressed with the state of their bedroom.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Well, at the start of the week,

it was all about trying to get this room in a position

where they could paint on a Friday.

I can't see that happening right now, to be honest.

So...I've been away for two days.

I don't know what's gone on,

but we do seem to be a little bit behind again.

(TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES)

After the fun and frivolity of yesterday's...

How do you say it, guys?

To-PIE-ary.

..uh, Topiary Challenge...

Dyl? This side, to the right a little bit.

The whip cracker!

..Jenny and Dylan returned to The Block

to discover their tiler had laid the wrong tiles on their floor.

(HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

That is not the floor tile I ordered!

We've probably got someone else's (BLEEP) tiles.

You're kidding.

Somehow, there was a mix-up,

and they got Oz and Omar's tiles instead.

Our tilers are laying the boys' tiles

because they got delivered,

and they didn't know that they weren't our tiles.

They just thought...they were.

So, we have to rip up those tiles and put our tiles down.

So, this morning Jenny is waking up to a very welcome sight.

Ohh! Oh, my god!

Wow!

He actually must have stayed up all night.

That's insane!

So, woke up Friday morning,

and all of our tiles on the walls - the right ones -

and I was so happy with our cho... well, my choices.

It was really good. Love it.

This was the boys' tile that was in here.

And obviously you can see why...

..why I was like, "No, they need to come up now."

Like, they'll probably look really nice in the boys' room,

but in this room, I've got two features already.

That's another feature.

It would have just been, like, chaos. (LAUGHS)

That's why I chose such a simple tile for the floor

and for other walls.

Not wanting to take any more chances,

Jenny is all over this morning's Reece delivery

like a seagull on a chip.

I just want to double check the vanity,

make sure it's the right one.

MAN: Ready?

Yes, that's it. So, pop this on? It's alright?

Yep.

Yeah, that's it.

Whoo-hoo!

Triple check everything these days.

Meanwhile, down in House One,

even though they've decided to do three rooms this week,

things are trucking along well for Tom and Sarah-Jane.

Their bedroom is gyprocked,

and the tilers are in both their ensuite and powder room,

which is why you'll find Sarah-Jane here.

(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Can I help youse?

8AM - really, Sarah-Jane?

8AM?

Yeah! I'm...don't have plans yet.

Shops aren't open till 10:00, people,

so I don't strain myself like that,

physically and mentally,

by getting up early and just following Tom around like a shadow,

'cause he'll just tell me to leave him alone anyways.

I just recoup and then I get up at, like, 8:30.

Get up, you sloth!

"Get up, you sloth"?

I'm measuring the bull (BLEEP) that's coming out of your mouth

and it's...1.9 metres of (BLEEP).

(SARAH-JANE LAUGHS) Get up!

It's not a hotel! (LAUGHS)

The Block's like a little vacation.

Well, you sleep more at The Block than you do at home.

I do, because I have a one-year-old at home!

I don't have a one-year-old here.

You know what I have? A 34-year-old...

Grown man that's running the (BLEEP) show to success, love. Get up.

Ohh! That annoys me!

I think you all should piss off,

'cause I've got at least another hour in me.

I can't get the wallpaper till 11:00.

(LAUGHS) Suckers!

Turn the light off, please!

I tell you who could do with a lie-in this morning -

Oz and Omar in House Five.

Yesterday they had the day from hell.

It started with...

OZ: We got no tiler, bro.

I received a call to say my tiler had COVID.

..and then their waterproofing was...

(BLEEP)!

There's no other word for it.

..and had to be ripped up.

What did he say?

Rip up the whole lot.

Seriously? Why? It's no good.

This happened to Omar...

(LAUGHTER)

..but they did manage to convince my tilers,

the Cursio brothers, to come and redo their waterproofing.

Yeah, could you go have a look, just suss it out, please?

Yep, sure, man.

But they couldn't do the job because the floor levels were wrong.

As soon as we took them over to our house,

we showed them exactly what we needed to get done.

They looked down and then, uh-oh, there's a big problem.

What's with the step-down?

What step-down?

Not a great Thursday. (SIGHS)

That was the worst Thursday I've ever had.

But today is a new day, and Oz is determined to punch on.

(GRUNTS)

(BLEEP) on ya, mate!

No-one's gonna break me, baby!

No-one's gonna break us, baby!

(WHOOPS)

In the bathroom, however,

yesterday's floor problem is, well, still a big problem.

How are we? How are you, mate?

Good, good. What's happening?

Oh, I've come here to inspect... We've missed you.

..waterproofing, but there's no waterproofing.

We've missed you, mate. Got a lot of questions for you.

Yeah, we ripped up all the waterproofing.

You have ripped it up, yeah.

We have ripped it up. We weren't happy with the procedure.

OK. But that's not the issue.

The issue is the step between our polished slab and the bathroom.

(SIGHS) Yeah. So...

Yesterday's concrete pour in the hallway

revealed that the screed was set too low in the bathroom.

So, House Five, right now,

have a problem with their finished floor height levels.

Where we've got the polished concrete slab

and where we've got the screed,

there's 35mm discrepancy.

There should only be about a 15mm step,

so when they put tile and glue on,

it'll end up at a nice even height, which is what you want -

a nice level transition.

So, we've gotta build this up 15mm somehow.

Is there a way we can kind of just screed...

..like, has this got fall in it already, this screed?

Yes.

Can we try and keep it level

and just have a little ramp around the door?

What do you think of that solution?

I think you're right. I think that's the best idea.

That's the only way we could probably do it.

That way we can still tile the rest of the bathroom.

They're gonna try and waterproof and tile half of the room,

then later tonight, we'll do another little screed

back up to where the polished concrete is,

then tomorrow morning, come in and tile it.

That way, we'll have it dead level again.

This is a big mistake.

They've now gotta try and rush to finish,

which is unfortunate for the boys,

because as we know, they're the bathroom kings.

They're certainly not kings in this bathroom at the moment.

Let's try and get you guys close to finishing.

Yep. Alright.

Thanks, Dan.

Thank you, Dan. Appreciate that, mate.

It's all good.

So, Dan has helped come up with a solution for the floor levels,

but now they have to convince the Cursio brothers

to come back to do the job.

So, a lot going on.

We have to go to Scotty Cam's house.

They've got the Cursio brothers

working on the bathrooms in their place.

So, that was literally our only hope.

We'll keep pushing, baby. We'll keep pushing.

# Ahh, finesse

# If I broke na my business... #

SCOTTY: Welcome back to The Block,

where there's just three days remaining on a two-room week.

Getting thrown two rooms side by side - bathroom and bedroom -

was, like, "Holy moly!"

And across in House Two,

things are progressing well in Ryan and Rachel's ensuite,

with their feature tiles starting to go down.

Next door in the bedroom, they're going to keep things modern,

with a simple timber bedhead, muted colour palette,

and a wall of cabinetry with a study nook.

But now the wardrobes are in,

Rachel is not sure about where she's placed them.

We got the plasterers coming soon to start doing the bulkhead.

Well, they can't.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

This morning we had to make a decision

on what we wanted to do with our joinery.

The Kinsman wardrobe placement just didn't sit well with Rach,

and we had to make a decision

before moving forward with the plasterers to create bulkheads,

and it took us a while.

It's not even about what the judges are gonna say.

It's about what a buyer's gonna think of this room.

So, a quick fix isn't gonna help us.

Right now, walking into that space that only has the wardrobe in it,

it feels crowded, and it's got nothing else.

So, once we add the desk, once we add the bed,

once we add everything else, it's gonna feel even worse.

This feels oppressive. This is too much.

(DRILL WHIRRS)

My gut instinct is telling me to take the wardrobes out completely.

They don't work.

Maybe put a wardrobe in over here.

And have some dressers or something here.

I can tell you right now, I can't hand that...that can't be revealed.

So, whatever we get is gonna be better than what's already in there.

We just need to figure out

how to, basically, redesign this entire room.

So, Friday was a massive hole for us.

You have a look, see what you can come up with,

what we can get tomorrow - just see if we can find anything.

Before we take it out, see what else we can get,

before we start pulling anything out.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

We had to hold the plasterers off. It just cost us time.

Meanwhile, Sarah-Jane's made it out of bed

and is on a very special mission.

After doing such a good job catering

for this week's Winners are Grinners dinner,

I've asked her to help me

with tonight's Thank God it's Friday tucker.

So, I went to Aldi and got some food for Thank God it's Friday dinner.

So, I'm thinking everyone loves a platter.

I mean, platters bring people together.

Twiggy sticks - everybody loves a twiggy stick,

and everybody loves a kabana.

# Copacabana... #

I just went with your platter, your platter-style stuff.

and then your, you know, your finger food -

your frozen finger food -

because I just thought, "Air-fry that (BLEEP). Easy done!"

Curly fries!

Salt-and-pepper squid.

Little salt-and-pepper squid bites.

Chicken Crackles!

In a chip...chipo...chipotle? Chip-chip-chip...chipa-chole?

Love Aldi. Love that place.

It's good - different.

I'm, like, a walking special buys catalogue.

I know every bargain, every cost.

We were only on one wage for a whole year when I had Cleo,

so we had to be super budgety,

and plus I just like to be frugal, anyways.

(JAUNTY DRUM BEATS)

Back at The Block, it's full tilt at my joint,

with construction happening in four spaces - yes, four spaces.

This bathroom, that bathroom,

a girl's bedroom,

and the Cursio crew have been working around the clock

to lay beautiful PGH Brick floor in what will be my kitchen.

I know what you're thinking - that's working ahead -

and you'd be right, but I'm the boss.

Adrian, mate, this flooring is just looking incredible, isn't it?

It is, yep. Definitely is.

What a job, mate! You've been here till midnight!

Yeah, we have. Yeah. (LAUGHTER)

Four nights. Four nights in a row, yeah.

I know, look...and it's such detailed work too to get it spot on,

but, mate, the good news is you've only got all that to go! (LAUGHS)

I know. I shouldn't laugh, should I?

Come on, let's have a look at that bathroom.

Only that. (LAUGHS) Yeah.

This week I'm going for a 'pretty in pink' theme in my ensuite,

with pink and white floor tiles, pink border tiles,

and a basin which is - you guessed it - pink,

all of which will make the perfect complement

to an even prettier-in-pink bedroom.

Three rows of pink running around the perimeter.

Yeah. Down the bottom.

That was exactly it. Yeah. So, it's gonna look great.

Hey, like, a bedroom and two bathrooms.

Yeah.

Couldn't have done it without you.

In fact, I definitely wouldn't have done it without you!

(LAUGHTER)

That's what everyone says. (LAUGHS)

Alrighty, with things under control here,

I've gotta go and see a man about a dog,

and not a minute too soon,

because here come Oz and Omar

wanting to steal my tilers for the second time this week.

That was literally our only hope.

We needed these tilers. We were desperate.

That's fine, boys!

Let's just do waterproofing and we'll see how we go.

Hey, I'll promise you we'll do the waterproofing...

Yeah, let's go, let's go! That's fine!

..but we're not actually committing to finishing the room for you.

We're gonna try and help you, whatever we can do,

but it is pretty late to try and get the room finished.

It's the hours in the day that you gotta think about.

We gotta finish this room still.

So, we need three people for the day today to finish that.

That's why last night, if we came to yours and it was ready,

100%, today we would have had two people tiling in there,

but now we're a whole day late.

We had to grab the middle Cursio out of there.

You know when people say you bring, like,

little stressful energy around?

That was him. He was oozing it.

We cannot commit and say we're gonna finish this room,

'cause of the time.

He was oozing it! "Oh, we can't get this done!"

And then you got Anthony, the younger brother,

saying, "Nah, we can get it done, of course."

As much as we can.

And then you got the older brother that doesn't say nothing.

I'll speak to Scotty and I'll let him know.

OK, speak to Scotty,

because if Scotty says to us we can put this house on hold

and come and help you, we can all go and help you today.

We're literally only putting it on hold for four hours.

Ring him. (CHUCKLES)

And then, um...

We end up deciding to call Scotty himself...

So, we called Scotty. ..to get the approval.

SCOTTY: (PHONE) So, of course, if the Cursio boys can get up to you boys,

you can have them,

but let me tell you boys - you owe me.

"Guys, do youse understand? You owe me."

And when you owe me, you owe me.

Alright, alright, alright. (ALL EXCLAIM)

MAN: What do you reckon you owe him?

I don't know. It's gonna be something big.

Yeah, you're coming with me!

(LAUGHTER)

I can't believe Scotty's let us do this, to be honest.

(LAUGHTER AND WHOOPING)

If we can pull it off, it'll be a miracle.

I'll be honest, it will definitely be a miracle,

because I don't think I've ever started a bathroom

on a Friday mid-morning.

Yeah. And finished it...

No, look, we have, but not... not unwaterproofed.

No, not unwaterproofed - it's not waterproofed!

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(GRITTY BEATS)

SCOTTY: It's mid-morning Friday on the biggest Block yet,

and the challenges are coming in thick and fast for our Blockheads.

Mate, my mind's not there yet.

For Sharon and Ankur,

dealing with the sheer intensity of The Block

is proving to be their biggest challenge.

MAN: Is it just getting quite intense here

that you just need a bit of time out?

Absolutely.

It's getting super intense.

It is always super intense,

and what we're thinking is long game, and longevity.

How are we gonna continue working

at this, you know, ridiculous rate and pace,

and expectation and pressure?

How do we look after ourselves in this process?

Yeah, 'cause Shaz has obviously been, like, breaking down a lot.

Crying a lot. It is hard, though.

Like, if you're naturally an emotional person,

you wear your emotions on your sleeve,

and you're basically running into different personalities.

It is very difficult to navigate.

# With your feet on the air and your head on the ground... #

But a night's respite from The Block,

Sharon is back and she's got a bootload of tiles -

some for them, and some for fellow Blockheads Oz and Omar.

Six of them are ours

and the rest are House Five's - the boys'.

MAN: So, you went and picked up their tiles?

Yeah, 'cause, like, to go get that,

it's a three-hour turnaround time to get to Dandenong South,

'cause they put it in their priority section.

So, I just thought,

"Well, save them three hours of travel. I'll pick them up."

She's also going to save them a trip to McCafe

by getting them a trayload of coffees.

So, it's a quick unload...

..up to McCafe for a reload...

Bye!

..and up to House Five to deliver the boys' tiles.

Hey, mate. Oof!

It's my best friend!

Hello, mate! How are you?

Yeah, I'll do that! What are you doing, pick them up?

No, well, I was going there anyway, so I could help.

I got you guys coffee as well. Oh, far out!

And also it's really good you guys have got the Cursio brothers.

They're really good. Oh, mate!

You're gonna be OK. You reckon?

Yeah, you're gonna be OK. You're gonna be fine.

You just have to pull some late hours, that's all -

like what we do all the time.

Well, the boys are no strangers to long hours,

particularly not with all the troubles

they've been having this week,

but with the Cursio brothers going full tilt in their ensuite,

it's finally, dare I say it...

Nice and neat. All the corners, internals, externals.

MAN: Wrapped, double wrapped, and triple wrapped.

We're good to go!

Yes, it's officially waterproof.

(ALL EXCLAIM AND CHEER)

(WHISTLING)

Well done, boys!

But the challenges don't stop there.

Friday 1PM - not one tile has been laid still in House Five.

Now I'm starting to stress a little bit.

Even the Cursio boys, I can tell they're getting worried.

MAN: Alright, this is officially latest I've ever started a bathroom.

'Cause there's a lot to do.

We're doing a herringbone pattern on the wall with mitres.

Alright. Next...get the next plot, next plan organised.

There's probably two days in that alone.

Up in House Two, after deliberating all morning,

Ryan and Rachel have finally made the decision

to delete two sections of their wardrobe, so it's smaller,

and move it across the room to the adjacent wall.

Probably took a little bit longer than we expected,

but we made the right decision,

and then that took hours moving it,

'cause we had to move the joinery ourselves.

One, two, three!

MAN: I need to get out, yep.

Come this way, Josh.

So much better.

It looked like a prison.

It would have been the one room where,

if the judges said it was oppressive,

I would have believed them.

(UPBEAT MUSIC)

Well, you certainly know it's Friday

when deliveries are coming in this thick and fast.

So, we've got two bedside tables and two side tables.

I cannot thank you enough.

# Wake up... # I've got a bed?

You're gonna need to use your muscles. It's really heavy.

Oh.

Saw is online. Can't wait to actually build it up tomorrow.

The whole bed? Yeah?

What's that for? That's Scotty's.

He copies everything we do. (LAUGHTER)

Don't say that too loud!

There's even a few for yours truly.

What have we got here? That's your bed.

It's all happening.

You beauty! Bedhead!

I'm getting lots of deliveries today. I'm very excited.

(LAUGHS) It's like Christmas.

It is! (LAUGHS)

Oh, g'day, brother! Scotty, how you going?

Good, mate. Great to see you. You too.

You got some James Hardy for me? I have.

Beautiful, pal. We'll get the fork onto there.

Here he comes now.

G'day, mate. G'day, Scotty. How are you?

Good, pal. How are you? Very well. Good to see you.

Great to see you! Have you got my stuff, have you?

I have, mate! Oh, ripper. I'm excited.

A few weeks ago, I dropped off a trunk of goodies

that I found in the ceiling of my joint.

Now, one of these agricultural...

Oh, this is fantastic, isn't it? ..agricultural ads.

And asked local artist and restoration specialist Michael Wolfe

to frame a few of them up for me.

Yeah, look at the writing on that. From a farmer.

Oh, look at that!

Wouldn't that look good framed? It would look magic, mate.

Let's tale a look, buddy. I'm very excited.

Here we go!

We found these in the ceiling, as you know,

and they were in total disrepair.

Give us a look at that.

So, we've got... Oh, that's the Flemington one.

Holy hell! That was, like, torn to bits.

It's come up pretty nicely. It's come up a great, mate!

We got the newspapers. Oh, wow.

Yeah, that's a classic.

And this - the amazing thing is,

all these pieces of machinery are all laying around the property.

Yeah, right.

(UPLIFTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

And then this is my favourite. I love this.

This is from Mr McGeorge.

Who was the original owner of this property.

About selling his cattle.

Mate, thanks so much, buddy. Pleasure.

Outstanding work, Michael! Thank you, mate.

And here's a little decorating tip

for all you budding renovators out there.

Don't mount a bloody big bell on your veranda.

Alright, ready? Get in there, get in there!

(BELL CLANGS)

Like, I'm right here! (LAUGHTER)

You could've just knocked!

I actually didn't think it was gonna be that loud. (LAUGHS)

What can I do for you, gang?

Scotty, we're here for our game-changer.

We have been wanting to do this for so long,

but we needed to make sure

that we had all the information before we rang the bell.

What sort of idea have we got? Give me a rough idea.

We'd like to put it an organic vineyard on our property.

Oh, a ripping idea!

Yep. Yeah. Yeah.

So, we could be getting up to 200 dozen bottles of wine

in our second year with an acre of vineyard.

Well, I'm sold on the idea, but it's not me you have to convince -

it's Bernadette, from Suncorp,

and she'll only give the 20 grand

to ideas that are both resilient and sustainable.

So, it's going here? Yes.

We're hoping for it to come all the way down here.

Give Bernadette the pitch.

So, Bernadette, we're thinking about doing an organic vineyard.

Organic wine farmers work with nature,

as opposed to against it,

by increasing their vineyard's biodiversity.

Irrigation.

How are you thinking about sort of precision irrigation

or anything like that - have you been able to get that far?

So, irrigation -

we're hoping to be able to re-use some of the water off the dam.

We also have, I believe, two 100,000-litre rainwater tanks.

Vineyards have also proven to be a pretty good firebreak as well.

So, in terms of a game-changer, that could protect this property

better than other vegetation that's more susceptible to fires.

I think it's a great idea all round.

You've ticked, for me, you've ticked sustainability.

You've ticked resilience.

So, there's 20 grand on its way to you guys.

(BOTH CHEER) Well done!

We got the tick! Thank you very much.

I mean, what a dream!

It is. It's a dream of Rach and I.

Like, we love red wine, we love going to vineyards.

So, to be able to actually build this and set this up for someone

is actually something really interesting...

It's a practice run. ..and we wanna be a part...

Yeah, practice run for, hopefully, a massive vineyard one day.

So, it's a win for Ryan and Rachel,

with a successful first bid.

Last week Oz and Omar were not so lucky

when Bernadette knocked back their pitch

for a multipurpose tennis court.

I think it's a great idea for enhancing your property,

but I think you need to do a little bit more research

in terms of the materials.

What we don't wanna do is see

some sort of first generation synthetic materials going in here

that are actually creating more impact on the environment,

rather than actually protecting the future climate.

That makes sense, yep. Yep.

But I know the boys have been busy doing their research.

So, the beauty with this product is that it's fully recyclable.

So, it can be taken up, packed up, and brought to the recyclers,

and it can be made into flower pots and garden benches

and things like this.

So, today we're giving them a chance to pitch again.

Hey, Bernadette. How are you? How you going, guys?

The last time we did the resilience part,

she pretty much ticked that off.

She said, "Yeah, that's fine."

She just needs more on the sustainability

and all the recyclable stuff

that we're gonna be using to build these courts.

So, synthetic grass is out of the picture.

Great!

We'll be using DC tiles.

So, if you rip it out in 20, 30 years time, you can recycle it?

Yeah. That is correct.

Hey, Bernadette, come on!

Look, um... She's tough!

If you think you can get the job done,

I reckon we can get 20 grand on the way to your Suncorp bank account.

Are you serious? We got the tick!

Well done! Well done!

Thank you so much! Congratulations.

Good luck. It's gonna be a big job.

That's awesome! Thank you.

Alright, congratulations, boys. Well done.

Thank you.

You owe me! (LAUGHTER)

# Together

# Together

# Together... #

SCOTTY: Welcome back to The Block.

Well, it certainly still looks like a sea of construction,

but experience tells us things happen very quickly from now on,

and auction day will be upon us before we know it.

(DRILL WHIRRS)

Is that level? (WHINES)

Hey? Up or down?

Up? (WHINES)

Good.

Built-in spirit level.

(LAUGHS)

So, with that in mind, editor of 'Domain' Alice Stolz

is keen to get the marketing started.

SHELLEY: This looks fantastic!

Dan and I are just putting up the old signs - forthcoming auction.

Gee, well, that's going to inspire some people

to get their butts moving, isn't it?

You know what's really interesting

is we often drive around on the site,

but never just down the road,

and seeing the houses forming up,

and House Three particularly

is sitting so proud up there on the hill.

Yes, yes. It's fantastic.

Surely this has gotta garner some attention, Alice.

Well, you can imagine the pull it's gonna have for locals

or city slickers who are driving past.

Well, I tell you what we're gonna do.

We're gonna pop up to House Three and see if they're still there.

Oh, really?

Sharon and Ankur. Not feeling it?

Bad week.

Hey, Dan, you got that drill, mate. Yes, mate.

Yeah, thanks. There you go, Allice.

There's a couple more screws need going in that sign.

Come on, Shell! I'm gonna need your help, Dan.

Thanks, Scotty! Oh, yeah, I'll give you a hand.

I was gonna say, did my mouth hit the grass?

(LAUGHTER)

We will eventually make our way up to House Three,

but given that we are nearly at the halfway point,

today Shell and I will be checking in with all our Blockheads

to see how they're faring.

First stop Tom and Sarah-Jane,

who gave themselves an extra room this week

by creating a separate toilet,

which they plan on kitting out with Kit Kat tiles

and Grafico wallpaper.

Next door in their ensuite, they hope to wow the judges

with some custom mustard-coloured tiles,

timber vanity, and gold taps.

But we find them next door in their bedroom.

Oh, g'day!

Hey, Scotty. Hey, Shell. Hey! How are you?

Hey. Another win yesterday at the challenge.

Congratulations. Yeah, thank you so much!

Don't know how we did it, to be honest.

You guys are on fire, aren't you? Yeah.

What are you holding in your hand there? What have you got?

This is the wallpaper from Grafico for this room.

Show us what you got. All four walls, Shell.

OK. Good! I'm going big.

You should have done that on the green...oh, my god!

I'm just gonna wrap it like a big Christmas present.

I can't wait! Crazy!

(BOLD GUITAR RHYTHMS)

To compliment the tartan wallpaper,

Tom and Sarah-Jane have chosen a gold four-poster bed

and soft sheer curtains.

So, you guys are having a good ride so far?

Yeah, we're just having a great time, yeah.

I'll be honest with you -

this is probably some of the best six weeks of my life so far.

I'm loving every bit of it. He doesn't wanna go home.

Well, that's fantastic. Like, I honestly...

We're the ones that, like, blue the most with each other,

but we actually...

Well, people say we blue, but it's not blueing -

it's our love language.

Oh, my god, I'm so glad you say that,

'cause yesterday was the first time

I think I've seen the two of you in action.

The first time you've witnessed our love language?

Just rake!

You could've raked it all, babe! Shut up!

I was like... Team Blue having a blue.

I was like, "This is intense,"

and the camera guys are going, "Nah, nah, this is really normal,"

and then you go, "Love you!"

and I went, "Oh, OK. Everything's alright."

We stay positive on The Block

because we just fully comprehend

how much of a rare experience this is,

and it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

And it's gonna have stressful moments,

but don't let the stress be the bane of your existence on The Block.

Have your emotion, let it out, move on to your next emotion.

Don't go down a rabbit hole about one way you're feeling,

'cause you just get stuck there.

(FUNKY BEATS)

Next stop - Ryan and Rachel in House Two,

who, after moving the wardrobes in their bedroom,

are now planning on covering the wall with wallpaper

and filling the space with a timber tallboy and reading area.

Next door in their ensuite,

they're going for a moody grey and black colour scheme,

with black bath, black taps, and black vanity.

They will also add a timber bench seat,

and the piece de resistance will be a natural river stone basin.

Hello! Hello!

Are these, like, mini Kit Kat tiles?

Is that what they're called, or something like that?

These are called toothpick tiles. Toothpick tiles!

(LAUGHTER)

So, you're dividing the room into wet and dry?

Yep, yep. Yeah, wet and dry, wet and dry.

But your bench seat's in the dry.

Bench seat's in the dry.

So, this is for... Hanging out.

..a glass of champagne or something?

Just sit here on the stone bench in the nick,

having a glass of champagne, reading a book?

That's exactly right. With no kit on!

I can think of other places I'd sit

and have a glass of champagne around here, to be honest,

but be interesting to see what the judges think,

but, yeah, I haven't seen it before.

And how does it feel now to be... what are we - four?

Five. Yes. Five weeks in.

It's just a roller...you know, it was a big start for us.

Yes.

It was a quick start for us. Yes.

So, I think it took us about two weeks to go,

"Oh, my god, what's happened? We're here."

Whereas I feel like people that find out that they're coming on the show,

they probably get those two weeks...

Yes.

Well, you're mentally prepared. You guys weren't mentally prepared.

No. (LAUGHS) Physically, you arrived...

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

..but mentally, you weren't here yet.

In the first few weeks, I was stuck in a space of negativity.

Got to a point where, and Ryan said to me,

"You know, we're not going home.

"So, you can either continue to feel this way

"for the next however many weeks,

"or you can make a conscious effort

"to try and make yourself feel better."

So, that's what I did.

Alright, Shell, back in the Kubota. Across we go to House Four.

Oooh, hello! Scotty!

Got my hat on today 'cause it's a bit chilly outside.

Oh, my god! Yeah, it's freezing!

This looks good.

This week Dylan and Jenny are hoping

to secure their first win of the series

with a feature fluted panel behind the bed,

matching fluted wall scones and a pink and olive green colour scheme,

and in their ensuite,

they'll have a generous size shower, freestanding bath,

his and hers cabinets, and lilac - yes, lilac - sinks.

No, this is all lovely,

but today we're really more concerned

just about how you guys are travelling, how you're feeling?

It's amazing.

I feel like everything that could be thrown at us

is getting thrown at us,

and, like, we're handling it, but it's hectic.

Like, I know it's The Block, but it's, like, this...

..like, so many things that I couldn't even think of.

This is your week, I reckon.

This is the week you're gonna win the 10,000 bucks.

We said...we said that last week, didn't we?

And the week before. And the week before!

MAN: Are you guys enjoying your time here?

Mmm. Yeah.

We are enjoying our time here. It's, like, a weird enjoyment.

(LAUGHTER)

Like, sometimes I'm like, "Oh, my god, what am I doing?"

And then sometimes it's... It's hard, but you love it.

Yeah, it's hard, but you do love it.

Now down to House Five,

where I know, 'cause they stole my tilers,

that Oz and Omar are having their toughest week yet.

The Cursio brothers are in there. You've given them herringbone.

You gotta be joking, haven't you?

Along with the herringbone pattern tiles,

the boys' ensuite will feature a bench seat in the shower,

timber vanity, and gold taps.

I know you do really well on your bathrooms,

but we haven't really had much joy in the bedroom yet.

What are you doing in here that's gonna wow the judges?

Ooooh, actually... Omar, explain it, bro.

We're actually gonna do, like,

a concrete finish Venetian floor bedhead.

Nice!

In addition to the feature Venetian plaster wall,

the boys will accentuate the high ceiling

with a low-slung fabric bedhead and feature artwork.

They'll also add soft sheers and a study nook.

# Oh, yeah... #

We're here on a little bit of a welfare check for everybody today

to make sure you're all travelling well,

and we wanna make sure you're having a good time still - are you?

Of course. Yeah, we are.

You're having fun? We actually are.

Ups and downs, but... More ups. Way more ups.

Good! Good! Which is good.

Is it anything like you expected, now that we're five weeks in?

I still...I love it.

Actually, we still enjoy it a lot, but it is very hard.

I love the pressure. Do you?

I work good when I'm on, literally, no time, pressure -

I love it, honestly love it.

And you're doing a good job, boys. Well done.

Thank you, Scotty. Appreciate it for the tilers, mate.

Thank you! No worries. You owe me.

Omar, we... He'll get us back.

We owe him. Yeah, I know.

MAN: What do you reckon you owe him?

I don't know. It's gonna be something big.

He said it three times.

SCOTTY: I've said it before and I'll say it again -

The Block is not for everyone,

and every Blockhead will have their own personal take on the experience.

It's, like, a weird enjoyment. (LAUGHS)

Like, sometimes I'm like, "Oh, my god, what am I doing?"

And then sometimes I'm like, "This is funny..."

It's hard, but you love it.

Yeah, it's hard, but you do love it.

Literally, The Block can drain you,

and if you don't take it on properly, and right,

I mean, honestly, it could affect you.

They believe we won't get it done, but we're getting it done.

You can think everyone's against you,

but no-one can put words in your mouth.

No-one can, you know,

make you say or do things

that you're not saying and doing yourself anyway.

So, if you just change your mindset to positivity...

..no-one can argue with that.

TOM: Mmm. I get sick of talking about all that.

It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

We don't wanna look back at this in years and have any regrets.

It's gonna be over before you know it.

We're already halfway through. Yeah.

So, just freakin' enjoy it! Yeah.

But the team doing it the toughest is Sharon and Ankur.

They've been having a tough time with their trades...

When we ask for ten minutes of clean-up and it can't be done,

it annoys us.

..and we've heard them say numerous times

that they want to leave The Block.

Tell me one positive thing about all of this. Tell me!

I want to leave!

I do hate it here.

I'm over it!

Gonna leave The Block.

(LAUGHS) It's funny because it's not funny.

It's nearly true every night.

If you were asked again and you knew how intense it is, would you do it?

Nah. You wouldn't do it, hey?

Nah.

But in spite of their discontent,

there's no denying they have been producing some amazing spaces,

walking away with a win in week two...

Oh, my god! Ohh!

And coming a very close second in week three and four.

SHAYNNA: There's a lot of opulence here.

The grandeur, it's absolutely elegance personified.

This week, they've got another couple of stunners in the works,

including an opulent second master bedroom,

with generous sitting area,

and an equally impressive pink-themed ensuite.

But today Shell and I are more concerned with their headspace

than their rooms.

Hi! Hello!

We got some pretty big stuff to discuss with you guys this week.

So, I'm not even gonna worry about the design...

The room? Oh, OK.

..because it's not...you know, it doesn't matter so much...

OK.

..as the fact that things obviously

aren't going really well for you guys.

We've been hearing all sorts of chat that you're just not happy here,

and that makes me really, really sad.

So, I just wanna cut to the chase

and just find out what's going on with you,

and if there's anything we can do to help.

I mean, why did...why did you wanna come on the show, I guess,

is a great place to start.

What was it that made you audition with 40,000 other people...

Yeah.

..to put yourselves through...I mean, we never joke that it's easy.

You know, this is hell,

and we've got hell weeks coming up, there's no doubt about it.

After the pandemic, or during the pandemic, we were like,

"Well, let's try and do something else that...

"..like, for personal growth,

"and a challenge, and do it together..."

Yeah, it was about having an experience,

and a positive, happy experience,

because we are positive, happy people.

So, the first couple of weeks

has been super overwhelming for me personally.

I've cried every single day I've been here,

and just as a husband and wife,

I feel like we should be allowed to vent about it to each other,

because it is hard.

Well, we also need an attitude change from you guys as well.

There's people around you that aren't happy - tradesmen.

Yeah.

You made the comment, Ankur, to Sharon,

"Don't worry, Sharon" - with a lot of language involved as well -

"seven more weeks of this nonsense

"and we can get out of this hellhole!"

Yeah... Quote-unquote.

OK. Mate, no-one's keeping you here!

Yeah, I know... You can go!

You can go any time you like! This is not compulsory.

I don't wanna quit.

He doesn't wanna quit. Yep.

We wanna be here,

but we've come across some really difficult challenges

that we're trying to navigate.

Mm-hm. It's fine. Don't worry about it.

I'm actually sick of crying about it,

and I'm sick of people around me -

and I'm not being disrespectful to you guys,

but, like, there's a lot of defensiveness

about us feeling the way that we feel,

and we should just be so damn grateful we're here.

We are grateful to be here, but it is really hard,

and I think that we're allowed to say that it's really hard.

We've...we're not trades.

We try our best to do the best job that we can...

We respect our tradespeople as well.

Like, the fact that they're unhappy, I don't know...

We've had issues within our own team.

We've had issues outside!

We get along with the contestants...

..there's no issues with the contestants or anything like that.

It's really hard! It's alright. Don't worry!

But I don't...but it... It's alright.

..I'm just literally made to feel like I'm being...

I know, because, like, I get what you guys are saying, right?

And you wanna support us,

but, right, then, you just come in and basically said,

"Well, you need an attitude change!"

Oh, no, no, but this is because we've been told this...

Yeah, but this... ..by tradesmen, by other people.

We've been told this, right? But what have you been told?

And we know what you say - we know everything that you say.

You've got a microphone on. 100%!

You're saying, like, tradesmen have been unhappy.

We're trying to work through that, right?

Like, we've had those uncomfortable, honest conversations with them also,

and so we sort of...

..we thought we were on the other side of that, so...

But that's the thing...

Yeah, but Scotty asked you to clean up that rubbish out the front there

three or four days ago and you didn't do it,

then he asked you again and you still didn't do it.

Last Sunday they were struggling hanging the TV mirror.

You were lying on the carpet,

watching them struggle to get the mirror up.

I know what moment you're talking about.

It was that one moment where you lied down

and you were like this because you were having a ten-minute nap.

I painted, like, all day. It's not fair!

It's an unrealistic expectation of a human being

to be working 48...whatever hours it was - 72 hours.

Liam works hard too, but he goes home!

We're still here doing stuff...

..but we are not sitting on our butts, doing nothing!

We are trying our best and we're constantly...

Yeah, if I was lying down, Scotty,

when people were doing that sort of stuff, mate, I would cop that.

Like, I'm not... OK.

This is what's upsetting me the most out of all of this,

is when, you know, guys don't know us,

but we know what we are as people,

and I just feel like our reputations are in the dirt because someone...

No, no, no. We're not attacking your reputations.

No.

We just, really, we came in here -

Shelley and I discussed this outside...

To find a solution, just...

We wanted to find a solution so you would be happy...

Yeah. ..and enjoy the process.

As we say, it's not 'The Hunger Games'.

We didn't pull your names out of a fish bowl and say,

"You must go through this experience."

I think what you need to do, as a solution,

is to regroup, take a deep breath.

Yep.

Get all your gang together in a powwow, in a friendly powwow.

Don't make...you know, don't have excuses,

or, "You did this," or, "You did that."

Let's all regroup. Yeah.

Let's all start again, start fresh.

I know you're mad at us, but we've come in here to try and fix it.

We really just want to help, if you can...

..and this isn't the end of the conversation.

Yeah.

So, if you want to talk to us, please just talk to us.

Anyway, we'll leave you to it. See you, guys.

Cheers. Thank you.

Are you OK? Come here. It's alright.

(MELANCHOLY PIANO MUSIC)

No, you don't have to stay. It doesn't matter.

(CRIES)

I'm gonna go. Can I have the keys? I'll come with you.

I'll talk to you guys in a bit. OK.

Do you have the keys, Ro?

I reckon we just quit, mate.

That...that didn't help.

Mate, if they're listening, they're listening. Good on you!

I can't believe they did that to us.

I know. (BLEEP) it. Let's just go.

Nobody cares about us here.

We have to give them some slack.

Like, he's an accountant and she is an actress.

Yeah.

And I'm like, "They're not used to trade days and workloads."

We're not trying to say,

"Hey, rip that whole floor up this week," you know?

Like, it was a,

"Can you please rip the ensuite up so I can start framing the shower?"

'Cause then, when we come in Tuesday morning

and there's not a board lifted, it's kind of, like,

"Oh, that's an hour and a half of my day that is not framing the shower."

They believe that they're giving 100%...

But they're way off the mark.

Maybe them leaving now, they'll go back and go,

"Jeez, we do have to dig deeper..."

No, they're not gonna...they didn't listen to us in there, Shell.

They were cranky with us.

Liam's had a few conversations with them

and it just hasn't been taken in.

Yeah. And...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

That was ridiculous.

Why can't we feel the way we feel about this?

And then, like... has chippie just outed us, then?

Obviously something's not right.

(MELANCHOLY PIANO MUSIC)

(MELANCHOLY PIANO MUSIC)

SCOTTY: Welcome back to The Block,

where it's been a tough day in the office,

particularly for Sharon and Ankur and their build team.

I reckon we just quit, mate.

That didn't help, They're listening, they're listening. Good on you!

(MELANCHOLY PIANO MUSIC)

SCOTTY: Everything's out still.

All the furniture's been delivered - it's all sitting outside.

(LAUGHS) Doors are leaning up on the scaffold half-painted.

I don't know when they're coming back. (LAUGHS)

Are you still coming in, or what did you wanna do?

MAN: (PHONE) Can't just leave an unfinished room.

Well, what do we do?

After a rundown on the phone with chippie Scott,

their builder, Liam, is coming to talk to Sharon and Ankur,

but they have not yet returned.

For the amount of seasons you've seen before,

are you...do you think they're putting in 100%?

They can definitely do more.

Definitely. Yeah.

You chose this house.

You've gotta work harder for it,

because the end results of this house

should be far more impressive than any of the other houses.

(MELANCHOLY MUSIC)

All I can say is...

Thank God it's Friday!

(LAUGHTER)

CONTESTANTS: Oh, my gosh!

So, when we got to TGI Fridays,

I seen balloons on the haystacks,

I'm like, "What is this? Like, darts or something?"

So, I'd like to introduce you to Brad.

He just happens to be Scotty's archery coach.

(CHEERING)

Brad and I are this close to the Olympics, let me tell you.

(LAUGHTER)

This close!

And we thought, this Thank God it's Friday,

it would be a great opportunity for you guys to win some money.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Yes!

Why not combine the two

and maybe have a bit of archery along the way?

We had a little challenge. Archery.

Scotty had a little challenge for us.

So, everyone gets two arrows. Oh, OK!

There is scores behind the balloons.

Obviously the team that's got the highest score gets first choice

of the prizes that Scotty's lined up for you.

(CONTESTANTS EXCLAIM)

And I tell you what, we've got some great prizes here,

including a kiddies couch from MyNook.com.au,

$10,000 coffee machine

from Coffee Machine Technologies,

$2,000 bucks from Alex Muir Homewares,

any artwork of your choice from The Block Shop, and...

There's, uh...oh, yeah, 3,000 bucks cash out of our back pocket.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

That's what we need! Money, money, money!

So, who wants to go first?

Not me. I'll go.

Tommy, go! Go, Tom! (CHEERING)

Tom went up first.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

(CHEERING)

Oh, my god! Oh, my god!

And that little (BLEEP)...

Bloody Tom.

I was like, "Is this kid for real?

"He literally wins everything. Can you go home?"

Second arrow!

Tom's good at everything. I'm over it.

Go for it, Tom. Great!

(CONTESTANTS EXCLAIM)

Skimmed the side. So close!

Very close! Very close.

Time to find out if Sarah-Jane

can add to the ten points already on the board.

Ohh! Nice, Sarah!

Nice shot, though. Here we go. Here you go. Here you go.

Go, Sarah-Jane. That's going in. That's going in.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

(CRASH!)

(CONTESTANTS EXCLAIM) You got someone's car! Beautiful!

(LAUGHTER)

Do we get to keep the car? I don't know...

Do I get whatever I hit? What was it?

A Husqvarna lawnmower. (LAUGHTER)

(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I got a free water pump! Yeah! (CHEERING)

OK, House One - ten points. Well done!

So, ten is the number to beat.

Next to step up to the plate - Ryan.

That's it. Aim.

(CONTESTANTS EXCLAIM) RACHEL: That's alright.

Skimmed it, skimmed it.

(CONTESTANTS EXCLAIM)

That was going, mate! That was going! Good one, Ryan!

Wait, does that mean... The pressure's on.

With two misses, the pressure is now on his missus.

SARAH-JANE: You can do it, babe!

(CONTESTANTS EXCLAIM) Oh, so close!

I miss it just by a little dash on the first one,

but then the second one...

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

Old Robin Hood over here...

Yay! 40! (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

..I hit the 40.

I hit the four-zero!

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

Moving Ryan and Rachel up to the top of the leaderboard.

I've just realised, in all the action, that House Three aren't here.

Mmm.

Uh, not sure why, but, so, we're moving on to House Four.

(SHRIEKS) No worries.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) You go first. You have to go first.

(BROODING GUITAR RHYTHMS)

(CONTESTANTS EXCLAIM)

SARAH-JANE: You've got this, Jen!

(CONTESTANTS EXCLAIM)

Oh! That was going to...

So, Jen, I think you might've just shot our security guard.

(LAUGHTER)

(GRITTY BEATS)

(CONTESTANTS EXCLAIM)

(GRITTY BEATS)

(CONTESTANTS EXCLAIM)

WOMAN: This is the Olympics!

(CONTESTANTS EXCLAIM)

Yeah, touched it! Take care.

With no arrows on the board

for either House Four or Five,

that makes our inaugural

Thank God it's Friday archery winners

Ryan and Rachel.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

You get first pick!

As first place getters, what would you like to take?

Let me guess. $3,000.

The money, yes. Take the money!

OK, it'll be with you tomorrow. I haven't got it on me.

Thanks, Scotty. Good job.

Well done. Second place!

(LAUGHTER)

I am going to go... Getting the freaking coffee machine!

I'm going the coffee machine.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

So, they are now out of play.

But there's still some prizes to give away,

so I'm gonna give House Four and Five one more arrow each.

That's it. Let go.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

Unbelievable!

Alright, Oz, time to show us what you got.

It all comes down to this arrow.

You don't wanna be beaten by Jenny.

(MOMENTOUS MUSIC BUILDS)

(MIMICS IMPACT)

(CONTESTANTS EXCLAIM) Oh, slipped out!

(LAUGHS) No, it's too sport for me, to be honest.

You know what, we've won too much, to be honest, from first week.

We're still spending a lot of money from first week, winning.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Well done, Jen!

MAN: She's got a win!

OK, righto, Dyl and Jenny, what are you after?

What would you like?

OK, go the $2,000 worth of homewares, please.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

Boys, what do you want? Boys?

Uh, we'll take that, uh, couch.

Take the couch for the kids' room? Yeah, we got a kids' room, yeah.

(APPLAUSE)

Well, congratulations!

Everybody's a winner at archery night.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

And can we please have a big round of applause for Brad.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) And no injuries!

Thanks, mate. Appreciate it. Nice to meet you.

Brad, I'll see you at training tomorrow, mate.

No, no! Can we see what you got, honestly?

Oh, Scott! Scotty! Come on!

Sure. Sure, sure. (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

(CONTESTANTS EXCLAIM)

What is going on here?

What colour, Scotty?

Uh, I think I'll go the silver in the middle.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

One more, one more! One more, one more!

No, no, I've had enough. (LAUGHTER)

Quit while you're ahead. Righto, mate.

Thank you very much.

Tuesdays and Fridays are awesome.

The fact that we get to catch up with each other,

and it's always over a dinner,

so we don't have to cook

or we don't have to sit in our shed and eat our meal.

Spanakopita, curly fries, calamari! (LAUGHS) Curly fries!

Where's the potato gems?

We all get together and we don't really talk...

..we do talk about The Block, actually,

but we actually just get to talk about anything.

And we just have a laugh. We always just have such a laugh.

JEN: Where is Sharon and Anks, actually, though?

We actually don't know. Yeah, where is Sharon and Anks?

Did you see them this afternoon?

Yeah, we did walk-arounds. Did they go alright?

They said they're in Brunswick.

They just said they've had to go pick up art,

but they're on their way back now.

They've had a bit of a bad day today. Have they?

Their builder's not happy with them,

they're not happy with their builder, they're not happy with us.

But I think the tough part is

we know they're not having the best time,

whereas we asked you all today... I mean, it's hard...

There's no denying how hard... Everyone's having a tough time.

Yeah, everyone's having a tough time,

but everyone else is looking on the bright side as well,

and I think Sharon and Ankur are just looking on the dark side,

rather than the bright side.

So, it's up to us all to really sort of rally around them

and try and get them through to the end.

They're not really listening to us.

So, if you can all just be there for them

and try and lift them up a little bit...?

Yeah, of course.

It's a shame Shaz and Anks weren't there to sort of have a laugh.

(LAUGHTER)

They kind of need that,

and I feel like we're probably the people

they need to be around at the moment that are gonna give them a laugh.

(LAUGHTER)

It would have been nice if they were there, to be honest.

I think just to let them know

that we're all going through, like, a tough time here on The Block.

Like, it's not easy delivering rooms, week in, week out.

Like, it's hard for everyone,

but I think it's especially hard for them

because they've never done anything like this before.

One, two, three, four, five houses.

We're all friends. We are family.

This is a Block family, and we need to support each other.

Honestly, we need to support each other.

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Sunday night, with a crucial deadline looming and that prize within reach,

our remaining Blockheads are putting their pedals to the metal.

(GROANS)

Oh, I gotta do it.

Oh, beautiful!

There is a lot to get done.

That would have been... Two, three...

Then it's time for judges to boost egos...

Wow! This is beautiful!

..break hearts...

NEALE: Do these boys hold on to their title of the Bathroom Kings?

..and tempt the gnome?