Ok this is why I like the block so much: They love playing with their contestants,
and it seems they really enjoy doing it with Dan and Carleen. It was completely obvious
that they would throw them into the tumble-dryer of emotions from last week to this
week. Which would make them look two faced bitchy - 'we dont care what the judges
think, its our style!' last week, into 'yes, we love the judges!' this week.
Obviously, they had copied what they could from the girl's winning bathroom (black
trim) and it was enough to get the judges to mark them as high as possible
(9.5, 9.5, 10, seriously?) just to allow for the "zero to hero" "comeback" scenario, so
beloved on the block throughout almost every series. The "feel good factor" always
truimphs everything, and so, when the Double D's did so poorly in auction, they were
offered another chance to win big, hence restoring the "and they all lived happily
ever after" theme. Scotty doesn't like to see sad faces, almost as much as he dislikes hugs.
That "half smile-yay-hug-oh well we like the judges-after all-cause-we-won"
that Carleen displayed was the bread and butter of the block.
Now its time to throw another couple into the tumble-dryer of emotions. Next up
we have Chris and Kim, with a mishmash of bad taste. Dont worry, never fear, for they
too shall soon win a room and block-feel-good-factor will be restored.
Of course, they did not deserve to win. The girls produced a far more cohesive,
elegant and high-end looking bathroom, after 3 agonizing episodes of "tile gate"
following "colour gate" following "wall size gate". Seriously Julia has split personality,
and both cant decide on anything. Sasha must be half an angel to cope with her.
The boys - did not put a toilet! But wait, from the next week inserts we could see
them adding a toilet, perhaps creating another en-suite, two master bedrooms..
who knows. In any case it was enough to mark them into the 5-6's. The fact that
two couples didnt have a bath but only a shower, in a main bathroom, didnt seem
to be an issue. But it was in previous blocks. so much for consistency of judging.