The Block 2026 Episode 17 recap: “Flintstone-y, like a bus stop, predictable’ Brutal judges feedback on ensuite bathrooms

Another day, another attempt to poach the Cursios. With Wyatt continuing to guard them like Smaug sitting on his pile of gold, it’s a brave Adam who approaches him for permission to get some help from the super tiling team once they finish at Chantel and Wyatt’s house. But given his wife Jolene’s tears yesterday, and his realisation that he’s been spending too much time mucking about and not enough time managing his trades, Adam is ready to start taking things seriously. And he’s come with a deal in mind — a split of the $10,000 prize money should he and Jolene win the week. Wyatt agrees and things are finally looking up for the outback pair. Dan is continuing his mission to make Tayla work harder to help her dad: cue a montage of her shopping and contemplating a blow wave. It really does seem she’s being edited to look like a lazy flibbertigibbet, but the next segment is her trying to get involved in painting their main ensuite and being rebuffed by her dad. “You can’t f..k that up,” he says, explaining he doesn’t trust her to do the job right. Tayla is in tears. “He is underestimating me,” she says. Then it’s on to the judging. RELATED: Steph and Gian, Gaz and Waz: inside The Blo...