The Block returns with the premiere of Triple Threat

The Block returns with the premiere of Triple Threat
Jessie RichardsonDecember 7, 2020

A triple level set of South Yarra townhouses is the set for the latest series of The Block.

Last night's premiere introduced audiences to the show's six new couples, who will be whittled down in elimination rounds to finally compete against one of three returning couples.

From Busselton in Western Australia come Luke and Ebony, pictured below. Ebony is a 23 year old interior designer, while Luke is a carpenter. Host Scott Cam reminds us that they are something the Block has never had before – a brother and sister team.

Victorian cousins Brooke and Aimee have the least renovation experience, with one a 000 call operator, and the other a full time mother (pictured below).

Given The Block's punishing three weeks of elimination rounds before the game begins proper, they may be the sacrificial lambs of the series. Cam again notes that they are a Block first, as cousins (lest you think they and their fellow contestants seem exactly the same as every other person who has ever graced the set of The Block).

Tim and Anastasia, pictured below, are from South Australia.

Tim describes Anastasia "in one word" as "hard working", noting that she "can probably put most blokes to shame with the effort she puts in". In the world of The Block, this is very impressive (just ask "hardest working woman in Block history" Jenna, from The Block Glasshouse).

Ayden and Jessica, pictured below, hail from Queensland.

Ayden is a self employed cabinet maker, while Jessica is a sales manager. Having previously renovated a house, they now own a block of land which they plan to build a home on.

From Manly are JJ and Mark, a structural landscaper and a property developer, pictured below.

They have renovated external areas of their Queenscliff apartment.

Charlotte and Josh, below, are also from Manly. Charlotte is a food stylist and caterer while Josh is a carpenter. The couple look like they could be the Kyal and Kara, or Maxine and Karstan, or Jessica and Mark, of The Block Triple Threat.

The teams' first challenge is to design and renovate a bedroom in 24 hours. Three of the six teams introduced will be eliminated at the end of the week, after renovating three rooms: a bedroom, a living and dining room and a bathroom.

They are given $10,000 to produce their first bedroom. What ensues is a lot of driving around, gasping at the modest brick townhouses, questionable decisions regarding suspended chairs, pendant light shopping (a Block staple).

The results of their labour, of course, were not revealed in the premiere episode, with producers saving that for tonight. With all this drawn out drama, The Block's triple threat may be the three long weeks of elimination rounds – which might just test the patience of viewers.

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All pictures courtesy of Channel 9.

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