The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in reality television and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s.

Light a candle and say a prayer, for Love Island NZ is no longer coming to our screens in 2020. At least the Celebrity Treasure Island NZ promo is out, and Matty McLean’s shins are in it for about three seconds. There’s also a shocking revelation about the spelling of remuneration, baby news for Mona Dot Com and the premiere of Have You Been Paying Attention NZ.

We also drag our way through the rapidly-setting cement of The Block NZ, where the boys are making us very sad and the judges are making us very mad. Why does nobody even look tired? What’s with all the glass on brick? And what does oregano taste like, really? All that, and some extremely exciting Nando’s new

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