'Brother vs Brother': Will Drew win the living room challenge by cheating and breaking rules?
The Scott brothers love a good challenge and 'Brother vs Brother' Season 7 has brought them exactly that and more. Focused and determined to win, Drew and Jonathan are at loggerheads once more but this time Drew has an advantage. But will he be able to use it efficiently to score a win?
The twins are supposed to pick two houses from Hancock Park, Los Angeles, purchase, renovate and sell them. The twist is Drew has been living in the neighborhood for a while now and the house Jonathan landed is adjacent to Drew's honeymoon home that he renovated with wife Linda Phan Scott. Now that gives Drew an edge because he knows what works for potential buyers looking for houses in the area.
Instead of getting the best out of the advantage, Drew decides to be the sly, curious neighbor. However, there are strict rules the brothers must adhere to in order to put up a fair competition. They are not allowed to visit each other's properties while renovation work is on.
But Drew decides to make the challenge interesting by sneaking into Jonathan's renovation site. "What I love best about this competition are the rules, they are very strict. We are not allowed to see each other's construction sites to see the renovation even though I live right next door because that would be cheating," Drew says as he slyly inspects Jonathan's site from his upper floor room. He tiptoes to the property, but unfortunately, gets caught taking pictures and was immediately asked to leave the premises. Jonathan then locks the gates to the site.
It was all done in jest, sure, but did that help Drew get an idea of what Jonathan is about to do with the space he has been given? Jonathan doesn't think Drew will be able to gather much from just peeking into the property unless of course he has been gifted with a special vision that allows him to see through walls.
Drew and Jonathan put up a good fight for their living room challenge. Drew did a good job although he bit off more than he could chew. He had to work on the entry, living room and parlor, whereas Jonathan just had the first two to redo. HGTV talent Orlando Soria was invited as a guest judge while the twins' JD Scott played referee.
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