Just discovered this thread. DH and I have been HUGE fans of this show since we stumbled upon the first episode of the first series hidden away on iPlayer, settled down to watch it and realised that the house was at the end of the street where I grew up! Robert won that one- it was an ex LA house lived in by a churchy couple with lots of kids. He put an offset extension in the back and gave them a raised music room at the front. They ditched the bench seating, of course, and put in a sofa, but it ended up fairly faithful to the original design. Last time we were up there visiting family I insisted on driving back to the street to have a nose and we saw the man lounging in his music room through the massive plate glass window 
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I’ve read all 7 pages and here are my thoughts:
Angela Scanlon is bloody marvellous. I love her sarky little digs and the way she asks the question that you were thinking. He shoes are ridiculous, but in a good way. She also presents Robot Wars- a woman of many talents.
I agree with @Carriemac - I had Ramp Husband pegged as controlling from the second the wife said that he sometimes “forgot” to put the ramps down before he left in the morning. “Joint decision not to have a ramp” - my arse.
Laura Jane Clark does NOT dress like a solicitor. I am a solicitor. We are nowhere near as stylish as she is! I braided a bit of my hair last week in direct tribute to LJC. My husband, who NEVER comments on clothes, randomly piped up that he loved her green and orange maxi dress at the end of the last one. I love how we see her welding at the beginning.
I got to 6 pages before someone finally said what I have been thinking for ages @SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius- how would they stop the cushions sliding forward on those bench seats? He’s always imagining people spraying and lounging all over them. You’d need to stick fabric on the benches and heavy duty Velcro or something. And yes, would be massively uncomfortable with no springs. I would like to see a “bench seating mechanics” special insert with Robert showing us a real one not just a CGI version. But nobody ever chooses them so probably impossible!
I loved when they all lay on the floor at the end of the last one. I also thought that the woman in the couple clearly found a new lease of life project managing the build.
My friend was on a George Clarke Old House New Home. They dress the finished house with loaned furniture that goes back as soon as the shoot is over. I get the sense that they don’t do that so much in this one, though I do have my suspicions about some of the ornaments.
The Temple on the Hill was the most hilarious thing I have even seen on a makeover show.
What do people think of Kirstie and Phil’s Love it or List it? We enjoy that too, and often comment on how Kirstie (who clearly has an architect advising her) would redesign the YHMP houses. The Sarah Beeny one sounds good, will look it up, thanks for the tip. I wonder if SB still favours a corner bath?