The Problematic of the Unproblematic

Lafer: So by the time this goes out, some of us will have already met up with other Twitterbeans, eaten vegetarian Chinese food together, drank soju, dined at a Korean restaurant and gone to an actual noreabang. Should we just pinky swear here and now that what happens in DC stays in DC? kakashi: All photos will have to be carefully monitored by my lawyer, yes. JoAnne: Others of us will be at home doing family celebration things and work things and cursing the KDrama Gods.   bcook: *mournful* *mournful too* *sigh* cherkell: Some of us are still on the road, attempting to recover from SqueeCon. And failing miserably. On SqueeCon2014   JoAnne: It is 6:33pm on Friday. As I write this, certain people are at a certain place doing certain things. Certain others are not. Shuk: Serious proof that anything that can happen, will happen. Also proof that (wo)man is an adaptable animal. kakashi: It has happened. I'm so tired I'm about to die, but tomorrow I will be strong. I also...

In which Soo Hyun narrates, and I find her session both irritating AND boring.  This week's episode is supposed to be about new things.  We have a new guest, and some of the roommates face new challenges.  Sort of. bcook: Did she even narrate? I heard her voice a couple of times in the beginning and then nothing.  Lafer:  I can honestly say that to me it makes little difference who narrates each week.

This week we get to complete the camping trip that started out so precariously for half our roommates.  The drive from hell behind them, the roommates work together as a team setting up the tents and making dinner. Let's hope we can get to the campfire games without any more drama! J oAnne: I hope the editors got some rest so they don't make the glaring continuity errors anymore. And that whatever it is they've got against Min Woo has been settled so that they don't make him look like the only asshole in Korea.  bcook: Yes to everything Jo said! I like Min Woo for some reason but it's getting hard to justify my feelings. Chan Yeol and Ga Yeon are given the task of preparing the fish for dinner, with Chan Yeol teaching Ga Yeon how to clean them. Only thing is, he just learned it himself from the internet and it not enjoying it one bit! Poor Chan Yeol is visibly shaken as he cuts out the guts of the fish,while Ga Yeon is a natural at it, having no problem at all ...

Lafer's feeling a time pinch so I'm going to help with recapping duties for Roommate a bit. I feel lucky, too - Gayeon is narrating this episode and she's the cutest punkin ever,  PLUS there's a trip! And the previews look a bit tense, to put it mildly. Will our makeshift family show their clay feet? Or is it all some evil PD's manipulation? bcook: Pffft! Don't believe anything you see in the previews. Worse case of audience manipulation I've seen yet.  Episode 11 A little montage to show that the roommates do occasionally irritate each other. Gayeon narrates that on this particular day, most people were out due to their schedules. Mama Shin comes home from some where and is pissed that there's a ton of dirty dishes in the sink. It's nasty, it smells bad, it draws bugs. They all agreed to clean up after themselves, and he cleans up after himself, and why aren't they all doing what they promised to do. He's tired of nagging about it. ...

kakashi: A hearty hello from me! But I'm not even here. I'm on holidays (and once again, my biggest fear is that I might not have internet. Been there done that last year). Have fun without me, but not too much, thank you! (Mary: *takes out best wine and orders lots of pizza and cake while kakashi is away*) (Our Rants & Raves posts get a ton of hits ... not sure why that is, but let's just pretend it's because people LOVE to see us go oooooon and on about things) bcook: *confused* That might not be why? It's obviously coz we're awesome. Though I think it's coz of Jo's gutter mind. JoAnne: Are we awesome? We're a bit NSFW, but that's not just me. Is it, Mary. Shuk: [innocent look] On Marriage Not Dating Lafer: Marriage Not Dating, my new crack. I think the writing is really inconsistent, the intentions of the two male second leads is confusing, and I'm questioning the intellectual capacity of a writer who thinks that a guy ...