After announcing that production on ¡°Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020¡± was going on hiatus and then going quiet on us for a few weeks, Netflix released a brand new episode like a gift from the television gods offering some small relief from the current pandemic.
At first, I was thrilled. I missed laughing at Yama-chan and You¡¯s jokes and watching the housemates¡¯ relationships develop (with a few exceptions). But then I realized I would be slogging through 40-odd minutes of Toshiyuki pawing at Yume, and felt nostalgic for the days when the burgeoning romances on the show made my heart flutter, not sink.
When Yama-chan, the only commentator to appear in this episode due to social distancing efforts, brought out a notebook with ¡°hell¡± written on the cover, it seemed like a fitting description for watching the ongoing ¡°courtship¡± between Toshiyuki and Yume, one of the least romantic pairings on TV I¡¯ve ever seen (and I used to watch ¡°Gossip Girl¡°).
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