![]() ![]() Terrace House’s polite tensions ultimately revolve around small differences in each character’s personality and morals-just the right level of drama to dissect with your mother after dinner. ![]() Even one of the characters, 19-year-old Yuudai, is only on the show because his grandmother signed him up, leading the panelists to complain that they won’t be able to bad mouth him because they don’t want to make his grandmother sad. ![]() And there are plenty of handsome lifestyle scenes to drool over, including at least two-to-three beautifully prepared meals per episode, most likely consisting of some sort of jewel-toned raw fish that they apparently just sell at the supermarkets in Japan. The people on the show have a completely PG approach to dating, so neither of us has to uncomfortably get up for a glass of water if we don’t want to watch any racy moments together. There’s a chance to nag young people that are, for once, not you, her daughter, about their decisions in life. The show has everything (my) moms freaking love! There’s one of the greatest romances of our time. But a unique aspect of the show for an American audience is that it intermittently cuts to a loveable panel of hosts, which includes comedians and television personalities like babbling Ryota Yamasato and quiet, but pointed Azusa Babazono, who watch the episodes alongside us and comment on what’s happening with a distinctly Japanese point-of-view.īut after three nights in a row watching the show together, I’ve come to realize that Terrace House-specifically the more charming and less dramatic “Opening New Doors” series, although any of them, such as “Boys and Girls in the City” (set in Tokyo) or “Aloha State” (set in Hawaii) will do-is actually the perfect show to watch with your (my) mom. Many of them have jobs and friendships outside the house-there’s a pro snowboarder who works at a yakitori restaurant, an aspiring chef, and a dizzyingly unrepresentative number of part-time models. They go on dates and prepare meals together. Both would be the focal point of s during their stay in the house.While no one ever says explicitly that the show is dating-focused, most of the characters unabashedly announce upon their arrival that they are looking for love. ** ''Opening New Doors'': Both Shion (half white American) and Noah (half-Austrian) were considered "high spec" prospects by house members and the commentators in part because of what they considered to be exceedingly good looks due to their mixed ancestry. ** ''Boys & Girls in the City'': Half-Italian Hikaru Ota was highly sought after by Misaki and both the girls in the house and the commentators noted that his mixed background gave him his handsome appearance. * MixedAncestryIsAttractive: Sometimes comes up in relation to half-Japanese residents. She discusses this when she visits the house after graduating, noting that after ] she felt like she needed to look more feminine. ![]() * MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Though downplayed, the dynamic between Tsubasa and Shion in ''Opening New Doors'' is this: she's a professional hockey player with short hair who doesn't dress very femininely, while he's a male model who's good at cooking and cleaning, and isn't good at sports compared to Tsubasa. ![]()
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