Shukudai 169: In which Sho (hopefully) learns the valuable life lesson that it's better to fail

[flange5]

Sho has quite a reputation to hold up. In reality, one might say he has two reputations to hold up. One is the dignified image of the scion of a prestigious family, the well-educated newscaster idol. And that's a pretty lofty public face

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[lianne29]

When I saw your title, I had a feeling that this is the Shukudai where Sho won the right to eat all the stinky food. XD

At times, it seems like the only things he's strong at are eating and failing.
he is also good at doing gestures while jumping (via jump rope or on a trampoline)

the comedians of Japan would have spread the word not to give Shukudai's staff that excellent an opportunity to torture Arashi and, by extension themselves
True. The Shukudai staff are experts in giving the guests exactly what they ask for with the help of the audience. (I miss the AnS staff)

Sho really had some weird luck at janken here. I sort of expected him to lose since he always gives this impression that he is bad at it (maybe because he lost at that first group janken).

It's a marker of how terrifying the food segment does that the revelation of this tidbit on television barely seems to phase any of Arashi.
Sho was the one who chose to talk about the missing video. He could have chosen another topic when Nino did his 'hypnosis' but didn't so I think you have an excellent point (all those fumes from the food have clouded his brain). Nino, who probably knew about the video was smirking when Ohno was diverting the attention from himself by pointing to the original source. And trust Aiba to blurt everything despite Nino telling him to "explain the contents within the limits of what is appropriate for broadcast"

This episode also wins for all those different faces.

(Got my DVD today so I'm going to watch it tonight then I'm grabbing your other version of the mp3s)

[flange5]

It's true that Sho is really good at trampoline charades. One might note that it's a bizarre form of luck that would also allow him to display such an odd talent ^^;

I miss the Shukudai staff, too. It's clear that the Shiyagare staff are also awesome, but there's not the same sense of history there ^^; I am heartened to hear them guffaw occasionally, though. I'd swear that one of those laughers sounds just like a laugher on G no Arashi and Shukudai.

All the smirking in the porn section--it's clear they seem to be daring each other to actually say it. The passing of the buck from one member to another is kind of priceless ^^;

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! DVD!!! Mine isn't here yet, but with the distance, I didn't really expect it to ^^;

The Boy doesn't remember this episode so we're going to watch it--with dinner. I just realized that that's a bit odd ^^;