Antoni got pretty real w Wanda which was the first I’ve really see him challenge a guest, which was interesting tho maybe ill-advised
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 22 July 2019 00:42 (four years ago) link
Yeah, he was NOT comfortable around her.
It was weird to see dairy farmer guy at the end. It was obviously a very clever makeover for the team to do: as they said, small farms like that need to attract new business, and that means learning how to deal with townies.
― trishyb, Monday, 22 July 2019 11:37 (four years ago) link
In other news, I saw a French Tuck in the wild! First time and probably last time.
― Funky Isolations (jed_), Sunday, July 21, 2019 11:41 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
This is weird bc I've been doing them (along with literally everyone else) since the late 80s when I was in jr high and high school and we all wore oversized men's tshirts. I still do it! I think they just put "French" on it to sound fancy.
― There's more Italy than necessary. (in orbit), Monday, 22 July 2019 13:13 (four years ago) link
french aka loose
― ogmor, Monday, 22 July 2019 13:35 (four years ago) link
Kenny's new dog was so well behaved. It broke my heart.
The Antoni and Wanda scene was so uncomfortable and confusing.
― Yerac, Monday, 22 July 2019 13:52 (four years ago) link
the whole wanda episode left a bit of a bad taste - the usual method for creating a good episode just seemed to go wrong in all kinds of unexpected ways and i ended up feeling kinda worried for the relationship between her and her daughters, she just seemed so shocked that her perception of them being three inseparable buddies was just not how they saw it at all
― A man offers an inverted bottle of water to the Techno Viking. (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 22 July 2019 13:59 (four years ago) link
lmao at karamo just flat-out refusing to engage with / being horrified by rural life in farmer matt’s episode
― A man offers an inverted bottle of water to the Techno Viking. (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 22 July 2019 21:05 (four years ago) link
thought Wesley's shooter could've at least said something like "I felt justified at the time doing what I did, but man seeing that you're still in a wheelchair from something I did in heat of the moment gives me pause". That Wesley still got closure from that encounter...props to him.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 23 July 2019 00:52 (four years ago) link
From the Karamo article, Wesley and the guy were there for 3 hours talking.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 23 July 2019 01:39 (four years ago) link
the way that shooting went down still seems v bizarre to meit’s cool Wesley forgave him but i’d be like, “ok and all with your explanation but you fuckin SHOT me, dude. a LOT of times. over nothing? what the hell!?”
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 23 July 2019 01:57 (four years ago) link
exactly! Def seems like being the victim of the shooting changed him a lot more (for the better) than being the shooter changed the other guy.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 23 July 2019 02:39 (four years ago) link
maybe that's the defense you build up to deal with what you did to someone. "I didn't want to do it but he left me no choice" or whatever his rationale was.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 23 July 2019 02:40 (four years ago) link
WOW. Okay. I got a very strong "anger" read off Wanda during that confrontation with her daughters. I could FEEL the defensive shutters slamming closed. Also, Antoni is my fave and I love him but he was not ready for that kitchen scene with her. He wasn't just pushing her--he was in his own feelings.
And then her almost violent renunciation of the drill team at the end, which hadn't been discussed with her assistant directors? That's not a transition plan. That's just plain rude and selfish--and I think still coming from anger.
All in all, a strange episode.
― There's more Italy than necessary. (in orbit), Tuesday, 23 July 2019 23:49 (four years ago) link
otmthe thing Wanda said after the meeting w her daughters to Karamo, that she was surprised that her daughters “required” love was very telling.her subtext being “i gave them everything but obviously THAT wasn’t enough” super defensive
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 24 July 2019 01:21 (four years ago) link
Yessssssss very much so. Not...good.
― There's more Italy than necessary. (in orbit), Wednesday, 24 July 2019 13:37 (four years ago) link
should there still be a bracket wherein they admit that the life makeover didn't work this time? because it can't all be "yes queen" success.
― Funky Isolations (jed_), Wednesday, 24 July 2019 23:50 (four years ago) link
MY HEART (this out of the blue japanese queer eye).
― Yerac, Friday, 1 November 2019 23:21 (four years ago) link
I want every season of QE to be in Japan from now on.
― Yerac, Saturday, 2 November 2019 00:31 (four years ago) link
just want to say antoni was already my #1 dreamboat (karamo an extremely close #2), but last week a friend pointed me to antoni’s instagram and i literally fucking died
― times 牛肉麵 (Autumn Almanac), Saturday, 2 November 2019 03:08 (four years ago) link
i have nothing else of value to add to this thread
Oh Yoko <3
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Sunday, 3 November 2019 02:29 (four years ago) link
Beautiful woman. Great episode.
Antoni doesn't know how to flip a tarte-tatin.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Sunday, 3 November 2019 02:33 (four years ago) link
the first two japans are excellent, the final one is… distressing
― times 牛肉麵 (Autumn Almanac), Sunday, 3 November 2019 02:42 (four years ago) link
oh... :(
I'm on Kan's episode. He speaks English with an English accent which is very cute.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Sunday, 3 November 2019 02:46 (four years ago) link
They introduced the translator at the end of episode one and she's not been on screen again, which is a bit of a shame because she looked cute and fun. Since she's in the room I'd like her to be onscreen. Not all of the time but included. Maybe that's a minor niggle.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Sunday, 3 November 2019 02:56 (four years ago) link
Love that you are posting to it, mate.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Sunday, 3 November 2019 03:50 (four years ago) link
i dont know if i can sustain this much crying for a whole season
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 3 November 2019 04:25 (four years ago) link
jed <3
― times 牛肉麵 (Autumn Almanac), Sunday, 3 November 2019 05:52 (four years ago) link
i dont know if i can sustain this much crying for a whole seasonright? this japan collection is the best so far imo
― times 牛肉麵 (Autumn Almanac), Sunday, 3 November 2019 05:53 (four years ago) link
I didn't know there were so few episodes and blew it all on the first night.
I loved it so much.
(I also felt it was off that the translators never appeared but the editing seemed smooth enough).
― Yerac, Sunday, 3 November 2019 13:21 (four years ago) link
isn’t it great? the cutting is so seamless that it really feels like they all just understood one another.
― times 牛肉麵 (Autumn Almanac), Sunday, 3 November 2019 20:01 (four years ago) link
antoni is like dream yaoi in some episodes.
― Yerac, Sunday, 3 November 2019 20:10 (four years ago) link
When it's at its best this show really does make you want to be a better person.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Monday, 4 November 2019 01:21 (four years ago) link
Does that sound naff?
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Monday, 4 November 2019 01:26 (four years ago) link
nope
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 4 November 2019 01:54 (four years ago) link
doesn’t sound naff at all. they really do help bring out the best in people in subtle ways, rather than going berserk with mega transformations that hide the real person. as a viewer, it feels possible for us to improve with similar small changes, which makes the whole shebang relatable.
― times 牛肉麵 (Autumn Almanac), Monday, 4 November 2019 09:51 (four years ago) link
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Sunday, 3 November 2019 02:56 (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
yeah she seemed much cooler than the fairly irritating japanese host, who is the only downside thus far (n.b. japan has some of the best reality hosts in tv history, viz. torichan, becky etc)
― imago, Tuesday, 5 November 2019 00:02 (four years ago) link
I was thinking it was a shame they didn't get one of the panelists from Terrace House to really up the netflix synergy.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 5 November 2019 00:07 (four years ago) link
god there were some moments in this mini season thingy. basically the whole yoko ep obv, but for whatever reason the bit where makoto was sobbing in karamo's arms had me weeping
― ت (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 5 November 2019 00:08 (four years ago) link
same.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Tuesday, 5 November 2019 00:09 (four years ago) link
what a horrible life those two were living in that hellish apartment though. i hope it works out for them but i have my doubts.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Tuesday, 5 November 2019 00:12 (four years ago) link
man the Kan episode broke me
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 7 November 2019 20:49 (four years ago) link
I thought the Makoto episode was going to go in all sorts of different directions. Really hope it works out for them. All four episodes were good, I thought.
― michaellambert, Tuesday, 12 November 2019 23:11 (four years ago) link
I was just thinking about this while watching Kae's episode. When Tan talked about showing off her body more, I worried that he was going to put her in something figure-hugging, but no. Still pretty baggy and loose, but just more stylish than she wore before. It was a really sympathetic makeover.
― trishyb, Wednesday, 13 November 2019 14:25 (four years ago) link
yeah, it seems (at least on the whole) that they enhance people rather than change them.
― times 牛肉麵 (Autumn Almanac), Thursday, 14 November 2019 01:15 (four years ago) link
I rewatched the episode with Tammye from the church in the town of Gay (lol) because I was introducing my mum to QE and it just broke me again. She does a little speech at the end about them all, one by one, and it is just overwhelming. Antoni is a wreck during it. It's definitely worth a rewatch if you haven't seen it for a while.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Thursday, 14 November 2019 01:47 (four years ago) link
although there are some funny moments in that episode like where Antoni says that usually he teaches people to cook but he'd like tammye to cook for him. oh yeah? don't get me wrong, I adore him and find him indispensable but it will never stop being funny that he's doing the cooking lessons.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Thursday, 14 November 2019 01:54 (four years ago) link
Think they'd ever do follow-ups on people? I found the Kitchen Nightmare episodes where they checked back on restaurants really interesting. Some ppl really took the advice to heart and ran with it, some thought it was bullshit and they knew better than Gordon, some wanted to make the changes but just couldn't for various reasons.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 14 November 2019 05:57 (four years ago) link
I felt this way by the end of the episode. It seemed like they were giving each other assurances of love because they knew that was what was expected of them by the end of the programme, but in fact they didn't seem any closer than before. Of course, this could be me misinterpreting Japanese body language.
― trishyb, Sunday, 1 December 2019 13:24 (four years ago) link
I had my doubts too but happy to report that they appear to be doing well - Makoto even put out a new EP that his wife sings on: https://www.bustle.com/p/makoto-yasuko-from-queer-eye-are-still-together-theyre-making-new-music-19291424
Love the way his instagram went from sad drawings of him visiting onsens by himself to much happier art + so many new photos of Yasuko: https://www.instagram.com/chibamakoto/
The Fab Five are literal angels at this point.
― Roz, Sunday, 1 December 2019 14:02 (four years ago) link