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Terrace House: Opening New Doors does things a little differently, and the Netflix reality show changes things up by letting the cast watch ... Skiptomaincontent Decider WhattoWatch Find: Movies Shows What'sStreamingOn: Hulu AmazonPrimeVideo Netflix More Search DiscoverWhat’sStreamingOn: AcornTV AmazonPrimeVideo AMC+ AppleTV+ BritBox discovery+ Disney+ ESPN FoxNation FOXNOW fuboTV FXNOW GooglePlay HBOMax Hulu iTunes Netflix Paramount+ PBS Peacock Philo PlutoTV Showtime Shudder SlingTV Starz SundanceNow Tubi Vudu YouTube Genres Comedy Drama Documentary/Reality Music Children's/Family JenniferCoolidgeSaysHer'AmericanPie'RoleAsStifler'sMomGotHerLaid"Like200"Times EdieMcClurg,Actressin‘FerrisBueller,’AllegedlyVictimizedbyManWhoTriedtoMarryHerWhileSheBattlesDementia SelenaGomez‘WorkingGirl’RemakeinDevelopment MiaIsaacFrom‘NotOkay’and‘Don’tMakeMeGo’IsHavingABreakoutYear Is'Elvis'StreamingonHBOMaxorNetflix? 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Andthenthere’sTerraceHouse:OpeningNewDoors. EssentiallyJapan’sversionofTheRealWorld,TerraceHousedropssixyoungsingles(alwaysthreemenandthreewomen)inonegorgeous,serenehomeandthenletsthemlive,date,andmakepainfullyawkwarddeclarationsoflove.ButTerraceHousefeelstotallydifferentfromprettymuchanyrealityshowwe’vehadinAmericafollowingtheHawaiiseasonofRealWorld(youknow,theseasonwhenthecast’smaingoalbecame“getnakedanddrunkassoonasthecamerasroll”).TerraceHouseistherarerealityshowthatactuallyfeelsreal,toorealattimes–anditaccomplishesthatbycompletelypullingbackthecurtain.NeveristhatmoreclearthaninanepisodeoftherecentlyreleasedPart5inwhichthecastmembersofTerraceHouse…watchTerraceHouse. Photo:Netflix Thisisn’tashockingreveal.Unlikethoseearlypre-socialmediaseasonsofRealWorld,whereinthecastwasbannedfromwatchingTVinanefforttomakethemactuallydosomethingworthwatching,theTerraceHousecastisfrequentlyparkedinfrontoftheTVorcheckingInstagramontheirphones.Forexample,whenhousemateMayumovedin,theguysimmediatelylookedupherInstagramandlosttheirmindsoverhermodelingphotos.Andwhennewhousematesmovein,theymoveinhavingalreadywatchedtheseasonathome;AyamovedinwiththesuperspecificgoalofdatingTaka,aguyshewascrushingonviatheTVjustaweekearlier.Soit’snosurprisethatthecastwatchesthemselveswhileinTerraceHouse,butPart5takesthistransparencytoawholenewlevel. InEpisode34,“ByeBye,MissTerraceHouse,” YuiwatchesherselfonTV–andisdevastated. Photo:Netflix TheepisodeinquestionisEpisode25,aninstallmentfromthethickofYui’slovetrianglestorylinewithMayuandNoah(whohavebothsincemovedout).Yui,whomovedintothehousetoplaythesweetandnaivegoodgirl,watchesherselfeagerlygoafteraguyforpracticallytheveryfirsttime–andit’soninternationalTV.Ontopofthat,she’swatchingherselfgohead-to-headwithherroommateforNoah’saffections.Imaginehavingthemostrawandawkwardmomentsofyourearlydatinglifecapturedonvideo,andthenimaginehavingtowatchthemonTV,andthenimaginehavingacamerarecordyouwatchingthosemomentsonTV! Andnotonlythat,butYuihastowatchtheTerraceHousecommentatorsdotheirthing,scrutinizingandjokingaboutamomentthat’salreadyreducedYuitotears. Photo:Netflix It’srough,andit’sreal.It’sakindofrealwedon’tgettoseeonrealityTV,notin(I’musingthiswordalot)realtime.Realityshowsareoftentapedinavaccuum,awholeseasonknockedoutinafewweeksandnotaireduntilmonthslater.Anyramificationsarereservedforthealwaysfeistyreunionspecial,wherewegettoseewhatpeoplethoughtofhowtheywereportrayed.ButsinceTerraceHouseisanongoingrealityshowthatairswhileitsfilmedwitharoughlytwo-monthdelay,andsincetheyactuallyletthecastwatchtheshow,yougettoseethemreactand,inYui’scase,trytocoursecorrect.Isn’tthatthemostrealwaytogoaboutshootingarealityshow?TerraceHousedoesn’tdenytherealitythatthesepeopleareonarealityshow,anditgoestheextrastepoflettingtheshowinfluencetheshow. Themetadevelopmentsdon’tstopthere,though.TheyactuallybecomeYui’sdefiningstorylineinPart5,asshewatchesherselfandlearnsfromhermistakes.Foronething,shedecidesthatshe’snotgoingtobustoutOKCupidstylequestionnairesforhernewcrushKaitothewayshedidforNoah. Photo:Netflix NotallofYui’sselfreflectioniswinkyandfunny,though,asseenlaterinEpisode36,“TakeShelterfromtheRain.” Yuitearfullyrevealsthatshe’stotallyditchingherdreamofworkinginthebridalindustryafterwatchingherselfonTerraceHouseandseeinghowpeoplerespondedtoheronsocialmedia! Photo:Netflix Sinceshementionedoneofthecompaniesshewaspursuingemploymentwithbyname,randoswerehoppingontoInstagramandtrollingherwithcommentslike“theplaceyouinterviewedatmustbegettingweddingcancellations.”WTF?!Yuiwantedtoworkinthebridalindustrybecauseshewantedtohelppeopleandbringhappiness.Nowthatfanshavelabeledherasinconsiderate,shefeelsshe’snolongerfittopursueherdreams. Thankfully,herroommatesAyaandMaya(Maya,notMayu;Mayumovedout)callBSonthis…inasupportiveway.AyaknowshowmuchYuiwantstoworkinthebridalindustryandsaysthatsheshouldn’tletdumb-dumbsdictateherfuture.Maya,whohastheuniqueperspectiveofhavingwatchedYuionTVbeforelivingwithher,addsthatherperceptionofYuichangedassoonasshemovedinandsawallthesmallkindnessesYuididforherhousematesthatdon’tmakeitonair. Thatrightthere,Maya’spoint,issubtextbecomingtext.It’sapersononarealityshowcallingoutthetruththateditorscraftpeople’spersonasontheseshows,andthey’vedonethatforYui,too.Andthenit’stheeditorsdecidingtoputthatintotheepisode,lettingitretroactivelyunderscoreallofthepreviousepisodes.Ifyou’vebeenturnedoffbyYui,blametheeditorsmorethanYuiherself.Andalsoblamethecommentatorssome,too,maybe. Photo:Netflix Yeah,thisplotlinewasalsoatripfortheTerraceHousehosts,whogottoseehowtheirwordsaffectedahousemate.Itwas,astheysaid,liketheywerewatchingtransmissionsfromanotherdimension. MoreOn: TerraceHouse:OpeningNewDoors StreamItOrSkipIt:'TerraceHouse:Tokyo2019-2020'OnNetflix,ANewSeasonOfTheJapanese'RealWorld' 'TerraceHouse'onNetflix:MasaoWadaSaved'OpeningNewDoors'fromDescendingintoInsaneMinionsDrama 'TerraceHouse'onNetflix:EverythingWeKnowAbouttheUpcomingTokyoSeason WhereIstheCastof'TerraceHouse:OpeningNewDoors'Now? Butreally,there’snoreasontobeturnedoffbyYuiatall.MaybethisisbecauseI’mcomingfromanAmericanPOV,onethatapplaudsanyoneonarealityshowforcuttingthroughartifice,butI’velovedYuifromthejump.Shecameontoplaytheinexperiencedsweetheartbutquicklyrevealedthatshealsohasarazorsharpwitandisatotalstraight-shooter.EverytimeYuiwasconfrontedwithconflict,she’dcrybecauseshefeltbadfortheotherperson–andthenshe’dimmediatelytalktothatpersonone-on-one! Yuiwasalreadyagreatperson,onethatdefinitelydidnotdeservethekindofonlinehatesheapparentlygotinJapan.IfwatchingTerraceHouseandtakingwhatvalidcritiquestherearetoheartonlymakesherabetterperson,thenthat’sgreat.Andifitcausesonlinehaterstoseetheveryrealpaintheircommentscause,that’sevenbetter.Overall,I’mgladthatthisisastorylinethattheeditorsdidn’texcise. 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