Whenever Possible Season 4 Episode 1

Deeply disappointed with the basketball challenge

YJS made an error in judgement in the basketball challenge. The rule and tradition was for the Whenever Friend to choose who they will replace during the bonus round, instead what happened —based on the scenes—it was YJS who made the decision.

Pyo YeJin volunteered already and tried so call the attention of the Whenever Friend. But YJS stepped-in and insisted he should be the one who should leave and YeJin must continue playing.

Why? There was no doubt the Whenever Friends would've chosen Pyo YeJin as well. She was the most logical choice.

Did YJS set them up to fail? If so, why? Budget constraints? He got disappointed with the Whenever Friends?

Or, was YJS trying to save YeJin's face because she hasn't made a single point?

Here's the thing. No one will blame YeJin. That's just a fact of life, we all have strengths and weaknesses. There is nothing wrong if YeJin wasn't able to make a basketball point up to that point, most people can't!

If that was YJS's objective, the reverse happened. YeJin probably quietly blamed herself. Audiences who did not see YJS's misjudgment are probably blaming YeJin.

I was very disappointed by that incident.

The Whenever Host made a decision for himself instead of the Whenever Friend, as per the rule and tradition. (Again, based on the scenes in the final cut, that's what happened.)

The Whenever Guests are there to bring more fun and variety, as well as, to show that celebrities are humans too—which many have forgotten—and thus have shortcomings like everyone else. It is fine not to be good in sports and/or in any games.

In addition, making the Whenever Friends choose who to replace in a bonus round is an indirect way of saying, "this is your strategy". It's their only chance to be directly involved and increase their chances of taking home the prizes.

Remember, Whenever Possible is about the Whenever Friends. It is to give them memories to cherish of having met and interacted with celebrities they otherwise would've never experienced.

I hope the kids were compensated for this misjudgment. It was supposed to be fun, bet that misjudgment will instead dominate their memories once they realise it. (Assuming the editing showed us exactly what happened.)

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