Jung gives Appa and Umma a business presentation for the store; Shannon and Kimchee’s office teasing leads to a meaningful discovery for Kimchee- CBC.
How will the business presentation that Jung gives influence the future of his relationship with Appa and would have laid the groundwork for that relationship being on the mend?What will Kimchee discover and what impact will this have on his life?How much of this discover we will even get to see?
.Sound off in the comments section below!
Please note that this is the series finale of Kim’s Convenience and the episode will air on Tuesday April 13th at 8pm Est/7pm Cst
Best wishes are extended to the cast and crew of Kim’s Convenience for their future endeavours and a special thanks to those of the cast members that participated in interviews and/or live chats on the blog.
Synopsis: Appa and Janet take a first aid course; Umma worries that her prayers may be backfiring; Shannon and Jung are finalists for a reality TV show(CBC)
How wil Appa and Janet get along as they take a course together and what other challenges might they have to overcome in order to do so?How might Umma be worried that her prayers are backfiring and what comical mishaps might ensue from this?
Tune in on Tuesday, April 6that 8pm eastern standard time to find out!
Share your thoughts, predictions and speculations in the comments section below! Please note that this is the penultimate episode of Kim’s Convenience.The series finale will be airing on Tuesday, April 13that 8:00pm eastern time.
Indeed, we are saddened to report that Kim’s Convenience will end upon the conclusion of its current 5thseason currently slated for April 13th. The news comes after both of the show’s co-creators decided to depart from working on the show to pursue other projects and the producers felt they could not continue to deliver the existing quality of the show.
Given their departure from the series, we have come to the difficult conclusion that we cannot deliver another season of the same heart and quality that has made the show so special,” the producers said in a statement Monday.
The news has been shocking to both the stars and fans especially considering both the global success of the show and how the series was already given the greenlight for its 6thseason last year.
Simu Liu told etalk’s Sonia Beeksma that “it doesn’t feel great.” He said the decision was not “in alignment with” the cast’s wishes.
“I think, for myself, I was definitely hoping to come back for season six and, you know, there was just this feeling that the show was doing so well commercially and critically and had reached such a wide fanbase all over the world,” he added.
Unfortunately, as a result of the show’s abrupt cancellation, many of the short and long term story lines which have defined the series will not be resolved including the tense relationship between Liu’s character, Jung and Apa as well as what Jung will do with his life.
The circumstances surrounding this cancellation are highly unusual considering there was only one season left and even more so with the producers announcing the cancellation as opposed to the creators.It some ways, it seems like such a waste after fans have invested 5 years into the stories of the beloved characters that made the show what it is only not to have the chance to view a proper end.
Stay tuned for more details surrounding the cancellation as they become available. In the meantime, share your response to the cancellation in the comments section below. Also, what will you miss most about the show? Sound off in the comments section below!
Appa and Umma’s plans for the future push Appa out of his comfort zone; Janet gets an internship overseas, and Jung and Kimchee explore new living arrangements-(CBC)
What tensions might ensue from Appa being pushed out of his comfort zone and what exactly is it about these new plans that has this effect on him?How will Janet’s potential relationship with Raj impact her decision to pursue an internship overseas, if at all?What will Jung and Kimchee’s new living arrangements look like?
Which of these potential changes are you the most excited to see unfold?Sound off in the comments section below!
Be sure to tune in for this episode on Tuesday, March 31st at 8:00pm eastern standard time on CBC!
ISHAN DAVÉ is a Toronto-based film, television, and theatre performer who’s sixteen-year professional career has led him across Canada, Europe and the United States. He is a multiple Canadian Screen Award & Dora Award nominee, and a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada.Current streamable film & television performances include Kim’s Convenience (Netflix/CBC Gem), Slasher: Solstice (Netflix), Hudson & Rex (CityTV), and Mouthpiece (Patricia Rozema). Upcoming works include ‘Untitled Sugar Daddy Drama’ (Kelly McCormack, Wendy Morgan). Ishan is also a proud associate artist with the Toronto-based performance collective It Could Still Happen, and a natural ink-maker.
With Kim’s Convenience progressing through its current fourth season and Ishan’s character being at the centre of Janet’s love triangle this season, I thought it was an opportune time to catch up with the actor. Specifically, I to get his insights on his character and the show’s impact on Canadian culture.
Read through the interview below and share your thoughts on it in the comments section below!
Abbas Karimjee: Lets discuss your appointment to the role of Raj. Could you please walk us your experience through the initial process?
ISHAN DAVÉ: It was an audition with the Canadian casting legend Deirdre Bowen!
AK: Have you been able to relate to Raj? ID: The actor Michael Greyeyes gave an interview on Q where he said Native actors are often working from inside a system to expand it, to bring it towards their subjectivity. I am of course not Indigenous and I would never compare my journey as an East Indian actor to Michael Greyeyes’ journey or to that of any Native actor. However, there is something deeply true about this sentiment for me. It is rare to be a part of a show that allows for a multi-dimensional experience of a character, when one’s skin color has not been at the center of the dominant culture for 160 years. In other words, a character with a sense of struggle, a sense of stakes with joy and despair, an inherent problem. So often, and still, characters of color are cast as foils that advance the story arcs of the sophisticated white leads with the real emotional dilemmas–
I mean, the Canadian Screen Award Nominees for 2020 were just released and out of the television ‘Lead’ Acting Categories, 3 actors are people-of-color (out of 20 nominees). With Raj, I feel that the creators of Kim’s are invested in a character with a lot happening in his heart. When I approach the character I always try to bring myself inside it, to extend and explore what Raj’s dilemmas are, and this approach has only been welcomed!
AK: In the season 3 of finale of Kim’s Convenience, Raj broke off his engagement with his fiancé in order to pursue a romantic relationship with Janet, whose heart he previously broke by treating as her a casual fling. Do you think that this shows that Raj has developed and what you would like to see happen between him and Janet?
ID: Love is complicated. My friend Claudia Dey wrote a book called Heartbreaker and in the epigraph she has an Alice Notley quote which is
“in love, there is no because”.
I think about this quote all the time because I think we always want fast and reliable answers, especially with love, and they are just not there.
On the surface Raj can be seen as a cheater and a quitter. But if we look at his context, he comes from an oppressive family structure and he is deeply confused. So, I believe we meet Raj at a turning point in his life (which of course happens largely off screen).
After he’s finally appeased his parents’ wishes and become a Doctor, he is, in a sense, free. He is figuring things out as they happen, and he doesn’t quite have the words for his feelings because in conservative immigrant families, feelings are not given primacy. And so, the present moment often betrays him, when it comes to words.
But at his heart Raj is a person who wants something to break. He wants liberation. In Janet, he sees a rebellious soul and he is drawn to it; her wit, her irreverence, her depth and intensity, her beauty, and her awkwardness inside it. It inspires him, and he does not yet know how to come close to it with a mindful heart. He’s a bit desperate, for the time being. But at the centre of Raj’s world is the feeling that he and Janet have more in common than they both realize.
AK: While Kim’s Convenience focuses heavily on Kim’s family, it also showcases people from other ethnicities such as your character from the South Asian community as well as African Canadians, Arabs and Caucasians. Do you think the show has both reflected and impacted Canadian culture and if yes, how so?
ID: I think Kim’s is a highly innovative show that will be referenced, cited, and watched for generations. Hopefully it will also act as a springboard for many other shows in the future. The show bridges class divides as well as racial divides and I know people feel that very deeply. It is my lived experience based on who writes to me on the internet, and who stops me in the street. Almost always, someone expresses that it’s great to finally see their ethnicity reflected on TV.
AK: What are some of your favorite memories from working on Kim’s Convenience on screen and/or off screen?
ID: There was a moment when Andrea, Soma & I were sitting on the beach while filming season 3. The crew were setting up for the next moment and we had a small break. The three of us were looking out at the water and joking around and I felt especially lucky in that moment. Though, on the set of Kim’s which more resembles a motley crew of a family, I feel lucky constantly.
AK: You are an award-winning actor who has been on countless successful programs. What advice do you have for those who are members of visible minority groups and others in general who wish to pursue a career in the Canadian entertainment industry? Were there any specific obstacles you had to overcome to achieve the success you enjoy today?
ID:It doesn’t matter how much or little experience you have; your integrity is a human right.Do not be afraid of rocking the boat if you’re uncomfortable with how you’re being treated. Because no one will manage that for you, except you.
It’s also important to know that you don’t have to accept any job that comes your way. The industry is deeply saturated, as saturated as our World of stories, and other opportunities will arise that suit your soul. You don’t have to be a “token” bit part in someone else’s unaware story. Seriously. You don’t! Skip the pay check and eat out less for the next month. You’ll feel better.
There is an unhealthy trend with acting and performers, a perception that any project will lead us closer to our dreams. I remember hearing a Charlie Kaufman interview once and he said, people hire you for what they see you do, not what you don’t do. In this way, you will be asked to do more of what you’re seen in. This is how laws of attraction operate.
I’ve always found this to be true and in this story saturated industry, it’s a bit naïve to believe that my bellboy role on COLLISION 4.0! will get me in the room with Gus Van Sant or Claire Denis or Sofia Coppola, etc. So may as well set the foundation of choices with genuine love than for “opportunity.”
Of course there are always exceptions and it’s a case-by-case situation, but that’s generally how I strive to treat my career.
AK: Do you have a message for fans of Kim’s Convenience?
ID: Thank you for your time, love, and attention. You are what makes everything worth it. (& don’t give up on Raj. He is hope that men can change!)
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