Predicting the Ending

"The activity I'm talking about is eating. Don't you want to rest while having snacks?"

- Cathy

 'Predicting the Ending' is an episode of Ready, Set, Read!, copyright 2020 and released in 2021..

Synopsis
Joji, Cathy, and Ogot are all exhausted after playing all day, and wonder what to do while resting, Lolo Buloto tries to complete a missing page, and James has 'ea' fever.

Opening/Closing Segment
Joji drives a jeepney, with Cathy and Ogot as his passengers. They all agree on a break, but Cathy recommends that they can eat snacks while resting.

Lolo Buloto
A grandfather named Lolo Buloto reads a story from an old book, with the story in question 'Juan Tamad'. It is about Juan, an untrustworthy kid who, after buying crabs to eat, sleeps beside a treee after asking the crabs to go by themselves. Before he could finish the story, one page seemed to disappear, but resolves this by making his own ending, where Juan's mother scolds him.

Intermission #1
Joji plays the game 'What Will Happen Next?', where he showcases situations that end with predictable endings, but the audience has to decide how it will resolute. Ogot leavs a leaky faucet, so his house ends up flooded, Marj's clumsiness ended up with a fallen bowl, and Cathy's dedication to acting for the school play paid off in the end.

James Lez Read's lesson for today
Meanwhile, James Lez Read plays his ukulele a song with words containing the 'ea' sound, which accents the 'e' sound. In a game reminiscent of 'Four Pics, One Word', he makes theem adjoin the main connections with them, like how 'eagle' refers to a type of shaving cream, and the bird itself.

Transcript
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Cast
Seth Regen Montgomery Dungca as Joji, Lolo Buloto, and James Lez Read Ogot Cathy Marj Nene

Trivia

 * Marj is only in the 'What Will Happen Next?' segment.
 * This is the first appearance of Lolo Boloto, who has a catalogue of short stories in his book, probably marking future appearances.
 * Lolo Buloto is the first character played by Dungca with a different hair color, with brown and white strands.

Errors

 * Like many episodes, the blob background loops poorly.