Inference and Conclusions

"Ah, surprised? Wait, what's the antonym for 'surprised'? Um, 'relaxed'? Calm?"

- Cathy, after Joji gets startled over the fallen bird  'Inference and Conclusions'  is an episode of Ready, Set, Read!, copyright 2020 and released in 2021.

Synopsis
After Joji and Cathy play a game of reverse charades, a yellow bird falls and crashes on Joji's plant. The opening sequence of 'Para, the Brave and Beaufitul' is narrated, while [James Lez Read|James]] talks about words that have 'ea' in them.

Opening/Closing Segment
Joji and Cathy are acting out a game of Reverse Characdes, where the answers have to be the antonyms of what was being asked. Things go normally until a bird falls from the window and lands on Nene's plant. Joji assumes the bird has a broken wing due to kids throwing stones at it, which Joji was able to know using inferences. According to Cathy's knowledge of first aid, the bird should rest and eat more to replenish faster.

After a few hours, Joji notices the bird's determination, when it suddenly attempts to fly, doing so successfully. The bird decides to stay with them, which gives Cathy an idea of introducing it to Ogot and Marj.

Intermission #1
Ogot talks about inferencing and how we use it without noticing. For example, he shows a girl covering her ears, and we immediately think it is a byproduct of the noise pollution the radio is making. Another example is where a lady is holding a pan behind baking equipment, making us grasp the newfound idea of her being a baker.

Para, the Brave and Beautiful
Joji narrates the prologue for the story. Para is a blue-naped parrot, with the nape being the behind of the apex. Apparently Papa's kind, mainly in northern Luzon, are now endangered because of a string of pet trade, which, as stated before, has been made illegal by the government. There was even one story where several churchgoers saw one significant bird shouting out Filipiino phrases.

James Lez Read's lesson for today
James talks about the 'ea' sound, where you mix the letters E and A together. Words like 'tea', 'bean', and 'leaf' contain the 'ea' sound, while James tests our knowledge by playing another game. Two, in fact: he gives us a multiple-choice based one where only the word is said.

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

Trivia

 * This marks the beginning of the Para, the Brave and Beautiful saga. However, it is not mentioned why she is owned by the Reggies.
 * The city where James resides in is shot by one of the pictures ('team').
 * The bird lands on Nene's leaf as well.
 * Realistic maps of Philippine pesos are used for the Manong's 'pet trade' sequence.

Errors

 * Like many episodes, the blob background loops poorly.
 * At the 3:52 mark, the scene cuts to Cathy, while Joji says "That's right, Cathy!" This also makes the audio disconnected to the visuals, until about the 4:15 mark.
 * There are empty stands in the 'business' scenes.