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| ‘ | Guys, I'm fine, it was just a cough! | ’ |
—Denise telling her coworkers not to overreact. | ||
Life Before vs After the Virus is a comedy skit. It was released on March 29, 2020.
This episode is special as it is hybrid episode of the Titan Academy series, with some sections taking place in the School Series canon, while others taking place in the TEAM TITAN canon.
This episode follows two different time periods; one before the pandemic and one during.
Synopsis
Life has changed a lot.
Plot
Touching Stuff (TEAM TITAN)
Then (Kevin)
Kevin walks down the stairs while casually holding the stair handle and greets Rainer by shaking hands.
The canonical status of these two skits is most likely the TEAM TITAN canon as Sunny was just introduced in the previous episode and he wasn't particularly related to Kevin amongst his seniors.
Now (Kevin)
Kevin denies shaking hands with Rainer. In the next scene, he prepares to eat a bread, but then changes his mind because he'd be forced to touch the bread. Then he tries to walk down the stairs while holding the handle but changes his mind... but then his ankle slips, and he ends up holding the stair handle anyway to prevent any injuries from falling down. He curses that he's forced to touch something and now he has to wash his hands. Then he fumes again when he ends up touching the door handle instead.
Taking A Walk
Then (Nicole)
Nicole casually takes a walk outdoors while drinking a green tea.
The canonical status of these two skits is ambiguous as it can take place in both continuities.
Now (Nicole)
Before she even goes out of her house, Nicole sprays her house door with disinfectant, and in the end, she ends up not going out at all.
Meeting Friends (Titan Academy)
Then (Class T1-T5)
JianHao reunites with his school friends Vincent, Kevin, Denise and Pei Shi. They're happy with reunion and walk to enter the school while forming close contact and a five-man hug.
The canonical status of these two skits is the Titan Academy canon since the characters are wearing the Titan Academy uniforms.
Now (Class T1-T5)
JianHao is about to greet and embrace his friends, but suddenly stops everyone from approaching further, stating that everyone needs to be sanitized first. He then sprays his sanitizer to everyone's hands. He's about to restart the embrace process again, but once again stops to wear his gloves, with Vincent commenting that maybe he's lost it. When he manages to shake his hand (now covered with glove) with Pei Shi, she ends up pulling a mannequin hand and suddenly, JianHao is already inside a circular floatable bubble that he uses to 'social distance' and he ends up passing his friends by without any close embracing. He passes by Miss Sherly and greets her casually.
Temperature Taking (Titan Academy)
Then (Kevin)
The canonical status of these two skits is the Titan Academy canon since the characters are wearing the Titan Academy uniforms.
While walking with JianHao and Pei Shi, Kevin says he's feeling a little feverish and asks for a thermometer. Miss Sherly passes by and offers to help since she's the teacher. She puts her hand on Kevin's forehead and reveals that Kevin is fine, she tells him to not overreact. JianHao tells him to try harder next time.
Now (Kevin)
Miss Sherly is absent in this particular skit. The moment Kevin says he's feeling a little feverish, both JianHao and Pei Shi freak out. JianHao opens a nearby door and together with Pei Shi, they push Kevin inside while maintaining minimal contact. And only after closing the door that they pull a thermometer and after a while being confused on who should give that to Kevin, JianHao then slides it to Kevin's room. Kevin uses the thermometer and then gives the signal (thumbs up and confirmation) that he's good. JianHao then writes what he would say, but the writing is instead "Are you KO?". The two then fix the writing into the more proper question: "Are you OK?", and Kevin re-confirms it.
This and the Meeting Friends skits can also signify that Kevin does not think of Pei Shi too lowly since their last conflict, so long as she's not hurting Ren Yi Xiang, he still considers her a normal friend. And neither does JianHao despite warning Ren Yi Xiang that his obsession on Pei Shi is a little annoying and unhealthy.
Homework (Titan Academy)
Then (Class T1-T5)
The canonical status of these two skits is the Titan Academy canon since the characters are wearing the Titan Academy uniforms.
During a meeting between Juhi, Tasha, Vicky and Julynn, the four complain that Miss Sherly has been acting less 'kind' and wondering if she's in a period or something, she's giving more homework and less lunch. Even Julynn starts missing Madam Soot Beng. Miss Sherly passes by and ignoring the complains against her, she just reminds the girls to do their homework and leaves. Vicky then crumples her paper and expresses her distaste of school and hopes the school closes down.
Now (Vicky)
At home, however, Vicky ends up being forced to do her homework while being supervised by her mother, Madam Soot Beng, who reveals that even after being fired, she still kept contact with Miss Sherly. Madam Soot Beng then goes on a lengthy rant about the importance of doing homework even during lockdown, and that no one is going out of the house, not even her, or her soon-to-be-born son (that's for sure). Once Madam Soot Beng exits the scene, Vicky calls her friend and complains on when the school is opening again.
Aspirations (Titan Academy)
Then (Sylvia Tan)
The canonical status of these two skits is the Titan Academy canon since JianHao is seen doing homework.
Instead of doing his homework, JianHao tries to use his phone, but his mother catches him and reminds him that he should aspire to be a doctor, because it makes a lot of money, and can take care of her old body and with the money, JianHao can take his mum to travel to various beautiful countries. JianHao agrees to study further.
Now (Sylvia Tan)
JianHao, to his surprise, gets a full mark for exam. Sylvia is so happy and proud for her son. JianHao claims that he's one step closer to be a doctor, but then Sylvia asks if he's being considerate to others and suggests a job that doesn't require him to go out and meet people, like perhaps a YouTuber? JianHao insists being a doctor, since they are more likely to help people end the pandemic and very respectable... but according to Sylvia, so are TikTokers. She gets JianHao to close his book and teaches him how to do a renegade dance for TikTok.
Travel Plans (Titan Academy)
Then (Class T1-T5)
The canonical status of these two skits is in the Titan Academy canon since it establishes the relations between Vicky and Madam Soot Beng, albeit this time Vicky is now allowed presumably because she has finished her homework.
Juhi, Tasha, Vicky, Julynn and Pei Shi are discussing travel plans for holiday. Pei Shi suggests closing their eyes and point at something, to which they agree. After pointing out several places, Tasha suggests going to somewhere tropical, and then Pei Shi just simply suggests going to the beach. When Juhi suggests going somewhere cold instead, Pei Shi grabs her hand and makes her point to the 'beach' and everyone backs her too, to Juhi's concern.
Now (Class T1-T5)
The girls are more reluctant to travel. Juhi still suggests going to Antarctica anyway, and Tasha reminds her that this isn't a good time to travel. Suddenly, Pei Shi gets an advertisement message that offers a $15 per night at Bali. Vicky puts a stop to this by yelling that her mother forbade any forms of traveling and everyone relents.
Washing Hands (TEAM TITAN)
Then
The canonical status of these two skits is Team Titan, since Debbie is not shown to be nerdy and is also shown along with girls who normally wouldn't talk to her, like Juhi and Vicky.
Debbie casually washes her hands, spending minimal time for that.
Now
Debbie washes her hand while being supported by Tasha and Vicky, while Denise starts giving thorough instructions on how to properly wash their hands. Suddenly, Juhi enters with a bottle of bleach and asks if anyone wants some bleach. Denise excitedly exclaims that bleach is what they really need at the moment, and even Debbie feels a little distressed.
Coughing (TEAM TITAN)
Then (Denise)
The canonical status of these two skits is Team Titan for the same reasons as given in "Washing Hands"
While discussing about who's playing Coachella for the year, Denise coughs. Debbie then offers her a glass of water to sober up and Denise drinks it.
Now (Denise)
Debbie informs that Coachella got cancelled, and Denise coughs a little harder than before. Everyone in the room starts freaking out while Denise tries to assure people that she's okay, but nobody listens to her and keeps staying away and even sometimes spraying her with sanitizer.
CEO of the Face Mask (TEAM TITAN)
Then (Darrel)
The canonical status of these two skits is most likely the TEAM TITAN canon, considering the impossibility that both Trev and Terry are working on a Face Mask company while studying.
The Face Mask company CEO (played by Darrel Ng) is advertising his face masks to his would-be buyers while Trev and Leonard are working to pack the face masks with boredom. Before the virus, however, face masks weren't much of a necessity, so the CEO failed to get some potential buyers.
Now (Darrel)
With the pandemic happening, face masks have become a necessity. Trev and Leonard are more spirited in working while the CEO is getting a lot of profits, happily laughing at that. He then orders both Trev and Leonard to work faster, and the two complies. They pack even more hastily and rushed, not caring much about the quality.
Bosses (TEAM TITAN)
Then (JianHao)
The canonical status of these two skits is most likely the TEAM TITAN canon or rather the old 'office life' canon, since JianHao is portrayed as the company boss while Timmy wouldn't be able to act more mature even if the character here is also cheerful.
De Zhong is working overtime and when JianHao approaches, the former says he's feeling a little unwell and needs to see a doctor. JianHao asks if he has finished the report yet and assumes that De Zhong hasn't, and insists that he finishes the report first, he's not a kid anymore. JianHao even yells at him to force him to work.
Now (JianHao)
De Zhong reports to JianHao that he has closed 13 clients for the day, a record high for the company. He's very tired at the moment, but for the boss' sake, he will work overtime to finish the report. JianHao then praises him as 'employee of the month', but then De Zhong coughs. JianHao then raises a communicator, reporting a problem, while two security guards wearing oversized suits (to protect against the virus better) come in and carry De Zhong away despite his screams of protests. JianHao then uses a disinfectant on De Zhong's laptop.
Going to Work (TEAM TITAN)
Then (De Zhong)
The canonical status of these two skits is most likely the TEAM TITAN canon or rather the old 'office life' canon, as a continuation of the Bosses skit.
De Zhong wakes up, happily prepares for the day at the job that he also has enough time for a morning coffee. During the meeting, he presents a good report where the boardroom clapped at his presentation.
Present in the meeting are also the actors for Vincent, Ren Yi Xiang and Miss Siti, as their normal selves.
Now (De Zhong)
De Zhong is in the toilet of his apartment. He reports to JianHao via Zoom meeting that sales have dropped drastically this month and he's in a tight spot. JianHao isn't hearing any of it, he better work harder or he's going to get fired. While trying to better explain his situation, De Zhong accidentally coughs, and the same security guard appear out of nowhere and carry him away while his pants are still down, while he screams a big "NOOOO!!!".
Birthday Gifts
Then
Now
Activities
Then
Now
Safe Distancing
Then
Now
Cleaning
Then
Now
Introverts
Then
Now
Characters
The characters listed below are actors and actresses due to the hybrid nature of the episode.
Actors/Actresses
- Amander Liew
- Chia De Zhong
- Darrel Ng
- Debbie Soon Rui Yi
- Denise Soong
- JianHao Tan
- Juhi Nar Singh
- Julynn Lau
- Kevin Foo
- Leonard Lau
- Nicole Low
- Rainer Lim
- Ridhwan Azman
- Sherly Devonne Ng
- Siti Shyuhaila
- Soh Pei Shi
- Sylvia Chan
- Tasha Arora
- Trevor Tham
- Vicky Low
- Vincent Sin
Trivia
- The Bosses and Going to Work segments (featuring Chia De Zhong (Timmy's actor)) are call backs to two of JianHao's old videos which were similar in spirit with the Titan Academy series, but taking place in office life: OFFICE LIFE: EXPECTATIONS vs REALITY and 12 People You Will Meet In Every Office. In at least the second video, JianHao Tan was also the boss of the company like in the segments.
- When Denise drinks the water the mug has a Google logo printed on it.
Gallery
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