Regarding my favourite SA episodes, the two I find most interesting are definitely episodes 82 and 230 since I think there is a lot of emotional tension in them that give us indications about spartace being more than friends or colleagues. May be I will post about episode 82 now since @dragonlovers has already talked about it. Perhaps when isubs forum was there, there was analysis about this episode, but since I came much much later to this fandom, I didn't get to read any discussions on this episode other than on SA baidu. So sharing the analysis of episode 82 which perhaps some of you might know already. This is also for you @sana82 and @kjklovesjh
In my case, I watched this episode when I was not a RM fan. I watched it for LDH whose drama I was watching at that time. So I really didn't notice anything apart from kooksoo couple and YJS-LDH funny conversation in the last game. It was a post by one of my all time favourite posters, mintgarden on this particular episode on SA baidu that made me take a re-look at it. It took me some time to get convinced she was on to something . It is for others to watch and decide, but like @dragonlovers I too believe that something is going on in this episode which is a bit strange and needs a re-look! I will summarize mintgarden's main arguments along with some of my own observations.
JH's dating news broke on feb 1, 2012 and this episode was filmed on feb 6, 2012. Like @dragonlovers mentioned, JK is absent in the opening scene. And that is really strange for JK who had never missed an opening of RM till then. JK is known to be so disciplined! The captions inform us it was because of a traffic block, but that seems too much of a coincidence! By the time JK turns up, Jae Suk and the others have already discussed the elephant in the room - JH's dating news which has put an end to the MC loveline. Someone wonders where JK is, whether he is coming with YEH for that day's shoot and the other members latch on to that as the perfect opening to discuss lovelines in general and the loveline that needs discussion - the MC loveline. JH is of course laughing a lot to mask her discomfort as Gary cries about losing his loveline and YJS and Haha declare they are open for a new loveline. Suddenly, JK pops up in the middle and then there are no more jokes made about the loveline. Perhaps, the topic has been exhausted and the time has come for the rules of the day's game to be explained, so that need not be considered that strange. Yet, as a shipper, things to note are : JK's coming late has meant he has missed out on the inevitable conversation in the opening scene about JH's dating news and that once he is on the scene, it is not alluded to again in the episode. When the PD is explaining the rules, you can see JSJ turning to look first at JH who is on his right and then at JK who is on his left.
RM members are supposed to choose their respective cars and JH hurriedly runs along with YJS and JSJ to stand in front of Car A. JK and KS are left in front of Car B and Haha after some confusion decides to give Gary company in front of Car C. When it becomes clear that there is no guest in Car B which means JK and KS are fated to be teammates, JH who is standing with her team shouts loud that she feels pity for KS and that from the looks of it, KS will get a nosebleed by the time he reaches Busan (where the games are to be played). JK does not respond to her and just looks down.