Kim's Convenience

Episode 1

Parking Pass

Wed, Jun 2, 202122 mins

Umma receives a diagnosis of having multiple sclerosis, it caught in its early stages meaning that the disease will not progress drastically in the immediate future if she manages it well. With it, the Kims are eligible for a disabled parking pass, which Umma doesn't want to use, at least not yet, until she tells specifically Janet about the diagnosis. Appa, on the other hand, sees the benefits of using the pass, even when Umma isn't with him. Umma telling Janet the news is more difficult than she anticipates as Janet is still settling back into life at home after her volunteer time in Tanzania. What that trip has showed Janet is that she wants to work for a non-profit, most specifically in international development. What Janet may not yet realize is that while she is shooting for the moon for her first such job, her resume may not yet match her aspirations. Meanwhile, Shannon and Jung, the latter now in business college in El Segundo, California, are doing what twenty-first century couples are doing in long distance relationships, namely having video sex. The problem is Shannon's seeming lack of computer savviness.