Running Man Episode 660 Review

Guests: None

My Entertainment Score: 3 out of 10 laughs

I’m sorry to say that this episode very much felt like a repeat of an episode that I didn’t love the first time. And much like last week, I felt that this episode could have found a lot more comedic traction if more had been done in the editing stage. 

What Happened: 

Theme: Fight Heat With Noodles or, I prefer, Noodle Bingo

Opening/Race Explanation (start of episode- 2:48)

The theme of eating what citizens recommend had been done before, so this was very brief.

First Mission: Write What You Hear (2:48- 14:35)

I actually LOVED this game. A random sound or nonsense word was played for everyone. Everyone simply had to write out the sound. For example, hearing a pig, they would write out “oink oink”...unless the pig said “grrruuu gruuee”. Everyone needed to match at least once out of 5 tries in order to succeed. If they succeeded once, they could fill the 3 x 3 bingo board for the day with dishes of their choice in the order of their choice. Otherwise the staff would provide the board.

Noodle Bingo (14:35- end of episode)

To avoid the tricks that the members played last time to get citizens to say what they wanted, a new rule was established: only two members could approach a citizen to ask the question “What noodle dish comes to mind in summer?”

The vast majority of this episode centers on the members at restaurants or chatting on the bus. Only half the members had to eat after the first couple dishes, so that no one actually ended up sick. Determining who ate started with just rock, paper, scissors but the members got more and more competitive about it as the trip went on.

Basketball - 54:58. The members come across a basketball court in the park and decide to play to decide who would have to eat at the next location.

Preview: I’m really excited to say that I’m actually excited for the next episode!! Yun Sungbin (Olympic luger) and Jooheon (rapper from MonstaX) are joining the members for a race themed around some big news in Korea…they’re adopting the International Aging System. *Cue the horns* That means that all Koreans are going to officially be either 1 or 2 years younger. Anyway, it looks like actual games will be played. YAY!!!

!!!Spoilers!!!

Write What You Hear

The members pass…ish. Three spaces are filled by the staff.

Final Results

The members eat 6 dishes before they can head home.