Running Man Episode 664 Review

Dec 15

Dec 15 Running Man Episode 664 Review

Guests: None

My Entertainment Score: 3 out of 10 laughs

To reiterate, these trip themes do not work for me in Running Man. This probably has more to do with my expectations of the show than anything else, but they all lack the type of humor and excitement that the name of the show indicates. I also want to make it clear that this score has absolutely no bearing on the person who led the trip. Jaesuk threw a bit of a fit during Jihyo’s trip because he didn’t see how it would make for good TV, but this week his trip also fell flat for me. I learned some things and did find the locations beautiful, but for a variety show (rather than a travel show), I’m looking for something else. 2 Days, 1 Night has mastered the formula of travel mixed with variety and it demands games. PD-nim, pretty please have more games!

What Happened:

Theme: Yu Teacher’s Historical Tour

Opening (start of episode- 13:30)

As planned, the members gather the night before the trip and stay in a youth hostel for the night. I’m going to include all the time they spend hanging out and chatting in the opening.

Breakfast (13:30- 25:30)

Everyone gathers in the team uniform for breakfast. This also felt a bit like the opening as it was just chatting and hanging out.

First Location: Bulguksa (25:30- 59:15)

*Note: This entire trip is in Gyeongju. Each location is a historical site in that city.*

This is a Buddhist Temple and it is very lovely.

Quiz - 52:30. Each correct answer on each quiz gives a Running ball. At the end of the day, one running ball will be randomly drawn to decide who is in charge of the next tour. (Except for Jihyo who already had her tour…she had no incentive whatsoever to try.)

Second Location: Cheonmachong (59:15- 1:25:08)

This is an ancient tomb that was found and excavated. Much like you would expect from an Egyptian tomb, gold and crowns and many nifty artifacts were found. And the architecture of the tomb itself was remarkable and beautiful.

Quiz - 1:17:34.

Lunch - 1:24:06.

Third Location: Wolji Pond (1:25:08- 1:30:22)

Quiz - 1:29:50

Final Results (1:30:22- end of episode)

Preview: A second Running Man Family Outing Trip is on the horizon…which is basically another trip, so personally, I’m not totally thrilled for next week, or the following 3 since they said it was a 4 week project. But I’ll try it out and hope for the best!

!!!Spoilers!!!

Budget Tracking

Starting Budget (after Jihyo’s trip): $3,642

Money Spent by Jaesuk: $987 (!! I feel bad for the people that come later!)

Remaining Budget for the rest of the trips: $2,655

Final Results

Running Balls:

Seokjin - 5

Jongkook - 5

Haha - 4

Somin - 2

Sechan - 1