Variety Review: 2Days, 1Night, Season 4- Episode 106- 108 pt. 1 Romantic Unplanned trip
*2 Days, 1 Night is a show where 5 regular cast members take themed trips around Korea to show off its charms. Each trip has a theme designed to highlight an area or else to create cohesion for the games they play. The general formula for a trip is a lunch game, a dinner game, and a sleeping inside or outside game. Half of the members (in teams or as individuals) will win lunch. The same will be true of dinner and the right to sleep inside instead of in a tent. Trips often cover several episodes.*
This Trip’s Theme: Romantic Unplanned trip (in Chuncheon)
My Entertainment Score: overall 8 out 10 laughs
Episode 106 was a 7 for me. Not a lot of content, but the guys were so excited and silly.
Episode 107 was a 9 for me. It was a bit odd having a race with so few games, but Ravi was well fed and it made him so playful.
Episode 108 pt. 1 was an 8 for me. The morning game ended up being super funny.
What Happened:
SBS Awards Recap (start of ep 106- 10:17)
SBS Awards recap. They won SO much! 7 AWARDS! Good job, guys! Seyoon won the Grand Award this year too! So….he’s getting a haircut like Kang Hodong.
Opening (10:17- 18:07)
The members gather in front of the SBS building. They were told to bring items that they no longer want. They find out they will be having a ‘romantic unplanned’ trip, but the funds for that trip will be supplied only through an auction of the items they brought. The staff are the people who will be buying the items.
Auction (18:07- 36:15)
Seyoon is the auctioneer. They earn a whopping $340! They are also given access to Guelyi Money, which is basically a charge card for which they will have to do something to get access to money. They can only use it when they are down to less than $20.
Changing Locations (36:15- 1:53:00)
The members immediately have to use some of their hard-earned money to choose a rental car for their trip. A teeny car is $40. An SUV is $80.
Before they start out, they have a meeting to decide on their trip’s itinerary. They purchase coffee.
They stop at a rest stop for snacks and play a game to decide which 3 members get to munch. The other two members have to go get the snacks…which is a terrible idea, really. Theft is so possible…and thus we had a 2 Days 1 Night court for the first time ever. Hahaha
They also stop at a fruit and snack stand for traveling snacks.
Gyeonggang Station Rail Bike Tour (1:53:00- end of episode 106)
The members were shocked by the price of the tour. After some dramatic squabbling, one member is picked to be left behind. Instead, the PD lets him ride the camera bike if he does all the pedaling.
Lunch (start of ep 107- 16:53)
The members stop by a gas station first and put in a pittance worth of gas to save money for yummies. Do you think they were as frugal in their meal choices? Nope.
Dessert (16:53- 21:45)
The members walk immediately to a dessert shop to buy sweet treats. I bet you can’t guess how much money they have left.
Loan Time (21:45- 47:25)
They order one last thing before they head out to get their loan from the PD.
29:02- They learn how to get a loan. From a starting line, they must all, one at a time, jump into one of the provided squares. If their foot falls outside the line or if they fall out, the attempt will be considered a failure. After landing, they are not allowed to move from the spot that they landed in, so they could potentially block those that come after them. There are three squares in different sizes worth different amounts. $10 for the largest square. $50 for the middle square. $100 for the smallest square. In order to make an attempt, they must pay $2 for a success and make a promise to go in the water if they fail. Even with those restrictions, they can only get 3 tries.
36:40- game begins
Dinner (47:25- end of episode 107)
They go shopping first, then check the address where the base camp is located. There is a panic about gas and, being late at night, many places are closed. Luckily, they don’t end up completely stranded. They take a short rest at the base camp where you can learn a bunch of Korean dad jokes.
Cooking- 58:49 Jongmin made a special ramen…I won’t spoil whether it turned out nicely or not.
Eating- 1:07:30
Clean-up- 1:11:00. Ravi was definitely feeling good after all the food he got. He made this whole segment one big laugh.
Sleeping Game (start of episode 108- 20:11)
The staff set up a huge net in a frame. The members had 3 tries to get through the net without touching any of the ropes. Each member had to go through a different space. They could help the other members to get through. If they succeed on the first try, they will all sleep indoors. The second try success would let 3 of them sleep indoors If they succeed on the final try, 2 members could sleep indoors. If they failed all their attempts, everyone would sleep outdoors.
Each failure would “wake the tiger” (lunar New Year), so a hoard of people in tiger costumes would come out with toy hammers to attack them.
Game- 4:37. They do some practice before they begin.
Sleeping- 19:00
Morning Mission (20:11- 46:49 of episode 108)
The members race outside, following flags to choose numbers. They chat for a long while before learning the reason for those numbers.
Number 1 automatically gets breakfast at the food truck. The other numbers pair up to play a game for the food truck breakfast. The game is a simple race. The special twist is that members must race on all fours like a tiger!
Breakfast- 36:10
41:32- The water plunge promise is fulfilled in a winter stream! Poor man!
Preview: Look forward to Seyoon’s new haircut to keep his promise if he won the Grand Award. Also, look forward to the Winter Olympics Special from this super elite group of athletes… I completely love when 2 Days 1 Night does sports specials.
*****SPOILERS*****
Loan Game
1st try- largest square- success- $10
2nd try- middle square- success- $50
3rd try- smallest square- fail
Total earned $56 ($60 - $4 to make attempts). Seyoon is slotted for the water plunge.
Sleeping Game
Success on their third try. 2 people can sleep indoors. Seyoon and Junghoon are chosen.
Morning Mission
Jongmin is #1 and automatically gets breakfast.
Ravi vs Junghoon- Ravi wins and gets breakfast.
Dindin vs Bear Seyoon- Seyoon wins and gets breakfast.
