Variety Review: Running Man Episode 610

Guests: None

My Entertainment Score: 7 out of 10 laughs

This was a solid episode from start to finish. Some of the games were inventive and fun. There was a bit more chit chat than I would have liked and not as much rewatchability as some other episodes.

What Happened: 

Theme: Jongkook Housewarming Party

Opening (start of episode- 15:04)

The members gather and head into Jongkook’s house.

12:55 - AI Likability Test Results. The staff reveals that they did an AI likability test for each member and the results are revealed.

Race Explanation (15:04- 18:26)

For this housewarming, 5 missions worth $500 each will be played. If they win, half will be given to Jongkook and the other half will be given to charity in Jongkook’s name. The six members will play the games with Jongkook as a ‘coach’.

As far as penalties, there is one. A member will be chosen at random from the members whose stress levels rise over the course of the day. They are given watches that measure stress and the original measurements are given.

First Mission: Relay Human Tape Measure(18:26- 28:35)

One member goes into Jongkook’s exercise room. They will measure, with their hands, an object in that room. Holding out their hands with the right measurement, they exit and ‘pass on’ the measurement to another member. They must pass the measurement on through all the members and end with a measurement that is within 1.5 centimeters of the actual measurement in order to succeed. They have several tries.

Second Mission: Loyalty Squats (28:35- 49:11)

Jongkook is the “trainer” and does not participate. They must complete 600 squats all together.

Lunch (product placement) break included here.

43:34 - Dessert with games to decide who goes to buy it.

Third Mission: Proverb Beginnings Game (49:11- 1:09:50)

This was played while waiting for the dessert with the members remaining behind. The members have to guess a proverb’s beginning when they are given only the second half. For example, if they are told “before they are hatched”, they would have to answer “Don’t count your chickens”. Each member gets 3 chances to get 1 correct answer and all the members present had to get a correct answer.

Fourth Mission: The Perfect Touch (1:09:50- 1:13:40)

Each member will get a pirate pop-up. They can insert as many swords as they want before they pass to the next person. They need to insert a total of 25 swords without any of the pirates popping. If they haven’t gotten to 25 swords after going through each person, the first member has to go again.

Fifth Mission: Syllable Confusion Game (1:13:40- 1:18:46)

This is SUPER hard to explain in writing, so I’m sorry if I don’t make it clear. The PD will give the members a 3 syllable word. They must repeat back the word with the first letter of the first and second syllable transposed. An example in English would be “BaNaNa” becomes “NaBaNa”. Or “ComPuTer” becomes “PomCuTer”. 

Final Results (1:18:46- end of episode)

The final stress results are revealed and the penalty candidate is chosen. That person must sing 3 songs alone in a coin karaoke in order to “relieve their stress”. 

Preview: War of Spoon. The members have a race to eat delicious foods. They are joined by Apink’s subunit, Chobom, singer KCM, and rapper Mirani in the battle.

!!!Spoilers!!!

Initial Stress Readings

Seokjin - 36

Jaesuk - 40

Haha - 56

Jihyo - 42

Sechan - 45

Somin - 48

Mission 1

Success on 2nd try. $500 earned so far.

Mission 2: Loyalty Squats

Somin - 55

Jaesuk - 150

Seokjin - 150

Jihyo - 58

Haha - 100

Sechan - 111

TOTAL - 623 - Success. $1000 earned so far.

Mission 3

**Haha and Jihyo do not play because they are out getting dessert**

They fail all their 10 chances then make a deal that if Jaesuk can get 5 correct answers in a row alone, they can still win the $500. That also failed. Another deal is struck where a player can get more than one chance in each round if they take a penalty (face slap, finger flick, etc.) After 2 With a bit of a sketchy moment, they succeed. $1500 earned so far.

Mission 4

Failed.

Mission 5

Failed.

Final Stress Reading

Seokjin - 63

Jaesuk - 42

Haha - 61

Jihyo - 52

Sechan - 43 (LOWER)

Somin - 47 (LOWER)

A random card draw determines which of the four who’s stress level went up will get the penalty. 

Penalty….*drum rolls*.....Jaesuk! Somin paid him to take the penalty though (lol), so she went had let out some stress that way.