Variety Review: Running Man Episode 622

Guests: None

My Entertainment Score: 8 out of 10 laughs

I enjoyed two out of three of the games very much and the final penalty was hilarious to watch for me personally, as I would have LOVED doing it, but the members were not happy at all.

What Happened: 

Theme: Penalty Project Culmination!

Opening (start of episode- 3:23)

The members gather and discover that there will be a (quick) chance to remove their least favorite potential penalties. They will play 3 games as a group. For each game that they succeed, they may remove one potential penalty. After that, the second member and the penalty will be chosen.

First Mission: Running Man One-line Drawing Quiz (3:23- 18:15)

The members sit in a row and each get 5 seconds to draw the keyword they are given. The last member must guess the keyword. As an upgrade in difficulty, each member is only allowed to draw 1 line. In other words, as soon as they lift their pen, their turn ends no matter how fast it is in the 5 seconds. They must correctly guess 4 out of 7 questions to succeed.

Second Mission: 2-4-5 Word Chain Game  (18:15- 26:26)

The members play the word chain game (each starting their answer with the final syllable of the previous answer). They fail if they say a word that is not in the dictionary or if they say one with 3 syllables. They must go down the line and back again twice in order to succeed.

Third Mission: One Heart, One Body Jump Challenge (26:26- 36:30)

The members wear socks with velcro on the bottom. They take turns jumping from a line onto a velcro square. They must all stick in the square and stay there for at least 5 seconds as a group in order to succeed. If any of them miss the square or if they fall (out of the socks), they fail. They have 3 tries. I loved this game!

Penalty Picks (36:30- 44:15)

The staff outdid themselves on this one! They had two GIANT funnels made. At the base of the funnels, they marked a random position, then covered the tube so the members couldn’t plan an order to throw the balls in and get what they wanted. The members threw balls with the penalties written on them into one and their names written on them into the other, then they peeled off the cover to discover what and who was chosen. 

Penalty! (44:15- end of episode)

Preview: A special episode to relax after the long penalty project! The members are heading to Gangwon province. As they travel, they must occasionally choose…GO or STOP! Each time they make the decision, some will get a relaxing event and some will get a difficult task. Go! Or wait…no…STOP!...no…Go? Stop? You tell me.

!!!Spoilers!!!

One-line Drawing Quiz

Success - They remove the window cleaning penalty.

2-4-5 Word Chain Game

Failure

One Heart, One Body Jump Challenge

Success - They remove the sky glider penalty.

FINAL RESULTS!!

The sky bridge and swing in Yeosu is the penalty! (Note: I would have LOVED doing this!)

Somin is chosen as the second member for the penalty (along with Sechan who was confirmed last week).