Variety Review: Running Man Episode 624 pt. 2

Nov 2

Nov 2 Variety Review: Running Man Episode 624 pt. 2

Guests: None

My Entertainment Score: 8 out of 10 laughs

This was a really fun concept and I enjoyed the way they edited it together so that I was guessing as much as the members were.

What Happened:

Theme: How’s the Food Out There?

Opening (14:30 of episode 624- 18:25)

The members banter. Then they are given 10 (fake) diamonds each. They go into another room and choose 2 members to give 5 diamonds. It’s an individual game, so having more diamonds is good. We as the audience are not shown the results of this, so we get to guess at who is winning or losing based on their actions, which was a fun twist in my opinion.

Race Explanation (18:25- 10:55)

The members are separated into their quiz rooms and given their diamonds as gifted by the other members. Each checks their totals.

The members are going to have 4 rounds for this game. Each round will be for a different menu item. In order for everyone to eat, they must all answer the same quiz question correctly. Before the quiz question in each round, they will have the opportunity to voluntarily pay some diamonds. The members will not be able to see what other members turn in. If the total diamonds handed in is 7 or more, they will get an easy question. Between 4 and 6 diamonds will give them a normal question and anything 3 or less will result in a hard question.

Unfortunately, there is a spy among them. The spy’s goal is to end in the top 3 with the most diamonds individually. If the members catch the spy, they will win and the spy will get the punishment. If they fail to catch the spy and he’s in the top 3, all the citizens except the one with the most diamonds will get the punishment.

If they don’t all get the correct answer on a quiz, the spy chooses 2 people to eat the dish. The spy also earns diamonds when they fail to answer a question. The 5 members not chosen to eat will have to give up a diamond which will go to the spy. If they all answer correctly, 3 members chosen at random will get 10 diamonds each.

First Round: T-bone Steak (22:34- 31:30)

Spy Hint Mission: Broken Karaoke (31:30- 46:00)

Each member takes a turn choosing a year. A song from that year will play. When the words stop, the members must correctly sing the next line of lyrics in order to get a point. If they don’t get it, another member can try in order to get the points.

Second Round: Seafood Ramen (46:00- 56:14)

Spy Hint Mission: Tray Drop (56:14- 57:26)

This is mostly skipped over.

Third Round: Jeon (57:26- 1:03:30)

Spy Hint Mission: Lottery Tickets (1:03:30- 1:06:11)

Each member did a scratch off lottery ticket. The member that won the most got the hint.

Fourth Round: Cruffle and Americano (1:06:11- 1:13:25)

Spy Hint Mission: Final Quiz Question (1:13:25- 1:16:49)

This has my absolute favorite wrong answers of the day.

Final Results (1:16:49- end of episode)

The members vote on who they believe the spy is and the results are revealed. The penalty this week is for the members to do more quiz questions until they are correct.

Preview: The members will do a special race where they must follow the recommendations of people in the crowd. The only thing they’re allowed to ask is “What’s the most famous thing in…?” while inserting the name of their destination. Will they get the answers they want?

!!!Spoilers!!!

First Round

2 diamonds are handed in. They get a hard question.

They fail to answer correctly.

Somin and Haha are chosen by the spy to eat. The spy gains 5 diamonds.

Broken Karaoke

Sechan wins and gets a hint. He can ask about the rank of one of the other members (for number of diamonds). He asks about Seokjin and learns that Seokjin is in 6th place.

Second Round

7 diamonds are handed in. They get an easy question.

They fail to answer correctly.

Somin and Jaesuk are chosen by the spy to eat. The spy gains 5 diamonds.

Tray Drop

Jihyo wins and asks about her own rank. She is currently in 1st place.

Third Round

6 diamonds are handed in. They get a normal question.

They fail to answer correctly.

Sechan and Seokjin are chosen by the spy to eat. The spy gains 5 diamonds.

Lottery Tickets

Haha wins and asks about Somin. Somin’s current rank is not revealed to us! So suspicious.