Variety Review: Running Man Episode 625

Nov 14

Nov 14 Variety Review: Running Man Episode 625

Guests: None

My Entertainment Score: 6 out of 10 laughs

This episode had no games and relied very much on the personalities of the members. They are funny, so it was good, but it felt a little slow to me and I don’t think I’ll be revisiting it.

What Happened:

Theme: A Walk Around the Famous Neighborhood

Opening (start of episode- 6:11)

Race Explanation (6:11- 10:42)

They have to eat 3 dishes in 3 different neighborhoods before they cumulatively take 20,000 steps. (That’s roughly 2,850 steps allowed per member.) However, they can only eat a dish after it is recommended to them by a local of the area AND they are only allowed to ask “What is famous in this neighborhood?”. If the person they ask recommends something other than the dish, such as a landmark, they must go to that place and take a selfie before they can ask another person. They are each wearing a pedometer for the whole day. Hilariously, it’s raining, so a few of them are very excited.

**Honestly, this episode very much depended on the personalities of the members to carry the show. There weren't any games. Only the mission, the pedometers, and the members chatting or messing around. As such, this is going to be a short article.**

First Location: Namsan Tower (10:42- 47:54)

*Language Lesson 1: San means Mountain, so in English this would be Mount Nam Tower.*

Second Location: Namdaedong (47:54- 1:05:50)

*Language Lesson 2: dong here means neighborhood (or area), so in English we would probably just call this Namdae, like Manhattan.*

Third Location: Myeongdong Cathedral (1:05:50- 1:24:50)

Final Results (1:24:50- end of episode)

Preview: Show Me the Fight Money. World Class Boxer, Manny Pacquiao, joins the crew for a special episode.

!!!Spoilers!!!

Third Location Pedometer Update

They have taken about 17,000 steps, so only about 3,000.

Final Pedometer Count

Seokjin- 2,702