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yeah, agreed. I think the prize missions being part of the main missions disrupted any harmony that could've happened because now you can complete the mission to get the prize money and eliminate folks at the same time instead of just all working together for the prize money. I didn't even realize that so glad this was brought up. it definitely could've helped calm some of the distrust between folks to work together to get higher prize money

Just caught up and It's interesting to me to see the hate Hyun Gyu is receiving. While I understand that he's being manipulative in some of the games, at least he's pretty upfront about it. He's also pretty loyal to his own "people" I'll say, not necessarily team - because it's So Hee and Kyuhyun that he fully trusted. Some of the other players are also manipulative like Eun Yu and Hyun Joon but they don't receive hate, why? Because they did it on the sly instead? Or because they give lame excuses as to why they did what they did? lol Eun Yu literally told Justin that she didn't want to team up with him because she felt bad it'd be 5v1 in the death match (at least that's what she said was her excuse and maybe they cut the scene cause all she said to Justin was that they didn't tell se dol then boom, she joined a different alliance for her own benefit). Well, now, it is 6v1 for the mancala game against Hyun Gyu and I bet if called out, she'd give the "he's just too good and we need him out" excuse. If the principal here was that we shouldn't gang up on 1 person, well that was truly lost once the person because a threat. I'm glad Hyun Gyu doesn't make excuses. lol He's like, this is a game and you play to win. And I'm all for stategizing and winning over stronger/smarter players but... isn't a win when it's literally everyone against 1 person... lame? LOL I'm actually hoping for a twist where they flash back next episode and there are more hidden alliances. Because at this point, they're also using So Hee knowing that the person they're gonna eliminate is Hyun Gu, not Hyun Joon.

I honestly hope the final winner is So Hee, Hyun Gyu, or Ji Yeong but I don't know why, I don't think it will be 🫣

And nobody probably cares, but here's why I don't personally care for the other players or if they win.

Eun Yu: Already stated above. I don't like the lack of loyalty I've seen from her and I know people in real life that ALWAYS gives excuses for why something happened instead of just owning up to it and it grinds my gears. From what the show has shown, she seems to be one of those.

7high: While I think he's a cool person, he's overly aggressive to me. Even in the last game, Treasure Hunt, there was a scene that really threw me off. It was when the winning team was lining up to do their exploration and his team was still thinking. The other team went to his room to check in on them and I don't even think they were trying to plan or do anything. They knew they won at that point. However, he just got super aggressive and raised his tone saying he knows what they're trying to do when it really seemed like they weren't trying to do anything. It almost felt threatening in a way because of how So Hee reacted when she was in line and ended up just letting the 2 girls from the other team go first because of his outbursts. There were also times where it felt like he took things too personally and became kind of overly upset about things.

Kyuhyun: I feel like this doesn't need an explanation. LMAO I just don't think he has what it takes to be nor deserves to be the winner of a show that showcases some wit, strategy, and wisdom. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying he's not smart in some ways, but he's definitely not at the level that should win. He's always won because he's in teams where So Hee figures out the answer or Hyun Gyu strategies the whole thing, or Tinoo helped lead and guide the team.

Hyun Joon: I actually don't mind if he wins. It just left a bitter taste in my mouth that they shook on it to work together and he goes and betrays him the next moment because he's a threat. Like, c'mon, you're also a smart dude. Just have a fair match or at least just tell him you're too good and I need you out and then strategize to get him out with the others openly lol cause at this point if you guys can't just be upfront and tell him it's 6v1 and he still wins, I'd be highly impressed with Hyun Gyu LMAO

also, take this all with a grain of salt cause im sure these shows also edit the show to make it seem more dramatic and add tension. so, what ISN'T shown very well could be the flip side to all of these people's characterization that the producers don't want shown because then there would be no scandalous, dramatic, entertaining moments up for debate haha

Honestly, love So Hui and her honesty lol "Kyuhyun wouldn't survive [the death match]". 🤣 at least she's well aware and Hyun Gu's "I don't want to go to prison." before Hyun Joon even says anything haha

I'm sad to know that Tinoo goes home (spoiled myself by reading the comments lol) as I think he has the most social energy and is also rather well rounded. he doesn't have the math skills like our Kaist contenders but he has good intuition and keen observation skills. he's also good at rallying people together and so always had good teammates.

honestly, these types of games require you to really be a jack of all trades or a chameleon.

I honestly wonder who will win this season. Seok Jin won last season and I felt like he did so seamlessly. He didn't betray anyone, worked well on his own and in teams and also wasn't vindictive or targeted others just because. he only did so once and it was because he had to to get into the prison. I always thought it was ironic that the folks in the house joked that it'd be crazy if he planned that but he hasn't done anything that wowed them, which to me meant that he really blended in so well but was smart enough to know to not stand out too much or else he'd have a target on his back.

in my mind, so hui and jiyeong also have similar traits. they both really don't want to have to cause another person's downfall and would rather just continue playing and if you're out, it's a skill issue. lol so im rooting for them.

love Hyun gu and Hyun joon too cause I think theyre both really smart but one is very scheming and the other one is just cold - which don't get me wrong, if they win, still very well deserved.

this last treasure hunt game really showed the difference in the type of skills one team had over the other though because the numbers were pretty even, 5 vs 4 and the team of 4 couldn't get the purple box and were far from getting the treasure. I think they did get red and orange though. that team seems stronger in intuition based games like those done in the death matches rather than analytical/ numbers games.

it actually would've been very interesting to see how it would've played out had they teamed up with Justin and se dol earlier during the monsters game. I think se dol would've been a huge advantage for them as he had limited resources with just him and Justin but if he had more people to stategize with. I wonder if the other team would've won so easily.

wow this was longer than I thought it'd be. sorry 🫣

I'm dying laughing over the guys reaction of 7high. 🤣🤣🤣

I don't know why I'm surprised cause these are all smart people but still. kinda didn't think so many of them spoke English with such a good accent - except for Justin of course.

Lmao idk why but 7high and Jiyeong in prison was very light hearted and funny at the beginning. it was like having the rich people that suddenly lost all their wealth now experience life with the poor 🤣

The cast in this is amazing. And it really killed me that they didn't all get their happy ending. 😭😭😭 Until the end I was just hoping it was all a bad dream.

he's so funny. he may not know your name, but at least he'll treat you fairly and with respect. 🤣

ugh I really hope not. I'd hate to think that it was all scripted and one person was "destined" to win especially since I don't even see a reason why anyone should be picked ahead of time. like what's the benefit?

watching season 1 again while waiting for the rest of season 2 and on episode puzzle game, some people really were deadweight. and let's be real, joon bin giving his piece to dong joo should've been obvious because he didn't deserve any of his "wins". and im glad Si Won and Dong Jae called out Orbit for his thinking cause theyre all here to compete. like yes, getting pieces is great but how was splitting up the pieces gonna work? the max they would've gotten was 9 so who would NOT get a piece? how would you decide that? lol play rock paper scissors and the final loser doesn't get one? lol or would he say the players that have the most don't get any cause that's also not fair.

Also, in ep3, the minority team really didn't care about anything except finishing. lol I guess that's the benefit of having a smaller team. you don't need to attack the other team, just worry that your team gets through to the finish line. it honestly sucked when Guillaume was eliminated. the minority team were actually good players- Si Won debatable at times but she had really good tenacity while some on the other team really provded nothing to any of the games and were deadweight or straight up useless.

lol the idea of creating teams is right as some games you need to do so. but having only 2 teams, one of 4 and one of 8 is just too much of a disadvantage even though they played well. it would've been fair if it was 3 teams of 4. at least then they wouldn't have the advantage in numbers. really liked that team of 4 and they were oddly very loyal to each other. helped even if it made them be put at a disadvantage but that's how you know you have a great team. Dong Jae really blamed himself and Seok Jin shared his winnings because they worked as a team. love to see that hahasorry for the long post. got too invested.

I watched this when it first released and the thing is that seok jin seemed like he performed better under pressure than Orbit did. you can see in a few of the games that when Orbit was under pressure he would start making mistakes. still it was definitely fun to watch and sometimes I wonder how dong joo would've done if she was the finalist against seok jin instead.

just happy season 2 is out. love these types of shows!

oh, yes, you're right. if that's the case, I wonder if no one was playing against her, cause that would be wrong for her to win when technically that last time should've only been 1:13. so if someone played more than that they should've technically been the winner. honestly, I wished they would've shown what everyone's time left at the end was. but maybe they DIDN'T do that because they realized people did go over 10 minutes and it was too late to reshoot? no clue, but that was kind of lame since she got the highest number of wins and got a piece when maybe it should've gone to Se Dol. though I don't know what his time usage was either. RELEASE THE TIME USAGE FOR EVERYONE hahaha

like everyone is saying, today's episode was sooooo good!! and yes, every time that one character was on scene i just eanted to fast forward to prevent ny blood pressure from rising 😮‍💨

last season I had a clear person who i wanted to win and I'm glad he won. this time, I actually don't know any of them too well but im rooting for So Hee, Hyun Gu, and Justin haha i like them because they seem level headed, smart, and fend for themselves but play well in teams.

Justin is definitely right to not trust his prison team. Even within that small group they left out Se Dol and him when they planned for the elimination game when he literally suggested the idea first. It's one thing that they never even brought it up but another to just exclude him knowingly.

Even if you don't count it as betraying, Eun Yu was literally only looking out for herself and if that's the case, you don't want to work with those people because they will backstab you the moment they can.

I've seen clips on IG and am thinking to start but why are ratings so low? Skimming comments quickly, they all seem pretty positive 🤔

im actually annoyed of the MLs jealous behavior. like, what do you even have to be jealous about? 1. you rejected her without even trying to understand her. 2. you're now her brother. get over it. lol

I don't even care if she ends up with the 2ML since she doesn't seem to love him but the ML just irks me. and I still think they don't have any chemistry lol

sorry, just ranting. bye.

oh darn. would've been funny if it was the same one 🫣

I honestly don't think it would go past tomorrow's episode, hopefully🤞🏼I feel like after realizing that going out to dinner with him was a date and thinking it through, I feel like they'll have a flashback of her rejecting him or telling him she has someone she likes.

Also, lol I just realized that while the 1st year residents were sighing outside the residents lounge, DW was sleeping through it 🤣 that's why they didn't show the other side of the room lol

also, when he looked at her and told her to get it together but took awhile to compose himself. now we know he was kind of talking to himself too since that was his first time.