Personally, I think this could have benefitted from a professional screenwriter. Narrative storytelling is a different…
Kim Go Eun is a great actress. I can't wait to watch the movie version. Just found out it's going to be released in theatres in my country on 11/21 (seem to be later than everywhere else).
I am very impressed with Min Si. She is fast and works so hard and well with Woo Shik. I also like that there will be different chef every night so we can see them in different capacity (it was kind of boring to see Yu Mi making gimbap every episode last season).
One thing I don't get is why they have three people in the front but only two in the kitchen. They should move one of them to the back to help and maybe then Min Si will have time to drink some water and go to the bathroom lol poor girl.
Woo Shik is so charismatic and Min Si is a nice edition. So much prep this time that even Seo Jin needs to help. Looking forward to the rest of the season!
8.1 sounds about right. There are some sweet scenes but overall it's forgettable. It started out alright and it peaked when the Achi and Karan got together but it just lags now. The issue is the stakes are so low that it is not that exciting to watch. The "conflict" of being apart for 30 days is just ridiculous. I *might* have brought how much they miss each other if there were some passion or more chemistry between the two. Tay and New seem more like brothers than lovers. The mind reading plot is kind of a waste as well. I rather Achi not know Karan's feeling all these time and instead show how Karan slowly win him over.
I may be giving the writers too much credit but I don't think it is saying that all people that commits suicide should be punished. The drama only focused on Yi Jae and I need to preface this by saying I am not expert on depression/mental health/suicidal thoughts - but what he "suffered" didn't seem that severe. He dumped Ji-Soo because of his own insecurity. He feels depressed mainly because he couldn't find a job, lost his money and felt like he was falling behind in his life. But I didn't feel it was THAT severe based on what we saw for just 15 minutes in the beginning. I feel like he just basically stopped trying and think suicide is the way out to not deal with his life. This was the flippant attitude that Death was referring to which was why he was punished. In his speech before he met Death at the end, he even said that he was a coward. He wasn't driven to suicide. He could have faced his issues but CHOSE to run from it instead.
I like it but it did move a little bit fast. I haven't watch the Japanes version but I wish there were some flashback showing why Karan likes Achi other than he is cute. When did he starts liking him? Did they interact a lot during the 7 years? It seems weird that Karan being so confident wouldn't have make a move already before. Maybe I am judging the character too early as episode 1 is mainly from Achi's POV.
Congrats to the winner, so deserved!! And man, these games are soooo tough but it's so entertaining to watch. I love games that involves so much thinking and strategizing. Can someone recommend other reality show like this?
I am kind of disappointed that half of the cast is basically useless (or as one player said - "Moocher"). I thought they would all be top-tier and was hoping to see some real battle of the wits. Instead, most of them are either passive or followers or just all talk and no substance.
I am glad at least the person I want to win and deservedly so is still in the game (the plan reveal at the end of episode 9 is amazing!).
"The trip rekindled the passion in our relationship but we soon returned to our lukewarm normal"
"The unfamiliarity of the destination only made loneliness clearer. I'm tired of loneliness and I'm tired of getting tired"
One thing I don't get is why they have three people in the front but only two in the kitchen. They should move one of them to the back to help and maybe then Min Si will have time to drink some water and go to the bathroom lol poor girl.
https://press.amazonmgmstudios.com/us/en/press-release/hit-korean-show-ijinnys-kitcheni-returns-with-seas
Episode 1: Virus Game (MM)
Episode 2: Cooperative Puzzle (PM)
Episode 3: Rules Race (MM)
Episode 4: Fragments of Memory (PM)
Episode 5: Secret Number (MM)
Episode 6: Word Tower (PM)
Episode 7: Zoo (MM)
Episode 8: Scale Game (PM)/ Laying Grass (MM)
Episode 9: Laying Grass continued (MM) / Montage (PM)
Episode 10: Blind Gomoku (See-Won/Seok-Jin) / Equation Hi-Lo (MM)
Episode 11: Equation Hi-Lo continued (MM) / Four Player Three in a Row (PM)
Episode 12: Nine Men's Morris / Hexagon
I am glad at least the person I want to win and deservedly so is still in the game (the plan reveal at the end of episode 9 is amazing!).