What kind of show is this?
Okay, this is the first time in my life I’ve watched a variety show about psychics competing against each other. The idea is honestly fascinating. The cases and challenges in each episode are clever and very interesting. They bring together tarot readers, shamans, saju readers, and different kinds of fortune-tellers, then make them compete to see who is the most accurate. It’s a pretty crazy concept.
This show might actually be interesting for people who don’t believe in fortune-telling or the supernatural. At the same time, it doesn’t feel like the show is trying to force you to believe in those things (at least not for me). So what is the hidden message of the show? Is it trying to prove that psychics are real, or that they are fake? Anyway, I’ll stop overthinking that part.
There were a few things that bothered me while watching. Sometimes the judges’ reactions to the contestants’ predictions felt a bit exaggerated. Not only when they heard the readings, but also during moments like tied votes. At times it felt a little too dramatic. There were also moments that seemed to “sell sadness,” which reminded me of some TV shows in my country.
For example, there was one part where I felt really emotional and even cried while listening to one contestant’s story. The contestant’s tears felt very genuine, and it moved me enough to make me cry too. But when the scene suddenly cut to the judges, I stopped crying because their reactions looked a bit forced 😭 (just my personal opinion 🌷).
Another thing I noticed is that some scenes felt cut or edited out. I won’t go into detail, but maybe it was because of time limitations. There were many predictions that weren’t shown on screen. I understand that this might be to protect people’s privacy, but it was still a bit frustrating. It also felt like some contestants didn’t get enough screen time while others appeared much more often.
Well, things like that are quite common in Korean variety shows, so I’m not really surprised.
Aside from that, the show is good. The set design is amazing, the shamans’ costumes are impressive, and the background music sometimes gave me chills. Even the ritual in the final round looked like it was performed very seriously.
You should try watching The Battle of Fate. It’s definitely an entertaining show.
This show might actually be interesting for people who don’t believe in fortune-telling or the supernatural. At the same time, it doesn’t feel like the show is trying to force you to believe in those things (at least not for me). So what is the hidden message of the show? Is it trying to prove that psychics are real, or that they are fake? Anyway, I’ll stop overthinking that part.
There were a few things that bothered me while watching. Sometimes the judges’ reactions to the contestants’ predictions felt a bit exaggerated. Not only when they heard the readings, but also during moments like tied votes. At times it felt a little too dramatic. There were also moments that seemed to “sell sadness,” which reminded me of some TV shows in my country.
For example, there was one part where I felt really emotional and even cried while listening to one contestant’s story. The contestant’s tears felt very genuine, and it moved me enough to make me cry too. But when the scene suddenly cut to the judges, I stopped crying because their reactions looked a bit forced 😭 (just my personal opinion 🌷).
Another thing I noticed is that some scenes felt cut or edited out. I won’t go into detail, but maybe it was because of time limitations. There were many predictions that weren’t shown on screen. I understand that this might be to protect people’s privacy, but it was still a bit frustrating. It also felt like some contestants didn’t get enough screen time while others appeared much more often.
Well, things like that are quite common in Korean variety shows, so I’m not really surprised.
Aside from that, the show is good. The set design is amazing, the shamans’ costumes are impressive, and the background music sometimes gave me chills. Even the ritual in the final round looked like it was performed very seriously.
You should try watching The Battle of Fate. It’s definitely an entertaining show.
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