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Better than first season
I see a lot of complaints about this season, but I thought that overall it was better than Season 1. But thankfully in both seasons, the best player won.
I think there were 2 main things they could tweak to improve the show for next season: 1) Don't include any games that can end up in a repetitive stalemate (like the last game and the game in which 7high quit on Eun-yu and Hyun-joon), 2) And avoid games in which team-work and sharing info gives you an overwhelming advantage that smaller numbers can't beat.
My favorite things about the show were the cast and the production/directing/editing. I thought the cast was not only very diverse, with a lot more talented women than you usually see in these shows, but also very smart and interesting and fun to watch. And there weren't any real villains, which is very rare. I thought everyone was likable, except for the young kid from KAIST (he boasts that he has a 95% chance of winning at the beginning?), and 7high often got on my nerves, although he had some good moments too.
And I find it interesting that Tinno is a Korean guy, but he fits a certain type that you often see in Italy, the US, Greece, etc. You could photoshop his picture in with a British or Japanese rock band in the 70s and he would fit right in.
My favorite player was Ha-rin, and I thought she had potential to reach the final 3, but too bad she was eliminated basically through bad luck. I'd love to see her again in another show, if her busy life as a plastic surgeon gives her the time.
And I was rooting for So-hui at the end, but I have to admit that even though she matches or even exceeds Hyun-kyu in game intelligence, she comes short of him in competitiveness and gutsiness.
I think there were 2 main things they could tweak to improve the show for next season: 1) Don't include any games that can end up in a repetitive stalemate (like the last game and the game in which 7high quit on Eun-yu and Hyun-joon), 2) And avoid games in which team-work and sharing info gives you an overwhelming advantage that smaller numbers can't beat.
My favorite things about the show were the cast and the production/directing/editing. I thought the cast was not only very diverse, with a lot more talented women than you usually see in these shows, but also very smart and interesting and fun to watch. And there weren't any real villains, which is very rare. I thought everyone was likable, except for the young kid from KAIST (he boasts that he has a 95% chance of winning at the beginning?), and 7high often got on my nerves, although he had some good moments too.
And I find it interesting that Tinno is a Korean guy, but he fits a certain type that you often see in Italy, the US, Greece, etc. You could photoshop his picture in with a British or Japanese rock band in the 70s and he would fit right in.
My favorite player was Ha-rin, and I thought she had potential to reach the final 3, but too bad she was eliminated basically through bad luck. I'd love to see her again in another show, if her busy life as a plastic surgeon gives her the time.
And I was rooting for So-hui at the end, but I have to admit that even though she matches or even exceeds Hyun-kyu in game intelligence, she comes short of him in competitiveness and gutsiness.
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