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MAN how UNDERWHELMING was THAT??!
Season 5 was the most fun, because of the drama that was most likely somewhat scripted or planned ahead of time. Anyways, despite the rumors about why the last two episodes were cut SO MUCH, I still had fun watching this season and the couples... not necessarily because I liked their chemistry but because of the tension and occasional heart-fluttery moments.
Right when I was getting bored after it ended, I saw they were going to have a reunion series so I was so excited and I literally flew past all the episodes in one sitting. I was having fun in bed, eating some fruit, only to go like "where's the next episode?" because they really had to end it LIKE THAT??
The couple dynamics were obviously different. We know Sam has a girlfriend, Mina Sue allegedly started a ton of drama towards the last few days on the island which caused production to edit out all of the last game and basically all of the final campfire (both which are pivotal moments to the ending of the 10 days on the island!). The only real couple match who shows potential was Heesun and Subeen, hence the very biased screentime in this spinoff. Not complaining, but the way they edited it was quite off and ended abruptly.
I did like how in the first three episodes, they had the members do solo interviews and they asked questions the audience was actually interested in, like how often they actually met up in real life. And they were honest, like how GoEun said she doesnt see herself with Sungmin irl. But the MT part was just so chaotic I got a migraine. SO much potential!
So while I am VERY disappointed as an avid watcher, I guess I will try to accept the fact that everyone is a normal non-celebrity, so it's important to respect their privacy to some degree. But objectively looking at this as a reality show in a way, the production team definitely could have added a lot more instead of just focusing on one couple 90% of the time, and ending with the most random scene. For real, I had no idea it ended. Give us closure!
Right when I was getting bored after it ended, I saw they were going to have a reunion series so I was so excited and I literally flew past all the episodes in one sitting. I was having fun in bed, eating some fruit, only to go like "where's the next episode?" because they really had to end it LIKE THAT??
The couple dynamics were obviously different. We know Sam has a girlfriend, Mina Sue allegedly started a ton of drama towards the last few days on the island which caused production to edit out all of the last game and basically all of the final campfire (both which are pivotal moments to the ending of the 10 days on the island!). The only real couple match who shows potential was Heesun and Subeen, hence the very biased screentime in this spinoff. Not complaining, but the way they edited it was quite off and ended abruptly.
I did like how in the first three episodes, they had the members do solo interviews and they asked questions the audience was actually interested in, like how often they actually met up in real life. And they were honest, like how GoEun said she doesnt see herself with Sungmin irl. But the MT part was just so chaotic I got a migraine. SO much potential!
So while I am VERY disappointed as an avid watcher, I guess I will try to accept the fact that everyone is a normal non-celebrity, so it's important to respect their privacy to some degree. But objectively looking at this as a reality show in a way, the production team definitely could have added a lot more instead of just focusing on one couple 90% of the time, and ending with the most random scene. For real, I had no idea it ended. Give us closure!
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