I thought it would be 3 or 4 black spoon saved, was super surprised when it was only 2!
that disappointed me as well... there were around 3-4 that i would've loved to see continue. namely witch with a wok, culinary monster, seoul mother and rebellious genius
the cliffhanger for ep7 was absolutely brutal... i kinda hate that they've gone with the all black spoons or all white spoons advancing even if it massively raised the stakes bc i would've loved to see my favs from each team battle it out for longer as solo duels or even working together on a mixed team as there's amazing stars from each. it also made me so happy seeing my favourites from s1 return as judges, especially edward lee and choi hyunseok!
from white spoons, chef son is hands down my fav and venerable sunjae is so fascinating to watch too. my favs are witch with a wok, seoul mother and culinary monster from the black spoons.
sugiki invites suzuki onto the dancefloor to dance with him at the asia championships and he accepts. they dance all the various dances they practiced together, openly kiss in front of everyone at the end. then we see sugiki say "see you at 10dance" and then it ends there.
so absolutely worth the hype omg... i can't even think about the amount of dedication put into the actors learning so many different dances to such a high level. i held my breath for so many of the scenes. such a beautiful movie.
love chef son jong won's performance so far as expected. looks like we're getting 3-4 episodes a week until the end of this month and then this will reduce later on... i can sense the tension in the cliffhangers already.
they won fairly... just because you didn't want Korea to win doesn't change it, deal with it, and the so called…
the map truly didn't help them much at all, just telling them that there's a weighted cart, obstacles and a bridge... plus everything was made as fairly as possible for the actual finale such as matching the weights to the team's overall body weight, letting the losing team for challenge 1 pick the next one, etc.
everyone did amazing in the finale and the teamwork was so strong, i love that everyone is truly just a big family. sungbin and minjae were truly the mvps in the final challenges. i think it goes to show that aside from him being a general powerhouse, sungbin is a really solid strategist and good at analysing others' tactics too when observing their plays. it reminded me of why i rooted for him so much in s1 and i'm so glad that he and eunsil finally got their victory moment.
i don't get all the complaints about korea winning and rigging and whatever as it's clear that every team worked their asses off and the contestants are all on good terms engaging with each other on social media etc... versus the controversy with the finale of s1 where everyone had their doubts. the mood is entirely different.
sure it feels "typical" that korea won a korean-made show but in the final it really was neck and neck. as team mongolia said, they were matched in strength for the wall push but korea pulled ahead with their strategy and timing their pushes to match minjae's direction with him being the most physically strong, plus sungbin running like a madman between the different lanes.
it felt very fair that the weights were matched to each team's body weight and that they let the team losing round one pick the second game. they were even equal down to the last second on the weighted ball pull, korea just seemed to gather their rhythm for the final round that counted the most... especially saying this as someone who doubted a lot of strategic choices by kdh prior to these last two quests.
best thing is that australia didnt make it to the top 3 :D
i was so glad for the other teams when i saw the deathmatch. it goes to show that strategising plays a huge part in success too as they massively neglected strategy for overconfidence by not even considering the possibility of a backup plan. underestimating japan in the rope game was their downfall.
japan's departure was the most sad for me honestly. i do think they were one of the most tenacious teams and incredible for beating teams like turkiye and australia who people expected to be potential finalists off the bat. i loved the sense of family they had and the fact that you could see them all fully embracing the finalists in the end too. huge respect to them all, there's not one person who didn't truly give 110%. it's very clear how hard they all worked.
honestly the castle quest showed just how good team korea are at working together - everyone had their bit to…
mongolia's last min log strategy with the bridge was brilliant omg. orgil really came in clutch for that and i love that they all trusted him and went along with it despite their hesitance at first
honestly the castle quest showed just how good team korea are at working together - everyone had their bit to play and they smashed it. it was crazy seeing how fast they managed to complete all of that. i felt like kdh redeemed himself here from questionable strategies in the previous quests lmao.
itoi is such a machine i love watching that guy compete. same with amotti, i loved his tenacity in s2 and he shows again and again that he's such a strong all-rounder.
so happy my ideal top 3 made it to the finals. at this point i'm happy regardless of who wins. i would've been annoyed if australia took the win even despite how strong they were purely as it defeats the purpose of physical ASIA
It irks me to no end reading comments saying it is rigged just because a team made a gamble about the deathmatch.…
agreed. there was no way they'd just let the rest of the team sit around and do nothing. they were overconfident, underestimated their opponents and it absolutely came to bite them in the ass when they put all the strongest people out immediately without considering any other backup plans.
looks like this death match is going to be absolutely insane. can't wait for next week. really hope korea and mongolia smash this challenge and we get the ideal top 3 in the final with korea, japan and mongolia.
i love team korea but i keep questioning kdh with his strategic choices and decisions every time... if they're…
soooo incredibly satisfying to watch japan beat australia though i was elated for them. sungbin's analysis was spot-on, itoi's stamina is insane esp for his age too. what an absolute powerhouse.
i love team korea but i keep questioning kdh with his strategic choices and decisions every time... if they're going to "throw" the first rope game due to not beating australia why would they waste sungbin on it since he's such a solid all-rounder and an adaptable choice to have in the second game? him and amotti are two of their trump cards judging off their general skillsets and seeing them in the prev seasons. why didn't dh himself go, especially since he was saying he was good at it when they announced the challenge, why not do it himself if he was so confident and going for the speed over strength angle? if they were going for strength, send minjae as a "throwaway" instead. it's so frustrating to watch lmao... either go all in like japan did and let it pay off or just don't send sungbin at all imo
from white spoons, chef son is hands down my fav and venerable sunjae is so fascinating to watch too. my favs are witch with a wok, seoul mother and culinary monster from the black spoons.
sugiki invites suzuki onto the dancefloor to dance with him at the asia championships and he accepts. they dance all the various dances they practiced together, openly kiss in front of everyone at the end. then we see sugiki say "see you at 10dance" and then it ends there.
i don't get all the complaints about korea winning and rigging and whatever as it's clear that every team worked their asses off and the contestants are all on good terms engaging with each other on social media etc... versus the controversy with the finale of s1 where everyone had their doubts. the mood is entirely different.
sure it feels "typical" that korea won a korean-made show but in the final it really was neck and neck. as team mongolia said, they were matched in strength for the wall push but korea pulled ahead with their strategy and timing their pushes to match minjae's direction with him being the most physically strong, plus sungbin running like a madman between the different lanes.
it felt very fair that the weights were matched to each team's body weight and that they let the team losing round one pick the second game. they were even equal down to the last second on the weighted ball pull, korea just seemed to gather their rhythm for the final round that counted the most... especially saying this as someone who doubted a lot of strategic choices by kdh prior to these last two quests.