going seventeen | everything possible in the white zone
premise:
with the original plan cancelled due to the rain, seventeen gather in the studio to play games: jokgu, balance game, finding vernon, and a vr game.
comments:
for a “backup” episode, what a fun one it is! if i had to guess the original plan here might’ve been boomily outing or tour sev sev, but i’m really impressed with how well prepared the staff were! just in the premise of course it’s not going to be as fun as episodes with actual premises, but the games they all played were well-picked (even though it was the members whittling down which games to pick LOL).
jokgu is always fun to watch them play despite how many times they’ve played it, especially with how unfortunately the games were split ㅋㅋ it’s a BIT mean that they solo’d out how jun and the8 are the worst at jokgu by a long shot, and the “ah, but that team has mingyu” had me cracking up, but i love how much the members rejoiced when these members DID score points.
the balance game was a miss for me and i thought it was a bit boring, but finding vernon is one of my favorite minigames they’ve done on going seventeen! the SPOILERS reveal vernon was one of the first people kicked out ??!!! and the members who were kicked out due to typos.. 너의 이름은 gotta be one of my favorite inside jokes now.
the vr game is simple and gets old after a few members (even the members’ fear decrease as people keep doing it and they get used to the shock), but is super funny the first few rounds!
all in all, pretty solid episode! a bit disjointed and non cohesive because duh, but definitely has its standout moments!
ranking:
concept: 7; again, ultimately a backup, but super fun given the circumstances
chemistry: : 7; not super exciting or innovative (jokgu and balance game are non unique entities), but finding vernon is a new intro that REALLY stands out, and the vr game is real fun!
enjoyment: 7; i rewatch certain parts of the episode often but can’t stand to go through others ㅠㅠ
overall - 7/10