Review by Yohan Yuki Xieㆍ사요한・謝雪矢

Universe Ticket: Season 1

1x02 Revenge

The 복수 (revenge) mechanics is not fair. Why did they give all the privileges to the Pinkers (the winners of the 1-on-1 matches)?

The Pinkers:
1. Played a game to form their team members.
2. They picked the members for the Green teams.
3. They picked the concept.
4. They picked the songs.

If the Pinkers are so damn good, then they should still win even if the Greeners chose their own team members, then got to pick the members of the Pink teams, the concept, and the songs.

The "revenge" stage is to give the Greeners a chance.

It is not 복수 at all if the Pinkers chose everything for the Greeners.

At the end of the day, luck still played a big role.

Imagine if the first Pink team were composed of different members. They probably would pick different members for the Green Team they want to compete with. The concept and songs will more likely be different too. The first Green Team in this what-if would not have ended with members who can barely communicate with each other.

  1. It is NOT revenge for the Greeners. This is the stage wherein the Winners have to prove they truly are winners, and losers will be losers.

  2. It's all about luck. Not skills. Not talents. Let's be honest, if this was about skills and talents, then the team members would've been balanced.

The mechanics for this 복수 stage/phase is not a revenge at all because it is in favour of the Pinkers. The chance for a Green Team to win lies on the composition of the team they'll match with. If the Pink team fails to work together, the Green Team will win even if they don't give much effort.

Imagine if the first Pink Team failed. The winner would've been the first Green team. They lost not because they lacked skills and talents, they just got unlucky this round; and the Pink team won not because of skills and talents, rather they got lucky they had a good team captain; they almost failed during their practices if not for their team captain.

You may have the best team members, but if you don't have a good team captain, the team will still fail.

You see, it is exactly what Kim Se Jeong said in episode 1. She knows it because she came out of a similar competition and was a member of two groups. What she said is what's happening now.

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