The cat who reincarnated into a FANGIRL: Tuesday Running Man: Episode 159, Partner or Gold?

This week's episode is a couple race, but unlike the SNSD episode couple race (which is all sweet and lovey-dovey), this a really hilarious one. The guests were awesome this week, although it is quite noticeable that because they're too many, some stood out, some tried to stand out, and some just had a handful of aired scenes.

The Running Man members, seeing the set with all the flowers and wine glasses, expected that it would be a couple race, and the PD announced that it really would be. What they didn't know was the variety of guests that they would have.

As this episode is a couple race, Dong Wan FD found someone like him (physically) to become a partner in doing his odd jobs. I do hope this person appears more often with Dong Wan FD because they seem hilarious together.

The guests were then introduced and everyone had mixed reactions about their partners. Some liked it, some didn't, some just accepted it. Each couple received one gold bar and one of them must protect it because it might be stolen or get lost.

Lee Kwang Soo is partnered with John Park, who also has the "stupid image." It was hilarious that they are together. They talked about how having a "stupid image" differs with having a "clumsy" kind of image because being clumsy is cute yet being stupid is not. They talked about that because they were claiming that they don't have a stupid image. (which is so funny because they're like dumb and dumber hahaha)

Yoo Jae Suk is partnered with Kim Kwang Kyu, who has also been a guest for a few times in Running Man. Just imagine Jae Suk's reaction when he found out that he's partnered with him. Jo Jung Chi and Jung In, a real life couple, are in the car with Jae Suk and Kwang Kyu because they both don't have a driver's license.

Haha is with Sayuri. I know Sayuri because she was a guest in an episode of Happy Together where she made weird food. She's Japanese and she's weirdly funny. Anyway, she professed that she wants to be partners with Kim Jong Kook because he's her type and Haha told her some tips on how to get Jong Kook to like her.

Kim Jong Kook, on the other hand, is with Kim Ye Rim, who was discovered through Superstar K3. I think that it's more suitable that Kim Jong Kook partners with young lady guests since he's a gentleman and he's single.

Ji Suk Jin is partners with his old friend, Park Sang Myun. Sang Myun is being teased that he's the owner of a duck soup shop because of his get up.

Lastly, Monday Couple is on one team again. These two never fails to make my heart flutter whenever they're together. I'm a hardcore Monday Couple fan who ships them in real life but I am also rational in the sense that I know deep down that they're doing those things for the show. Nevertheless, I still love these two.

The first game is a party game which can be compared to a Filipino game called "stop dance" where everyone dances with the music and when the music stops, everyone needs to stop dancing and those who move for even a bit will be out. The Running Man version is different though, because once the music stops, they must push a couple out of the room to get them, well, out.

Monday Couple won this round because of their strength and team work of course. Monday Couple and Haha-Sayuri couple get gold bars.

The second game is a love and friendship quiz. It's a simple game of answering quiz questions about love or friendship. However, the team who will win should do an "all-kill" or should beat all the other couples.

In this quiz game, because of Kwang Soo's dirty mind (the question somehow made him think dirty..), Cho PD couldn't handle it himself and laughed while telling the question.

I just wanted to include this screen shot of Jo Jung Chi getting hit by a water gun. His face screams variety I tell you.

Kwang-Park (Kwang Soo and John Park) team won the game miraculously. I never would have thought these pabo (stupid) brothers would win a quiz game. Hahaha. They also receive gold bars.

At the end of the quiz game, Jong Kook told the staff that Ye Rim lost her gold bar during the quiz game. The staff told them that they would try to find the lost gold bar. (fishy right?)

The next game is a boat-making game. After the couples build a boat, they will test it in the water and row their boats up to the finish line. The fastest couple to get to the finish line after testing their boat, wins. The screen shot above is of the Jung-Jung (Jo Jung Chi & Jung In) couple because they were just too cute when they were building their boat, being caring of each other and sweet and all that.

The ahjussi couple (Ji Suk Jin & Park Sang Myun) was the first to try their weird looking boat. The other members didn't believe that the two could make it to the finish line because of Sang Myun's weight but they got to finish anyway with much effort.

These two looked like they were on a date while shooting for Running Man that everyone seemed jealous.

This couple (ahjussi couple number 2) had the most lousy boat that everyone was teasing them that it's just a refrigerator box. They, however, made it to the finish line in no time, despite their lousy boat.

Kang Gary taught Ji Hyo how to row properly so that they can win first place. Ji Hyo then complains because Gary is nagging so much. They were so cute UGH I couldn't take it. There was even a caption that says, "That's why you don't learn how to drive from your boyfriend."

The pabo brothers had a decent boat but their rowing was not in sync so they always end up going in circles. With much effort from Kwang Soo (and none from John Park), they barely made it to the finish line.

The ahjussi couple number two with the ultimately lousy boat finished first because of their fast rowing! My theory is that because their boat is weak, they rowed faster so that they could make it to the finish line before they sink. And it did happen. Everyone couldn't believe it because the boat was so effortlessly made.

During the last game, it was revealed that Jung In stole Ye Rim's gold. Jung In's defense was that they were allowed to steal, from what the PD told them in the first place. The staff confirmed that it was allowed and Jong Kook jokingly stole from other teams.

The final game was the Partner or Gold game. Since Jung Chi - Jung In and Monday Couple had the most gold bars, they get to play for the last round. What they need to do is decide individually whether to pick their partner or gold. If for example Ji Hyo pick gold, and Kang Gary didn't, Ji Hyo alone would get the gold. If they both end up picking gold, they will get nothing. The rules are same for both couples. The other couples who ended up depositing their gold insisted that if a couple ends up picking both gold, they would get the gold instead, and the PD agreed.

First is the Monday Couple. Kang Gary, without hesitation, picked partner (Ji Hyo). Awwwe

Ji Hyo started with "which should I pick?" "Gold?"

"Kang Gary?"

Which ended up in, "My partner, Kang Gary"

Gary's happiness was short lived however because this means that they don't get any gold.

The crowd starts cheering GOLD! GOLD! GOLD!

Jo Jung Chi - Jung In couple's turn. Jung Chi picked gold.

Jung In picked partner. With that, Jung Chi gets the 4 gold bars that they had.

But wait, there's more! Since the theme of the race is about partners/couples, the couple who picked their partners instead of gold will get twice the gold that they had!

Kang Gary and Song Ji Hyo hugged each other in excitement. *squeals*

Because Ji Hyo had the 3 gold bars, hers will be doubled into 6. Gary had 1 so he ends up with two gold bars. Gary told Ji Hyo that she must've known that this would happen that's why she picked her partner, Kang Gary instead of gold. Everyone got envious and supportive about their relationship. *squeals yet again*