The 8 Show Episode 3: Netflix released an eight-episodic Korean survival game thriller series “The 8 Show” based on Bae Jin Soo’s webtoons “Money Game” and “Pie Game”. The series has nearly 50 minutes of runtime per episode. 8 people got an invitation when they had a hard time in their life to join a game.
They were locked inside a building to play a game where there would be CCTV all over inside watching them, what they needed to do was spend their time there. They earn money for the time they spend there. How these people live there while increasing the time there is the story of this drama.
Episode 3 opened with the 7th-floor person getting an invitation and coming to the place. He selected the 7th number. He tried to open other rooms but it didn’t open and went to his. As his earnings are more he ordered a pen to calculate things about profit and spending. Everyone now understands how time got extended. So if the viewers get entertained they get more time and thus more money. So everyone discusses methods to increase the time by entertaining the viewers.
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The 4th-floor person tells what if they do dating inside so it will make interesting for viewers. Other people say that if do share their own talent, it will be interesting for viewers. Everyone agrees to this plan and the first 7th floor person stands out to show his talent. He played flute with his nose. Everyone was amazed at his talent. Thus the time expended in the display.
Other people also started showing their skills and talents. Some have good strength, and some sing. The 3rd-floor guy and 4th-floor girl only got some minutes extended because of their poor performances. When it came to the 8th floor girl she said she didn’t have any talent other than sex. So she asked men for sex finally 6the floor guy said okay to do. They had an intimate scene, and after that, the time extended to 69 hours on the screen. After this, they have got almost 5 days.
On the discussion, everyone asked the 1st-floor guy about how much he wanted to earn to go out. So he said he needed 1 billion won then he would stop the game. As he gets the least amount everyone agrees to it because when it’s 1 billion for him it will be many times higher for upper rooms.
The 1st-floor guy asked everyone if it was okay to stop sending waste to his room as now there is no need for running it will be bad for him to store them in his room. His room smells bad and does not have much space to accommodate this waste. Everyone agrees to change the room. Many suggestions came and finally, they decided to make one room fixed for toilet use and in that room, they will do voting.
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The 3rd-floor guy tried to avoid the voting plan as everyone would vote on him, but in the end, he also approved the voting plan. 4th room girl came to visit 3rd room guy, but 7th room guy was also there. They planned to vote on the 8th room girl as she earns the most and she has the biggest room. They said okay to the plan. 4th room girl went to others too to discuss this. Everyone said okay.
3rd room guy asked the 7th room guy for his support by voting on 8th room girl. The 7th room guy accepted it, then the 6th room guy came to meet the 7th room guy 6th room guy said he would offer more food and other things if he did vote 3rd room guy then the 8th room girl and he agreed to it. The voting time came. Everyone wrote their voting number on paper. In the end, the result was on 8th room girl. Everyone clapped for her like she was asked to clap on her victory.
Everyone agreed to use her room for the toilet. 3rd room guy thought 4th room girl backstabbed him voted on him, and told it to 7th room guy. But in reality, the 7th room guy was the one who backstabbed and voted on the 3rd room guy. Also, 7th room guy told 3rd room guy to let this go. Later when the 4th room girl came and asked for keys to the 8th room girl she said she couldn’t give keys. They had quarrel to each other. She went to her room.
Later when it was food time, everyone opened their lift door for food and saw it was all empty. The 8th-room girl revenged on all of them for what they did to her. Now nobody has food or water from her.
The ending was really unexpected. Nobody saw this coming. Now it backfired to the rest of them as she stopped giving food. Let’s see how this gonna change in the next episode.
Watch On – Netflix
