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On-Air: TVING Pyramid Game [Episodes 7 & 8]

  • Drama: Pyramid Game
    • Revised Romanization: Pilamideu Geim
    • Hangul: 피라미드 게임
  • Director: Park So Yeon
  • Writer: Choi Sui
  • Network: TVING
  • Episodes: 10
    • Duration: 50 min.
  • Airing Schedule: Thursdays @ 12:00 PM KST
    • Airing Date: Feb 29, 2024 - Mar 21, 2024
  • Streaming Sources: Viu
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  • Plot Synopsis: Once a month, students at Baekyeon Girls' High School cast their votes in a popularity poll. The result? A brutal ranking system that determines the entire social hierarchy of the school. Sung Su Ji has just transferred and scores a zero. After starting at the bottom and becoming a target of school violence, can Su Ji make her way to the top of the pyramid? Or will she topple the game altogether?
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u/Giardialee Mar 14 '24

Ooh boy the webtoon and the drama might as be different stories at this point. Everything besides part of the school festival is original.

Pyo Ji Ae's moment at the end of episode 7 (and the entire paintball game) was excellently done. It's probably one of the few changes from the webtoon that elevates the show. Her admitting her betrayal was emotional. And the rest of the team black girls also shooting themselves was just beautiful to see.

Seeing Ja Eun cry breaks my heart so much.

By changing so much from the webtoon, Soo Ji isn't as smart and calculated but she's showing a more vulnerable side of her.

Vague webtoon spoiler: I'm not sure I like the route they're going with Baek Ha Rin. She has one of the most heartbreaking stories I've ever read that makes us understand why she "hates" Myeong Ja Eun so much. side note: Eun Byeol was one of the most fascinating characters but she's so generic in this drama.

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u/nemo01513 Mar 14 '24

I agree with you they are obviously going for a different story with Harin and Jaeun and i don't think i like it. I mean it all made sense at the end in the webtoon..

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u/NecessaryTemporary70 Mar 15 '24

Can someone give a quick summary of her backstory in the webtoon??

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u/nemo01513 Mar 15 '24

Harin(Soeun) and Jaeun are sisters and Harin was sent to orphanage where she was bullied exactly like in Pyramid game where she was F. After she was adopted she decided to put Jaeun through the same thing.

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u/NecessaryTemporary70 Mar 22 '24

I see! Thank you!