Kim Kyung-hoon's aid to the last-place team splits The Blood Game X viewers

A highlight clip from episode 3 of wavve's survival series The Blood Game X (피의 게임X) drew attention for a moment in which player Kim Kyung-hoon passed hints to the struggling P1 team, whose coalition strategy had already collapsed. In the comments, the most-liked reactions centered on how those few tips helped the weakest side climb to first place. "P1 couldn't even get a read on the game, and then handing them the win by betraying the plan—is that right? lol," one viewer wrote, adding they were curious how the C team would react once they found out. Another widely-liked comment said, "If it weren't for Kim Kyung-hoon, the C team would definitely have been first, but Kim Kyung-hoon did his Kim Kyung-hoon thing again and they lost" (김경훈이 또 김경훈해서 진 거지 뭐). Several commenters also pointed to a line from player Kim Yu-hyun in the clip, who called Kim Kyung-hoon "another team's hidden strategy hiding inside our own team," with one viewer calling it "a perfectly accurate read."

Reactions split on how to interpret the move. Some treated it as a return to form, referencing his past run on the competition show The Genius: Grand Final. "Kim Kyung-hoon is back," one wrote, while another said, "If it were anyone else I'd curse them out first, but because it's Kim Kyung-hoon I'm actually relieved his old self is back," hoping he would "hard-carry" later in the season. One commenter revived a well-known quote by player Jang Dong-min from The Genius: "Kyung-hoon won't betray? A dog will sooner stop eating poop." Others questioned the logic, with one arguing the play made no strategic sense against two allied teams and reading it instead as frustration with Kim Yu-hyun, and another calling it scary that "he genuinely thinks that's a clever play."

Beyond Kim Kyung-hoon, several comments singled out Lee Tae-gyun as the standout, with one writing that "one Lee Tae-gyun alone is above the level of a decent team, and the rest is all politics." Lighter reactions turned to screen time, as one viewer asked, "Are Geun-woo and Ji-min the cheerleaders? lol," and another joked that Jung Geun-woo "gets less screen time than the butler." A few commenters said the whole thing came down to game-show entertainment value, with one writing, "Fine, Kim Kyung-hoon, at least give us some broadcast material," while several noted they were most curious about Ji-hoo's episode 3 review.