The #MyDramaList Asian movie and TV database doesn't have the best minds.
Last month, they implemented a "new" rule that they will follow episode listings for #Kdrama based on how the episodes are listed in Korea.
This was the rule they cited to justify their decision to split #DeathsGame into Parts 1 and 2.
(One main staff even had the audacity to blame Korea for the confusion in MDL. Like, LOL, MDL doing its own thing is what's causing confusion in the first place!)
I told them that the best solution is to WAIT if the official source will reset the episode count back to E01.
Nope. MDL did their own thing still, stood by their own "new" rule.
The episode count was reset back to E01 for the remaining 4 episodes.
They refused to listen to my suggestion, so now, they just created a whole mess of their database and community.
Korea is not making things confusing, it is their staff that is making things confusing. All they have to do is follow the official sources, as they claim they are doing (but not).
If the official source listed the episodes like this:
S01 Part 1 E01, 2, 3
S01 Part 2 E01, 2, 3
Then we follow that and split the show into Parts 1 and 2.
Otherwise, if the official source listed the episodes like this:
S01 E01, 2, 3
S01 E04, 5, 6
Then we should follow that REGARDLESS when the other episodes were scheduled to be released/aired.
Everyone else, like TMDb, IMDb, etc., are following the official sources. But MDL wants to do its own thing, then blame Korea for causing confusion.
I called them out for one last time. If they don't fix this, then that's the final nail in the coffin: they lie about following Korea's style.