This is for future reference. I’m one of those who check other sites (i.e., Kissasian, Youtube) to get another subber’s translation.

When I don’t understand the Viki subs, I search for a second opinion.

So @Table12200 shared an important info on how to check whether I’m getting the final edited version of a drama on Viki. Thanks @Table12200.

@agdr03 Not a silly question at all since Viki ( as usual) doesn’t make things clear about editing. There are 3 ways I use to check to see if a drama is edited in Viki. 2 of them are relatively easy, the 3rd takes more digging.

Method 1: Check the Show Page
This is the easiest way. Somewhere on the Subtitling Team Section of the drama page (usually at the top) they will list the episodes that have been edited. It will say something like “Episodes 1-10 Released for All Languages” or “Ep. 1-3 Released” or “All Episodes Released”

Example: Amensalism- There is a Red Box at the top of the Subtitling Team Section https://www.viki.com/tv/37034c-amensalism

Other Examples: Bride of the Century: https://www.viki.com/tv/36854c-bride-of-the-century
Go Go Squid: https://www.viki.com/tv/36059c-go-go-squid

Of course, not every team bothers to give this information. Another thing that happens is that the teams do not update the information so the box is not correct. Example of this is when the info says Ep. 1-8 Released but the drama is 2 years old so you know that can’t be correct since the Viki Team worked on it 2 years ago so more episodes must be done. So, how do you check for edited episodes when there is not any information in the drama page or you think the info is not correct?
Here’s the thing…languages other than English cannot sub episodes until that episode is edited and “released”. So you can always check individual episodes to see if they have been subbed in other languages besides English. How to do this?

Method 2: Check the Subtitles Information in the Episode Player

At the bottom right of the screen there is an icon of a box with lines and a blue flag that has language info (Eg, EN 100)
Hover or Click on the Icon and you will see Subtitles> at the top of the menu.
Click on Subtitles> and you will see a list of languages that is available for that episode. If it has languages other than English, such as Spanish, French, etc. then that episode is edited. If the final episodes of a drama are available in other languages, then the entire drama has been edited.

Example: Story of Ming Lan https://www.viki.com/tv/35895c-the-story-of-ming-lan
There is no information in the Subtitling Team Section of the Drama Show Page.
If I click on Episode 73, and then click on that Blue Flag Icon and then Click on Subtitles>, I can see that the episode has been translated into many languages. This tells me that the entire drama is edited, although usually I will check a few more episodes just to be sure.

OK, but what if you are “sub stalking” a currently airing drama or a drama that you know the editing is currently being worked on and you want to know exactly what the progress is? Because an episode may be edited but not yet translated into other languages. Then I use

Method 3: Looking at Editor’s Viki Accounts.

You can check any Viki subscriber account and it will show what they are working on. The easy way is if the team members are listed in the Subtitling Team Section information. I will use Dr. Cutie as my example here. Now there is no statement about edited episodes on the Dr. Cutie page. However, they do list the members of the Editing Team. With this information, I can click on the Cutie Patootie Team name at the top of the Subtitling Team Section and then I see all of the team members. If I search in Moderators, I will find the Editors. I click on their name and I see their account. In the Overview Section, it has Project Contributions and Recent Contributions. If I click on Project Contributions- SEE All, I can see the dramas they have worked on. I look for Dr. Cutie and it will give the last episode that they have worked on for that drama. For Dr. Cutie is Episode 14.