The VIPs Explained | Squid Game Explained

[@cmill7272]

I dealt high-limit blackjack in a casino for 6 years and the VIPs are less of a caricature than people think. The corny jokes, the sexual innuendos, and the disgusting way they enjoy displaying their wealth is all accurate.

[@rylee_l]

Yup, that’s what I was thinking too

[@jonathanqueen3294]

I’ll disagree only because of the setting. Not that I’m in anyway a VIP, but some of my most fun times have been making dumb jokes with my friends outside of work. Like a way where you can have something you don’t have to take so seriously.

[@badkarma1262]

I mean I dont consider myself a VIP but with the money I make I can be arrogant at times. Its totally just a way of celebrating and nothing that you should take personally. As long as you do the work you are told I dont give a shit.

[@A_O_Leary]

I think Jeff Bezos penis rocket showed VIPs/ billionaires are not cool. Wealthy does not mean cool. Trump had a gold toilet.

[@shotokhan1992]

i deal in a casino too and this is true. you will hear the same stupid, corny jokes every single day. the acting wasn't bad. there are a lot of people out there who are actually like this.

[@infinitymixtapes9562]

That sexual proposition scene might have been one of the most nauseating moments of the show for me. Probably because it was probably the most realistic

[@anitamihholap5926]

I know, right? The overall suspense getting on your nerves as is, and then there's the possibility of a great character getting molested. Him turning the tables was SO satisfying.

[@Sana-gq9ow]

Agreed

[@Lubin-md4ml]

I think it was the most uncomfortable, yet funniest scene in the series😂🤣 I laughed so hard at it, *iL cHanGe yOur LifE*

[@anitamihholap5926]

@@Lubin-md4ml *digs nails into his dangly bits* Satisfied?

[@TheTrueMariWho]

Ghislaine Maxwell & Jeffrey Epstein style

[@The00Lisa00]

The most frustrating part about the VIPs for me is they're all sitting around with these wine glasses and all I'm thinking is my God they can't drink out of those wine glasses with those masks on, they need straws! Drove me crazy 🤣

[@alexvaughan1013]

You know what makes even less sense? How the guards can aim their guns so perfectly with the Playstation masks on. We even see through No.29's eyes, and it's fucking hard to see!

[@prod.SIMPLEA]

@@alexvaughan1013 the masks have little holes so the guards can see, i have a mask and it haves holes its hard to notice from the outside that it has holes but i can see thru really well

[@alexvaughan1013]

Speaking of masks and drinking things, I remember in Cobra Kai S1E3 at the Halloween party. Eli/Hawk wore a surgical mask to cover his lip scar. When he drunk with a straw, instead of pulling the mask down to his chin, he pulled the bottom part up so it still covered his lip.

[@Kemipops81]

Oh my God....Same here 😆😆😆....Give them a straw.

[@Kemipops81]

How is that series please? Thank you ❤️

[@Graenolf]

Other than the two women (and player 001) I don’t think any players peed that whole time.

[@ll3191]

I did

[@BLUEGOBEATS]

001 actually could have just used water, there’s an empty water bottle shown in the corner of that scene.

[@likent7992]

@@BLUEGOBEATS ur just saying that because dude Saudi

[@poptartninja]

and the dude during ToW

[@jamiestrand1007]

@@likent7992 no

[@Aquablue62]

I actually liked how the VIPs were portrayed because that’s how I view their humor would be. They’re pretentious, snobby, and act as if they’re above everyone else. Which is exactly what extremely rich people do

[@theonlymixman]

It's funny hearing about that because we, Russians, encounter the same thing: extremely stereotypical "Russians" in Hollywood movies. Now you know what it feels like

[@IamtheCitizen1110]

Or us Arabs

[@lucreziadonega1121]

Same with us italians

[@mrabaloneful]

Virtually everybody 😂

[@thedoctor2405]

oh did I mention Indians?

[@Octopus_Lamp]

in american tv shows Canadians are always shown as kind and aperently we say “a-boot” instead of “about” (not as bad as the other stereotypes tho)

[@irene-bz2yq]

As someone who's been watching kdramas for four years, let me tell you something. it's very common for foreign actors to have cringe worthy dialogues in kdramas. It's not a new a thing and that's why I don't think it was necessarily intentional from the writers of Squid Game to make the VIPS stereotypical Westerners.

[@amanred9337]

I haven't watched many kdramers but I imagine that you are right in that it wasn't intentional. The only counter point is that the dialogue between the Korean characters was on the most part pretty convincing. It's more that they probably had no authentic reference for how these people talk. Probably would have been better to write very little dialogue and hardly have them say anything.

[@gracealice7288]

yeah i agree. i’ve always just assumed they talk so weirdly cause translations when writing the dialogue but then again when making subtitles for the korean audience, but making it easier to follow if they do understand english?? like i always just assume it’s fro their ease? idk

[@lawkey14]

first time?

[@Kazaam818]

Why though? I just always felt it was unrealistic portrayal and immersion breaking and honestly when my wife and I watched it together it was immediately noticeable

[@amanred9337]

@@Kazaam818 Don't think anyone is denying that the the dialogue in these scenes is unrealistic and cringeworthy. People are questioning more if this was intentional from the writers to stereotype them in this way or just bad writing..

[@MsAidanbrown]

I liked that theyre jokes were dumb, and that they weren't the smartest, mostly because we tend to deify billionaires and claim they have a level of knowledge we don't.

[@FerociousPaul]

Exactly

[@moseskingofteabrews2021]

Their*

[@TheGreatestSpy4life]

@@notanagger4861 Name one "self made" billionaire. Most billionaires we know got "small" loans of a million dollars or more to create their businesses. Elon used his families blood money to get Tesla going after being unprofitable for years. The VIPs most likely represent those born into wealth much like we face in today's current society

[@lobotomyforeplay]

@@notanagger4861 yeah the American elite aren’t mature for shit I can confirm for you

[@TheGreatestSpy4life]

@@notanagger4861 So many yet you couldn't name one lol

[@hunibear2193]

15:12 Plus, a detail I realized while watching is that they represent the players with knights in the mini glass Bridge. I thought it was odd, as pawns would've been more accurate (their expandability and how pawns move on a board) but then I realized they were repsenting the players as knights because they're *horses* Because the VIPs view them just as that -- expendable pieces and "horses to bet on"

[@user-yt4bt4yf5x]

*Pawns

[@alexvaughan1013]

The horse analogy comes full circle from episode 1 when we see Gi-hun betting on horses like a dumbass. Then in episode 9 when he wins the games, Frontman tells him the contestants are 'his horses'.

[@fe4r_stormattack23]

@@alexvaughan1013 ik

[@andipfeife476]

never thought about that because in germany we call knights "Springer" which translates to jumper and theyre jumping on the platforms

[@Jdoug305]

I means if they were pawns they wouldn’t rlly give them a choice

[@dealphawolf]

Am I the only one who actually liked the VIPs because of the fact that they are that way? Like, I'm sure that most aren't like this, but is it really so unbelieve that a bunch of bored rich guys would act like this while watching poor people kill each other?

[@rars0n]

Yes. Yes it is.

[@linnarlobe4939]

I agree. I didn’t even realize that the fans do not like them.

[@linnarlobe4939]

Maybe the VIPs come across different in English dub? Because of the language. Idk 😂🤯

[@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343]

Honestly they were supposed to be vile and rotten to the core. Whenever I hear someone speaking English in Kdramas it just sounds weird to me. Even Descendants from the Sun the American just felt out of place when he spoke. I’m starting to think it’s not completely their fault in that regard. But in regard to being disgusting and vile, I think all of them nailed it.

[@juzores1]

I think their ethnicity is affecting your judgement, they were horrible an absolute cringe.

[@bubblegumdreams9934]

How is everyone ignoring the room the VIPS are in, there’s human bodies as ornaments everywhere! 😬

[@GarryWilliams555]

I thought they were mannequins lol

[@dustingaethje1332]

@@GarryWilliams555 nope lmao

[@anitamihholap5926]

Human furniture. And they definitely aren't getting payed enough for this.

[@alexvaughan1013]

The 'furniture' were actually played by real people. Standing perfectly still, naked and not cringing at the VIPs? Amazing acting talent! We should be blowing up their Instagrams!

[@anitamihholap5926]

@@alexvaughan1013 if you were replying to what I said, then human furniture literally means what you described.

[@marsfrommars6925]

Yo I hear that Sang-woo guy went to SNU. Just thought I'd let you know.

[@TwixiMixiPixi]

TYSM!!! I really needed to hear that. that is so useful :)

[@stefss6833]

What? Really?

[@aakankshabannur3363]

literally gi hun the whole time:

[@euenfheiejrj]

I definitely thought it was SMU lol so obviously I’m in a bubble in the US

[@Vario69]

Death by snu snu

[@GEOFFREYGIULIANO]

I just ran across this video I played VIP 4. This is a rather well reasoned video. Many thanks.

[@yungchildsupport4445]

You did a great representation of a real life, Illuminati billionaire. Great portrayal.

[@katrianem2124]

You don’t like the caricatures of western billionaires? Now you have an idea of how nearly every culture feels after Hollywood is done with it.

[@frofrofrofro900]

True

[@zainatophee]

Touché 😁

[@foxdoe7540]

My biggest problem is not that they are white or western, hell there is one russian and one chinese, the problem it's that they are cartoonish in relation to everything else. Idiots like that couldn't get a thing as big as the Squid Game going for more then 1 season, they'd get busted.

[@loveliestfawn]

No, they're just shit actors. And what do we have to do with Hollywood?

[@jeterpakab5133]

I don't mint the caricature They're powerful billioners who whatch poor asians fighting to the death for fun I like this position to be honest

[@char4675]

I think the VIPS are also supposed to represent us, the viewer. The reason is just like us, the VIPS are viewing the people suffer or "play" through all the games while relaxing and being very comfortable, enjoying drinks and snacks like many of us were when watching Squid Game. Plus while watching they frequently make meaningless comments like "why the fuck did he do that" and "wow what a shame" and also judge the players decisions. Many people have hated on characters such as Sang-Woo for their actions, forgetting the horrifying situation they're in

[@Zygothknightlord]

Yeah , As a watcher we are the same as VIP but we watch dead people in a fiction not in real life. And yeah VIPs are very realistic written characters.

[@alexvaughan1013]

@@Zygothknightlord Frontman also compared the games to horse racing. Sadly, even though many horses are put down, people in real life still enjoy betting money on horses.

[@thatgirlwearingglasses]

No

[@DOC_951]

lol not even close 😂

[@BoatsNhoes824]

@@Zygothknightlordyour bias is showing lolz

[@andreiscutaru4647]

hey,did you know that Sang-Woo graduated SNU business school?

[@fwfnation353]

First in his class!!!!

[@im4ft622]

Wait, really??

[@BryceEdwardBrown]

Great detail, easy to miss!

[@anu3226]

Top Of His Class

[@thetroll8985]

No omg I didn’t but did you actually know that sang woo graduated from snu business school

[@mudslidelife6003]

Also can we please have a video on Ali. I never cried so much when Sang-Woo (who was 1st in his class at SNU Business school) played dirty during Marbles

[@jcepri]

I creied when the 2 girls played matbles and one lets the other win. That was so moving.

[@CalvinClassic-ht4ow]

​@@jceprinaw Ali getting betrayed was worse

[@dotto87]

Also noteworthy regarding the “mystery phone person”, the Frontman speaks to them in English (obviously this isn’t apparent in the English dub, but in the original Korean and other dubs he speaks In English). So it is even more unlikely it is Oh Il Nam, since when the Frontman and Il Nam speak, they speak in Korean. Maybe it’s the Main Organizer, or the top VIP…

[@wourag3885]

Yeah, the fact he always spoke to them in English (better English than the VIPs too!) made me wonder who it was every time…also I did wonder how he always managed to arrive just as the person called!

[@dotto87]

The frontman spoke English well! (Turns out the actor also worked in America) Better than his brother in fact 😅

[@nicholaslawrence6926]

Yes, because the Front Man mentions "the Host" on the phone, so he could not have been speaking to Il Nam then.

[@raphaeldavin9642]

It's not Il-nam or one of the VIPs beside that the Frontman always speaks to them in English which implies that it is someone from outside Korea. However, as we know that the game probably not only happen in Korea (with each of the game presumably has its own host) and in some lines during the conversations like when the Frontman made sure that no trace left when the VIPs arrive which implies that it's someone in charge or a leader, I guess there's some sort of the supreme leader of the game which organizes and oversees all the games around the world while the host is only the leader on each branch of the game. But that only my theory so I hope it will be revealed in season 2. Probably this mysterious phone caller will also become the new villain in the next season of the Squid Game besides the Frontman/In-ho who presumably becomes the new host of the Korean game after Il-nam's death.

[@TheFunnyDictator]

​@@raphaeldavin9642 Did you enjoy the new trailer?!

[@CZsWorld]

My Mom says I'm a VIP.

[@yurlcaldemn8405]

Gasp.

[@aesopmays2052]

You're a very important person to her

[@psychedelicteenager]

lol

[@spacelemming0128]

whats her number

[@fe4r_stormattack23]

@@spacelemming0128 ayo tf

[@NebMunb]

Graduated TOP OF HIS CLASS from SNU BUSINESS SCHOOL. THE PRIDE OF SSANGMUN-DONG!

[@Yoonsoulyeol404]

I know is guy sang woo 😂

[@adriandamaskos8620]

Can you please do an ‘Explained Video’ on the Doctor from squid games. I find him one of the most interesting characters in the series. He’s the only one that was partially on both sides, how did he get connected with the guards to harvest other players organs? No one has done an analysis on him before and I think he’s one of the most unique characters in the show! :) love your videos.

[@bennysusanto5524]

what do you mean ? anyone can figure out that some of the guards need money so they give the doctor a special treatment, those guards who keep the doctor aren't even special and just regular young scums.

[@KryptonianChaos1]

This channel has the best takes on Squid Game. If this show were an AP English class in high school I'd come here instead of reading the damn book 👏👏

[@BryceEdwardBrown]

Thank you so much Damian Wayne™!

[@KryptonianChaos1]

@@BryceEdwardBrown Thank YOU!🔥

[@efoxkitsune9493]

Okay, I have a theory that Sang-woo didn't actually gradualte SNU top of his class... I think he cheated his way through. There are several instances that made me think that was the case. And I think it would be very much in keeping with his character.

[@royalpain9281]

Considering how much EVERYONE keeps talking about it it makes sense.

[@biffbidderman8164]

No I think he prolly did graduate from his class fairly but the expectations are what weighed him down and it also makes sense since most asian mothers are like that

[@Mynameisdarkxxo]

I feel like he’s proven to be too smart to lie about that- the rope technique, the shapes, etc

[@efoxkitsune9493]

@@Mynameisdarkxxo Well, the fact that he's smart says nothing about whether he actually completed his studies properly or not. Cheating effectively and getting away with it at such a university requires a lot of inteligence and resourcefulness in itself.

[@zsqwal]

@@MynameisdarkxxoMaybe he cheated and graduated unintentionally? He could be intelligent but he didnt know until he graduated. He mightve seen people cheat and get caught but he didnt and he thought about the strategies.

[@Rg-fp2vg]

I always liked the vips they fit at the people pretending to enjoy life wile truly enjoying the games

[@juzores1]

🤮🤮🤮

[@Rg-fp2vg]

@@juzores1 your comment is bad, you should feel bad

[@liviwaslost]

@@juzores1 so childish

[@quackman]

and their pretentious accents remind me of Frasier and Niles Crane

[@JohanActorOfficial]

As an foreign actor in Asia I can confirm that yes language barrier is a difficulty unless one knows the native language, when I started my career in China I got the script mostly in Chinese but also an a4 page of my lines that was translated to English for me but sometimes my lines said “Translation error “ so I had to invent my own lines in English. By the way great job on the reviews of all the theories of Squid games, it’s really an interesting study of the characters.

[@DOC_951]

lol no shit. Everyone knows that a language barrier literally makes EVERYTHING more difficult. You aren’t special and unique because of this. It affects all of us in our lives, everyday.

[@JamesBond-er1hk]

The vip’s jokes are supposed to be stupid and unfunny. It’s supposed to make u feel disgusted that people so stupid and just as ordinary as the everyday Joe Schmo could also feel so superior to the point they’re betting on human lives.

[@benshihadeh8561]

Am I the only person on Earth who wasn’t bothered by the VIPs performances?

[@user-bp2is5dj3h]

yeah i thought it was quite good tbh, really showed the difference between the childish elites and the actual players

[@笑笑-s2j]

I wasn't bothered by their performance either. To be fair, I thought some of their word choices were a little odd. However, I got the sense that they were meant to be caricatures of billionaires, hence the ludicrous behavior. Hate to say it, but ultra wealthy people tend to not care what you think about them if you're a lower status. Plus, I got the sense that they were all buddies, so they felt comfortable being lewd around each other. I guess you could look at them as a mockery of western billionaires, given that most of them are white, American- sounding. I didn't get that sense, though.

[@KnucklesxReala911]

The situation get even more abstract if you watch it on a different language than Korean or English, in spanish they sound fine as it is

[@nairsheasterling9457]

I wasn't. The audio mixing felt slightly off like a dub, but other than that, it was fine.

[@mchenryjeremy]

I just thought the acting was to display their arrogance. Many wealthy folks have no class and can be ignorant to the point they look dumb.

[@GEOFFREYGIULIANO]

I played the main vip - VIP4. I was fine. I'd not know the local extras who played the others. I was flown from LA to Seoul

[@axelfoley1406]

You got a great channel!

[@S20171]

did you see season 2?

[@traicingcunaicing]

No you were not bro

[@randyscotch9798]

@@traicingcunaicingthat’s literally the vip that went to the private room w the cop

[@Anomalyy666]

Will the vips be back in season 3? Missed you guys lol

[@sirripsalot420]

It was actually a pretty accurate representation of multi billionaires

[@CharlotteClarke1987]

As a person who had studied acting and has a diploma in media studies. I'd say the V.I.P.s were conducted correctly. The stereotype of rich people being dumb with a childish like sense of humour was portrayed and the way they performed was so we laugh at the V.I.P.s characters.

[@wilabanodeniro9780]

As someone with no acting experience whatsoever, it’s blatantly obvious that they made the vips unlikeable on purpose.don’t have to be smart to work that out ffs

[@CharlotteClarke1987]

@prince where do you live bro and where did you learn to be grammatically incorrect?

[@CharlotteClarke1987]

@@wilabanodeniro9780 and that's the opinion of someone who has no media, technology, acting or creative media experience.

[@CharlotteClarke1987]

@prince well I don't want to work in a cinema so I haven't gone down that path. I think you mean actress, director, editor or screenwriter because you don't need a diploma to work in a Cinema, whereas those others you'll need the experience. But once I got my diploma in Media Studies; college basically said "You're on your own. Get a job." British Collages are only bothered if their students pass because that means more money for the tutors and teachers

[@jays_world6192]

Am i the only one that noticed when Je-yeon was explaining her story during the marbles game and she said that a bad person in her life when he killed someone in her life everytime he did something bad he'd pray and everytime player 244 did something bad or a group of people in the games like letting the other team die in tug-of-war he prayed and Je-yeon was the only one back talking him until player 067 told her to be quiet

[@niaj4]

That's why she antagonizes him, she sees through his bullshit, cause of what happened in her childhood.

[@Drengodr]

A lot of pagan pantheons had their gods each associated with a different animal. Do you think that might be part of the reason all the VIPs are wearing animal masks?

[@jozieash5016]

That’s a great theory. I thought it had something to do with emblems on Western flags or like how past political cartoons represented countries as certain animals

[@liviwaslost]

That fits so much

[@evagarcia865]

@@jozieash5016 According to an article I saw on the Internet, several animals represent different things in Korea. Deer are considered spiritual/sacred animals, so the deer guy could be some kind of religious leader. Siberian tiger is the national animal of South Korea, so tiger might be a politician or something. And the article didn’t expand further on the other dudes.

[@jamiesprinkbob]

i thought it just represented the animalisitic tendicines of the vips I didn't really think about the specific meanings- BUT I thought the owl was a bit of an obvious choice for the head of the actual games

[@eavn9684]

What are you doing here? LOL

[@chada4806]

I felt like the VIPs spoke and acted in a kind of uncanny, uneasy way. Intentional or not, this fit (imo). It makes them feel disconnected and not down to earth. Maybe that's just me tho.

[@dynamicdave2647]

I feel the same way

[@quackman]

yeah, like Frasier Crane and his brother

[@yungchildsupport4445]

Well yeah, they’re billionaires. That’s a whole different level a person can reach. All that money turns them into sick, souless beings

[@IluvKonig]

That is very interesting and sad, to hear the director lost some of his teeth, from stress. I heard hair loss, weight loss, etc. But teeth?? The poor fella.

[@DOC_951]

Don’t believe it. I’m a doctor. That medically makes zero sense. Stress doesn’t cause tooth or dental decay. He simply didn’t brush and floss. Being stress doesn’t cause your teeth to fall out. Makes zero sense medically.

[@adw6894]

Imagine you have to make Season 2 for Squid Game.

[@davidcarton6064]

There are just some things we aren't meant to know, like where Sang-woo went to school or how many years Phil Leotardo spent in the can.

[@feliperezende9800]

Have you seen what Elon musk posts? Trump? Billionaires are weird in THAT way, exactly. Great acting, very poor knowledge of general population that billionaires are SO OUT OF TOUCH that their way of acting might as well be on point. After all, what are the chances YOU have seen a billionaire behind the screen and what are the chances the director of squid game did? Sleep on it 😴

[@simonditomasso9868]

Out of touch and they pay less taxes than janitors ffs

[@Landstalker1999]

Watch Elon on Joe Rogan. He has the weirdest laugh ever. It's much worse than Jimmy Fallon laugh. And that facebook billionaire is also very very weird.

[@bigheadrhino]

Don’t forget Zuck and Bezos, there’s plenty of awkward billionaires, the characterization really doesn’t feel too far off.

[@yungchildsupport4445]

Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Jacob Rothschild, Warren Buffet..

[@perc-qz2do]

Damn you where predicting the future

[@azathoththe3rd]

I like to imagine the games originally weren't designed to be death games but they had to be too maintain secrecy.

[@jordanloux3883]

Why hide if you're not doing anything illegal? I mean it would probably lead to good publicity for them.

[@Arhaan_Durrani]

After watching season 2 we can say the phone man is the black guard but he is ranked below the front man

[@RGC_animation]

So basically, you are suppose to laugh at the VIP's, not with them.

[@Mellojoseph]

8:12 I know this video is 3 years old but that part about if you don’t natively speak the language you can’t objectively judge an actor’s performance is so true. Especially in anime we see so many people complain about dubs when in fact the dub isn’t cringe you’re just cringing at hearing the show in a language you understand and realizing the dialogue you’re used to reading sounds ridiculous when said out loud

[@royalpain9281]

15:23 THANK YOU for featuring my comment!

[@BryceEdwardBrown]

Thank you for watching Royal Pain!

[@royalpain9281]

@@BryceEdwardBrown anytime! Keep up the Squid Game content!

[@shadi6484]

I expected VIPs to be such badass characters when I first heard about them, then look what we got lol

[@eduardochavacano]

You are missing the point. They want to say that the VIPs are very real and you are very familiar with them. Also they want to show how bored these people are and how your life really dont mean anything to them.

[@alanpierrers]

@@eduardochavacano thank you so much for the clarification

[@nobody.6126]

Lmao they are a bunch of old rich men, did you seriously expect serious characters? I personally think the characters are very realistic to actual rich people

[@shadi6484]

@@nobody.6126 when they were mentioned by the front man for the first time we didn't know that they were a bunch of old rich men, did we? that's why I said "I didn't expect" them to be like this. yes they're realistic (in a way!? well, they're still like children cartoons villains tbh) but I thought they might be the previous winners or some people like front man.

[@Darkeninggg]

@@nobody.6126 you have no personal experience with rich people. Why generalize

[@dztb2773]

can i just say i'm so happy i came across your channel! i love the in depth character analysis, and thanks for mentioning the references about books/poets because i would never get them tbh haha! i didn't catch that the telephone man is a person we haven't met yet! im excited for season 2 also: pls watch Attack on Titan! i would love to hear /your/ analysis on it

[@DecemberTwentyfour]

My brother, you have explained the VIPs performance in a very eloquent and well-rounded way, ending in the final statement of "you're supposed to be laughing at them and not with them". That changed my concept on it all

[@pigeon4481]

Russian VIP: Yes we have our own games. Russian Roulette is one of them.

[@quandaledingle1223]

And its a death game...

[@danishhaikal2839]

Bro predicted season 2

[@Visnoorschool]

Bro had a vision💀

[@cycrothelargeplanet]

Bro predicted episode 2💀

[@musateksoy1156]

I have watched every videos of your about Squid Game. Thanks for all hard work. Keep it up bro :)

[@Thatoneguy960-45]

The vip were legitimately my favorite part

[@stickland5682]

guess im not alone, really thought i was lol.

[@ladenNugg]

I just realized… We are the VIPs

[@puddleduck1405]

omgggg this kinda blew my mind haha

[@voyagersmarch8776]

​@puddleduck1405 lets 69

[@wsconsn]

The VIPs are over the top rich western stereotypes, just like the west has over the top eastern stereotypes. Turnabout is fair play.

[@Kwaj]

I'm _really_ digging some of the "furniture" in the VIP lounge. A few of those "coffee tables" and "ottomans" are absolutely stunning. IKEA, Rooms to Go, and Pottery Barn definitely need to expand their inventories.

[@amymorris2341]

I loved the body painting, glad someone else did too!

[@MattBellzminion]

"Human furniture" was a feature in the 1973 dystopic sci-fi "Soylent Green", too.

[@constantinoplepasha5332]

Did someone say Ottoman? Hehe

[@frankli4124]

@@MattBellzminion And clockwork orange

[@anitamihholap5926]

@@frankli4124 Those were mannequins though.

[@Some_Guy6]

Apart from that dirty pig, i found the V.I.P's to be very interesting tbh. And their English was supposed to be that bad, they are all from different country's (The V.I.P's). They where also accurate very rich people. Sadly.

[@Gillan1220]

Their English is bad because a Korean wrote the script for them. The actors suggested that they ad-lib their lines, but the Korean scriptwriters declined their suggestion. So hence we get these odd sounding lines from them.

[@lowkeyproductions6681]

I partly wonder if the screenwriters wanted to make the scene as understandable as possible to their Korean audience, by keeping the English lines short and and simple, and putting a lot of extra dead air in the scene (giving audiences more time to process and translate in their heads). That I can forgive, this was intended primarily for a Korean audience after all. I can’t forgive the line delivery though, particularly the actors with American accents. It sounds like amateur theater acting. If they’re in the second season I really hope they take the criticism from the audiences and work on that. It made those scenes nearly unwatchable for me. I groaned every time we cut back to them.

[@tristanbackup2536]

Agree. These elites all must from all over the world, they all speak English as a second language in-lore.

[@ak74brass41]

Every facet (surface) on a mask represents 1 billion won. From the front man, his winnings, to the VIPs, to the guards future payment. Circle- 1 billion, triangle 3 billion, square 4 billion.

[@fastfazer7140]

4:30 this aged like fine wine

[@fireelixir84]

My first theory on the v.i.p.s were that... The V.I.P.S were original squid game winners from the 80s and 90s.

[@soh7915]

Also a winner season would be interesting

[@zefyyz813]

Who’s ready for season 2?

[@hayleydunnett9270]

me!!!!

[@zefyyz813]

@@hayleydunnett9270 riiiight😩😩

[@kaciehawkins9775]

🙌🏾

[@lmayson88]

Meeeeee!!!

[@Theguywhoasked4.4.4.4]

Mhmmm just watched it lol

[@Andrew-ob5ij]

It just showed the vips were bunch of idiots, showing billionaires are idiots is perfectly acceptable

[@BryceEdwardBrown]

Exactly!

[@monicarenee7949]

I didn’t mind their acting as much as I minded them explaining the exact things we were already watching. Too much exposition from them. But it was kinda nice finally seeing Americans be the bad guy for once in a movie

[@mikekaraoke]

For once in a movie, since when did this series feel like a film. lol

[@adw6894]

When did Americans are portrayed as the good guys in most of movies? What are you yapping about?

[@adw6894]

I think you should stop using KZbin, Google,.. because they're Americans and they're "bad guys" as you said. If you don't, then you just hypocrite.

[@jackode7923]

@@adw6894Most high budget cinema is produced in west/america. Thus, American film studios produce most high budget films. And thus, what kind of person would create films villainizing themselves???

[@Crow-s5q]

Going back here, the vips are probably one of the most realistic representations of Hollywood

[@bojackhorseman8251]

Another great video. Out of all the youtubers making videos on Squid Game. I found yours to be the most fascinationg. You got a new sub buddy. Keep up the quality.

[@chloebrammer108]

I always thought of the games as Olympic type games where every game is in a different country and the ones that happened to be in Korea are always the best shows

[@cactusschoorsteen3911]

Episode 7 just felt like a setup to a Hitman level.

[@user-pm4ko9uk8g]

Those supposedly statue in the VIP room was actually really ppl in paint. Finally caught this after watching it many times over. Crazy. It was very obvious on the lady behind the vip that ask junho to sit down. 😂😅 amazing.

[@LiveFreeOrDie2A]

*VIP #1: "The games of this edition have been amazing,"* *VIP #2: The contest in Korea was the best."* *Front Man: "Thank you. I believe the next game will exceed your expectations,"* *VIP #3: "Well that's why we came all this way. Trust me, the screens we have at home are plenty big but nothing beats seeing it with your own eyes."* There are probably numerous other locations around the world where the ‘Squid Games’ are also held. Each is run and operated independently of the others, while all being affiliated through the patronage of the same elite upper circle. Each location acting almost like sports franchises playing in the same league. They compete amongst each other to put on the best games each year. The location with the best quality games receives the most patronage and prestige from the elite clientele. The entire operation is funded by annual “inner circle” dues paid by the elite members for access to view the games from home on TV, and the VIP’s of the VIP’s pay extra to fly in and witness the games finales live in person. The elites are degenerate gamblers themselves betting amongst each other on their chosen player to be the “winning horse” of that year’s games.

[@vinicus508]

3:58 there is no "sir". That's the English dubbed version. In the original, the Front Man speaks in English on those scenes, they dubbed it anyways for consistency, I don't know why the fuck they changed the line though

[@sangovere777]

guys bohemian grove, the acting of the VIPS is pretty accurate and correct.

[@golbatgirl]

I took the VIPs part of the "Good Old Boy's Club" where misogyny is rampant

[@laurazacharias210]

I love the VIPs masks!! I love all the masks in this show but the VIPs was super dope!!! I love your videos!

[@Zygothknightlord]

Me too , I really like VIPs masks.

[@quackman]

especially the even more extravagant owl mask w the extra colors for the beak area.

[@NeymarValladares-bf7ul]

1:51 Correct! After Season 2 came out a bunch of people started talking about a picture which showed a lot of Squid game Lore shows and one of those said Squid game USA so this is gonna be the one in United states so Correct!

[@microsoftpainenthusiast8096]

Imagine burping in that mask

[@gihun1248]

Imagine throwing up

[@regenpalkar4385]

@@gihun1248 jello

[@rohitsundaresan2319]

Theory: what If the VIPs are the host of the other countries games

[@liviwaslost]

They are too dumb for that

[@Vario69]

Yea

[@kaaynaat264]

If that was the case, their masks would’ve been made of those gold holographic crystals too (like Il Nam’s). Theirs are just gold rn. Idk how much emphasis this small detail holds though

[@jovanarosic3606]

​@@liviwaslost I think maybe budget and focus on Korea makes this just about VIP in mostly Korea and some others. I think VIP that hold these VIP laugh at these. Because VIP of them are actually very very manipulative and educated even more educated about ocultism could be that these we can see pose for these in actual power.

[@byoung8529]

please keep going with the videos, obsessed! xx

[@BryceEdwardBrown]

Will do, thanks for watching B Young!

[@spark.1209]

Do a deep dive in to the games them self, like why they chose red light green light or the old glass panel game.

[@brucejohnson863]

Amazing show i was horrified to find out season 3 is the last one

[@nicholasbarber3644]

in season 2 they should reveal that the old man have a son and that he is now in charge of the games in korea

[@Sassywizard]

The VIP with the eagle mask was the only one I liked lol. He’s a pretty underrated character. The rest of the VIPs were cringy AF.

[@jonathanchen1026]

10:14 that’s the main villain right there! Middle bottom! Friezaaaaaaa!

[@raphaeldavin9642]

I have a feeling that the VIPs will also most likely return in the Squid Game season 2 and have a larger role where it will eventually reveals the identity of the VIPs and how they became the guests of the game. Also regarding the mysterious phone caller, some fans theorize that there's another rank even above the host in the game organization since we know that the game probably not only happen in Korea (with each of the game presumably has its own host) and seen in several clues during the conversations like the fact that the Frontman always speaks to the phone caller in English, when he informed them that there will be no disturbance when the VIPs arrive, and when he mentioned the host (Il-nam) to the phone caller which infers that it's not Il-nam or one of the VIPs so according to the theory, it is some sort of the supreme leader of the game who organizes and oversees all the games around the world while the hosts are only in charge of each branch of the game. Probably this mysterious phone caller will also become the new villain in the next season with a foreign actor/actress who will portray this character like the VIPs.

[@societycrumbles]

I feel like I'm the only person who liked the VIPs.

[@frofrofrofro900]

Maybe

[@Zernium]

I think they were fine, they're _supposed_ to be callous scumbags. They have their unimaginable wealth to open doors for them, it makes sense that they don't have well-developed, winning personalities. The 69 jokes went a bit over the top, and like the video says some of the takes and line reads used probably were not the best, but I don't think that a perfect version of their scenes would have been much different.

[@Zygothknightlord]

I really like their masks but for the characters , I'm neutral about them.

[@gone.golfing]

Those VIP masks are badass!

[@DEV-nr6ho]

+ they are made of gold

[@JustADiamondBlock]

@@DEV-nr6ho wouldn’t that be really dam heavy

[@amymorris2341]

Am I the only person who felt like this was a darker version of the old movie Rat Race? When catering to the VIPs in that movie, they bet on everything, even the ridiculous. At one point when on a plane, the pilot deliberately causes the plane to experience turbulence and flies erratically so they could bet on which of them would vomit first. I can totally see the Squid Game VIPs doing stuff like that just on their way to the island.

[@SFS_Rocketry]

3:04 Squid games in Germany: Round 6: Squid Game❌ Host there: Ok, here are the rules, who invades Poland first, wins the game, your army is only allowed to have under 250000 Soldiers, you get bonus points, if you can convert Germany to a dictatorship again, good luck have fun! ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️

[@derrickT0607]

A friend of mine who is clueless about squid game: Who is this guy named Sang-woo? Me, the geek but the silly kid: SNU BUSINESS SCHOOL VIBES

[@squirrelmonkey5]

The viewing room the vips were in was so beautiful I could hardly focus on the dialogue in their scenes

[@isthatJ3]

I have been waiting for this

[@BryceEdwardBrown]

Hopefully it was worth the wait! Thanks for watching MintBatX!

[@PowzyK]

4:30 well you were not wrong lol

[@moneybagmax2613]

Been waiting on this video🤣

[@BryceEdwardBrown]

Hopefully it was worth the wait! Thanks for watching moneybagmax!

[@LiveFreeOrDie2A]

“He lost 6 teeth from the amount of stress he was taking on during the production” uhhh.. does someone want to tell him losing half a dozen teeth isn’t a normal response to stress? 😂 losing hair.. weight.. 👌 teeth?! 🦷👀😳

[@PINKLINKST]

Imagine how much teeth he lost in the making of season 2

[@WatchYoruba]

the "sir" is the captain (the guy that owns the boat)

[@silviashefa4097]

This Horror Show Shows Who We Are A student of mine told me about a new show called “Squid Game.” It is a South Korean “thriller series,” as they call it, which has become a pop culture phenomenon and is the no. 1 show in more than 90 countries. The show presents several hundred people who are all in great financial debt and in dire emotional states. The producers pit them against each other, even if they are very close, and make them hate each other. The winner takes millions of dollars, and the others are killed. This show wouldn’t be so horrifying if it didn’t portray our true nature. The very fact that we watch such a show enthusiastically is proof that underneath the “civilized” façade, our nature is as the show depicts. It works like a magnet. We love to watch the struggle between good and evil, as long as we are safe from the consequences of the battle. The thing is that in this show, there is no good; there is only evil. Indeed, humans are the worst being in reality. What makes us so uniquely evil is the fact that we explicitly want to harm others. We do not want to eat others because we will starve unless we do so; we want to see them suffer! We derive pleasure from others’ pain, and derive the most pleasure when we are the ones inflicting it. We often say that reality is like a jungle, where the strong eat the weak. However, in the jungle, the strong do not want to destroy the weak; they want to eat. Once they are full, they want to sleep and play, and not kill or hurt for fun. In the human jungle, we do not want to eat other people; we want to see them hurting! This is why the natural jungle thrives without any laws while the human jungle, which we mistakenly refer to as “civilization,” is disintegrating despite the laws that strive to limit our barbarity. If we had any hopes of finding goodness in human nature, “Squid Game,” and mainly its popularity, proves that we have nothing to hope for when it comes to human nature. If we can create such shows, and if they can be so popular, then we can do such horrors in real life. The only possible good that can come out of such a show is the realization that it is not fantasy, but an authentic depiction of who we are. Maybe if we realize this, we will be willing to do something about changing ourselves. The current trend is to dull our awareness of the human horror show we live in by making cannabis available and legal. Indeed, the more we learn about human nature, the more we realize that perhaps it is better to numb ourselves through life until it’s over. For now, we’re cheering at the sight of other people suffering, much like people used to cheer at the sight of poor men fighting against lions in ancient Rome. Only if we realize that it is not okay to be like that, our minds might open to other options. If such a diabolical program can be the no. 1 show in more than 90 countries, it means that the entire world is immersed in unhinged viciousness. There is a solution, but it is demanding and must encompass the entire world if it is to succeed. To change who we are, we must initiate a worldwide educational process where such programs are forbidden and pro-human-connection programs are produced and aired. Even if they are not popular, at first, we cannot allow ourselves to be exposed to the violent poison and culture of narcissism that we consume today. They may be sweet, but they are lethal. If people don’t want to watch shows about human connection, they can put aside their media devices and simply talk to one another. This will already be a major improvement to the current situation. It may not sound like fun, but what is the option? To live out the “Squid Game.” Besides, after some practice, we will discover that connection and care are far more rewarding and pleasant than destruction and cruelty, and do not carry the negative side effect that is our current culture...

[@eggboidoesstuff2433]

that's a lot of text

[@Marklovesdrama]

A good video. I had not thought about how difficult it is, for an English speak to act in a Korean program.

[@rumac16]

Actually I got the feeling that the Japanese VIP had no clue what his white VIP friends were saying he had no reaction to the 69 joke and needed clarification to what it meant, presumably because he didn't understand it

[@GEOFFREYGIULIANO]

Correct

[@3893maya]

I would love to have a one on one convo about everything you talked about in this video. haha :D seriously agree in so many ways about concepts relating to the show/out society&capitalism in general. I feel like it would be a very fun conversation. Love your videos.

[@ala-pe6cg]

They should have made it more realistic and have the six players with Gold masks speak yiddish

[@MintyAnimationss]

Putting antisemitic dog whistles on a 3 year old video is wild

[@ala-pe6cg]

@MintyAnimationss So when Kubrick uses venetian masks in eyes wide shut its also a dog whistle ? 6 Elite Goldman, Goldsmith, Goldstein, Goldman all in Bablyion masks Ok just a cohencidence. Player #1 a Banker. Big pharma, Central Banking, media and Hollywood, Pornography gambling and military Darpa Tech all are run by the Amish.

[@ala-pe6cg]

@MintyAnimationss I hope your cool with AI watching you as you take a shit as Oracle larry Ellsion who owns ALL of the Hawaiin Lanai wants this

[@Dani-ladyy]

really nice analysis! ty :)

[@3893maya]

can you do one about what happened to the VIP that was found in the VIP room? he wasn't seen in the next episode, but I wonder what they would have done with him? any thoughts??

[@nicholaslawrence6926]

They likely killed him since he had earlier been exposed by the undercover cop. Plus the Front Man would have be pretty mad after learning that that VIP had tried to sexually assault his own brother.

[@lorenzooliveros7156]

@@nicholaslawrence6926 There's no way they could have killed him, he and the others have financed the project. Also, they were from the American ELITE

[@TGKisBored]

@@nicholaslawrence6926agreed

[@carlzombie6722]

Yo please do these breakdowns on Every Character ! I love Squid Game and I love your videos ! Thanks. One Love ♥️✌️💜☯️🖤💯💯💯♠️

[@BryceEdwardBrown]

Will do, thanks for the kind words Carl Zombie!

[@carlzombie6722]

@@BryceEdwardBrown awesome. N you're very welcome but thank you for the amazing content. One Love Bruv ♥️✌️💜☯️🖤💯💯💯♠️

[@DanielCampbell-f1y]

You were wrong about the mystery caller its was the officer

[@particlephysics_lee]

Nope, the officer is lower in rank than the Front Man. The Officer calls the Front Man captain so why would Front Man call him sir and inform him about the VIPs?

[@DanielCampbell-f1y]

@particlephysics_lee because if you consider that the officer wasnt in season 1 so what if he was a higher rank before than because how else would he beable to give guard 11 a job

[@particlephysics_lee]

@DanielCampbell-f1y The officer is lower than front man in terms of ranking, he serves the front man, WHY would front man call him "sir" on the phone call? Do you even understand my point?

[@mathiaswilhelm1902]

When the tiger did that hand gesture 🤌 I didn’t know if it meant: go away or come here

[@HuskyManiac]

Technically if you agreed to end the game with 2 players, you could kill the other player outside and sell that player's organs for almost the same amount.

[@marcelocampos9197]

My theory is that the man talking with Front man in the phone was some kinda of mega boss of the games, since, if the theory is true, there are other games across the world, so, Oh Il Nam (the old man) could just be the creator of the Korea game, and therefore, there could be the creator of the concept of the game, the boss of the bosses, maybe being some very influent people to keep the games running in secret, and of course, keep so many infiltrated functionaries and getting all that money.