The Squid Game Reality Show Is Terrible.

[@harryjamesmiller]

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[@linusmeningitis2031]

​@WarmPotatowhy are you gonna complain about capitalism while you're on youtube, why are you complaining about capitalism when you buy groceries?

[@kayleeo7330]

This is like if in 2015 they made a Hunger Games reality show where poor kids compete to get a year of free groceries or something.

[@heyimneverland8451]

stoppp 😭😭this is horrible but if hunger games came out later this would’ve happened 😭

[@msjkramey]

I could see that happening lol

[@lol-lb5pm]

@@msjkrameyespecially with the amusement park

[@chargestone96]

They did make hunted but that was just hunger games adjacent to cash in on the hype

[@hayleyhellbound9513]

Kid nation with less steps??

[@7PMNewz]

‘Squid Game reality show’ as a concept is so morally bankrupt how did NOBODY think “Hey maybe we shouldn’t recreate The Torment Nexus”

[@ArturGlass.C]

A lot of people did, none of us are execs at Netflix tho.

[@alexlazzerly3677]

How is it any different than any other reality show that has a prize at the end?

[@elfi643]

@@alexlazzerly3677most aren’t based on a show about the horrors of capitalism

[@alexlazzerly3677]

@@elfi643 Who cares? The original show is the original show. This is just a silly reality competition version of it. The fake outrage over this when no one bats an eye about shows like Survivor or Big Brother is just dumb.

[@makstracy]

@@alexlazzerly3677surely you can see the difference in the examples you cited and ‘Squid Games the reality show’

[@rain69420]

the grey screen that just says "clip" is way funnier than it has any business being

[@Crisopeia]

We should make this a staple for video editing

[@braedynthompson8437]

That was an accident right bahaha

[@elize2952]

@@braedynthompson8437might’ve been to avoid getting a strike or something

[@notlentils]

"Squid Game isn't just about capitalism; it's about how we're raised from childhood to be so competitive" YES BECAUSE CAPITALISM DEMANDS THAT WE COMPETE TO SURVIVE THAT IS LITERALLY THE POINT OF THE ORIGINAL SHOW

[@digimonlover1632]

Far from the entire point. Pretty reductive actually to solely focus on a specific theme rather than a general one.

[@patiencekillz]

@@digimonlover1632lmao did you not watch the video at all

[@msjkramey]

​@@digimonlover1632how is focusing on specifics reductive?

[@horrorterrorharvey]

​@@digimonlover1632its also reductive to put your fingers in your ear, go 'lalalala' and act like its not a *major* theme, as if it comprises one b plot in a single episode

[@tfordham13]

And a dumb point that is wrong

[@toffeeflake]

literally the biggest thing that bothers me abt mr villian guy is bro PRAISES jesus and says SYMPATHY IS A WEAKNESS in the SAME SENTENCE????? WHAT????

[@Annie-pu9cg]

Yeah that got me too, that guy really misrepresented the message of Jesus about as bad as Netflix misrepresented the message of Squid Game

[@gayhomosexuallll]

and he said Jesus had to compete so so did he. I'm not a Christian so please correct me but...did Jesus ever even "compete" for anything??

[@beafraid5467]

​@@gayhomosexuallllyeah that was so bizarre lmao

[@sophiahughes5355]

​@@gayhomosexuallllBro thought the crucifixion was a fitness challenge

[@-alovelygaycat-]

@@gayhomosexuallll I mean, there’s the whole “40 day fast in the desert” story but that was less a competition and more a survival challenge.

[@oof5196]

unfortunately have to agree that mr beast did a way better version of the squid games reality show. the inclusion of a host, multiple cash prizes, and overall upbeat demeaner definitely shows it for what it is (a culturally relevant cash grab) wheras the netflix version really just reminds us of the capitalist hellscape we are all forced to live in

[@peachy_lili]

the last bit. what else is new with netflix though right T_T

[@greenbeansnthings]

I go to the university in the city mrbeast lives in and he recruits a lot of people for he show from the school so everyone around here knows a bit about what his shoots are like. Don’t super love him as a person but he’s just a dude. Credit to him and his crew where it’s due though, he pays the contestants a day rate for the quarantine period and gives every single person a prize that essentially pays for the performance he gets for his video. These are a lot times broke college kids in the challenge videos, and I know people personally who have won things from the circle video. It was also a wildly uncomfortable experience, trying to get people to quit was apart of the game, but he also gave people incentives when they quit like even a brand new iPhone. He’s not collecting down on their luck folks and dangling a carrot in front of their face for entertainment. Some people were saying things about Netflix’s squid games like they werent paid at all for the shoot, especially if they were eliminated early. That should never be the case even for a reality show, they are performers on your set and should be treated with the respect of that. Their faces represent your product now, ESPECIALLY when you’re hostless. I am not a fan of mrbeast but I am an actor by trade so I have to respect when someone pays their performers well

[@genericname2747]

Yeah like. Mr Beast decided it'd be fun to play a game with people, like how kids pretend they're in The Hunger Games, or whatever dystopia is popular with the children. Netflix decided to make their dystopia real.

[@-VoDkAsVengeance-]

​@@greenbeansnthings I get that it's exciting to be physically close to a "celebrity" but when did this comment suddenly focus on whether or not you like Mr Beast?

[@Douneedalotofhelp]

@@genericname2747well props to Netflix for provin a good point sorry

[@henri3637]

I'm only 4 minutes in but the phrase "call me a twinkie cause im going hostless" has me off my dang rocker with laughter

[@somanyfruitsmango9021]

Seeing the genuine shame on the old man's face when he thought he had eliminated his friend was such a good moment in a sea of horrible scenes. That man is just too pure for this world.

[@mari3nr]

I went to high school with Bryton (432). One time I parked too close to my own friends car and he got out of his car stood on the roof and screamed at me filming the whole exchange to put on our school's snap story. I should've known he was just preparing for his reality tv career!

[@Pika-Chu64]

Bruh

[@heyimneverland8451]

what a loser oh my god 😭

[@zocalabrese]

Any man who talks about how “god chose them” is always the worst person you’ll know

[@sonImbigguyinwoods]

the fact I already commented about him just 12 and half minutes in because of his bullshit spewidge only to scroll down and see this comment further cements my opinion, him being an ass in all senses of the insult, idk how ridiculous of human you gotta be for a comment like this to not be hard to believe....

[@dazanii]

I can’t stand the man

[@Theunfathomable0]

I was absolutely gobsmacked when I saw that they made a reality show out of the squid game. It’s truly horrifying that they bastardized the creators concept proving its point for a profit. As the creator I don’t know what I would do but I can only imagine it’s a terrible feeling.

[@offbranddorito9668]

Imagine being the creators of squid game. It reaches a western audience. That western audience proceeds to 1. Belittle your actors as "up and comers" when they're already well-known, 2. Completely miss the entire point, 3. Sell horrible bootleg products glorifying the participation in squid game, then 4. Literally make it real even though the whole point is ITS ALREADY REAL. PEOPLE ARE ALREADY LIVING LIKE THIS.

[@JasmineElHanafy]

Didn’t the created help with the production for the competition

[@tarotsushima3332]

​@@offbranddorito9668Oh yeah I forgot about that first thing, jeez. One of the most succinct examples of American exceptionalism bc even for a star studded cast, if they're not Hollywood actors, they may as well not exist.

[@elijahisaiah8623]

If it’s a bastardized of what the CREATOR wanted to make, than why did the original CREATOR visited the set of Squid Game The Challenge, which he seems fine with.

[@Theunfathomable0]

@@elijahisaiah8623 I can’t see into their mind, I don’t know how they feel. Maybe they love it, maybe they hate it and feel because of contractual obligations they have no choice but to “smile and wave”. Maybe they’re completely neutral. But my personal opinion about the reality show remains unchanged.

[@Broeckchen]

Finally! We're getting the Torment Nexus from the bestseller "Please don"t create the Torment Nexus"! How exciting!

[@phantasma3018]

i REFUSED to watch the squid game reality show just because of how fucked up i thought it would be. thank you for confirming my beliefs with this video 😭

[@asiercostas908]

It’s actually really really good! Don’t believe this guy.

[@frvrcatss]

The show is amazing, although there r some parts that made me sad😢, u should deff watch imo

[@aaron.y2k]

@@asiercostas908yeah I loved it

[@jamsquan9415]

i’ve watched a LOT of reality shows. they’re pretty much all fucked up. even the most innocuous looking shows like ainori or terrace house are AWFUL with the way they treat contestants. the entire concept is fucked. you either shut your brain off to it or if it’s a moral thing for you, you don’t watch any reality tv whatsoever.

[@phantasma3018]

@@jamsquan9415 yea, you're not wrong. i tend to avoid reality tv because of the morality part to it. i usually only find them bearable when i watch commentary videos on them like this one.

[@Unfortunately_Mickey]

I just wanted the bee guy to be able to get the hell off that set as soon as I saw him he's too precious.

[@maggiee639]

Oh my god same this man needs to be protected at all costs 😭

[@Unfortunately_Mickey]

@@maggiee639 they tricked him into crying, there's no karma quick enough

[@maggiee639]

@@Unfortunately_Mickey I hated that

[@annjepsen1621]

I want to see pictures of those orchids!!

[@Maria_745]

All I can think is that there is no way they paid the contestants enough for this. Love is Blind contestants got $1000/week, I would not be surprised if some of the contestants who got out in the beginning got less than $100 for risking hypothermia

[@LizzylovesLobo]

I'm pretty sure they're not getting paid at all which makes things so much worse

[@yellowishgreendragon.-.]

They had multiple people who got hypothermia and nerve damage because of that first game.

[@sophiaballerina]

@@LizzylovesLoboyour right they didn’t get paid anything

[@lug358]

I hate how that guy felt like the main character even being psychotic enough to think that he was somehow 'chosen by god'

[@cjfer00]

this is how i found out someone from my college quidditch team got to the final three on squid game: the challenge

[@sameerakhan7455]

Wait what? I'm so glad I stumbled on this comment lmao. It's the guy with the long hair isn't it? I watched the show till episode 5 but couldn't handle it anymore (plus it got quite boring anyways). I think it was episode 4 where we really got to see the guy with two girls who seemed to be an unofficial "alliance" where one of the girls had hearing impairment and we had 5 minutes of interview from her and all. Also, a QUIDDITCH TEAM?? It's pretty cool seeing someone actually recognise someone they know irl in a reality show, nevermind it being as popular and himself being in the final three at that

[@slay7510]

the entire execution of squid games the challenge just literally brought the whole severely depressing concept of not as fortunate people being put into unsafe, harmful and exploitative situations for money. Genuinely who would think this was a good idea

[@danielcantiego9374]

Marketing Dpt.

[@RainyDays2790]

its a lot more impressive seeing the older people so far along in the game after you hear the contestants were stuck in place for 7 hours. im in my early 30s and even i could do that unless i was standing properly

[@Beatlelover21]

I watched this because I was like “there’s no way this isn’t stupid as hell” and I ended up being entertained by how stupid it was. “Jesus had to compete” killed me. Literally when did Jesus Christ ever COMPETE??? I also watched the show on 2x speed at certain points

[@1337-i3v]

To be fair, I'm sure a random carpenter guy telling everyone he is God's son or whatever would make some people doubt... Right? lol. Now that I think of it.

[@rosxjun]

He wanted to be the best like no one ever was

[@Chaos_Cattus]

​@@rosxjunand failed spectacularly. Hope his god blesses his next acting jobs because it was not at all invested in this one lmao

[@blueberrytrees1067]

i wish that beekeeper guy could adopt me. he seems like he'd be a lovely grandfather

[@maggiee639]

Oh my god yes 18 grandchildren god bless him!! He’s adorable honestly.

[@lilmochalovefox480]

When contestant 432 did that odd little monologue in that dimly lit room, all I could think about is the fact that I've heard those exact words before. I heard them from a (ridiculously overconfident) SoundCloud rapper, he would come into my work at night to try to hit on me (even after knowing I had a girlfriend) and he'd just drop random "deep" statements on me. Those kinds of people seem to think they are dropping "wisdom" and "facts" no one has heard before.

[@dizzyella8204]

I'm sorry there was a MAZE RUNNER reality show???????

[@Chromaggia]

The Squid Game reality show is the living embodiment of that one tweet that goes like Author: I have written a cautionary tale called “Don’t Create the Torment Nexus” Corporation: By popular demand we give to you the Torment Nexus from the best seller “Don’t Create the Torment Nexus” Edit: Apparently this was not an original thought in the slightest. Oops.

[@nbdjz1058]

that beekeeper dude is so sweet he almost made me cry😭 i love old people like him he is so loving and wholesome

[@lilyederer5858]

so they just played heads up seven up for the penultimate game? that’s all they had?

[@harryjamesmiller]

THIS. THIS IS IT.

[@digimonlover1632]

I don’t really see what’s wrong with that. It’s an extra game and a children’s game so…

[@kaemincha]

i mean, almost all of the games in the og are just straight up kids games. altho the penultimate game in the show was the glass game, decidely not a real game and was very dramatic so i can see your point. heads up seven up imo is a good game imo to American-ify the game, but maybe not the penultimate episode.

[@crumbsintopebbles]

The whole point of Squid Game is that everyone was poor and desperate, to such an extent they were gonna risk their lives for money.

[@hairless_wizard]

Morality set aside, the sugar wafer game is so fucking stupid to put into the game show. Obviously all of the contestants have seen Squid Game so they know that umbrella is the worst choice, the reason why it’s so tense in the original show is because nobody understood the consequences of their choice until they were handed the tins

[@harryjamesmiller]

exactly! so much of the show is figuring out what the next game will be, when everyone knows what's coming it's a lot less tense

[@hayleyhellbound9513]

Should’ve been new shapes that were hints at season 2 tbh

[@soliniv1411]

At the very least the shape should have been hidden, but noooo they were able to choose the shape they wanted... so stupid

[@allurajane4979]

I thought that they were gonna trick ppl into picking a different shape than the one that was at the door but I guess they aren’t that smart

[@dank_tomatoes1165]

​@@soliniv1411 Generally that was the whole point. The show wasn't really interested in the fairness of the game so much as the social experimental/psychological aspect of it. They wanted to put down-on-their-luck contestants in a situation where the microscopic light at the end of the tunnel (that being the 4.8 million dollars) is being blocked by a series of tense and unpredictable environments and see how they'll react to that. It was kinda disgusting to behold, how a person's irrational fears and insecurities of others would cause them to wrongly target them and also how quick most of the people would resort to moral bankruptcy whilst justifying their validity for being there at the expense of everyone else. But that's what made it so intriguing at the same time, it really makes you question the true nature of humans and how deep-rooted our hedonistic tendencies can be once you remove the societal comforts and social axioms of our civilization.

[@greenbeansnthings]

No one gonna talk about how “life is fair. The same things that happen to you happen to me” is really ablist??? Some people are disabled and some people aren’t… that’s not really fair. But yea you gotta deal with the hand you’re given. It’s okay to express frustration on occasion because it does just suck sometimes. You just can’t let it consume you, which is it’s own challenge. Men like him make me so angry like I can cry through an experience and still make it through. Crying is chemically therapeutic!!!

[@Shleepidreamz]

Think you're reaching too far into it where he didn't really mean it to those that are disabled. I don't like him too, but I never heard one of the contestants being disabled on this show and if anything that would be horrible considering how the show irl and K-drama wasn't meant for a poor person with disabilities to go through

[@greenbeansnthings]

@@Shleepidreamz as far as I’ve read they didn’t do that extensive of mental health checks for this show, and I’m also talking about emotional disabilities. The wretching and dry heaving? That’s a physical response to emotional stress that was outside of his control, and some people take less stress to get to even that point. What made me mad is him continuously telling people to just stop crying as if it makes them weak. It’s completely belittling natural emotional expression in general, and not everyone was born with the innate ability to really control their emotions. Sometimes, you can only get yourself to physiologically regulate your body to keep pushing in your task and your eyes just keep on streaming tears. Also someone who is on the show to pay off medical debt is someone who has been affected unfairly than someone who has never had an extreme illness or traumatic situation sending them to the hospital and causing them to pay thousands of dollars. I believe the guy who had a panic attack and was considered to have the “most dramatic exit” is a cancer survivor. These kinds of struggles are things that are out of someone’s control and change someone’s life forever. Some people on the show were in tough situations and really wanted the money and they get emotional, it happens all the time in reality game shows. You can see people crying all the time on Survivor and Big Brother and the like, but I’ve never heard someone literally say that life IS fair and that’s why they shouldn’t be expressive of their emotions. All kinds of people are watching this too and that kind of talk is just way too prevalent. It’s a big reason why a lot of people struggling emotionally, especially men, never end up reaching out for help before it’s too late. I know this kind of analysis of the situation is really intense but i mean it’s based off of Squid Game and that’s part of the message of the original show

[@ogolthorp]

Yeah I’m literally waiting for a multi organ transplant in my 30s. (I never drank or did drugs) Totally the same thing that happened to this guy.

[@madcatter5293]

​@@greenbeansnthingsI literally felt so sorry for him. That episode really pissed me off because his problems clearly went deeper than just "oh I don't want to get eliminated." He was taking it PERSONALLY and I promise you it's still gonna mess him up later. That's why I think it should be legally required for reality shows to have a therapist on set.

[@kms4829]

Agreed

[@PandaNFriends23]

That villain fool is such a narcissistic idiot. He says everyone goes through the same struggles, as he sits there in a healthy body. All of his limbs are there, he can use all of them. He has use of all of his senses. He's living in a first world country, not in a war zone. He has access to fresh water and food. I just, wow. I forget people that stupid exist sometimes.

[@stretchmonster]

Probably comes from a nice, upper-middle class home with all the privileges that affords. It's easy to be an "alpha" when the road to the future is nicely paved and has no tolls.

[@doveyhandwand]

​@@stretchmonsterI would say he's middle class tbh also he is highly narcissistic and might have npd ngl

[@jeffbob4911]

​@@stretchmonstermost likely not realisticly as people dont become like that immediatley and living in a bad are definently makes u more abrasive and even aggressive as ur surrounded by people with no one to look like. People are never born the way they are they are made the way they are and whitout guidance we all could have ended up the same

[@senh4944]

that quote about Squid Game being about "coming together to play fun childhood games", how tone death can one be....

[@offbranddorito9668]

It was so fun and childlike when they tried to beat each other to death in that dark room without any game even happening. Just because they were told they could.

[@joshuab3918]

If they'd taken the "coming together to play games" angle, they could have spun it as a lighthearted recreation of the original, minus any death. Emphasize team vs team games, let relationships form, etc. Treat it like a silver lining or something.

[@offbranddorito9668]

This is like if they read some Dante and went "man this guy has a great idea" and made his circles of hell a real thing and started throwing poor people in

[@rachamanda13]

wait scentbird? i thought they sent birds

[@super_cloudy_lemonade.]

Maybe they’ll mail them

[@allykayx]

😒

[@speed0spank]

They might, the owner is a maniac lol

[@KandiBabyy]

I SWEARRRR- I haven’t really seen anybody else. Talk about this, but that cookie episode, and the licking… I literally could not stand it! I had to fast forward it. I swear. It was so absolutely disgusting to me. I almost gagged.

[@CutieParasite]

I really feel like whether the squid game reality show is good or not is irrelevant, the fact that it exists at all is just gross to me. It’s like that one episode of Black Mirror where the guy has this intense monologue about how bad capitalism is, and immediately sells out and makes the same monologue over and over for money

[@rushmoom42069]

💯💯

[@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051]

Sorta like a KZbinr.

[@JNB0723]

Forty Million Merits, right? It made me so sad, but it was the perfect allegory for capitalism.

[@adolin.kholin]

Watching you put on your hood, it falling off due to your frustration, you putting it back on, and losing it again was probably a lot more entertaining than this show.

[@CagoEman23]

You didn’t talk about the dumbest part of the whole show. How the girl refused to be a team player on the bridge but everyone acted like she didn’t. Then got mad at the lady who actually cared and called her out for it.

[@smellycat2116]

Literally I actually hate that bitch she pissed me the fuck off

[@rabbit.enjoyer]

There's an infamous KZbinr popular with drama reaction channels who mentioned how she didn't get the point of the original squid game series and that the only thing entraining was the game parts. And that "everything in-between" didn't make sense to her and was boring. She apparently has found this new series to be very entertaining. So i guess this is the kind of audience the show is for.

[@ranibow_sprimkle_24]

…iiluminaughtii?

[@baby.yogurt]

that is scary

[@chup6c6br6]

Is it amberlynn reid 😂

[@rabbit.enjoyer]

@@chup6c6br6 ........yea

[@kms4829]

Explains most of the other comments lacking a lot of empathy

[@unnamedguard03]

The funny thing is Netflix already had a reality competition show that features compelling contestants and nail-biting games. It's called Devil's Plan. Literally just make more Devil's Plan please.

[@rainy5517]

Watch that wirh my mother. We were soinvested. One of the best game shows ive seen, aside from the games being too complicated for my brain to comprehend

[@kayleee4065]

Okay but it makes sense they cheered when they got into the dorms.. the set looks crazy close to the original, I'd be psyched too

[@maggiee639]

It does look cool and those beds look pretty big/ comfy lol

[@Briarhoes]

Also they’ve been standing for like seven hours

[@justinTime077]

Yeah well this KZbinr seems like a woke-turd that seems too serious at their whim

[@talistheintrovert]

I'm so glad you made a video about this so I didn't have to watch it, because oh my god what a hellscape this show is

[@asiercostas908]

I thought it was amazing!!!

[@dailytrash8540]

To be honest the show is still pretty fun, you shouldn’t dislike it because of one persons opinion without giving it a try

[@boxlions2073]

You didn’t even watch the show. He’s literally taking the worst parts of the show and placing them on display.

[@JessiQuinn]

the bee guy made me tear up for real... the man needs his own show

[@ZachyH]

It’s funny you mention 432 having a career of reality shows ahead of him because I’m pretty sure he’s already confirmed to be in Perfect Match season 2 on Netflix

[@acoelomate2984]

Wake up everyone new HJM video just dropped And also glad ur talking about this cause it was one thing when Mr. Beast did it cause that was focused on the process of putting together such a large scale project but the fact that Netflix made it into a game show is so weird to me especially since it’s so Americanized

[@acoelomate2984]

“Jesus had to compete, so I have to compete” Huh?!!!! What???

[@vchapa22]

You know I was wondering why people chose to sit or lie down between rounds in red light green light. Now it makes sense. I wouldn’t wanna stand for 7 hours either

[@Karragh]

The mister beast video felt harmless to me. Like I get it, misses the point of squid games, but some people came out to have fun and everyone got a little bit of money out of it. The reality show on the other hand is so gross feeling, I couldn't make it through more then one episode.

[@ellispiper6313]

Yeah, becasue the reality TV show wasn't some jolly festival where everyone happy. It was harsh, cruel, and showed human nature. Some people simply can't stomach that.

[@saintriss]

The throw up guy was so disgusting why did they have to milk that moment so much

[@GlipGlig]

They milked it because it was interesting, it was tragic to watch someone so passionate about getting money not getting it at all

[@paulw858]

From what I understand, they were not instructed to pretend to die. That was just something some people decided to do for fun, and it caught on. And as far as that person almost throwing up: they very likely cut out the throwing up. There are some shots you can see of his tin where it is filled with liquid that appears to be bile.

[@TianZhaoHeavenlyFortune]

“Jesus had to compete”, as a Christian I have no idea what the hell that guy was on when he said that because WTF did Jesus compete in? Nothing I tells ya nothing.

[@soliniv1411]

Jesus had to compete for your love i guess 🤷‍♂️

[@EmiL_from_NieR]

I didn’t watch this because I’m not going to feed into it, but my mom and stepfather kept shouting “F*CK YOU 432!” in the living room while I was like walking to the bathroom or making food and I was confused about what was going on. Now I understand. So weird that you make a show that contradicts a piece of South Korean media THIS hard 😂 Edit; Can beekeeper man adopt me? I miss my grandparents dude he seems so amazing 😭❤️

[@comicsans6487]

No questions about why they had to stand for 30 minutes at a time without moving in green light and red light and the game lasting 7 hours? that's so stupid who can stand still that long, why is there even motion sensing and adjudicators for that? the game in the original wasn't like that at all. Also they were in freezing cold and they even removed the startch in their shirts for the exploding paint to show clearly giving them more cold.

[@CleaveTheDragon]

I know the pseudo-intellectual kneejerk response is to point out "participating in squid games is missing the point of squid games cause capitalism = bad" but the majority of people, who are forced to live in capitalism anyway, who watched a show that was funded by Netflix for the purpose of making a show that people would watch to justify their paid subscriptions, really just like the idea of going "hey, I wonder how I would do in these kind of games" and that's where this base interest is coming from. I don't think people are really missing the point so much as partaking in elements of a media they like, and companies attempting to supply that for personal gain. Something that people do all the time with media they like. it's fanfiction roleplaying. These contestants are getting excited about the beds because it reminds them of the show they liked. It's like getting mad at LARPers for wanting to partake in swinging swords and flinging spells, and trying to remind them that due to the lack of medical help back then you'd die from nearly any injury. When you remove the "forced to play out of poor desperation" and "if you lose, you fucking die" aspects, it's another fucking game show bro, which we've had for nearly a century. The real issue is that this gameshow sucks due to negligence on the company's part.

[@matiganschumacher2259]

i have nowhere else to rant this but can i just say ashley (#5 on the bridge) made me so mad! like she refused to go for Trey, resulting in him being the bigger person and getting them two extra safe spaces. She then goes and IMMEDIATELY demands someone get in front of her, which #6 does because he's just a really good person, and I think everyone wanted to keep it going. Mai saw this and decides to try to eliminate her because that was a shitty thing to do. Yet somehow, everyone (including Ashley) seem to forget the bullshit she pulled in forcing Trey to get eliminated, and literally EVERYONE turns on Mei??? Everyone even claims that she's "not being a team player" and "targeting Ashley" and everyone claiming that Ashley was just so sweet and likable (popular) ughhh And THEN when Mei was keeping her distance, Ashley talked shit. When Mei DID go to talk to Ashley, she was aggressive and literally gaslit her? Mei called her out very politely about what happened and Ashley tells her this shit about how she needed to IMMEDIATELY talk to her about it and how it actually didn't happen and how Ashley DID jump when needed. I also wouldn't be this mad if Ashley wasn't doubling down on her social medias and in interviews and sees nothing wrong with how she acted and how she treated Mei and Trey, because oh my god the narcissism and entitlement in that girl made me mad I was so happy she got eliminated. As a neurodivergent person I hate when popular people are kept safe from consequences just because the majority likes them and she made me angryyyy

[@patrickhaley1312]

Ah yes. Let's turn the show about the dangers of unfettered capitalism into a REALITY show. That surely won't completely miss the point of the source material at all! People are going to love this.

[@thelittlehobbit4698]

When I saw that Squid Game would become a reality show I though "There's no way this would end well". Now behold, I must be clarvoyant

[@spooderboi7610]

oh perfect timing for a video!! my lunch is just finished cooking

[@harryjamesmiller]

this is so eating with ro ramdin core

[@abridgedplane4417]

I just know that when Trey got home LeAnn was pissed that he jumped not once not twice but THREE times lmao

[@mllnx]

that ashley girl pissed me off more than 432 tbh

[@gennielinara2356]

@@mllnxme too. And the episodes after it when people were hating on the older Asian lady because she was the only one that called Ashley out. Wtf was that

[@mllnx]

@@gennielinara2356 yeah she did what i would’ve done! why vote for yourself and risk yourself getting eliminated so close to the end when there’s someone there who doesn’t deserve to win

[@coalkingryan881]

Trey should’ve won

[@swiftlyaswiftie]

I can't wait for Hunger Games: Challenge, the smash hit survivor show

[@Rognik]

So I have a few thoughts on the show myself. *"Jesus had to compete, so i have to compete." Um, did I miss the Bible tale where Jesus had to compete? He was an unknown for 32 years of his life, and then ruffled too many powerful feathers. Player 432 was delusional. *Battleship was definitely run poorly. There are so many ways that could've been done better. I either would have had the whole team lose when all their ships were lost, or at the very least eliminate all the players that were hit, regardless of their boat sinking. Only playing until two ships on one side sank did not feel satisfying at all. *I'm kind of ok with them not having a main character. Korean dramas seem to like to introduce a lot of characters, some of whom grow in importance and some who are cannon fodder. *Everyone except one person seemed to forget about 243 (or was it 234?) not wanting to jump as they all informally agreed. Then they all agreed to only nominate themselves during the die rolling? Noble, but i found it very boring. Especially dumb when the game designer said, "I'm good at rolling 6's" but still nominated herself. *I know it's just a game and not actually to the death, but if you're going to imitate a death game, can you at least try to pretend the stakes are actually that high? All these people talking about what they'll do after they get out, but the Squid Game contestants in the show didn't really have that option. I think it was only 24 people in the show didn't decide to return to the death game? Even the Mr. Beast version gave people the chance to drop out after a bit.

[@Justapikachu577]

Mr Beast didn't do that "all by himself". He obviously didn't built all those sets by hand, I doubt he even helped. He just payed for it.

[@mynameisnotdavid6202]

woah really??? you must be really smart!!

[@stefanfan9782]

that's the joke

[@Justapikachu577]

@@stefanfan9782 I did not understand the statement as a joke, it seemed like a comparison between him and Netflix.

[@Justapikachu577]

@@mynameisnotdavid6202 No need to be mean to me.

[@mynameisnotdavid6202]

@@Justapikachu577 it seems like you have a knack for irony

[@ironicappreciation4374]

The fact that this exists is so. So dystopian

[@allensu9363]

Too many of the eliminations were RNG. They really should’ve made more games skill based

[@addiemiller8260]

i want to know how the original creators feel about it

[@jeannesery9936]

They hate it

[@kaemincha]

director was optimistic but a little trepidatious about it before it launched, i havent seen any comments made after all of the controversies. seems like the input the creators provided was that if they make the reality show, it should be more light-hearted than the show, as it is for entertainment purposes rather than making the same social commentary of the og. imo thinking something more akin to a korean competition show. i doubt the creator will respond to the backlash, as they likely wouldn't want to damage relations with Netflix (which tbh i can't blame them for as the reality show is getting plenty of heat without comment from the og).

[@candicraveingcloude2822]

Yeah there was competition and a games aspect to it, but it's not just about "compete compete compete for competition's sake" it's about "capatalism requires competition to survive and this leaks into the games of our childhood how has this affected all of us?"

[@steviescribbles]

Your videos are never long enough! I could easily watch over an hour of you raggin on bad media

[@sooyoungfanclub]

man im glad i didn’t watch this when it came out n added to the view count. i honestly didn’t feel like the show needed a season 2 because it was pretty conclusive on its own, but i would rather have that than more of this reality tv hellscape

[@leeshapon]

pretty sure they made this just to promote season 2 of squid game coming out soon

[@Shleepidreamz]

​​@@leeshaponBut there's a season 2 for this show coming.

[@sooyoungfanclub]

@@leeshapon I thought he said in this video that they’re considering canceling season 2 of the series? I do hope I’m wrong about that, bc that’d be so twisted canceling a tv show about the exact thing they end up doing in their reality show

[@Boonslayer]

I had no idea they were doing this, and I regret ever knowing. Teasing the tug of war only to do battleship instead is pretty cool, but it would be better if they actually edited correctly to maintain the tension. But that doesn't work without the Squid Game branding, and this seems like it would've worked better if they didn't worry so much about channeling Squid Games directly. If they actually don't pay people the normal fees for reality TV casting, I gotta say? That's really low. A lot of these shows will say that contestants go home with nothing, but they still get some kind of appearance fee, especially if they make it deeper into the game, so I don't care how big the winner's purse is; if you've got me for a 17-hour day of filming, pay me, even if I have to sign an NDA and tell the media I didn't get anything.

[@menthol277]

i need a in memoriam section showcasing how many different hair styles you went through this year cause i feel like every video its a new look!

[@debradowner8761]

I love that it was hostless actually

[@genericname2747]

Amazing how the company that made Squid Game completely missed the point of the show they made

[@DeathRex88]

The hardest part of believing this was rigged is how badly it would of been rigged. Why rig it by getting rid of all the people they bothered to put a spotlight on. It was such a limp noodle of an obstacle course show

[@brynner_boutique]

According to an interview yes, it's supposed to look like squid ink

[@IonIsFalling7217]

Having Heads Up Seven Up as the big childhood game eliminator is actually kind of perfect.

[@bobalinx8762]

Executives were never known for their media literacy…

[@daliam8715]

They weren’t actually told to pretend to die, they just chose to.

[@luthientinuviel3883]

They really did not internalize the message of the og show huh

[@alxody_1910]

Yo this reality was really bingeable, all my family had a great time.

[@fading_cinder7513]

Something something “don’t invent the tournent nexus”

[@leeshapon]

25:43 the thing is that they volunteered to open the boxes though, they weren’t forced to

[@eleanorruth2843]

Is the text at 25:06 that's on screen for like half a frame ("and whoever sells the most famous stars in 1 hour wins") an easter egg or a bit or a glitch? (genuine question love the vid so far!!!)

[@harryjamesmiller]

lil easter egg

[@thelazydeathgod]

It would have been more interesting if they had several small teams of producers who secretly sorted the contestants onto their teams. The producer teams would be trying to force wins and dramatic storylines while nuking the other teams' players, all while the clueless players continue on with the games. Would it have made the show any less of a hack? Probably not, no, but least it would have added something more to look at.

[@Letsjustnot9597]

Personally, it was fun to watch the player play the games, but I hated all the relationships, drama, crying, who’s an ally nonsense, I basically skipped all the scenes where they were in the bunk bed room lmao. I low-key was agreeing with villain guy cuz like why are y’all sobbing, you people are on camera, chill. The orange juice episode is so annoying, that one challenge is only a thing for 20 minutes and then the rest of the 25 min is just talking, so boring -_-. The “get all the woman on” pissed me off, and they made the men go first on the glass floors ofc. I don’t care about nobody’s lore or motives except the finalists, they gonna lose anyway, just play the damn games. (Except the mom and son, justice for them they were my favourite.)

[@swr.nezumi]

i fucking love the part that just said “clip”

[@BeyondBaito]

The fact some of the people on there weren't poor but literally just threw their lives away for this show is on them 100% Squid Games targeted people who had nothing and could only either go up or die trying. Not "Yeah I had college and a job but I quit that to be on here, oops I lost time to cry and vomit" like bro that's not someone I feel bad for, that's entirely on them.

[@allurajane4979]

Ppl quit school and jobs for this?

[@The_Void8]

IRL dystopia that salutes jurassic stage capitalism via fandom and manifest destiny via narcissistic ideation (432). Cause it's all a game and we all compete. What happens when we stop playing and see the satire trough the looking glass? The problem with media illiteracy is clear, historically we have more possibilities at literacy. It really proves that we as a hivemind slumber and accept shit. This shouldn't have gotten out from the pitch stage. Anyways...the beekeeper's grandkids are a lucky bunch! That's a good ideal. ❤

[@nate4636]

The thing about the original show was it also focused on a small group of characters out of the large crowd of contestants. The difference is all those characters not only made it at least somewhat far into the game, but were compelling enough to be memorable and have their deaths matter, not die in the second episode after getting a bit of screen time.

[@dom2666]

Thoroughly shocked that they introduced that extremely wholesome old man for him to not be a villain

[@gsandau]

There's a video from the makers of those squibs that documents the making of them. It was surprisingly difficult.

[@yitoproductions]

30:03 somebody forgot that the CinemaSins sound effect was actually in the scripted show too lol

[@Sophie-and-Ken]

During the candy licking game someone from the first group punched one of the doors.

[@applejuice7108]

Frankly, I think the show is genius. Instead of a scripted hypotherical to illistrate how fucked up capitalism is; they just literally did it. Now, instead of actors, you get to see real people break down because they actually, desperately, need the money. Yay!

[@blahblah50014]

hey buddy,,, the comment above you was being sarcastic...

[@Chris-Longhair]

The last episode was the least climactic thing I've ever seen. The only redeeming thing from Episode 9 was that 451 pulled some real Ace Attorney flair.

[@JojokimVT]

I expected them to do the games that was featured in the show. What I didn’t expect was them taking out games and adding new ones. Why? That seems so unnecessary

[@mllnx]

i think a few new games was good as it changed up the order of the games, the participants didn’t know what the next game would be then. also the new games were a little more suited for a western audience, there were a few childhood games that i think many would recognise

[@xgrimesreaper]

i wonder if part of the appeal for this is to get people to rewatch the original. cause as amazing as it was, it wasn’t rewatchable to me because it’s fucking depressing as shit lol

[@thebigjest]

It’s not rewatchable because you know what happens…not knowing is what makes it entertaining

[@leeshapon]

i think it is, they’re supposed to be releasing the second season of squid game soon so i think this was churned out to promote it

[@ogewuagbese809]

I think people miss the point of the original SG show. Its not JUST "Poor people competing for the entertainment of the ultra rich" Its also, and may more importantly, "How desperate do you have to be to think my life is already over, Ill take my chances with this life or death game. At least I have a shot."

[@paczillakilla7218]

I thought it was fun and genuinely got interested in it

[@nobbyfirefly57]

I don't remember Squid Game having battleships. Then again, I watched via a summary, rather than the real thing.

[@user-gp5yz5yz4x]

I honestly doubt Mr Beast even wrote his own lines

[@CharlesLeeBay]

It didn't feel fair from the beginning with stuff like people getting to choose an elimination just because they peeled carrots or even the chocolate bar(which doesn't sound like an advantage but from the way they talked about the food they were given i guarantee it would have been) then finding out that they let people who were eliminated back in and let some people move during red light green light makes it way way worse, didn't one of the staff literally get killed in the original for giving a player an advantage? That means the killers in the original cared more about having an honest competition than Netflix did Also when he walks up to 203 and says "didn't remember if it was 3-0-2 or 302" was the dumbest thing I've ever seen and I was glad to see him go

[@ironman1458]

Did you watch the show? What makes you think it is supposed to be fair?

[@ironman1458]

"didn't one of the staff literally get killed in the original for giving a player an advantage? That means the killers in the original cared more about having an honest competition than Netflix did" They turned off the lights on the bridge to show that the game is not fair.He should have lived but they changed the rules of the game so he would die. No matter what the game will end with one person alive and everyone else dead, its not "fair" What you are thinking about the hosts in the show prioritized is "equality"; they talk about every one having equal opportunities because outside of the game they were discriminated against. The people on the show who gained an advantage through cheating was not "equality" because it was not available for everyone, so they were killed for breaking the equality of the game. In the instance of peeling carrots on the show everyone had the choice to volunteer, but most chose not too because they were scared to be eliminated. So it is fair/equality in that sense. It is fair/equality because everyone who was eliminated could have chosen to volunteer and not been in that position. Another example of how the original show is not fair and provides advantages/disadvantages to people is also in the glass scene, the ones with low numbers are sentenced to death while those higher numbers are pretty much guarenteed to survive. They have no problem with "advantages" and don't care about "fair" competition or they would not give all players different levels of advantage, as long as there is "equality" and everyone was free to choose whatever number they wanted. Same way people who chose to volunteer to do carrots had an advantage, people could choose any number they wanted, the option was available to everyone, so it is equal and fair. I hope you see the difference now between volunteering to take a risk that could be advantageous or disadvantageous and the cheaters on the original who were killed for breaking the rules of the game to gain an advantage that was not available to other players. And the original game is rigged, to think it is supposed to be fair just completely misses the point. But Im guesing you didnt really watch the show based on how you're talking about it. Edit: Another example of the original not being fair is Ali's death when he gets tricked into giving up his marbles. He shouldve have won but they do not care about "fairness" they care about "equal opportunity" If there was equal opportunity for the carrot peeling then it was perfectly aligned with the morality of the show

[@rhysandmiles]

Not you wearing a calculator watch but also using it in this episode. King behavior.