Let's Talk About Squid Game *bc i'm traumatized*

[@Chuuzus]

the way Ali saved Gi-hun in the first game. that man was a pure soul and he deserved better

[@imuRgency]

HONESTLY

[@paramoires]

one of the best introductions of a character

[@paccinocappaccino]

Your reactions to this show is everything and your hatred for sangwoo has me dying with laughter. I know we hate that man however I would let him rail me for the marbles and doe happy EDIT: I KNOW I SAID WE HATE HIM I TAKE IT BACK. I LOVE MY BABY DADDY SANGWOO

[@zt3853]

@@paccinocappaccino LMAOAOAOAOAO

[@klc7275]

I saw a pretty good theory about how he’s not dead. He might have been recruited to be a worker in the next games since we never actually see him die. I feel like that’s possible because he actually won the marble game so they might’ve taken pity on him. I hope so cause he was great.

[@jiah7670]

Ali's character was so realistic, he got betrayed because he was kind and people took advantage of him, its scary to see this show being so brutally accurate

[@paccinocappaccino]

Agreed

[@llrainll]

100% And there was Narcissism in Sang-Woo’s character, which was disturbing. He only saw Ali as the weakest link and as someone to use to proceed further in the game. Even Gi-Hun !! He was looking out only for himself.

[@beautifullykayla]

@@llrainll what’s funny is that Ali was actually physically stronger than all of them

[@mitzara25]

I think if Ali knew that he already tried practically to kill his childhood friend in that umbrella candy game...he wouldnt believe him so much

[@Jessica-li2ib]

Exactly

[@Riki-G]

yeah i shed a tear when homegirl dropped the marbel saying she knew the other girl needed the money more…and when she said “it was an honor to play with you” b4 getting shot….heart wrenching!!!!!

[@imuRgency]

EXACTLY

[@xapokalypse]

I expected her to do that but that did not stop me from crying during this scene lol

[@paccinocappaccino]

Just a tear. I was BAWLING. The way I was choked up. She was there for 2 episodes and I was sobbing like she was there from the beginning

[@Nickelberkelium]

@Natalie less with the character more for the sacrafice and relationship ya know?

[@DollyMartolia]

@Natalie Probably because she was there only for 2 episodes and we didnt get to see her story, she was brought to die

[@hellobye8344]

I saw this tweet where it pointed out how there were callbacks to things in episode two in a character’s death . Like sang woo was going to commit suicide in the bathtub and he dies in the game by killing himself. Ali took the money from his boss and the marbles were taken from him. The guy with the snake tattoo jumped off the bridge and he died by falling off the glass bridge. Sae byeok threatened the guy she threw coffee at with a knife at his throat and she was killed by sang woo with a knife cut into her throat. The detective killed that one guy in the red suit and threw him into the ocean and he was shot and fell into the ocean. Also gi hun swore on his mother’s life and when he returned she was dead.

[@kayyla5]

Omg that’s actually so smart. I didn’t even notice

[@viquetoriaa]

that makes a lot of sense!

[@caroaroaroline9999]

also ali stole the envelope of money (although it was money owed to him of course) and left his superior behind, then had his marbles stolen from him and was left behind :(

[@hellopixxie]

Omg I didn’t notice that

[@saigie3908]

Sae byeok’s was justifiable because the dude was a bit of a scammer

[@itsnotthatdeepluv]

nah cause our girls deserved their own storyline😭 they did us wrong with their ending. ALSO does anyone else not believe that mr. police officer is dead???? that couldn’t have been his ending, i REFUSE

[@precious.r]

Yes!!! I genuinely think he’s still alive. He‘s too fine to die just like that I’m sorry🥲

[@itsnotthatdeepluv]

@@precious.r forreal there’s NO way they’re jus gonna shove him in our faces to kill his fine self off that quick

[@xapokalypse]

All this research for nothing? I don't think so. He must be alive or somehow get to shore safely but hurt

[@itsnotthatdeepluv]

@@xapokalypse i’m saying!!! he was shot in the shoulder then fell into the water but we never see his body get discovered…. it’s also never that nonchalant to kill off ppl, especially in this series 😳

[@ChandawilaArts]

Same!! Also did that evidence really not go through!!! Like there’s no way

[@leratomojapelo1775]

Forget the characters, what about their families who probably think they got DITCHED??

[@12dar12]

I always think about this like does someone go to each of these peoples home and break the news? Like I wanna know!! 😫

[@paccinocappaccino]

@@12dar12 they clearly don't cuz sae-byeok's brother and sang woo's mother didn't know where they went and that they died

[@ExtreemDreemer]

@@12dar12 it was quickly revealed at the end that the victims in the game's families got some money. They just had to die for the family to get it.

[@12dar12]

@@paccinocappaccino yeah now that I think about it i already got the answer ☠️

[@12dar12]

@@ExtreemDreemer 😬 I see

[@juileegokhale3531]

Sangwoo doesn't only represent the self-concerned people, but Sangwoo does feel bad for his actions, but he doesn't have the time nor the opportunity to feel sorry about it, and he just has to keep pushing and surviving in a world where he has to be selfish. He, in himself, is not a selfish person. It's the situation that's making him that way, which again, in itself is a representation of the society right now. We don't want to be selfish, but we must be to survive.. that's Sangwoo

[@paccinocappaccino]

Also he is really foine. The game I'd play with him is to RAIL me for my ten marbles

[@xapokalypse]

@@paccinocappaccino LMAOO plsss You're not wrong though 👀

[@xapokalypse]

Exactly. Remember the scene after the first game when he gave Ali money even though he himself was obviously also in debt. People seems to forget about this scene since after that he betrayed his friends which makes him the bad guy but in the end he killed himself when many thought he would kill Gihun when the knife was next to his face.

[@vfed10]

I completely agree, (this might be a bit of a stretch) but I think it's a commentary on capitalism and how two people from roughly the same start can end up being so different. You could see that in his purest form Sangwoo would probably be just like Gihan, just as naive and generous and kind. But Gihan always kept a sense of childish naivety while Sangwoo couldn't see past the money and the material world he would be going back to. (You could also see multiple times in the show that they really tried to paint Gihan as pretty inteligent, further showing that they are naturally pretty similar and just got wrapped up in completely different circumstances). I think that, at the end, while Gihan realizes the true importance of life and kindness, Sangwoo would never be able to see that because all he can think is the money. Gihan would be coming back to a life where he would die in the next month if he doesn't pay and yet, he still offers to leave the game without any money, just to save both of their lives. To Sangwoo, on the other hand, death at his own hands seemed a lot less scary than the loan sharks/shame he'd have to face when he's out. As for the capitalism comment, I think Sangwoo was a product of a capitalistic society while Gihan never seemed to truly embrace that and was living in a much happier world but having much less.

[@Motion.detector]

I'm sorry but I can't. He has always been a peace of shit tbh and it was his own volition. He literally made his MOTHER'S property and business collateral. Him giving Ali bus fare and noodles in no way matches to the things he did BEFORE he entered the game and I think a lot of people forget that. He only did two good things the entire show amongst all other bullshit

[@wyatt6403]

Even though the marbles were the most messed up emotionally, the glass bridge was the most screwed up to me in some ways because literally the first 10 people are statistically screwed and not even given a chance.

[@mandalove3408]

plus i dont think it was fair for them to turn the lights off

[@hassanalkhalaf1115]

@@mandalove3408 they wanted to avoid having four winners because all of them would know the way

[@Roseberry606]

Same And on the part where they choose the numbers, i would prob have chosen 9

[@Roseberry606]

@@mandalove3408 yeah Tbh i felt bad for that Glass maker guy

[@shannilove2801]

That's exactly what they wanted to cut down the amount of people so only 2 are left

[@nk1409]

I saw someone say that the vips were supposed to be a comparison of how western media portrays Asian people (and just non white people in general) by the way they make them into caricatures to the point where they don’t even resemble real people which would explain why the vips talked and acted like that

[@sharon-bp9pk]

Except one of the vips was Korean and another Japanese ... it just represents elites and how they treat poor people so u can go home now kpoppie

[@llrainll]

@@sharon-bp9pk Yes- and these elite beings are also in character. I mean their characters are “roleplaying” in a sense, hence why they are so fake. That’s how I’d imagine them irl because they’re so empty and have no humane character.

[@sohnaminta.9264]

@@sharon-bp9pk "kpoppie" tf??

[@miumoments]

@@sharon-bp9pk Just inform them of their mistake, no need to be childish Sharon

[@imani8356]

@@sharon-bp9pk “kpoppie”? Lmao you’re so corny 😂😂😂

[@BR4INR0T_]

sure ali is naive, but he's literally a foreigner in a country who's language is his second. he's not gonna kno all of the countries history and nuances. so ofc it was easy for him to be tricked.... that's just something i miss more ppl would say instead of "oh he's stupid for trusting sangwoo"

[@sseraphim2818]

He also didn't understand the words for even and odd in Korean. Sang-woo took advantage of that.

[@alissad.8793]

Not to mention that he's very clearly influenced by the hierarchy system in Korea. As an undocumented worker, he is literally at the bottom of the societal ladder. That's why he had to steal the money instead of reporting his boss for not paying him, too. He would have literally gotten deported if he had gone to the police because he's undocumented. He was taught to very much respect people like Sangwoo, evidenced by the fact that he called him 사장님 for a really long time even when they were both in the SAME game playing to their death which technically puts them on the same level. Maybe he was gullible, but his behavior is very understandable. I liked how realistic his character was because it shed a light on the life of undocumented migrant workers in Korea, which I've rarely seen in other Korean dramas/movies.

[@liv-uu1fi]

He's polite because as a foreigner that's how Korean is taught.

[@tsuyuasui7297]

But i mean…. chile come on now…. he has a whole family waiting for him at home….and the moment he got tricked he was about to win ( as sang woo only had one marble left) all he had to do was think of his fam and snatch that last marble from him and be over it…. but yet you chose to believe this nonsensical “plan” of this man who clearly has adrenaline rushing through his body and is currently in the fight or flight state ( and sang woo chose to fight) like i would get yall point if he was getting tricked from the start… but no he literally got tricked when he was about to win…

[@violetlavi2207]

@@tsuyuasui7297 Ali’s whole thing is seeing the best in people. That’s been his defining character trait THE WHOLE TIME. It would’ve been out of character for him to be suspicious of Sang-woo. And in any case, Sang-woo up to this point has pretended to care about Ali (and convincingly, at that!). He hasn’t done a single thing to set off an alarm bell for Ali like “oh he might betray me later.” There’s literally no reason for Ali to think Sang-woo is turning on him

[@llrainll]

It’s sad because Ali called Sang-Woo, “Hyung”. Which is like “older brother”, especially when he called out for him before he gets killed. 😭😭😭

[@meliycon-roma4112]

awww :(

[@gisel00]

it's a literal term of endearment it broke me

[@Roseberry606]

Now i'll cry even more

[@Key_1111]

Ali was the sweetest!!

[@benjaminshabu4406]

Bless him😢

[@ChickenQueen2204]

Player 212 was definitely annoying but the way she held that girl down in the toilet was amazing and the way she took the thug dude down with her because he misused her trust was excellent !!! I truly loved how she fell back with himmmm 😭😭😭

[@ItsToby1000]

She was amazing even with her being annoying lol 🤣

[@coloradokittenfoster7459]

She redeemed herself so much in the end 🤣

[@hassanalkhalaf1115]

@@coloradokittenfoster7459 did she? She's interesting, complex and entertaining but I can't excuse her racism

[@kali3856]

i found 212 so annoying and her racist comments towards ali made me dislike her but tbh she's that kinda of annoying character that's just sooo entertaining and makes everything more interesting

[@ChickenQueen2204]

@@kali3856 Right like the way she talked and always wanted to be “wanted “ made me dislike her too

[@Jabari-vm6jq]

Honestly when Ali got betrayed and ultimately shot, I literally broke into tears. Also when 456 returned back home after the game, found his mother deceased, and laid next to her asking her to wake up. That also made me burst into tears. Had to pause that episode for like 10 minutes.

[@benjaminshabu4406]

RIP to the mom for real. One of the saddest parts of the show. He went to the game to save her in the first place and she died alone. Really sad.

[@shiannafoxx]

I literally took a break after the marble episode because it was just so emotionally taxing

[@18Rakas]

the mom's death and his reaction to it made me cry for about half an hour and completely break down for the rest of the night. it reminded me of how after my grandmother died, my mother slept next to her deceased body for the whole night. a heartbreaking scene, but i'm glad they added it.

[@joyoni2130]

The Total Drama Island comparison loooool

[@derboe_thebeast6869]

Now that you think about it..

[@samu-chan]

🤣🤣

[@marie-be]

nah i’m so sorry some of the deaths in that show looked TOO realistic 😭😭

[@Riki-G]

had me thinking how they edited to look THAT real in post…crazy

[@marie-be]

@@Riki-G especially when 218 stabbed his neck

[@tswelos_tales]

Had to watch behind the scenes vids just to see they weren't real😭

[@thetruth830]

@@tswelos_tales everytime i watch a traumatic show i have to go to every actor's insta and watch the behind the scenes to feel better about myself lmaoo

[@astoldbynickgerr]

I’ve noticed that in Korean horror at least, the effects are out of this world realistic! Major props to the people that’s doing the work to make it look realistic! Very talented!

[@monalisamahapatra5087]

I started doubting the old man in episode 4 when lights were out and people were ruthlessly killing each other and the FRONT MAN did not stop anyone but when the old man started screaming to stop this madness and only then the FRONT MAN told to end that game and also when he was out of that marbles game, it didn't really "show" that he was shot while other were shown.

[@abcdefjimin]

thats true!!

[@violetlavi2207]

And honestly that’s why I think him being behind everything is still such a great twist. There are pieces there, and some people will guess some of it, or all of it, and others won’t. But it’s still a well-executed twist that serves its purpose

[@monalisamahapatra5087]

@@violetlavi2207 omg, I know right. When I first saw that in ep 4 the front man stopped that madness the moment old man screamed I thought that "umm why...did he stop only then?" Then I thought that maybe he is just kind of respecting the old man but still it didn't make any sense then but the twist at the end justified everything.

[@andyli3608]

I always thought how it was weird that the old man was unfazed from the killings in the first episode.

[@N1ght_377]

List of people who deserve better: Ali Ali Abdul Player 199 The person who saved gi hun Best boi Innocent bean Yeah ok and sae byeok and ji yeon too

[@rena4627]

Fr they didn’t have to do my precious baby like that, it broke my heart.

[@meggy_davidson]

One thing that I think doesn’t get enough mentions is the set of the show, specifically in the centre where they are staying. I think it’s such an interesting contrast, having pretty pastel colours considering the dark themes. On top of that, the whole maze like corridors/ stairs to me are just amazing. Like ahhh shout out to the set designer!!

[@tasheve3015]

i loved the set too!! it gave me midsommar vibes, with the bright colours and cheerful setting contrasting with the extreme gore

[@juliacampos5013]

The maze of stairs was inspired by a painting called "Penrose Stairs", and in the world of the painting the laws of gravity don't exist/work the same way, so there's stairs all over the place goingo to diferent directions, it's really cool!

[@irissicly]

I also dont think People respect the dedication the cast put in to it. They spent like 10 years on it! It took a bunch of time and people are already like "wheres season 2?"

[@somebodygr8845]

I hated how number 465 waited a year to give saebyoks brother justice though :( but then again he did feel guilty using the money

[@imuRgency]

tbh i thought he would've spent that year tracking down everyone's family to give money too but hey....go fight the squid game ig :/

[@alexman378]

He did, but then again, Sae Byok’s life was in that pile. I don’t think it would be a guilt causing move to at least give him that.

[@violetlavi2207]

@@imuRgency I mean, even a year later, it seemed like he was traumatized. Not a stretch to think he wanted to get his head on straight before trying to help anyone (plus, that money was blood money, and he felt super guilty using it until talking to Il-nam and remembering that people can indeed be kind, that the Squid Game isn’t all there is)

[@kaitlynriley696]

i was talking about this w one of my friends and they said that it might’ve taken him that long to figure out where to find sae’s brother. that said, it doesn’t excuse the other point you brought up, which is that he didn’t try to give the other families money despite not even wanting it for himself. i think he might have been traumatized and too depressed to be that productive, and we also saw that he never really was a motivated person. i think that could be the reason he didn’t spread the money

[@kaitlynriley696]

@@violetlavi2207 thats a good analysis !

[@sseraphim2818]

A lot of reviewers and watchers aren't acknowledging the xenophobia that Ali experienced. Myen-ho told Ali that he was practically worthless because he was Pakistani. Although Sang-woo did what he had to do to survive, xenophobia played a part into why he wanted to sabotage Ali. He also told Ali to cal him "brother". Ali also didn't understand the words for even and off in Korean and Sang-woo knew that When Ali died, I was full on bawling. That scene touched me. Ji-Yeong sacrificing herself for Sae-Byeok was also a tearjerker for me. I was touched by Ji-Yeong's selflessness and her goodbye to Sae-Byeok was so solemn. Sae-Byeok's story touched my heart because she was the one struggling to make it happen for her family. When she died, I just kept thinking about how she broke her promise to her brother and how he would never know how much she loved him. Her death intensified my hate for Sang-woo. Deok-su(with the snake tattoo) really thought because he was a strongman that he could win the game. That was not the case and I'm so glad he got taken out by Myen-ho, who promised to kill him. That was a bad b move. I laughed at that part. She got him back after he rejected her to play with him. The theme of the show is that capitalism will force you to cannibalize those closest to you to stay alive at some point. It will force you to victimize anyone else to save your self. Gi-hun turning back and asking the Front man who he was was so stupid to me. He had a second chance at life, a second chance to be a better father and he didn't take the chance. It made me hate him in the end. I understood he was flawed but to make that choice was objectively wrong.

[@Princess_Lexi_]

Yeah, Ali’s experience is that of many migrant workers not only in Asia, but in the Arab world, Europe and North America aw well. Many migrant workers are always treated as less than human and are always exploited, which when you think about it, led Ali to return to the games and also led to his death 😢

[@ashleyhumbyrd7274]

I know what you mean about Gi-hun but by trying to chase down the squid games runners he could save so many lives

[@barbrat8yearsago229]

@@ashleyhumbyrd7274 I agree but he's not a cop and he called so they should already be expecting him and labeling him as an intruder. Although he played the game I don't think his character is fit to save people which is why I hope that the cop didn't die because not only he got in without anyone noticing he found a way to stay and have evidence all with that being his first time

[@corimoon3360]

@@barbrat8yearsago229 He’s not a cop but he would be BETTER than the cops because the cops were USELESS in this show. Please shut up. 🙄

[@halidev2124]

It's straight-out racism. Racism between BIPoCs exists, especially when you're dark-skinned.

[@amywalker250]

I knewwww the pairs would have to fight each other and I swear I've never experienced a more painful hour of television. It hurt me more than the red wedding

[@tumisebeso2258]

K-dramas rarely ever have 2nd seasons and endings which feel like cliff hangers are fairly common. Personally I think the ending was satisfying enough not to warrant a second season. I feel like it shows how 456 is just in an endless cycle of gambling even if it’s with his life. But it’s Netflix and they’ll probably milk this show for all the $$$ they can get even if it means ruining it 🥴 Looking at you Stranger Things 🤧

[@paccinocappaccino]

LMAOOOOO not stranger things

[@oriyon571]

stranger things is good tho?

[@dorine_]

I agree, one of my friend was begging for a 2nd season and I was like no they will ruin it😭

[@mvikas1995]

You mean '13 reasons why'

[@rinnah3128]

@Natalie is it tho 🤭

[@zantanzara]

The twist in the end really brought the theme or the message of the show together. I literally screamed at my phone in tears watching it. This show is so good!!

[@TKhosa]

Please explain the theme. It’s not clicking for me.

[@zantanzara]

@@TKhosa rich people exploit the poor and unprivileged for selfish reasons or just because they can.

[@temjin44]

I got a 2001 vibe at that scene.

[@7barsofchocolate]

katie mcgrath 🥺🥺

[@brittanybertolin8859]

I love that everyone simultaneously agreed that Ji-Yeong and Sad-Byeok would be the cutest couple. Just their chemistry was so great and they brought out the best in each other

[@thejoyism8]

I hated that the guy w the handsome squidward mask preached all this stuff about fairness and how everything is equal in the game but then turned the lights off bc the guy could tell the difference in the glass during the glass bridge game

[@omelettexmoa2995]

nah but fr tho that was so wrong of him

[@hassanalkhalaf1115]

He didn't want all of them to win. They all knew the way. Just had to follow the old man.

[@LadyEbonyBird]

Doesn't turning off the light reinforce his point though? That player had more chances of winning because he could make the difference between the glasses when the others didn't have that chance

[@PatheticManEnjoyer]

@@LadyEbonyBird I feel like you’re right because the glass maker had the advantage while the others didn’t so in a way it was kinda unfair for everyone else that he knew the difference while everyone else didn’t

[@bobsburgers8497]

It was never fair

[@andreavega2856]

The word you were looking for when describing Ali was LOYAL, LOOOYAL and he deserved the world and more 😭

[@shreyabhandari0801]

I was even more emotionally connected to Ali cause south asian represent!!!!! I bawled after he died 😭😭😭 His family deserved so much more

[@astoldbynickgerr]

Me too 😭 I was thrilled to see a South Asian character-only for him to die ffs!! He was so sweet!

[@hassanalkhalaf1115]

I was connected to him because of the muslim representation. He is named like my cousin and also my rolemodel Ali ibn abi Talib

[@moithili1286]

Exactly!! How many times do we see south asians in media?? He was one of the main reasons I actually watched the show!!

[@beautifullykayla]

so we not gonna talk about that annoying girl who slept with the mean tattoo guy and killed the both of them in the glass game? one of the most shocking scenes of the show and no one is talking about it

[@fia4429]

THATS WHAT IM SAYINGGGG

[@bobsburgers8497]

I actually loved her character, the only time I hated her was when she talked shit to the badass girl and Ali. Oh also when she was begging the criminal to put her on his team. But I really like her bc she took down the person I hated the most which was the criminal guy. And she was HELLA entertaining

[@Springerror]

She was an icon for that I hated both of them and I was glad that they got eliminated together

[@luvvross]

Everyone can love & hate her character tbh

[@samu-chan]

what do you mean? she said she’d kill him if he betrayed her. it was expected lol….

[@nolumchunu5824]

Unpopular opinion: Squid Game doesn’t need a 2nd season. I wish Gi-Hun just got on the plane and went to his daughter cause by the end he seems like he’s okay now 😗

[@violetlavi2207]

I’m glad he didn’t. The game people were tracking him, they told him to get on the plane. He would’ve been putting his daughter in danger. Also he’s still pretty traumatized, he’s not really “okay” (seeing the Squid Game recruiter again nearly caused him to have a panic attack, even a year later)

[@yurichtube1162]

Second season would be cool

[@violetlavi2207]

@@yurichtube1162 It would be cool as a prequel season, I think. I like S1's ending/future being open-ended, up to interpretation. More interesting that way (and less risk of ruining the story)

[@xapokalypse]

I really really hope that we'll get a other season. The writer of the show said in an interview that he did not plan another season or well, script since it took him 10 years or something to even get this show out. I hate open endings 😭

[@shannilove2801]

There probably won't be a season two but hey🤷

[@bmartin4549]

I would prefer a prequel honestly.

[@violetlavi2207]

@@bmartin4549 yeah, I think the ending is very definitive. There are questions left, but a prequel is best suited for that. Let the characters stay where they are, and explore how some of them got there (like In-Ho)

[@barbrat8yearsago229]

@@bmartin4549 I definitely agree like I wanna see how Sea-byeok got involved with the tatted guy

[@liveeyxo9976]

It’s giving very elevated hunger games

[@cassieblake3927]

I love literally everything about the show.

[@cassieblake3927]

@Natalie I was going to watch this but I never got around to it. I wasn't sure if it was truly worth it. I definitely will check it out today

[@brauchefeuer]

@@cassieblake3927 its really good aswell id recommend you to watch it too:)

[@cassieblake3927]

@@brauchefeuer Just started. I'm loving the storyline so far, Arisu looks like an interesting protagonist

[@rheblue]

As a foreigner living in Asia, I super related to and was rooting for Ali.

[@RavenDarkbloom]

Things you missed the first time watching squid game: 1. When the police officer is looking through the binder for the current squid game participants, the first page in the binder is for participant number 002, not number 001… 2. When someone dies in the game and their beds are removed from the living quarters, If you look at the back of the wall, slowly all of the games are revealed to be images on the wall. They could have predicted the games if they had paid attention to the images at the back of the wall… 3. All of the main character deaths were foreshadowed in the beginning of the squid game show. They all experienced something in their life that was similar to how they would die in the squad games… Ali’s money is stolen by his boss, his marbles are stolen by his partner Sae beyeok held a knife to a man’s throat, her throat was slashed Sang woo attempts to commit suicide by drowning in a bath, he commits suicide in the last game

[@coffeecatskimchi5962]

As a foreigner in Korea I felt for Ali so much. In the beginning he calls all Koreans "boss," because he's a poor factory worker that's never been shown kindness before. Sangwoo tells him to call him older brother, not boss, and gives him money for the ride home. Ali isn't that good at Korean and doesn't know how to play any of the games, but he has no other options, so he's forced to put his life in his older brother's hands again and again. I don't think Ali is gullible. I think he's forced to be trusting from the beginning. I don't think he'd be the same in Pakistan. I don't hate Sangwoo, either. I think they could have been brothers, but he needs to save his mom and he wants to survive, so he uses every trick he can, even the dirty ones. Sure it's a game and he played dirty, but there's literally a gun being pointed at his head.

[@dlii3156]

No one talks about the fact that even the guard paused at how grimy Sangwoo was for tricking Ali

[@TheHockeywitch]

For us Korean speakers, there were many clues early on that hinted the old man wasn't quite what he appeared to be and when he finally gave up his name, my friends and I had confirmation. His name literally means first man.

[@scarletphoenix2927]

The main villain is Oh Il-Nam. He started it all. It's his twisted ideology that runs the game. He's a very likable character but he's still a monster

[@8kjustin]

Theres a theory that there are squid games in different countries because the VIPs spoke different languages and they mentioned something about the game in a different country

[@omelettexmoa2995]

yes i remembered one of the vips saying that "the squid games in korea where the best this year" which implies that there are other games going on in different countries

[@tsuyuasui7297]

@@omelettexmoa2995 yes he said “ the korean games are always the best”

[@shannilove2801]

Yesss

[@abcdefjimin]

it's not a theory, it's pretty much confirmed with their dialogue in the show

[@yurichtube1162]

Next one could be in the US

[@Tirlex]

If you wanna see more of that salesman definitely watch his works in : goblin and train to busan. They both are top tier!!

[@ashkim8963]

YASSS bruh gong yoo is a fine ass man

[@viquetoriaa]

oh wow i knew he was familiar! he was the protagonist on train to busan thats crazy

[@rue7386]

Goblin literally broke me 🥲

[@shannilove2801]

@@ashkim8963 yupp

[@celinahatton2653]

I cried so much in Goblin.

[@cierraslowsdown]

One of my favorite things about this show is that they filmed all in one place, giving them the budget to actually build out everything and not have to use a lot of CGI (like that was ACTUALLY 456 people in a big arena with a huge doll!) they could actually get really immersed and shocked at everything around them as actors and actresses!

[@simpinqsakura8014]

really enjoyed this video. and istg police officer man is soo fine >o< I loved the symbolism in this show. I've seen so many theories about the forshadowing and symbolism, like how all the characters deaths were foreshadowed in episode 2 and gi-han dying his hair red at the end of the show may show that he's decided to become one of the guards or makers of the game, or at least he's involved with it a little. theories are great too, such as the red card equals becoming a guard, and the blue a player. really hoping for a season 2 though, since i have so many unanswered questions. like did the hot police offer really die? whats up with his brother and the games? who are the vips? what's in it for the staff/why would anyone become a staff? and how is what their doing not being found out about? overall LOVED the show. can't get it off my mind at the moment. happy you made a video about it to quench my obsession!

[@reneedennis2011]

Good questions!

[@mitzara25]

when she dropped the marble and said she had nothing to fight for I cried

[@sophiaisabelle027]

Squid Game is a fascinating yet strange show to watch. It's also a pretty immersive experience as well from the very beginning until the end. Also, the ending was what truly shocked me-I have no idea it's actually gonna end that way. Anyway, manifesting for Season 2 cause it deserves to have one!

[@ameliafailla635]

I'd argue that the system and capitalism were the true villain of the show, which is why it was so impactful. Many of the people went into the game with selfless intentions, like MC paying for his mother's hospital bills and being a better father, but the game forced him to be selfish (as capitalism can). MC had a chance to leave, but he returned because "the outside is worse torture".

[@IaMSpeaks]

Did we expect Sang-Woo to just die? Literally who in the heck would do that. Ali should've snatched that last marble and went on about his life. The saddest death was that woman who had to compete against her husband.

[@alexman378]

So stupid of them to go back together. I get they wanted to go together the first time around, when they didn’t know any better, but the second time? I’d never let anyone I care about come with me if I were desperate enough to go back there after the first game.

[@IaMSpeaks]

@@alexman378 I think they just assumed, safety in numbers. I'm not going to judge because idk their situation.

[@priiifrg]

I did expect SangWoo to just die…

[@IaMSpeaks]

@@priiifrg too bad, Ali did instead.

[@tsuyuasui7297]

i really thought it was weird for a married couple to join the game…l wouldn’t it have been smarter for one of them only to join the games….?

[@somebodygr8845]

The salesman is sooooo fineee😭😭😭😂

[@Kerslayer]

Ali was so pure and good, even his debt wasn't really his fault but just him getting screwed over by shitty employers! I honestly thought the show was going to end in them agreeing to terminate, and the money going back to all the families of the deceased, which would have been quite fitting since all of the characters that died that we cared about were ultimately just there to try help their families.

[@devabraham9699]

You recapping the marble episode made me cry all over again. The only character I legitimately cried over was Jiyeong, like we only saw her for 2 eps and her story tore us all apart. That is top tier character development

[@Bpaynee]

I'm not Korean, so can't comment on your pronunciation accuracy, but having spent lots of time in Korean spaces, it seems close enough that I think the fact that you are both trying and using actual names and not numbers assigned to them by the people who see them as nothing but horses, is the much more respectful way to go. Having spent most of my adulthood in China, I have strong feelings about people being identified as their numbers. Especially since so many of the people in this show are hawwwttt, referring to them as their numbers instead of their names would make me feel like they're food items on a menu, not people. Even if it's intimidating, I say good job on the attempt! Lovely video

[@wmacscamp]

“That damn marble episode” was basically the summary of this series 😭😭😭😭

[@llrainll]

100% And there was Narcissism in Sang-Woo’s character, which was disturbing. He only saw Ali as the weakest link and as someone to use to proceed further in the game. Even Gi-Hun was used !! He was looking out only for himself. Sang-Woo was going to warn Gi-Hun before the Dalgona Game, but stopped himself. And we see him do something like this more than once in the show. He’s looking out only for himself. I know he’s a human character, but this show has the audience watch just like the VIPs, rooting for our favourite characters to live while not caring for the others who play- and sometimes have us thinking, “oh, that man deserves to die”. I am sure many wanted Sang-Woo to die after what he did at the end, and wanted Gi-Hun to end him. Think about how that would leave Gi-Hun and how could he even break then news to San-Woo’s mother. How could he forgive himself knowing that he killed his friend, regardless of what he did. Gi-Hun couldn’t do it and was one of the most humane character. I know he tried to take advantage of the old man, but it was a life or death situation. The same with Ali. We all think about what we would do if we were in their situation- “Ah, I would of let him live. I couldn’t do that.” Really? Wait until you are really in that situation. However deadass I could never do what Sang-Woo did. Fuck that.

[@august-bl1jh]

true and i agree with u especially on the 2nd para

[@gursakhi1787]

@brap he saw ali as the weakest link due to xenophobia and him not being korean. he took advantage of ali not being fluent in korean and being a foreigner.

[@ilyunoh8272]

this game is literally capitalism tbh

[@seeker995]

Literally!!!

[@august-bl1jh]

whats capitalism

[@ilyunoh8272]

@@august-bl1jh in the context i used it “exploiting others for your own benefit”

[@august-bl1jh]

@@ilyunoh8272 ohh ok ty :)

[@l.s.monroe166]

@@ilyunoh8272 Wouldn't that be neoliberalism; profit over people? That can exist in any economic structure because the issue is greed. That exists outside of capitalism because that is a human problem.

[@tswelos_tales]

The ending, I took it as that, 456 wants to stop the operation by entering the game again.... which is like what???why the heck would you put yourself through that again😩. But it really shows what kind of character he is, he genuinely cares about other people and doesn't want others to go thru what him and those contestants went through.

[@hidem0n]

Hes Just plain stupid. He left his Daughter hanging again. Plus, he Got the greens to hire mercenaries to raid the place i doubt he'll think of that though. Given his character hell Just barge in Like a super hero with no ace Card.

[@ivonniemaheswaran2291]

He cares about other people except his daughter 🤸🏽‍♀️

[@mariams3366]

frrrr the salesman and the police officer can have meeeeeee

[@kayla-rae4770]

The marble game made me super sad especially how ali and the old man got tricked and ended up dying. Then the glass game raised my anxiety to the roof. But ngl im wondering why they didnt like walk in the middle or throw something on the glass before the jumped on it with their whole ass body. And I cried when 067 died because like brooo they did her dirty with that glass piece😪. This whole show was an emotional roller coaster.

[@august-bl1jh]

ikrrr that's what i was thinking the whole time

[@lebonemagagane]

dude they could’ve let them leave before shattering all that glass?? or even better don’t shatter the glass, just shoot anyone who’s still on??

[@abcdefjimin]

@@lebonemagagane i think the glass breaking is just automated with the timer. the problem is they stepped out once the timer was done, so it had to happen by then

[@brittanybertolin8859]

I feel like a lot of people miss that the main villain is the exploitative system of labor in the show. Like the uber rich caused a lot of these people to be in their situations (obviously not all). Like Ali was in that situation cause he was trying to provide for his family and was making a last ditch effort to get some money and flee the country after stealing the money he.earned from his boss who refused to pay him. Sae-Byeok got swindled out of money she was trying to use to get her mother out of the north so she could be with her family. Gi-hun was in debt by his own accord, but his gambling addiction started as a reaction to him being fired from the job he worked for 20 years and he tried to keep it by protesting to provide for his daughter who was about to be born, but they were attacked and he watched his friend die in front of him. He only rejoined the game.after his mother got very sick and he wanted to save her. At any point, those rich dudes could have given them the money to help them out. But they would rather watch people they view as animals fight each other for survival and justify it to themselves as consenting even though really for many of the characters it was all beyond their control

[@reneedennis2011]

Good points!

[@enameincke-wilson8472]

For me the most crushing death was Ji-yeong's. It was the only truly selfless death imo. Even though other people made sacrifices for others, they all had a selfish reason behind it, like Sangwoo or Mi-nyeo.

[@dickottel]

killing yourself so your mother can stop being poor isn't selfish 😝 he knew his mate would share the money with his mum

[@causu6ss22]

it made me cry so hard. everyone said ali's was the worst and it was so sad too but hers just.. her acting and the story and her relationship with sae byeok and her saying she has nothing to live for just ugh her whole story completely got me

[@yienhoonlee8]

I watched the show for the sales man at train station his one my favourite actor but just found out he wasn’t really in the show 😭. But then again the show turn out to be a great show so no regrets

[@courtney8774]

I didn’t even realize how invested I was in this show until the ending of the marble episode had me BAWLING also maybe I’m just not the brightest but didn’t 456 give the brother to his childhood friend’s mom or did I just totally misunderstand that part lol

[@ItsToby1000]

Yep the marble episode really had me not gonna lie

[@hilariparsons9937]

No you got it! He gave Sang Woo's mom a new son through Sae Byuck's brother

[@m0mosvid]

it had me hella invested & i didnt even REALIZE how invested i was ! sae byeoks death pained me sm

[@retro1786]

The last few episodes with the animal mask gambling VIP people really took me out of the episodes like they were so hilariously bad ! It would honestly would have been scarier if they were just quietly watching lol

[@imuRgency]

no bc their banter really took away the scariness LMAO

[@Navahotarot]

You think when things go down in real life like this, that the rich mf’s watching ARENT commentating or making irrelevant banter? They feel everything about their lives and everyone else’s is so boring. The whole point is to have something to talk about, honestly.

[@astoldbynickgerr]

@@Navahotarot yes!

[@saigie3908]

Don’r get me started on the terrible acting

[@ephxphany2346]

@@saigie3908 seriously like the 69 guy was pissing me off so much

[@andream5462]

The part of the marbles game that hit me hardest was when Gihun was about to lose his last marble, and the old man let him win, and then Gihun proceeded to swindle him out of all his marbles, until Gihun agreed to play all or nothing, and the old man revealed he'd been lucid the whole time and allowing himself to be swindled... that was heart breaking, and the old man died in my mind there, even if he continued on in the story. But yeah, his grey hair under the owl mask kind of gave him away later.

[@steffisilveira770]

I'm glad you used thier names instead of their numbers. This just shows that they're actual human beings n not just numbers to bet upon.

[@albertteng1191]

yah but to the higher powers, they are just numbers, products, or soemthing disposable, statistics. Just like real life, big companies dont see their employees as humans, they see them as something that will make them rich, hence numbers no name

[@yoyoyoyovanessaa]

Ending explanation: so when gi-hun is on the call the person on the phone tells him to get on the plane meaning he’s being watched so if he were to get on the plane he would be risking his family’s life and also since he knows that the game is still going he’s going to feel even more awful if he lets it happen so I feel like he might try to stop it? But idk I think the main reason he didn’t get on the plane was because they were watching him.

[@amirhossain4521]

Why is no one talking about how the games were drawn behind their beds in the main room and they would've known what the games were about if only the beds were taken away before.

[@abcdefjimin]

what do you mean? how did u find out about this?

[@ivonniemaheswaran2291]

@@abcdefjimin In the last episodes when there aren't many beds left, you can clearly see in the walls

[@abcdefjimin]

Ivonnie Maheswaran i see! i did notice there were paintings on the walls but i didnt think it was already there the entire time, i thought it was newly added

[@ramonaflowers2813]

I just have to vent about watchubg foreign films in Dubs rather than subs. The dubs are always cringe ALWAYS and way over the top. You miss out on the actual performance of the actors when you dont hear their actual voice. And Korean sounds great especially when someone is being funny or sarcastic the way they drag out their words is such a unique cultural trait

[@astoldbynickgerr]

I 100% agree with this! Dubbing for me has always been like nails on a chalkboard.

[@ollieno971]

Some people have to watch the dubed version. Foreign people watch English films dubbed all the time, there is nothing wrong with it.

[@Strawb_Goblin]

dubs exist for a reason. if you dont like/need them you are not the intended audience. they are necessary for people who cant read or who may be blind etc. lets not bash accessibility features just because they dont benefit you

[@bmartin4549]

For this particular show, I would recommend the dubs because the subtitles were extremely inaccurate.

[@violetlavi2207]

It also takes away from the VIP episode if you watch it in dub. They’re very clearly foreigners, and that doesn’t really come across in dubbing

[@ramonaflowers2813]

I honestly thought it was refreshing to see this age group in this series. So much of these types of series or movies are usually focused on ya and while there was a bit of that there it just didn't feel cliche. They felt like real people 8s what I'm getting at. I felt for them all even the old man still those white VIPs could go to hell though hope we never see them again. Also I didn't think there is mu h to the VIPs other than them being bored rich fools

[@ryantalley5284]

Yeah I'm glad they added realism to the show about poor people getting forced to participate in games where the prize is getting to keep your life, featuring an organ-harvesting ring, an old man faking dementia, and the big-bad being the missing brother of the hard-boiled cop all along

[@JessicaLovesFoxes]

I'm emotionally scarred from the Marbles game too. Ali and Ji-yeong's death destroyed me as well. The way that Ali was so trusting, and the way that Ji-yeong was so kind to Kang Sae-byeok and sacrificed herself happily to help her... AHHHHH I agree that Kang Sae-byeok and Ji-yeong would've been amazing friends. It broke my heart so freaking muchhh

[@hxnmuo1203]

As a Korean American who is pretty fluent in korean, I feel like the English captions really threw off the little details and cultural differences of this show. And when sang woo manipulated Ali, sang woo told Ali that it would be impossible for everyone to finish and win all the marbles in just 30 minutes . So he told Ali that if they waited it out then next they would be paired up in teams so that they can both win together. So he told Ali to go around and look who was still remaining in the game. To see how many older ppl and younger ppl were still in the game. And he told Ali to meet him back there so that they can play together when they play in teams (which ofc was a lie because sang woo knew that this would not happen). So ye I can see how he really used Ali’s trust and back stabbed him. He was using his brain a lot with Ali. Like when right before he even made a small bag out of his shirt for Ali to keep his marbles safe. And just took the marbles and gave him rocks instead. But I really lived this show. I just wish the captions were more thought out because it misses a lot of the meaning in this Korean show.

[@ollieno971]

It literally said all of that in the captions

[@OcyTaviAh]

"did you all see Total Drama Island?" Me: oh he's gonna compare her to Heather isn't he

[@Sawmxo]

I don’t know if Sangwoo was bad or not but what I know is he’s sooooo handsome!

[@ilyunoh8272]

i burst out laughing at the blurry camera when you were being a simp for the policeman bc same!

[@jameswood491]

It was weird that they pointed out the explosives in the tunnel underneath that the VIPs could use if they wanted to blow the whole place up. Like surely that’ll be used in the 2nd season??

[@niteskies]

🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@tasneemahmed5821]

Personally, I thought Jiyoeng's backstory and death (player 240 of the 6th episode) were the most depressing of the show. I mean she grew up with an abusive father who physically and possibly sexually assaulted her and her mom frequently. And she comes home one day to find out he's killed her mom and then she kills him and ends up in jail for God knows how long. Then once she leaves jail, there's a debt collector for her father's death and she ends up in Squid game. Like ugh, the girl hasn't had a good day in her. The only friend she ever had was Saebyeok, that's why she kept saying 'once we get out of here and 'let's go to Jeju island together it's because she couldn't believe she's finally made a friend. In the last 30 minutes of her life, she realizes the sadness her life is and how she has absolutely nothing and no one and gives it up for the only friend she has ever had. God thinking about it makes me tear up.

[@acrossgames4347]

I was trying so hard not to cry bro that was the saddest part

[@e.concrete]

idk if it really adds any credibility to the theory, but in the Spanish dub 001 continually refers to Gi-hun as "mi hijo," especially in the marbles episode. I don't think it necessarily means he IS Gi-hun's dad, but you could def see it as him manipulating Gi-hun to see him as a father figure👀

[@albertteng1191]

Mi hijo meaning my child. Here in asia, old people refer to young people they know as 'my child' For ex. "My child, study hard so you wil have a bright future"

[@dxhyunjin]

I can’t wait for you to start reviewing more kdramas 👀

[@tamsmartin1]

Oh gosh yes, like Kingdom and Mr Queen :)

[@tsuyuasui7297]

@@tamsmartin1 what are those about

[@Dani_1012]

I hope he watched Crash Landing On You, more people need to watch that drama

[@tamsmartin1]

@@tsuyuasui7297 Kingdom is a historical zombie series with added politics of a crown prince declared traitor while he desperately tries to save his country. Mr Queen is a hilarious time trip story where a modern day chef ends up in the body Joseon era Queen and upends everything around them. Also does court politics really well too

[@violetlavi2207]

Memories of Alhambra is a good one too!

[@sharrytamdang9201]

I read this from somewhere (sorry i forgot where), The fact that Gi-Hun "is going back" to the game instead of seeing his family is to further prove his point to the old man that there are some people that will still help those in need. It was kind of a similar scenario with the homeless man that if nobody helps him, he will eventually freeze to death. He knows that the game is still going on and he knows that the people are going to eventually die if he just "pass by". He decided to help them instead (or probably attempt to) with him dying his hair red (which i thought was random af at first) but red in this drama (from his POV) means authority. He also mentioned that he won't be a "horse" in their race anymore. Anyways, I am looking forward to season 2 but the director is apparently not going to do it unless he gets help. He said it was really hard to direct and write the entire thing by himself and he probably won't do it unless they hire more ppl.

[@d4yfly]

To anyone who loved this show, i highly recommend you watch Alice in Borderland on netflix, it’s technically the same plot in the sense of the characters trying to survive in a game except in this show the games are more sadistic and gory. It gives the same thrill of hoping to see the characters make it to the next round As someone who’s been watching asian shows for years now, i personally think Alice in Borderland is done a whole lot better but i do understand the hype around Squid Game, it’s something new, fresh and entertaining. Both shows are amazing.

[@abcdefjimin]

Same. I watched Alice In Borderland before Squid Game. It kinda baffles me how AIB is less known because I think that series was equally as good. It deserves the hype too! And I'm probably the only one who likes AIB more :v

[@jenslilsinsboutique1481]

Yes can't wait to see part2 of Alice in borderline

[@corimoon3360]

Alice In Borderland isn’t really as good as Squid Game but ok. Squid Game’s story pacing and everything was done a lot better.

[@corimoon3360]

@@abcdefjimin If you like AIB more then go watch that. Why are you here?

[@abcdefjimin]

@@corimoon3360 have you heard of personal preference? i watched AIB way before squid game got viral, and gave me a different perspective towards these types of shows. was not overly thrilled by SG, i could predict many patterns in it. squid game just got hyped too much and some people are blinded by the bandwagons. bet you only watched it for the same reason

[@elisazouza]

I felt so sorry for Ali, he was winning one of the games 😭 and the guy was thinking about himself and took his marbles 😭 I wonder if we’ll get a second season but wow the ending hit me hard

[@Fairysnuff91]

I don’t think Sang Woo is a villain. I think he has it figured out much earlier than the others, that there’ll only be one survivor and he’s just using what he has to survive. In his case it’s cunning rather than brute strength. I actually think all he cares about is his mum. Like he literally kills himself so that at least someone wins the money so that there’s a chance money will get to his mum. Poverty in some places is likely to lead to death. I don’t know enough about Korea to know if that’s the case there but there was an indication that it was like that with Gi Hun’s mum. He’s just willing to do whatever it takes to save the person he loves most.

[@KoongYe]

So, let me defend the ending here. When Gi-hun is talking to the old guy, there was a drunkard on the street freezing to death. The old guy bet that there is no good in humanity and the guy will likely die. Gi-hun obviously bet on the opposite(like even and odd of marble game). At the last minute, help arrives and someone brings the cops to help the drunkard. Gi-hun claims that he's won. Gi-hun probably thought the game ended with the death of old man and go about his way, when he notices the slap guy on a subway. So now he knows the game is still going on. Is he gonna ignore and go about his way? Or do sth about it? Ppl are mostly torn about his decision to go after the game. If he let the game be and go about his way, he is basically like all the ppl who left the drunkard on the street freezing to death, by which it makes the oldman right all along. All the other winners of the game either went about their ways or joined the organization. If Gi-hun took the plane, it would make him a big hypocrite in calming that the oldman was wrong and lost the bet. Why would he do that when he genuinely believes the best of humanity? It is also not a season 2 bait as alot of ppl seems to claim it to be. It is an open-ended ending where you can only assume what happened to him. Does he crush the system? maybe. The chances are as slim as him winning the Squid Game to begin with. But it depends on your(the audiences) level of belief in humanity to come up with the answer.

[@kristinc2379]

This has become one of my favorite shows ever and I love all the different characters and storylines so much. But I’m more interested in the Frontman storyline more than any of the others I think. Like how do you go from winning the game to frontman in five years time??? Even with those who won the game it seemed they still kept everything a secret with 456 being blinded while in the car with the frontman after winning. And they are clearly keeping an eye on the winners and their account balances. It just makes me so curious how frontman opened up that line of trust with those above him to even earn that position. I would love if they did a season about the 2015 games that frontman won and show how he went from being close to his family but also struggling with debt, to playing, to winning and deciding he wanted to be apart of it all and leave his life behind and never contacting his family.

[@coolboss999]

I really hopped on the San Woo hate train when he killed that girl before the final game. And I totally agree that Ali and her really deserved better. So much tears were involved 😭

[@cierraslowsdown]

I mean, before he even revealed why he did it, I knew it was because she said “I want to go home.” He knew she was ready to forfeit and Gihun had BEEN over it so they would’ve went home when Sang Woo had already went through and did all that he did and gotten that far. In his mindset, he’s gone too far. Time to follow through

[@ollieno971]

I mean I loved her but honestly she would have died any ways. There is no way they would have gotten her medical help and she was bleeding out rapidly.

[@DevinCallahan]

In my opinion, the saddest thing about Sae-Byeok's death is that Gi-Hun never actually promised her that he would take care of her brother, she asked him to but he got distracted with Sang-Woo falling asleep and so Sae-Byeok died without that closure that her brother would be taken care of.

[@randomhuman7573]

Yeah

[@barbrat8yearsago229]

yeah I was thinking about that like she didn't actually hear him say the words

[@thelyrikalious510]

“ your success is directly involved with someone else’s demise.” yup! 9:32

[@alittlemrzn9891]

I like the scene where they bet on the homeless man. On the one hand, we were shown that 001 was wrong because people did help this dude. On the other hand, we were shown that 456 was willing to bet on the life of another person (and 456 didn't even get any money for it) Just like the VIPS.

[@prettyfrog4176]

Episode 6 broke my heart 💔🥺

[@baelani_1633]

listen...all of them are SO.DAMN.FINE. especially gi-hun, sae-byeok and the police officer...this was the first kdrama I have ever watched and the first time I have BALLED over a show this much tbh. A lot of ppl hate sangwoo and I totally understand but to be honest, I did hate him at first too for betraying his friends especially Ali, he was such a sweet soul, but then I realized that when he killed himself and said I'm sorry it was basically his way of saying he regrets all the things he did. He was just overall a realistic character and whether no one can accept it or not. He did what he had to, to survive. I mean that was the entire game but still, he was just trying to survive like everyone else. The old man tho...I TAKE MY TEARS BACK....but at the same time he was right...they all had a chance to leave go home but they came back so it was their own fault mostly... after the first game. They could've found another way to work off the money so it was mostly greed except for Ali he had no choice. This is just my opinion so...btw I shipped sae-byeok and ji-yeoung SO hard like I wanted them to have a last kiss tbh.

[@njk8517]

The VIPs were talking like how non-english speakers thinks english sounds like. The intonation of their speech was sooo off

[@greentea6394]

With the dry western humor.... total horror

[@taliagula]

Love your personality and omg your camera quality is amazing!

[@slolypop3574]

The ending was a literal fight or flight scenario and like usual he chose fight

[@mandalove3408]

the ending is what kinda made me a little disappointed, but everything before that is amazing and I was glued in every single episode

[@Minaaamii]

The moment we were introduced to Ali and see what kind of character he is, I knew he was gonna die so I tried to keep myself from getting attached but I still felt so sad when he got betrayed :( But I feel like they really made Squid Game in a way where it sets it up really well for a season 2. My guess is that the next season is gonna be Gihyun and mr. policeman teaming up to try and take down the organization. (I am fully convinced that he is not dead!!!) I think we’ll get a much more climactic brother vs brother fight.

[@chebytheounce]

okay but I bawled my eyes out on episode 6 & the old man is my FAVORITE character no question. he just livin life! and he did have morals and he gave everyone an opportunity to choose to play & he had the deciding vote to END the first part !

[@justanotherperson8538]

I kinda feel that number 456 is gonna join the operation cuz at the finale he seemed emotionless and cold hearted so mby the only thing he can do is join, but what do I know lol

[@kayla-rae4770]

Nah he wanted to end it thats why he saved that guy at the train station

[@justanotherperson8538]

he didnt save him tho he just ran over to ask questions

[@marim8494]

he didn’t ask questions, he said don’t join. it was clear from his message that he wanted to end the whole game

[@alexman378]

He wasn’t emotionless, he expresses a lot of emotions in the last act, he was just completely broken from his experience and how half the reason he did it was his mother, who probably died thinking he was just out being a loser and not caring for her. Seemed more like he was headed back to find a way to end the whole thing. Didn’t seem to express any willingness to join them.

[@kells5993]

u thought he was emotionless??? he looked pissed

[@sevenseasonsofbrown]

I love how player 001 is always referred to as 'old sir' or 'old man', he's never once referred by his actually name, even when he remembers it and tells us

[@Sisima13]

Old man broke my heart when he "died" I cried like a damn baby. Come to realize he was doing all of this for his own fun 😓

[@marni3682]

Ali’s character might have been the most heartbreaking cause at least for 067 she was able to get her last wish because of Gi-hun. But I can’t stop thinking about how Ali made his wife and child leave the country and now they don’t know what happened to him. Like I still can’t get over it

[@paccinocappaccino]

I didn't watch the show because of the hype. I saw the cover art and fell in love with that and then watching the show I went through everything and watched it in one sitting. I only pressed pause when 212 said she was 19 because that was the lie I couldn't deal with

[@peacendpola23]

idc what anyone says, I cried so hard for 001 when he "died" on the marbles game and was extremely sad about Gi-hun's reaction to lying to him in order to win. Ooof, I wished you talked about that part of the marbles game.