Someone Won $4.56 MILLION In The Real Squid Game & This Show Was NUTS - Squid Game: The Challenge

Squid Game: The Challenge has finished and 1 players has beaten out 455 others to win 4.56 MILLION DOLLARS! But how was the season? Well it was nuts, sometimes filled with extreme tension and other times let down by new rules. Check out all my thoughts in this season review and recap of Squid Game: The Challenge season 1.
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[@BachelorFantake]

They better not make Squid Game season 2 (the drama) end with rock paper scissors.

[@aliciaanderson2599]

Agreed. It was so underwhelming lol.

[@jean_1893]

I skimmed by an article on my Google home feed that stated the green light on production for a S2 of this is. Can't confirm true or not. 😬

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

Agree it was so boring uninspired uncreative challenge.

[@digimonlover1632]

@@nicholasgarrick8855Nah it was cool and I love it in its simplicity. Squid Game wasn’t even really played in the finale of the original show. It was two guys trying to kill each other mostly.

[@adawong84]

Agreed, I would’ve like to see something a little more physically challenging.

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

Mai deserved it. Not only was she the most strategic, and intuitive player, but also the only one who didn't have selective amnesia after the bridge game.

[@nuve9190]

Fr

[@jamessnyder9307]

EXACTLY!!! It felt like everyone just straight up forgot about what Ashley did as soon as they got back into the dorms, and I was like, "Do y'all not remember what this girl did to Trey literally FIVE MINUTES AGO?!"

[@SamanthaTallman]

I agree!

[@jasonlo8780]

Lmaooo she was the last one on the bridge challenge gtfoh hahahah that's funny

[@framesdeanthesunsetters3372]

Facts!!!

[@lampsbright8062]

Mai deserves this for standing up to Ashley after the glass bridge game.

[@saeedk641]

In that dice game later Mai herself showed she was not a team player either and excluded herself from nomination.. so she was just being hypocritical. In glass bridge Mai was last so she had all the luxury of criticizing someone in front. If she was on glass bridge in Ashley's place she would probably have acted the same.

[@ladadee4175]

I don't know....punishing someone by doing the exact same thing seems hypocritical.

[@nupfe]

@@saeedk641 This doesn't make sense at all! This Self-Nomination-Decision was stupid, because they missed the chance to vote some out who risks the life of everyone. To call someone hypocritical who points out an arsehole, is like calling someone hypocritical after snitching a robber to the police.

[@minimi1]

@@saeedk641Wrong. If someone puts the group at risk, you get them out. You don’t let them have another chance to do the exact same thing.

[@saeedk641]

There is no group and there was no group in Mai's head through the game. She is so clever not only she was able to manipulate and play her "teammates" but she also managed viewers like you to buy her story. @@minimi1

[@autumn3510]

Shout out to TJ that helped Mai especially during “the test” and also by giving her the number 20 for bridge

[@kymberlycourage]

Finally someone is talking about TJ. Without his help Mai wouldn’t have won! Outstanding guy for sure 👏🏾

[@mbanerjee5889]

Agree. TJ was one of the few that had integrity.

[@Mertbabasisert]

TJ initially came across quietly arrogant but turned out to be incredibly gentle and sensitive. Fantastic contestant.

[@LailabulaBekele]

Are we forgetting that she outwardly expresssed that she didn’t like tj multiple times though she continued actin nice to him?

[@kymberlycourage]

@@LailabulaBekele yes! It’s like everyone forgot that. Mai is a low-key dirt bag. I don’t know how everyone has forgotten about that.

[@kcc-karenschroniccorner9432]

I loved that it ended with rock paper scissors. Many people think it’s random luck but it’s not. It showed why Mai was a strategic legend and deserved to win.

[@ositoguy]

Exactly!

[@KevinUchihaOG]

yup. Mai seemed to win a surprising amount of times. Sam even said he tried to throw random hands, but Mai could read him anyway. Routed for Mai the last few episodes.

[@Mngalahad]

Maybe it was 50/50 but it was edited to pretend the ending was pure luck. Like if there was strategy for rolling dice.

[@minimi1]

@@MngalahadShe was right about Phil going for Rock/Scissors because he’s a man, and studies show that there’s a 3/5 chance someone who lost a round will use the move that beat them

[@ositoguy]

@@Mngalahad there is same for paper scissors if you google they are even studied about it

[@Ali-Adamantium]

Honestly Mai deserves it, she is so tactical and great at reading people. Imagine cutting your daughter out cause she got pregnant then she beats 456 people in a game and wins 4.5mil

[@cornelllevi1]

My gf was adopted from Vietnam when she was 3 months old and she says her biological family seems to subtly try to make her feel guilty for having a better life than them. I guess it’s common in culture there to expect help from family financially even if they aren’t very close. I guarantee you Mai’s family is trying to get ahold of her right now.

[@ositoguy]

A truth surviver so mentally strong

[@duncan54197]

Technically 4.6mil actually

[@ositoguy]

She is savage so smart, she deserved to win

[@yayag.8990]

⁠@@duncan54197technically like 2.5 mil with taxes😂

[@vickie2263]

Mai won all that money!!! I bet the family members that deserted her are now trying to come back in her life...😒

[@user-ss4ek3zo4d]

fr. i hope they come out of the woodwork apologizing. and i hope she tells them she’s good, she doesn’t need their approval no more. she has her own approval now

[@miliba]

If I were Mai Id donate 1 million to Phil and each of her other close buddies from the show

[@a.j.w9992]

@@milibamore like 100k, she only won 4 million

[@lynnepate9601]

Exactly with their hands out… people better realize how they treat one another. Just never know

[@Yei_M72]

@@milibadawg it’s 4 million which will not last forever , giving away 1 million is too much lol

[@mslcoca]

I’m just glad Mai won , the only person who played without emotions . Strategic and a bad ass !

[@BlaxicanBeautyTV333]

Without emotions? Lmao she was crying every 10 mins 😂

[@mslcoca]

@@BlaxicanBeautyTV333 as in strategy, for instance instead of voting in herself for dice , she voted in someone else . By tuning into other people’s emotions and getting people on her side , also picking who put the present on her table . It was strategy . Her crying doesn’t mean she was playing with emotions imo , she always had her eye on the prize .

[@j.m251]

People kept getting mad at others who played it smart and remembered people are supposed to get eliminated. I don’t get it. I just kept saying “smart move” even if that meant a funny character left

[@mslcoca]

@@j.m251 exactly ! Everyone had too much of a friendly mindset going into challenges , at the end of the day only one person wins . The fact that especially in the dice game people weren’t voting in someone else just baffled me .

[@yayag.8990]

@@mslcocabecause all of the other strong-willed, strategic players were voted out unfairly at the very start. No one voted her out because she didn’t look like a threat

[@peaceloveGen]

It was definitely the most intense game of rock, paper, scissors that I’ve ever seen in my life.

[@AmaraEmme]

My favorite part of the show was seeing how determined the final 20 contestants were to keep things civil and even collegial. Roland became my favorite when he suggested that everyone should only jump once on the glass bridge. It was also heartening how everyone decided to nominate themselves in the dice game, even when they could’ve used Ashley‘s self preservation on the glass bridge as justification for targeting her. Instead, they forgave her and maintained an environment of kindness (I mean, the group could’ve targeted Ashley, but as soon as she was eliminated, it would’ve been unfair for everyone after her elimination who would then have to nominate themselves). And at the end when Phil signed “good luck, Mai”, I found it so thoughtful because Jackie’s dream for participating on the show was to increase representation of deaf culture, and Phil remembered that in his last moment in the spotlight.

[@ntokozomoyo2371]

What about Trey? He got elminaed because of her selfishness. Why forgive that? She wasn't even sorry.

[@chargestone96]

That plan was very weird i dont get why the people later in the order agreed to that, its not even at all

[@AmaraEmme]

@@ntokozomoyo2371 I mean, technically Trey got himself eliminated. It was 17 to 1, everyone else could’ve applied more pressure to Ashley. My read on the post-bridge situation was that they wanted to keep the dice game fair because once they eliminated Ashley, everyone else would have to nominate themselves for elimination. Whereas everyone who nominated Ashley would not have had to have nominate themselves. Plus, multiple players seemed to express an understanding of why Ashley did what she did. Like when Sam was saying that they couldn’t fault Mai for playing her game for herself, that same logic applies to Ashley. I’m sure they were all tempted to do the same thing, so they had grace for each other.

[@AmaraEmme]

@@chargestone96 if you’re talking about the glass bridge, it was the fairest option because under normal conditions, most of the players would have to sacrifice themselves to figure out which panels were safe to stand on. Roland’s plan was actually the only way more than a handful of people were getting across the bridge. In the behind the scenes, the creators said they were surprised at how the players managed to turn that game against them.

[@chargestone96]

@@AmaraEmme no on average 8.5 people get eliminated regardless, the plan doesnt change that it actively reduces your odds for players 10-17 to agree to that plan Its not fair to ask someone to reduce their odds to give you better odds when it doesnt increase the groups odds Player 16 should not have been eliminated but he got peer pressured into a risk he should have been nowhere near That plan is a lot fairer if everyone agreed to it ahead of the shirts being assigned but they waited till after making it not at all a fair plan

[@mebjones83]

I didn’t like the “tests” either…too reminiscent of getting picked for dodgeball. Also, I’m glad I’m not the only one that wanted Ashley to get eliminated after the stunt she pulled with the glass bridge. It was wild to me how the other contestants stood up for her.

[@8bitbarbie163]

because the rest of them were thinking with their head, and would have done the same thing had it been them. because what she did advanced her in the game and got out one of the bigest threats to her game

[@mebjones83]

@@8bitbarbie163 the rest of them went ahead right away before the guy in front of them jumped 3 times forward 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@nupfe]

I agree 100%. This moment can make you losing faith in humanity! I mean the Moment NOT stand together and vote her out ... instead fate/accident was voting ... honestly, I was shocked by this stupidity.

[@keke835]

@@mebjones83that’s so dumb. She said she didn’t agree to that plan. And she did jump when ASKED. Trey should’ve used his mouth like an adult and ask or apply pressure. He lost bc he wasn’t good enough. So did Ashley and everyone else. Mai is just like Ashley, disregarding “rules” for her progression. Idk y y’all r so understanding of her actions in the dice game when she did the exact same thing as Ashley. Y’all r weak to ideas of retribution and it’s so childish. Mai didn’t nominate Ashley bc of morals or as a punishment, that was just the disguise to fool ppl like u. She’s actually intelligent, and saw the opportunity of avoiding risk to herself and putting it on someone she (unfortunately) wrongly assumed was more hated. She expected everyone to support that decision bc most ppl r slaves to revenge. Surprisingly most didn’t care, probably because they knew Ashley was playing the game her way to win. Sam even says this about mai, so why r y’all to dense to apply it to Ashley? Grow up. This is 4.5 million; mai knew that and so did a few others like Ashley .

[@mebjones83]

@@keke835 Sheesh, why all the insults? It’s a tv show friend…not that serious.

[@Amongsussy306]

My respect for phil skyrocketed after episode 9

[@100daysofsunshine7]

He is a sweetheart

[@atleastdecent3810]

My favorite test, was when 4 people had to unanimously decide who must do the umbrella shape, I honestly thought a ton of people would get out there.

[@pebcak]

That's when they should have played rock-paper-scissors to decide, but nooooo.

[@OohLaLaurie]

The worst part of this anticlimactic ending was that Netflix made us wait a week for it. I HATE their practice of breaking up the season and holding back the finale.

[@alexia33024]

I kinda like breaking up the season because I am not a binge watcher. If it wasn't broken up I would have been spoiled by scrolling through Tik-Tok. The finale was a little anticlimactic though.

[@williammcalpine2718]

I think the ending was fine they picked a well known kids game and added a dramatic twist we wouldn’t see coming

[@user-ss4ek3zo4d]

it worked out for me bc i finished episode 9 on tuesday and when it ended saw episode 10 came out wednesday lol

[@Dreamer-sz9cu]

I'm not against them breaking it up but for one epsiode ? Seriously ? Most people had already guessed who won by their appearance on that Squid game event.

[@SophiaDerivan]

Very anticlimactic. I could have been wrong, but my guess was that Mai would win because they followed her quite heavily from earlier on. The guy who came third wasn’t even followed, maybe he’s just that boring, but it was a dead give away he wouldn’t reach the final. They were trying to show Mai’s as this genius mastermind & that’s why she won, she hacked the game. Maybe she is very intelligent, but obviously luck really has to be on your side.

[@citlali3507]

I liked the ending because the opponents were so opposite. One an older Asian woman who was in the Navy that is a wife/mom/grandma and played in a calculated and strategic way. The other a gay Brazilian young man that is a scuba diving instructor and just goes with the flow. Both were most likely underestimated so I was proud of both of them. 💯

[@digimonlover1632]

I personally was fine they did rock paper scissors. It’s a childhood game, has beauty in its simplicity, and Squid wasn’t even really played in the actual series cause it just devolved into two people killing each other. Squid is even meant to be played with multiple people with 2 teams as well.

[@unavailableforcomment]

I hate to say this, and I agree with you on almost every point, but the rock-paper-scissors game was the most suspenseful and satisfying game I've seen in a long time. I was up and screaming around my living room. It does involve skill as Mai showed and she deserves that win. I think you gotta give it to them. This show was an unexpected phenomenon and research project of humanity.

[@Vaajraath]

I didn't necessarily mind the tests because in the original show the contestants were actively encouraged to murder each other between games. I just kind of figured the tests were The Challenge's way of incorporating all the people killed during the random chaos between games; but again, without the actual murder.

[@BWeManX]

Yeah. It probably would have been better if they secretly distributed like 10-15 stickers that said "YOU'VE BEEN SHANKED." And if you can stick them on someone then they're eliminated lmao

[@BWeManX]

I feel like a fair part of the "direct murder" in the show was: Strength in numbers, and strength in actual strength. The big brutes have an advantage in being strong, and popular players have an advantage in having many friends to support them. But the vast majority of eliminations were '1 player chooses other player(s)', which kind of defeated the point. You can have a gganbu gang and it doesn't matter because a single person can just pick off 2-3 of you on a whim anyways. And that single person wasn't voted champion most of the time, they were just randomly selected or blindly volunteered not even knowing what they were volunteering for.

[@Djk2578]

The bridge game was crazy, Mai was fully right about that girl taking advantage of everyone else. The smartest person deserved to win.. congrats Mai :)

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

I hope Phil is able to take his frame ,and buy himself a boat ,and his own scuba company.

[@Loops-1]

I have never watched a second of this show but I am shocked and appalled that someone sent this man I deemed my grandfather 5 seconds into this video home. How fucking dare she.

[@8bitbarbie163]

see and theres your problem, getting rid of him WAS a smart decision and it DID benefit her and her alliance's games

[@dayleholmquist9603]

I hoped Phil would win, but knew Mai would. She was great at reading people. Very strategic and smart woman.

[@abridgedplane4417]

I just know that when Trey got home, LeAnn was pissed that he chose to jump like 3 times lol

[@jorgeenchilada]

I wanted Ashley to lose after what she did to Trey more than i've cared about most things in my life.

[@catherinele1580]

Mai played so well she was super, focused intelligent strategic and made the right alliances along the way 🎉❤

[@nataliesquire969]

It drove me absolutely CRAZY how not ONE person understood Mai’s motivation of nominating Ashley in the dice game. And how Ashley fully denied any fault or reasons for her having a target on her back. She was a coward who didn’t want to follow the rules everyone agreed to. Rules that literally benefitted HER as one of the first few numbers. And Mai apologizes to her?? All her interviews being like “oh she’s gonna target me? Who tf does she think she is?” Like she was innocent. I just hated that she got away with playing unfairly and no one except Mai even questioning it. She got what she deserved in the end.

[@SophiaDerivan]

It was weird that player’s questioned Mai after choosing Ashley, but people didn’t seem to question Ashley & maybe it wasn’t shown, but it doesn’t make sense how people were unhappy with Mai because it is like they forgot or instantly forgave Ashley for not jumping, but couldn’t do the same for Mai. Bizarre!

[@TheOfficialDarren]

I think Mai deserved to win. So glad you explained the bridge situation in this cause some people must’ve missed that part and were hating on Mai. No room for hate over here

[@wendysmith6372]

Thanks again for your hilarious recaps and commentary! Just like your Bachelor franchise recaps, I enjoy these more than actually watching the shows.

[@ernestocampos8330]

The tests were awesome! In the show, the players were able to kill each other. The tests were the equivalent of killing someone. Meaning just getting rid of someone because you want to.

[@gizemekizler4427]

yes!

[@angelmushahf]

Does anyone remember the game of marbles where there was a White guy and a Black girl who couldn’t agree on how they wanted to play the game? And both got eliminated because they couldn’t decide on who won? I think the Black girl was more willing to compromise and should have survived that challenge

[@iitachi5]

The guy just wanted to play a regular game of marbles, the woman wanted to handicap him to make it “fair”

[@angelmushahf]

@@iitachi5 well she wanted to play a game of chance. But agreed to play the regular marble game. She got the marble in the vase first. But they ended getting a tie. At the end

[@proudream]

I thought rock, paper, scissors was a BRILLIANT idea!!!!

[@lcps6805]

Hahahah "this could be you" at the end was so funny

[@ninayip-campbell1867]

Love you reviews on any shows!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@mayaburgh6130]

i love your videos!! thank you for making them.

[@megorooni]

How did you find that perfect rock paper scissors clip from the Simpsons LOL

[@8bitbarbie163]

i will say im low key really glad that they cut tug of war and squid games, otherwise the women wouldve been put at much greater disadvantage in the challenges

[@8bitbarbie163]

i will say 90% of the criticisms from squid games watchers directed towards ashley, phalisia, and jada were DEEPLY and HEAVILY rooted in anti black racism and misogyny but thats a convo for another day

[@ikexbankai]

@@8bitbarbie163HEAVILY

[@AmaraEmme]

It also provided more drama than tug of war would’ve because it subverted expectations, involved different team dynamics, and forced people to step up. The creators mentioned that pretty much everyone who was a prominent character in the second half of the competition started to emerge during the battleships challenge.

[@girlwtf7616]

@@8bitbarbie163I’m pretty sure Ashley is was more because of how hypocritical she was. So let’s not pull the race card on that honestly.

[@girlwtf7616]

@@8bitbarbie163also jada literally got on someone for taking an extra serving but then took the burger from the guy that won that but okay yeah sure someone call that “racism” because people dislike hypocritical people who are judging others and going around doing the same exact thing. It’s about CHARACTER not race. When you make everything about race is doesn’t change anything. Not every single little thing is about race. Someone can be critical about someone’s character without it being about the color of their skin.

[@a.j.w9992]

Picnic was obviously going to lead to the marble game, like what else would they be pairing them up for

[@bornrich9264]

Tbh they were too excited for the food they might have forgot about the marble games. Even I got excited for them to enjoy a Picnic.

[@iitachi5]

Right? They could’ve been in those dorms for weeks. They probably haven’t seen the show in months and forgot

[@bonanzabrandon6877]

I hope that they learn some lessons from season 1 to cut out the fluff in season 2. They can do better.

[@Supre3m3Kai]

There was no fluff.

[@bonanzabrandon6877]

I was just agreeing with Fantake that the tests and arbitrary "pick 3 players for elimination" thing was dumb and didn't add to the show in a meaningful way.

[@TheOnylove]

Watching 299’s scene during Dalgone was so hard. I hope he is able to work on pushing back because not doing so literally caused physical and mental effects.

[@valerieanimagus6230]

We love Mai!!! She deserved it ❤🎉

[@BWeManX]

I agree it was profoundly disappointing that like the vast majority who made it past 'red light green light' got eliminated by total random chance.

[@RayMak]

I Stan Mai too in this. She’s also very generous with her winnings.

[@halichakhonishankhanova6224]

I love your humour! Especially - "that can be you" thing

[@lynnepate9601]

Go Mai I was rooting for u all the way. Well deserved

[@danielmulno]

stanley's eye roll was perfect

[@Jennilynne]

Really the only way to react to that reveal

[@100daysofsunshine7]

I actually enjoyed watching all the games. I think they had to add some new ones because they knew everyone would watch the games to prepare.

[@mrslens3181]

The original Squid Game wasn’t fair. You couldn’t predict wether you would win or get eliminated / killed. I liked that this show also didn’t try to be somewhat fair either. I also don’t believe that the shapes in the second last game weren’t random. In Korea - and maybe other Asian countries as well - a circle usually means yes and a cross means no. Since the dice can also resemble a cross, it made sense that it turned red and the triangle turned grey. But if you don’t know about that part of culture, it turns into a game of randomness.

[@timmyaz7112]

Round shape : go , green . Square : stop . red Triangle : warning , yellow

[@digimonlover1632]

I personally thoroughly enjoyed it and I’m excited for the second season. I still was tense during the tests wondering who was going to get eliminated. There were still advantages that could be gained during tests though. They just weren’t because players wanted to eliminate other players which is fine with me. Also I never got the impression that they were supposed to give advantages and disadvantages primarily. They’re there to eliminate more players. Like the show isn’t hiding that. So overall I was happy with the tests but they’re definitely not as great as the actual games played. Also a funny coincidence that 27 people got eliminated from tests like how 27 people died during the riot in the original series. So saying the tests are there to simulate the riot from the show is spot on lol.

[@flomccanuck8095]

Same for me, really entertaining show, I actually liked the 'Challenge' more than the original show. Only complaint, WAY to much crying - that got old:) Looking forward to Season 2

[@artpot]

i really wanted Phil to win. He was always calm, collected n kind to everyone. I imagined his win would be to help his family, friends n community as opposed to Mai's which was more like she needed to win to prove a point. Mai had some really impressive intution but her crying through the whole show got tiresome to watch. im happy for her though.

[@annabethchase297]

Exactly, Mai may have played fair, but Phil played honest and I have much greater respect for that than for any strategy!

[@dretterath]

This show definitely has a lot of potential

[@LD-ky8bo]

"This could be you" 😂🤣🤣🤣 Killed me!

[@Trickster310YT]

I love the randomness of Squid Games.

[@michaelrichardi6047]

Final 3 buttons was bad choice it can so be rigged

[@ikexbankai]

How can it be rigged? If you mean by production that’s against the law when there is money on the line because of tax/ gambling laws. If it ever came out that anyone on production rigged any of the games they could be investigated for embezzlement. The government and especially the IRS does not play when there’s money involved

[@sydneylee7907]

​@ikexbankai that's actually really interesting though. I thought the same thing (this MUST be rigged by production). I mean, separating the bffs and pinning the man against the woman that no one was rooting for seemed like something producers would do😅 but even netflix isn't going to risk being sued over something like that

[@iitachi5]

The dinner tables were arranged like a triangle on a circle set, there were no squares preset. That was the hint

[@lenshields4598]

The game reminded me of real life, sometimes its luck, sometimes people screw you over, maybe something random knocks you out or down a peg, sometimes no matter how are you work for something, you don't get it, and sometimes it just is what it is, how you handle the pressure, the loss, the win, or how you got that far, might bite you or push you forward, just like real life, the game kind of made no since and sometimes, just like some, you pretend that person didn't just screw someone over to get ahead, because of the group mentality or they are important, because they have something you need or want, or don't want to be left out in some other way, such a cool show, i hope the next one is similar

[@simonsingiza9540]

Squid game challenge lived up to expectations given the fact that people doubted it would be equally as good as the series. the test were gruesome but an interesting twist to the game. coz like the first seasons of game of thrones it kept us on our toes not knowing who was going out next. it didnt matter weather ur the most, popular most hated, the quitest person or the expert in the games anyone at the slightest spark was up for elimination and i personally loved that.

[@cmcavoy84]

You describing the ending/rock-paper-scissors sounds like how Chardee Macdennis ended.... Flip. A. Coin!

[@Laura-ef3kw]

Thank you for doing a recap of this because no way was I going to be able to watch the whole thing

[@show-me-retro]

Thought the finale was very anticlimactic. I was like that's it... 😏

[@mebjones83]

Yeah, they need better games. Rock paper scissors would’ve been useful for deciding the shapes with the cookie

[@show-me-retro]

@@mebjones83 Deciding who wins $4.5 million with rock paper scissors with no real twist was extremely lame when the rest of the show was pretty intense

[@miliba]

Youd prefer Phil and Mai to swordfight instead?

[@show-me-retro]

@@miliba f*ck yeah!!!!

[@show-me-retro]

@miliba make people wait a whole week for that final episode, yeah soo worth it Lol

[@melc8388]

I wanted either trey or his mom. Netflix should have shown more of Phil and or the next guy. Cause most people would have wanted mai cause they shown mai throughout

[@mariomazzarella3879]

Pretty sure the advantage was to have the picnic basket to himself, basically giving him a free pass to the following round. Which as it happens someone completely random got left with.

[@nickyg7557]

7:30 I think the battleship game would've been better if all players from one team survived, even if they were formerly hit by the other team. Because in the pendant "tug of war" it was the same. One team won as a whole instead of some losing and some winning. But maybe they just wanted to create more drama so...

[@mslcoca]

Agreed !

[@vgamador]

Idk I think it was good that they had games of chance AND strategy. Not everyone has a smart brain

[@lmss3309]

I really loved the show... I don't understand why anyone would hate it

[@hpham5589]

The social element is on and off! I think it needs more complex. The amount of chance in here is really chaotic and kinda crazy

[@hpham5589]

The lastttt game/episode is just so chaotic

[@lisawilliford8621]

I just felt like it could not be real because it was so dramatic! (Umbrella, throw up guy).

[@alirae3663]

Love how everyone in the audience hates Ashley… and no one understood why they should’ve followed Mai and kept nominating her

[@bonanzabrandon6877]

Ashley behaved like a petulant child and never owned up to what she did. I'm glad she didn't win.

[@AmaraEmme]

The group could’ve targeted Ashley, but as soon as she was eliminated, it would’ve been unfair for everyone after her elimination who would then have to nominate themselves. It looked like Mai was only thinking of her own self preservation (which can be a good trait in the show) and used Ashley’s actions as an excuse to target her, but she wasn’t thinking of everyone else’s odds (and amazingly, it seems like every other contestant was thinking about the welfare of the group).

[@IamLotion]

how would it be unfair... it would still be nominating yourself until two more people are out@@AmaraEmme

[@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343]

This show was so tone deaf given the context and message of the original tv show.

[@userabc222]

I thought when 229 got rick and Stephan out was a smart move like she knew they were the "leaders" of their group and she thinned it out sucks bcuz they were good and fan favorites but can't hate for her being strategical

[@avawarrior7937]

While I dialiked tests too because people couldn't fight to stay in similar to Love Island Games, Phalisia not "this Lady" lol chose to get rid of two strong and popular players who were in an alliance and flying under the radar. It was a very smart and strategic move gamewise. Tbh I thought there was going to be a twist where after they were "eliminated" they can fight to stay in or some quiz or something because it was unfair and just a way to cull over 400 players down.

[@djtrackmatic6315]

I wanted grandpa Rico to win… however, It seems it wasn’t it was a game of challenges but a game of balancing your personality and relationships.. The best person played the game the best which was Mai

[@nickyg7557]

1:30 I didn't think the tests where bad in general.....it gave the show something new and exciting. There were just too many of them.....but I mean, without the tests there would probably still be like 50-100 players left shortly before the finale. So I understand why they were introduced

[@ali773n]

I understand your gripe about people being eliminated over things they can’t control, like someone disliking another. BUT in the real game, they literally murdered each other. I typed this as you just addressed this in the video, but still, I wanna emphasize the point.😂

[@JBravoEcho09]

I mean the whole show originally was meant to simulate capitalism, which is unfair at picking winners and losers, like sometimes merit will win out, but at the end of the day the strata that you enter into will be the strata that you die in, without substantial amounts of luck. And the game show within the universe of Squid Game itself wasnt meant for the masses, it was intended for the uber-rich benefactors. That's why the Challenge feels so hollow, because in the show, the the crazy rich dont actually care about the contestants because like in real life it doesnt actually affect them, but to one watching the challenge and taking it seriously and are beset by realities of life, we will take those unfair knocks personally. It's all about the framing. Watching Squid Game puts you in the shoes of the main character experiencing the game, watching The Challenge puts you in the shoes of the heartless rich benefactors. It was always bound to feel...yucky.

[@jeffreyquizon509]

Its like the whole group forgot Ashleys action on the glass bridge and then turned on Mai

[@Ninashelby90]

I actually liked the dorm elimination stuff. Forced people to reveal their alliances and enemies.

[@loldoctor]

They should have done ddakji at the end. Korean child's game that rewards both finesse and strength. There's definitely a degree of luck, but compared to rock-paper-scissors it may as well be Go.

[@parmiiidaaa]

Mai better give TJ some of that money… seriously without him she would have been eliminated long ago..

[@giovannigiovanni.7220]

Gotta thank 182 for his sacrifice.😊

[@bornrich9264]

Lol she doesn’t have to or be expected to… it was his choice to help her. What’s next we gonna start demanding and expecting all the people we helped in the past to give us some cookies.

[@motivationontop6587]

True

[@parmiiidaaa]

it is a gesture that would matter, even if she gives him 5 to 10k it can have a huge impact on him! @@bornrich9264

[@malestorm234]

At first I liked the twist of Rock Paper Scissors but since only one player used their brains it became boring. Mai and the guy eliminated before the final would have made great TV. Though that is how you know the game is not rigged because the players with the best TV connection kept getting sent home. Great for surprise, but I can't say I was vested in Mai winning.

[@ayannascott523]

I liked the doom elimination. Great replacement over the killing going on in the show.

[@isabelveiga2417]

I thought there was some hints in the dinner. The table was a triangle on a circle stage. The only shape not there was a square. The season was ok, but I prefer the show. 😊

[@iitachi5]

You’re fucking smart, you should apply for the next season 😂

[@SuperDevmister]

The end should have had the money fall from the sky somehow

[@adawong84]

I’m sure they all signed a waiver as well.

[@M0nst3r0711]

But was the random games really random or did the producers decide whom they wanted to see in the final?

[@ositoguy]

Mai deserved to win, so mentally strong and smart, and the only one who didn't forget what happened in the bridge....

[@abutestes1855]

Love the Veep clip

[@jetc4589]

Yah mai won it and good for her! However did we all forget when one of the women players said "lets all choose women" and they agreed.. mai straight up didnt?!

[@tatyanakeller803]

I dont even remember this test

[@dmitrykim3096]

I think thats some contests being unfair and more about luck is a good quality of this game. Its like gambling, people think that they are lucky

[@dmitrykim3096]

The gambling element of this makes it that anybody has a chance to win not the smartest one or the strongest one and also makes it heartbreaking which is good

[@briezzy365]

3:59 You are the King of Memes

[@tashaleahchongo715]

GRandpa rick was preciousssss

[@jrodgers211]

The tests were good I think, in the original they were fighting and killing each other in the dorm, the tests were a way to simulate that part of the game, also you do know what the advantage is, the next game was marbles, he wasn’t going to have to play. Worst episode was by far the finale

[@traption4617]

I wish they would've had a death match and switched things up towards the end. Also they had to play these test because in the original they killed eachother when lights went out so it makes sense.

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

I agree with you fantake They really fumble the finale just anticlimactic, and mediocre I don't really have any other words lol.

[@dwightbala2280]

So many times ppl have gotten eliminated cause of chance and it’s bs

[@lm6568]

I like the elimination factor it heightened the secret social game

[@100daysofsunshine7]

I think the original show Squid Game Season 2 will come out next first then Squid Game Challenge Season 2. They did an amazing job of copying sets and making everything look alike for the first season.

[@TheOfficialDarren]

They should’ve been allowed to “push other players off” in some way just like in the original movie during the bridge game. Cause if I was there I would’ve voted to force her to keep going or she was gon get pushed and forced to decide

[@Gabriela-co8ee]

THE FACT that this exist just shows ppl lack any media literacy and that the big companies want us to stay this way,bringing ppl desperate enough to play this for money its basically the same thing if they just decided to do a hunger games reality show

[@Supre3m3Kai]

Wtf are you on about?

[@user-fd4qq2lq5b]

Where is 0:54 from?

[@wkc_]

Best scene is when Mai 287 said the Lord’s Prayer 🙏🏽