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[@edpotter1170]

Another thing about Episode 2: Gi-hun swore on his mother, and ended up losing his mother.

[@violent___serenity]

Oooh, good catch!

[@levanngannou1297]

OMG!

[@sariel8406]

He specifically said "i bet on my mother's life". His friend laughed at him for treating his mother's life so cheaply. So it isn't surprising he went nuts after her death.

[@kamyagupta4030]

oh

[@kj3105]

The director of the series confirmed that the red-blue theory is not true

[@CodyCha]

Yea that didn't make any sense. The players are all killed off, so they need far more players than the guards. Guards really never need to be replaced nor would they want a high turnover rate.

[@lilmanq7746]

Oh rlly I didn’t think about that theory for a sec I thought that was actually real but it didn’t make sense because the soldiers wouldn’t have gotten anything

[@giiobskevin5323]

@@lilmanq7746 well it could be il-nam will also pay for the guards for doing their job.

[@braidij7598]

Plus you see some of the players playing with a red card when they show peoples backstories on the screen in episode 1. (In this vid, the far left middle video shows a player playing with the red card at around 12:23 )

[@dtmt502]

yes it doesn't make sense to have unreliable people handle the operating of the game

[@humanlonely7914]

Squid Game is one of the best show I have watched so far. So entertaining.

[@Qabaqosain_mix]

Yea

[@stunner2012]

This is the only show you watched right??? It was interested but not the best

[@akshaykm4682]

Best show🤣🤣

[@maxlopez7671]

Nah not better as the gods will Japanese film

[@kuttuji4684]

Bro its not that good...There are better shows out there

[@afrodesiac8064]

I think Gi-Hun didn't use much of the money for a long time because he knows it's basically blood money. He probably has PTSD every time he looks at his account. He's good at heart so it makes sense that it would bother him so much.

[@Harshitmahour]

PTSD???

[@vavakunju17]

@@Harshitmahour post traumatic stress disorder

[@kamyagupta4030]

yes

[@jdot634]

Another small detail that I’ve not seen posted anywhere online: In episode 2 when Jun-Ho enters In-Ho’s abandoned apartment, we can see the apartment is small and modeled exactly like the rooms the masked workers sleep in on the island - from desk location, to the bed. This shows that In-Ho more than likely became a worker after winning the games in 2015 and wanted to stay in an apartment modeled after their rooms on the island. He probably then worked his way up to become the Front Man. I also believe he is the first and only Front Man.

[@izonepunchman6657]

The writer said the red hair simply refers to his anger inside him.

[@PortgasDAce-wt2qu]

I see. I actually saw it as a representation of blood on him. Don't know why, don't ask me XD

[@notaneboy]

For me the red hair means the blood of his friends who died

[@meosies1910]

I thought it represents his decision to stop. Just like in episode 2 they were given a choice, whether they want to continue the game or not and the X was red. He decided to stop living the way he was and start a better life. And he wants to stop the game too, for good this time.

[@deendrider]

Some other things I have read from the other comment sections, - There’s several clues throughout the show that hint 001 is 456’s father. When 456 refuses to drink regular milk, 001 says his son hated milk too. On October 24, 001 says his son’s birthday is coming soon. 456 birthday is Oct 31. During the marble game 001 says he lived in a similar neighbourhood, 456 says so did he.The door of the house where 001 gets “killed” at is the same as 456’s mother’s house. - There was a foreshadow for player 456 as well. When he returned, he was tied up and player 67 was with him. He swore on his mother's life for player 67 to untie him then broke it. When he won the games, he returned to his mother having passed away - The 7th game was played on the 7th floor between the old man and the protagonist and unknowingly the protagonist becomes the VIP as they are betting on an innocent man's life - In the first horse race, the horse 6 won it from the horse 8 where the finalist numbers were 45(6) & 21(8)

[@vanshmahajan8960]

Damn

[@praxgemini]

I think Il Nam shouted for the dorm blood bath to stop because he genuinely was scared that he might be killed. It was not a game and there was no way he could have any control over the situation.

[@adichatterjee]

Hell no bro. I think it was a sign from him to the people watching to stop the game. There’s no way that man was scared after running 50 years of death games

[@Hy-BridAbroad]

@@adichatterjee Running a death game and being inside of a death game isn't the same at all

[@agentpd4371]

@@Hy-BridAbroad He has been participating all these years in these games.. so he is not afraid of death.. Just think about being old as fk and playing tug of war against 10 young men.. he is not afraid of death. He thought people killing each other like this without a game is something not morale and equal as they designed the game. So he just realized it and asks to stop the game.. Even after that scene.. you can see il nam being in tragedy for the game design that was made to kill people without a proper game. Even the guards will come to seize the knife from Dok su because he had advantage of the situation.

[@CorporalCookie]

@@agentpd4371 There's no sign that he's participated before this years game, just that he's been hosting the Korean games.

[@blackwidow7804]

@@agentpd4371 no this was his first game he was in. Its pretty obvious when he tell the front man that its his first time in. And he was scared thats why he stopped the blood bath. It was dark and he had zero control over it and it was not one of the official 6 games.

[@alyssasummer176]

Main theory missed was that we viewers are the actual VIPs sitting at home watching people play these dangerous games and betting on them.

[@janhavishigwan1347]

Whoa never thought of it that way, I guess it's like when you're sitting at home watching news and saying "they should've done that" "the system is so rigged" but not actually doing anything to change things

[@anandiganguly3086]

Notice how Sang-Woo killed himself the exact same way he killed Sae-Byeok?

[@kamyagupta4030]

yes

[@Akshit.vats.]

Notice how when deok su died, Han mi nyeo also died.

[@deez-px1iu]

Not exact

[@UKpowerunleashed]

Jaby is so hell bent on "chance" part that he is not even considering that the game is all about rich people having fun at the expense of the poors. Plus they are having fun in manipulating them by showing them money like a meat dangling infront of a hungry dog. Yes, poor were doing all the killings but the rich were putting them in such situation by taking advantage of their debt situation. That's what our protagonist thinks is wrong. That's his motive.

[@mr.nobita585]

After 3 seasons of DARK and GOT, squid game is the show I binge watched 😁

[@maxlopez7671]

Not really it’s rip off an Japanese film

[@lucyheartfilia7336]

Lolll sameee

[@user-hw8zg8zo1v]

@@maxlopez7671 is it battle royale the movie you are talking about? If it is, then I oppose, cause the movie spawned a new genre and the series is one of the movie in the genre🤷‍♂️

[@aniketme621]

Binged watched Dark. LoL.

[@hritvikkishore6624]

Try Alice in Borderland. It is way better

[@coffeecatskimchi5962]

I completely disagree with Jaby. The game targets people who are in financial trouble and manipulates them into a death cult. None of the players are aware that only 1 player will survive. None of the players realize after the first game that they will be made to kill each other, let alone the ones they are closest to. The game systematically has players make more and more depraved decisions until they feel like they've come too far to go back, all for the sake of entertainment. They make a show of "fairness," but it's only to keep the players in the game. As soon as fairness threatens the entertainment of the elite the lights go off. The truth of the game is they kill 454 destitute people and leave 1 emotionally traumatized. Ali, Sebyeok, and Sebyeok's friend were not about to die. Maybe be arrested, but not die. They were fed a lie, manipulated, and murdered.

[@savann.sun1980]

I think it mention somewhere that at the end of the game and if you choose to give up, the money will go to the dead one. So it can change you in a good way. That what Chang-Woo said just after killing Sae-Byeok. He said something: If you both survive until the last round, you both will give up and you won't get the money but goes to the family of the dead one. So you can still win the game as a good person without money.

[@CodyCha]

True, that was a dumb take. How does killing over 400 people in order to give a needlessly large amount to just one person solve any problem?

[@KikeNavarrete68]

@@savann.sun1980 yes un the second episode

[@rishabh4137]

I dont necessarily agree with Jaby but I dont completely agree with you either. Firstly, the creators of game would target people who are financially unstable because the game entices you with a cash prize....even with the game in the subway the participants earned quite a bit of money and it was to show the player that if he/she comes to play the game then the amount of money up for grabs is huge. No person who is financially sound would wanna join the game simply because his/her life doesnt push him/her to do so, he/she is living a comfortable life, they are not in a desperate need of money. Secondly, in all fairness how do the participants know that the game in the later stages would require you make close bonds with certain people, it never stated that you HAVE to get close to someone it was all done willingly by the participants on their own accord. Thirdly, the "fairness" spoken about is for the all contestants individually amongst themselves. There was no violation of this fairness when the lights were turned off, that man who could spot the difference between the glass slabs had an advantage over the other contestants in that round and switching off the lights eliminated that very advantage. In the first round,, yes ill give it to you that the people didnt know what they were getting into but what Oh-Il Nam said is right, all people who came back in the subsequent rounds did it because they chose to, no one forced them to. Lastly, no one was lied to because everything the game promised they would give they obliged. No one was manipulated either as none of the soldiers interfered with the decisions the contestants made and stood by what the majority of contestants decided. Also, i do agree everyone in the first round was murdered but people in the subsequent rounds in a way did sign up for a very vague form of suicide. I hope I dont offend anyone with this. These were just my opinions about the show. Also I dont support the game im just making an argument.

[@tusharlamba3214]

Can't agree more...but I guess they will address all this in the second season and Gi Hun will take the org and tell them all how sick it was

[@yukuolee3740]

It is rather entertaining to see Jaby so puzzled over Gi-hun's rage against the game. I think there is no question that Gi-hun was sincerely and reasonably traumatized over the experience, even with the prize money. There is also no question that the design of the game is sinister in its approach to prey on the desperation of the people. As much one could rationalize the all the participant's fate would be pre-ordained as an early death had they chosen not to participate because of the setup of the plot, in reality, I suspect that, although life could be unforgivingly harsh not to return to the game, some of them might actually have the chance to crawl out the misery and live a worthy life with the remainder of their time. The absolute death for many but one deprive them the opportunity. Even the survivor gets out with a damaged soul that cannot be made whole. Is winning worth it? That's a question we need to ask ourselves. Once in, however, wining and surviving is no doubt the better alternative. Gi-hun instinctively knows the malicious nature even as a beneficiary of the game's outcome. Gi-hun is not saint. He is but an ordinary, unmotivated person who was beat down by failures in life. I don't expect him to have the ambition to save the poor or the vision to rid the evil from the world. However, I can quickly accept his fury for the unrelenting brutality and indignation the game imposed on him. Let's see what S2 will address it. Hopefully as satisfying as S1. As for free will, If free will rules supreme, then what do we say to all the laws intended to plug the leaking holes that allow harmful acts like drug, gambling, or even gladiator-like activities under the banner of free will. As a society, there would be expectation on what is extreme and unacceptable. One would think most of us would prefer something more dignified than blood sport, even when we may not be able to prevent it completely. Squid Game became viral not just because of acting or production quality. It became so popular certainly it touched on a societal nerve that resonates with its audience. This is when we see the magic of performing art.

[@myyoutubeaccount2548]

You got way too much free time my man..

[@yukuolee3740]

@@myyoutubeaccount2548 LOL. You got that right.

[@forsakenjones4695]

How about free will regarding the vax?

[@theminiatureparent]

I felt like Gi-huns motivation was being compared to the horses. It was their choice to go back in but it was the fact that there are people betting and watching the games and making a sport out of people's deaths, deaths that hit Gi-hun really hard. Like the deaths were their choice but ultimately didn't mean anything to those in charge.

[@tuhkathri9126]

Precisely. To the rich people, the player's struggles and even their lives were nothing more than a Saturday night's entertainment. Since they knew so much about the players backgrounds they could easily have chosen to help alleviate their debts instead of running a death game. This is what Gi-hun is wanting to destroy.

[@MaxskiSynths]

Gi-Hun won 4,560,000 won from the horses he bet on. reflecting on his own number in the game, 456. There is definitely a connection.

[@cautioni]

yes they went back into the game knowing fully well they might die but what pissed the protaganist was that he became friends with the old guy, he felt really guilty for his death only to know he made the game for his own entertainment. he was pissed that rich people were enjoying their misery and death.

[@giulianafreitas8258]

And that scene that the old man peed himself...there is a bottle rigth beside him at the bed, so he pretended to do that so nobody would pick him as a partner for the marble game and he could walk away pretending to be dead...

[@jacintsingla4121]

I feel that not to be true becaus ethat bottle was left by gi hun

[@braidij7598]

@@jacintsingla4121 the thing is, later in that episode you see Gi-hun hold up the empty bottle as he thanks Sae-byeok for it while they are on lookout. So he didnt use it and just leave it on the bed, he took the empty bottle with him to gesture to later. Why would he then put the empty bottle back onto Il-nams bed hours later? Either it was a different bottle and Il-nam faked it, or Gi-hun for reason decided during his lookout shift to stand up and put the empty bottle back besides Il-nam

[@jacintsingla4121]

@@braidij7598 that Bootle was of saw byeok I guess she had given that to her

[@Rocket1377]

Why would he do that? He voluntarily joined the games, and loved playing them.

[@braidij7598]

@@Rocket1377 I dont think he planned to die in the games. There seemed to be a lot of precautions in place to avoid it. But the game after marbles is the glass bridge which has so many variables (he could be stuck with a low number and fall, he could be pushed, because hes older he may not even make the jumps) and then it's no longer fun for him.so he probably tried to make himself look weak so he could make a realistic leave in the marbles game

[@josephatkinson5693]

Jabby always says the most unintelligent things at the end of videos when's he's trying to make a point, he be having me yelling at my phone like he can hear me explaining why he's lost😂🤣

[@scorp77snake]

The directors already come out and said the colour card they chose had nothing to do with whether they'd be players or guards Another detail someone noticed the building il-nam was "shot" in had the squid game symbols on the gate pillar and not numbers

[@geandraige3936]

Their one rule was that everyone was equal in the game yet when others were dying for failing the game il-nam safely got awayed Idk it kinda highlights the societal structure in there too , there is no place fair the powerful always get privileges

[@tai0purto]

If this was an American-made show, after the reveal, they would've flashbacked to every scene you've missed instead of trusting the audience's intelligence. Like in the movie Joker, where they flashback to multiple scenes to show he didn't have a girlfriend and he was standing on his own all along.

[@bourneethan3190]

A hero saves the planet, democracy wins! God bless in America...same shit as always lol

[@theninjabird9510]

Isn’t that just anime

[@johnnymittle]

Huh? In this Korean made show they flashed back to the pick pocketing and later the daughters hesitation when talking to her father.

[@carmenitabangwool8600]

@@johnnymittle well yeaa cuz it was GiHun having the flashbacks not really for the understanding of the audience

[@johnnymittle]

@@carmenitabangwool8600 Those were 100% for the audience. They didn't trust the audience would remember fully.

[@lockcrimson4031]

I dont know if anyone already notice this. The symbol they used throughout this series is actually a shape from the squid game too. The Square is the biggest, means the worker with square mask is their superior. The worker with triangle is the second big shape in the squid game, also the one with guns they were like in the middle, a guards. And the circle is the smallest shape in squid game, is the lowest worker. And one thing I realize is that Gi Hun character, when he is outside, he almost always unlucky, but if its about his daughter, he became lucky. Like the debit card pin, is his daughter birthday. When he gamble with the horses, he' ls unlucky. But again, he won with his daughter birthday too. But end up the money got picked by Se Byeok and loan shark chase him. But when he play the claw game, because he want to give it to his daughter a present, again he is lucky that random kid help him. And throughout the game, he is using his daughter lucky birth date number, which is 456 - 0456 is her daughter birthday. And throughout the game, there is always someone who help him to get through. Except when he wear the old man jacket at the marbles game. He actually lose to the old man. Because he dont have his lucky number. The old man jacket is 001. So, hey let me know what you think. If you guys notice this thing like I did. 😁

[@echo.echo08]

In the honeycomb game, Ilnam's only choice was either the star or the umbrella because they already agreed beforehand that they would pick one of each after Sangwoo suggested that they take one of each shape instead of picking one and staying together. Sangwoo was quick to claim the triangle, then they asked Ali and he picked the circle, then it's only 2 choices left for Ilnam and Gihun. Though he could have also gone against Sangwoo's suggestion and insist they all pick triangle but he'd have to explain himsef so there must be that..

[@AP-vi4cj]

When Jaby said during the reaction of glass game that how anyone could possibly know which glass to choose , actually it was INDEED the most unpredictable games from all the games and maybe that's why ill nam decided to leave the games just one game before because in glass game his dying chances were pretty high.

[@AzNightmare]

*lmao, in an alternative universe, Il Nam plays the glass game, and you see him run for the #16 shirt.*

[@AP-vi4cj]

@@AzNightmarehe won't play it in alterntive universe too because he would still be having brain tumour and dimentia. Being 16 does'nt win you the glass game, you still have to remember the glasses you have to step on.

[@AzNightmare]

@@AP-vi4cj *His dementia wasn't real. He just wanted to test Gi-hun. Brain tumor wouldn't have affected his memory.*

[@AP-vi4cj]

@@AzNightmare his dimentia was real at someplaces , go back to first scene when he was counting the participants. He should have known it already if he is conducting those games for years. Remember Gi-hun was 16th in the glass game and he still forgot where to step on and sae byeok helped him. This shows that game was the nly game based on pure luck.

[@AzNightmare]

@@AP-vi4cj *Nah man, in the video at* 3:55 *it literally explains this part. He wasn't actually counting the players, he was trying to size up the players. He never suffered from dementia. The glass game did require luck, but knowing ahead of time, that's why Il-Nam would have rushed for #16 while other players would be struggling to make a decision. Gi-hun forgot, because that's his character trait. Not the brightest, but he's lucky enough to manage through. He was nervous so he forgot.*

[@neogenesis2802]

Gi-hun's animosity at the end is cause of the way they treated him like a horse and not a person

[@superboss7403]

Because the old man said you are a horse and the front man also said samw thing

[@edpotter1170]

IMO Gi-hun hates how the game toys with people's desperation for their entertainment. It's more about DIGNITY. We saw this trait of his earlier in ddakji game where Gi-hun was offended after being slapped that he genuinely forgot about the money, he just wanted to win and get back at the guy. But that was on a much lower scale, in which he decided he could give up one revenge slap for that money. But at much bigger scale? 455 lives, morality, dignity, PTSD, everything was gambled for some strangers' entertainment? No he ain't giving up that revenge.

[@looloon4942]

why is no one talking about the fact that Gi-hun actually survived due to his kindness considering how the old man actually won the game.

[@myTERAexperience]

I wouldn't say due to his kindness, I'd argue despite his kindness. Kindness was a crutch and got Sae-byeok killed. Yet some how Gi-hun managed to get lucky with tons of things in the game. What annoys me is how many people day Sang-woo got Gi-hun to the end while not mentioning the honeycomb bs. Or how Gi-hun potentially saved Sang-woo and others lives by making Daek-soo?(snake tattoo) paranoid about his team so he'd not do another massacre that night.

[@raviani82]

All main characters died because almost all had criminal background. Even old man was criminal of the society by making game against law. When old man gives his last marble that time director wants to say morally directly or indirectly all are criminals. Even Gi hun has done mistake by frauding old man in marble game which is also against law.

[@jayeshk.d.3429]

Remember when the soldier went up to the Front Man and said 187 (or whatever the number) of the 201 people have come back and the Front Man ordered him to keep a watch on the 14 remaining. I wondered what happened to that.

[@murrayroodbaard207]

I think the old guy cried out for the riot in the night to stop, because he underestimated how savage it ended up being and he actually said what he believed, which is that everybody would end up just killing each other. But not because he felt sorry for them, but because there would be no contestant left for the game. The point was to only give them scarce food to ignite "a fight". But what they got was a massacre. It could also have always been the old guy's aim to simply decide when enough was enough.

[@edpotter1170]

Jaby and Achara are like Slytherin and Hufflepuff arguing. Jaby implying the game was reasonable, and Achara visibly disturbed by the idea.

[@Achara]

I guess it’s pretty obvious that I’m House Hufflepuff through and through lol

[@realunknown26]

@@Achara wai--- u real OMG

[@reaper_fbb7052]

Another thing from episode 2 that I haven't seen anyone else say relates to when Il-Nam and Gi-Hun meet up before returning to the game. Gi-Hun says he lives in the area and Il-Nam says that he is visiting a friend that lives in the area. I like to think that the friend Il-Nam is referring to is Gi-Hun.

[@edo27]

Really enjoyed your reactions guys!

[@enok11]

Kihoon's backstory, his work place, Dragon motors and blue color workers protest against merciless owner, and one of his best colleagues' death during that turmoil, he previously got traumatized before he join in the game. As critics also referred about it, this is based on actual incident happened recently in S.K. Ssang-yong (literally Double Dragon) Motors employees protest against the owner's decision to lay-off. So many employee's brutally quelled in the process and some committed suicide later. He got actually double -traumatized after all.

[@RaymondXperia]

During Marbles, Ji-yeong calms down Sae-byeok by getting her to agree to delay their marble game until the last minute, as the outcome would be the same, and it would give them time to speak. During this conversation, they share their backstories with one another, and Ji-yeong mentions the famous actor Lee Byung-hun (StormShadow). While this can be dismissed as just a random pop culture reference, no other famous figure is referenced throughout the show. Moreover, the best K-dramas are known for using famous faces for cameo roles, such as how Squid Game’s recruiter, The Salesman, is played by Gong Yoo of Train to Busan, Coffee Prince, and Goblin. In addition, while Lee Byung-hun is listed in the official cast, he hasn’t made an appearance prior to the mention of his name in the series, suggesting that he could be one of the faces behind the Squid Game masks.

[@kj3105]

I was waiting for this reaction as soon as you finished the series!

[@DirtMaguirk]

I agree/disagree with Jaby in his last point. On the surface, Gi-hun's decision to shut down the game operations is meaningless in the grand scheme of things. That's the beauty of episode 2. Maybe Gi-hun focused his efforts on fighting the system that allows such social and financial disparities. But yeah, the games are an allegory for this very topic so it's kinda like that's what he's doing.

[@jerrydeschler9306]

New to the channel and really enjoying the reactions. Keep up the good work! @Jaby, regarding your questions as to why Gi-Hun held such animosity toward the game, I think the point the show is presenting through Gi-Hun's point of view is that, notwithstanding that participation in the games was voluntary, and was thus a choice made with free will, that free will was manipulated by presenting an inherently immoral choice. I think one of the show's main themes is forcing the audience (through the characters) to grapple with the question of whether it is truly free will or whether it is truly a moral choice. When Gi-Hun and others choose to return to the game in ep. 2, I think they are, in a sense, seeming to agree with Il-Nam and those running the game that the answer is "yes." I think his experiences and where his character falls by the end of the show personify the opposite answer. And we, the viewers, are left to debate which side makes the most sense in circumstances where, as portrayed in episode 2, real life is best described as "hell," but the alternative is perhaps even more hellish.

[@oikeeherkku]

Actually what ive seen, he was chained up on the thug of war BUT his chain didnt have a lock in it. So he would prolly just let go if so. And he was screaming them to stop the killing maybe because he was scared? he didnt wanna die like that, because it wasnt a game. And that was something he couldve easily died compared to red light green light etc where he knew the song and pace well

[@AzNightmare]

*He didn't have immunity in any of the games. Even if he let go, then what? How would he explain why he wasn't chained up like everyone else? He can't fake his death in that game. He would then have to reveal he's the creator right there and then which would not make any logical sense.*

[@violent___serenity]

What I love about this show is the discussion that results from it. There are such a wide range of opinions from watching the same show (subtitle difference aside) that I think mirrors the challenges we face in the real world.

[@thaisseachick4529]

I think the one thing that bothers me about all of these speculation videos about squid game is the fact that they don’t touch on the theory that the old man was the lender of all of those peoples money. That’s how they knew who you are and where you were and what your birthday was and how much money you owed. Sang-woo (dunno if right spelling) said that they only knew about a portion of his debt, which suggests that he took out money from multiple lenders, hence the gap in info. Also Il-nam literally tells Gi-Hun that he makes his money lending it to others. Ahhh they made me cry over that old maaaan. Man I was pissed.

[@MaximusDru]

I would argue slightly about his life being better because of the game, sure he got super rich and can potentially win his daughter back but in doing so he wasn't there for his mom who died while he was playing these death games, she never knew why her son just up and disappeared other than he probably got murdered by debt collectors.

[@rishabhvegeta]

I think the reason behind Gi-Hun's anger was the method Game provides. Hear me out. There are people who provide money to other poor people for smuggling drugs and to kill or abduct. While the people who do it, do it on account of their own accord it is still wrong. It's taking advantage of someone's vulnerability. I agree the protagonist doesn't have anything alternative to this but place yourself into his shoes. His whole life is destroyed. His Mom, his friends are all gone. His soul which was a joyful one was tarnished and he saw good people like his friend turn Evil all influenced by Money which was lured by this organization. Look at shows like caught at the airport where people get busted for carrying drugs. They regret this and confess they all did this for money and how people took advantage of their vulnerability. This is what Gi-Hun is going to destroy. Maybe he will come up with an alternative to this in the process.

[@keerthanipillai3257]

In the 1st episode the 456 player gambled against horses. in 7th episode when they cross the glass bridge, glass knight (chess piece horses) used to represent each player. in 9th episode the player 456 refers that he is not a horse in that phone call.

[@muhilanmuraleetharan7444]

There is so much clue that foreshadows that, Gi-hun is the old man's son. 1. The neighbourhood they play marbles, Gihun also states his childhood neighbourhood was also similar to this place. 2. The old man wanted to play the games with his son but only watched all these times. This time he played with GI hun. 3. Gi hun hates milk and asks for chocolate milk. The old man says you must have got beatings from your parents. Gi hun questions how did he know and the old man replies, My son hates milk too and I used to beat him for this. 4. Gi hun's bday is 26th april ( for the atm pin, he puts 0426 and states it as his bday) and the old man during marble asks if it's 24th today and says my son's bday is coming up, I need to get him a gift. 5. This game was secretly pushing Gi hun to win, because the old man wanted his son to win and take it over. He died before explaining. That is why he passes the 001 to Gi hun. And Gi hun's number is the last number because the 1st no and last no 456 is distinct and easy to identify by others. 6. He was also explaining that playing with Gi hun brought so many old memories back and died before finishing what he was saying. 7. The big one: Gi hun's mom's name in her debit card is 'OH' mal soon. And the old man's name is 'OH' Il Nam. Her first name is same as the old man's name.j

[@VedangKevlani]

I didn’t quite understand what happened with the man behind “Front Man” in the end when he was in the limo while Gi-hun was tied up and then he appears after to shut the eyes of Il-Nam’s passing. Could someone please explain 😅?

[@kamyagupta4030]

thanks for this!!

[@veerakiran6921]

I just want to put one more clue that il Nam knew everything: Before the game of marbles, while getting their partners il Nam did not choose any partners because he knew that he could continue without doing the game, so he did not participate at all ( but everyone thinks that he is old to be picked so he just sat at the corner). This also is the reason why he calls Gi Hun his Gganbu I believe, since he partnered with him and wanted lost to Gi Hun..

[@ananyuh]

Also il nam was the first player (001) Cuz he wanted to play aswell so he became the first player

[@scottlette]

Il-Nam, as a member of the elite, lives vicariously through the masses. The fact that Jeff Bezos genuinely loved this show and didn’t see why this is a problem demonstrates this age-old truism. The rich have always lived vicariously through their ‘subjects’.

[@C12K_Gaming]

I kinda got the hind in episode 4 when Il-nam screamed something along the lines of ‘I Am scared, stop’ on the top most bed. (Strobe Light scene)

[@samikshas2034]

I also think the cop survived because in the middle of one of those games the cop asked gihun whether he knows someone named Hwang junho(which is the name of the cop himself) and gihun confusingly says no. So maybe both of them get together and work in S2

[@bourneethan3190]

He asked Gihun whether he knows Hwang Inho (Cop's brother) He tried to find his brother in the players

[@samikshas2034]

@@bourneethan3190 ohh is it...ok..

[@nithinlycanz]

9:12 look carefully at ilnam's handcuffs has no lock while others have..

[@BrianHSC]

Some people think too much. The sensor also didn't color the one croucing next to Il-Nam in the first game. It's just vignette effect of the lens. Also, yes they went back willingly but they all thought rest of the games would be like the first game. So if they play well, there could be multiple winners. They never said there would be only one winner. They just designed the games so there would be only one winner. If they all knew there would be only one winner, many more would not have returned.

[@bestsellerwithkitong]

I started to watch lots of reaction videos of Squid Game every day which I really don't do until Squid games

[@monkeytime9851]

That whole argument over "they chose to go back, he would be dead if not for the game" etc, would make for a good point to explore in a sequel. Get a player who left the game after game 1 and didn't come back come back into the show, and also have the front man make this argument to Gi-Hun.

[@darkren88]

this what makes a show great. creating a conversation/argument lol.

[@ashitdas8664]

At the end of Tug-of-war game you can see Il Nam hand lock is not attached with the rope when he is lying whereas every one hand is l9cked

[@daniaaal]

I think Gi Hun's motivation as to end the game once and for all is to stop the killing of people for the entertainment of a few wealthy people altogether. I get that Jaby is trying to say that the game provides alternative to people who seem like they have no hope at life anymore, but Gi Hun doesn't have to provide another alternative to all those potential players. He's just a character who sees the killing as morally wrong. And he sees the fact that people are being used as "horses" in a horseracing betting game like Squid Game as morally wrong. Gi Hun isn't going to end capitalism nor the problems of debt. If for example, instead of the game involving people risking their lives in order to get money, it's a game involving people getting mutilated or sexually exploited for the pleasure of some sick rich men, would it not make sense to stop the game from occurring again because it's still ethically wrong? Those people who enter the games are all manipulated into thinking that they have a fair chance, when they don't. Even as audiences, we're unsure of whether more than one people can walk away with the price money until the latter stages, just like the contestants. I don't understand Jaby's gripe with Gi Hun's motivation to simply end the game, because to me, the game is horrifying enough such that nobody should have to go through that even if they volunteered, because nobody who volunteered knew the extent of how horrible the games would carry on, despite witnessing the first game. Gi Hun was one of them. He thought the risk was worth it. But he saw it with his own eyes how inhumanely horrible the games escalated till the very end. And even when he won it all, he walked out of it more empty and traumatised than ever before. He doesn't want to wish it for anyone else. That to me, seems like a powerful enough motivation to want to simply end the Squid Games altogether.

[@Davidexolover]

I 100% agree with that... it is ethically and morally wrong, isn't that enough

[@amulyagupta8820]

His animosity came cz post 1st game it was understood that people d die if they don't play the game properly but when they came back Gi-Hun felt as a murderer as his victory in Tug Of War and Marbles game resulted in someone else dying that's where his anger & frustration came up.

[@spaceembassy365]

I completed this series by seeing your videos

[@user-sp6xv6fh4l]

Gi hun won 456 million won by horse racing gamble which is his back number and the final prize. i got goosebumps to realize that they were big enough to manipulate the winning odds and winning horse as well.

[@catmanyo]

Gi Hun's rage and him standing up to the game is him regaining agency. Something he didn't have when he entered the game, even moreso the 2nd time. It happens too often in our society, that people in vulnerable positions "willingly" sign up for these shitty opportunities. Instead of compassion and guidance for such desperate individuals, our society is full of squid games to take full advantage of them. And I feel this show is an allegory of that reality

[@myTERAexperience]

Look how many people sign up to test out drugs etc. for money. 😔 You think they really want to risk those side effects? Often involving increased thoughts of taking ur own life, internal bleeding, rashes, and death.

[@VMYeahVN]

The decisions players made in episode two foreshadowing their deaths in episodes 7-9, i really did not make that connection either but once it's pointed out. WOW. The writer/director for Squid Game really did his damn thing. Just every episode is drenched in clues and foreshadowing, i love it.

[@subhadarshikar]

Explaining Jaby's view : It's like Falcon and Winter Soldier's last episode, when Anthony Mackie gives a speech to the Senate " You need to do something" (ref. Pitch Meeting) .... Like What?...what we need to do? What will the senate do? There's a motivation without solution...similarly after the squid game is shut...then what? People will still die miserably by poverty and all...what's the alt?

[@weebethyboop1700]

Another thing is if you look at when all the characters are laying down after tug of war, Il-nam is the only character not padlocked to the rope

[@xnxghtmare1839]

People say that the locks are symbolisms of debt, considering Il-nam is rich.

[@CodyCha]

that's not true

[@zupyta3593]

@@CodyCha yes it is, look closely

[@CodyCha]

@@zupyta3593 he’s tied to the rope. The pad lock is partially cover by his hand. You can’t see sae-byeok’s chain tied to the rope either because her hand completely covers it.

[@AzNightmare]

*It makes no sense. What is the point of him not being padlocked? Is he going to let go and just let everyone else fall? Then what? Reveal he's the creator because he's the only one still standing on the platform when the rest of his team fell to their death?*

[@jamespark572]

You need to do another of hints from the writer/director with foreshadowing --> 1. opening child game reveals the end 2. "I am not a horse, I'm a person - horse game 6(Ki hoon) moves ahead of 8 at the end, 7(see byuk) falls out at the end, 8 (sang woo) loses though he was much ahead the whole time 3. Duk su's death - initially falls off bridge to save himself, but he dies falling off a bridge, Sae byuk's death is reinforced by how she threatened her broker with a knife to his throat and she gets sliced in the neck, Ali steals from his boss but ends up getting his marbles stolen by Sang-woo, Sang woo tries to commit suicide at first but he really does at the end of the game, the present that Kihoon gave his daughter foreshadows the death in the games as he box is black wrapped in a bow tie, the inner wrapping is pink and the gun is a lighter showing the cremation of the bodies after they die in the game.

[@myTERAexperience]

The foreshadowing was the biggest surprise to me, followed by the games on the wall. The flaw with "Everyone chose to come back" made that decision under duress and most importantly *unaware that other competitors could kill them outside the game, in their sleep.* There is no justification. Justification is what Il-nam used to try and not feel guilty about all the murder. The type of duress the players were under I'd argue is the same type of duress people go through when they plead guilty to crimes they never committed because police manipulation.

[@domasinkujur258]

These thing make me watch the show or a movie 10 more times after watching that 20 times already

[@ritz721]

another clue which was hinted in the 2nd episode itself gihun swears on his mother to ask saebyeok to untie him when they were thrown out of the car, and breaks his promise the moment she unties him so saebyeok says "so sad that your mother meant only this much to you" and by the last ep, by the time gihun gets home with the money, his mom is dead

[@Goodongbaek]

솔직히 많은 유튜버들이 오징어게임 리액션을 했지만 두사람의 리액션이 제일 감성적이고 재미있었어요~!^^

[@awekeningbro1207]

the cop guy's death was also foreshadowed in the episode where he infiltrated and dropped the circle guy into the sea to take his place

[@NCore_._]

Also someone in KZbin pointed it out that at u see at 9:08 every other player like Ali had a silver lock on their hands over the black thing that was tied to the rope but at 9:13 Il Nam has no such silver lock on the black thing so even if they lost he could've let go of the rope and not get dragged by it to death. So unlike as said in the video he wasn't actually chained to the rope. Also him peeing his pants may not be true coz there was a emptied water bottle beside his pillow which he might've used to fake it.

[@sadonishi6158]

I feel Gi Hun also had a shift in his view about the game the further it went, too. He joined to win (part of) the prize, like every other contestant. But due to the bonds he made, by the end he would have been willing to give up the prize and vote to leave the game with Sae Byeok, if it meant saving her life, which was why Sang Woo killed her. And of course at the very end, he wanted Sang Woo to leave the game with him too. The contestants didn't go in knowing there would only be one winner. Otherwise that husband and wife couple wouldn't have joined together. Based on Round 1, everyone had a chance. Either way I feel like the way it all turned out helped Gi Hun realize how beyond depraved the whole game is, including that it is all gambling for the sick rich people. I also disagree that Gi Hun is better off after winning the game. He helped out Sae Byeok's brother, and Sang Woo's mom, but he himself is forever traumatized. There are things worse than death.

[@braidij7598]

I feel like the reason Il-nam called for the fighting to end after he orchestrated it was because either: 1) too many were dieing and it would mean that the next game (tug of war that needs a fair few players) wouldnt work properly Or 2) it was getting too hard to avoid. Il-nam wanted to have fun with the games. He doesnt want to die from being stabbed or slashed at as that isnt fun for him, so he called off the fight because he was scared that it was getting too much that he was at a high risk of dieing in that moment

[@braidij7598]

He probably realised that the fighting was one element of the games that is more fun watching than being in the middle of

[@victorstewart395]

I can already hear the "What happened to cop guy? - He went swimming all the way to season 2 presumably" from Ryan George.

[@thirty_ish2890]

During the first two episodes I kept telling my boyfriend that something was off about the old man. Especially during the scene in episode 2 when they are eating the Ramen. I just couldn’t shake the feeling that there was something sinister behind his smile. But as I continued through the episodes and watched Gi-hun befriend him I couldn’t help but develop a protective affection for him as well. The dementia scenes in particular pulled on my heart strings because both of my grandmothers suffered from dementia too. Needless to say I felt strangely vindicated and betrayed at the same time in the end. Lesson learned: always trust your gut instinct.

[@irecommendentertainment]

And the legend say they both are still talking 😂

[@PujaAgarwal16393]

I knew about the sensor thing. I noticed it right away and thought something is fishy.

[@nothingtobeconcernedabout7477]

7:52 Night time brawl: I think that ties in with the guards being executed when the one in black says that they are all equal in the game. He as inventor doesn`t mind people dying, but he wants them to die during the games and not during what is probably an unscheduled brawl. It is not "fair" as in a brawl he most violent/aggressive/physical ones just kill weaker people while during the game the odds are much are even. The ones watching find joy not just in death, but in death during the games. Else they would just have the players kill each other in a giant brawl

[@nayeebG]

The foreshadowing deaths from episode 2 part was actually surprising. Wow.

[@Senior19ab]

I totally agree with Jaby.

[@neer11]

Also the last game (if someone helps the poor or not) when Il-Nam plays with protagonist which he loses and end of it he dies like other games.

[@chrischappell7182]

7:58 notice how the old man's face is triangle JUST LIKE THE MASK ON SOME OF THE RED GUARDS why would it so that on his face but no one else. It was a shock to me to find out he created that death game

[@devasenama508]

The video should be called conspiracy theories instead of hidden clues cos the director confirmed that the red blue card thingy was fake and the reason why gihun coloired his hair was simply cos red hair represented youth, smthng that gihun wouldn't do considering everything he's been thru. He was trying to start life anew and so he decided to do smthng he would never do. So ye if u want to see the video u can get it on KZbin soo...

[@ANR1122]

Wow a reaction video to a reaction 🤣

[@endless013]

When Oh Il-Nam (001) cries out in the flashy murder brawl I took it as him shouting to the other players. That would change after the pee pants incident because I did catch the bottle of water being there and I thought it was very strange that he even had a bottle of water because they didn't show anyone else with that bottle, I don't even remember food scene for that night. That sus water bottle made me think back to see if I could thinking of anything strange and the way he was standing on the beds and the way the camera focused on him makes me thing he was counting heads as if too many were surviving and "stop the madness" was actually him shouting "mission accomplished". Also we don't see our boy Ali die, the circumstance of his death and his death both Mirror that of Oh Il-Nam (001), they both got cheated, the camera cuts before the shot and it cuts to the facial reaction of the person that cheated them.

[@ect2541]

I just realized when they eat steak, the symbols were all there! The triangle table, round/ circle mat with square motives!

[@jmoney6782]

I need another season!!!! 🤪

[@JenRobKam]

It feels that what the main character is mostly mad is when the there are deaths not realted to the games example being killed in the night raid, pushing a player over the edge or being stab while in bed weak. It feels if you play the game and lose then he doesnt look that mad.

[@AllinOne-oi9ds]

You guys should react to heavy spoilers video of squid game it is also very good

[@matrixdukenukem000]

There is also another deep theory I read somewhere that Il Naam is father of Gi Hun. In his dying moments he lured him into this game to straighten him out. Maybe he was watching him all his life. This theory is a stretch but its backed by 1. we never see Gi hun's father's picture in his house or anywhere. 2. When Gi Hun asks for chocolate milk, Il Nam chuckles and says his son was fond of chocolate milk too. 3. He gives fatherly advice and lives his dream of playing all the games with his son and also helps him win the marbles game. 4. In his dying moments he arranges meeting with him and no other person. The frontman only comes when he dies because he is like a second son to him. Like I said, its a stretch but this theory can easily be weaved into season 2 as another twist.

[@LocTsun]

I feel when he cried out for help was more is scarier being in the thick of it. He knew what was happening but it's still scary for him since he isn't safe from the other players

[@Jappanb]

he said il-nam was in danger during the tug of war, but even though he had the cuffs on, his cuffs didn't have locks like everyone else's so he could've dipped anytime or if he knew they were about to lose.

[@Noggahide]

@9:10 Il-nam was the only one who didn't have locks on his cuffs

[@justanotherstacker9832]

I feel like there’s foreshadowing with the horse race in episode 1. In the second race, the horses Gi-hun chose were 6 and 8. At the end of said race, horse 6 beat 8. I think this foreshadowed when in episode 9, player 45’6’ and player 21’8’ were the final 2 players and that 45’6’ ultimately won over 21’8’.

[@nishantlall8275]

I was waiting for these reaction from jaby n achara of new rockstar... Just eagerly waiting when they gona complete the squid game and watch this...😁

[@xiangli8598]

Clue from the first ep, horse racing: Horse No.6 and 8 wons. Gi-Hun 45'6', Sang-Woo 21'8'. Horse No.7 was leading the game but finally passed by No.8. Sae-Byeok 6'7', killed by Sang-Woo 21'8'. Crazy.

[@xiangli8598]

I mean overtook instead of passed. Sorry about my English

[@krlee4382]

^^ 잘 봤습니다~ 오징어 게임 시즌2를 기다려 봅니다

[@VMYeahVN]

Jaby, i appreciate you! Here's my take on your confusion on Gi-Hun's "i must destroy the game" motives. I would vaguely compare it to how you felt about Sang Woo killing Sae Byeok. She was already dying and he went and slit her throat anyway and we all know that was needlessly cruel. The debate of whether she could have been saved or if he was putting her out of her misery aside. She was going to die either way, but Sang Woo slitting her throat made it that much more of a negative. And i think that's kinda how Gi-Hun sees Society (bad) and The Game (more bad). Gi-Hun's animosity towards the game comes from his trauma. That's kinda the thing with trauma, and emotions in general, is that they aren't always fully logical. Gi-Hun isn't thinking about what to replace the game with to better society. To him all he sees in a blind vengeful rage is "the game has to stop because of what it made me and the other players do to each other" because it's sick and it's twisted, regardless of the fact that people after the first game chose to go back to it. I think to him it's more so about stopping the VIPs and game creators from treating people like horses and getting pleasure from it, and less about stopping new players from playing the game. He feels violated that the game took advantage of his and other players misfortune to pressure them to "choose" (under situational duress) to do something that in a more humane society they wouldn't have had nor chose to do. And the players were all forced to do it directly to each other with higher and more instant consequences than real life usually has. Obviously there's still the problem of capitalist society even after the game is destroyed, but to Gi-Hun, that's still a step below what the game does to people. Society is evil but it's the lesser of the two evils to him in my opinion. Society being how it is is already awful, the game working the way it does is just that much worse. The Game is society turned up to 11. And he knows he can't single handedly fix society, but he does think he could stop the game.

[@lonelyguy5799]

9:13 il nam or the old man actually does not have pad locks in his wrists the moment they are lying down