I DON'T THINK I'LL BE ABLE TO SEE KOREAN GAMES THE SAME ANYMORE | "SQUID GAME" SEASON 1 REVIEW

Instead of spending those money on a crane machine, why can’t he just buy from a store? It won't be stressful and it'll be quick.

OWEMJIII IT'S GONG YOO!!! I don't know if this just a cameo or if he's really part of the cast, but I did not expect him to be in this.

Oooh, so we're gonna see a lot of Korean games on this series? Owemjii, I am excited! I find Korean games so entertaining. A few games I know is Frying Pan game, mafia game, and the apartment game and it's a good thing that I'll be able to learn some Korean games on this series that I can try to play.

I am digging the costume, especially the front man’s mask.

Remember when I said I was excited? Girl, I'm not anymore. I don't think I'll be able to see Korean games the same anymore.

In episode 2, we knew about their story. We learned what led them to go to that game and what will be the reason for them to go back again. There's Gi-hun whose mother needs to be treated immediately, Sang-woo who put her mother's house and store as collateral for the loan and the police are currently looking for them , the girl whose parents are in North Korea and wants money to bring them to SK. Ali whose wage is not yet given to him and by what happened to his boss, maybe he's also searched by the police, too.

It's good that they were able to come home but they realized that they really need that money, which makes them more eager to win and that makes the games they'll be playing more interesting and intense for us viewers.

Before the second game, it was forbidden to hurt another player or to display a violent behavior, but when player 271 was harassed, they didn't stop it and increased the pot money when he died. I think this is where things will start to get rough. Now that the players know that the front man doesn't care if they killed another player, I think that they'll start killing other players or someone they think is the strongest competitor.

Owemji the misogyny that the men display in this series is just too much. Dude, it's 2021 and men still think that they are greater than women, especially this guy. For a guy who’s religious, he sure does a lot of things that are against the bible, much more than necessary. He even turned a classic Genesis story into a way of saying that women should be submissive to men because Eve was made out of a part of Adam (the rib, specifically) Also, while we’re at it, I recommend you read about Lilith's story. Don't read the next sentences after this if you want to read it yourself. So basically, it's said that Eve was the second woman made and Lilith is the first one. Lilith and Adam were created separately unlike Eve who was made of a part taken from Adam. Lilith was sent down to hell and was deemed evil because she refused to be under some man's control and saw herself as equal to Adam. She refuses to be a slave for some man. Therefore, she was banned from the Garden of Eden and was told to never come back until she decides to obey and be submissive to Adam, if she continues to be independent and "rebellious", she will be cast down to hell and so she was, therefore making her the first women down there and was later deemed as the Mother of Demons.

It was also good that Joon-ho was able to sneak inside because we were able to get a glimpse of what happens in the "backstage" and we were able to know the shape hierarchy. I think that the square is the highest of all then triangle then the last is the circle. Idk if I'm right, but I noticed that the squares are always with the Front Man and idk if I remembered correctly, they were the ones who's in control with the CCTV cameras, right? Then the triangles are the ones who shots the victims and lastly the circles are the ones who takes care of the body then cremates them.

Nah, I think she'll be saved. If the players saw that someone who didn't have a teammate was spared, they'll be regretting their decision and will not be sure to have or to not have a teammate on the next game. Also, they were missing 1 person so that technically means that Mi-nyeo's supposed to be partner forfeited, making her win automatically.

Episode 6 might be the heaviest episode out of all. I can't believe the Front Man and the VIPs would do them dirty like that. From the sacrifice of Ji-yeong, to the betrayal of Sang-woo to the friendship of Il-nam, all of those contributed to how heartbreaking this episode. But I think I knew why they did that. They need to lower their self-esteem and increase their regret 'cause it might be crucial for the next game. And I think that the next game will give them a hard time, imagine yourself betraying your partner just so you could win, (your conscience won't let you sleep), being confused about picking a teammate who you wanna win with or you wanna beat.

Girl!! Told yah she was spared. And I have a feeling that the policeman's brother is the guy who's wearing that gold cat mask or what if it's the Front Man himself? Also the masks they're wearing are lit.

Oh so it really is his brother. And the Front Man was willing to kill him for the sake of the confidentiality of the game?

Istg this man is sick as hell. Idk if that's who he really is or if that's just because of the time he spent here and the pressure that he might die any second added to his stress. Nevertheless, dude wtf? She's already dying, you didn't have to do that. Additionally, I guess that this is really who he is. A selfish bastard who doesn't care about anyone except himself, makes you believe that you can trust him but if he doesn't need you anymore, he brings you down. Those type of people are the most dangerous. And you can't say that he just wanted to end Sae-byok's pain. He literally stabbed her in the neck, meaning he was doing it with the intention of killing her.

I really didn't expect that he would look like this after a year. I thought he was gonna be successful, has his own company and is wearing an expensive clothes. I think I get why he didn't wanna spend it, first is because he only went back in there is because he wants to get the money mostly for her mom's medication, but when he came back, she was gone. Second is he's guilty, I guess, 'cause those money are worth people's lives.

Wait, so the host is Il-nam?? Girl, I should've known. When he took of his mask, I can tell from his hands that he's old and the fact that he's no. 1 just seemed kinda sus. Just because he's old doesn't mean he's excused from what he did. So, if you have a lot of money and don't know what to do with them, you decide to play with people's lives and call it fun? Old man, you and your "VIPs" are so much sicker than Sang-woo. If you have a lot of money, give that to charity or give that to people who has a huge debt, and do research on whether that person deserves your money, you don't take advantage of their weakness and make that into some sort of entertainment.

And I guess Joon-ho's efforts were in vain since they weren't caught and are already starting the next season of the games. And what will Gi-hun do to find out who they are? Is he gonna go back there? And if he is, how on earth is he gonna do that when he doesn't even know where the venue is. And he won't be able to bring them down easily. They are more powerful than he thinks. But I guess it's worth giving a try. Goodluck to him.

Overall, the show is so good! The moment I read the synopsis on the "Coming Soon" section of Netflix, I knew it was gonna be a good. The plot and the concept of it is just so awesome. Even the wounds looks so realistic. I saw a BTS clip of the show and the prosthetics team really put a lot of effort in this. I hope there would be a second season. We'd love to see it.

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Dabanggu

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Biseokchigi

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Don Katsu

Freeze Tag

Gonggi

Elastics

Cat's Cradle

Honeycomb (Game 2)

Tug of War (Game 3)

Marbles Game (Game 4)

Glss Stepping Stone (Game 5)

Squid Game (Game 6)