just finished it last night and didn't think it was as bad as some people made it out to be. it would never be on the first season's level, but i thought it was a fun watch. and the last episode was a really good set up for next season.
i liked we got a new view of the games from the pink jumpsuits. also very curious on why junhee is there and if she'll be saved. because i feel like the game runners must have known that she was pregnant, right? if they're watching the contestants before they get invited. but maybe not because the frontman seemed surprised when she told them. so now i wonder with the frontman's history with his wife that he'll be protective of her next season.
also i've saved a shit ton of gifs and videos of gong yoo from the first episode lol. i like that freaky stuff.
i'm invested in some of the characters this season, so i'll looking forward to the next one.
Just finished this and actually enjoyed it! It still had a lot of the same flaws that the first season did and a lot felt unfinished/unanswered but it was definitely entertaining.
Observations part one:
I wish they would stop making every single contestant either so flawless that you just know they're being built up to break your heart (marine guy, main character bestie, dad with sick child, Youngmi) when they die or make them do something super out of character just to move the story along, especially the way the characters vote. The dude who ended up there with his mom might have been a dumbass but he clearly doesn't want her to die and would never have voted to stay knowing she could have died because of it (prediction: mom is going to sacrifice herself for the Jo Yuri character and son is going to have to step up), and Hyunju values finding new friends and family just as much as her transition so she wouldn't sell her new friends out so easily. Siwan's character is the only one that is somewhat believable by being both a really
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Speaking of which, I did not expect TOP to be in this as much as he is and can't decide if he did a really good or really bad job portraying his character because I was so happy when he finally got a fork to the neck. His character could really only be portrayed by someone who spent over a decade at YG and I mean that as a compliment.
I was convinced player one was going to be Saebyeok's little brother when they featured him earlier and very relieved that it wasn't. Lee Santa is a good actor but ugh, did not like that he was in this so prominently. Also strange that not all of the staff were aware that he was a player as shown by the shocked look on baby faced guy near the end.
Shipper guy was so obviously sketchy from the start. The moment thug with a heart of gold starts blabbing in the cafeteria you just knew he was the snitch. The Wi Hajun storyline felt really messy and almost entirely unnecessary, I get that he's the main season one eye candy character and they had to include him but the whole season is him running (
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"I also find it hard to believe TOP got to keep his little Cruel Intentions drug necklace and that he would share so easily - if they take organs then there is no way they would not take pills off someone."
i want to believe that they left it on him on purpose, just to him (or others) to take the pills for chaos purposes. like, either of self-sabotage or murderous purposes
That would make sense! They must have incredibly high hopes for the mom in that case.
I'm wondering what the logistics regarding cigarettes and booze would be, so many Korean men smoke but none of the players are given cigarettes so even a day in withdrawal symptoms alone would take about a quarter of them out of the game.
i don't go here and i hate every single male actor but the park sunghoon scandal is hilarious in how dumb it is, he really posted a pic of a porn version of squid game as a IG story and then deleted it, every single male actor in that show truly is trash
Squid Game really is the ultimate "pirate it and separate the fictional character from the male performer" show. I'm honestly relieved he outed himself so soon after the premiere because he was one of the few actors that hasn't gotten caught being trash just yet and you KNOW people would have lil meow meow cinnamon roll'd him to hell and back if he hadn't shown his ass before they got the chance to click follow! Even if I did enjoy both seasons the same thing applies now and then - the female characters make the show, have way better backstories and pique everyone's interest so much more than the male ones, they are such assholes for choosing to focus on men attached to such an insane amount of trash actors so much when even a 50/50 focus split would make it so much better!
i really liked that they exposed player 1 at the start of the games too! except for the fact that i was spoiled with that (i saw a tweet where someone zoomed in at a pic/screenshot of all the players, and he was there in the green suit). it adds so much more to the story.
as for top, i've noticed a lot of people who aren't familiar with kpop liking his character too. i was watching episode 3 with some people and when he came out rapping someone was like "so it's like bts?". i've watched probably half of acting, and it's pretty much on par with what i remember. but yea, this character just seems like an extension of him being TOP
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i liked we got a new view of the games from the pink jumpsuits. also very curious on why junhee is there and if she'll be saved. because i feel like the game runners must have known that she was pregnant, right? if they're watching the contestants before they get invited. but maybe not because the frontman seemed surprised when she told them. so now i wonder with the frontman's history with his wife that he'll be protective of her next season.
also i've saved a shit ton of gifs and videos of gong yoo from the first episode lol. i like that freaky stuff.
i'm invested in some of the characters this season, so i'll looking forward to the next one.
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Just finished this and actually enjoyed it! It still had a lot of the same flaws that the first season did and a lot felt unfinished/unanswered but it was definitely entertaining.
Observations part one:
I wish they would stop making every single contestant either so flawless that you just know they're being built up to break your heart (marine guy, main character bestie, dad with sick child, Youngmi) when they die or make them do something super out of character just to move the story along, especially the way the characters vote. The dude who ended up there with his mom might have been a dumbass but he clearly doesn't want her to die and would never have voted to stay knowing she could have died because of it (prediction: mom is going to sacrifice herself for the Jo Yuri character and son is going to have to step up), and Hyunju values finding new friends and family just as much as her transition so she wouldn't sell her new friends out so easily. Siwan's character is the only one that is somewhat believable by being both a really ( ... )
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part two:
Speaking of which, I did not expect TOP to be in this as much as he is and can't decide if he did a really good or really bad job portraying his character because I was so happy when he finally got a fork to the neck. His character could really only be portrayed by someone who spent over a decade at YG and I mean that as a compliment.
I was convinced player one was going to be Saebyeok's little brother when they featured him earlier and very relieved that it wasn't. Lee Santa is a good actor but ugh, did not like that he was in this so prominently. Also strange that not all of the staff were aware that he was a player as shown by the shocked look on baby faced guy near the end.
Shipper guy was so obviously sketchy from the start. The moment thug with a heart of gold starts blabbing in the cafeteria you just knew he was the snitch. The Wi Hajun storyline felt really messy and almost entirely unnecessary, I get that he's the main season one eye candy character and they had to include him but the whole season is him running ( ( ... )
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i want to believe that they left it on him on purpose, just to him (or others) to take the pills for chaos purposes. like, either of self-sabotage or murderous purposes
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That would make sense! They must have incredibly high hopes for the mom in that case.
I'm wondering what the logistics regarding cigarettes and booze would be, so many Korean men smoke but none of the players are given cigarettes so even a day in withdrawal symptoms alone would take about a quarter of them out of the game.
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Squid Game's transgender character's actor Park Sunghoon under hot waters for sharing an AV poster of Squid Game parody on his IG and deleting it at the speed of light https://t.co/iuP9WxgkZt pic.twitter.com/gVB2XkadGQ
- pannchoa (@pannchoa) December 30, 2024
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Squid Game really is the ultimate "pirate it and separate the fictional character from the male performer" show. I'm honestly relieved he outed himself so soon after the premiere because he was one of the few actors that hasn't gotten caught being trash just yet and you KNOW people would have lil meow meow cinnamon roll'd him to hell and back if he hadn't shown his ass before they got the chance to click follow! Even if I did enjoy both seasons the same thing applies now and then - the female characters make the show, have way better backstories and pique everyone's interest so much more than the male ones, they are such assholes for choosing to focus on men attached to such an insane amount of trash actors so much when even a 50/50 focus split would make it so much better!
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as for top, i've noticed a lot of people who aren't familiar with kpop liking his character too. i was watching episode 3 with some people and when he came out rapping someone was like "so it's like bts?". i've watched probably half of acting, and it's pretty much on par with what i remember. but yea, this character just seems like an extension of him being TOP
here's a clip from tazza for reference
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Did the director write the character specifically for TOP?
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