Round 6 (2021)

Okay hear me out

At the beginning it started slow but I was still attracted to the plot and as it progresses it gets more interesting reaching the end which is a complete meh, leaving aside the ending I can say that it is a good drama.

I liked the cinematography, the characters, the soundtrack and it made me cry a lot in the last episodes, especially episode 6.

Saebyeok and Jiyeon deserved better, for me they are on jeju island drinking mojito together. And I really felt sorry for Sangwoo's mother but I have zero sympathy for Sangwoo for being a traitor and murderer.

The ending is kinda meh, is that it? I hate that it took him a whole year to take Saebyeok's brother out from the orphanage and see his daughter which he cancelled just to get his revenge, I get it but it's still wrong.

It gives me a lump in my throat to know that saebyeok's brother will never know where his sister is and the same with sangwoo's mother who will also never know where her son went.

Also the reason why the front man did that is not well explained, leaving a gap to the plot. In conclusion the ending could be better, but in the other hand the gaming part was very good, although at some point it became predictable like knowing who the front man was, I already knew that he could be the policeman's brother.

The end is an open ending, letting us see how gihun is going to participate in the game again and seek revenge, maybe there will be a second season but I wouldn't like it because what would it be about? the same? other games? could have made a better ending

Leia Mais

Decent entertainment.

It's competent in most aspects.
The hype honestly makes it a worse experience, because you expect something mindblowing and genre breaking.
It's not that.
It's Battle Royale Fall Guys.
It's mostly enjoyable. The social commentary is a bit heavy handed at times, but it's nice to have it there.
It's not that original, it's not perfect.
It's fine.

(random note: The scenes with English speaking foreigners were hilarious. The writing was mostly ok, but it didn't come off as entirely natural. And combined with not-stellar acting it felt odd. I guess like Asian scenes feel in western movies maybe.)

Leia Mais

My Humble Thoughts (Pls Don't Cancel Me For Lowkey Hating On It XD)

Squid's Game
Rate: 7
Keep in mind that before you read any further, this review is coming from the perspective of a person who's seen far too many psychologicals for his own good, as an experienced viewer on this certain genre I carry a bias for how dramas like these are executed. I'll try to keep this review as less biased as I can but I'm already sugarcoating it with the rating so I won't be going easy on this either lol.

To keep it simple, if you have experience watching dramas similar to the genre in squid's, at most it'll be meh for you. Overall, the games aren't as sadistic or brutal as you'd want them to be thus leaving you with an empty feeling. The pace for the starting episodes is pretty slow and I'd go as far as to say episode 2 as a whole is skippable as it's not crucial to understanding the plot. Episode 4 was squid's peak and sadly the episodes that follow do not keep the consistency flowing. The plot twists for the most part are predictable and the ending doesn't fully answer all the questions that are presented as it teases a possible opening for season 2.

As for people that are new to this genre and who are just looking to jump onto the hype train, I'd say you'll find it enjoyable for the most part since it's your first time diving onto a drama like this. Anywayysss, regardless if you're experienced or new, I'd recommend to give it's first four episodes a chance to see if you'll like it.

Leia Mais

Awfully Beautiful

Squid Game, as fun as it sounds, is a masterpiece created in the pits of Hell. The combination of utterly incredible screenplay and outstanding acting performance makes one go through a number of emotions within its run time. Not only does this drama show us the most beautiful direction of photography, color grading and overall aesthetic that is quite frankly, an eye candy, but it also paints us an honest image of an immensely massive gap between the rich and the poor, how the "lower class" can easily be turned into nothing but puppets for the pure entertainment of the rich.
Personally, I would 100% recommend this show to anyone that is seeking to spend days while being extremely mad about the cartoonish nightmare we call life.

Leia Mais

Weak Ending, lots of crying

Story : going into this show i was skeptical. i have watched kdramas before this, so I was curious why locals were shoving this show in my face. i was surprised while watching it, that it was indeed good. but i think what i got out of it, is different then what other people may have taken out. while we understand the reason for the games, and the meaning behind the show (something that goes over people's heads), i really enjoyed the characters. i am a sang woo apologist, and his character fascinated me. i enjoy having background stories for each person, because it opens up the ability for us to feel when they are eliminated. the ending was...odd. but it was in a sense, closure for Seong Gi-Hun. While I am upset with the red hair dye and not getting on the plane, it leaves open the idea of a season 2. but since almost the whole lovable cast was killed off...i am not sure about that.
Acting: the acting (as to be expected by these names) was stellar. not a dry eye in episode 6. and esp the last scene for sang woo.
Music : i always appreciate shows who actually create a whole new soundtrack for a show, and make it so quirky that it fits. But also makes it so dramatic at the right time that it hurts.
Rewatch Value: i think the shock value of the show makes it not rewatchable. that being said. i am more intrigued in the relationships between he characters as the show progresses so i would only re-watch it for that reason.
Overall: i think it is a good show. not the best kdrama i have watched but good. i will only say its overhyped because of what the western media has turned it into (Mr. beast I'm looking at you). i always laugh that we need to gatekeep kdramas, and this feels like it. i enjoyed watching it, and was exciting to be introduced to new actors.

Leia Mais

Squid Game (2021) - lucky to watch it beforehand, where I was not seeing spoilers on the social media.

This is usually my type of dramas and I could really compare it to 365: Repeat The Year which is also a korean drama but at the same time it has it's own originality.

The scenes where pretty harsh for me as watcher, I was not ready and it came as a shock. It comes off as like a japanese drama or movie storyline that is why I would say it has that different feeling into it compared to what I usually encounter in korean dramas.

Actors in the drama are veteran, all are great. One of the best line up korean dramas have done in a while.

Leia Mais

Hunger games 2.0 GONE WRONG justice for SAEBYEOK

I know korea is still a mysoginistic society until now because there government doesnt want women to have power and more equal rights than men and thats the sad truth of the society, but judging the story it felt flat for me the beginning episodes are great BUT after episode 5 it felt DRAGGY and SLOW and i get the betrayal of friends part but i think it feels so injustice of the other characters especially Ali they didi him dirty and still koreans always look down dark or brown skinned people i hate it here and still racist to foreigners ngl though and the ending is still open ended so weed a 2nd season to answer all the several plotholes of previous episodes. Acting is PHENOMENAL HANDS DOWN especially SAEBYEOK i love her role in this its giving me katnis everdeen vibes heheheh purr and GIHUN too i love his kind honest protagonist and especially the front man i love villainess of the characters, high budget production, outfits stages evrything: felt flat for the OST i need lisas money fpr the ost of the 2nd season please it matches the series. Thats all!! yall should watch Alice in borderland it has better plot than the squid game purr.

Leia Mais

It's Good but that ending NO!!!

Well, overall a good series but not a fan of this ending and not sure why there should be a 2nd season as other suggest/would like.

What I didn't like the most was that it seemed uncharacteristic for Sang Woo to do what he did at the end. He had been ruthlessly playing the game from the start so why the hell didn't he at least attempt to kill Gi Hun one more time when he 'quit' the game especially since he had clearly harbored a grudge against him since they were young b/c of his trusting, gullible nature.

Gi Hun is a ne'er-do-well. Pretty much living off his mother his whole life. Never being a good enough father to his daughter and then choosing that at the end??? WTF ????

Didn't like the fact that we didn't get Frontman's backstory and why after winning the game he became that guy and how the hell can he shoot his baby brother AISH!!!

So glad that screeching hag and that gangster died they were the worst. Having foreigners be the VIPs is low hanging fruit but I digress.

Also, can we get a squid game with rich people as the damn contestants - ALL BEING EQUAL and all. I mean the Front Man continued to perpetuate the lie that inside the "games" it's equal, above board and essentially fair b/c everyone starts off on the same footing but they had been manipulating the games from the start.

Leia Mais

Good plot, interesting but not a good ending.

Maybe it’s just me but it’s too overrated.

I just watch it now to kill time and I really enjoyed it. There are sad relatable scenes and I love that each characters have worthy stories to tell. The game concept is nice too. Playing games you played when you were little. All seems easy but when you lose you also lose your life. The concept of game is good until the players decided to kill each other to win. Well, that adds the intensity of the drama. The detective/ police officer is also smart but didn’t end so well.

Anyway, overall I enjoyed it but not that much. And the ending sucks.

Leia Mais

Give it a chance

I must confess that I was a little bored watching the first two episodes. It felt as if the runtime was too long and I wasn't just thinking to myself "this could have easily be shown in 30 minutes"... But from there, suddenly the almost 1 hour felt like 30 minutes and I just wanted more and more. You have to watch it!The story is very interesting, despite having some plotholes. They ended up not going anywhere with the organ trafficking arc. I was a bit confused but I quickly forgot about it when watching the rest of the drama. I have a few questions concerning the logic of the Squid Game, logistics and all that I can't just write down here as to not to spoil the experience for those wanting to watch the show. Numbers 101 and 212 will forever be on my heart 💓

Leia Mais