*WHAT'S THEIR DEAL!!?* Squid Game S2 pt.3/4 | First Time Watching | reaction/review
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I felt these two episodes I really got to know the characters so much more and it was that much more tragic when bad things happened. Seeing the camaraderie between all the main characters was really nice to see though. Enjoy :)
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WHAT'S THEIR DEAL!!? Squid Game S2 pt.3/4 | First Time Watching | reaction/review
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Also in the 6-legged relay race, it made sense why Gi-Hun’s team went last. It negates any witnesses to the possibility of the Front Man losing. If time ran out, the guards could just shoot all the other players except for him and he can just go back to wearing his normal getup without anyone knowing.
Yeah that's what I thought also in Mingle there is a scene where he dissapears its clear that he hides so nobody sees him them comes back
@ He most likely just ran into a room all by himself. Also in the 6-legged relay, the hackysack-like game, after he pulls Gi-Hun’s foot to catch the toy on the final bounce, I think the Front Man gives a slight nod to the guard as if to say, “Say it counts and let us pass.”
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@@Jaden_The_Celestial No, he actually found a group. In the episode you can see that the number of people after that round is 168, which is divisible by 4. And killing someone else instead wouldn't work, since all survivors are in rooms in groups of 4, and you'd have to kill 1 person in a room, which would reveal the act.
I dont think the frontman wanted the game to end when he hit X, he just wanted to gain the trust of his fellow players. He knew that the majority would vote to play another game.
He knew there was going to be a "bonus game" where everyone fights and kills each other at night like before. Which is why he made it 50/50
@staceytate4758 yes the 2nd time that's true, the first time he voted it was to gain the trust of the others
6:30 if you watch closely you see that Young-il/In-ho/Frontman wastes time by throwing the spinning top right handedly, while his succes is with his left hand. When the Frontman holds a gun it's also in his left hand, so it's very likely he's just lefthanded and pretending not to be.
Since Frontman have issue with his stepmom, he said to the nice old lady "OH your son abandoned you and he didn't come back?"
He said that because the frontman is a family man it bothered him that the kid didn't do anything to stay with his mom or value his family
me personally, the scene with the mother and son broke me, his cry was so genuine and i related to it as i love my mother so much that it'd not function at all without her.
whoever's reading this, please hug your loved ones for me.
100% agree!! When I watch him cry and not be able to look his mom in the face, I empathize with it so much because I would be acting the exact same way if that was my mom and me! His cry is so real!
Every time I watch that scene I (cry, but also) see the son’s apology as all-encompassing. He’s not just apologizing for abandoning her in mingle, he’s not just apologizing for voting O in the last vote. He is, in anguish, apologizing for being the reason either of them are here in the first place. And it’s not quite a redemption yet but I can see this as the start to that path.
Yes, the Front Man was purposely messing up the spinning top game. He was throwing with his right hand, but in all the scenes we’ve seen him he’s been using his left hand as his dominant hand. In the final throw that actually spun the top he threw it with his left hand.
When Hyunju (player 120) is telling her story, it resonates with so many and then it hits even harder when you realize that the actor is a cis man, and he only got the part because so many trans people (even if they are actors) didnt want that target on their back with how poorly the community is treated in Korea. They Tried to find someone and ended up understanding that the risk was just too great.
The actor and writers on the show did a lot of research, and collaborated with a lot of trans folk when it came to her character. They wanted to do a good job with the representation, even though it's a cis man playing her. Although it would have been great to see a trans woman play the role, I completely understand why it simply wasn't an option.
Aww, this is why I find it sad, when western creators get mad at Hyunju being played by a cis man, when the research and care had clearly been taken. She's amazing and such a strong character - I understand why people want Trans characters to be played by a trans person, but I'm glad the Character was handled with such respect.
Mingle Game:
Song: 😍
Situation: 💀
Other players: 😰
Thanos:🕺
goofball
001: 😐😌👌
The door instantly locked after MG Coin arrived. There's no way Hyun-ju makes it ALL the way to Young-mi AND back before the time runs out
14:48 The old guy actually never said that his son couldn't drink plain milk. He said that he was as picky as Gi-hun. He saw Gi-hun wanting to switch a meal he was given and it reminded him of his son. That's how I understood it at least. 😅
I think his son couldn't drink milk considering about 70% of Koreans are apparently lactose intolerant
Gi-hun said he can't drink plain milk in season 1 and the old man said his son can't either.
@patriciahernandez4695 No, the old man said: You were spanked a lot like a child, right? Gi-hun answered Yes, how do you know? And the old man said Because my son was just like you.
Also, it wasn’t the son’s fault that TWO guys literally dragged him away! I honestly don’t get why people are blaming him.
“He could’ve fought harder!” - They’re on a damn TIME CLOCK! Even if he did try to fight harder, those two other guys were bigger than him and caught him off guard. He had no time to really react during that kind of situation.
“He stopped fighting at the very end!” - They literally just had a conversation where the mom said she’d rather be the one to die than her son! And again, the TIMER!!!
Don’t get me wrong, I love the mom too, and I’d flipping HATE to see her get killed. But y’all need to realize the reality of stuff that’s happening around them. Plus the son’s apology was definitely sincere and honest. Not that he knew he messed up, but I think given the situation he was in it projected that scenario that he “abandoned” his mother. Obviously he was apologizing regardless because it was all-together a bad situation.
yes, his apology and his shame were sincere and I personally like characters to mess up and do morally questionable things, it keeps it realistic and interesting
with that being said, it was morally questionable; he did let them drag him away. I wouldn't care if my mom would like me to live, if it was me, I'd rather stay with her and dye than live knowing I left her behind
@ I’m sure the guy wanted to stay with his mother regardless, but you can’t deny the fact that those 2 guys literally swept him away outta nowhere. The whole situation in itself is a messed up situation, but when all hell is breaking loose and everyone is high on adrenaline to stay alive, it’s difficult to say what exactly was happening. We say things we think we will definitely do, but when such random and spontaneous stuff like that starts to happen, our judgments can become different. But in the end the mom and son reunited and it’s obvious they wouldn’t allow themselves to be separated again, and that’s what it is now. Clearly the son learned his lesson on gambling, and seemed so glad to switch back to the X-Team.
(Spoilers)
The son even almost was about to join Gi-Hun’s little insurgent squad until his mom stopped him. I can say with confidence we can trust the son to not abandon his mother from this point on.
I was just telling my friend like 20 minutes ago that I can't wait for the next episode. You just saved my evening!
34:40 Not so fun fact but Thanos here is talking abt how how he almost commited suicide bc of his debt, which could NOT have been easy for his actor, Choi Seunghyun (or better known as T.O.P.), since he actually did attempt to take his own life in the past. A while back, T.O.P. had allegedly smoked weed (which is HUGE no-no in SK) & he was essentially blacklisted from the industry (4got to mention but T.O.P. is a famous rapper irl) & received so much h8 that he actually tried to take his own life. Even when it was annouced he was casted to be in SG2, he STILL received a lot of h8 from k netizens bc of his past "controversy." It was so bad that they actually excluded him from SG2 promotional material with the rest of the cast. Thankfully, as of recently, Netflix is FINALLY including T.O.P. after weeks of begging from international fans. & im happy to report that he's said seen all the love & support he's been getting from fans. 💜
I'm glad he's still here. He plays Thanos amazingly and he's my favourite character ❤️
28:21 Say what you want about the Front Man, but that was a genius play
The people who change their mind about staying get used to the brutality in the games and start seeing it as a chance to actually win. They’ve gotten through games and see that they’re actually surviving in this environment.
The reason Front man made the X's and O's evened out, is that he knew there was going to be a fight and people killing each other. Which is why Gihun knew right away with the fork. So... Bonus Game Time!
Front Man was definitely deliberately choking in the spinning top game. If you go back and watch Season 1, he does everything with his left hand and when he was doing the top game the first few times he switched to his right hand before switching back to his left hand when he got it to spin. He's a lefty.
So why doe
I totally belive you, it is the kind of detail I'd expect them to add, just wondering the reason behind doing that, to prevent watching the other team unalive directly?
Front Man had at least two reasons to screw up during the spinning top game. First, he knows this is ultimately a game for the entertainment of the insanely rich VIP backers, and close calls and unexpected twists make for better entertainment. Second, it helps maintain his disguise among the players - it humanizes him, and manipulates the other players into encouraging him, and therefore trusting him more.
On top of all of this, Front Man has managed these games for several years. He's probably gained an exceptional insight into the psychology of desperate people.
Best reaction UA-camr right here.
Actually adds stuff to the thing he’s reacting to and makes it entertaining
that scene where player 120 tells her story never fails to make me cry, as a trans person, that little scene and her whole character alone makes me feel euphoric, loved the representation and obviously yes, the fact that everyone has their reasons to keep playing is something that has more impact in this season I feel, makes you feel more empathic with everyone who really needs the money
You're valid ❤
What is super fun is seeing the people on the sidelines rooting for the people currently playing. I believe the reason Gi-Hun group is last is that way they can shoot the group except the Frontman should they lose without anyone finding out. Everything the Frontman does and says is to secretly prove Gi-Gun wrong.
dropped exactly as i was sitting down to eat. perfect timing
Me too
Everyone with right left hand thing for how In ho was missing on propose... But guys.... He was smiling when he bended😅
001 the Frontman is left handed, he did not wanted Gi Hun to see it! He shot his brother with left hand and he took his Whiskey glas also with left hand. He ordered the guards to take his group as the last , so if they lose and get shot they won't shot him of course!😅 Of course it is funny for him to be number one and has the number in his name while Gi Hun is the last player and his last name means last name but Gi Hun did't catch this joke
Greetings from Germany💜
I’ve watched reaction channels like Rukiya Reacts, BillyBinges, CinemaGek, however, your reactions are literally the best. I watch reaction channels to see their first genuine reactions to feel that same joy/sadness I’ve felt when I first watched the movie, and you express so genuinely it makes me smile. Keep up the good work ❤
6:30 he definitely did it on purpose to waste the time
You realise it too because he switches hands at the end to get the top spinning. Telling us he was doing it with his non-dominant hand up until then.
The milk thing is an actual fan theory out there . I kinda agree with it
He really killed thanos going to the head
I love how they represented the trans experience in a realistic and relatable way. Im saying this being worried about how it would be portrayed by a man who identifies as a man.
I've been wating for part 3 for so long haha. Love these reaction videos.
Thanos: You should've gone for the head
Player 333: Bet
What I really like about this season is the commentary of people having an out and due to their circumstances choosing to play but it means that other people that don't want to keep playing will be forced to deal with the consequences of the majority vote. It's really clever commentary and also the whole Front Man oddly fascinated with Gi-hun thing that makes me like hehe, Hannibal Lecter has reborn
I love watching your squid game videos keep up the good work
YAY ANOTHER SQUID GAME REACTION 😍 ooo and this will include Mingle game, can't wait for your reaction to it, brutal but an awesome episode/game ❤ 001 was so likeable, I kept forgetting he was front man 😂
What do you mean you can't say for sure whether there was enough time or not? The door locked the minute Myunggi closed it. That means if he was a second late, everyone in that room would have died. There's no doubt about it.
No so my point is I can empathise with someone who is emotional in that moment, that unless you see something happen for certain, you convince yourself there was a chance. Objectively there wasn’t enough time, but you can’t say for sure because they didnt get the chance to see that outcome. That’s my point. It was a statement of empathy.
Bruh Thanos is the funniest antagonist
That lightning makes you look a bit menacing looks kind of cool
They did such a good job with this season. Glad the next one won't be too long of a wait.
If you want any suggestions for what to react to next, Silo and Severance are both great shows and would give some reprieve from all the Squid Game violence. Silo just finished its second season and Severance is currently airing its second season.
10:40 Lol, that's not it. He only voted that way to endear himself to Gi-Hun. He already knew that the vote would go the way of the Os.
I love all your reactions 😊this season was also so interesting and I can’t believe people noticed front man’s dominant hand… I definitely do not pay that close attention 😅
nice catch on. the old man said his son doesn't like plain milk and is also the front man.
I feel like these two episodes are two of the best in the season for sure.
11:06 I think one way to look at it is that these people are desperate, and last time the X's were forced to play one more game.
Some of them might be picking O now, because they genuinely believe they can survive the games or they have been convinced by the elder man that 'with one more game, we'll have enough money', since many of them have worse debts than last season.
It was funny the two slaps that player 120 Hyun-Ju gave to player 044 and drew blood from player 044's nose and player 044 is crazy 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I saw a clip of the guy playing the young cop, Jun-Ho, play that Gonggi game and he just absolutely SMASHED it like yo it was so impressive 😂 I know he wasn’t like..gonna get shot if he failed but damn. Kinda makes me want to learn 😂
i feel so bad for everyone in mingle
001 saying he doesn't drink plain milk is a callback to season 1's 456, I think to show us that they're more alike than they thought. Did you know that there's a popular 457 ship in the fandom?
WHO WANTS OSCAR TO WATCH
FORREST GUMP (1994)? ❤️ love ur vids mate
Hey Oscar are u playing on to watch the last 2 Ice age movies? (The Continental Drift and the Collision Course ones)
MG Coin... I had my doubts about him. Like I was waiting to see some good in him. Then that hope faded. Someone who only thinks of money instead of the real pregnant woman in front of him, you can't depend on that.
You should review the lion the witch and the wardrobe
Semi's 'skin like white jade' is so beautiful.(It's Korean traditional expression.)
You NEED to watch the sonic movies!
Hey Oscar, I love watching your reactions! Its super interesting to see someone else's perspective. Once you're done watching squid game season 2 you could check out "Alice in Borderland". I think you'd really like it, its in some way similar to squid game but at the same time totally different. Personally I actually enjoyed it more. Its a Japanese series and a great watch overall. For sure one of my favorite shows of all time!
Great reactor. Even more so, reacting solo. Thank you.
They adopted you i fell on my chair 24:56 about that
23:22 thanos was d####### so he can't see what's he's doing to gyeong-su biggest fan of thanos
Well... 70M won is about £39K If the one guy owes 10B won, it's £5,557,760
i would seriously cry if the mom died lol
WHY DID UA-cam NOT HAVE THIS VIDEO POP UP WHILE IM SCROLLING LIKE THEY USUALLY DO I HAD TO SEARCH THE CHANNEL TO REALIZE YOU UPLOADED 5 HOURS AGO IVE BEEN SCAMMED
Yay! New video ❤
I think you didn't noticed but that shaman woman was behaving like that with them because they all betrayed her in the mingle game . When the number 4 was announced , they left her behind
I think that’s because only she’d see that as a betrayal rather than just purely logic. The round beforehand they saved her life and she didn’t take that personally 😆 in fact she said she saved their lives!
HELLYEAH 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅
im early !!! super excited for this reaction !
Thanos was mildly entertaining but getting stabbed like that was justified imo. What he was saying about Kim Jun-hee was a bit grapey.
Yeah a bit, even if he was just saying those things to provoke the Coin guy. I think I also remember the English dub of his words being much worse. And Nam-gyu gotta go as well. Boy gotta remember who birthed him with the amount of times he's referred to a woman as a bitch. Hoping he gets satisfying karma.
what's your favorite game overall? First and second season combined
How is everyone's day?
so messed up☺️
Bad I had a detention at school for not doing Spanish homework! But bro💀💀
Pretty good!
Hi. Love your videos. Can you please watch the first episode of Game of Thrones one day?
Ironically basrd if statistics the penatholon is the easiest also can you please do troll hunters
I love that fork sene I never liked him but I did like player 333 standing up to those jerks
Pretty sure player 120 is referred to as she, not they. Just a heads up!
Bro diddnt u had parts 1/3 and 2/3 uploaded? Why did u changed it to 4 part series?
Did you watch my intro yet?
@ uhh no not yet, i will watch tmrw when i have a free day
Yesssss! ❤
Day 3 of asking you to watch all of us are dead
dude, you should watch Last of Us!
I was gonna watch the whole series from this channel but this part took so long to come out so I watched the rest from a different channel
I wonder if he’s single
React to amphibia and SpongeBob SquarePants
Hey handsome I still hope that you will watch the Disney movie Saving Mr. Banks starring Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson (2013) it was such a great movie. I know you think Tom Hanks is a great actor. Yeah he totally is so thats one reason I'm sure you'll love this movie plus the lady that created Mary Poppins is originally from Australia so you should like that too. It was interesting though later on when they showed her as an older lady she tried to pass herself off as a British person. Like she lived in London and talked with a British accent etc...Well you Aussies and British people are basically the same anyway. Which I think is pretty cool. Also watch an episode of Star Trek the original series or watch one episode of the newer series of Star Trek the Next Generation. I like the character Data in the next Generation series. Hes kinda like Spock in the original series. Both characters are super smart. Or watch an episode of the Star Trek Series Voyager. I like the character Seven of Nine. Super smart like Spock and Data plus the actress that plays Seven of Nine kinda looks like Rachel McAdams. I think she does LoL. Or maybe watch one of the Star Trek movies I personally like the one that came out in 2009. Alright well hopefully you'll take one of these suggestions into consideration and congrats again on being super close to 90,000 subscribers Oscar Alright 2025 lets go mate
Gday bruv
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SKRRRRRT
Please react to Alice in Borderland
First!
21:27 bro is YAPPING TOO MUCH
God forbid a reactor should *REACT*
Like dawg that's his job Lol
@@iharleyiikr!
Literally every reaction video has to do that, what do you expect from a video reaction? Only silent? Just go watch alone lol
Early ???
I love this two episodes and I love the reaction. Can’t wait for the final. I deliberately don’t watch it on Netflix, just to see your reaction to it.🤍
Day 33: of suggestions my girl (1991)
dropped exactly as i was sitting down to eat. perfect timing