SQUID GAME Ending Explained! The Game Show From Hell!
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2021
- In this video we take a deep dive, review, recap and explain the ending to Netflix's Korean game show drama SQUID GAME.
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I'd be the one who got killed because I was too nice probably 🤧 😪 😔
@@tashwuzhair I took it as they made extra side money selling a few parts that are needed in the black market. I hope they get into more detail in the second season 🙏 😩
I won girls friends
@@tashwuzhair Few of them were selling organs and making more money secretly in their own. Why would you need an explanation for this…? It’s so obvious and simple to follow along.
IM Sirius
Gi-hun entered the games with the widest smile but with no money; he left the games billions of Won richer, yet he's at his most miserable-which is such a tragedy. And Gong Yoo should play more villain roles.
Which character played Gong Yoo?
@@vain6312 the recruiter that enticed Gi-hun to play the blue and red paper. He only had a special appearance in Squid Game. He’s an amazing actor, he played in Train to Busan.
Gong yoo probably will have more important role in s2 since the series is now famous they can obviously pay him much much better
that smile he gave to the camera in episode 1 is so sad now
Ooh we gonna have a s2, i mean, i shoulda known
Saddest death to me would be Ali's, man had a whole family back home waiting for him. But sang-woo tricked him, and betrayed him. I will never forget the realization he had when he saw the "marbles" were actually rocks. Betraying somebody who trusts you so much. Disgusting. And Ali was so ready to find a way to get them BOTH out. He was so dedicated to the friendship it's so upsetting to see him die because of Sang-Woo's selfishness.
But... we didn't see Ali getting shot plus we didn't see if he actually was burned. They just showed Ali injured in the "present coffin" I'm wondering if he did die or if he was saved. Atleast I'm hoping he was
@@mikih636 if thats true , its gonna be the stupiddest script ever exist
@@mikih636 He had a bullet hole through the face...I think he's gone
@@mikih636 we didn't see him getting shot but we saw him after he was shot... hate to dash your hope lol
@@jolleh thats true. But there are some cases we're people have gotten shot in the head an survived. Also in the first few episodes someone else also got shot and before they were cremated they were moving inside the box before they were stapled inside the box. As well when those other people working with the doctor said another player woke up during the surgery. It can happen. I hope it does because then it can be gi hun and Ali working together to take down the games
The saddest part for me was when Ji-Yeong sacrificed herself and died losing the marble game, which was closely followed by Ali's death.
SAMEE!! that’s when I started bawling my eyes for the first time in this show, and it got worse when ali died and il nam breaking out of character and giving the last marble to gi hun. Damn it my eyes were hella puffy after that frkn marble scene.
I angry cried when that happened. Then whe. Sae-byeok's death happened a few Ep's later I fking lost it lmao.
How was that part the saddest? not only was it predictable, it's as cliche as it gets...
Now, being betrayed by someone you considered a good person and your friend, while you are trying to save him.... That shit is sad.
@@Vradica just bc it’s predictable doesn’t it mean it won’t break you. The part where it is predictable that one of them will die is already heart breaking, let alone witnessing that to happen. And Ji Yeon kept talking to Sae Byeok about going out together of that damn game and going to Jeju do and doing lots of things as friends. But both of them know it won’t happen. I already sense Ji Yeon will die bc she kept saying she doesn’t have a reason to use that money, and she sacrificed her life for it, for someone who has more reason to do so. We already know but its still stings so damn much and we just can’t help but bawl. Sorry but I ain’t no tough nut.
@therockormond1 FOR WHAT?
I started this show from all of the hype I heard, and I was not disappointed one bit, it's such a well written story.
Why u everywhere
He is everywhere
@@dillontaloni9168 its called not knowing the feeling of grass and literally staying in your moms basement all fucking day, this kid has no life and does nothing
@@Mcb1 uncalled for but made me laugh lmao
You smell like feet
the twist of the game in episode 6 had me shook where everyone picked someone theyre close with but then learned they had to play against each other it was such a sad episode too :(
the real trip was the lady who did not get to find a partner and ended up in the dorm, automatically exempted in the game
This was one of the few things I saw coming. I noticed that the three main characters picked the side characters of the show (or at least not as important as the main three) as partners. Thats when I knew they would be the ones to survive this game and the partners would die
@@AiBkomachi umm, she survived then
Yeah I knew it would happen then because what challenge would you really need 2 people for that work together?
I wish I was shocked too but spoilers ruin everything. Ahhhh. It ruined the show for me 💔 I'm soooo mad.
The worst part is that Sae-Byeok and Ji-Yeong couldn't go to Jeju island together 😫
They both died, so if it makes you feel better I think they're having mimosas on Jeju island in the afterlife
they were the only likeable characters to me, as soon as saebyeok died I stopped watching the show lmao
@@EverythingIsNothing4 tea, the men were sexist as fuck I was over it. I was hoping one of them would win :/ but of course our main dude (who is a piece of shit btw, awful father and a parasite to his mom) had to win. For what? He waited a whole year before he even kept his promise and went back for her younger brother and he didn't talk to his daughter either. The main dude should've died smh
@@olivervazquez8328 literallyy, like they really wanted me to be empathetic and root for a man they spent 2 episodes showing us was a deadbeat and a loser? lmao like no way, the women deserved
@@EverythingIsNothing4 for real the show was like "oh you should be empathetic, he's losing his daughter" then proceeds to show us GOOD REASON why this scumbag was losing his daughter to begin with
I might be over thinking, but the horse racing was foreshadowing a hint for the winner of squid game. The 2 horses that were close to the finish, at the final race, were numbered 8 and 6. Sung-woo's number ended with an 8 and Gi-hun's number ended with a 6. Not sure if this has been brought up before, but I think it makes sense.
You might be on to something 👀 nice observation tho because I never noticed that
YOOOO THAT MAKES SENSE
The amount of money he won back in the horse race was also like 4,56million won
The old man made that comparison in the last episode
This is the type of film where everything you see has a purpose/meaning if it isn't a mistake. You're probably right considering how recurring themes to foreshadow what happens is a common thing in this show. A lot of the major characters deaths has been foreshadowed.
I was honestly bawling my eyes out for almost every death after the marble games, even for Sang-woo when i realised that he wasn't the villain, but simply a victim of the harsh circumstances thrust upon him.
This show is one of the rare ones that made me cry
I think the games drove sang woo crazy
you cannot convince me Sang-woo was not a villain
@@chelseaaddo5977 they all agreed to be there.in the end it would've been Ali or sang woo
@@chelseaaddo5977 You have to snake eachother eventually. You can't keep up the whole "let's be buddies" mentality until the end
Ali’s death just proves how harsh reality is, that people take advantage of kind hearted people, he was my favorite character, he was a literal innocent cinnamon roll, he could have just left Gi Hun to die in the first game but he didn’t, he saved his ass, and on the marble game, he could just leave and win but no, he considered Sangwoo’s suggestion because he valued their ‘friendship’ goddammit Ali why must you dieee
Absolutly True. But i Must admit That i had tears When the old person had gi in his arms and said Its alright no problem..😭 we couldnt knew what type of Person he was..
My heart.
Gi hun shouldn't survive
If the situation is different then the both of them would surely be alive, again he doesn't have a choice, why do you think he chose ali to a partner game? Because he trusted him and they know each other, the game is just a rigged and twisted because if he know the rules i doubt he choose ali for a duet game
Cinnamon roll 😭😭😫🥺
the fact that the old man voted to stop the game in the earlier episode but still they all came back it shows how he gave them a chance and everything it makes much more sense now after the ending
Why did he vote to stop the game, if he created it?🤔
@@chibichan9586 the old files mean that this game has been going on for a while, so the old man naturally has had plenty of time to study humans and how they work. he probably knew that many people would still want the games to continue
@@chibichan9586 because he wanted people to leave if they wanted too, all he cared about was having fun... he even said at the end everyone had the chance multiple times to stop playing the game and ultimately chose to comeback and play so it was on them
@@chibichan9586 To make the people realize how miserable their life is and how much they really need the money so they will try their hardest to win it he basically tricked them by stopping the first game
@@chibichan9586 lots of theories on the old guys mindset of that choice. But judging from his personality of constantly seeking humor and fun, there is a good chance he voted no so that others will have a choice instead of forcefully making half of them play. In other words, rather than following the easy yet boring route he took the risk of letting people make their own choices, purely for the fun of it and to prove that he is right about people. I might be pulling this out of my ass tho.
The ending annoyed me, I was yelling at my TV. After all that he ditched his kid... That just really bothered me.
Aye fuck his kid, one of the first things she brings up in the phone call is her present, this makes it almost certain she was the old man this whole time, Duh!
@@jackkaniewski5450 ???
@FiXaBLeShaRK is it difficult to spell "never"?
His daughter was annoying
All the character's death were already foreshadowed in Episode 2. Ali is eliminated because sang-woo took his marble the same as he took his boss money. Deok-su jumped on the bridge and was eliminated in the game by falling off the bridge. Sae-byeok die because she was stabbed on her neck same as she threatened someone with a knife on their throat. Sang-woo almost commit suicide in the bathtub and was eliminated from the game by killing himself. Also, the old man died from a brain tumor. Gi-hun swore on his mother's life, and his mother died in the end. Wow.
yeah she also had a scar on her neck too iirc.
Wow!
Wow. Very well thought
Good observation. Especially about him swearing on momma.
Very smart , are you player 457 ?
This movie had humanity, not just gore, and that’s why I loved it
it's a series
@@cobaltbluemaru don’t be that guy.
Can I ask what gore means?
@@zorolordo research
@@zorolordo it’s like blood and guts and brain
Ali's death was heart-breaking. But I think Saebyeok's death was the most devastating for me. From the first episode, I just got the feeling that she was thrust into a life which placed immense weight on her shoulders. The way she stopped Gihun from killing Sang-oo by reminding him that he's not that kid of person; The way her cold exterior shattered when the other girl deliberately threw the game to let her win. Despite having to endure violence and make threats of violence herself to survive, she saved someone else from going down that road.
I feel sorry for her cuz she gotta look after her bro and try and get her mom too
She was my favourite character.
I felt bad for ji yeong
@@kaaaaaaterinaaaaa She was so selfless. Also she was just really chill as well. She could've lived a happy, well-adjusted life on the outside. I would've loved to see her become Saebyeok's first real friend in South Korea. That's what makes it even more tragic.
@@peter9162 Same
Omg Ali dying was the worst for me. Like when he cried out “Sang-woo” when he realized he betrayed him that gave me chills. I heard the betrayal in his voice. I started crying even harder. I never wished that a hero would step in a save the day so hard in my life. Love live Ali Abdul ✊🏽♥️♥️
@@palestineViper no shit Sherlock. These stories are made to resemble an emotional connection to the characters. People like Ali get screwed over, shows how good doesn't always win
@@palestineViper we all know that but yeah. "ali" as a character is dead, its still fiction but still, it hadnt stopped me from bawling my eyes out
I only balled my eyes out for the old man and the young girl during the marble game. Then was choked I wasted my tears on an villain at the end
@@Bunny11344 yeah i cried for the old man, the young marble girl, and ali. Well the old man being alive and being the manipulator is a whole twist lmao
@@reguluscorneas3387 FRR I CRIED FOR ALL OF THEM BUT MAN I LOVE GI HUN BLESS HIM HES A GOOD PERSON
Remember the guy who was paired with his wife in the marble game.We know that if everyone votes and quit the game the money is sent to the families of deceased ones.The fact that he was urging everyone to vote and quit after the marble game shows how perspective plays a role throughout the series. Some see his decision as a symbol of love for his wife and some see it as a symbol of greed. Same goes in life too. Our perspective decides our opinions.
i didn't even realize that yo
He then kills himself so I don't think it was greed lol
When did they say that
@@jonahpwns when he realizes they wont stop the game and now he’s left living with guilt
He still let his wife die though..
If he cared that much, he would chosen to die with her like SangWoo said.
He chose too live and let his wife die than he couldn't live with the guilt.
I feel so bad for Ali. He was too trusting. He was a sweetheart, with his overly formal Korean.😭
Ikr, he was so pure. Especially every time he would say thank you
It’s a shame he got played in the marble game
Bro I started crying when sangwoo betrayed him
IKR :(
@@jabronigoat4228 ikr, Ali looked so heartbroken
Squid Game made me feel all sorts of emotions. The cast is made up of one of the best actors. 👏
except the VIPs...
@@desmondliart True. Although, I thought the VIP's were symbolic of the ignorance that powerful and wealthy figures personified. Feelings of boredom, disgust and disbelief were conjured at that moment
@@allylieu6960 maybe its not their acting that was bad but the lines they were given? their dialogue felt very forced and cringey which i agree is meant to show ignorance/privilege but something was not right for me
I haven't watch this yet but I think the story is just the same with the other gay death games movie
@@desmondliart Yeah their lines were too childish for the position they are in, it was so hard to watch lmao especially the fat dude obsessed with 69
I cried when the old man knew all along that Gi-Hun was taking advantage of him and still “sacrificed” himself.
Yeah, I also cried hard in that part. But after finishing the whole series, I guess that wasn't really anything to cry about since he won't be killed as he is one of the co-founders/VIPs lol
@akanksha x I was dropping heavy tears! And it's weird because she wasn't a character I would've thought I'd be attached to because she was only showed the game before, the tug of war but I guess after hearing her story and seeing how 067 was so upset that she basically didn't even try to play, I stayed crying before I knew it
@@ShutYourFaceUp same :')
@akanksha x I didn't cry about him because it was so obvious he lied about dementia
Same! But I wish I didn’t cry my eyes are swollen right now the ending ughh
Episode 6 is one of the best I've ever seen. Crazy how people like Ali don't have much backstory but their death felt so bad people like myself who can't remember the last time they've cried from TV/Movies bawling their eyes out
He did have a backstory in episode 2
@@polivepea the comment said "didn't have much"
I cry for the 2 girls finally opening up to someone elts probably in their whole life. It was sad because it showed humanity in letting another human being live, instead of competition or greed or my life is worth more then yours. The show really hits home, no wonder 4.4million new Netflix subscribers joined to watch Squid Game!
funny enough the girl's death was the one that really got to me, despite barely been in the series. She was all alone in the world and when she finally found a friend one of them had to die. And then the way she cried when saying "thank you for playing with me" really hit me
I was suspicious of the old man the whole season honestly he came around to much and knew way to much about how to survive every game especially when he kept running after everyone was gunned down in the first game with a smile on his face. I instantly said “dementia don’t work like that 🤣🤣” mans completely ignored the mass murder happening
it was the game of marbles for me that was odd.
Same tho. First time seeing him on the first episode, he’s already sketchy to be honest.
That was my first red flag, the way he ran in the first game after the shooting but I thought okay he's crazy, but when he was shot after the marbles game I realised I didn't hear him fall like everyone else.
@@mimi11011 and they didn’t show it even though they showed the Indian and lesbian Asian getting shot in the head
@@chillsketchs2638 right it was a good twist
The Director of Squid Game said in an interview
"I wanted to create a sense of connection between nostalgic games we (Koreans) played in our childhood and the sense of never-ending competition that modern adults feel"
He added
"There's an irony in our most beautiful and innocent memories being changed into the most horrifying reality"
wow... that's an interesting way of thinking
Hm! Interesting❤️
its reality like how us vs china, with adult version they fight with their own military power.
@K Y it's true in all countries not just jn Korea. But Koreans always think they have it the worst. Pretty self centered.
@@two61 ikr
What's really funny is that all the games are literally drawn in the players' room, for everyone to see, that is, everyone could see what the games would be.
To define roles bit better I think
◯ - Worker
△ - security
◻ - supervisors
Where is X???? Lol
@@absiyehassan36 PlayStation
They took them straight from the playstation controller epic
@@absiyehassan36 r/wooosh
i knew sang woo was gonna turn out to be a villain when he didn't say anything to gi hun in the sugar honeycomb game even though he had knowledge about the game beforehand
@@nyonahsturridge5239 yeah and ali was so pure like he didn't realize he was betrayed at all until he saw those rocks it broke my heart :( but it shows you can't really trust anyone it was basically a survival game at that point
@@zeliha2169 Ali should find sang woo suspicious since he didn't choose his friend for the game!
I got red flags right at that moment. Knowing he will betray them for his own benefits in upcoming games. I wasn't wrong he turned out to be evil.
@@angiie008 No. Sang woo didn't know the game. What it's going to be. He just chose a young, strong person as his companion
@@maddy4690 Honestly I don’t think Sang woo was really “evil.” He had his redemption in the squid game when he kills himself. I believe sang woo killed himself out of selflessness rather than selfishness, he realizes his wrongs and kills himself so Gi Han can win, that’s why he asks him to take care of his mom.
The saddest death to me was either 240's or Sae-byeok. 240's death was very sad for me because she gave up her life for Sae-byeok after talking with her for half an hour. Sae-byeok's death was also very sad because her brother was now alone and he didn't know where she was. Those are the only 2 times I cried in the show...
Not to mention Ali’s death that song woo ugh he fricking tricked and got him killed
@@luvvamerist_155 yeah
i was sad when the old man died but then i found he was the dude behind all this
Sae Byeok means dawn by the way. Sadly she dies before the dawn at 6th game.
Yeah same she deserved better
another thing I realized is I feel like the reason Gihun cares for the old man so much is not because its the main characters sticking together plot, but i think he sees the old man as a chance to make up the broken relationship he had with his own mom that was that same age.
I think the old man may actually be his father who abandoned him. He was also a gambler & showed special interest in Ji-yun.
@@beewest5704 I think you are correct, in the first episode where Gi hun took the credit card and put in his birth date and didn't register, but in fact it was his daughters birthday, then in marbles when il nom started talking about his sons bday, I have to go back and look at the exact number he put in for the credit card and go back to marbles to see if those dates match
@@luigiborza8431 He put in 0426. The Oldman said his sons birthday is near the 24th but in the last episode G-hun said his bday is Oct 31st 1974. I never thought he could be referring to his daughters bday. I could have sworn he said it was his birthday when he put the pin in the ATM. Now I'm confused.
@@beewest5704 0426 it was his birthday
0426 was his player number 😭😭
This series taught me to not gamble and be honest more than my schools and parents ever did
absolute facts. i learnt that no amount of money is worth risking your life for and that there are people in this world who would do anything for money
but if you gamble you can make more money than ever thought possible. and help the people in your life.
he was just too late to help his mother.
-Don’t gamble
-and don’t sell your soul.
Ali’s death probably had me the saddest
So messed up how he went
Probably my favorite character
Also the husband & wife who ended up having to go up against each other…resulting the husband hanging himself
Brutal
I know there’s some controversy on why both of them were there together in the first place
But that shit still cut deep
The human emotion this show makes you feel is unreal
that episode had me fucked up i couldn't stop crying
Yeah really sad
Gosh that episode was just devastating. I couldnt get through that episode without crying.
@Poopy1234 Fr. It hurts even more when sae byeok also didn't make it out alive. :(
This show has real life lessons on lessons . I was very surprised and impressed with this show . The lesson I got from Ali is to never trust 100%, you can trust a little bit but not all the way, it’ll get you killed - this also translates to real life
So much character devoplment, the marble game hit me in the feels. Was so invested. Shows like AHS could learn a lot.
Yeah, exactly. The marble game. When the old man know all along.
Oh man, that's deep and thought provoking
My god. My fiance and her mom religiosity watch AHS and it makes me cringe. They made me watch AHS 1984 with them and I couldn't take it anymore. It was so rediculous. I felt like it was written by a child.
@@nightshadehelis9821 yeah their new seasons are definitely disappointing.
The old man thing didn’t kind of make sense cuz what If he actually did mess up and the other players saw he was not killed. Like how was he be able to pass all the games
I was bawling at that episode
I thought it was interesting how all of the games were drawn on the walls the whole time. Just hidden behind those beds. All of those tricks to find out what the next game was and it was there the whole time.
To give Sang-woo some credit, everything he does is in respect to his goal of getting his mother money. Not only has he resolved to betray and kill others, but even to kill himself in the end knowing that Gi-Hun will get his mom the money. As sad as the Ali death was, he knows that if he doesn't snake him that everything will be for naught; he'll be dead and unable to help his mom with no guarantee that the winner is someone who will either. By the time they're doing the bridge game, I think he has realized that there will likely only be one winner in the end. It was sad to see Sae-byeok die but it was basically a mercy kill given the circumstances... I think Gi-Hun's blind optimism wasn't considering that she'd been bleeding heavily for hours. He did awful stuff but he was the only one who achieved his goal out of all the players, even if he didn't survive.
If you think Sang-woo just killed Sae Beoyk as a “mercy kill”, I’m scared of you honestly
@@neolings1323 Well it could be seen that way too even tho we all know he wanna stock up the odds to having him and gi hun as the last players. But the reason it could also be seen as “mercy killing” is that, yea, sae byeok was bleeding for hours and was extremely pale and almost lifeless. Regardless if she still make it to the last game she will die either ways unless gi hun protects her and attacks sang woo during the last game. But sae byeok will continue to bleed and no one will treat her and its highly possible she won’t make it out before the games end and also mostly likely that there’s only one winner at the end unless both gi hun and sae byeok agrees to end the game but that will take time bc gi hun needs to kill sang woo first and sae byeok might not push through that long given her injuries.
To add more, sae byeok looks like she is extremely weak to even play the game, and the rules said that a person who refuses to play is eliminated. So, sooner or later she still dies at the end😢
@@neolings1323 'basically a mercy kill given the circumstances' was the wording. she had been bleeding for hours from the abdomen and Sang-woo had realized that there would only be one survivor IF they didn't end the game. Ending the game would go directly against his whole character. Not only that, while 462 families would be helped (hurray for the true greater good), Sae-Byeok would likely have died after leaving the game leaving nothing for Cheol. Had they competed, well... that'd be even uglier considering she was passing out from blood loss. She'd pass out then get shot in the head when she lost. Or, considering they weren't shoot Sang-woo, they may have expected Gi-Hun to kill her. And again, Sang-woo's character is rooted in his resolve... it's not a good thing... but I did say that he had resolved to do anything to achieve his goal, including killing people. . boo~ I'm a scary internet person :D
@@neolings1323 Sae Beoyk was so badly injured that she wouldn’t have stood a chance in the final game and so her death was inevitable if the games continued. Sang Woo had to kill her so that Sae Beoyk and Gi Hun didn’t act as a majority and vote to end the game as this would’ve left Sang Woo and his mother with nothing.
Sang woo was a hero in my opinion. He had to do what he had to do. He was my favorite character and so was Ji hun.
The marble game was the probably one of the hardest scenes I’ve watched.
Right. A real deep look at humanity
Fr most intense scene
Yes, I cried so much
Just a little trivia all of their deaths are actually foreshadowed in the beginning. Dok su jumped off the bridge and that’s how he died; Ali robbed his boss’ s money and he died because Sang woo stole his marbles; Sang woo tried to kill himself before but he ended up killing himself; Saebyeok tried to kill the guy who scammed her by pointing a knife onto his neck and she died with a neck stab wound; and lastly Gi-Hun swear with his mom’s life , after the game his mom died. What a brillant storyline! And also leaves you thinking of possibilities and what’s gonna happen next. Hope that there are big twists on season 2
wooooow this just blew my mind lol
wow nice catch i didnt realize that at all until u mentioned it.
these kinds of details distinguish good shows from incredible shows
Wow, didn't notice these details. Thanks.
Wow you are so smart. Everyone subscribed to her. Very smart
I was confused why they didn't show what happened between the husband and wife during the marble game, that seems like it would have been great drama to see how they decided the wife would be the one to be sacrificed instead of the husband (I'm assuming she chose to sacrifice herself instead of them playing the game).
I guess it’s a storyline the audience would’ve seen again and again so it wouldn’t be that significant
Well if you look back in the episode, the minute the game rules were announced and it was said that only one player would survive, she looks at her husband and goes “honey…” and you can tell by the delivery of that simple line, she was suggesting she sacrifice herself already. Plus they weren’t really main characters who were very integral to the plot other than to bring some emotion so yeah there wasn’t much necessity to show their scene when there was already so much going on with the main characters, right?
She lost her marbles
It leaves 100% of that to the audience imagination! He came back she didn't.. he killed himself so obviously he won that game in the wrong way and felt guilty for it.
@@zeejay69420 she didn't sacrifice herself because if she did he wouldn't have killed himself!!!!
Ali's death made me unbelievably angry, I was cussing out Sangwoo so bad LOL, but Saebyeok's death absolutely broke me.
Don't forget Ali was cheating which is the reason Sang Woo had to come up with the plan to betray him.
@@ryuk5673 he wasnt though..... Literally wasnt cheating.
@@dra2521 lol ok...i suggest you go back, you missed a very important clue.
@@ryuk5673 that clue being...? I watched it back. Sangwoo accused him of cheating because he didnt want to die and he panicked. At no point did Ali cheat.
@@dra2521 the game they are playing is a 50% chance game. As you know very well from the Glass Bridge episode, the odds of guessing correct every time, is near impossible. (1/2^x) with x being the number of correct guesses. It's heavily implied that Ali is cheating.
It is a small detail, probably overlooked it.
I was hoping that Gi-Hun would have distributed part of his cash prize to Ali's family as well since Ali saved his life in the very first game. It's rather unsettling to see Sang-Woo's family receiving such a huge share of the prize while Ali's family members are still trapped in poverty and hardship after seeing Sang-Woo heartlessly betray Ali who trusted him so much and was so kind to him. Hope Gi-Hun remembers Ali and fairly compensates Ali's family in the next season.
I've been wondering if Gi-Hun even knew anything about Alis family. Or if Ali mostly spoke to Sangwoo? Would be interesting to see if they would catch up on Alis Storyline
If he had known he would’ve, just like he did with Sae-Byeok’s brother. Ali only ever told Sangwoo about his family.
I don't think he will. Gi-Hun didn't have a strong enough connection or sentimental Intell on Ali to care or pay any mind. And that is because Sang-Woo got in the way and formed their own bond as did Gi-Hun and the girl did. So he doesn't know much about his situation to pay any tribute especially after Sang-Woo betrayed him, he didn't know that either.
Gi hun never even knew Ali had a family he only told sang woo
Hopefully
Man what a spin on the innocent childhood games I grew up playing!!
AND ALIIIII.. They did him so wrong my heart dropped.. He was one of my favorite characters 😭😩
What happened?
@@EYE_SEE_YOU1 he ded
I felt so bad like he was so innocent from the beginning.
@@EYE_SEE_YOU1 wym what happend? go watch the show lol
@@EYE_SEE_YOU1 he died because his partner betrayed him his partner tricked him
I don’t understand the ending. Gi-hun had 1 month to pay off his debt but Il-Nam said that he didn’t use any of the prize money when they met again. How did he sort out the situation with the loan sharks then?
i just realized that-
@@maxicubillo5253 yeah but remember the contract he signed? Those loan sharks knew something!
he could’ve meant, used the money for himself, because he also took 10k out the first day he got back
He took 10K out. I think he did pay them off. It was a year later and he was still alive so he had to do something,
@@vonthegreat870 it was actually just $10
The 7th floor scene was the 7th game. There was a time, and Ill-Nam lost as he died.
Ilnam was absolutely convinced on the selfish nature of humans and that they possessed views that the lives of others was of little significance compared to their gains (which is why he voted for them all to go home as he was convinced they would eventually come back). he probably made a similar bet(probably more elaborate when he wasnt confined to his deathbed) and endowed this ideology to the guy in the black mask when he won in 2015, causing him to forfeit his life(symbolically die) and become devoted to Ilnam and help run the games. I am thinking that the guy in the station with the red and blue tags is another previous winner/devotee that has lost the 7th game to Ilnam. (these are my speculations, the show doesnt really suggest this) But with the case of gihun, he is a broke fool who seems to have a childish innocence contrary to the events surrounding him and it is initially presented as his biggest character flaw. But in essence his character is living proof against ilnams convictions of the world, which is why ilnam lost the final bet.
Characters are undone by their flaws
If there is an underlying theme in this show, it is that the characters are all undone by their flaws.
-After the first game when the characters resume their lives before reentering the game, Sangwoo tries to commit suicide by drowning himself in his tub, he ends up killing himself in the same position with rain falling on his face, his flaw being that he would rather avoid his problems til the end than face them. He is extremely capable and clever but refuses to own up to his mistakes and relies on unethical means to fix them (He would rather commit suicide than confront his mother about his wrongdoings).
-Saebyuk threatens the broker at knife point to the neck and she dies with a stabwound to the neck in the same spot, her flaw is her unrealistic/childish expectations (she still takes the broker's words and says she will get the money/her expectations of being with her illegal North Korean parents who have been arrested and sent back/ wanting to live normally with her family which is her motivation in the whole game)
-Ali is taken advantage of by his employee and ends up having to resort to using his strength to forcibly take his money and ends up crushing his employer's hands. He dies by sangwoo taking advantage of his naivety and stealing his marbles. His biggest flaw is that he is naïve and too trusting. (it is also implied that he has lost fingers in a similar way while working for the scumbag employer showing how naive he was)
-The gangster dude has to jump off a bridge at a dead end of his own making. He dies falling off a bridge treading on glass steps. His flaw is acting wrecklessly for his own gains at the cost of others, only to have it fall back on him.
Every single character in the show dies without recognizing and surpassing their flaws, in fact you could say their deaths are their own doing.
The Red herring
The image in the last round of the games With GiHun fighting Sangwoo with a knife(and sneakily throwing sand in his eyes) is a stark contrast between his character in episode one with his childlike innocence(refer to the smile for his profile). We as viewers assume that he has developed and overcome his flaw to prevail as any main protagonist would
And it would have also tied up the social commentary of the show nicely, albiet would have been a tragic one of how growing up in society we often end up abandoning our humanity. The show sets you up to believe that that is the main theme of the show and what is being represented by the game and its participants until the very last moment.
but its not
with a series of plotwists he tries to forfeit the money to save sangwoo (even though it doesnt work) and it ultimately shows that he remains the innocent protagonist we saw in the beginning
at this moment as viewers we get to see that Gihun has not gone through the character development we anticipated. Afterall, most of us had already realized that the last game would be the squid game as shown in the first scene in the show where there could only be one winner and incapacitation of the other player would not be avoidable. But Gi-hun does win. He is the last surviving player yet he has not changed in any meaningful way a protagonist would have to overcome their endeavors, but just ends up as a broken man (the money loses value to him). It is a stark plot twist of its own
It is also important to note that Gihun has won the game without killing a single person. His attempt to trick ilnam with the marbles does not get fully realized as being murderous as ilnam points out he knew he was being tricked, just before giving him the last marble as a sign of forgiveness/respect. He beats up sangwoo with murderous intent but ends up forfeitting in an attempt to save him. He swears he will kill Ilnam if he wins the bet but Ilnam draws his final breath upon losing, taking revenge away from him and preserving his "innocence."
The true flaw and the real herring
Upon rewatching it is clear what Gihun's main character flaw really is and it is further clarified with the last few scenes that his flaw is his drive to get back at those who have wronged him.
-When he finally wins against the man in the station, he automatically assumes to hit him when the rules was that he would get money instead.
-When he promises not to harrass the girl for his stolen money if she unties him and he falls back on that as soon as she cuts his arms free.
- When he realizes Ilnam was the mastermind behind the games he says to him that he will die by his hands if he wins the last bet.
-And finally when he stops the new recruit from calling the number by using force and taking the business card from him.Hhe recognizes how much he regrets entering the game himself and how gravely wronged he was by being talked into it. This realization is so strong that he ends up forfeiting his new life with his daughter to find those responsible.
The physical representation of change shown as the new hairstyle/color is a red herring to falsely signify that he has gone through a profound transformation as he makes rounds to respect the last wishes of saebyuk and sangwoo. But, it can actually be a representation of his inability to forget the tragic events of the games. The red can be taken as anger/revenge/trauma or some kind of newfound drive or to represent the red color of the game associates or perhaps the red tag to play the slapping game which caused him to join the game. And fittingly, In the Final scene when it is time for Gihun to get his closure, he calls the number and says he cannot forgive them and is seen walking away from the plane(his changed future) as one final plot twist.
It is understood then that his story arc is not yet complete, just like all the other contestants he is still driven by his flaw, the game continues, and his end is yet to be seen.
On an interesting speculative side note:
You could argue that Gihun was more a successful antagonist to Ilnam than he was to him. I believe Ilnam wanted to die playing the games, reliving his childhood innocence that he lost while growing up and accumulating wealth, instead dying alone in his deathbed.(note he would have died if he lost the tug of war and they were all games he played when he was a child) But his encounter with Gi hun and his seemingly preserved innocence/humanity must have touched him in some way, or sparked a newfound interest.(note he says playing with him made him remember things from his distant past that he had forgotten) When Gi hun had one marble left it was up to Ilnam to win as the answer would have inevitably been "odd" and Ilnam would have taken the last marble. But he unimmersed himself from the game that he so desperately set up for himself and let Gihun win, all the while preserving his innocence by not letting gihun win through deception, but by an understanding of mutual respect. And moments before he draws his last breath, he is proven wrong by the kind act of a bystander that turns to help an unconscious man in the streets (note the bystander initially tries to rob the homeless man) Whether Ilnam witnessed and acknowledged that he was wrong is up to the interpretation of the viewers, but if it had been clarified in the show that the losing of the bet changes Ilnam's perspective (regardless of whether he dies after or not) would almost certainly make him a successful protagonist who, throughout the course of the story, is changed.
As a viewer i do believe Ilnam's perspective was shifted whether he saw the result of the bet or not because gihun's example had already influenced Ilnam to change his focus from immersing in the game he set up for himself to letting gihun win (perhaps to preserve gihun). The scene shortly after, he is seen removing his vip mask and informing the other vip's that he does not wish to participate in watching the rest of the games. I believe the final game he sets up at the 7th f loor is partially a last desperate attempt before death to prove to himself of his own convictions, only to be proven wrong, making him a true tragic protagonist who lost his humanity as a victim of society only to witness a glimpse of it moments before death or to die stubbornly trying to prove himself right until the last breath.
I couldn’t have articulated this any better 🙌🏽
@@TeamCurls you should make a video :)
Damn i love your analysis but i wish had as much free time as you lmao
Crazy in depth analysis, hats off to you
Excellent analysis!!
Ali's death was definitely depressing. It shows how horrible humans can actually be and use somebody for their own advantage. I absolutely love Sang-woo's character, it's real, it's awful, and a lot of people have a similar personality like him, even if they don't want to admit it (besides the killing, of course)
yeahh
Or with the killing. Insurance, elderly abuse, negligence, cold and homeless people, food insecurity (all of that is someone’s job). It’s all indirectly killing people but more morally complicated and harder to avoid than shooting them.
@@yucol5661 Oh yeah, I agree with that 100%
@Kpop Top 5 ikr? People hate him because he betrayed ali, yes it's mess up but come on, if he only know the rules then why the hell would he pick him? He pick him because ali is smart and trustable, it's just that the game is rigged and twisted 🙄 well that's there opinion. But i just hate those snowflakes who hate the guy who betrayed ali because he's a foreigner? Nationality is out of the question here, your life is on the line here, ugh hate those snowflakes assuming people
@@mamen6486 Keep in mind he tried to kill Gi Ali and the old guy in the second round. He could've told them the second game but made them split up. And he picked the easiest shape.
you didn't explain anything you just summed up the series. Kudos for the clickbait.
Thanks for this comment
LOL
Y think u got more subs so thats why u can say shit
Thanks for the heads up my g
I like how His Channel is Dead like 7 month n now becoming a Spammer Ytber
honestly i swear something like this is actually happening in the world. the rich of the world would definitely do something like this just for entertainment.
It's true.
The elite are playing such games I think many dont want to admit it...hollyweird makes movies of wat is going on as its not imagination
Squid Games ended perfectly, idk how they could top it with a season 2.
suggestion: The main character from season 1 doesn't make it past the first half of season 2
@@BlackReaps what does that mean and how did you know
@@prempawar2343 meant to add the "suggestion" bit first, like "possibly, this could happen as part of something in season 2 to top season 1"
“Ending Explained” = Just a synopsis of the whole thing😂
So true. Used to be a explanation now just a run through with a quick 2 idea Idea of the ending.
And "details you may have missed" = Stating the obvious :-D
exactly bruh wtf
yeah, its a way to bypass youtube copyright pretty much while making money.
yeah but i still watched it tho
Season 2 should be a prequel showing the first squid game. It would be interesting to see how they recruited the people in red.
Maybe thats what will they do. And I was hoping too
I think itll be one of those things where they have flashbacks simultaneously with whats happening in present day.
nah, seasom 2 should be a continuation but prequel should be a movie, you dont need a whole season for a prequel
@@iamfriendly6483 Ow Make sense
id rather see the continuation of the first season with flashbacks to explain the history
At the beginning, I think the reason Il-nam voted to end the games was so that everyone could truly decide on whether to play or not. He knew they'd go back to a life just as unforgiving as the games, and he wanted them all to recognize that and choose to return themselves.
He could have easily voted to continue, but that would run the risk of half of the players not truly giving it their all and being less motivated than when they elected to be there. In that sense, it might be less fun.
I cried so bad when the old man “died” 🤡
why is nobody talking abt the policeman? he was one of my fav characters :(
He’s more like a Spy tbh because what he did was insane
I loved him and Ali
Dude is definitely still alive. That's how these types of stories go.
@Hateretro i agree
Pretty sure he not dead
Anytime you see a character shot then fall into ocean it’s 90% chance there alive in movies
I loved the show but the ending was just.. smh. Letting down his daughter yet again. He could have went to see her THEN gone to deal with the game masters. I also wish he wouldn’t have waited so long to help 067’s brother. He promised her and waited a year before even going to see him, just terrible. Poor boy was sitting there for a year waiting for his sister to visit him not knowing what happened.
Agree!
I know right. Just see your daughter 1st
Yeah I felt the same way. Maybe a slight plot hole because it didn’t seem to match his character. He was very empathetic… well selectively empathetic since he mooched off of his mom and didn’t seem to care at all. His character is actually kind of strange.
I feel Sae byeok should have won instead of him she's the most deserving kind one next to Ali
Yeah but at the same time, this man had to deal with not only losing all the people he was close to in the game but his mother as well. Also, seeing all that death at once is bound to trigger some PTSD he had to sort through
I saw Ali’s betrayal coming the moment Sang Woo partnered up with him. Sang Woo felt off to me right from episode 2 when he voted to continue the game. It got me bawling nevertheless seeing Ali’s helpless and heartbroken face 😭😭😭
Don't forget Ali was cheating which is the reason Sang Woo had to come up with the plan to betray him.
Honestly, I started watching it so I could understand the memes (A reason behind a lot of things I watch/play these days) and I didn't really expect to get much past the first episode as the premise felt a bit 'done' to me but, man it was amazing. It was so incredibly compelling and I knew that I was going to be rooting hard for Gi-Hun as soon as I saw him feed that cat. For me, the biggest heartbreak of Episode 6 wasn't Ali's death or Ji-Yong's death or Il-Nams death (I annoyingly guessed that he was ok when his death was off-screen) for me the thing that really got to me about that episode was seeing Gi-Hun do something bad. As soon as he chose to gaslight Il-Nam, my heart just broke.
Kinda random but I just want to put it out there that I don't think the police officer died when he was shot and fell. He was shot around his shoulder area which I assume didn't hit any of his vital organs. It showed him falling back off the cliff but we didn't get a full scene of him hitting the water or finding his body which makes me think he may have fell and somehow survived. I dunno I just don't think they wrapped it up yet.
Same bc we don’t know yet if the video got through…
I have a feeling he would appear in season 2
@@sakuramei1359 as a player maybe
that’s what i thought too… he was my fav character i hope he is alive.
I agree. The rule of thumb is unless you see someone properly die on the screen, they never truly die.
I remember crying at player 001 but i realized he invented the game, now i need my tears back
This be me 😂😭
If player 001 hadn't invent the game, the show wouldn't have happened
He just wanted to be happy before he died, so i cant really blame him
@@unitedlovez He could’ve had fun without getting a buncha people killed 😭 but I guess people have different definitions of fun
i dont know how but i predicted that player 001 was the kingmaker mastermind in episode 3.....bollywood typical drama experience helped i guess ...i loved the series except the ending with how pathetic player 456 was even after winning...man i would have loved a few minutes of him spending the money
Also the one thing that was not mentioned was that when Sang Woo mentioned consent form Clause 3 (games may be terminated if the majority agrees) and that the voting should be done in reverse order, meaning 001 ( oh-ilnam) is the last one to decide their fate, as he is the creator and we, as audience, didn’t really thought about it and brushed it at the back our mind.
I think the old man was a vip, and wanted to have fun, by being a player. Maybe he was a creator for that region, I'm sure more then 1 location is possible, several infact, and in season 2 we will see new games, the cycle continues, as we see even without the old man they are still continuing the game without him.
Honestly, the part where (the old man) Il - Nam and Gi - Hun were partners together in the episode of Gganbu hit me the hardest. The part where the old man and Gi - Hun were playing the marbles game and Gi - Hun kept losing. But then, the old man forgot if he said "Even" or "Odd'. Then Gi - Hun took advantage of that and recalled that the old man has dementia. Which I honestly don't know what I would do in that situation. Then later on towards the moment the game is about to end, the old man offers to bet everything he has. All or nothing.
He says "Why don't we play one more round betting everything we have?" Then G - Hun replied by saying "This is nonsense, what kind of nonsense is this? It makes no sense at all!"
NOW THIS IS THE PART THAT HITS ME MAN. THE OLD MAN REPLIED BY SAYING:
"So then, that's what you did this whole time. Does tricking your friend like that makes sense to you?"
Then Gi - Hun just was speechless man. I think we were all pretty speechless at that.
I finished the whole series literally just a few minutes ago. After reading your comment, I just thought that was pretty ironic because in the end Il-Nam tricked Gi-Hun since he started the whole Squid Game and pretended to be one of the players.
The last episode where Il nam bets on no one saving the homeless guy is the reasoning behind why he created the squid games. That, and because ultra rich people are bored. He thinks these bottom feeders are scum and no one will save them anyways. So he thinks the game is justified despite all the blood shed because they would’ve died anyways. He may even feel heroic that he is giving them a chance to take back their life.
When gi hun saw that passerby actually coming back with the cops (as opposed to robbing the homeless guy), his conviction that the games are morally wrong became stronger.
He just wanted to have fun, and the deaths were semi justified he gave everyone a chance to stop playing multiple times and they chose to comeback and play knowing they could die. The homeless man def was a setup so mc would get out of his mindeset of doing nothing and living at the bottom but rather to get up and help people
Who would rob a homeless guy
@@silentscopez1364 What about all the people that died in the first game? And what if the majority had voted to continue the games? If 101 of 200 people vote to keep going, the other 99 never had the choice. And that most likely happened in earlier games.
Either way it was still cruel and even those who made the choice to come back, did they really have a choice? Most of them needed the money to survive or for their family to survive
@@dumbass6532 they all signed a form saying they wanted to play from the start... and just because they needed the money doesn’t mean they didn’t have a choice to comeback whether they were broke or not they all called willingly and waited to get picked up... that is a choice
@@silentscopez1364 the people in the first game had no clue. No one told them it was a death game.
I don’t think Joon-Ho (the cop) is dead. Front man deliberately shoots him in a non-lethal way, and we never see his body. I am sure he will play a crucial role in season 2, which will most definitely happen
+1. If theres one thing we can learn from past dramas, its that if theres no body shown after someone gets shot, means theres a possibility they are still alive somewhere
Its been a year after his death yeah no
@@juanamorales7506 And was that entire one year shown to the viewers? I don't think so.
It's a form of deceptive storytelling done by many past scriptwriters - just watch.
Read another theory from the comments above, that said In-Ho (frontman) intentionally shot him on the shoulder in hoping he was still alive, while he originally being in the game to discover more about the game (since he also joined few years ago) and giving the sign to his brother to help him.
They somehow thought about another theory like, what if 001 was just a bait, what if their parents were on this? That's why In-ho is still there to dig in. Haha idk.
@@dxvana I think Inho was also like Gihun. After winning, he probably wanted to go back to stop the games. However, some things happened and he became the heartless "Front Man" that he is. He gave his other kidney to his brother, so I think he was previously empathetic.
The way they ended was very smart. Leaving the option that the show ends there, and also room for more, depending on the series success.
And now, after the show’s massive success, it’s 100% there will be a season 2.
I think it was incredible, great writing and pace. Love your video, it picked up on a few things I missed.
The old man is smart for deciding to stop the game at first because people will realize how much they need that money.. I already found it weird that the old man came back too
as he said, he has nothing to lose. When a person knows his/her days are numbered, everything hits different..lol
@@gladz2219 if i were old and had a brain tumor i would 100% wait out my days instead of participating in the games
@@jaztyler558 fair enough 😊
Whatever that will help you feel alive, that's ok too.
i think it was because he could now say "you weren't forced to play" on them. Like they didn't know they were gonna die so they obviouslyt felt forced into the games but he ended it so people who didn't want to die in the games didn't have to play them and those that came back knew what the consequences were so they were never forced to play them.
@@jaztyler558 lol he knew he wont die there so why not join the game for fun 😂
In the second episode there is a montage where every player is waiting for the van to re-enter the game. This montage shows every person waiting for the van, entering it and getting hit by knock out gas, except for the old man who is not gassed. This was an early hint to his real identity.
There was also once scene in red light, green light where the robot did not count the old man as green or red but it was very fast so not everyone can see it
mmm nice catch
other hints 1. old man having fun in the first game 2. the first number in the files the detective found was 002 old man 001 was not there (sorry for the bad english)
Also we don't see him when he gets "shot" unlike the rest. That's the definite clue for me.
@nouveaux yep but the only part he could have died is when Sangwoo proposed that running 3 steps forward idea.
Thanks for explaining. Saves me a lot of trouble!
A little detail here: When you look at the old man's number, you can see that it's: ''001'', because he was the one who created the SQUID GAME, so I think that he was the first player ever, maybe.
When the riot broke out and the old man got on top bunk saying they should stop killing each other and work together, I thought Front Man had felt bad lol. No, he was just listening to his boss
Good observation!
omggggg
When Ali and that one girl died I literally didn’t stop crying
Same here every time i re watch there ded i still cry 😩
Im still crying tho ¡-¡
hi Yeong or sanbyoek? (I dunno if I spelt her name correctly
Same and the way Gi-hun looked when they were putting her in the coffin broke my heart
SAME! SAME CHARACTERS TOO
From what the writer said about it taking 10 years or so to write the first series, it seems optimistic to think a 2nd is going to top it (although clearly with the numbers it's racked up, a 2nd is inevitable). I like the idea that it goes global, given the suggestion that it isn't only held in Korea. Any country could work. Maybe acts a precursor to some sort of 3rd and final series where they try and compete champions from across the globe.
Follow-ups to shows like this are never as good. The initial shock value can never be topped.
maybe hes been wrriting the second?
This show literally got me thinking of ways our childhood games (USA here) can be turned deadly 😂
@@sophieheid4464 that's troublesome, but also very intriguing 😅 bring on the fan fiction of people reimagining their own childhood games!
I thought the title was “ending explained”, not entire show explained.
I knew the old man was suspicious when he was the only person who didn’t fall over when they tipped the beds. Also during the whole marble scene, they never showed him getting shot while everyone else did.
Lol, same!!! I was thinking he might be behind this like the movie Saw and I was right! I need my prize money.
Ali was killed tho even off screen
@@platoon5499 No we saw him get shot, and his dead body the following episode
Same where he screamed "im scared!" on top of the beds and front man ended it real quick, i was like hmmmmmm interesting...
I'm wondering what would happen to the old man if they lost that game with the rope, they could fake a shot in the marble scene, but what about rope...
I was rooting for pickpocket girl, sad that she didn't make it.
Right?
Sae-Byeok?
@@minatozakisana3128 yes
Same :[
Go back to when she dies : over the pa speaker, the lady doesn’t say “player 67 is eliminated”. And remember : when you don’t see someone being killed very clearly on screeen (aka explicitly shot) then you can’t say they’re dead for sure. We saw it with 001, 212. We can assume 199, 67 and 29 aren’t officially dead. I’m not as certain for Ali though
"They say money is the root of all evil... I see money as the route of all people." - Joey Badass
Thats the meaning of the series.
Finally finished it today and I can say it's my favorite tv show. I can't wait to see what else they do with this concept.
There's a great parallel between Gi-hun's game with the mysterious man and the whole story. At first, he played with the mysterious man knowing he can have a lot of money by winning once, but if he loses, he gets slapped. He lost a lot of rounds, changing his motivation. Once he won against the mysterious man, he forgot about the money. He just wants to slap the mysterious man back. And like the ending of season 1, he does not care for the money anymore. He lost his mother and his friends. He was betrayed. Gi-hun will join the game again to get revenge.
Yes exactly but as VIP no player
I feel like the recruiter will play a big role in s2
@@sabrinaikhana5380 i literally feel like he will join the game back as one of the men in the pink suits, which is why i think that’s why he changed his hair pinkish-red.
@@angll3lisse no
@@angll3lisse hair is irrelevant since they use mask and hood g
it was an emotional roller coaster. I cried so hard during the marble game. My friends and family have not seen it. I have no one to talk to about it except the comment section.
Honestly I'm so lucky that my sister's have seen it so I can talk to them about it. I could have a discussion about it all day!!
@@littlerose7803 you're so lucky. 😔
This is so cute and sad.
I cried the worst ive ever cried on that episode..
whose death was the saddest to you?
Omg tysm this helped so much there was so much I didn’t realise 😅
Let's not forget, that Cho Sang-Woo literally started yelling at a guy, who lost his wife, and wanted to stop the game.
Which got the man to commit liven't.
*just saying, in the list of all things he has done...*
@Hateretro What would you do lol? The strongest survives, eat or get eaten. You ca make people trust you and make buddies, but in the end you'll have to snake them
After coming so far would you honestly want to give up because of some guy.
@@MadtitanOO2 i dont think people understand his desperation. when people lose that much money on the stock market they usually just oof themselves from the tallest building.
I live in Korea. I can assure you in that bag you can't fit half the prize money. more like 2 billion won max.
yeah i hope he didn't give up half
@@ibeseal2515 agreed although sang woos mom always treated him nice since they were kids and gave him food when he couldn’t pay
@@ibeseal2515 I never interpreted it as him giving half his money, but rather more like 500m-1b max, so between 1 and 2% of his total money at most.
Maybe it was just a 100MIL won the value of his life since each player is worth 100mil in the game
maybe the lore wants it to be 6 bil like how much he was in debt.
I think Gi-hun dying his hair red says "he has blood on his head". He will forever remember all the blood that was shed on behalf of having the chance to win the prize money.
With him turning away from the plane to see his daughter, he is at the point of getting answers and is seeking revenge
This is actually a very good observation.
It could also be a power thing since the staff in red had power over the players who wore a blue-green color.
@@stepheroni3255 They were in pink though?
@@jojonta2119 Tbh I would say it’s more red but I can see why people say pink. Another reason I think red = power though is because in the beginning when Gi-Hun was recruited via that paper game, the papers were red and blue. Gi-hun chose blue which I think signifies his position as a player, in blue, with no power
This video was awesome thank you perfectly made
Ali’s death rlly hurt me because now his family would think he just abandoned them :(
I was initially disappointed with the ending as it felt like it was like the typical "hah it was me! Dio!" kind of twist, and then I realised it has been hinted in my eyes all along. Saw on a tiktok that on the first game, the old man was not even scanned in Red Light Green Light, and in the Tug Of War game, he already had a strategy. When he was introduced, he was the only character that was playing not for money and/or running away from debt. And perhaps lastly, during the culling moment, the "referees" stopped the culling when the old man stood on the most top and was pleaded for everyone to stop. Might be more but its funny how it took a while for me to realise that it was not a random twist that happened and it had been foreshadowing from the episode that he was introduced the whole time. Genius.
yeah, a lot of people are listing moments I did not even realize were foreshadowing! That's amazing! I do remember thinking it was strange that we did not see him get shot in the marble game or hear him fall, but I brushed it off b/c I was mainly happy not to have to see that after feeling very sad about it haha
I did notice those hints as well except the one from the first game. I dunno, maybe I had watch too many things with plot twist that you can expect anything to come by lol. But still a refreshing and well elaborated twist.
@@Yito14 the first game if u rewatch it it’s kinda obv I noticed it on my first time watching
& the fact he was number 1, I didn't guess it until he got the card & thought it was a little silly, but perhaps it would be better if I rewatch it knowing who he is
@@katien3022 cried to that scene ngl only to then realise he survives till the last episode
Ali's Death is so heartbreaking 💔
The one who died in the 1st game si heartbreaking
Yeah Ali’s death plus when I thought the old man died got me. Especially when the old man called him out for tricking him the whole time. But the moment when Ali realizes they’re rocks instead just such emotion conveyed on screen. Even the girl was tragic. All great performances.
Ali and girl that made me cry and the old man
i laughed when he died
@@marxyy wow so edgy
the emotions that this show puts you through are insane
Thank you for the recap, i just wish someone would explain it like you said you would.
I never thought games like Tug of War or Stepping stones could lead to this kind result, I loved Gi-hun, the guy literally tried to help others even when didn't have enough, Sang woo though not so much I mean he was being strategic and smart which was good but what he did to Ali really wasn't ethical, Jun-ho is definitely coming back in the next season cuz he was shot on his shoulder and when Inho first saw Jun-ho in the tunnel he must've made some arrangements for his brother, both brothers shot each other on the left shoulder and I didn't like Mi-nyeo that much, but her banter with other players really made me laugh. Jun-ho once find out who the crazy guy was but now he knows Gi-hun and they're literally gonna band together for the next season.
I liked mi niyeo,she killed that gangsta dude along with herself so that the people behind could have a chance to live. She covers up her kindness with "I told u I would kill you myself if you betrayed me"
@@kita3638 I think that's more spite than kindness lol
sang woo did what he needed to live, most people would have done the same
@@sneaki7708 what he did was messed up but even I would have done it if I had to live. I have a family that I care alot and I must protect, can't risk it for a stranger I met in a game, sure I would be destroyed by killing another person, but I would feel relief for getting enough condition to provide my family.
@@sneaki7708 he cheated though lmao, and it was so plainly evil. Plus they weren’t the same, Ali ended up there because he was treated unfairly and Sangwoo ended up there because of his own actions. He also probably planned to pay off all his debts, his family seemed well off already and he never once mentioned actually using it for his family. Ali could have killed him then and there but he tried to save both of them, and he needed it more. Sangwoo is just selfish.
Sang-Woo was only playing the game to actually survive to the end so was Sae-Byeok . they were one of the few who recognized very early on that there would only be 1 winner which means at some point they would have to betray someone. Sang-Woo let Gi-hun pick the umbrella so that he wouldn't have to kill him personally in the later rounds (he still sorta had a heart), but also because if you want to survive sharing information when it doesn't benefit you is not smart. he also chose to get close to Ali, doing him multiple favors to build his trust, because he was strong but uneducated and too trust worthy. Everyone would have expected Sang-Woo to pick Gi-hun for the marbles game but he didn't because unlike everybody else he did the math and recognized that there is a possibility that the game could be a 1v1, not wanting to betray his friend unless he absolutely had to, he went for Ali because again he is strong but not the smartest and doesn't know any of the games which makes him a no-brainer without exposing his strategy to everyone. Squid game is brutal and to win you need to leave your humanity at the door, the fact that Gi-Hun is the one that won is basically a miracle, even the old man didn't think he'd survive. remember he was directly saved by someone 4 out of the 6 games (Ali, Oh Il-nam, the dude who begged him for 1st spot, and Sae-Byeok told him which tile to jump on after he had forgotten)
Il nam saved him twice in tug of war and in marbles
Exactly. Very good pickup on the reason Sang-woo picked Ali over his friend Gi-hun - not a lot of people on this comment section get this. It was primarily about choosing someone he knows he could manipulate (and in fact cultivated trust and gullibility for this express scenario), but a little part of him still had a shred of human decency towards his childhood friend so he didn't want to have to finesse Gi-hun right then and there.
Omg thank you for seeing this in a rational manner. It's very surprising to me that not a lot of people in the comments see this. It's wild
The old man did that to save his own life and new the people on his side was good people, he let his friend lie to him but could see the humanity in his lie. He picked 0456 and picked correctly, sun-woo turned after Ali and of course killing the girl at the final dinner. The ending was perfect the main character didn't kill his best friend or anyone in fact his hands where clean. I love the series and find it pretty real to real life, in that situation I believe following the rules would be the only way to live.
As an American, this show is the best thing I’ve ever watched, from beginning to end.
Must’ve never watched something that’s not American.
What does being American have to do with anything
@@albertjose5615 American shows (at least modern) are meaningless brainwashing material filled with all kinds of political correctness.
@@albertjose5615 the quality of our shows are TRASH. That’s what it has to do with.
@@lacman6159 I have. Plenty. America has some good shows but they are far and few in between.
You do the ending explains and cinema summary does the how to beat, great combo
Squid Game is a true sequel to Bong Joon Ho's Parasite. The theme are exactly the same but the executions are different and both are masterpiece in their own right.
Squid Game is much more obvious about the metaphore though. What was so good at parasite was how subtle the symbolism was. Not that I don't like Squid game, I think it's really good
@@51gan788 Agreed. I would like to add that Squid Game also have subtle symbolisms and commentary about Korean society as well if you really look for it. For example, the ending when the person that help the drunk guy is implied to be a foreigner (hair color is orange/red hence our protagonist ended up dyeing his hair red at the end because he was inspire by that person to do good), it is believe that "most" Korean would not go out of their way to help a drunken stranger, it does not say Korean people as a whole are cold hearted but from their history and experiences they know that sometimes being a good Samaritan does not end well for them.
@@michaelnguyen8121 As a korean i dont think that was the intended symbolism at all.. many koreans dye and bleach their hair so dont usually associate dyed hair with foreigners. and ive been looking at a lot of korean discussion threads on SG and the meaning of the ending scene. None of them interpret it this way.. the two main theories are 1. His hair was colored so we can recognise its the same man who came by just before 2. His hair is colored bc he will be a character that will be introduced in season 2 (so we+/ gihun can recognise him)
I disagree, glad you enjoyed it but for me it was a flop. Was expecting more the executions were lame either get shot or head trauma. Would have liked it if the execution were more like Saw.
@@51gan788 true
Something i would say about the ending as well is that it's paralleled to the birth of his daughter. Gi-Hun to me epitomes the good in humanity and such as he missed the birth of his daughter because of someone that was dying in the factory he was working at, he now is giving up seeing his daughter to save these people from the squid game. Life and death, you can't have one without the other and ultimately I feel like that's what this fantastic show comes down to.
good point!
I still think that it's a bad ending. You can finally offer your child a good life and you decide to risk yours once again for the small chance of stopping the people who carry the Squid Game? It just doesn't sound believable and I definitely couldn't take him seriously with that hair lol
@@PersonaPrime yeah I do agree with you to an extent. believe me I was praying he'd get onto the plane 😅 but I thought about it and remember what il-Nam said on his deathbed about not enjoying life when you have too much money. Possibly the reason why Jun-Ho's brother returned to work for the squid game. I think Gi-Hun needs answers and closure more than anything, especially when Il-Nam couldn't tell him why he was the only one that survived. I think its poetic that in order to get into heaven (a place of self-retribution and closure) he needs to go back to hell.
I also liked the red hair. Really shows his change of mental state after being miserable for so long. His vibrant red hair gives off a much better energy then his dark shaggy hair.
@@TheBradReaper But he got the answers he needed. He wasn't picked to survive. It was luck and hard work. Simple as that. It would make sense if the cop was alive and joined the Squid Game to bring them down. Honestly if he is gonna go back in the game the next season after managing to win and stay alive, they might as well kill him.
@@TheBradReaper oh and I am sorry but the bright red hair makes him look like a retired kpop idol 😂
Amazing show loved every minute from start to finish, please please let there be a second season. 🙏🏻
To be honest, I probably wouldn’t make it very far in this game because other people would Jill me for being annoying lmao
I hope some people stop justifying that old man's actions, he literally made this game that has been happening for years for his and his rich client's entertainment. I've seen an alarming amount of people defending him arguing that he gave them the choice to not play the game but think about it, did he actually? he knows these people are desperate to get out of debt and poverty. He knows when they got out of the game and come back to their miserable life outside, they'll become more determined to win and actually try to win which then making it more entertaining for him and his rich clients. So yeah don't justify that man, if he really wanted to help them he will not murder them.
Yep...he's still evil. Agree
it is a big ethical question but idk man its a hard one .I dont think its as easy as saying he knew they would come back.Its like yeah he knew but he didnt exactly force them to come back did he ?
He's obviously not ethical but he gave them a chance they wouldn't have in the real world. They would die in indignity anyway. That's how he saw it and that's why they chose to come back. In the games they might win. In real life they never would.
The problem is they shouldn't have been put in this position in the first place. It's a society-wide problem.
Agree
buu- huu- we liv in society.
distributing 1 million euro/dollar or whatever else strong currency wont change a single thing for anybody, if wealth really is the problem. Because, it is a matter of Education & the upbringing that determines, wether or not you're going to have a bright future, or crawl through dirt all your live.
The Old man did offer a chance to otherwise Hopeless people. A small hope of getting out of dirt. But, the downside was death upon failure. It was Consentual.
Would you play russian roulette, if your chances of dying are 1 in 5 or 1 in 6 trigger pulls? and everytime your gun doesnt go off, you get 1 million dollar. Would you play?
Same thing.
this show was an emotional rollercoaster, especially ali’s death. Props to the actors & the team making this show happen.
@@numbmug yes 🧍♀️🕺🤺✋💪😍🥺😟😛🙌👏💕🍃🤰👀🤺🥵
@@numbmug wait do you believe me or is this sarcasm
@@numbmug What are you doing here spoiling the show for yourself lol. It's one of the greatest masterpieces created. Better go watch it. I suggest start watching early in the day during the weekends because you won't be able to stop until the last episode which is 9 episodes in total lol
this is some very creative horror i've seen in a while, I love it
Marble games made me cry so much!
Showed the tough ppl are hurt and how the most kind and innocent are taken advantage of
Ali's death was BS. Sang-Woo didn't 'Win' the marbles, because he played a game that Ali didn't agree to. Him and Ali agree to a set of rules, he then refused to play that game. Therefore Rule #2 of Squid Game, Sang-Woo should have been eliminated. Also, by this means he gained an unfair advantage, and the squid game is about equality. Sang-Woo should have been eliminated for cheating.
With that logic wouldn’t Gi-Hun be eliminated too? He cheated, unfair advantage.
@@carlyjayne9186 No, cause he didn't claim the win after cheating. 001 gave him the win after acknowledging that he knew he cheated.
The rules were simple, both players needed to agree on the game and they had to get ALL of their marbles. By giving his marbles to Sang-Woo, he is agreeing to their game type.
Naw they just needed that dramatic epic final battle at the end lol 😂
@@ksnndnfr6101 Haha true. But If Ali made it through, would've possibly been 3 people in the final, and they all just vote to leave. Or could've been good twist ending to see him switch from friendly to evil. Haha
Really had me hurt inside when Gi-Hun comes homes richer but lost pretty much everyone who was apart of his life. His mom having health complications and when he comes home she’s gone. A heartfelt moment was when he met cheol and gives Sang woo’s mother the money he got from the game.
Excellent thank you