October 25, 20214 yr for any of you superfans in austin there is a squid game pop-up store at burnet and 2222, catty-corner to the heb. it’s next to the thom’s market (old 7-11). no idea what they have in there but probably costumes and shirts and shit.
October 25, 20214 yr 26 minutes ago, futureman said: for any of you superfans in austin there is a squid game pop-up store at burnet and 2222, catty-corner to the heb. it’s next to the thom’s market (old 7-11). no idea what they have in there but probably costumes and shirts and shit. Um, I mean, OK sure some of my NFL bets didn't hit this week, especially the one that was an easy lock and how the fuck did they not cover and, listen, I'll be fine when I get paid on Thursday, but anyway, yeah, I don't think I should go there right now.
October 26, 20214 yr I got through episode 6 and then read the synopsis for the rest. Really good and interesting for 4-5 episodes.
November 3, 20214 yr Just finished this. Agree with what many here have said. It was entertaining in parts but way overhyped for the quality of the show.I watched the English dubbed version. Perhaps I should’ve watched the subtitled version because the dubbed voices were terrible and that distracted me throughout the show. I didn’t realize there were 2 versions until I was a few episodes in and then I didn’t care enough to switch.The characters were across the board terrible. The main guy was a lifetime deadbeat with no job, a gambling addiction, a bad father, a bad son, and he brought no respectable skills to the Squid Game. I didn’t find him sympathetic in any way, which made it hard to care if he lived or died, which meant I was apathetic to the outcome of the show. They could’ve at least given him a backstory that showed him to be some kind of a secret badass that just got some bad breaks in life to hit rock bottom, but no, he just sucked as a person.Most of the other characters were one dimensional cliches, especially the meathead bad guy and the annoying girl that chased him around. Are those types of characters common in Korean film/television? Maybe something is getting lost in translation for me there.The plot was pretty predictable each step of the way. The final game was basically just a knife fight which was completely lame to end on, especially when Squid Game is the namesake of the show and it doesn’t even get played. The twists with the cop’s brother and the old man weren’t very surprising, or rather they just didn’t pack much of a punch because it was hard to care about any individual character. Lots of plot inconsistencies and agree that the doctor organ harvesting made no sense within the context of the show.Also, if clause 3 allowed a majority of players to vote to call off the games at any given time, then why didn’t anyone ever try to invoke that in the middle of the series? You would think during the marble episode the husband/wife or the 2 Korean girls or the main guy would all be lobbying the group for that way out. Or during the glass bridge episode players 1-13 would all realize their odds of survival were impossibly low and vote for the game to end. Stupid to ignore that rule and then use it again in the final episode.I don’t necessarily regret watching, but can’t say I loved it and I probably wouldn’t recommend it to anyone else.
December 4, 20232 yr SG Challenge season finale Wednesday. Only 3 contestants left. i was in the boat that it started corny….Well it’s still corny, but I’m enjoying it.
December 29, 2024Dec 29 Watched first 2 and part of the 3rd. Not really digging it as much as the first season.
December 29, 2024Dec 29 Finished it and I enjoyed it. Not as good as the first obviously and don’t want to spoil shit but the way it ended was a crazy decision
December 31, 2024Dec 31 It was fine. Probably didn’t need to even be 7 episodes and sort of felt like they were writing it as they went. I’m sure I’ll watch S3 though.
January 3Jan 3 Pretty bad writing. I didn’t think season 1 was amazing, more the novelty of the concept but season 2 was bad.
January 3Jan 3 Yea, season 2 was set up for disappointment just because of the novelty aspect and the fact that they threw back the curtain on the workings of the game already. It was fine. I’ve also watched a lot more Korean content since season 1 so the cultural novelty in general isn’t as prominent for me this time.
January 3Jan 3 I liked season 2 - watching the front man imbed and compete in the games, the dynamics of the player relationships (mom & son, crypto guy and rapper), soldier 011, etc.
January 4Jan 4 9 hours ago, Jerry Callo said: I liked season 2 - watching the front man imbed and compete in the games, the dynamics of the player relationships (mom & son, crypto guy and rapper), soldier 011, etc. Any love for the recruiter and his story? im watching “ the trunk” now on Netflix. hes leading actor
January 4Jan 4 This was pretty sick. His face is always a little like that but they def highlighted it.
January 4Jan 4 3 hours ago, kingkoopa6 said: Any love for the recruiter and his story? im watching “ the trunk” now on Netflix. hes leading actor Not sure if we're spoiling but just in case Spoiler I'm 4 episodes in and I gotta say I was bummed to see Slap Daddy meet his end in ep 1.
January 4Jan 4 1 hour ago, austingirl said: Not sure if we're spoiling but just in case Hide contents I'm 4 episodes in and I gotta say I was bummed to see Slap Daddy meet his end in ep 1. Slap daddy. Haha. I like it. I’m glad I’m not the only one. I saw he did train to busan too.
January 4Jan 4 I watched season 2 with my teenage daughter and we both enjoyed it together, so no real complaints, but it definitely felt like a work in progress and I can’t remember watching another series that ended a season without tying up any storylines. I feel like anything that will happen in season 3 will be just a continuation of season 2 stuff.
January 4Jan 4 1 hour ago, Bender Bending Rodriguez said: I watched season 2 with my teenage daughter and we both enjoyed it together, so no real complaints, but it definitely felt like a work in progress and I can’t remember watching another series that ended a season without tying up any storylines. I feel like anything that will happen in season 3 will be just a continuation of season 2 stuff. Yes. That's how a series works.
January 4Jan 4 15 hours ago, kingkoopa6 said: Slap daddy. Haha. I like it. I’m glad I’m not the only one. I saw he did train to busan too. Someone on Vulture called him that and I stole it. I've been meaning to watch Train to Busan and now I have another reason - thanks!
January 4Jan 4 3 hours ago, Bender Bending Rodriguez said: I watched season 2 with my teenage daughter and we both enjoyed it together, so no real complaints, but it definitely felt like a work in progress and I can’t remember watching another series that ended a season without tying up any storylines. I feel like anything that will happen in season 3 will be just a continuation of season 2 stuff. Agreed. Essentially a split season.
January 7Jan 7 On 1/3/2025 at 7:25 PM, Hank_Hill said: This was pretty sick. His face is always a little like that but they def highlighted it. Slap Daddy ftw.
January 24Jan 24 On 1/4/2025 at 1:18 PM, austingirl said: Someone on Vulture called him that and I stole it. I've been meaning to watch Train to Busan and now I have another reason - thanks!
July 1Jul 1 6 hours ago, kingkoopa6 said: Yall caught up? The third season wrapped the story up neatly and tied a nice pink bow on the games.
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