This episode was excruciatingly painful. In addition, all of the actors and actresses did an outstanding job portraying their characters! I'm also still amazed that this is Sae-byeok's, the pickpocket girl, first acting role! She did great! Kudos to all of them!
If you watch any of the behind the scenes footage, you can see that the scene with Ji-yeong was particularly difficult for Jung HoYeon. Like you said - it was her first acting role, and this episode is heavy for someone with such little experience. She did an absolutely incredible job; but in the behind the scenes footage, repeatedly obtaining that extreme emotion to get the proper take for that scene was clearly taking its toll on both actresses.
The old man revealing he knew what was up was one of the best changes in expression I've ever seen. I could feel the terror coming over Gi-Hun as he heard those words because of how daunting it was.
@@thelegacyofgaming2928 He’s now nominated for best supporting actor at the Golden Globes, I think. Idk how he can win with a language crutch and lack of Hollywood lobbying but I hope he does! It’ll be groundbreaking. He played that role to perfection.
I feel a lot of the small nuances in the language and meanings are lost to those of us that doesn't speak Korean. The subtitles are supposedly not very good for this show.
Lee Jung-jae who plays Seong Gi-Hun is phenomenal in this episode. His facial expressions and the ability to go from upset and serious to sad is incredible. Credit to all the actors though, this was believable and upsetting because of how well they portrayed this.
@@mjgodfrey Which part? I thought she said she was alone figuratively after the "threw" the marble. Before, when they were talking and she mentioned being outside the prison gate I thought she literally meant she had no where to go.
The game of this episode wasn't the goriest but the most cruel, you know the characters are gonna choose the one they are the closest, like the couple that was there, i find this one the most tragic one.
Except for Sang Woo. He’s closest to Gi hun, but he chose Ali. He knew what was up low key. Ali was the smart choice for him either way. If they were gonna be a team like he said Ali would be the brawn and he would be the smarts, but if they had to play against each other he knew he could manipulate Ali as he did.
No matter how many times i rewatched the scene where Ji-yeong was telling Sae-byeok how she can't think of any reason to continue living, it still gave me the same feeling of sadness as the first time I watched it. Because of the hopelessness of her situation and how fucked up her life was, even if she won all those money, she can't think of one single thing she wanted to do.
All the money in the worth is nothing, if you’ve no loved ones to share it with. If someone offered me endless money or material things, but I could no longer see or interact with my family in any way, I would decline every time.
@@pine3882 During this episode I shipped them so hard :( I wonder what would have happened if people didn't finish the game, or would switching or mixing teams.
The worse bit is that Ali isn’t calling Sang-woo’s name, but ‘hyung’ which essentially means older brother and is used from a younger boy/man to an older one when someone is close and trusted like good friends and family :( Also Il means one and nam comes from namja meaning man so an extra dimension to him being number 001 :)
This episode was so perfect. They showed everything. Every side of humanity. Beautiful and cruel. Trust and deceit. Sacrifices. This was brilliant. As an episode, so little happened, but so much at the same time. The got so much out of something so simple. Favorite episode by far. These writers man. So good.
Re: Ali it makes me think about that The Kite Runner quote “And that's the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.”
Deok-su has the episode's most underrated acting moment at 21:16. It's overshadowed by all the tears and betrayal, but the visceral, raw excitement in that scream and feelings of getting one over on the guy who had been hassling you the entire game...this guy nailed it.
I loved it lol. He really wanted to eviscerate that goon but he couldn't, so his celebration was just perfection haha. And you could even say Deok-su was betrayed too, even by his own men out in the real world....but you know he caused all of it haha.
I mean yeah, in the game, the girl sacrificing herself was a bright spot but it's still dark knowing that she lost her parents, was abused, went to jail and had no real purpose in life afterwards
@@lightup6751 I know...I just said that....they were mentioning how it was one of the happier moments in the marble game and I was disagreeing like you
I think im emotionally dead...tho I felt the heaviness of it all don't get me wrong, and it truly was tragic and sad on many levels. I just find it hard to be brought to tears when watching something for the first time..Oddly enough I found it more emotional the 2nd time around watching it.
He’s correct. The creator of the show has been denied by multiple studios for over 10 YEARS! And after 10 years it came to be. Shows that no matter what, you should always chase your dream and never give up
If this show was made before streaming took off it would be popular in Asia, but not become a worldwide phenomenon. A true blessing in disguise for the creator.
The fact the actors of Sae-byeok and Ji-yeong connected during the filming and the actor of Sae-byeok couldn't stop crying after they filmed their scene is heartbreaking. It was real to them.
Ji-Yeong and Sae-Byeok is the saddest part of this entire episode for me, and one of them was introduced, literally, last episode. So good, but so sad. 😔
Yes, 100%. That's my favorite thing about this episode. That Ji-Yeong, who we've known for only one and a half episodes essentially, can elicit a lot of emotion from most viewers is fantastic. Great writing, acting, and casting there.
SangWoo picked Ali as a partner for his physical strength. He didnt know what the game would be so he thought their brains + brawn combo was best. The fact that Ali was gullible just happened to work in his favor.
Exactly. People forget that. IN a competitive game you use your strengths and your opponents' weaknesses, to win. Brains are SangWoo's strength, and Ali's weakness is he's naive.
Yea Sang-woo flipped the script after wrestling with how to handle going about it..Ali calling out to him was sad too, since especially in korean language he called him brother
and I will add that in the beginning SangWoo even gave Ali in anticipation 3 of his marbles bc Ali didn't know how to play, and that was pretty awesome ngl, but at the end he did what he had to do to survive and can't really blame him for it.
Played them here in Brazil too, though the names might differ. "Into the hole" was the one where you made a circle in the sand/asphalt and had to aim your marbles to end up in there, preferably knocking out opponents' in the process? We used to visit repair shops to ask for metal ball bearings from broken parts, they were much heavier than a regular marble and would be hell to knock out. In my street we played for keeps, with the only rule being that someone's last marble couldn't be taken, it was super fun
I strongly stand by the opinion that this is the best episode of the series, the way it makes u feel (even for a character we only met an episode ago) is unmatched for many shows out there...what an episode
I agree. You knew that the moment you see these characters again something would be gone and broken. Even the smart dude who fooled Ali felt remorse for what he did here even if its shown for a short moment.
Didn't expect the whole group to cry and/or nearly break out into tears but it just shows how hard this whole show especially this episode hits. Can't wait for the next episode reaction
I started fucking SOBBING during this episode and I hadn't even watched the entire show (I only really watched the show for the games but stayed for the sad)
Cried so much during this show, especially this episode. Killing Alli is basically like killing a baby. He trusted. He was a good person. He literally was only there because his boss cheated him out of his money, and he needed to take care of his wife and baby. This whole show was an emotional roller coaster.
He was speaking english and they even had subtitles on like how can 6 people not pick up on someone saying "frontman". its the second time he said it as well. :I
@@eduvaldivia7812 Netflix doesn't subtitle the English parts for me at least. I switched to a third language for the subs to understand his name too. The Front Man part is just really hard to pick up.
When the old man, ilnam, hugs ki hoon and says "it is going to be alright,' I couldn't stop crying. Sometimes there is no need to be too much talking. Just some simple, few words that contain everything: loving kindness.
Ji-Yeong says “komawo” the way you say thanks to a friend or someone you are close to. Instead of kammsa hamnida the formal way. Then she follows it with “for being with me”.
they spoke informal the whole time because they anyways probably around the same age and didnt give a shit about honorifics given their life and situation
Even after knowing the ending, this episode still has me in tears... You see, I've been around a lot of people with dementia. I've seen how devastating it can be for the families as well as for the affected... When I first watched this episode, it broke my heart... and watching it again, I'm STILL overwhelmed...
Know it’s bold to say this but the masterpiece behind this episode is a serious reason why it’s probably one of the best episodes I have seen from a TV show period.
To make partners build trust throughout half of the show just to trick them into facing off has to be the most brilliant, most messed up thing I’ve ever seen in a show. Which is why it’s sooo gooood!
This the only show I know that I know of that genuinely made cry others made me tear up but with this I full on cried like sobbing,tears flooding and everything this show really is something else
everyone's acting felt so real I got so invested in this episode I forgot I was watching a show, the secondary/side characters too like the one who went against deoksu (bully guy) was phenomenal
'does fooling me and taking my marbles make any sense' I literally broke into fuckin tears I was crying like this after 'i love you 3000' by T.S. to his daughter at Endgame. Man this was sad 😭
I know, right!😢 she probably didn't ever have any friends (she got so excited talking to sae-beyok about going to that island together when they got out) and was happy to spend her last moments talking to a girl her age who agreed to play a game with her.
About the gangster changing the game, the rule basically was to take all of your opponents marbles. Sangwoo did the same, he stopped the game, changed it, then stole the marbles and that was allowed since all he needed to do was not resort to violence.
Ali started calling Sang-woo “hyung” a few episodes ago. Hyung is what you call someone you consider like an older brother. Someone you look up to. That, to me, is the most painful part
Not really. “Hyung” itself is just the honorific to address an older male as a male. Here in Korea, you call someone hyung even tho you hate his guts, its not optional
@@lightup6751 Ali called him "Sajangnim" at first then changed to "hyung" he doesn't call anyone else hyung except for Sangwoo. Although younger male generally call older male hyung in Korea. You don't call hyung to someone you just met. It definitely shows that the relationship between them got closer... at least to Ali.
the scene when ali was looking for sangwoo, he said "hyung"...netflix apparently didn't subtitled and emphasized the meaning of "hyung" because it may sound awkward in english...they just translated sangwoo...in korea "hyung" means "older brother"...and u don't get to casually just call someone older your hyung..u have to somewhat earn it, or be close to that older someone to be able to call a person hyung...sometimes they grant their juniors to let them use the "hyung" or it happens naturally....so imagine how hurtful it was to hear ali walk around like a little lost boy looking naively for his older brother, after realizing that he was betrayed...it felt more painful cause it felt like your own blood brother abondoned u....It BURNS
In this game everybody humanity got put to the test. Brilliant. We are just like animals. When it comes to surviving, our survival instincts kick in and you'll do whatever it takes to stay alive.
Except for the girl who kept her humanity. And arguably Gi-Hun who didn't want to do anything but was given the opportunity and realized that he probably should.
I don't know why, but the two girls gets to me more than anything else in this episode. It's like they're both telling their stories, and neither of them had hope, and then at the end Ji-yeong is basically forcing Sae-byeok to have hope for the both of them.
Fun fact: The actress of Sae Byeok has never acted before and Squid game was her first. And the scene where Sae was yelling at her friend, behind the scenes, Sae couldn’t stop crying (I’m sorry, I’m bad with their real names)
@@lightup6751 Basically, in the case of adults, the expression "형" (Hyung: Older brother) can only be used to refer to people close to them. In a relationship with a stranger, you can't be called "형". In this case, the first "Sir (or Boss)" is changed to "Hyung" later, so what others understood is accurate. You don't have to argue with other people. I am a korean. So just believe it.
@@nonana. i never said you can call a stranger “형” and its funny you say that. Im korean too and calling someone 형 is not always a honorific for affection lol if you have 형 whose guts you hate you will still address him as 형 so dont teach me my own culture, dumdum. I sense red flags that you just a liar. nobody is arguing but I merely shared my opinion. if you cant handle people having different opinions kindly piss of the internet, you not built for this. because you are in no position to tell people not to express themselves. so just believe it.
I would say Sangwoo picked Ali just like they picked in tug-of-war, he's the smartest, he needs the strongest. Gi-hoon probably thinks Sangwoo as his bestfriend, but Sangwoo only thought him as a childhood friend, thus he didn't choose Gihoon bc he 'didn't need' him.
Ji Yeong's acting was so good that she could make a whole audience cry for her, even though she was on screen like 15 minutes or something in a whole season.
This episode was amazing. It really brings out the human emotions. It doesn't matter what race ethnicity or country people grew up in, it's something everyone can relate to.
Finally! I also really love how you guys didn't judge Sangwoo! Because real talk, majority of the people will do what he did if they are in that situation.
yeah i was talking with my sister earlier and she literally hates sangwoo. i was trying to explain to her that sangwoo wasnt just gonna give himself up because he also has a reason to win the money, but she wouldnt listen at all.
@@abcd-mo5mo he made his own reason by being a crook lol he doesn’t have a baby and wife he Cheated people and is too much of a COWARD to face consequences and going as far as to cheat his own mother. You sang-woo fans are blind to his horrific characteristics
@UCpmuX2uKvH4ra48IQh3n-Cw cheating a literally dying old man when you yourself have a child is not the same as cheating someone who has a baby when you’re just a piece of shit who cheated your mom and a bunch of others
@@elsotanodelhorror810 it is probably because gi hun actual looked as though he felt bad when he was manipulating no. 1 and looked sad when no. 1 “died” while Sangwoo though he did seem to be a bit sad it still felt like he didn’t care much about Ali at all. Whenever he teamed up with Ali it was to utilize his strength for his own personal gain.
12:28 Well, Gi-Hun was saying that the old man having Dementia means he can forfeit which is against those clauses in the agreement they signed that they can't stop playing if they start once unless the majority agree. But changing the game was fair as if 1 gets to pick one game then the other should get to choose another game as well.
Blaming everything that happened to Ali on him being an immigrant takes away from the way his character was built. Sure, him being an immigrant was a disadvantage because he wasn't aware of the rules, but he was also gullible and too trusting of sang-woo. Sang-woo took advantage of his kindness and trust.
@@BlueBe4ts It adds to the character and message, not takes away. This isn’t a show without a message or social commentary. The world is bigger than six episodes of Squid Game. It’s important to be aware of it.
At the same time, though, isn't a big part of his trust in Sang-Woo BECAUSE he's an immigrant? Like yes Ali has a big heart, but part of the reason he's so quick to trust Sang-Woo in particular is because Sang-Woo is one of the first Koreans to treat him, an immigrant, with any decency. Ali's Korean boss doesn't pay his wages, Han Mi-nyeo (212) says racist things to him, etc. While Sang-Woo lets him use his phone, gives him bus fare, and refers to him using Korean honorifics, which is huge in Korean culture to my understanding. Ali is naturally trusting, but the fact that he, an immigrant, is treated with such respect by Sang-Woo is what leads him to trust him so much. Ali's trust and his status as an immigrant are pretty interconnected I'd say.
@@BlueBe4ts Showing that he is an immigrant, where he’s at a whole new place filled with no one he knows. His boss clearly took advantage of him, when he was nice to him by giving him money for the bus and letting him use his phone. They built up Ali trusting him since the start. If he wasn’t an immigrant it does take away from all of this.
It's telling that Deouk-su; to some extent, is more upstanding than Sang-woo. As out of all of them he actually went to one of the guardsmen for assurance they could play another format with the marbles. While Sang-woo only chose to manipulate Ali, rather than actually consider his manipulative suggestion could actually be a possibility. Shows he was and is in it for himself only. Yet conceivably, he would know such an interpretation of the rules can be deduced, as he brought up clause 3 as a means to have a way out.
I wouldn't go that far. Nothing in the series suggests that Deok su has any compassion for his fellow participants. He definitely also was and is in it for himself only, there's no question about that. Sang woo is just simply a lot smarter, which allows him to be more cunning and insidious than Deok su. That makes Sang woo more dangerous, but it doesn't make Deok su any better.
@@thetruth997_ High IQ? lol Has nothing to do with IQ. If Ali wasn't as naive, it wouldn't have worked. When he chose him intentionally, it was pretty obvious he was going to take advantage.
Right!! They are the one reaction that actually admitted they would have cheated and done what it took to win. Most people lie commenting and watching, and act as if they would have given up, let Ali win, and gotten shot .... lol! Nah.. I want to live.
I LOVE how you guys didn't judge Sang-woo for doing what he did like it literally makes you wonder what would you have done to survive, even if it's horrible all of us would have done the same thing that's why he's by far my favourite character.
@@subhashismandal9871 So, why everyone is mad at Sang Woo for cheating on Ali, but no one, AT THIS POINT in the story, is equally pissed off at Gi-hun for cheating on number 1? Ali at least seemed to have all of his mental faculties intact. Number 1, in Gi-hyn eyes, seemed to have some sort of dementia because of the tumor. Gi-hun took advantage of an elderly man with mental problems, and I don't see anyone criticizing him for that on the same level as they do with Sang Woo in this episode. Hypocrisy?
Right? I'm not that fond of his character (I don't hate him either btw) but I completely understand why he did what he did! And you're right, if I am put in that situation, even if its horrible, I'll probably do the same too.
Same. Ji Yeong was the saddest one for me. To live with an abusive father who defiled you, only to serve time for killing him and then finding a friend who you can see yourself having fun with. And only to sacrifice yourself because you don't even have a life goal anymore
Old people tend to feel like greater actors, but it's mostly because there facial expressions are more rare to see among real old people, and there voices are more nuanced.
@@lightup6751 might have been a bit of a boost lol but you have to admit he really did steal the show. Realistically, It might have had more of an impact on me because my grandmother is struggling with Dementia. He did a great job imitating the behaviour that I’ve seen from her over the last few years and it left an impact for sure.
@@aaronlipton2440 i agree dude. he did an amazing performance. especially if you know how korean elders act he got it spot on. but anyone can relate to it. i think all of the actors performances were great. i just dont think its one of the greatest. But a solid top 50 in my book. but hey its just opinions
There are 4 different types of dynamics here: 1.) Snake Tat & Goon; actively trying to kill each other, 2.) Song-Woo & Ali; friendship turned betrayal, 3.) Pickpocket & Ji; Friendship w/ sacrifice, 4.) Gi-Hun & Old Man; neither one wants to kill the other
There’s a theory that they they all could have won. The announcer said that they only had to take their partners 10 marbles but not that they had to end up with all 20 marbles. All they had to do was switch marble bags and they would have technically ended up with their partners 10 marbles.
Lol...these games are literally kid games they all grew up playing. If there was a kid game were players simply exchanged marbles then someone would have surely thought of it
I've said this before, but in universe the people controlling the game set things up brilliantly so this game would be extra soul crushing. Tug of war and the riot encouraged people to team up, get closer, bond, even form friendships. They KNEW people would partner with the person they trusted most.
When il-nam said “thanks to you I had a good time & everything will be alright” I WEPT. The shame of cheating him was one thing but him despite that forgiving you was heart wrenching
This episode was excruciatingly painful. In addition, all of the actors and actresses did an outstanding job portraying their characters! I'm also still amazed that this is Sae-byeok's, the pickpocket girl, first acting role! She did great! Kudos to all of them!
Yeah she's amazing 👏
And became the most followed south korean actress on ig! 400k before Squid Games to 19.4 mill currently
@@pinkblueberryyy Wow! :0 May I know what's her instagram account?
@@imsimplyonehellofabutler.718 hoooooyeony
If you watch any of the behind the scenes footage, you can see that the scene with Ji-yeong was particularly difficult for Jung HoYeon. Like you said - it was her first acting role, and this episode is heavy for someone with such little experience. She did an absolutely incredible job; but in the behind the scenes footage, repeatedly obtaining that extreme emotion to get the proper take for that scene was clearly taking its toll on both actresses.
the actors acted the fuck outta this episode, like even the secondary ones. it was so good
The old man revealing he knew what was up was one of the best changes in expression I've ever seen. I could feel the terror coming over Gi-Hun as he heard those words because of how daunting it was.
@@thelegacyofgaming2928 He’s now nominated for best supporting actor at the Golden Globes, I think.
Idk how he can win with a language crutch and lack of Hollywood lobbying but I hope he does! It’ll be groundbreaking. He played that role to perfection.
@@sangredelangel He did win it. First south korean to do it.
I think Ali is still alive becouse it didn’t show him getting shot
Too bad the end sucked
The fact Ali calls Sang-woo 'hyung' whilst looking for him breaks my heart. It essentially means 'older brother who I respect'.
I didnt even realize, I didnt have to either, this makes it so much sadder😭
now why did you have to say that! i cant take anymore pain lol
I feel a lot of the small nuances in the language and meanings are lost to those of us that doesn't speak Korean. The subtitles are supposedly not very good for this show.
@@QuayNemSorr I disagree, I think using the correct honorifics is better than another word
I will ugly cry now.
Lee Jung-jae who plays Seong Gi-Hun is phenomenal in this episode. His facial expressions and the ability to go from upset and serious to sad is incredible. Credit to all the actors though, this was believable and upsetting because of how well they portrayed this.
And then there's the VIPS
@@subfreak1996 VIPs fucked it up
@@subfreak1996 and they wore masks. You know they're bad.
Hell no. English > Asian Languages
@who cares and IL MARE
240 is the MVP… the only player who kept her promise “I’ll make sure you win” even when her life was on the line.
Yeah I agree. Poor girl.
@민스패밀리 Wouldn't that make her homeless? That can be just as bad as being in debt.
@@jdbarber13 What she meant (in Korean) was that she belonged nowhere, that she was alone in the world.
@@mjgodfrey Which part? I thought she said she was alone figuratively after the "threw" the marble. Before, when they were talking and she mentioned being outside the prison gate I thought she literally meant she had no where to go.
Yoo
The game of this episode wasn't the goriest but the most cruel, you know the characters are gonna choose the one they are the closest, like the couple that was there, i find this one the most tragic one.
Except for Sang Woo. He’s closest to Gi hun, but he chose Ali. He knew what was up low key. Ali was the smart choice for him either way. If they were gonna be a team like he said Ali would be the brawn and he would be the smarts, but if they had to play against each other he knew he could manipulate Ali as he did.
@@shaee5113 Unless it would be physical contest. He would be boned then.
@@shaee5113 well he did choose ali initially because of his strength not him being gullible
@@shaee5113 I think if he was partnered with Gihun, he wouldn't mind losing coz he knew Gihun would help his (Sangwoo's) mom..
Yeah. This episode didn’t rely to gore to elicit reaction. They focused on story telling which is brilliant
No matter how many times i rewatched the scene where Ji-yeong was telling Sae-byeok how she can't think of any reason to continue living, it still gave me the same feeling of sadness as the first time I watched it. Because of the hopelessness of her situation and how fucked up her life was, even if she won all those money, she can't think of one single thing she wanted to do.
It’s so emotional for me too
All the money in the worth is nothing, if you’ve no loved ones to share it with.
If someone offered me endless money or material things, but I could no longer see or interact with my family in any way, I would decline every time.
She knew what she wanted to do if she won and got out, but it’s to go to Jeju island with... Sae-byeok. And that was not going to happen.
With money, she can only buy a house, but not a home.
@@pine3882 During this episode I shipped them so hard :(
I wonder what would have happened if people didn't finish the game, or would switching or mixing teams.
This episode deserves to get nominated for some awards, the acting, the set design, the writing....marvelous episode throughout.
Nope
@@ankaramesi6229 yep
@@xavvierr5544 hell no
@@ankaramesi6229 invente Messi
@@elsosa3402 sus
The worse bit is that Ali isn’t calling Sang-woo’s name, but ‘hyung’ which essentially means older brother and is used from a younger boy/man to an older one when someone is close and trusted like good friends and family :(
Also Il means one and nam comes from namja meaning man so an extra dimension to him being number 001 :)
Yep. No. 1 MAN! lmao
You can also say that about "gganbu" after gi hun deceived no 1
Hello! Where does he say "hyung"? Like Sang-hyung-woo? Or Sang-woo-hyung?
@@eugedrimer Ali shouted "Sang-woo hyung!" before checking the marbles
Right here ➡ 27:08
@@ovn_tamil god, I'm too deaf haha. Thank you 🥰
This episode was so perfect. They showed everything. Every side of humanity. Beautiful and cruel. Trust and deceit. Sacrifices. This was brilliant. As an episode, so little happened, but so much at the same time. The got so much out of something so simple. Favorite episode by far. These writers man. So good.
Afaik it is just one writer (=director) Hwang
totally agree, I think the same too
- from Indonesia -
"I'll make sure you win"
"what will you do?"
"whatever it takes"
Yo stop cutting onions mane
Smh man. Heavy 💯
Emotional Self-Sacrifice and Back-Stabbing in one episode, Epic storytelling
Did you mean sacrifice, betrayal and friendship. all in one
@@icalculi ...but was it a genuine friendship? 👀
@@brianwin yes.... yes it was
@@pokimanefartcompilation ..was 😭
@@brianwin STOPPP😢😢😢
Re: Ali it makes me think about that The Kite Runner quote
“And that's the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.”
This quote hit me hard... My younger self has been so much like Ali, for years I trusted the wrong people
This hits hard . Damn
Fr he reminds me so much of Hassan now. They were both so loyal and caring
@@ichangedmyusernamebecausei2551 wish the world had been kinder to them (types)
Him and Hassan are kinda similar tbh
This show is 100% getting some Emmy's next year.
Yes some mainstream Emmy-s. Not the foreign language stuff. Parasite has definitely opened the door, and this show deserves the accolades.
@who cares Everyone? The fuckj kind of question is that? You're in character at least.
@@lightyagami1752 Mainstream Emmys LOL
If it does not than it will 100% prove the Emmy's really are biased and unfair.
아니야 형
Emmy상 안받아도 괜찮아
우린 형들이 이렇게 한국tv쇼를 보고 즐기고 있다란것만으로도 행복하고 재미있어 ㅋㅋ
it’s hilarious to me that the bad guy was the only one who won fair and square
That's actually really funny. He did win fair and square. No trickery and no violence.
True
lol right, and with the most insane luck tho too with that rock ...luckily he was also able to get the game changed lol
the gambler is an og. Like, i hate him as a person, but his character is one of my favorites.
He changed the game when he was about to lose.
Now, apparently that is not against the rules, but I would not call that fair and square.
Deok-su has the episode's most underrated acting moment at 21:16. It's overshadowed by all the tears and betrayal, but the visceral, raw excitement in that scream and feelings of getting one over on the guy who had been hassling you the entire game...this guy nailed it.
I loved it lol. He really wanted to eviscerate that goon but he couldn't, so his celebration was just perfection haha. And you could even say Deok-su was betrayed too, even by his own men out in the real world....but you know he caused all of it haha.
yeah that was some great acting
I mean yeah, in the game, the girl sacrificing herself was a bright spot but it's still dark knowing that she lost her parents, was abused, went to jail and had no real purpose in life afterwards
I dont think it was bright it was fucking tragic and tried to be so
@@lightup6751 I know...I just said that....they were mentioning how it was one of the happier moments in the marble game and I was disagreeing like you
@who cares exactly
@@lovely1641 alright gotchu i mean the same sorry
@@lightup6751 no prob
This episode and series shows a masterclass in storytelling. In a few short episodes, they had us emotionally wrecked during this episode.
Short?
@@jadenbender1082 meaning in only 6 episodes. Some shows take a whole season to make us care about their characters because of poor writing.
Spoken like someone who doesn't know anything about storytelling. It's a masterclass in emotional manipulation, not storytelling.
Masterclass? Watch more shows lmao
@@AliRaza-yf7bp you don’t know a thing about me so move along.
This is the episode that had everyone crying
You ain’t kidding
I get sad when the normies cry too
I think im emotionally dead...tho I felt the heaviness of it all don't get me wrong, and it truly was tragic and sad on many levels. I just find it hard to be brought to tears when watching something for the first time..Oddly enough I found it more emotional the 2nd time around watching it.
@@Karl_Drogo55 second time because you know the plot, had reflection and understand each characters situation
@@marcuswong1643 yea def
He’s correct. The creator of the show has been denied by multiple studios for over 10 YEARS! And after 10 years it came to be. Shows that no matter what, you should always chase your dream and never give up
the creator play the game well to the end.
@@azharabdulaziz4530 huh?
Or just bring it to Netflix like he did. They put out anything.
If this show was made before streaming took off it would be popular in Asia, but not become a worldwide phenomenon. A true blessing in disguise for the creator.
The fact the actors of Sae-byeok and Ji-yeong connected during the filming and the actor of Sae-byeok couldn't stop crying after they filmed their scene is heartbreaking. It was real to them.
Not more or less real than for you.
They had to watch this shit too after all 😂😂
Ji-Yeong and Sae-Byeok is the saddest part of this entire episode for me, and one of them was introduced, literally, last episode.
So good, but so sad. 😔
Yes, 100%. That's my favorite thing about this episode. That Ji-Yeong, who we've known for only one and a half episodes essentially, can elicit a lot of emotion from most viewers is fantastic. Great writing, acting, and casting there.
Ikr! We only knew her for like maybe 2 episodes and I didn't even like her at first but damn I started sobbing at their scene together..
If Gi-hun chose the math teacher instead of the old man he probably would’ve lost
Not if they played odds and evens. The only real skill you can have there is maybe reading a poker face
@@thelegacyofgaming2928 there's room for mind tricks that a math genius could take advantage of in that game
@@jjmmm515 Mind tricks can be used, but math would not be required to do it.
@@thelegacyofgaming2928 well of course not, but it would be a lot easier for him
Not true, getting into the hole game doesn’t require math intelligence or even athleticism
SangWoo picked Ali as a partner for his physical strength. He didnt know what the game would be so he thought their brains + brawn combo was best. The fact that Ali was gullible just happened to work in his favor.
That.
Exactly. People forget that. IN a competitive game you use your strengths and your opponents' weaknesses, to win. Brains are SangWoo's strength, and Ali's weakness is he's naive.
Yea Sang-woo flipped the script after wrestling with how to handle going about it..Ali calling out to him was sad too, since especially in korean language he called him brother
and I will add that in the beginning SangWoo even gave Ali in anticipation 3 of his marbles bc Ali didn't know how to play, and that was pretty awesome ngl, but at the end he did what he had to do to survive and can't really blame him for it.
Sang Woo even accused Ali of cheating when in actual fact Sang Woo was never good at gambling losing all his companies stocks in the stock market.
Marbles is like cards, there are a variety of different games you can play.
And dominoes.
As a swede, I played marbles as a kid. Often "closer to the wall" game, or "into the hole game" which they showed here
Played them here in Brazil too, though the names might differ. "Into the hole" was the one where you made a circle in the sand/asphalt and had to aim your marbles to end up in there, preferably knocking out opponents' in the process?
We used to visit repair shops to ask for metal ball bearings from broken parts, they were much heavier than a regular marble and would be hell to knock out. In my street we played for keeps, with the only rule being that someone's last marble couldn't be taken, it was super fun
I strongly stand by the opinion that this is the best episode of the series, the way it makes u feel (even for a character we only met an episode ago) is unmatched for many shows out there...what an episode
It definitely competes for the best episode but the overarching message delivered in the finale is what makes it outshine even this episode
Isn't that common knowledge?
I found this episode more compelling by far..
The fact that this is just a sport for rich people did not move me anywhere close to this episode
This is my favorite episode
I agree.
You knew that the moment you see these characters again something would be gone and broken. Even the smart dude who fooled Ali felt remorse for what he did here even if its shown for a short moment.
Didn't expect the whole group to cry and/or nearly break out into tears but it just shows how hard this whole show especially this episode hits. Can't wait for the next episode reaction
I started fucking SOBBING during this episode and I hadn't even watched the entire show (I only really watched the show for the games but stayed for the sad)
That's when you know it's heartbreaking
It's finally here. The infamous episode
Cried so much during this show, especially this episode. Killing Alli is basically like killing a baby. He trusted. He was a good person. He literally was only there because his boss cheated him out of his money, and he needed to take care of his wife and baby.
This whole show was an emotional roller coaster.
He doesn't say his name is Furnace, he calls himself Front man.
Lmao Furnace, are we playing Minecraft
😂😂😂
lmao
He was speaking english and they even had subtitles on like how can 6 people not pick up on someone saying "frontman". its the second time he said it as well. :I
@@eduvaldivia7812 Netflix doesn't subtitle the English parts for me at least. I switched to a third language for the subs to understand his name too. The Front Man part is just really hard to pick up.
*EPISODE 6:* "I'll literally get 001 tattoo on my neck after this"
*EPISODE 9:* "Hell nooooo how do I erase this tattoo"
I'd get a cover up tattoo artist to put 067 (Sae Byeok's number) over it instead lol
@@VMYeahVN brilliant
When the old man, ilnam, hugs ki hoon and says "it is going to be alright,' I couldn't stop crying. Sometimes there is no need to be too much talking. Just some simple, few words that contain everything: loving kindness.
Ali&Sangwoo = Betrayal
Saebyuk&Jieun = Sacrifice
Oldman&Gihun = Forgiveness
This show shows the definition of life
No matter how many times i watched the scenes between Ji-yeong and Sae-byeok i always cry... Ji-yeong was the real hero of this series.
Ji-Yeong says “komawo” the way you say thanks to a friend or someone you are close to. Instead of kammsa hamnida the formal way. Then she follows it with “for being with me”.
Thanks for explaining. Was wondering why "thanks" was in the English sub when she didn't say "gamsa-hamida"
they spoke informal the whole time because they anyways probably around the same age and didnt give a shit about honorifics given their life and situation
Even after knowing the ending, this episode still has me in tears...
You see, I've been around a lot of people with dementia. I've seen how devastating it can be for the families as well as for the affected... When I first watched this episode, it broke my heart... and watching it again, I'm STILL overwhelmed...
Know it’s bold to say this but the masterpiece behind this episode is a serious reason why it’s probably one of the best episodes I have seen from a TV show period.
To make partners build trust throughout half of the show just to trick them into facing off has to be the most brilliant, most messed up thing I’ve ever seen in a show. Which is why it’s sooo gooood!
This the only show I know that I know of that genuinely made cry others made me tear up but with this I full on cried like sobbing,tears flooding and everything this show really is something else
everyone's acting felt so real I got so invested in this episode I forgot I was watching a show, the secondary/side characters too like the one who went against deoksu (bully guy) was phenomenal
13:21 "Ali's so nice he'll probably just give him his marbles at the end" lol
He basically did😂
The episode we’ve all been waiting for .
I’m pretty sure rana will cry on this one
"I underestimated Sangwoo's moral fiber" LMAOOO the irony was too perfect there....
'does fooling me and taking my marbles make any sense' I literally broke into fuckin tears I was crying like this after 'i love you 3000' by T.S. to his daughter at Endgame. Man this was sad 😭
It does make sense,i wanna live
@@pamoweiberezi5315 😂
I love you 3,000 was cheesy but this was magnificent
This was leagues better than "ily 3k"
@@bigpictureguys8415 yup 👍
The line 067's partner delivers 'thanks for playing with me' was so childlike and innocent and heartbreaking all at once
I know, right!😢 she probably didn't ever have any friends (she got so excited talking to sae-beyok about going to that island together when they got out) and was happy to spend her last moments talking to a girl her age who agreed to play a game with her.
It's crazy how I still get emotional when I watch reactions to this episode. Such an amazing piece of art.
About the gangster changing the game, the rule basically was to take all of your opponents marbles. Sangwoo did the same, he stopped the game, changed it, then stole the marbles and that was allowed since all he needed to do was not resort to violence.
Ali started calling Sang-woo “hyung” a few episodes ago. Hyung is what you call someone you consider like an older brother. Someone you look up to.
That, to me, is the most painful part
Not really. “Hyung” itself is just the honorific to address an older male as a male. Here in Korea, you call someone hyung even tho you hate his guts, its not optional
@@lightup6751 Ali called him "Sajangnim" at first then changed to "hyung" he doesn't call anyone else hyung except for Sangwoo. Although younger male generally call older male hyung in Korea. You don't call hyung to someone you just met. It definitely shows that the relationship between them got closer... at least to Ali.
the scene when ali was looking for sangwoo, he said "hyung"...netflix apparently didn't subtitled and emphasized the meaning of "hyung" because it may sound awkward in english...they just translated sangwoo...in korea "hyung" means "older brother"...and u don't get to casually just call someone older your hyung..u have to somewhat earn it, or be close to that older someone to be able to call a person hyung...sometimes they grant their juniors to let them use the "hyung" or it happens naturally....so imagine how hurtful it was to hear ali walk around like a little lost boy looking naively for his older brother, after realizing that he was betrayed...it felt more painful cause it felt like your own blood brother abondoned u....It BURNS
Marbles are like cards, there are thousands of games with them.
The sixway split screen for ya'll at the end was just brilliant. This episode was BRUTAL.
I REALLY ENJOYED ALL OF YOUR reactions. Felt like I was watching it with my friends. So genuine!
In this game everybody humanity got put to the test. Brilliant. We are just like animals. When it comes to surviving, our survival instincts kick in and you'll do whatever it takes to stay alive.
Except for the girl who kept her humanity. And arguably Gi-Hun who didn't want to do anything but was given the opportunity and realized that he probably should.
I don't know why, but the two girls gets to me more than anything else in this episode. It's like they're both telling their stories, and neither of them had hope, and then at the end Ji-yeong is basically forcing Sae-byeok to have hope for the both of them.
Can you believe this? One Korean director wrote all these episodes all by himself. He's a genius!
Fun fact: The actress of Sae Byeok has never acted before and Squid game was her first. And the scene where Sae was yelling at her friend, behind the scenes, Sae couldn’t stop crying (I’m sorry, I’m bad with their real names)
"Thanks, for playing with me!" - Ji-yeong.🖤
"Sang-woo??!" - Ali.🖤
Its hyung (older brother )actually ....
endearment title to someone older that you consider as close friend or family
@@rizkyramadhanhasibuan6454 yeah, he asked Ali to use this instead of "Sir"
@@rizkyramadhanhasibuan6454 no. its just older brother. you call anyone like that even if you hate his guts
@@lightup6751 Basically, in the case of adults, the expression "형" (Hyung: Older brother) can only be used to refer to people close to them. In a relationship with a stranger, you can't be called "형". In this case, the first "Sir (or Boss)" is changed to "Hyung" later, so what others understood is accurate. You don't have to argue with other people. I am a korean. So just believe it.
@@nonana.
i never said you can call a stranger “형” and its funny you say that.
Im korean too and calling someone 형 is not always a honorific for affection lol
if you have 형 whose guts you hate you will still address him as 형
so dont teach me my own culture, dumdum. I sense red flags that you just a liar. nobody is arguing but I merely shared my opinion. if you cant handle people having different opinions kindly piss of the internet, you not built for this. because you are in no position to tell people not to express themselves. so just believe it.
Chris: After this show I'm gonna get 001 tattooed
Yeah good luck with that👍🏻
Let him. That smug prick.
AHHAHAHAHAHHAH
LMFAO
@@lalalarose8197 Woah, that's some animosity. What's your beef with Chris?
@@lalalarose8197 You okay there? lmaooooooooo
This episode was brutal, almost as brutal as the performances coming up from the English speaking actors next episode.
😂
They're so bad lol.
Ñ
Yeah it was bad but then I remembered how Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk behave and just imagined they were weirdo billionaires.
“This is a good damn show” hell yea it is!!! It was a rollercoaster!!!
I have to say, not even halfway through and I absolutely love the editor. Thank you for adding the humorous fast-paced edits
I would say Sangwoo picked Ali just like they picked in tug-of-war, he's the smartest, he needs the strongest. Gi-hoon probably thinks Sangwoo as his bestfriend, but Sangwoo only thought him as a childhood friend, thus he didn't choose Gihoon bc he 'didn't need' him.
I have watched people react to this so many times and each time it keeps making me cry this show is so good at making you care for these characters
Sae byeok means dawn in Korean. That's why Gi Hun(456) and Ji Young(240) saying it's a nice name.
Ji Yeong's acting was so good that she could make a whole audience cry for her, even though she was on screen like 15 minutes or something in a whole season.
This episode was amazing. It really brings out the human emotions. It doesn't matter what race ethnicity or country people grew up in, it's something everyone can relate to.
Famous Last Words: "I underestimated Sang-Woo's moral fiber."
As a person who works in the early childhood field the whole "object permanence" conversation made me cackle. 🤣
Finally! I also really love how you guys didn't judge Sangwoo! Because real talk, majority of the people will do what he did if they are in that situation.
yeah i was talking with my sister earlier and she literally hates sangwoo. i was trying to explain to her that sangwoo wasnt just gonna give himself up because he also has a reason to win the money, but she wouldnt listen at all.
i find it amusing how people hate on SanWoo but not on gi hun who literally tried to do the same to 001
@@abcd-mo5mo he made his own reason by being a crook lol he doesn’t have a baby and wife he Cheated people and is too much of a COWARD to face consequences and going as far as to cheat his own mother. You sang-woo fans are blind to his horrific characteristics
@UCpmuX2uKvH4ra48IQh3n-Cw cheating a literally dying old man when you yourself have a child is not the same as cheating someone who has a baby when you’re just a piece of shit who cheated your mom and a bunch of others
@@elsotanodelhorror810 it is probably because gi hun actual looked as though he felt bad when he was manipulating no. 1 and looked sad when no. 1 “died” while Sangwoo though he did seem to be a bit sad it still felt like he didn’t care much about Ali at all. Whenever he teamed up with Ali it was to utilize his strength for his own personal gain.
I’ve never cried this much while watching a show lol
12:28 Well, Gi-Hun was saying that the old man having Dementia means he can forfeit which is against those clauses in the agreement they signed that they can't stop playing if they start once unless the majority agree. But changing the game was fair as if 1 gets to pick one game then the other should get to choose another game as well.
One of the most emotionally gripping episodes of tv.
Chris: I like how they made rocks sound like rocks.🤦🏾♂️😄
Heartbreaking 💔 I cried like a baby and every time I watch a reaction to this episode I cry all over again. Omg 😢
Really enjoyed these reaction. Love this show. Shed lots of tears for Ali, he was my fave for sure! Nice one guys!
"Shit's too sad!"
After 2020: "how'd you know the future"
😂😂😂
Blaming everything that happened to Ali on him being an immigrant takes away from the way his character was built. Sure, him being an immigrant was a disadvantage because he wasn't aware of the rules, but he was also gullible and too trusting of sang-woo. Sang-woo took advantage of his kindness and trust.
him being an immigrant is a very large part of his character and what he means in the show, not him just "not knowing the rules"
They made him illiterate and naive
@@BlueBe4ts It adds to the character and message, not takes away. This isn’t a show without a message or social commentary. The world is bigger than six episodes of Squid Game. It’s important to be aware of it.
At the same time, though, isn't a big part of his trust in Sang-Woo BECAUSE he's an immigrant? Like yes Ali has a big heart, but part of the reason he's so quick to trust Sang-Woo in particular is because Sang-Woo is one of the first Koreans to treat him, an immigrant, with any decency. Ali's Korean boss doesn't pay his wages, Han Mi-nyeo (212) says racist things to him, etc. While Sang-Woo lets him use his phone, gives him bus fare, and refers to him using Korean honorifics, which is huge in Korean culture to my understanding.
Ali is naturally trusting, but the fact that he, an immigrant, is treated with such respect by Sang-Woo is what leads him to trust him so much. Ali's trust and his status as an immigrant are pretty interconnected I'd say.
@@BlueBe4ts Showing that he is an immigrant, where he’s at a whole new place filled with no one he knows. His boss clearly took advantage of him, when he was nice to him by giving him money for the bus and letting him use his phone. They built up Ali trusting him since the start. If he wasn’t an immigrant it does take away from all of this.
That was one of the best-written pieces of tv I’ve seen in years. So emotional.
It's telling that Deouk-su; to some extent, is more upstanding than Sang-woo. As out of all of them he actually went to one of the guardsmen for assurance they could play another format with the marbles. While Sang-woo only chose to manipulate Ali, rather than actually consider his manipulative suggestion could actually be a possibility. Shows he was and is in it for himself only. Yet conceivably, he would know such an interpretation of the rules can be deduced, as he brought up clause 3 as a means to have a way out.
I wouldn't go that far. Nothing in the series suggests that Deok su has any compassion for his fellow participants. He definitely also was and is in it for himself only, there's no question about that. Sang woo is just simply a lot smarter, which allows him to be more cunning and insidious than Deok su. That makes Sang woo more dangerous, but it doesn't make Deok su any better.
Well Deouk-su had to go to the guard because he couldn't trick his opponent as easily
I was completely caught off guard when Sang-woo did that 😭. Very sneaky but HIGH IQ and I'm sorry but AL is kinda stoopid
@@thetruth997_ High IQ? lol Has nothing to do with IQ. If Ali wasn't as naive, it wouldn't have worked. When he chose him intentionally, it was pretty obvious he was going to take advantage.
Yeah, finally, my thoughts exactly!
"Without condoning or condemning, I understand."
-Normies about Sang-Woo. I like it :)
Right!! They are the one reaction that actually admitted they would have cheated and done what it took to win. Most people lie commenting and watching, and act as if they would have given up, let Ali win, and gotten shot .... lol! Nah.. I want to live.
@@obdiane YaBoiRoshi gave a pretty real response to this.
"I'm getting 001 tattooed on my neck"
I have a feeling that will not age well 😬
I LOVE how you guys didn't judge Sang-woo for doing what he did like it literally makes you wonder what would you have done to survive, even if it's horrible all of us would have done the same thing that's why he's by far my favourite character.
IKR ?? Everybody is saying that he is a coward, piece of shit but he was the perfect player.
@@subhashismandal9871 exactly. All he did was play the game like everyone else.
Same, i really liked sang-woo's character. He's definitely the most interesting one from the show (for me personally)
@@subhashismandal9871 So, why everyone is mad at Sang Woo for cheating on Ali, but no one, AT THIS POINT in the story, is equally pissed off at Gi-hun for cheating on number 1? Ali at least seemed to have all of his mental faculties intact. Number 1, in Gi-hyn eyes, seemed to have some sort of dementia because of the tumor. Gi-hun took advantage of an elderly man with mental problems, and I don't see anyone criticizing him for that on the same level as they do with Sang Woo in this episode. Hypocrisy?
Right? I'm not that fond of his character (I don't hate him either btw) but I completely understand why he did what he did! And you're right, if I am put in that situation, even if its horrible, I'll probably do the same too.
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS EPISODE! Best one of the series hands up and down. Amazing amazing writing this episode
Same. Ji Yeong was the saddest one for me. To live with an abusive father who defiled you, only to serve time for killing him and then finding a friend who you can see yourself having fun with. And only to sacrifice yourself because you don't even have a life goal anymore
When even Pat is shocked and not making jokes, you know it's fucking sad.
The old man gave genuinely one of the greatest acting performances I’ve ever and will ever see
You need to watch more movies mate
Old people tend to feel like greater actors, but it's mostly because there facial expressions are more rare to see among real old people, and there voices are more nuanced.
@@lightup6751 might have been a bit of a boost lol but you have to admit he really did steal the show. Realistically, It might have had more of an impact on me because my grandmother is struggling with Dementia. He did a great job imitating the behaviour that I’ve seen from her over the last few years and it left an impact for sure.
@@aaronlipton2440 i agree dude. he did an amazing performance. especially if you know how korean elders act he got it spot on. but anyone can relate to it. i think all of the actors performances were great. i just dont think its one of the greatest. But a solid top 50 in my book. but hey its just opinions
Btw "Sangwoo" will play "Berlin" in the korean version of "Money Heist"
This is the Red Wedding of this show. The betrayals just keep coming after this ep.
Sang woo is honestly the more realistic character
He didn’t take advantage of him being a immigrant he took advantage of his kindness and very trusting nature
There are 4 different types of dynamics here: 1.) Snake Tat & Goon; actively trying to kill each other, 2.) Song-Woo & Ali; friendship turned betrayal, 3.) Pickpocket & Ji; Friendship w/ sacrifice, 4.) Gi-Hun & Old Man; neither one wants to kill the other
31:25 was such a sad, depressing moment but Rana's scarf over her entire head had me dying from laughter 😂😂
There’s a theory that they they all could have won. The announcer said that they only had to take their partners 10 marbles but not that they had to end up with all 20 marbles. All they had to do was switch marble bags and they would have technically ended up with their partners 10 marbles.
Yeah and then both get shot. They had to take the 10 marbles from their partner without losing any of their own. Don't overthink stuff.
Lol...these games are literally kid games they all grew up playing. If there was a kid game were players simply exchanged marbles then someone would have surely thought of it
this is not Alice in Borderland
@@subhashismandal9871 nah dude. Every games have loopholes. You're just dumb. It's ok though 🙂
@@someguy9164 really ig than never mind
This episode is one of the few movies/shows to make me cry. It's so well done
Dang woo definitely is a genius. Rewatch the season and see how he navigates every game and every decision he made was extremely well planned out.
Sang-woo, more like Dang-woo!
This episode deserves awards for everything.
“Gganbu:” Korean for “You’re gonna cry.”
😂
haven’t seen anything about this show in months but jiyeong still makes me cry
I've said this before, but in universe the people controlling the game set things up brilliantly so this game would be extra soul crushing. Tug of war and the riot encouraged people to team up, get closer, bond, even form friendships. They KNEW people would partner with the person they trusted most.
When il-nam said “thanks to you I had a good time & everything will be alright” I WEPT.
The shame of cheating him was one thing but him despite that forgiving you was heart wrenching
Yep, the forgiveness made that such a daunting feeling. Nobody would be the same after something like that.
Well its been 3 days you still feel like that after watching the whole thing if you watched it