Recording summary · October 2021
Why i HATE Squid Game on Netflix - Terrible Show
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Overview
Daniel binge-watched the entire Netflix Korean drama Squid Game in a single day and judged that it failed to meet his standards, despite his history of watching Korean dramas since 2010.
The premise involves an indebted gambler and over 400 contestants competing in lethal games for a massive cash jackpot, drawing comparisons to battle royale works such as The Hunger Games, Fortnite, and PUBG, while functioning as an unoriginal and preachy lecture on greed and materialism.
Squid Game suffered from rushed pacing, underdeveloped characters, flawed dialogue, translation subtitles, pointless subplots, and the introduction in episode 7 of wealthy Western VIP characters featuring poor English dialogue.
The series concluded with a confusing ending full of plot holes and disappointing choices by the protagonist after winning the jackpot, leading Daniel to give it a score of 2.2 out of 8 stars without a recommendation.
Themes
Daniel's personal background with Korean dramas and achieving fluency in Korean within six months beginning in 2010.
Squid Game's premise of an indebted gambler and over 400 contestants playing deadly games for a large cash prize.
Comparisons between Squid Game and battle royale media such as The Hunger Games, Fortnite, and PUBG.
The show's thematic focus on greed, materialism, and societal lectures.
Critiques of acting, character development, rushed plotting, translation subtitles, and pointless subplots.
Negative appraisal of wealthy Western VIP characters and their English dialogue introduced in episode 7.
Plot holes, the ending of the series, and the protagonist's unresolved decisions after winning.
Assessment of cinematography, violence, intellectual depth, and the rating of 2.2 out of 8 stars without a recommendation.
Developments
Daniel watched the entirety of Squid Game in a single day.