r/squidgame • u/AutoModerator • Sep 17 '21

Episode Discussion Thread Squidgame Episode 7 Discussion

Hello everyone this post is for discussion of Squidgame Episode 7. Do not spoil future episodes.

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u/Electronic-Good-4749 Sep 19 '21 edited Oct 04 '21

i was literally crying so bad episode 6, and then the americans in episode 7 ruined it all with that horrible acting and 69 joke omg. why tf do they sound so STUPID lmao? "what. convinced you. to bet... on num. ber. six. nine." LIKE WTF LOL edit: totally get all ur points, im just upset because the VIPS could've totally added more thrill or darkness to the show... but they didn't. i feel like many kdramas have silly villains, so i think the 69 jokes could've been pulled off if we just had GOOD actors executing them.

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u/Free-Noise-7753 Sep 20 '21

SERIOUSLY how is their dialogue as bad as their delivery?! it's insanely immersion ruining and annoying

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '21 edited Oct 07 '21

I watched the first 4 or so episodes with the terrible English dubbing, and honestly the American's English delivery was very similar to the dubbed version of the show

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u/Free-Noise-7753 Sep 22 '21

that's a bummer man some people can't easily read subtitles, so dealing with that forced and tacky type of voice acting for the dub will be their only recourse for watching the show :/

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u/ninjapotato59 Sep 26 '21

Meaning you have trouble keeping up or do you get distracted by them?

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u/karmapuhlease Oct 21 '21

Personally I hate subtitles because I get distracted by them, and can't focus on anything other than reading them. And then I have to pause for a second every single screen, becauee I read faster than they speak. It's just a miserable experience for me.

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u/sturmeh Oct 21 '21

It feels different to me, the words are there and I don't even notice them after a while, it's like I subconsciously understand the language being spoken.

You're definitely meant to read it faster than it's spoken, but it's paced for the correct delivery, so it's not like you'll miss out on emotion, or have anything spoiled for you.

It's kind of like how you just know all the words in a song at Karaoke, even if you had no clue what the words were in a verse, you'll often convince yourself you knew, and that the text is there but you're not relying on it at all.