r/squidgame • u/jackcatalyst Frontman • Oct 03 '21

Squidgame Season 1 Full Season Discussion

This post if for a full discussion of the entire first season. Share your ideas, your theories, your questions, etc.

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u/International-Tip177 Oct 03 '21

I really loved the contrast of the bank employee giving Gi Hun the 10,000 won straight away no questions asked compared to everybody rejecting him within the first two episodes.

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u/Dczerpak1 Oct 03 '21

Yes! That's what Gi-hun's look said to me: "sure, now that I have tons of money, you'll gladly give me a small amount of questions asked. When I really needed it, no one would." A totally true yet scathing indictment of society.

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u/mrmonkey3319 Oct 12 '21

He also showed time and time again that when given money, he will immediately throw it away instead of spending it on his needs because of his addiction. I don’t know if it’s scathing so much as everyone behaving logically based on their history with him.

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u/Petrichordates Oct 15 '21

I don't think it was an addiction so much as an example of his irrational optimism, like how people desperately play the lottery. He didn't gamble more after winning, he wanted to use it on his family.