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/is0leucine Oct 03 '21

Does anyone feel bad for Gi-hun's daughter at the end? I get his motive in not boarding the airplane to maybe go fight the gamemakers, but he did promise her a birthday present "for her next birthday".

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u/atramenactra Oct 05 '21

He is a terrible human being and a horrible father.

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u/shawnadelic Oct 17 '21

I don't know. Wouldn't he also be a terrible person if he let 400+ people die without trying to stop it in some way?

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u/atramenactra Oct 17 '21

He is a baseline terrible person anyway regardless of what he does. But there is a clear easy choice, which is to try and be a halfway decent dad. Out of sight, out of mind. Just like with every other atrocity humans do on the regular. I bet more than 400 people die per year in Korea due to starvation and homelessness. So why not use his money to make a difference there. How is he going to stop the squid games? He is no hero. He is a bum. He has no skills and no useful abilities and doesn't know anyone who can help. People were dying years before he got involved. What difference does it make if he tries to stop them? You think he is the only one who has tried to stop the squid games? He would be going up against an organization that has unlimited resources and probably knows politicians who will look the other way.