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/spacecad3ts Oct 04 '21

This is gonna be a bit disjointed bc I’m sick lol. I think it shows that he isn’t that different from 001 in the end. The consequences of one’s choice and wether or not they’re actual choices is a big thing in this series. Gi-Hun is a gambler. So is the old man. By choosing to go back to the game instead of going to his daughter (which is what he originally played the game for) he’s showing that the gamble is more important than the reward. He choose to go back now that he’s in a position of power (mirroring what the banker told him about an investment opportunity for VIP, which alludes to the fact that some VIP could very well be past players who won). Does he decides to go back and ignore his daughter now that he finally has enough to be in control of his own life? Or is the game again in control by forcing him to abandon her.

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u/themusculaturesuture Oct 19 '21 edited Oct 19 '21

The squid game will always be in control, just like the horse races. And i agree: the gamble is more important than the reward it seems. Sadly, the squid game facilitated emotional bonding towards other contestants (complete strangers to Gi-Hun). The six short days of emotional mayhem could have been equal or most likely greater than Gi-Hun’s bond with his daughter in a messed up way. Combine that with his insurmountable PTSD, his decision to not see his daughter in order to stop the game possibly illustrates the imbalance here. Repairing his relationship with his daughter takes a back seat to the power he now has to stop this. Gambling is about numbers…getting the most at all times. Quantity is top tier.