What was all the hype about? ** SPOILERS **

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I'd been waiting to watch squid game for a while whilst I watched other dramas and due to how popular it is, I thought it'd be worth a watch. I was quite wrong, as this is the worst rating I have ever given a kdrama. I actually thought the first few episodes were brilliant, I liked the style of the show and it seemed the the plot was meticulously planned out and had somewhere to go. I also really enjoyed the acting in this, I think it's the best part of the show. However there were major drawbacks that made it almost unwatchable after episode six.

SPOILERS


So, I did like how we got a backstory to some of the characters and why they decided to take part in the game, however I think they should've shortened it right down so that they could include more characters and also so that it gave no indication as to who were going to make it through and win, because Gihun was the main focus. I just didn't like that there were so many deaths that added absolutely nothing to the plot and it made me so frustrated throughout, like the death of Kang Saebyeok, Jang Deok-su and Ha Mi-nyeo, also Ali's death made me mad but it did make more sense to the plot than the others. We never get an explanation as to who the staff are in pink and why they are partaking in the games. The police officer's death was annoying as he could've led to further plot development and a different angle, but all the work he did was for nothing and getting to know him from the start made absolutely no sense to me, as he died uneventfully anyway. The information he finds was half explained at best. I don't understand why they introduced the VIPs with those stupid masks, it made it almost unbearable to watch with cringe, it would've been a better idea to say the guy with the man did it because he was evil, sick and twisted. We have absolutely no idea to who the guy is who plays the games at the train station, whom we believe we will get an explanation for from the beginning. Apart from Kang Saebyeok, the other main characters' morals kept switching and it really annoyed me. One minute they were throwing their teammates off the bridge and the next they were sacrificing themselves. It made me mad that the whole reason saebyeok had to survive was because her friend gave up her life for her, but she died needlessly, whereas it was okay Gihun survived because the old man did as well, but it turned out not to be true. Don't even get me started on how cheap the so called "plot twist" with Il-nam was, it just ruined Gihun's character development and the best answer the could come up with is that it was "for fun". Didn't make any sense to me.

All in all, I thought the music and the acting was good and the actual idea was there, it just needed refining. Apart from that it was a step away from unwatchable and I wouldn't put myself through it again. However I'm sure if this was someone's first kdrama, they would like it. Sorry if I didn't make any sense or sounded a bit ranty, it's my first review :)))

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