PhantomzK

I beg to differ. Its not about revenge and even less senseless murder because the actions of the bullies threaten the rest of the students. Remember that they have tried to control the voting process by using the bully victins phone and found out that they can't vote for others. This already shows the willingness to kill everyone else for their own survival. The main bully already caused the death of one of the members in the main group as an act of revenge. They are a ticking time bomb. The most logical and efficient course of action would in fact be to get rid of the main bully at the very least because he is not only violent but also scheming. The longer he is around, the more of a threat he actually is. Its not realistic to save everyone and its a greater danger to have a bad teammate especially if they still don't know who the enemy is.

On the other hand, the main bully could have already won had they played smart and eliminated everyone when he had the chance to being the only one who still had his phone on hand. He just wasn't cruel enough yet.

Something that I have realized in a watered down society in which each new generation of a free 1st world country is that as each generation becomes more and more accustomed to the relative peace around them along with the growing global influence of appearing "altruistic" thats further influenced by social media is that a lot of people have gradually lost the self-preservation instinct.
Its not that they don't care about their own survival but that they are not strategically geared towards their own survival as opposed to the idealistic idea of saving everyone.
In such environments the most selfish people who are also smart will have some of the biggest advantages early on. Things might change as the numbers dwindle and as reality sets in for everyone though. And we are slowly seeing that. Because when the facade of peace is peeled away, our instincts will eventually kick in.

Also I want to point out that the whoever is controlling the game also seems to have some influence over space and time around the "island" that they are on. The FL is clearly related to the place and the events and there also seems to be a ghost haunting her. She has recurrent nightmares and visions all related to the place they are in. Initially I thought that perhaps she was the winner of a previous mafia game but now I think another possibility is that she is in a time loop of sorts.

The first dead mafia had a suspicious death though. Was he really killed by another mafia? If so why was there no signs of struggle as the FL mentioned. If he killed himself, why did he? The timing of his death seems to coincide with the first victims death, during which no one knew about the reality of the game just yet. Especially with how brutal they kill themselves. Typically people who want to kill themselves look for easier ways than personally smashing their own head in. Its not only painful but also inefficient. Thus, unless for whatever reason he killed himself under the influence of the game like those who violated the rules or was voted, then its unlikely that he killed himself. The only explanation seems to be that there is a "spy" hidden among the students who is directly related to the game and probably not under the influence of the game like everyone else is. They might not even be the mafia. Thus, even if they were to violate the rules, perhaps they won't be punished.

He had his chance when they had already collected everyone's phones. If he had planned properly he could have prevented everyone from voting and won then and there. Maybe start a fire around the bucket with the phones inside or something of the sort. If he put his mind into it he probably could've figured something out. Although he hangs out with 2 "derpy" lackies, he's clearly pretty smart and scheming. He'd be the only one remaining from there and wouldn't even have to worry about his 2 lackies afterward either. Just gotta figure the game out from the get go and be ready to sacrifice everyone for his own survival.

Honestly the bullies can easily win this. Especially the top bully. They already know that they have to vote or they will be executed. Thus, the best plan would thus be to collect everyone else's phone, and lock yourself in a safe room away from everyone else. From there, all he needs to do is deal with his remaining 2 lackies who are clearly not very bright.

It might even be the case that the FL was the mafia in a prior game and had to kill her friend (the Ghost) in the past, turning the friend into an evil spirit that is perhaps controlled by a greater supernatural being that has control over the entire island they are on.

After episode 2, I am much more confident in a supernatural entity behind everything. The "ghost" the FL sees is probably the rumored ghost that was mentioned by the 1st boy that died. The FL might even have known the ghost and was probably involved in a prior "mafia" game in her past.

I feel like the FL has been through this once before and perhaps she was the only survivor of a previous game but lost all of her memories from the trauma. Either that or she is directly related to the games creation. I've only seen episode 1 so far but there are several things that link her to the game from the onset. First is that nightmare that she had at the center at the beginning of the episode. She even admitted to her friend that the place looked familiar as if she had been there before. Then, she saw a figure at the window and then she seemed to have been dragged into the water by an invisible entity only she can see. This seems to be foreshadowing either a supernatural entity behind everything or her somehow being directly related. It does seem to lean a bit more toward something supernatural though considering how it can make everyone go unconscious all of a sudden and even control victims to commit suicide. Either way, I do strongly believe that the FL has been through this before, a trope that I have seen in a few similar Japanese Horror movies before in which the innocent FL end up either being the mastermind or a student having been a previous survivor of the same game in the past.

Lax youth laws in Korea probably don't help either. Especially when delinquent kids know that they won't get any real/serious punishment.

Ok, so my questions about the ending are:
1. How did the music grandpa become a deity?
2. How did Eunyu realize that the Master was her grandfather?

In a way though, his actions are inevitable if the system is really that rigged against victims. Although his actions may lead to further chaos in the short term, influencing citizens to act on their own sense of justice, the same can be said about his influence on the system itself. Since no change is happening and violent criminals get away with slaps on their hands, he can become a spark of necessary change. In a way he made himself out to be the ultimate sacrifice for the greater good. He's a cop in training and knows the law and seems to be a rather smart individual so he likely knows that what his actions will lead to for himself, but he probably believes that it is a necessary evil to force the system to change for the better. Just as the law influences society, so too does society influence the law. This is especially the case in a democratic republic.

I think Cheong Ah left her family after she became of age because even without her current set of friends you can tell that she was slowly rebelling against her step mother. She was probably hoping to get a way from her family to begin with, thus she ends up cutting ties with them and eventually meets Yi Chan at a sign language academy.
It might even be the case that the original person in the car in the ep 15 preview that seemingly causes Yi Chan's accident, fighting back against the fake police captors was Cheong Ah instead of Eun Gyeol, so the accident ends up happening anyway. Thus, Yi Chan probably ends up losing his hearing anyway, but their lives are probably going to end up happier than the original timeline's. Cheong Ah probably mends relationships with her father and Yi Chan finds support among family and friends much earlier in life, thus retaining important relationships.

Its probably also that it might cause a misunderstanding that he can hear and understand what others are saying if he spoke verbally. If he uses sign language to start, then people understand that they shouldn't expect him to understand them if the spoke to him verbally.

Trauma from accident --> Depression from loss of hearing --> Self-Pity results in self isolation and thus loss of important relationships --> Gradual loss of natural habit of verbal communication

I think the father isn't speaking due to trauma in the initial timeline. He lost all connections after some time because he probably delved in depression and self hate after losing his hearing. It wasn't after some years later where he picked himself back up somewhat and found his love and support in Cheung Ah, both of whom related to each other and became each others entire worlds for some time. With Cheung Ah he never needed to speak and so he probably ended up losing the natural habit of using his vocals to speak.
With the change in the new time, even if he still goes deaf, we might hear him speak more since he seems to have become much closer to the people around him this time around and also found support and love from Cheung Ah much earlier in the timeline, so he is less likely to dwell in self pity for too long. Because of of the difference in mentalities he should be able to maintain his friendships and communication skills.

Yea no I highly doubt that. Not to mention, there's too much reality warping happening for it to be the work of some machine. His shop changes as according to circumstance and the location appears and disappears in different places. He can phone old telephone booths with no problem and he can manipulate heavenly bodies (2 moons). Him being someone from the future using tech to do all this stuff seems like a huge stretch with all of this laid out. It just seems much more probable that he is just some mysterious benevolent trickster god thats just out to have fun and do good in the meantime.

Ive been thinking that she might actually have liked Cheong Ah. It was odd how she kept being so nice to her despite being friends with her bratty stepsister. She came off as being too nice on fact. The only thing odd would be the thing she said about her first love being in a band. But that might just be her reference to their first interaction with Cheong Ah giving her a band shirt. We know that Sekyoung is always hiding her true self because of her family, so she might not reveal her being lesbian to them so as to not disappoint them.

Thats actually what I have been thinking too. Also I am pretty sure that its Hua Rong Zhou. When she first saw him, something about him seemed to have attracted her but that seemed to have been left unexplored. So chances are that she was saved by Hua Rong Zhou for some reason in her "past life" and he is caring for her. The scent which only she smells is very likely something she is smelling while she is unconscious.

Not enough info to understand exactly how time travel works here. Gonna wait for the next episode to find out, but in all likelihood, its possible that they will find out that he isn't Yoon Dongjin.