Nam-ra discovered the fact that because she's a mutant between a zombie and a human, zombies don't attack her. Instead of making use of this advantage and driving away from the zombies so her friends can escape, she literally does NOTHING. How can the script be so stupidly written? This ruined the entire series for me.
There is literally no reason for On-Jo's dad to die. When they were on the tennis court, almost everyone had left. But for some genius reason, On-Jo's dad wanted to play with some flares and for no reason at all, he wasted time by throwing flares to distract zombies, when it's not even needed. The death felt so forced and frustrating, it's almost like they're holding the audience on gunpoint and telling them to cry.
When Cheong-san is fighting Gwi-nam in that construction building, Gwi-nam was holding Cheong-san by the throat and everyone was just watching. For some reason, the archer girl who was shooting arrows the entire series conveniently lost her bow during running. Leaving her with only arrows. She didn't even make an effort to hold onto the bow or pick it up in a few seconds. The way she lost her bow was so stupid. All of them were running to the tennis court and only she was left to enter, but for some reason, she chose to stand right next to the gate to shoot a zombie that's almost a mile away and then gets ambushed by some zombie right next to her.
If Nayeon was gonna die anyway, what was the point of wasting screentime to show us how they have changed? How does it contribute to the story? What purpose does their character serve?
Characters keep falling on flat surfaces for no reason at all, almost like they don't know how to walk or run. They don't look left-right or check corners in a literal zombie apocalypse where zombies are everywhere.
They made it clear that zombies can hear sounds very well. They can also hear the sound of someone's gulp and breathing. Yet in one scene, they literally walk past a zombie just because it was looking the other way around.
What's the prerequisite to becoming a mutant zombie-like Nam-ra? They didn't mention it. Some people turn into a mutant because of strong desire. Then why did Nayeon not become a mutant zombie when Gwi-nam bit her, but Nam-ra did? This whole concept seems so half-assed.
They used such terrible logic to decide whether to rescue the students from the roof or not. If there's a chance that there are asymptomatic infected mixed among uninfected citizens, then why does it matter if they rescue these few students or not? Shouldn't they automatically assume all uninfected citizens are just asymptomatic infected and lock them up?
I'm so pissed off right now. I really thought Korean drama was different with how they handle tropes. Its all the same. I loved Kingdom, Sweet Home, Train to Busan, I thought it wasn't possible for them to make a miss. But this isn't a miss, its literally in a different zip code compared to actually good series like Kingdom. This is crap.
Idiotic decisions, idiotic decisions and more idiotic decisions. Damsel in distress plot. Useless female lead. Uninteresting side characters. So many time wasting moments. I could go on and on. This was a 12 hour waste.
And seeing people gobble this up, I also lost my faith in the ratings on these websites.
This has to be the worst zombie/survival drama I've seen. It sucks that the trailer looked even remotely interesting to the point I was excited. 1H duration with 12 whole episodes. The scriptwriting is so bad. The characters, all of them are just so dumb. This is like you take a bundle of zombie/survival tropes and a bunch of Korean actors and blend it together to create a mess.
Oh my god THIS IS LITERALLY LIKE THE HIT 2021 VIDEO GAME AMONG US.
Ahem, anyways. This wasn't good. I was initially excited to see this because of Gong Yoo (Train to Busan main character) but this was super disappointing. The production is great, the writing, is not. It failed to get me attached to any of the characters. The characters are so one-note. The main character is boring and uninteresting. Goon Yo who is the only saving grace of this series hardly does anything worth getting excited for.
I wouldn't recommend this series to anyone because it's slow and the characters aren't fun or exciting to watch.
He turned around to stop the Squid Game from happening again. He doesn't want to let other people suffer the same fate as him again, that's why he wants to stop them. That's why he turned around.
There are theories that the masked man (Front Man) is related to the Old Man (who is the host of the game). The masked man was there because he serves for the host and follows him. The old man probably told the masked man to not interfere when Gi-Hun came to see him in the hospital
yeah. pretty much, only apart from the fact that this released 2 years prior to when john wick ever saw light…
Release dates aren't everything. John Wick's script was written way before The Company Man released and bought in December 2012 by Thunder Road Pictures. Now, unless you're suggesting that the writer probably wrote that script in 2 months (which he didn't) then release dates don't mean shit.
Also, note how I said it felt like "bootleg John Wick" and not a "ripoff of John Wick" There is a clear difference in these two sentences.
Oh and also, this series had a great foreshadowing moment that a lot of you might've missed. Some of the deaths…
Deok Soo jumped off the bridge in episode 2. He was eliminated in the game by falling off the edge.
Ali stole the money from his boss. He was eliminated when Sang Woo stole the marbles from him.
Sae Byeok threatened someone with a knife on their throat. She was eliminated by getting stabbed on her throat (exact same position, you can go back and check it out).
Sang Woo tried to kill himself in episode 2. He was eliminated in the game when he killed himself.
Gi Hun swore on his mother's life. His mother died in the end.
I know that all these feels far-fetched, but this lines up too perfectly to be just a coincidence.
Oh and also, this series had a great foreshadowing moment that a lot of you might've missed. Some of the deaths were already foreshadowed in episode 2.
overhyped but it was definitely entertaining. too many.. i mean i could say 'plot holes' but also i think they…
Yeah, the old man being the one behind all this, doesn't really sell it to me. How tf did he even manage to do this? Also, does no one care about so many civillians just, vanishing? We don't know how many games were held. Hundreds of people just randomly vanished, yet the government nor the police gives a damn about them. That's just really dumb.
Its the fans of the 'other drama' that has been going on and on. They should br happy that their fav is getting…
This series has no hot oppa and superficial drama, and that is exactly why I liked it.
I don't understand why you guys think "If they dislike this series, then they must be a stan of some other series!!!". You do realize how much dragging on this series did, right? I almost gave up by episode 3, the pacing felt really slow, it just wouldn't move on. And suddenly, events started taking place very fast. Had it not been for the sudden twists and mystery (and also the police officer I was rooting for) then I don't think I could've made it through this series.
I only watched it because it somehow became so popular. I had to see what the hype is all about.
The story is nothing new to me, but the execution is what made it watchable. The protagonist is a bit lacking in character, too optimistic and naïve. I like how some things were predictable (like what happened with the old man) but because the execution was good, it didn't matter.
I'm curious how they will handle season two. I really hope they will bring in new elements to the story, otherwise it's gonna be quite boring.
No matter which version of Hachiko I watch, I just can't... man. Hachiko is the most beautiful dog-story ever written. The Japanese are just at it again :'(
There is literally no reason for On-Jo's dad to die. When they were on the tennis court, almost everyone had left. But for some genius reason, On-Jo's dad wanted to play with some flares and for no reason at all, he wasted time by throwing flares to distract zombies, when it's not even needed. The death felt so forced and frustrating, it's almost like they're holding the audience on gunpoint and telling them to cry.
When Cheong-san is fighting Gwi-nam in that construction building, Gwi-nam was holding Cheong-san by the throat and everyone was just watching. For some reason, the archer girl who was shooting arrows the entire series conveniently lost her bow during running. Leaving her with only arrows. She didn't even make an effort to hold onto the bow or pick it up in a few seconds. The way she lost her bow was so stupid. All of them were running to the tennis court and only she was left to enter, but for some reason, she chose to stand right next to the gate to shoot a zombie that's almost a mile away and then gets ambushed by some zombie right next to her.
If Nayeon was gonna die anyway, what was the point of wasting screentime to show us how they have changed? How does it contribute to the story? What purpose does their character serve?
Characters keep falling on flat surfaces for no reason at all, almost like they don't know how to walk or run. They don't look left-right or check corners in a literal zombie apocalypse where zombies are everywhere.
They made it clear that zombies can hear sounds very well. They can also hear the sound of someone's gulp and breathing. Yet in one scene, they literally walk past a zombie just because it was looking the other way around.
What's the prerequisite to becoming a mutant zombie-like Nam-ra? They didn't mention it. Some people turn into a mutant because of strong desire. Then why did Nayeon not become a mutant zombie when Gwi-nam bit her, but Nam-ra did? This whole concept seems so half-assed.
They used such terrible logic to decide whether to rescue the students from the roof or not. If there's a chance that there are asymptomatic infected mixed among uninfected citizens, then why does it matter if they rescue these few students or not? Shouldn't they automatically assume all uninfected citizens are just asymptomatic infected and lock them up?
Idiotic decisions, idiotic decisions and more idiotic decisions. Damsel in distress plot. Useless female lead. Uninteresting side characters. So many time wasting moments. I could go on and on. This was a 12 hour waste.
And seeing people gobble this up, I also lost my faith in the ratings on these websites.
Ahem, anyways. This wasn't good. I was initially excited to see this because of Gong Yoo (Train to Busan main character) but this was super disappointing. The production is great, the writing, is not. It failed to get me attached to any of the characters. The characters are so one-note. The main character is boring and uninteresting. Goon Yo who is the only saving grace of this series hardly does anything worth getting excited for.
I wouldn't recommend this series to anyone because it's slow and the characters aren't fun or exciting to watch.
There are theories that the masked man (Front Man) is related to the Old Man (who is the host of the game). The masked man was there because he serves for the host and follows him. The old man probably told the masked man to not interfere when Gi-Hun came to see him in the hospital
Also, note how I said it felt like "bootleg John Wick" and not a "ripoff of John Wick" There is a clear difference in these two sentences.
Ali stole the money from his boss. He was eliminated when Sang Woo stole the marbles from him.
Sae Byeok threatened someone with a knife on their throat. She was eliminated by getting stabbed on her throat (exact same position, you can go back and check it out).
Sang Woo tried to kill himself in episode 2. He was eliminated in the game when he killed himself.
Gi Hun swore on his mother's life. His mother died in the end.
I know that all these feels far-fetched, but this lines up too perfectly to be just a coincidence.
I don't understand why you guys think "If they dislike this series, then they must be a stan of some other series!!!". You do realize how much dragging on this series did, right? I almost gave up by episode 3, the pacing felt really slow, it just wouldn't move on. And suddenly, events started taking place very fast. Had it not been for the sudden twists and mystery (and also the police officer I was rooting for) then I don't think I could've made it through this series.
The story is nothing new to me, but the execution is what made it watchable. The protagonist is a bit lacking in character, too optimistic and naïve. I like how some things were predictable (like what happened with the old man) but because the execution was good, it didn't matter.
I'm curious how they will handle season two. I really hope they will bring in new elements to the story, otherwise it's gonna be quite boring.