Hey everyone, I'm The Canadian Lad and today I'm gonna give you 18 new details that I found
while watching the Squid Game on Netflix.
Now I'd like to apologize in advance 'cause I'm gonna butcher a lot of the character names,
so if you're from South Korea or know the Korean language, please accept my apology.
Number 1: At this point, you
probably know that the Front Man caught detective Jun-ho because he kept the phone receiver
from left to right, instead of right to left.
Because The Front Man always keeps the receiver right to left so he could immediately sense
that someone moved it.
Now what's interesting here is that The Front Man is actually left handed in the show but
keeps the receiver right to left.
Whereas his brother, the detective aka Jun-ho is right handed but kept the phone left to
right.
This is probably just the director messing with the audience.
Number 2: In episode 1 when we meet Sae-byeok for the first time, Gi-hun runs into her while
trying to escape from some gangsters.
Notice what Gi-hun does here.
Even though he's in a hurry and trying to escape from the gangsters, he still picks
up the coffee and gives it to Sae-byeok.
Now pay attention to Sae-byeok here, her body is shaking.
It's because the actor playing this role aka HoYeon broke character over here.
Because Gi-hun was never supposed to pick up the coffee in the script, they were only
supposed to run into each other and that's it.
But because the actor playing Gi-hun aka Lee Jung-Jae went out of his way to improvise
this scene, so Sae-byeok started laughing.
Even though it's an outtake, the director still decided to keep it as the scene just
looked that great!
Number 3: In the final episode when Gi-hun returns to his dead mother, he doesn't scream
or shout or anything.
He just simply lies beside the body of his mother realizing she's no more.
Now if you think about it, for someone who overreacts almost under any circumstances,
why is he being so reserved in a situation like this?
Well, it's probably because he has seen so many cruel deaths already, that the death
of his own mother doesn't surprise him anymore.
In fact this is the first natural death that he is seeing in a while.
Number 4: Now you have probably seen this creepy ass doll all over the internet, in
memes, in thumbnails and even in video-games.
But did you notice that the hair clip on this doll also includes the three symbols that
make out the Squid Game!
I mean you may have noticed it but I think this small detail makes this whole thing much
scarier!
Number 5: In the first episode when the players get told how the game works, notice how Gi-hun
was standing all the way back and yet the focus goes straight towards him.
It's because the director intentionally made everyone stand a bit far away from Gi-hun.
So that the audience's focus remains on Gi-hun at all times.
This could also be a metaphor that he might be standing in the last row or have the last
number, but the light will shine on him eventually.
Number 6: Now, according to some fans, episode 2 was a bit slower.
Which is kinda true but it was important in the sense that it foreshadowed how each main
character will die in the show.
For instance, Ali steals from his boss and is later betrayed by Sang-woo who steals his
marbles.
Deok-su jumps off a bridge to avoid being killed and later he dies after falling off
the glass bridge.
Sae-byeok threatens to slice a man's throat and is later killed by Sang-woo who literally
slices her neck.
And last but not least, Sang-woo tries to take his own life in the bathtub and later
kills himself while it's raining in order for Gi-hun to win the game and the money.
Number 7: The Red Light, Green Light game was the very first clue that Il-nam was actually
playing on both sides.
Notice, when this big ass creepy doll was scanning all the players, the green hologram
over Il-nam and the players around him was significantly less than the other players.
It becomes even more clear when you compare the scanned players that are a bit far away
from Il-nam.
Their green hologram is substantially more significant than that of Il-nam.
So this doll was programmed not to shoot or scan anyone within the vicinity of Il-nam,
just to make sure he doesn't get in anybody's way and gets killed mistakenly.
Number 8: When the detective opens the 2020 file in order to see if his brother is one
of the players, notice the first page shows the details of
Player 002.
Player 001's page is not included in the folder because he was never an official player of
the game.
So in reality the game only had 455 players, not 456.
I'll be honest, I did catch this in my first viewing and it really seemed odd that the
first player begins with Player 002 instead of 001.
Number 9: There's an amazing easter egg hidden behind Il-nam's name.
The words Il-nam loosely translate to "first man".
'Il', can mean 'one'.
While 'Nam' means 'male' or 'man' and Il-nam is Player 001, and he was also the original
founder and creator of the game, so quite literally, the first man to create the game.
The fact that his real name would giveaway the fact that he's in on it, that's why he
chose not to reveal it in front of everybody in episode 4.
However, just before leaving the game, he does reveal his true identity but because
Gi-hun was heartbroken at the fact that he just got Il-nam killed, he didn't pay much
attention to the meaning behind Il-nam's name.
Number 10: In episode 1, the players start to wonder why they've all been 'kidnapped',
then they are shown a video of the players all playing Ddakji with this sweet little
Salesman.
Now notice in the footage shown on screen, they all chose the blue tile at the start
of the game.
We don't see anyone choosing a red tile.
Now, this is one of the biggest clues of what's to come in the show.
If you're not "Team Red", you're automatically in the game.
Number 11: Starting episode 4, if you look on the walls in the main room, you will notice
that the games are already announced on the walls, that too in order.
And you only really got to see the walls once enough beds were removed.
So if you think about it, if there was another killing spree, the players would have discovered
it sooner!
Number 12: While Gi-hun doesn't die in the show, but he falsely swears on his own mother's
life while telling Sae-byeok to trust him.
Now at the end, we know that it does catch up with him as he arrives home after winning
the game but finds his mother dead at home.
Number 13: In Tug-of-War, each player had their hands locked to the rope so they couldn't
escape from the game.
It was the same for Il-nam as well, his hands were initially locked.
But notice after they win, the locks are no longer there.
Meaning, just in case they lost, Il-nam already had an escape plan.
So had they lost with Il-nam surviving, they would have simply changed the rule of the
game and say "It doesn't matter if your team lost, if you manage to stand your ground by
getting rid of the locks, you'll be safe".
And you know what would have happened after, instead of pulling the rope, everyone would
have got busy trying to unlock themselves.
Number 14: The gift box Gi-hun gave his daughter is wrapped in the same way as the game coffins.
Inside the box that Gi-hun wins is a gun which is basically a lighter.
Now this could be foreshadowing, as players in the game are killed by a gun and then burnt
by fire.
Number 15: We then find out that if you couldn't find a partner for the 5th game aka the marble
game, you don't get killed.
If this is a long-established rule of the competition, then Il-nam's decision to sit
in the corner alone and avoid pairing up with anyone, could indicate that he was planning
on using this rule as an exit strategy.
As this would have allowed him to leave the competition without getting killed or raising
any suspicions.
But whether he played the game or not, it seems Il-nam was always going to exit the
game either before or after the marble round, because he probably couldn't have survived
the glass bridge game that came next, even if he knew which glasses to step onto, solely
because he's too old for it.
Number 16: I think it's very well known now but I'm just gonna include it anyway, in Episode
1, Gi-hun bets on the horses and wins.
He wins exactly four million five hundred and sixty thousand won.
And at the end of the game, he won 45.6 billion won!
And guess what his player number was?
456.
So this recurring number was a reminder for us that numbers in this show aren't just there
for random reasons, they all contain some sort of easter eggs.
Number 17: We know that the game was indeed terminated after the majority voted against
playing it.
But then of course 93% of all players returned to the game after getting a 2nd chance.
Now here's the hidden detail that I found: We learned in Episode 1 that a 100 million
won is at stake per player, so for each player eliminated, 100 million won gets added to
the bank.
So in episode 1 the prize money was 45.6 billion since there were 456 players.
But in episode 3, not all players returned to the game.
So how come the prize money still remained 45.6 billion?
This means, the 14 players who didn't rejoin the game were actually killed outside the
game, solely because they chose not to return.
Which is way The Front Man said this:
Number 18: Now this detail is something that I observed, not a really visual detail.
At the end of the series, when Gi-hun finds out that it was Il-nam who was behind it all,
notice what Il-nam says here: He asks Gi-hun to pour him a glass of water,
while he's on his death-bed.
So the first question that popped into my head was, where is Il-nam's family?
A guy with so much wealth but is dying alone?
And that's when I realized, he's not dying alone, is he?
He's dying here in front of his son-like figure, Gi-hun.
That is the main reason he sent this card to get Gi-hun over here in the first place.
And that's it, this would be my brief breakdown of Squid Game which is the biggest ever show
to hit Netflix so far.
In my honest opinion, I'd give this show a strong 7.5 out of 10.
The characters are well written, all the foreshadowing worked perfectly and the character developments
all paid off.
Except the fact that we're never shown who these Chinese buyers are, or how did the soldiers
start this side-hustle selling organs anyway!
So for that, I'm deducting a point.
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