Squid Game was definitely the most famous show of 2021, and I am a bit late to the party by a couple of years, but god damn this show is violent.
First of all, it's definitely overhyped. I watched all episodes and was like "ok that's cool, but not what people make it out to be". Granted it is good for a Korean show (I had Korean audio and English subtitles) especially a Netflix show, but I was more invested in the storyline outside of the games than the actual games themselves.
I found it unnecessarily violent, just people rapidly and violently stabbing others (especially the lights out scene like god damn) and the blood was a bit over the top.
The games themselves were entertaining enough but like I said I actually found the storyline more interesting, and only really liked the episodes from episode 6, the first weren't great to me.
I'm not trying to sound controversial but I didn't mind the VIP acting as much as other people hate it, I did find it irritating but didn't really mind it and I just felt it was part of the story. I did feel the show was great at making you side with characters, I really started to hate the guy with the dragon tattoo and then he died and I was literally cheering.
Overall: overhyped, those weary of blood and violence should definitely avoid. I'll probably watch season 2, only because I'm invested in the storyline.
First of all, it's definitely overhyped. I watched all episodes and was like "ok that's cool, but not what people make it out to be". Granted it is good for a Korean show (I had Korean audio and English subtitles) especially a Netflix show, but I was more invested in the storyline outside of the games than the actual games themselves.
I found it unnecessarily violent, just people rapidly and violently stabbing others (especially the lights out scene like god damn) and the blood was a bit over the top.
The games themselves were entertaining enough but like I said I actually found the storyline more interesting, and only really liked the episodes from episode 6, the first weren't great to me.
I'm not trying to sound controversial but I didn't mind the VIP acting as much as other people hate it, I did find it irritating but didn't really mind it and I just felt it was part of the story. I did feel the show was great at making you side with characters, I really started to hate the guy with the dragon tattoo and then he died and I was literally cheering.
Overall: overhyped, those weary of blood and violence should definitely avoid. I'll probably watch season 2, only because I'm invested in the storyline.