# Squid Game: Korean series on Netflix (Spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** netflix\ **Created:** [September 27, 2021, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-korean-series-on-netflix-spoilers/951443 "2021-09-27T13:44:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-korean-series-on-netflix-spoilers/951443/141 "2021-11-22T16:48:10Z")
Yes but they were working outside the game rules (and paid for it). Player 1 was doing the same thing but it was just fine for the obvious reason. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2021, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-korean-series-on-netflix-spoilers/951443/142 "2021-12-12T02:29:11Z")
I asked the wife about this, and she said it’s obviously a Korean television trope as a real cop wouldn’t be caught dead (or likely would be caught did if he did) try such a stupid Barney Fife stunt. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-korean-series-on-netflix-spoilers/951443/143 "2021-12-16T01:33:55Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > asked the wife about this, and she said it’s obviously a Korean television trope as a real cop wouldn’t be caught dead (or likely would be caught did if he did) try such a stupid Barney Fife stunt. What are you referring to here? ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-korean-series-on-netflix-spoilers/951443/144 "2021-12-16T01:56:15Z")
The bit about the cop’s gun having a blank in the first chamber. Click on the curved arrow next to **Banquet\_Bear** ’s avatar in the upper right of my post. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2021, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-korean-series-on-netflix-spoilers/951443/145 "2021-12-31T04:36:35Z")
Idea for Season 2: the cop manages to expose everything about the Squid Game…but the public loves the concept, it becomes hugely popular, and everyone tries out for a chance to compete in the next season. TV ratings go through the roof. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-korean-series-on-netflix-spoilers/951443/146 "2021-12-31T14:18:18Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > Idea for Season 2: the cop manages to expose everything about the Squid Game…but the public loves the concept, it becomes hugely popular, and everyone tries out for a chance to compete in the next season. TV ratings go through the roof :hissing noise as smoke fills the room: Who enters the room? That’s right. Arnold Schwarzenegger. That’s right, this is Squid Game season 2 _and_ a sequel to The Running Man. Running Man 2: Squid Games. I presume in season 3, Katniss Everdeen shows up and we get Hunger Games 5: The Squid Game. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2022, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-korean-series-on-netflix-spoilers/951443/147 "2022-01-02T08:36:58Z")
I’m really not sure how they can improve on the season we just watched. Some things should just be left alone IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2022, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-korean-series-on-netflix-spoilers/951443/148 "2022-01-02T09:43:24Z")
> [@Biffster](#): > > I’m really not sure how they can improve on the season we just watched. I’d be interested in seeing a prequel about the first games. Judging from the folders the cop looked at in episode 6/7, they’ve been running since at least the '90s. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-korean-series-on-netflix-spoilers/951443/149 "2022-01-02T18:02:10Z")
> [@Biffster](#): > > I’m really not sure how they can improve on the season we just watched. Some things should just be left alone IMHO I agree, but if TV was run like that, almost every series ever made would be one season. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-korean-series-on-netflix-spoilers/951443/150 "2022-01-02T19:33:20Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > I agree, but if TV was run like that, almost every series ever made would be one season I dunno, not really. This one was announced as a one season thing and it definitely felt like it was filmed that way. I will, of course, check out the second season. But I will be very wary. I hope early reviews end up saying it’s great. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-korean-series-on-netflix-spoilers/951443/151 "2022-01-02T21:01:37Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > Idea for Season 2: the cop manages to expose everything about the Squid Game…but the public loves the concept, it becomes hugely popular, and everyone tries out for a chance to compete in the next season. TV ratings go through the roof. So, like a reboot of Most Extreme Elimination? ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-korean-series-on-netflix-spoilers/951443/152 "2022-01-02T22:28:55Z")
Right you are Ken! ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2022, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-korean-series-on-netflix-spoilers/951443/153 "2022-01-02T22:35:11Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > Idea for Season 2: the cop manages to expose everything about the Squid Game…but the public loves the concept, it becomes hugely popular, and everyone tries out for a chance to compete in the next season. TV ratings go through the roof. Then the only question is whether the name on the copyright infringement lawsuit is Richard Bachman or Stephen King. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2022, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-korean-series-on-netflix-spoilers/951443/154 "2022-01-03T01:19:48Z")
I watched this series very late, and while it’s incredibly gripping, I couldn’t “fan wank” away idea that a Squid Game could possibly continue year after year, resulting in _that_ many people missing in Korea. Most of the characters had close family and friends ties. Perhaps a Season 2 would involve a proper explanation of this, which would surely involve conspiracy up to the highest levels of government. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2022, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-korean-series-on-netflix-spoilers/951443/155 "2022-01-03T07:27:36Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > > [@Biffster](#): > > > > I’m really not sure how they can improve on the season we just watched. Some things should just be left alone IMHO > > I agree, but if TV was run like that, almost every series ever made would be one season. That might be preferable to be honest. Better than the take a good concept and milk it to death that we so often see. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2022, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-korean-series-on-netflix-spoilers/951443/156 "2022-01-03T12:54:22Z")
Yeah. A good series with a solid ending is like a good movie. The story ends and you remember it with approval. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-korean-series-on-netflix-spoilers/951443/157 "2022-01-03T15:35:20Z")
> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#): > > I watched this series very late, and while it’s incredibly gripping, I couldn’t “fan wank” away idea that a Squid Game could possibly continue year after year, resulting in _that_ many people missing in Korea. Most of the characters had close family and friends ties. Perhaps a Season 2 would involve a proper explanation of this, which would surely involve conspiracy up to the highest levels of government. This was addressed above, but I think people underestimate how many people going missing each year (and how big South Korea is). I can’t find the stats for South Korea, but in the US it’s hundreds of thousands reported missing each year. And while the people all have connections, there also all outcasts in trouble. If someone goes missing but they’re also in debt for millions of dollars or about to be arrested for fraud or work for a gang, they’re not going to look that hard. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2022, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-korean-series-on-netflix-spoilers/951443/158 "2022-01-03T18:14:48Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > If someone goes missing but they’re also in debt for millions of dollars or about to be arrested for fraud or work for a gang, they’re not going to look that hard. Actually, someone is going to look very hard - the creditor, the police with an arrest warrant, the gang - they just aren’t going to be surprised when they can’t find the person. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-korean-series-on-netflix-spoilers/951443/159 "2022-01-03T22:22:57Z")
But we’re looking at at least a decade of this type of game with over a hundred players. Somehow, no one ever mentioned that they were going to participate in such a game to others, either before they went in, when they chose to leave and invited back in, or in a “tell-all” book after they quit or won? I certainly wouldn’t think the game organizers would let everyone back out “into the wild” after voting that way, and expect that all 100 or so would keep it a secret. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2022, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-korean-series-on-netflix-spoilers/951443/160 "2022-01-03T22:31:36Z")
Not only do the organizers have to deal with the suspicion aroused by all those missing people but I also seem to remember that there is a promised death benefit for the families of those that are eliminated (it’s been a while since I watched so I might be misremembering.) How are those disbursements explained? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-korean-series-on-netflix-spoilers/951443.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-korean-series-on-netflix-spoilers/951443.md?page=9)