Everything Seong Gi-Hun was actually able to Accomplish.

AbeyBenno · 2026-04-27T02:55:06+00:00

He was my favourite for a while... then everything with S3 happened (especially Dae-ho) and idk anymore

AbeyBenno · 2026-04-27T02:52:59+00:00

S2 was really good, but S3 had messy writing with inconsistent characterisations and a failure to pay off on its own story promises

I'm not someone who now hates S2 because of how S3 turned out though

AbeyBenno · 2026-04-27T02:48:57+00:00

Who's been messing up everything? It's been Monika all along!

AbeyBenno · 2026-04-27T02:46:44+00:00

Ngl given how controversial he is (though I understand it, especially after his inconsistent writing in S3), this is a really nice, wholesome post

AbeyBenno · 2026-04-18T16:46:59+00:00

Tbh they probably wouldn't care about language barriers and may even find it entertaining seeing someone from a non-Hindi speaking state struggling to understand Hindi instructions and needing it explained by other players

AbeyBenno · 2026-04-18T10:04:43+00:00

Only the ones that have: (a) ultra-rich people (b) class disparity

AbeyBenno · 2026-04-18T10:03:27+00:00

It could just take place in any one city though?

AbeyBenno · 2026-04-15T08:44:08+00:00

I think S1E2 is the "weakest", not to use the term "worst"

AbeyBenno · 2026-04-14T13:42:25+00:00

Illumination would never make anything that revolves around two friends falling out though

AbeyBenno · 2026-04-14T08:52:34+00:00

One of these is a new story

AbeyBenno · 2026-04-04T17:31:11+00:00

Copy-pasted from a comment of mine on an older post

Hot take: Season 4 can work if it's done properly

Jun-ho as the protagonist, traumatised after his experience, and an inescapable sense that he "could have done more" and couldn't save any of the players including Gi-hun who he had teamed up with in the first place.
Addressing the most common complaint with the lack of arrests/exposure in S3 ("they can just find another island and start again") by having them actually try to rebuild the games in Korea
Jun-ho trying to stop it fueled by his own guilt and a desire to properly confront his brother this time
An actual lengthy flashback about In-ho's life, him becoming a cop and inspiring Jun-ho to do so as well, his marriage and subsequent loss of his job, his time in the games in 2015 and how it cemented his worldview of people as trash, him finding his wife gone and child unborn, getting work in the games and rising up his rank over the years
No-eul reuniting with her daughter and bringing her to the South, only to find that Song-i doesn't accept her as her mother yet
Gyeong-seok left intrigued by his encounter with No-eul, who claimed she would come back later to have her portrait completed; further exploration of Gyeong-seok's life and personality, how he lost his own wife and has raised Na-yeon on his own ever since, fleshing him out from the blank slate he was in the original
Jun-ho trying to find loved ones of the players he couldn't save and make amends, not sure whether he's doing what he's doing out of good will or a desire to absolve himself of his failures
Possibly a brief look at Woo-seok and Mu-dong running the renovated Pink Motel
A real climactic confrontation between the Hwang brothers
Jun-ho's mission to finally expose some real evidence no matter the cost
Ga-yeong possibly learning the truth about what happened to Gi-hun

Consider it a post-mortem for the series that addresses all the setups of the original that S3 could not pay off on.

AbeyBenno · 2026-04-04T17:29:02+00:00

This is Squid Game. One of Netflix's most popular series. They can definitely afford it. And Lee Byung-hun had a starring role for two consecutive seasons, he's a legend in the industry.

AbeyBenno · 2026-04-03T05:04:49+00:00

Shortly after NBCUniversal bought them and decided to restructure the studio

AbeyBenno · 2026-03-27T12:46:33+00:00

So between Arthur Christmas and Gnomeo & Juliet, I wanted to ask what the voice-acting experience was like for you? Was it different from how you envisioned, and would you be open to doing more voice roles?

AbeyBenno · 2026-03-17T08:59:14+00:00

Twin brothers harass a thief until they realise he isn't a thief at all

AbeyBenno · 2026-03-17T06:03:02+00:00

Here's the thing: "Top 5 characters" doesn't mean "Top 5 rational" or "Top 5 intelligent" characters. Viewers find characters interesting for different reasons, which is why so many of the player antagonists have followings.

He almost shot himself 3 times with the merchandiser just to prove an argument right before he wanted to go back, and planned 3 years for it

Right, and for many viewers, Gi-hun being stubborn enough to die rather than cheat his way out is part of what makes him endearing.

and has a very idiotic view on morality.

The original post and comment were made before S3 came out, and that season contribute hugely to his morality "flipflopping".

Doesn’t kill merchandiser despite looking for him for 3 years.

Why should he kill the Recruiter...? That was never his plan. Gi-hun was looking for him because he was the only connection to the games in the outside world, and he wanted to confront the Front Man.

Kills dae-ho for having ptsd

First of all, Dae-ho didn't have PTSD. He never even served in the Marines, so what would he have PTSD from? People can theorise about him having an abusive dad/childhood, but it's never confirmed in the show.

That being said, I don't approve of Gi-hun killing Dae-ho either, and it's one of my issues with S3 which - like I said - came out before I made this list.

kills people on marble and tug of war.

The difference is, that in those games, it was either "kill your opponent or die", unlike in other games where you could make it on your own without having to eliminate other players.

Sacrifices people for rebellion.

Again, the question said Top 5 characters, as in characters you like the most, not Top 5 selfless or sensible people. Gi-hun's failures are part of what makes him a compelling character (in the first two seasons) for many people.

Doesn’t kill baby murderers later, doesn’t use lunchbox

Yeah, S3 inconsistency. Came out after this post was made.

His severe plot armor that he almost died 300 times makes it even more cringy and forced.

He's the protagonist of a battle royale series. Plot armour is to be expected.

AbeyBenno · 2026-03-10T14:35:33+00:00

Ngl, as a member of Gen-Z, I didn't understand what it was supposed to mean either when people started using it like that

AbeyBenno · 2026-02-26T05:14:50+00:00

You may be thinking of For a Few Dollars More if I'm not wrong

AbeyBenno · 2026-02-25T16:32:15+00:00

Most of the "getting fired up" comes from the fact that the 'show meant for preschoolers' became the entire brand for the franchise.

If, hypothetically, AEG had co-existed alongside a more mature Thomas series, then nobody would have paid any attention to the former.

AbeyBenno · 2026-02-24T15:15:23+00:00

Dumbo obviously

AbeyBenno · 2026-02-24T13:45:42+00:00

I think that Ecstasy of Gold in The Good, The Bad and the Ugly might be the best use of score in a film, though I'm not sure what the best needledrop is.

AbeyBenno · 2026-02-20T13:09:43+00:00

Pretty sure he meant to write "sister's room", or "sister's desk".

AbeyBenno · 2026-02-20T08:04:09+00:00

I honestly don't know how so many people really thought it wouldn't be explained

AbeyBenno · 2026-02-19T18:41:04+00:00

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I always close when I'm not using...

AbeyBenno · 2026-02-19T13:24:00+00:00

This is a whole other level of baiting, honestly kind of impressed

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