The Second Wall - Squid Game Season 2, Ep 1-2 "All of you participated by choice" www.beardyandthebeast.com/ SOCIALS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atbeardy/ Discord: https://discord.gg/dATxzkvj4w Twitter: https://twitter.com/atbeardy/ PODCAST SERVICES SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/beardy-and-the-beast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/beardy-and-the-beast/id1561848108 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjkyMTI4OTcwMi9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3fR474JT9NgtfqpsnyNgUi iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/80459828/ TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Media--Entertainment-Podcasts/Beardy-And-The-Beast-p1421217/ VIDEO SERVICES Youtube: https://youtube.com/@BeardyAndTheBeast Join us as we discuss topics such as: - Why a season 2? - Drew is cautiously optimistic - Devon (is a hater) identifies structural issues with the season -- Well placed flash-forwards or flashbacks may have strengthened the structure - Characters in season 1 had more clear motivations - Comparing Squid Game against (the far superior) Liar's Game and Battle Royale - Were the first two episodes just trying to fix holes in season 1? - Is season 2 about meta affect of the game on people? - Devon was not being dismissive, just had a very different perspective - Season 1 being a ship in bottle was its strength and made for a contained story, where season 2 is not so contained (and possibly strong) - Drew prefers psychological horror opposed to gore - Drew really dislikes the movie The Host - The game's parent organization's moves don't make sense -- There was no reason to care about the organization's motivations in season 1 - Episode 1 and 2's quality will be known based on the following episodes - Felt like an American view of a Japanese thriller, opposed to a Korean view of a standard Asian story trope - More interested in what they will try to do with the series rather than what will happen 456: - Obsessed with stopping the game, no matter what - No longer a goofy bad-dad - Used the pink hair to fit into the crowd by standing out - Was likely never not being tracked by the game's parent organization - Did 456 win freedom along-side the money? - Should not have been a primary character in season 2 - Butt shot! Handsome Cop: - Intentionally demotes himself to somewhere where evidence stands - Character does not draw investment from the audience - Little was accomplished for deeper characterization for all the screen time - Handsome cop is handsome - A good candidate for primary protagonist 011: - Audience point of view into the Squid Game hosts - Cleary cares about people/children but can kill without hesitation - The triple layered deceit leading the audience into believing she would be a contestant -- The situation was not similar to what occurred in season 1 - May explore what she is capable of through anonymity of the game and mask Recruiter: - Kept mistakenly being referred to as The Front Man - Were Bread and Lotto and Russian Roulette games a way to characterize Predictions: - Devon will be very sad about this season - Will not be about the individual games, will not be a primary plot driver - Second in command/number 2 henchman was flipped by the recruiter - 456 will either become the Black Mask/Front Man or Die - This is just the Korean sect of the games, there will be an American one or African one Hopes: - Structural re-alignment - Character focus shift away from 456 and onto 011 - The paramilitary force is removed or are plants - At least one participant is sympathetic ... RIP Isha