Player 456 Episode 05 Promo

10/26/21 • 30 min

Episode two of Squid Game is “Hell”. Join Player 456’s hosts Jack and Colin as they deep dive into the second episode of Netflix’s most popular show of all time. They offer their insight, thoughts and appreciation, and also cover your questions, queries and theories. All the players have been deposited back to their normal lives, with some dropped off in pairs (coincidence - we think not). Jack and Colin, again, look at some of the clearest foreshadowing so far from Hwang Dong-hyuk and discuss the theme of “Hell” in more detail. Compared to English, the Korean language has a different and quite complex system to refer to one another and this is clear with Sang-woo and Ali’s interactions in this episode. We are briefly introduced to Hwang Jun-ho, who has his own, personal reasons for wanting to ‘enter’ the Squid Game world while further themes such as desperation and suicide are discussed, and the social commentary about capitalism is again clear to see. A https://quitethethingmedia.com/squid-game-podcast-05/ (Quite The Thing Media) production Twitter: https://twitter.com/player456pod (@player456pod) Email: [email protected] Produced by Jack Shaw and Colin McMillan Support this podcast

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Player 456 Episode 03 Promo

Episode one of Squid Game is “Red Light, Green Light”. Join Player 456’s hosts Jack and Colin as they deep dive into the first episode of Netflix’s most popular show of all time. They offer their insight, thoughts and appreciation, and also cover your questions, queries and theories. The game eventually gets underway under the careful watch of a giant robotic doll. If players are caught moving, they are “eliminated”. Jack and Colin chat about the use of the ticking clock as a character, how Hwang Dong-hyuk manages to use this common TV trope without it being clichéd, and the clever use of numerology as a script writing aid. We meet more of Squid Game’s participants: Cho Sang-woo (218), Kang Sae-byeok (067), Jang Deok-su (101) and Abdul Ali (199). The guys offer their favourite character choices, their take on why this is not just another “lethal game show competition” and also discuss the theory that the show may be the best example of Game Theory’s “zero-sum game”. A https://quitethethingmedia.com/squid-game-podcast-03/ (Quite The Thing Media) production Twitter: https://twitter.com/player456pod (@player456pod) Email: [email protected] Produced by Jack Shaw and Colin McMillan Support this podcast