Dangsin-ui tas-i anida

I just finished episode 3 of Squid Game season 3, and while it doesn't pack the same gut-punch as the last episode's brutal hide and seek, the aftermath of the hide and seek round was surprisingly emotional. Watching the few survivors try to process what just happened especially after having to eliminate each other instead of being gunned down by guards hit differently. It's not just fear of death anymore, it's the guilt of having caused it. A couple of characters I had grown attached to didn't make it, and even though I knew not everyone would survive, it still stung

The next game, the rope jump challenge, was honestly a letdown in terms of stakes. Compared to what we've seen so far, it felt... soft. Too easy. I kept waiting for a twist or for the floor to suddenly drop or the ropes to turn into weapons or something. But no it played out as expected, and I found myself wondering why they went so tame after such a ruthless game last episode. I'm hoping they're just lulling us into a false sense of security before something truly horrific comes next.

Now, let's talk about the ViPs. Ugh. I had almost forgotten how cringe their presence could be until they popped back up here. Their dialogue is stilted, their accents feel forced, and they talk in this overly dramatic, hollow way that just grates on me. It's like someone told them to act like cartoon villains but forgot to give them an actual script. Every time they're on screen, the tension evaporates, and I find myself just waiting for the scene to end so we can get back to the players. I don't understand why the show keeps leaning on them-there has to be a better way to show the rich elite pulling the strings.

Overall, this episode was a quieter one. Not bad by any means, but definitely transitional. It gave space to breathe after the intensity of episode 2, but also felt like it was marking time before the next major turn. I'm still in, still curious, but I really hope the next episode raises the stakes again both emotionally and in terms of the games. Because right now, the fire is flickering, not roaring.

This episode doesn't seem like it should've been such a low score but it was dragged so far down by the absolutely ridiculous conversations that take place, specifically from the VIPs. Each actor was pretty abysmal, and some of the things they said were laugh out loud bad. I really do love this show, and am very excited to finish the season, and i'm seeing some promise in some of the scenes, but my GOD the VIP dialogue is so bad it ruined the watching experience. I know that a couple of scenes with janky dialogue shouldn't bother me that much, but it did, it drove me crazy, I really hope it gets better as the show continues.

It really shows the effects from episode 2 along with grief, heartache, and who's really at blame. The games feel much more intense than last season, and the camera movement in the game in this episode really added to the unbalance and nervous feeling which made it so good to watch. I really like the different storylines and can see where they are going and I am excited to see how this game ends. So far this season has been my favourite and has some of the best set of episode in the series, with episode 2 being my favourite of the series so far. I hope this season holds up and we will see how the games end..

This episode in general was decent. Really moving in places. But what the hell have they done to the VIPs?

Their voices sound dubbed over, and it usually doesn't match with their mouth movements well. It really takes you out of any scene they're in.

The woman VIP in particular barely moves her mouth but whoever has clearly voiced her over is annunciating a lot more.

I appreciate the translation from Korean to English may not be spot on or sound natural in the script, but there was no need for them to totally butcher them like this. It's really poorly done and I expect better from a show that is one of the biggest on Netflix.

The VIPs literally seem like they were added in reshoots or something, it's sooooo bad, Netflix execs are forcing it into the show I'm so sure of it. Would give the actual shows scenes a way higher rating without the VIP bs it kills the tension and the dialogue is so cringe, especially throughout this episodes "game" absolutely awful decision... I'm guessing they think the English speaking audience needs this, but they're likely already watching the dubbed version so it adds absolutely nothing. The episode without would be great too such a baffling decision, stay out execs you ruin everything...