Beast Games

With only two episodes out now, the show seemingly sets the tone for the rest. Getting to the last 500 is primarily luck based, preying on the uncertainties of people that may not be that wealth. The show even specifically zooms in on those that have lost out due to them simply being unlucky. The one 'skill-based' game was difficult to follow with there being so many people, making the experience chaotic to say the least. Most annoying of all is the constant repetition of everything that this show is going to do, including, but not limited to "the biggest price in entertainment history!", which I believed we heard about 8 times throughout the first episode. Ugh..

I gave this a shot. I am familiar with Mr. Beast's content and kind of know what to expect. And well, it is essentially a big Mr Beast video with the same flaws and strengths as his usual content, but both sides are exaggerated. The production of the show is insane, sets are great, the show looks awesome and of course the prizes and such are exciting. This is what earns the stars I'm giving it. Clearly lots of talented people worked on this show and there's no denying its scale and production value.

However, what takes stars is more extensive. The vast majority of the games are very much luck based or trust based. The show rewards the person who is either most greedy, most selfish and has the least regard for others. That person gets a large sum of money, while good people get left in the dust with their dreams crushed and they can't do anything about it. Imagine spending several days on this show and competing, only to get eliminated because some greedy a-hole on your team decided to take a bribe. Even worse, the greedy ones can even stay in the game but eliminate everyone else. It's not entertainment, it hurts to watch and I don't understand how a human with any empathy can stand this show. It promotes wrong values of greed and selfishness.

The title of my review is that it's a reflection of modern times. More and more people struggle to afford basic needs like rent and food and so many people are willing to do anything for a little bit of money, regardless of how much it hurts others. And instead of addressing that, we are making a game show out of it. People's sad life stories and hopes and dreams that get crushed by a game of chance is entertaining right? Yea not for me.

Respect to the workers of the show for putting this together but in terms of actual substance I would give this a negative score if I could. This is the worst thing to promote in society right now.

Greetings from the other side. After watching the first two episodes that dropped, I found this show kinda boring.

Yes, he gives away a ton of cash, which is cool, but too many people get eliminated through no fault of their own. Some are asked to sacrifice themselves, while others are booted because someone in their row is greedy and hits a button.

It's not a "game" if you can get booted because of something that someone else has done. Imagine going through a bunch of stuff, and you get sent home because someone in your row hit a button that gives them 100k? That would tick me off.

The games are nothing special, like don't let a ball hit the floor.

Anyways, the only thing I liked was the amount of money he gives gives away. I was getting tired of him saying Five Million Dollars! Oh, I also see no use for his 5 friends either. The one dude was annoying as hell. Fake laughing, and saying "No way!" Or "What's happening!".

If your thing is to get a constant headache from listening to childish screaming hosts, overly exaggerating every single event, then this show is for you. Do Americans not know how to speak at normal levels? If you're easily amused, this is for you. This is a extremely bad version of the much better quality Korean shows. I couldn't even watch one full episode. And, as if the hosts aren't bad enough, the obnoxious contenders are just as bad and completely fake. It's as if somebody's daddy had a spare few million and gave it to his boy to play with as he wanted, without any skills whatsoever. Really painful show to watch. And you'll end up with a headache.

...too many forced emotional moments and cliché talks about integrity, fairness, conscience, and women's empowerment. In this reality show, those who preach fairness often apply double standards-like in a recent episode where contestants could anonymously take as much money as they wanted from a pile. Many criticized those before them for being greedy, yet they themselves took an bigger share of the remaining balance.

The cast feels bland and lacks diversity. While the games are decent, it's odd to watch a high-stakes competition with only one final winner, yet constantly hear moral lectures instead of smart gameplay discussions. The tone just doesn't fit the nature of the show.