deepblue501

This is actually quite a surprising and good story. And, unlike Squid Game, it doesn't rely solely on violence, but actually depicts a realistic painting of how the world reacts to a horrifying incident.

In fact, the show is more about society and how humans react to something horrible, than about the violence itself.

And for that alone the show deserves praise. Because it criticizes society and possibly even silently criticizes what is going on right now in the world.

But there's more.

The show has good acting, characters boast a real development arch and the story has many surprising twists and turns that make you think. And, if that's not enough for you yet, it is simply exciting and the CGI is great!

After having watched Squid Game partially (and giving that piece of trash a 1 star rating) I was very very pleasantly surprised by how good "Hellbound" is, in fact.

Sure, there are a few minor annoyances. The change in behavior of the female lawyer? Hm. Not very believable. But that's about the only thing I have against it.

Generall a very good show to watch, one of the best available on NEtflix currently.

I cannot, for the love of God, imagine why this became so popular.

1. The acting is atrocious. Super over the top, absolutely unbelievable, cringeworthy at best.

2. The main character has hardly any character development and is difficult to identify with (also due to very very poor acting).

3. The plot is super predictable and sometimes completely lacks logic (like with the policeman). If you think this is original watch "Oldboy" or "Battle Royale", "Saw" or "Hunger games" for pointless violence. These movies were made 20 years ago and, even though they are not good imo, they are far better than Squid game.

4. The whole game is pointless and hard to understand. The reason why certain characters behave in a certain way is random and not at all explained. The scenario is lousy and dialogues are laughable.

There is literally nothing good about this series. Waste of time. If you want something similar on Netflix from Korea then watch "Hellbound". It is leagues better than "Squid game" as it has good acting, a surprisingly deep story and a lot of realism in spite of the CGI and fantasy elements.

I am absolutely shocked by the amount of criticism this episode has had to endure. In my opinion it was a brilliant, unique and refreshing take on comedy. Having the cast comment on an episode and then these comments turning into a story of their own was, first of all, funny and secondly, innovative.

The only thing is that it sure is better to watch with captions, otherwise it could indeed becoming a bit confusing at some point. Even though the jokes were not the funniest, this episode deserves a 10 for original screenplay!