It’s interesting to note that in the end, neither chishiya nor the king of diamonds were throwing the game. What chishiya was doing was taking away the anonymity and “chance” of it all that the king of diamonds was relying on for his ideals. The whole point was that he didn’t want to choose someone’s fate and by chishiya telling him what he was doing was forcing the king to do exactly that; either knowingly kill chishiya or knowingly put himself on the line bc of what he saw was right. It was honestly more a battle of wills and was why chishiya was surprised that the king chose to lose on the last round. Think about it, both the king and chishiya had seen the shittiest of people in their profession, seen innocent lives get taken from people because of other peoples’ selfishness. This was against their own ideals yet let it pass as it was either lose the chance to help everyone or only help those they can and they both chose the latter. That’s why in this world, in this game, the king took away that pressure from himself entirely and left it all up to chance as if a contestant died, it was all their own selfish doing. Chishiya was measuring this as well. It’s a reoccurring theme that in the last moments of someone’s life (most of them that is) they choose selfishness and will often take as many people down with them, chishiya and the king both knew this and were testing each other to see if the other would fall to that same selfishness despite claiming to to hold themselves up to such high standards and ideologies. That’s why it’s so monumental that the king chose death and why chishiya was so surprised by it, because he showed that against all odds, even his very own death, he chose to stand by his ideals and do what was right. This is exactly why chishiya praises him at the end in his own way, to acknowledge his attempt to do good (granted in a very twisted way) and to stay true to who he is and what he stands for. This is important in chishiyas arc as a person which you’ll see in the last episode. Love the reactions and keep it up! 🤍
The guy helping the king in the flashback was the guy arisu saved in season one who had the leg injury in distance game with the tunnel and the bus, arisu was the guy he was referring to in the flashback
@루나 the Pug 🌸 episode 6 - there was a flashback, and the king of diamonds was in a previous game and wanted to give up, but the bus guy was like "a young man" AKA arisu "saved me a while ago, now it's my turn to save someone"
The king wanted a fair game because he felt the other games were unfair. He didn’t want to be directly responsible for someone’s death. Chishiya made him do what he didn’t want to do. He made the guy choose what the value of his life was. It was genius. Recognising the man’s ideal and playing with those.
The actress that played the Queen of Spades is a martial arts expert named Chihiro Yamamoto. She actually worked with Usagi actress Tao Tsuchiya on the stunts for this game. In an interview, Tao said her character was a fit climber but not a fighter so her training they purposefully created stunts that were "clumsy" for Usagi (i.e. just using her hands to block her head blows but easily scaling the sheer walls). Incredibly, the actress that played Usagi did the majority of her own stunts.
WHOA thanks for that info that’s so cool I knew she looked very fluid in her movements like “she had to at least train for that choreo” knowing she’s a real fighter makes so much sense I LOVE that. Have to look into her now 🫶🏻
Chishiya was already my favourite character cause he’s so interesting but now knowing he was a doctor I’m more biased towards him cause I’m a trainee doctor not gonna lie lol also yeah those acid deaths are so far the worst I think in this show can’t wait for episode 7
King of Diamonds is one of my favorite games. Everyone enters it trying to mathematically outwit each other; but as always, Chishiya instead observes. He’s more interested in understanding the game, and by extent its creator, than winning it. It’s that level of observation which allows Chishiya to then challenge and exploit the characteristics of Kuzuryu in order to win the game. Kuzuryu was a lawyer who previously failed to defend his ideals, and it broke him. He spends his time in the games trying to wrestle with his own beliefs, hence why he takes interest in the Beach. Chishiya recognizes this internal struggle by observing and straining details from the king, and also through his own similar past experiences and struggle. By forcing Kuzuryu to face his ideals and finally decide, he gives the king a chance to reconcile that grief within and move beyond it, choosing to die for his ideals. Chishiya envies him for it because it’s something even he has failed to accomplish despite winning the game.
What Arisu said about "the ones who survive are the ones who hold on to that hope of returning to the real world" is very important and will help explain the last episode.
think this is one of the most interesting diamond games because chishiya’s line of “what do you think is the value of this life?” when talking about himself, he makes the king of diamonds decide if he will go with his ideals for a fair game even if that means he dies, or will he value his own life above others (like he did in the ‘real world’ before borderland). the convos w both mamoka and mira showed how his ideals were solidified even if chishiya questioned him on it towards the end. also chishiya is a reference to the Cheshire Cat, observing and acting towards his own motives. Quina is a reference to the caterpillar w her blue swimsuit and her candy-cigarette!
it’s so interesting how the king of diamonds was so set on equality, that he could not contradict that idea by saving himself because that would say his life is more valuable than another. chishiya’s strategy truly showed his skill in observing and understanding other people great reaction 👍
Chishiya having to constantly put the lives of one human over another due to higher ups and seemingly disliking it and then being put in games where he has to put his own life over other people's because of people higher up is definitely a sort of irony. As much as he didn't like it, he was able to overcome that feeling. The King Of Diamonds was always constantly forced to view certain lives as less valuable in the face of corporation. But he never grew to accept it. And whenever he tried to give up, people reminded him that they would stay true to their ideals. So in the end, he decided to play the game fairly. And stay true to his.
The King of Diamonds is a lawyer that entered into the profession with the ideals of everyone is the same under the law. His law firm made him give up his ideals in order to protect the company and for that people died. He chose to die upholding his ideals and he was happy for the first time. Chishiya was the same, different profession, so they understood each other.
So the real purpose of that game is understanding the psychology of your opponents. You will put yourself into an advantage if you speak and gather info of the other players to have more insight into their minds. Chisiya had a big advantage because he identified the King of Diamonds as a lawyer and related that to his experiences as a doctor who both treaded the line of morality. Both having guilt but Chisiya felt the guilt while the King of Diamonds fought desperately (Even possibly staying in the game) just to try to prove that his choices were out of his control and was justified. At the end of the day Chisiya knew that all he had to do was tell him that "dude it's your choice, not anyone elses" basically. He mind fked the guy so hard that he was having flash backs mid game and finally admitted that yea....I choose my ideals over my justifications. Chisiya is just too smart man. Such a well written, interesting character.
logical not psicological undertanding, because is a diamond game, "Logic, then, deals with the formed concept, formed judgment and reasoning; whereas psychology deals with conception, judgment or reasoning as actual mental processes which are generally attended by feeling, emotion and volition."
@@Cbay_11 you’re right, they are intended games of logic. I think they’re baseline logic but it’s not enough to truly win. Time and time again these games require you to think outside of logic which is why Chisiya won. Chisiya had to use absurd values outside of logic to win. There’s an element of psychology which gave him the edge over the king. He manipulated the king’s guilty conscious and brought it to light to force him to admit that it was always his choice. So I think yes they’re intended to be logical, calculating games but in reality they’re testing you outside of logic and calculations in this final diamond game. Otherwise, that guy is probably unbeatable, and he showed that.
@@Kimi-xp2th since you care so much I did the math and it’s about 14 hours to watch it all. I started around 7 at night and finished the next morning around 9ish so yes I really did it lol
I have no idea why they didn’t show it, but the reason Chishiya won some rounds after he started picking 100 is because Daimon reciprocated the favor by also occasionally picking 100, allowing him to get those rounds based on that assumption. An implicit alliance basically.
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I want to also throw it out there that a lot of the “kings” of these face card games often look just TIRED. Like drained of life. Like this game they designed was the last thing they had to hold on to for their life to keep their ideals that the game and society forced to strip from them. I felt that the most with Chishiya’s game. Yeah, this game world is horrendous, but the lawyer was finally able to make a fair game with no one to trample on his ideals to treat people with fairness. It’s an interesting topic to think about.
@@ShadowPhoenix82 looked, yes. But I mean otherwise mannerisms like they had no going back to a normal life in the real world so it’s be a citizen or your friends asking why you look like you look like you went to war 💀
The King of Diamonds struck me as almost a hybrid between Diamonds and Hearts, when you compare it to a 'pure' Diamonds game like the one with the light bulb. The light bulb game is a straightforward puzzle; you don't have to put yourself in the other players' shoes and predict how they'll act in order to solve it. King of Diamonds though, you can't just win through pure logic, because the numbers you're working with will depend on the kinds of people you're playing against, who in turn are trying to read you for that same reason, and so on.
King of Diamonds game is so good for so many reasons. It starts as a math game but as the game progresses you start playing the other players not the math, like in poker. Chishiya read the King of Diamonds like a book once it was down to just the 2 of them. Statistically winning what has essentially become rock paper scissors that many times in a row where you can't have a draw is nearly impossible. Instead he read the King and gave him the one thing he was never able to have in life. He gave him the ability to choose.
Yall spoke about sum in the intro/discussion that I didn't even readily realize watching the series. About the fact that a number of players have seen dead friends and Arisu keeps thinking of Chota and Kareube. That's a crazy foreshadow for the finale that I didn't even catch. That's why I watch series multiple times 🤣🤣. There's always something so small that you may not notice at first. (Edited: oh yeah and THANK GOD yall watched it in Japanese. I put some people onto this show and they watching the English version 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️ it don't hit the same.)
I told you not to give up on my white haired boy! I love that his name sounds like “Cheshire” and Arisu like “Alice.” Their names represent their personalities. Chishiya is indifferent to life and is willing to do what is necessary for him to live, but doesn’t wish harm on innocent people. He even sees a weakness in himself that he cares so much for Kuina. It’s like a journey for Chishiya to almost find his humanity again and figure out is he willing to act with seemingly “reckless stupidity” that Arisu does which is just his intense empathy for people.
Usagi's in ridiculously good shape and very athletic since we know she's a mountain climber and a freerunner, but we also know she has no experience fighting. That's why we see her go for grapples and wide blocks rather than punches or reacting to specific moves. She's a tank, essentially. And yea this (entirely original, mind you) game is definitely the biggest Usagi badass moment so far, but don't forget how insane she was during the King of Clubs. Outmaneuvering Goken as well as she did AND clearing that massive jump between containers is definitely superhuman. If you boil it down, it makes a lot of sense that some people would consider this world better. Just as many people are manipulated into backstabbing each other or dying in unfair situations as in the real world, but there's at least an actual transparent system to things. And if you have the skills to win, you actually can win. Tons of people irl with the proficiency and hard work to succeed are screwed over by circumstances completely unrelated to them. The game world isn't really more brutal than ours, it's just more transparent and structured, and also far less dependent on luck to make it. Now that's not to say I would prefer it, as I definitely don't have those skills in the first place lol so i would die pretty fast, and my real life is also fairly privileged, but if those two things were not the case, I could definitely see the appeal. It's inherently safer because you actually know what the threat is and if you're strong enough you can confront it. Those two things are almost never true irl. Doesn't change the fact that Usagi is absolutely right, though, it's just very understandable why people would feel inclined to stay. If you look at what Usagi has been through in episode 4 and 5, it makes perfect sense considering her backstory that she changed her mind about going back. Love love loved that they added that level of agency for her. The fact that there's nothing like the Queen of Spades game in the manga story is one of the countless things that just makes the show outright better.
Chishiya was never an intelligent or a relaxed character, he was wise, perceptive, and genuinely apathetic, which is such a cool character flaw that i wish people would've understood since it's highlighted since his first episode. (for a good example, none of what he said about guessing Daimon's number in the King of Diamonds game was hard fact, it was complete intuition) At least this episode makes it extremely clear for you with the amazing comparisons and contrasts between him and Kuzuryu which led to the obvious strategy Chishiya used to win. Especially with how the guy who helped Kuzuryu in his flashback game was Takuma from season one, so the young man that helped him whose kindness he wants to pay forward, is Arisu saving him with the bus.
His set of games weren't even greater or harder than any specific other character, in fact Arisu and Usagi objectively had it worse than him with a King and a Queen, they're just tailor made to his strongest qualities. Which isn't a coincidence either, since in the face card round they can just look at the blimps to pick the game they want.
The show-writers literally cannot make a good game outside of the games listed in the manga, like the montage of games in ep 7 with Jack of Clubs was literally a spades game, and King of Hearts in a maze?? (more like a 8 of hearts). Couldn't even show Queen of Diamonds because they ran out of idea
I think it’s because the average person would choose to join the queen’s side and play games with her, instead of risking their life to die on the challenger side
@@cameronsworld9 The King of Heart game makes a lot sense to me since in Alice in Wonderland (not the disney version), the King of Heart is a coward who pardoned all the people the Queen order to have their heads cut off whenever she left cause he can never face her. Plus he was deadly afraid of everything from what I remember. So having a Heart game revolving around emotion of fear works. I imagine the game can be escaped if you head towards to the beast (probably with them getting out of the maze and unable to return) and the King is thinking people would sacrifice people to the beast to escape which will kill them. At least I believe the beast doesn't exist and just a trick. but I am sure there are real horrors in the maze
I would say my biggest complaint this season is that we didn’t get to see the King of Hearts game. I feel like they missed a big opportunity there. But the Jack of hearts was fantastic
@@adamazri928 nah King of Hearts wasn't in the Manga either, besides Queen of Hearts can easily be used as King since Mira is part of "the group" (the manga shows what "group" she's in) There is a Queen of Diamonds though, it's a Mahjong game Chishiya played before coming to the King of Diamond, the Jack of Hearts is a seperate group of people without the main cast in it, the LA took some liberties on this one And yes the Manga version of Jack of Hearts is still so much better, i suggest you read the manga, there's also the King of Spades that's also done differently because the LA cut out an important character in that game
There is no way chisiya would win this game if kuzuryu was heartless. Chisiya play with his heart and ideal cos its more possible to win that way more than winning rock paper scissor 3 times in a row where you cant draw
Towards the end of the king of diamonds game it was just mental warfare he knew his only way too beat the king would be too spark conversation and get in his head, odds of coming out of that game alive are slim too none without plot armour
What nobody addressed in the Queen of Spades game is...sustenance. The only mass of food we've seen lately is from Chish's earlier game. Everything else seems to be done. So, how do you continue living?
Got recommended this video and I gotta say, dude on the right needs to get a DNA test or something to see if he's related to Aubrey Plaza. Looks insanely like her.
i love watching all the exacutive members from the beach play it shows they where actually nasty af at these games and it adds a level of tension since arisu isnt there and therefore no plot armor
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the reason he showed the king of diamonds that he chose 100 is because that is technically cheating so that automatically makes him choose 0 otherwise it wouldn't be fair as he stated to the queen of hearts that he wants his game to be a fair game , so when he saw that he picked 100 the king of diamonds would pick 0 as he saw he had the chance to end things on his own terms rather then someone elses and to make it fair
It’s interesting to note that in the end, neither chishiya nor the king of diamonds were throwing the game. What chishiya was doing was taking away the anonymity and “chance” of it all that the king of diamonds was relying on for his ideals. The whole point was that he didn’t want to choose someone’s fate and by chishiya telling him what he was doing was forcing the king to do exactly that; either knowingly kill chishiya or knowingly put himself on the line bc of what he saw was right. It was honestly more a battle of wills and was why chishiya was surprised that the king chose to lose on the last round. Think about it, both the king and chishiya had seen the shittiest of people in their profession, seen innocent lives get taken from people because of other peoples’ selfishness. This was against their own ideals yet let it pass as it was either lose the chance to help everyone or only help those they can and they both chose the latter. That’s why in this world, in this game, the king took away that pressure from himself entirely and left it all up to chance as if a contestant died, it was all their own selfish doing. Chishiya was measuring this as well. It’s a reoccurring theme that in the last moments of someone’s life (most of them that is) they choose selfishness and will often take as many people down with them, chishiya and the king both knew this and were testing each other to see if the other would fall to that same selfishness despite claiming to to hold themselves up to such high standards and ideologies. That’s why it’s so monumental that the king chose death and why chishiya was so surprised by it, because he showed that against all odds, even his very own death, he chose to stand by his ideals and do what was right. This is exactly why chishiya praises him at the end in his own way, to acknowledge his attempt to do good (granted in a very twisted way) and to stay true to who he is and what he stands for. This is important in chishiyas arc as a person which you’ll see in the last episode. Love the reactions and keep it up! 🤍
Very well explained 👍
Or he just have major plot armor lol
The guy helping the king in the flashback was the guy arisu saved in season one who had the leg injury in distance game with the tunnel and the bus, arisu was the guy he was referring to in the flashback
oooo didn't notice that...and then the lawyer guy helped chisiya...kindness goes forward
@@piya6929 everyone really is connected in this show
@@piya6929 then chishiya helped usagi by taking the bullet from niragi. Then usagi saved arisu from mirai; hence the cycle of saving.
I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE HIM - oop 💀
@루나 the Pug 🌸 episode 6 - there was a flashback, and the king of diamonds was in a previous game and wanted to give up, but the bus guy was like "a young man" AKA arisu "saved me a while ago, now it's my turn to save someone"
The king wanted a fair game because he felt the other games were unfair. He didn’t want to be directly responsible for someone’s death. Chishiya made him do what he didn’t want to do. He made the guy choose what the value of his life was. It was genius. Recognising the man’s ideal and playing with those.
The actress that played the Queen of Spades is a martial arts expert named Chihiro Yamamoto. She actually worked with Usagi actress Tao Tsuchiya on the stunts for this game. In an interview, Tao said her character was a fit climber but not a fighter so her training they purposefully created stunts that were "clumsy" for Usagi (i.e. just using her hands to block her head blows but easily scaling the sheer walls).
Incredibly, the actress that played Usagi did the majority of her own stunts.
WHOA thanks for that info that’s so cool I knew she looked very fluid in her movements like “she had to at least train for that choreo” knowing she’s a real fighter makes so much sense I LOVE that. Have to look into her now 🫶🏻
@@LilRedWitch tao tsuchiya is HER!!
She’s such a lovable queen
Chishiya was already my favourite character cause he’s so interesting but now knowing he was a doctor I’m more biased towards him cause I’m a trainee doctor not gonna lie lol also yeah those acid deaths are so far the worst I think in this show can’t wait for episode 7
Episode 7 is heavy for sure
King of Diamonds is one of my favorite games. Everyone enters it trying to mathematically outwit each other; but as always, Chishiya instead observes. He’s more interested in understanding the game, and by extent its creator, than winning it. It’s that level of observation which allows Chishiya to then challenge and exploit the characteristics of Kuzuryu in order to win the game.
Kuzuryu was a lawyer who previously failed to defend his ideals, and it broke him. He spends his time in the games trying to wrestle with his own beliefs, hence why he takes interest in the Beach. Chishiya recognizes this internal struggle by observing and straining details from the king, and also through his own similar past experiences and struggle. By forcing Kuzuryu to face his ideals and finally decide, he gives the king a chance to reconcile that grief within and move beyond it, choosing to die for his ideals. Chishiya envies him for it because it’s something even he has failed to accomplish despite winning the game.
“It’s like getting hit by a meteor”
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LMAO i caught that and was like 😮
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i was like :o
What Arisu said about "the ones who survive are the ones who hold on to that hope of returning to the real world" is very important and will help explain the last episode.
think this is one of the most interesting diamond games because chishiya’s line of “what do you think is the value of this life?” when talking about himself, he makes the king of diamonds decide if he will go with his ideals for a fair game even if that means he dies, or will he value his own life above others (like he did in the ‘real world’ before borderland). the convos w both mamoka and mira showed how his ideals were solidified even if chishiya questioned him on it towards the end.
also chishiya is a reference to the Cheshire Cat, observing and acting towards his own motives. Quina is a reference to the caterpillar w her blue swimsuit and her candy-cigarette!
it’s so interesting how the king of diamonds was so set on equality, that he could not contradict that idea by saving himself because that would say his life is more valuable than another. chishiya’s strategy truly showed his skill in observing and understanding other people
great reaction 👍
Chishiya having to constantly put the lives of one human over another due to higher ups and seemingly disliking it and then being put in games where he has to put his own life over other people's because of people higher up is definitely a sort of irony. As much as he didn't like it, he was able to overcome that feeling.
The King Of Diamonds was always constantly forced to view certain lives as less valuable in the face of corporation. But he never grew to accept it. And whenever he tried to give up, people reminded him that they would stay true to their ideals. So in the end, he decided to play the game fairly. And stay true to his.
"YEAHH STEP ON IT WE HATE THAT FLOWE- OHHHH NIRAGI" i cant lmaoo
The sulphur smell just indicates that the water might be a hot spring. It's a smell that is familiar to people from hot spring countries like Japan.
Fun fact:when we see the business guy play a stair game the guy who helped him was the guy who is sprained in season 1 ep4
The King of Diamonds is a lawyer that entered into the profession with the ideals of everyone is the same under the law. His law firm made him give up his ideals in order to protect the company and for that people died. He chose to die upholding his ideals and he was happy for the first time.
Chishiya was the same, different profession, so they understood each other.
its so funny when yall said "lets kill those things its meat forever" 😭😭😭😭 like it was such a wholesome moment but ig his point lmaoo
chishiya's game is definitely one of my favs
So the real purpose of that game is understanding the psychology of your opponents. You will put yourself into an advantage if you speak and gather info of the other players to have more insight into their minds. Chisiya had a big advantage because he identified the King of Diamonds as a lawyer and related that to his experiences as a doctor who both treaded the line of morality. Both having guilt but Chisiya felt the guilt while the King of Diamonds fought desperately (Even possibly staying in the game) just to try to prove that his choices were out of his control and was justified. At the end of the day Chisiya knew that all he had to do was tell him that "dude it's your choice, not anyone elses" basically. He mind fked the guy so hard that he was having flash backs mid game and finally admitted that yea....I choose my ideals over my justifications. Chisiya is just too smart man. Such a well written, interesting character.
logical not psicological undertanding, because is a diamond game,
"Logic, then, deals with the formed concept, formed judgment and reasoning; whereas psychology deals with conception, judgment or reasoning as actual mental processes which are generally attended by feeling, emotion and volition."
@@Cbay_11 you’re right, they are intended games of logic. I think they’re baseline logic but it’s not enough to truly win. Time and time again these games require you to think outside of logic which is why Chisiya won. Chisiya had to use absurd values outside of logic to win. There’s an element of psychology which gave him the edge over the king. He manipulated the king’s guilty conscious and brought it to light to force him to admit that it was always his choice. So I think yes they’re intended to be logical, calculating games but in reality they’re testing you outside of logic and calculations in this final diamond game. Otherwise, that guy is probably unbeatable, and he showed that.
@@Cbay_11 no, he wasn't wrong. The game was designed as a logic puzzle. The game was won by understanding the psychology of the opponent.
this show is so good, I binged both seasons in one night
Literally impossible lol
@@Kimi-xp2th no it’s not, I slept all day so by the time I decided to watch it I was able to stay up lol
@@angelinejm one episode is 1 hour. Both seasons have 16 episodes. That's not 1 night
@@Kimi-xp2th it’s obviously an exaggeration. don’t take it so seriously 💀
@@Kimi-xp2th since you care so much I did the math and it’s about 14 hours to watch it all. I started around 7 at night and finished the next morning around 9ish so yes I really did it lol
I have no idea why they didn’t show it, but the reason Chishiya won some rounds after he started picking 100 is because Daimon reciprocated the favor by also occasionally picking 100, allowing him to get those rounds based on that assumption. An implicit alliance basically.
Are you talking about the manga? Because as far as I could tell, they showed every outcome here.
I really like you guys took time to talk about your thoughts after each episode!
Chishiya’s games are the best, i loved this game and the acid punishment was CRAZY
Natural hot springs have sulphur in them. That is the reason why Usagi asked if Arisu farted.
Just imagining the stench in that room, idek how Chishiya could think.
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I want to also throw it out there that a lot of the “kings” of these face card games often look just TIRED. Like drained of life. Like this game they designed was the last thing they had to hold on to for their life to keep their ideals that the game and society forced to strip from them. I felt that the most with Chishiya’s game. Yeah, this game world is horrendous, but the lawyer was finally able to make a fair game with no one to trample on his ideals to treat people with fairness. It’s an interesting topic to think about.
I think he's the only one that looked that way.
@@ShadowPhoenix82 looked, yes. But I mean otherwise mannerisms like they had no going back to a normal life in the real world so it’s be a citizen or your friends asking why you look like you look like you went to war 💀
The final episode left me crying.
I just finished the last episode and i was sobbing and crying my eyes
The King of Diamonds struck me as almost a hybrid between Diamonds and Hearts, when you compare it to a 'pure' Diamonds game like the one with the light bulb. The light bulb game is a straightforward puzzle; you don't have to put yourself in the other players' shoes and predict how they'll act in order to solve it. King of Diamonds though, you can't just win through pure logic, because the numbers you're working with will depend on the kinds of people you're playing against, who in turn are trying to read you for that same reason, and so on.
King of Diamonds game is so good for so many reasons. It starts as a math game but as the game progresses you start playing the other players not the math, like in poker. Chishiya read the King of Diamonds like a book once it was down to just the 2 of them. Statistically winning what has essentially become rock paper scissors that many times in a row where you can't have a draw is nearly impossible. Instead he read the King and gave him the one thing he was never able to have in life. He gave him the ability to choose.
Yes and because he showed him that he chose 100 the king of diamonds had to choose 0 as he wanted his game to be fair
Yall spoke about sum in the intro/discussion that I didn't even readily realize watching the series. About the fact that a number of players have seen dead friends and Arisu keeps thinking of Chota and Kareube. That's a crazy foreshadow for the finale that I didn't even catch. That's why I watch series multiple times 🤣🤣. There's always something so small that you may not notice at first. (Edited: oh yeah and THANK GOD yall watched it in Japanese. I put some people onto this show and they watching the English version 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️ it don't hit the same.)
I told you not to give up on my white haired boy! I love that his name sounds like “Cheshire” and Arisu like “Alice.” Their names represent their personalities. Chishiya is indifferent to life and is willing to do what is necessary for him to live, but doesn’t wish harm on innocent people. He even sees a weakness in himself that he cares so much for Kuina. It’s like a journey for Chishiya to almost find his humanity again and figure out is he willing to act with seemingly “reckless stupidity” that Arisu does which is just his intense empathy for people.
Their names mean Alice and Cheshire in Japanese.
@@Chrissybrit43 yup! And Usagi means rabbit 🥰
"step on it! YEAAAH, WE HATE THAT FLOWER--oh it's niragi.."
In the end it wasn't a game of numbers, it was a game of ideals. If you noticed, some of the guys in charge of the games, weren't bad guys at all.
Usagi's in ridiculously good shape and very athletic since we know she's a mountain climber and a freerunner, but we also know she has no experience fighting. That's why we see her go for grapples and wide blocks rather than punches or reacting to specific moves. She's a tank, essentially.
And yea this (entirely original, mind you) game is definitely the biggest Usagi badass moment so far, but don't forget how insane she was during the King of Clubs. Outmaneuvering Goken as well as she did AND clearing that massive jump between containers is definitely superhuman.
If you boil it down, it makes a lot of sense that some people would consider this world better. Just as many people are manipulated into backstabbing each other or dying in unfair situations as in the real world, but there's at least an actual transparent system to things. And if you have the skills to win, you actually can win. Tons of people irl with the proficiency and hard work to succeed are screwed over by circumstances completely unrelated to them. The game world isn't really more brutal than ours, it's just more transparent and structured, and also far less dependent on luck to make it.
Now that's not to say I would prefer it, as I definitely don't have those skills in the first place lol so i would die pretty fast, and my real life is also fairly privileged, but if those two things were not the case, I could definitely see the appeal. It's inherently safer because you actually know what the threat is and if you're strong enough you can confront it. Those two things are almost never true irl.
Doesn't change the fact that Usagi is absolutely right, though, it's just very understandable why people would feel inclined to stay.
If you look at what Usagi has been through in episode 4 and 5, it makes perfect sense considering her backstory that she changed her mind about going back. Love love loved that they added that level of agency for her. The fact that there's nothing like the Queen of Spades game in the manga story is one of the countless things that just makes the show outright better.
Chishiya was never an intelligent or a relaxed character, he was wise, perceptive, and genuinely apathetic, which is such a cool character flaw that i wish people would've understood since it's highlighted since his first episode. (for a good example, none of what he said about guessing Daimon's number in the King of Diamonds game was hard fact, it was complete intuition)
At least this episode makes it extremely clear for you with the amazing comparisons and contrasts between him and Kuzuryu which led to the obvious strategy Chishiya used to win. Especially with how the guy who helped Kuzuryu in his flashback game was Takuma from season one, so the young man that helped him whose kindness he wants to pay forward, is Arisu saving him with the bus.
His set of games weren't even greater or harder than any specific other character, in fact Arisu and Usagi objectively had it worse than him with a King and a Queen, they're just tailor made to his strongest qualities. Which isn't a coincidence either, since in the face card round they can just look at the blimps to pick the game they want.
Chishiya turn this into a heart game
They're gonna flip on EP 7 Hahahahah
The queen of spade game was so pissly under expectations when compared to the rest of the games
The show-writers literally cannot make a good game outside of the games listed in the manga, like the montage of games in ep 7 with Jack of Clubs was literally a spades game, and King of Hearts in a maze?? (more like a 8 of hearts). Couldn't even show Queen of Diamonds because they ran out of idea
I think it’s because the average person would choose to join the queen’s side and play games with her, instead of risking their life to die on the challenger side
@@cameronsworld9 The King of Heart game makes a lot sense to me since in Alice in Wonderland (not the disney version), the King of Heart is a coward who pardoned all the people the Queen order to have their heads cut off whenever she left cause he can never face her. Plus he was deadly afraid of everything from what I remember. So having a Heart game revolving around emotion of fear works. I imagine the game can be escaped if you head towards to the beast (probably with them getting out of the maze and unable to return) and the King is thinking people would sacrifice people to the beast to escape which will kill them. At least I believe the beast doesn't exist and just a trick. but I am sure there are real horrors in the maze
@@cameronsworld9 Queen of Diamonds wasn't shown in the OG manga either tho
This episode went from playing tag to SAW real quick
I felt that when you say doing random stuff. He sure does
I would say my biggest complaint this season is that we didn’t get to see the King of Hearts game. I feel like they missed a big opportunity there. But the Jack of hearts was fantastic
I don't read the manga but what kind of game King Of Hearts play?
@@adamazri928 nah King of Hearts wasn't in the Manga either, besides Queen of Hearts can easily be used as King since Mira is part of "the group" (the manga shows what "group" she's in)
There is a Queen of Diamonds though, it's a Mahjong game Chishiya played before coming to the King of Diamond, the Jack of Hearts is a seperate group of people without the main cast in it, the LA took some liberties on this one
And yes the Manga version of Jack of Hearts is still so much better, i suggest you read the manga, there's also the King of Spades that's also done differently because the LA cut out an important character in that game
i can’t wait for episode 7
"yes!hate that flower✊" 😂😂
This was by far my favorite episode but mostly cuz our boy Chishiya is definitely my favorite character in the entire show
21:54 zuff is literally me. Math is the worst lol
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There is no way chisiya would win this game if kuzuryu was heartless. Chisiya play with his heart and ideal cos its more possible to win that way more than winning rock paper scissor 3 times in a row where you cant draw
Towards the end of the king of diamonds game it was just mental warfare he knew his only way too beat the king would be too spark conversation and get in his head, odds of coming out of that game alive are slim too none without plot armour
I've been waiting for this all day
episode 7 will destroy you omg. so excited!
What nobody addressed in the Queen of Spades game is...sustenance.
The only mass of food we've seen lately is from Chish's earlier game. Everything else seems to be done. So, how do you continue living?
Cant wait for episode 7 of your reaction
They were literally showing why the King of Dimonds chose what he chose and yall were STILL confused? Come on guys
37:35 its like what 😻
can't wait for the next episode.😳
Got recommended this video and I gotta say, dude on the right needs to get a DNA test or something to see if he's related to Aubrey Plaza. Looks insanely like her.
Season 1 was number cards, season 2 face cards, Im thinking season 3 ace's and season 4 joker
and one long joker season too with that girl, whatever her name was, that revealed herself as the game master at the end of season 1
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i love watching all the exacutive members from the beach play it shows they where actually nasty af at these games and it adds a level of tension since arisu isnt there and therefore no plot armor
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The guy in the left looks high af..
Oh you think this is graphic. Just wait till you get to the next episode. There’s a lot of blood.
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the reason he showed the king of diamonds that he chose 100 is because that is technically cheating so that automatically makes him choose 0 otherwise it wouldn't be fair as he stated to the queen of hearts that he wants his game to be a fair game , so when he saw that he picked 100 the king of diamonds would pick 0 as he saw he had the chance to end things on his own terms rather then someone elses and to make it fair
Deep math? 🤣