Also I think it was good for the story. It's basically saying this guy that 456 was trying to find was nothing but one of many pawns. Finding and killing the recruiter wouldn't do or change anything.
To answer your question, the little boy and the grandma…The older lady was Sang Woo’s mom remember? Last season, Gi-hun left her that suitcase full of money so she can take care of the boy, who is Sae-byeok’s little brother. ❤
Can we please remember that Front man previously won a game therefore he had more than enough to settle whatever debt he had and yet he still chose to disappear and become the front man?
Like the recruiter said, some people realize they have a knack for the games. Surviving and winning probably dropped him down to the VIPs level of mentality
I think there's more to the frontman than we think. His fixation with Gi hun for one... He sees a lot of himself in him. And he was living in a basic apartment, behind on rent after winning. He probably felt survivor's guilt just like Gi hun and went back to the games to stop it. He either 1. Gave up on humanity or 2. Realized the games will never end and became the frontman to ensure they're played fairly or 3. Is trying to destroy them from the inside.
Im not sure if anyones mentioned this already, but I just noticed that when Gi hun is leaving the North Korea office and crosses paths with the girl, she looks back at him cus she recognizes him as one of the winners of the game. The little details man
I was under the impression that this was her first time being a guard. Maybe I missed something, but if not, then that's not the case Edit: no, I'm wrong. I completely forgot her whole origin story, my bad. Good catch
I appreciate season 2 for shedding further light on something we never really got to see prior, how or why exactly people end up being part of the cryptic side of the pink soldiers and even the salesman/recruiter. S1 was about digging into the violence within players leading into desperation. S2 felt more like digging into the desperation within the game staff that led to their violence.
2:50 *"Happy New Years Everyone!"* "Please don't waste your money on gym memberships. Your fata$$ will never keep working out. Stop it. You do this every year. Just stop." The editor is just brutal lmao.
It is actually facts though if you really wanted to work out you aren’t gonna garner the real motivation to do so just because it’s a new year (you should still do it anyways tho)
Here's the thing: I think the recruiter did the whole slap game thing because he wanted to prove he was legit. Because if they beat him in the game, he gave them money and asked them if they wanted to win more; thus him giving them the card. Tbh I wouldn't be surprised if all of the recruiters did a child's game with a cash prize to convince people of joining the squid game. Im pretty sure its a preview of whats to come in the squid game. The slap was just the punishment for losing that game. In the actual squid game, the punishment is death. So the slap could just be a tiny version of death. The Russian roulette thing was basically to get rid of witnesses cuz he knew he was being tailed. He's just a messed up dude to leave the guy alive and leave him with guilt.
thisss, I think he plays and "gambles" with them to make it seem legit. And possibly see if they are "worthy" to recruit them into the games. cause at the end of the day, only 456 players are able to play for each Squid Game. If it was just given away to anybody, the symbols would make it too recognisable and would make the cops or whomever be suspicious of what is going on.* *like he could've given it to any of the homeless people we see at the park in episode 1
Not sure if the recruiter we see is the only recruiter, but I think they're wrong to think that Recruiter was the only one playing games like ddakji for his own sadistic entertainment. It's clear from the video on the screen when they call out ppl by name and their debts in S1 that ALL the players played ddakji as part of their recruitment. Here, hers is different because she's an employee. There is no game or pretense because she knows what's up. Has probably gone to work for them in years past, which is confirmed later.
Russian roulette was just his sick twist on things, I think. Tho it's very possible they sent him there with instructions to play a game, tho I don't think the front man would've wanted to risk Gi-hun accidentally dying so maybe not. I also think the homeless thing in the park was an assigned test to demonstrate how lost and greedy humanity is. Don't think the Recruiter did that as a side gig for his own enjoyment.
im pretty sure in season 1 they said that the reason they chose them was because they all were the type of people to chose money over their own dignity. Like if they had tried to recruit someone in debt who wouldn't play the game or even accept being slapped in exchange for giving up any money then that person wouldn't agree to be part of a game. Think about it while im sure alone he might have been able to recruit 456 people it would still be quite a feat within a few months just before the games start. Games are also ran yearly. They also always have footage on hand of the players taking the slaps. There must be more than one recruiter but this one recruiter is the one the MC would recognise and so he focuses his search on him and within areas he's sure he'd be in.
Also how u could tell she was a guard at the end is because they didn’t test her or play a game with her they just gave her a card I like how they show u what guards go through this seasons
I like to think, that all stuff with Halloween party and limousine at the door with Frontman inside was for Gi-hun personally and all other players were picked up at the street like in Season 1. Also I like the subplot with the woman and the girl in the park. And revealing, that she is actually a soldier in games is a nice twist, that can show us, how games go from their perspective.
Netflix's numbers has just come out for S2, has done a whopping 68m views in its 1st Wk easily beating Wednesday's 50.1m Wk 1 views record! S1 has also done an additional 8.1m views! For more context, the 2 biggest things on Netflix in '24 was the Paul/Tyson 'fight' with 46.6m views & Wk 2 of the Carry-On movie with 55.1m views.
they way all reactions have seen really question woo-seok After he said he wasn't doing it for money anymore is crazy. like sir got kidnapped, forced to play a deadly rock papers scissors game and watched a close person to him get murdered in front of him. like hell yeah me wanting money is gone its str8 revenge how was that questionable lol.
25:03 I still think the recruiter had to do something with the potential players to make sure they would be willing to suffer at least a little for money, but his superiors probably left it up to him and since the recruiter was sick in the head he just decided to slap them lol
8:52 that's not home girl's mom.... That old lady is the mother of the friend who survived until the end with mc and that boy is the younger brother of home girl
You guys are the best reaction channel fr. You are actually thinking when watching something and not just nodding and laughing. Also Sheera is always the detective among you three, lmao. She's always on the right track no matter which show you are watching
Brother most of the times she is wrong and something she guesses it right and you people praise her for it like she is some kind of prediction master It's honestly quite funny 😂😂
What is interesting about the amount of money he has actually used is that he has really only used it for basic needs, searching to get back into the game, and saebyok’s younger brother who she asked him to take care of. That is a different level of determination
Happy new Year 🎊🎊 Yaboyroshi and lupa and sheera was waiting for this episode too just saw the episode 1 last year haha and btw I hope u guys reach 1 million sooon love youuu guyssss !!!! 🎉❤
This homie should've just gone home to his child in the States 😂 He needs to release the game and move on😂 Bro been sitting in his revenge for 2 years! It's like trading one addiction for another
Let's not forget, Gi-hun is an idiot. He only won because of other people giving him the win like he's Ash Ketchum. That and he got lucky with the cookie. So it's not like he's some Grandmaster at Chess or anything.
yes she was from kdrama celebrity. also, she did that kdrama apocalyptic horror show called Sweet Home, together with Squid Game player here in season2 number 246.
8:38 that’s his friends mom from last seasons and the teenager is the girls brother he promised he would take care of it would be good to rewatch seasons one or the recap some little things come back to play this season
The recruiter actually had a genius way of recruiting players cause remember season 1 when he was trying to recruit gi-hun, gi-hun isn't actually buying it and telling him to fck off not untill he shows legit money and ask him to play with him if he win he'll earn that money then proceeds to recruit him to playing "The Game" so it wasn't him being just a dick but when he was offering the scratch paper or the sandwich, yeah that's him being just crazy.
I thought that depending on the color you chose when playing that game in the subway with the recruiter, determined the color of what kind of "contestant" you would be. So, if you chose the blue then you get a green uniform but if you chose the red then you got a pink uniform. I thought this was explained in the last season, people need money, so they put a system together that "helps" all who participates. The circle, square, triangle guards in those pink outfits for the most part are also participants.
While the recruiter is indeed enjoys playing psychopatic game, i think the slapping dakkji game is an official requirement.. because it served as a test to find people who really needs money
Welcome to the game....again
Its squid gaming time
blue lock when?
Blue lock
Replaying the game again.
You welcome
The revelation of the girl being a guard is done so well. I thought it was just a new way they used to bring in players bruh
bruh when I saw the pink suit my jaw dropped, they had me thinking we got a new contender
@@Cuunke *Not even a low circle rank worker. But a triangle ranked soldier.*
@@AzNightmare yeah, doing the most brutal job lol.
@@AzNightmarei think it has to do with her background in the military
When he said the pink is the jumpsuit colors I was gagged cuz I should have seen that shit 😭
They killed the Recruiter off early because the actor, Gong Yoo, is one the most expensive actors in Korea. You can see why, he’s incredible
WOW
What about the masked man and the main character? They’re pretty high profile actors too right?
Also I think it was good for the story. It's basically saying this guy that 456 was trying to find was nothing but one of many pawns. Finding and killing the recruiter wouldn't do or change anything.
I remember him from train to busan
@@sparx1599the front man is I don’t know about the rest
Gi-hun plotted for 3 years to get back just to get played by front man once again😭
And the Front man will play him in the games really well too😂
no don’t spoil it for them 😭
@@hanonafz6569 they don't read the comments, do they?
@@hanonafz6569they already finished in patreon
@@SansTheSkeleton_they probably already finish till the end considering they post early on patreon
Don't forget that the Frontman (In-ho) was invited to the Squid Game in 2015 and end up winning.
Yeah bet you he grooming home boy to be the next front man.
spoiler kinda**
i think the ending might possibly be the same case in where the mc becomes the frontman because of the last episode of s2
@@anthony-jx3npgi hun becoming the frontman?
To answer your question, the little boy and the grandma…The older lady was Sang Woo’s mom remember? Last season, Gi-hun left her that suitcase full of money so she can take care of the boy, who is Sae-byeok’s little brother. ❤
If sangwoo was alive he wouldn’t agreed to this lol
@@Sledge666 sangwoo pack 🍃
He asked Gi hun to take care of his mum, which he did.
Can we please remember that Front man previously won a game therefore he had more than enough to settle whatever debt he had and yet he still chose to disappear and become the front man?
Like the recruiter said, some people realize they have a knack for the games. Surviving and winning probably dropped him down to the VIPs level of mentality
I think there's more to the frontman than we think. His fixation with Gi hun for one... He sees a lot of himself in him. And he was living in a basic apartment, behind on rent after winning. He probably felt survivor's guilt just like Gi hun and went back to the games to stop it. He either 1. Gave up on humanity or 2. Realized the games will never end and became the frontman to ensure they're played fairly or 3. Is trying to destroy them from the inside.
@@Sthuthukile it's definitely not 3.
3 would have been done by now@@Sthuthukile
The front man might be il nam’s son.
Im not sure if anyones mentioned this already, but I just noticed that when Gi hun is leaving the North Korea office and crosses paths with the girl, she looks back at him cus she recognizes him as one of the winners of the game. The little details man
I was under the impression that this was her first time being a guard. Maybe I missed something, but if not, then that's not the case
Edit: no, I'm wrong. I completely forgot her whole origin story, my bad. Good catch
@@malachiatkinson7245wanna run it by me again, I'm slow
That detail didn't hit me till I watched it back in this reaction video. She recognized Gi-hun. They are going hard this season
I appreciate season 2 for shedding further light on something we never really got to see prior, how or why exactly people end up being part of the cryptic side of the pink soldiers and even the salesman/recruiter.
S1 was about digging into the violence within players leading into desperation. S2 felt more like digging into the desperation within the game staff that led to their violence.
Finally, somebody that understands the symbolism of the drawing and the fire. Good. Yes, she left everything behind burning it. Her soul and heart❤️
2:50 *"Happy New Years Everyone!"*
"Please don't waste your money on gym memberships.
Your fata$$ will never keep working out. Stop it. You do this every year. Just stop."
The editor is just brutal lmao.
You wrote this? Your mother brought you up very badly, poor silly racist.
13:05 lmaooo in all the years I’ve been watching this channel, I’ve NEVER seen Roshi make a face like that
nah he has sometimes
😂
Bro was cringing like crazy 😂
I think he did it while watching Everything Everywhere All At Once at the sound of Jamie Lee Curtis using a sharpie lol
2:49 why is the editor hating💀
He isn't wrong tho 😭statistically you're wasting your money (do it anyways tho you never know if you'll quit until you do)
they not hating it's just how it be fr
Ey I'm joining a muay thai gym so it's different this year! 😭
It is actually facts though if you really wanted to work out you aren’t gonna garner the real motivation to do so just because it’s a new year (you should still do it anyways tho)
Editor read me like a book😂
Roshi pointing out K drama actors like the Leo Dicaprio meme, "that's ol girl from uhhh, that's ol boy from uhhh..." 🤣 I be on that same ish.
Sheera doing that bunny dance has me weak
Here's the thing: I think the recruiter did the whole slap game thing because he wanted to prove he was legit. Because if they beat him in the game, he gave them money and asked them if they wanted to win more; thus him giving them the card. Tbh I wouldn't be surprised if all of the recruiters did a child's game with a cash prize to convince people of joining the squid game. Im pretty sure its a preview of whats to come in the squid game. The slap was just the punishment for losing that game. In the actual squid game, the punishment is death. So the slap could just be a tiny version of death. The Russian roulette thing was basically to get rid of witnesses cuz he knew he was being tailed. He's just a messed up dude to leave the guy alive and leave him with guilt.
thisss, I think he plays and "gambles" with them to make it seem legit. And possibly see if they are "worthy" to recruit them into the games. cause at the end of the day, only 456 players are able to play for each Squid Game. If it was just given away to anybody, the symbols would make it too recognisable and would make the cops or whomever be suspicious of what is going on.*
*like he could've given it to any of the homeless people we see at the park in episode 1
You guys are correct - the game of Ddakji with slaps for losing and big money for winning was used to qualify players and weed out others
Not sure if the recruiter we see is the only recruiter, but I think they're wrong to think that Recruiter was the only one playing games like ddakji for his own sadistic entertainment. It's clear from the video on the screen when they call out ppl by name and their debts in S1 that ALL the players played ddakji as part of their recruitment.
Here, hers is different because she's an employee. There is no game or pretense because she knows what's up. Has probably gone to work for them in years past, which is confirmed later.
Russian roulette was just his sick twist on things, I think. Tho it's very possible they sent him there with instructions to play a game, tho I don't think the front man would've wanted to risk Gi-hun accidentally dying so maybe not.
I also think the homeless thing in the park was an assigned test to demonstrate how lost and greedy humanity is. Don't think the Recruiter did that as a side gig for his own enjoyment.
im pretty sure in season 1 they said that the reason they chose them was because they all were the type of people to chose money over their own dignity. Like if they had tried to recruit someone in debt who wouldn't play the game or even accept being slapped in exchange for giving up any money then that person wouldn't agree to be part of a game. Think about it while im sure alone he might have been able to recruit 456 people it would still be quite a feat within a few months just before the games start. Games are also ran yearly. They also always have footage on hand of the players taking the slaps. There must be more than one recruiter but this one recruiter is the one the MC would recognise and so he focuses his search on him and within areas he's sure he'd be in.
Love Lupa’s laugh bro. Gets me every time 😭
bro same. Literally the best reaction channel…
Lupa is just too hilarious! his laugh got me rolling like the ONE PIECE laughs it’s funny af 🤣🤣
Also how u could tell she was a guard at the end is because they didn’t test her or play a game with her they just gave her a card I like how they show u what guards go through this seasons
“Oh my god oh my god Mickey Mouse is Mexican” I’m crying 😂
I like to think, that all stuff with Halloween party and limousine at the door with Frontman inside was for Gi-hun personally and all other players were picked up at the street like in Season 1.
Also I like the subplot with the woman and the girl in the park. And revealing, that she is actually a soldier in games is a nice twist, that can show us, how games go from their perspective.
Bro it’s been a minute since the upload how did u type all of this lol
@@Truck-Kun21My guess is he saw this episode before the vid got uploaded
@@randormico Or maybe they're a patreon member
Guys we're just 1 ep away from Thanos 😂😂😂😂
Netflix's numbers has just come out for S2, has done a whopping 68m views in its 1st Wk easily beating Wednesday's 50.1m Wk 1 views record! S1 has also done an additional 8.1m views! For more context, the 2 biggest things on Netflix in '24 was the Paul/Tyson 'fight' with 46.6m views & Wk 2 of the Carry-On movie with 55.1m views.
posting this on every reactors comment sections
Sheera dancing at 13:50 is what made me like and subscribe 😂
13:52 Sheera please 😂
She was so wrong for that 🤣
@Neymarjr-zr6yf IM CTYINGGGGGG LMAOO
they way all reactions have seen really question woo-seok After he said he wasn't doing it for money anymore is crazy. like sir got kidnapped, forced to play a deadly rock papers scissors game and watched a close person to him get murdered in front of him. like hell yeah me wanting money is gone its str8 revenge how was that questionable lol.
It's partly how after he said he wasn't doing it for the money. He then Looked directly at the money for a moment.
The new year message 😭
13:01 editor put the theme song 😂 I’m dead
I've read somewhere a cool observation that No-eul is good at wearing that bunny mask because she's been in a mask for 7 years (being a guard) 💀
2:43 not the note of Happy New Year lol but fr
25:03 I still think the recruiter had to do something with the potential players to make sure they would be willing to suffer at least a little for money, but his superiors probably left it up to him and since the recruiter was sick in the head he just decided to slap them lol
No, the slaps for losing because the candidates had no money to give if they lost. The slaps allowed them to keep playing
Fun fact: the main characters birthday is Halloween; meaning all of this happened on his birthday
8:52 that's not home girl's mom.... That old lady is the mother of the friend who survived until the end with mc and that boy is the younger brother of home girl
I'm like 99% sure the girl in the bunny costume was the girl with the baseball bat in Sweet Home
Also the sick girl's dad was the gangster. Me and my friend were joking that this season was the sweet home reunion 😂
tweaking and scratching my neck for that blue lock finale 😂
that and the bleach finale got me feining
Patience my guy
It’s scheduled for tmr brother lock in and read the schedule
Lupa entered his flow state if you know what I'm saying 😂
We acting like Rin stg
The Mickey Mouse clip 🤣🤣🤣 the editor is wild
Yeah? Xema just taking shots at us now? 😭😭 The whole chat just caught a stray with that New Year message. 😂😂
the recruiter had to test the players to see how far they would go for money and risk to pay back debt
You guys are the best reaction channel fr. You are actually thinking when watching something and not just nodding and laughing. Also Sheera is always the detective among you three, lmao. She's always on the right track no matter which show you are watching
Brother most of the times she is wrong and something she guesses it right and you people praise her for it like she is some kind of prediction master
It's honestly quite funny 😂😂
@@mortal_tulip Eh, from what I saw on JoJo and Squid Game, she was right, lol. I might be wrong but that's just what I'm seeing 🤷♂️😁
2:46 that new years message hurt my chest. Like damn its like that🦦
When I hear the "yea yea yea" part of the theme, it will be Sheera dancing from now on lol Happy 25 y'all
What is interesting about the amount of money he has actually used is that he has really only used it for basic needs, searching to get back into the game, and saebyok’s younger brother who she asked him to take care of. That is a different level of determination
Almost died choking on my food cus I was laughing so hard at the chappelle insert ( 7:53 ) that shit was toooooo funny 😂
Happy new Year 🎊🎊 Yaboyroshi and lupa and sheera was waiting for this episode too just saw the episode 1 last year haha and btw I hope u guys reach 1 million sooon love youuu guyssss !!!! 🎉❤
It'll be interesting to see how 456 handles the game as a previous winner
10:43 this show got my brother stressed. We’re only on episode 2😂😂
Smile demon got lupa trauma tracking "that's pretty traumatic" "Yeeaaah? smile demon?!" 🤣
This homie should've just gone home to his child in the States 😂 He needs to release the game and move on😂 Bro been sitting in his revenge for 2 years!
It's like trading one addiction for another
This is why I gotta watch yall reactions cause I watched this episode and I was lost in the sauce 😭
Let's not forget, Gi-hun is an idiot. He only won because of other people giving him the win like he's Ash Ketchum. That and he got lucky with the cookie. So it's not like he's some Grandmaster at Chess or anything.
7:45 same energy as that one jonin who came into the room talking about Itachi returning to the village, completely disregarding sasuke
BEEN waiting, yall gon LOVE this season
This is next level, loved every second of it!
Love the theme song playing every time Sheera would dance 🤗
yes she was from kdrama celebrity. also, she did that kdrama apocalyptic horror show called Sweet Home, together with Squid Game player here in season2 number 246.
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, you're right!! I didn't recognise her. It's A-ri!! 🤯
8:38 that’s his friends mom from last seasons and the teenager is the girls brother he promised he would take care of it would be good to rewatch seasons one or the recap some little things come back to play this season
itching for that blue lock finale😂😂❤❤ love yall tho
7:30 Almost the same vibe when a fan entered the WWE locker room
This season is so chaotic, especially with Thanos I can’t wait to see y’all’s reactions!
Amazing job, you always bring the best stuff.
2:48 I'm sorry but WTF LMAO, the bottom note 😂
7:58 Braincells linked activated.
Brain cell* (singular) it's split between them
How dare this platform hide this from me for 2 minutes
Another great reaction guys. I really appreciate your smart, insightful comments
One of the few that clocked on straight away 22:19
It's hilarious that the editor called me a fatass and that I won't work because I'd procrastinate which is what I'm literally doing right now 💀
It's hilariously meta that they had a confrontation at a Halloween party since real life Halloween parties now have SG employees walking around.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!🥳
Sheera clutching to the “ 👋🙎♀️👋” theory 😭
The shooter being the pink rabbit is very symbolic
7:58 LOOK AT THAT SYNC
Y'know Gi-Hun ain't messing around when he use that Mr. Han drip from The Karate Kid
The recruiter actually had a genius way of recruiting players cause remember season 1 when he was trying to recruit gi-hun, gi-hun isn't actually buying it and telling him to fck off not untill he shows legit money and ask him to play with him if he win he'll earn that money then proceeds to recruit him to playing "The Game" so it wasn't him being just a dick but when he was offering the scratch paper or the sandwich, yeah that's him being just crazy.
BEEN WAITING FOR THIS GUYS LETSGOO!!🔥🔥
The reveal that she was a guard was insane 😂 I didn't expect that
2:45 bro 😭
7:58 Yh no one wants to be that guy that brings the kid to reality 😂
Finally made it first love the channel guys and watch you for years. Road to 1 million
*EI* *O* *EI* *O* *EI* *O* IS MY FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK OF THIS SERIES
Also love that you pronounce Ghee-hoon properly, unlike 90% of other reactors
Happy New Year from Italy🇮🇹🎊
I thought that depending on the color you chose when playing that game in the subway with the recruiter, determined the color of what kind of "contestant" you would be. So, if you chose the blue then you get a green uniform but if you chose the red then you got a pink uniform. I thought this was explained in the last season, people need money, so they put a system together that "helps" all who participates. The circle, square, triangle guards in those pink outfits for the most part are also participants.
I think the slapping is mandatory because remember in season 1 they showed a montage of people getting slapped
Happy New Year to the gang and everyone else here!
That Dave Chapelle edit got me DYING I was not ready 😭
Wasn’t expecting Dave Chappell with that “omg Mickey Mouse is Mexican! 😫😭” that shit got me 😂😂
7:55 😭😭😭😭😭😭
yoshi aint have to diss me with tht side note 😂😂
Crazy thing I just found out the front man is storm shadow from G.i Joe, learn something everyday
Gi-Hun isn't playing no games when he shoot those targets
I am here for all if Lupasan's mental breakdowns LOL
He validates my feelings in all his reactions lol
That twist at the end was CRAZY!!
13:48 LMAOOOOOOOOOOO
7:57 That's syncronize.
Another great reaction guys, and Sheera.
Happy New Year my friends. I wish everybody the best for this 2025.
happy new year guys!! love ur vids🙏
I'm still shook about the Salesman being gone. He was so good.. and expensive lol
Our MC actually bought the hotel which explains why nobody complain about the noise, cause there's no neigbour
Happy New Year yall!❤😊can't wait for more reactions next year!😊
While the recruiter is indeed enjoys playing psychopatic game, i think the slapping dakkji game is an official requirement.. because it served as a test to find people who really needs money