‘The squid game’ has been, indisputably, the great audiovisual fiction of recent weeks. Quickly becoming a global phenomenon, an inexhaustible source of controversy and the most watched Netflix series of all time, ‘The Squid Game’ is not without its flaws either. Some as obvious as his 17 biggest gaffes that we are going to review next:
1- Players with two identities
Throughout ‘The Squid Game’ there are countless players who change their sex or identity depending on the scene. It is not something that only happens with 061, as it also applies to 222, 239 or 336, among others. The continuity manager was not very inspired at this point …
2- TOP SCRERT
‘The Squid Game’ is a Korean series and it is clear that his command of English is not the best in the world. Good proof of this we have in a moment of the third episode in which the word Secret appears misspelled.
3- The changing umbrella
The indications on the shape of the umbrella change. Sometimes they coincide with the one you will have later in the cookie test, but other times the silhouette is different and much more affordable for the players …
4- 1897
More than 100 years working in the glass factory? Everything points to a misprint and that there should actually be 1987 and not 1897 …
5- The date of birth of the protagonist
When Gi-Hun enters the password to withdraw money from his mother’s account, he uses 0426, clarifying that it is his date of birth. Come on, April 26. But later in the file that the organization keeps of him, it is said that he was born on October 31 …
6- The triple identity of 365
We have already commented that there are several players who have two identities throughout the series, but it is that number 365 has three, as we see in the image above. The same also happens with the number 088.
7- ¿87 or 17?
In the seventh episode there is a point in which player 17 appears as number 87 on the information screen for the VIPS.
8- resurrected players
There are several players who appear as dead in the first episode that reappear later, such as number 307, which appears as deceased on the pilot information screen and then we can see him in the background at minute three of the second chapter. With 29 and 210 it happens similarly, they tell us that they are dead in the first game and then they even end up beating the second game.
9- The Magic Mask of the Leader
When the leader of ‘The Squid Game’ removes his mask in the eighth episode, it is seen that he is wearing a support so that he holds without falling, but just seconds after he puts it back on and unless he has put glue, and it does not look like a good idea, now she can stand alone …
10- The missing battery
In the second episode, Sang-woo leaves his cell phone to Ali to make a call. When taking it, we see that it is connected to a battery that the character played by Anupam Tripathi also takes, but when returning it there is no trace of that battery.
11- The magic card at the police station
When Gi-hun tries to report what has happened to the police in the second episode, he hands the card with the phone number to an agent, who has it in his hand just before calling and when he magically changes the card. it stops being in your hand to be on your desk.
12- The infinite battery of the mobile
The detective who is trying to expose what is happening on the island carries an iPhone that has been widely commented on by some fans of the series. The reason is that it lasts for several days without turning off even though we see him using it on several occasions -and surely many others that are not shown- and without any sign that he has recharged it. Well, maybe the battery that Ali didn’t return to Sang-woo magically ended up in his possession …
13- The protagonist eating air
At minute 15:04 of the third episode, after a while of chatting while they eat, Gi-hun puts the cutlery in his mouth completely empty for no reason – he still has a lot of food left -, most likely it was not planned to be see on screen.
14- Where has the fourth marble gone?
At minute 30:58 of the sixth episode, Il-nam wins a bet saying that Gin-hun has an odd number of marbles. It is correct, since it has three and reveals that it had bet four. The error comes when it is time to pay the bet, because Gin-hun gives him the four marbles bet, but in Il-nam’s hand suddenly there are only three, what happened to the fourth?
15- The missing VIP
In the seventh episode, one of the VIPs is knocked out after trying to get past the undercover detective, but no mention is ever made of him again. In fact, during the sixth game there is no sign of him and it is hard to believe that the rest of the VIPs let that happen like nothing …
16- The debt
Gi-Hun participates in the squid game because he is gripped by debt, but then we are told that he does not touch the prize money for an entire year. How then do you get rid of the physical threat of your creditors? Has no sense…
17- Two phones for the price of one
In the final episode of ‘The Squid Game’ we see Gi-Hun using a Samsung S7 mobile phone, but later at the airport he appears with an older model, more specifically the Samsung S3.