Good Bye to All That: Squid Game

This week on Good Bye To All That, Michael T. Ford III is joined By Nina Perez of Podcast Fandom to discuss Netflix's global phenomenon, Squid Game, starring Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, and Jung Ho-yeon as cash-strapped individuals who accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games for a tempting prize of 45.6 billion won, but deadly high stakes.

Show Topics discussed include:

- Nina's experience with the series as a "binge" reviewer as she sought to stay ahead of spoilers while covering the show episode by episode.

- Squid Game's impact on social media.

- The show's decision to give players the opportunity to opt out and give audiences an insight into why the players ended up opting back in.

- Jun-ho's undercover investigation in the B plot, and how that allowed us to see the game from the other perspective.

- The role of alliances and betrayal, and how it came to a head in the heartbreaking 6th episode.

- Mi-nyeo's role as the wildcard character, and why she may have been underappreciated by the audience.

- The terrifying Fifth Game and why the VIPs were the worst.

- The enigma that is The Front Man, and the questions raised by his role as former winner.

- Player 1 and his irrational love for tug of war strategy.

- What we'd like to see in the second season of Squid Game.

- Other Korean dramas that viewers who enjoyed Squid Game should check out.

You can follow host Michael T. Ford III on Twitter and check out his Racial Draft Podcast and various MCU review podcasts on the Racial Draft Podcast Network. Also, check out his written review of Marvel's Eternals over on Murphy's Multiverse!