#maybe more of a chase through different dimentions

[morningmask27]

replaying Ultra Moon right now, I've been reminded quite BRUTALLY of how fucking moronic the Lusamine plot is in this game compared to base Sun/Moon

[veeveenoceda]

my thoughts on daeho in season 3 of squid game (major spoilers)

thinking about how fucked it was that they handled dae-ho's character the way they did in season 3. maybe this is a hot take, but if you want to establish an antagonist they cant just become evil in like one episode. dae-ho is a character that supported the cast and contributed a lot to the story througout the show, him being used to further gi-hun's arc was fucked. dae-ho was meant to provide some?? introspection for gi-hun on his actions, and even such, killing him immediately was defeating the half-baked purpose they attempted.

erasing dae-ho's character from season 2 also pmo. we have established a strong character, and by ripping away core elements of it in favor of deception is CRAZY to me. how are we just going to say he's NOT a marine? where is the claim in this evidence, squid games? he could have faked a tattoo, sure, but given how he acted in season two, it makes NO logical sense for him not to be (this I could rant on about for ages). it completly strips away the complexity and beauty of the season two finale, and makes it feel cheap and shallow. this also churns dae-ho's character into a flat 1-dimentional version of himself, meaning that if you rewatch his actions in season 2, no more are they tied into a deeper sense of belonging and understanding that he never got in his father, moreso an endless chase for gi-hun.

yes, dae-ho wanted to fit in. this is not his only trait. he is strong, independent, emotional, and had a lot of complexity to himself and the way his backstory shaped his actions, dialogue and the world around him. to say that fitting in was his only motivation was an awful reduction of his character. to supress him to that in season three fucked me beyond belief.

i think mainly, it took away how it felt to struggle. dae-ho was real, and understandable character. dae-ho had seen major hardships, traumas, and pain. it caused him to seek comfort in others, the way a normal person would. it caused him to seek conformity, to seek refuge in others, to seek an end to his past by burying it in the games. to say that those elements of him never existed made no sense. I watched him struggle on screen with my own eyes. to erase his struggles physically hurt me. in favor of what? story progression? gi-hun's introspection? shock appeal?

trust me I think people notice when your character acts and is treated very differently by the cast from the finale of one season to the beginning of another.

how I mostly felt was that the vibe of his character quickly went from "this beautiful nuanced character is desperately pushing himself to the limits because of past events that happened to him (which are cited multiple times in the season) which causes his inevitable break in a scenario he was fighting to keep afloat in, leading to the inevitable downfall of the rebellion not on only his part, but the parts of others as well. this highlights the cast's lowlights, and shines a view on gi-hun's weaknesses as well, showing how quick he is to jump into something with little to no regard for consequences, which makes gi-hun's actions more understandable in the games as well through dae-ho's. dae-ho's character also highlights the instability and person by person dependency the games cause themselves, and the realistic expectations of what is to come in the aftermath, while not showing he is weak for failure, only that he is human." to "LMAO >< DAEHO SUCKSSS,, LUH BOI GOT SCARED BOI TS PMOO WHAT THE GURT OH BTW HES EVIL >< BOIS EVIL AND HATES GIHUN >< LMAOOO THE GURT"

i think that really shows how shallow and depriving the season is. it set the tone for how we can strip away nuance in favor of palitabilty. everyone wants a villain and a hero, why not strip someone of their core and force that role onto them? why take the time to set something up when shock appeal is all that matters?

dae-ho deserved better in season 3.