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the creature the old texts refer to as 'the unfathomable horror from beneath the shadows': [incomprehensible gutteral screeching]
me: please bear my children
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Come on, come on, don't leave me like this I thought I had you figured out Something's gone terribly wrong You're all I wanted
#the rookie#therookieedit#chenford#chenfordedit#tucy#lucy x tim#tim bradford#lucy chen#*#mine: gif#mine: the rookie#i need#to go#lay down
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I think I'm going to make people upset but let's go Do you think Gi Hun has grown in terms of character development? In my opinion, what bothers me most about round 6 is the lack of significant growth in gi hun because he doesn't seem to have lost several people in the first season he remains naive I expected an improvement or development from a person who has already won the games. I would like you to answer me, I love your analyses.
My dear anon, apologies in advance for what is sure to be a very lengthy responseā¦
I would like to say first that this is a tough question for me to answer with confidence since we havenāt seen season 3 and because it feels a little like a season 2A and season 2B situation.Ā
Iāve been working through scenes that Iām flagging in my mind for moments that should have raised red flags for Gihun but, from what weāre shown, didnāt. As I often tag ramble about, I do hold out some hope that he had legitimate suspicions of 001 and a loose backup plan. I have also noted that, interestingly, s2 does not have any of the flashback/realization scenes we were given several times in s1 and honestly, that feels very intentional? Like weāre supposed to notice itās missing (I also have thoughts about ADHD Gihun, but that may just be me projecting because Iām real familiar with the exact kind of lightbulb moments he has, lol). My hunch/hope is that the show has been misdirecting us to make us believe everything you just said about the apparent lack of character development.
Now, I do think there has absolutely been character evolution. I can understand fans not seeing it as ādevelopmentā, because I think we tend to think of character development as positive growth, but honestly, it doesnāt have to be⦠like a villain arc is still character development (just an example, I do not think this is a villain arc situation). I think instead of a lack of character development, Iād be more apt to call it a lack of ālearning his lessonā or a lack of apotheosis (the point of realization/epiphany).
If we view squid game as monomyth/heroās journey, heās kind of not to the point yet where that would have happened (because the end of S2 would be the abyss?). Now, am I certain that the story being told is a heroās journey? No, although I am somewhat confident.
Soā I'm working under the assumption that we have a heroās journey told in trilogy format. We have a LOT of comparison media out there⦠the Matrix, Star Wars, LOTR, among the most popular. What does the end of the middle installment of all of these have in common? Theyāre bleak af.Ā
Matrix: Neo unconscious, Agent Smith breaking into the real world
Star wars: Luke battlesĀ Vader and loses his hand/almost dies, Han encased in carbonite
LOTR: Gollumās betrayal, battle of Helmās Deep (a win but with an ominous warning accompanying it)
The psuedo trilogy structure is where I do feel slightly perturbed at netflix for passing off a split season as 2 separate seasons. With a ārealā trilogy, each component should be able to stand alone (like with 3 act structure-- set up-> conflict -> resolution) which is true of the examples above because the primary narrative conflict is actually resolved but super not true of squid game s2. Which means s2 and 3 combined could be the middle of the trilogy, with the mystery future season being the final part, but I donāt know that thatās in the cards.Ā
As an aside, we could just be totally wrong about the direction this is going in. Narrative arcs that involve the protagonist ālearning a lessonā isnāt a universal concept. I always think of James Bond movies (especially the older ones) as an example of a āflat arcā character, because like, if you sleep with her sheās probably gonna die James, didnāt you learn this last time? If youāre too reckless there will be consequences, didnāt you learn this last time James? Like. That guy never learns. Not every character learns from their mistakes. Do I think Gihun is ultimately gonna be a flat arc character? No. Is it possible? I guess, man, look at the world, anythingās possible!!
So, ugh, sorry thatās a ton of speculation and uncertainty that isnāt directly answering your ask, but I do think that any of these possibilities can explain what weāre calling a lack of character development because weāre just not at that point in the story yet.
NOW.
Personally, I do think that Gihun is very perceptive, and I hold out hope that he wasnāt as trusting and oblivious as weāre made to think. I also believe that even if that is the case, heād still have further to go/more development needed before he could actually reach the end of his journey. The reason for this (and I think one of the reasons people sometimes think of him as not smart) is the narrowness of his worldview. Not narrowmindedness, just literally not having broad knowledge about the world. Like not knowing where Pakistan was. Or not really getting that neither he nor the Frontman have the power to end what's happening because it is a symptom of a much larger, systemic problem. And in complete fairness to this sweet man, lack of perspective and a narrow worldview is an incredibly common flaw in people.Ā
So a few things that can be interpreted as Stagnation or Lack of Development:
Still a gambler: as seen in Russian Roulette and in going back into the game. Definitely risky, definitely reckless. He is like kinda suicidal though, so I donāt know that the underlying cause of this behavior is the same as it was in s1.
Still just out here trusting everyone: Yeah. Thatās what he does, though. He came right out and said it, he doesnāt do it because he thinks people are trustworthy, he does it because what else is he gonna do? Is this a dumb-as-shit approach that should be ācharacter-developedā out of him? Or is it a very important key defining feature of who he is as the hero of the story? I could go either way on that, tbh.
NaĆÆve/easy to fool: I donāt think he ever was all that easy to fool, I think he consciously chose to let a lot of things slide and/or second-guessed his intuition because people called him stupid and slow all the time.Ā
Things that I think are Character Development
Ability to Focus: Maybe Iām ADHD projecting again, but this guy was all over the place in the beginning of s1, now heās running a whole ass operation (maybe the medicine Mr Kim brought over was secretly adderall lol).
Leadership: Iāve said all along he just naturally exudes leadership, but he wasnāt really aware of it or comfortable with it in s1. In s2 heās really embracing decision-making (even if theyāre bad decisions) and seems comfortable being the one planning and leading, which is impressive.
So. To sum up a very very long answer:
I do see character development, if not the āhero finally learned his lessonā kind
I do still think itās possible that Gihun wasnāt quite as clueless as weāre shown, and Iāll cling to this delusion until at least June 27th lol
I think itās possibly too early in the narrative for his full revelation, anyway, but-
Part of why that feels āoffā is because s2 is missing the ālast Actā of the story it was telling (like donāt split a sequel in 2 and try to shoehorn it into a trilogy if itās not an actual trilogy please for the love of god it throws off the balance)
#nice human#anon#squid game#squid game meta#squid game analysis#characterization#character development#more capital T Thoughts about the narrative#i will say that everything i know about hwang dong hyuk makes me trust him to take the narrative and the characters exactly where they need#to go#is any of this at all accurate or am I just blinded by my unconditional love and devotion to the character#the world may never know#analysis
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Matthew 5:41 (NIV) - If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles.
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Week 138 (4/?)
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Hahaha!! Oh yeah? š¤£
I wonder how that convo would go... š¤š
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go to cups āØļø
All ready to go with you on your daily adventures! š§”
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#tattoos#tattoo flash#tattooed#traditional tattoo#flowers#flower art#flower tattoo#leaves#snake tattoo#snake#reptile#sod#system of a down#chop suey#noodles#to go#fast food
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#subway#subway creatures#coffee#starbucks#to go#coffee to go#coffetime#street fashion#fashion#coffee time#coffee lover
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Ready to be a local in Israel?
Learn the cultural and Hebrew nuances for ordering in a coffee shop in Israel.
#togo #coffee #languagelearning #foodie #hebrew
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Cody Foster White Red Chinese Take Out Box Glass Ornament EBAY TRUE HABIT
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Hello? Waiter? Yes I'd like one boyfriend who's completely uninterested in dating except in his favorite pillow so he tells me he loves me
#one Bel please#to go#my bed is only twin size but its okay we'll fit#he sleeps on my l me anyways so the bed only has to fit 1#even though I'm a bony fuck#this is peak of romance probably
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Christopher Citro | This Is Today | 2025-04-18........When the Mexican restaurant forgets your take out cutlery and you're in a hotel far from home, you improvise.
#christopher citro#art#photograph#photography#photographers on tumblr#artists on tumblr#citro#photo#daily photo#photo diary#this is today#photooftheday#photo of the day#original photograph#original photographers#april 2025#april 18#2025-04-18#eating#restaurant#take out#hotel#hotel eating#mexican food#fajitas#dinner#to go#food#no cutlery#improvising
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hot drink to go āļøš§”āØļø
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harryween???? harryween announcement??? harryween please???? spare a harryween????


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