Top 10 Worst Decisions in Squid Game

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Dive into the most mind-boggling decisions that left us facepalming in the world of Squid Game! From betrayals and trust issues to fatal mistakes that changed everything, we're breaking down the moments that had viewers screaming at their screens.

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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most exasperating moments

00:13from Squid Game where one bad choice ruined everything.

00:17There are spoilers ahead for both seasons of the show.

00:20You have been warned.

00:26Number 10.

00:27Trusting Sang-woo.

00:38Let's get the obvious out of the way first, shall we?

00:41Cho Sang-woo, played by Park Hae-soo, was conniving yet pitiful and frustrating all

00:46at the same time.

00:58For most of the game, there was no conscience behind his glazed-over eyes.

01:02It wasn't surprising, therefore, that he repeatedly resorted to manipulation.

01:07Just a tad disappointing is all.

01:09By misleading his allies in the honeycomb game, betraying Ali during marbles and murdering

01:15Sang-woo abandoned his chance at a clean exit.

01:28Sure it helped him advance to the final round, but his selfishness ultimately cost him his

01:32life.

01:35Number 9.

01:36Judging a book by its cover.

01:48In group games, most of the players have a default principle for picking teammates.

01:52They want strong men, even when they have no idea what games they're teaming up for.

02:08So naturally, women are usually at an instant disadvantage.

02:13In season one, Han Min-yo is constantly shunned, to the point that she doesn't even have a

02:17partner for marbles.

02:19What could have been a disqualification ends up as a blessing as she is given a free pass

02:23to the next round.

02:28Similarly, in season two, Cho Hyun-joo, a trans woman, and Jang Geum-ja, an elderly

02:37lady are looked down upon during Six Legs.

02:40Yet both end up being crucial in their team's triumph.

02:43So who's really the loser here?

02:55Number 8.

02:56Not clocking the fishy captain.

03:05If you've watched your fair share of K-content, you probably noticed that Captain Park is

03:09played by renowned, albeit disgraced, actor Oh Dae-su.

03:20Regardless of his controversies, his seniority suggests he probably did not join the cast

03:25to simply be a skipper.

03:27So it really doesn't come as a shock when he betrays Jun-ho and his crew.

03:34What is baffling, however, is how easily Jun-ho trusts him and reveals the most important

03:39details of his exploration mission.

03:47One could argue that Park deliberately misleads him and keeps the game's authorities informed

03:52about his every move.

03:54Perhaps that's why Jun-ho is always at the wrong place at the right time.

04:03For a police detective, he didn't really have that good of a hunch.

04:07Number 7.

04:08Underestimating the salesman.

04:19Squid Game Season 2 is set into motion when Gi-hun manages to find the salesman with the

04:23help of two loan sharks turned lackeys.

04:25He is stern in warning them against dealing with the maniac on their own.

04:35However, the cash reward makes them lose their judgment and they proceed to apprehend him.

04:42What ensues is a shamefully easy two-to-one fight, which ends with Gi-hun's men playing

04:47rock-paper-scissors-minus-one to the death in the salesman's lair.

04:57The children's game is combined with Russian roulette, leaving one offed and another shaking

05:03in his invisible boots.

05:04Well, if it isn't the consequences of your own actions.

05:19Number 6.

05:20Jung-bae not exposing number one.

05:28One of the biggest jaw-dropping plot twists in Season 2 of Squid Game is when the frontman

05:32is revealed to be player one.

05:43It elevates the suspense of the show while also hearkening back to Oh Il-nam from Season

05:471.

05:48Now, we do understand that the whole season builds up to a will-he-won't-he, however,

05:53it was undoubtedly a careless decision for Jung-bae to not tell his teammates that the

05:57man snapped a fellow contestant's neck in cold blood during the mingle game.

06:07This would have certainly raised a red flag, at least for Gi-hun, who strongly opposed

06:12bloodshed outside the games.

06:23Jung-bae tries to reveal this information a couple of times, but always decides against

06:27it or is interrupted.

06:33Number 5.

06:34Dae-ho abandoning the riot.

06:40In the final episode of Squid Game Season 2, Gi-hun and friends stage a coup against the

06:44soldiers to end the game for good.

06:46However, there are too many variables for it to go smoothly.

06:50One of them is Dae-ho, an ex-Marine.

07:00As loud and imposing as he appears, Dae-ho, whose name he says means Big Tiger, is possibly

07:06traumatized from his experience in the military.

07:14So when he's sent back to the player's room for ammo, he chooses to quit the mission and

07:18hides in a corner, terrified of the battle raging outside.

07:28The move proves detrimental to the uprising, as Hyun-joo is forced to return to base to

07:33do his job for him.

07:34Number 4.

07:35No-eul joining the guards.

07:37As badass as she looks in the pink uniform, North Korean defector No-eul digs her own

07:42grave by joining the soldiers.

07:57She may be the perfect killing machine, but doesn't derive sadistic pleasure from it.

08:02When she sees player 246 during red light, green light, she's unnerved by the thought

08:06of potentially having to shoot him, knowing his daughter is sick.

08:10Meanwhile, she's also getting on the officer's bad side by ensuring the eliminated players

08:14are actually dead to try and end their suffering.

08:24On top of that, the officer seems to know about her dangerous past in North Korea.

08:29Essentially, she's trapped and might have it worse than the players.

08:33That's why you read the job description carefully, everyone.

08:40Number 3.

08:41Jun-ho hiding In-ho's identity.

08:56Deep breaths for this one now.

08:58Let's remember what a dreamboat Jun-ho is and forgive him for one of the gravest blunders

09:02in the show.

09:03Early in season 2, Gi-hun asks Jun-ho if he had seen the frontman's face while undercover

09:07as a guard.

09:08Unsurprisingly, he says no.

09:15At this point, Gi-hun, quite logically, assures him that killing the frontman is not his solution

09:20to ending the game.

09:21Still, Jun-ho insists that he doesn't know who the frontman is.

09:25What's vexing is if he had just shown him In-ho's face and explained his situation,

09:29maybe Gi-hun could even get him out.

09:31Clearly, big bro is fighting his own demons.

09:38Instead, Jun-ho opts for a pointless detour that helps no one.

09:47Number 2.

09:48Gi-hun's plan.

09:49Gi-hun's attempt at overthrowing the guards was the first chink in the game's armor.

09:53For that, he deserves his kudos.

09:58Still, he could have come up with a better plan considering he had three years to work

10:05on it.

10:06Despite the resources at his disposal, all Gi-hun had for a ploy was a GPS and a dental

10:11implant.

10:13Moreover, his very strategy to change the game from the inside appears rather flawed.

10:19He wasn't the savior he thought he'd be.

10:21Rather, in the age of influencers and conspiracy theories, social media, if not the police,

10:27could have brought more attention to the murderous island.

10:36Mysterious disappearances, battles royale, bringing down the bourgeoisie, the internet

10:41hive mind would go ham.

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10:59Number 1.

11:00One More Game

11:08A recurring theme in Squid Game is that of gambling one's life away.

11:12The hope of winning big is what keeps the players coming back for just one more game.

11:16What they don't realize is that the game has always been rigged.

11:23In season 1, the contestants manage to quit but are drawn back in for another round.

11:28In season 2, they get to vote after each game but still can't leave.

11:32The chaos inside is somehow more consistent and ordered than the horrors haunting them

11:36outside.

11:37Yet, it is undeniable that every time they choose to stay, they are making the worst

11:42decision of their lives.

11:52The same goes for Gi-hun, who picks one more game over his daughter, regardless of his

11:57noble intentions.

12:04Which Squid Game moment had you pulling your hair out?

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