Planning to Retire Soon!

If you are planning to retire in the Philippines soon, I suggest you visit several excellent websites on pro's and cons of retiring in the Philippines. However if you want to retire in the provinces, where life is simple, standard of living cheaper, less traffic congestion and pollution, availability of fresh seafood and vegetables compared to the big cities, my island province is the place for you! If this is your first time in my site, welcome. Some of the photos and videos on this site, I do not own. However, I have no intention on the infringement of your copyrights. The photo above is the front yard of Chateau Du Mer- Our Retirement Home in Boac, Marinduque, Philippines

Friday, October 29, 2021

I Finally Binged on the Popular Netflix TV Series-Squid Game

I have been planning to watch Squid Game for the last 3 weeks, but did not have the time. The other day, I decided to watch Episode One and after two days I finished Episode 9- The last Episode of Season 1. Will there be Season 2?  I hope so!

Did I enjoyed it? Very much even though there are scenes of blood and violence. I just closed my eyes during the bloody scenes and exposure of human flesh and organs.

The ending is a little bit twisted and complicated. However, there are several articles explaining the ending leaving an opening for Season 2.    

https://www.techradar.com/news/squid-game-ending-explained-what-happens-next

In case you have not heard, Squid Game is now officially one of the biggest Netflix shows ever and it has penetrated the dominant discourse in a way that no show has since maybe Game of Thrones. 

Here's more detailed discussion on the ending, symbolism of the hero's dying his hair red and the prospects of Season 2. If you have not seen, the series, I highly recommend it. Just ignore the violence and the bloody scenes. 


The series follows several “players” recruited into a multi-day survival game. The players are drugged and transported to an island and forced to compete in playground games, with the winners advancing to the next game and the losers being shot, stabbed, plummeted, or killed in some other creative and gruesome fashion.

After six games, the winner is awarded the monetary amount assigned to everyone who has been killed—the final prize being some ₩ 45 billion.

At the end of the series, we learn several things about the game. We learn the game has been going on for decades and has featured thousands of participants. We learn one of those participants (and winner) is the Front Man, brother of detective Hwang Jun-ho—who he shoots and who falls off a cliff (fate unknown). We learn that the organizer of the games is in fact Oh Il-nam (No. 001), the old man. He founded the games with several wealthy friends after the group had become bored with their fortunes and wanted to have “fun.” For details of this series read:

https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/squid-game-ending-explained-episode-9/

 

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