Damn, Squid Game’s most glaring money plot hole might have ruined the Netflix show for me

I love Squid Game as much as the next Netflix addict, but after spending way too much time on the internet I find myself frustrated with what I deem a glaringly obvious plot hole: money!

As we know, Oh Il-nam started the Squid Game in 1988 using the money he had amassed as a business tycoon. He employed his fellow billionaires as the masked VIPs and they soon set out to entertain themselves by playing with the poor. Decades later, and presumably after 33 winners, we are introduced to the main character Seong Gi-hun who sets out to end the games once and for all.

Do they not have tax records in South Korea?

Now, here’s where my money issue comes in. After decades of buying private islands, elaborate set pieces, an armoury of weapons, and giant robot girls, surely the South Korean government is aware of what’s happening? Sure, you can explain most of the questions away with statements about corruption and high levels of secrecy, but that’s a little lazy.

You’re telling me that not once in the game’s 33-year history has someone made a mistake on a tax form? Filing too much or too little tax for your yearly bulk buy of geometric face masks with ID identification would surely be noticed.

Surely a few billionaires running around would raise some flags?

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As we know, a major theme in Netflix’s Squid Game is the wealth disparity between the classes which is drawn directly from real life. But again, each year a new billionaire exits the games with a ton of money and a whole lot of trauma. What do they do? Where do they go? Was the ending of season one hinting that the Squid Game masters ship them off to another country?

Why didn’t Seong Gi-hun link up with other winners?

I personally loved how the first two episodes of season two didn’t throw us straight into the Squid Game like in season one. Instead, we were offered a look at Gi-hun’s hectic life since leaving and how he was spending his money on elaborate security systems, hordes of weapons, and private henchmen.

Not to criticise, but it would have made more sense to find previous winners and combine their winnings to create a bigger bank of money. But no, he spent two years chasing The Recruiter around Seoul and watching him stamp on food for the homeless.

Though I’m obviously frustrated with the topic of money in Squid Game, most of my questions could be easily explained away in this year’s season three. Hopefully, it sheds some light on earlier renditions of the show and what happened to the winners.

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