We watched the finale of Squid Games, The reality challenge last night. I had no idea that we coincidentally ended up watching the last episode as rest of the world did - i always thought this came out way earlier. Anyway, the reality show part of this sounds fun but its so drab because there is literally no one that you can connect or cheer for. Add to it, 3/4 of the “games” are just so random and involve people just voting each other out its just pointless. The amount of time the show spends on banter between people vs actual games is just laughable. I finished the entire season over two nights just by fast-forwarding all the banter and focusing only on games.
The concept of a reality show based on the TV show might have sounded fun on paper but it does not translate well at all. The thing with the show is you kinda always follow a singular character so you know no matter what this character is going to go all the way. The fun is really the how. I wish that if there is a next season, they start off with the winner - and then lead the audience through how this person actually won. I think it would be far more fun than watching 400 odd people dwindle to 2 with zero investment in any particular candidate.