As with most of the games there's always minor characters I feel very sorry for and this group from game 2 were no exception.
I think the actors just did a good job of making me feel bad for them, especially the guy doing the throwing and the guy on his left who did the ddakji. It was definitely harder having to go first and those 2 also voted to remain in the games so probably felt even more pressure as they were the reason their team was there (something I saw multiple Tiktok comments say was the reason they deserved to die).
Despite all the comical music it was a scene that did hit me harder than a lot of the reaction videos I've seen. Even though the anti-capitalist themes have taken a bit more of a backseat this season compared to season 1 (kind of understandable as that was the whole point of S1 so we kind of have it established and don't want to just re-tread the same steps) it's still rough watching clearly very desperate people getting forced to humiliated themselves and die for the crime of being poor.
I think the actors just did a good job of making me feel bad for them, especially the guy doing the throwing and the guy on his left who did the ddakji. It was definitely harder having to go first and those 2 also voted to remain in the games so probably felt even more pressure as they were the reason their team was there (something I saw multiple Tiktok comments say was the reason they deserved to die).
Despite all the comical music it was a scene that did hit me harder than a lot of the reaction videos I've seen. Even though the anti-capitalist themes have taken a bit more of a backseat this season compared to season 1 (kind of understandable as that was the whole point of S1 so we kind of have it established and don't want to just re-tread the same steps) it's still rough watching clearly very desperate people getting forced to humiliated themselves and die for the crime of being poor.