Limited Perspective

Something that spoiled the experience somewhat is the casual attitude of some of the characters, especially the main character, Gi-hun. In between the games, he interacts with other players almost like they are actually playing real children’s games for no stakes, instead of playing for their lives. Before many of the games, his demeanor seems to veer far toward, hey, let’s all go out and have fun. More than once he pleads to the guards that one of the other players is in some kind of medical distress, as if they would care. I am not talking about his extreme kindness to many of the other players. To me, these are his best moments. They reveal who he really is, especially his interactions with the old man. But many of the in-between-games scenes seem so dissonant. Like, do these people not understand the stakes? Have they not been here the whole time? The husband and wife team were especially puzzling. I want to make this a flaw and ask how the creators of the show could miss this. But