If you are yet to binge Squid Game 2 then this might change the way you watch it.

The second season of the Netflix series follows Seong Gi-hun’s (Lee Jung-jae) journey three years after winning.

Remaining haunted by his experience of the deadly competition, Gi-hun returns to take out the evil organisation from within.

However, his revenge quest becomes complicated due to Player 001 Hwang In-ho (Lee Byung-hun), whose motives soon unravel.

Lee Myung-gi (Yim Si-wan), known as Player 333, makes his debut alongside fellow contestant Thanos (Choi Seung-hyun).

Yong-sik (Yang Dong-geun), or Player 007, also enters the games with his mother, Player 149 (Kang Ae-shim).

Meanwhile, police officer Hwang Jun-ho (Wi Ha-joon) is back for the second showing.

Now that the new season has been out for a few days, fans have come up with a theory online that the infamous Red Light, Green Light game is rigged.

As reported by Screen Rant, this is first noticed when Gi-hun is proven right when Player 196 is the first to die.

The second season of Squid Game is here (Netflix)

The fact a bee appears in an indoor environment to sit on 196 – which makes her move and leads to her death – all seems a bit sus.

“They obviously want the tournament to be a bloodbath, as that’s the entire reason the VIPs watch it,” Screen Rant explains.

“If the first challenge doesn’t kill anyone, that would be massively disappointing for them.

“And so, it seems probable that the bee is planted by the Games’ organisers with the intention of causing panic, and thus, more deaths.”

Squid Game 2 viewers think the game is fixed (Netflix)

Also without giving it away, the twist at the end with Player 001 could suggest that the whole thing is fixed.

People appear to be figuring this out over on Twitter, as one person tweeted: “You are meant to not win. If you win its cause they allowed it and it’s never with clean hands. Every game, environment, situation and detail in Squid Game is manipulated or rigged to bring players demise and suffering for benefit of the elite.”

“It seems the organisers of this game cheated. I don’t think Player 001 was in the ‘green light red light’ game. They rigged the vote like INEC #SquidGame2,” a second penned.

“Ok but is anyone else annoyed how seong gihun did not question player 001 at all especially when the LAST 001 player was literally the host of the f**king squid games LIKE YOU HAD TO HAVE SOME KIND OF SUSPICION AT LEAST??? #SquidGame2,” added a third.

A film writer has shared the best way to watch a non-linear Netflix series that can be seen in any order.

The eight-episode Netflix show spans 25 years and follows a group of experienced thieves who attempt to break into a vault for a $7 billion payday.

And in 2023, the streaming service shared the Eric Garcia-led anthology series on the platform, starring the likes of Breaking Bad’s Giancarlo Esposito, Paz Vega, Rufus Sewell and Tati Gabrielle.

(Netflix)

Titled Kaleidoscope, the beauty is that you can watch each episode in no particular order.

So, if you watch an episode and aren’t a fan, that has no baring on the rest of the series.

In theory, sounds pretty decent right?

The director said the plot is based on a sort-of true story, explaining: “After Hurricane Sandy, $70 billion worth of bonds got flooded in the basement of the DTCC, which is a large clearing effort that’s owned by a bunch of the big banks.

“To my mind, I was like, ‘Well, that’s a perfect coverup for a heist!’”

Garcia added: “Being able to move around and watch different orders gives you a different viewpoint on the characters. There are questions that are going to be asked in one episode that are answered in another episode.

“Similarly, there’ll be answers in an episode that you’re watching that you don’t even know are answers to something until you see the question when you watch another episode.”

Executive producer Russell Fine said: “When you watch Kaleidoscope, all the information is there to be able to connect the dots and know the story.”

If you’re interested, here’s the trailer:

What order should you watch it in?

Now, if you want to go against the grain and would like to know what the ‘best order’ to watch it in would be, film critic Keith Phipps (@kphipps3000) has got you.

Writing for Vulture, Phipps suggested that the order he wished he watched it in would be: “’Yellow’, ‘Violet’, ‘Orange’, ‘Green’, ‘Blue’, ‘Red’, ‘Pink’, ‘White’.”

Keith explained: “Here’s how I wish I’d watched Kaleidoscope: ‘Yellow,’ in which Leo assembles his ragtag team of misfits (which includes Paz Vega, Rosaline Elbay, Peter Mark Kendall, and Jordan Mendoza), is absolutely the best place to begin the story.

The beauty is that you can watch each episode in no particular order. (Netflix)

“The episode introduces all the major characters while leaving some details of their past and why they’re on the team in the first place in the shadows. It’s brisk and intriguing.

“Start there, then alternate “Violet” and “Green,” the two flashback episodes, with “Orange” and “Blue,” episodes that move the story toward the heist chronologically.

“Then watch “Red” and “Pink,” two episodes set in the aftermath of the heist. They’ll be a bit confusing but just the right amount of confusing.

“Then let “White” fill in the blanks and, ta-da, you’re ready to watch whatever’s next in your Netflix queue.”

Jim Carrey’s experience during 2000 classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas saw the actor ‘buried alive every day’ and it nearly led him to quit the film altogether.

They say that beauty is pain and it certainly turned out that way for Jim Carrey when it came to creating – well, perhaps not the most beautiful – but certainly the best festive film character of all time – in my opinion at least.

The hit sees Carrey take on the iconic role of the green, hairy – but ultimately warm-cheeked – hater of people (not actually Christmas).

It’s one of the actor’s best-known and loved roles to date – despite it criminally not having seen him win an Oscar as a result – however, it was a character he very nearly walked away from altogether.

During an appearance on The Graham Norton Show in 2014, Carrey opened up about taking on the role in Ron Howard’s adaption of the Dr. Seuss classic and why he turned around to Howard at one stage and said he ‘couldn’t do the movie’ anymore.

Jim Carrey really suffered for his art (Universal Pictures)

His decision to nearly quit the role? Well, it was all as a result of how getting into character of the Grinch involved Carrey sitting down for a staggering 3.5 hours each day to transform into the ostractized Who.

On the first day, the prosthetics and make-up even took a staggering nine hours to complete. And Carrey revealed that the experience ‘was like being buried alive every day’.

The actor even recalled putting his leg ‘through a wall’ in his trailer as a result of how bogged down and frustrated he became with the green get-up.

He added: “I told Ron Howard I couldn’t do the movie.”

However, producer on the film, Brian Grazer, ultimately came up with a solution – of sorts.

Carey had to do what now? (Universal Pictures)

Grazer called in a favor from a CIA operative who had experience in training agents in how to withstand torture – naturally.

Carrey then underwent a series of lessons with the operative learning ‘distraction techniques’ to help him get through feeling buried alive underneath all the greenery.

Carrey explained: “If you’re freaking out and spiralling downward, turn the television on, change a pattern, or have someone you know come up and smack you in the head, punch yourself in the leg, or smoke – smoke as much as you possibly can.”

The actor resolved: “So that’s how I got through the Grinch.”

Well, prepare to have a whole new level of appreciation for Carrey when you watch the festive favorite ahead of Christmas this year.

If you have a phobia, it’s always good to check on a film before blindly going in.

Whether it be arachnophobes and Harry Potter, clown haters and the IT films, or even Spongebob and people with the phobia that makes you afraid of holes – there are certain films that just are better to avoid.

In the case of a film Netflix viewers are saying is a 10/10 though, there is one phobia that if you have – you shouldn’t turn it on.

The film was widely well received. (Lionsgate)

The film in question is Fall, with a post in the Netflix Bangers Facebook group going viral.

Fall follows a pair of best friends who decide to climb a 2,000 foot tall abandoned tower, becoming trapped after the ladder broke.

Someone asked for reviews of the 2022 film, with viewers rushing to praise it.

One said: “Great movie,” while another added: “It was good with a great twist!”

The film was released to predominantly positive reviews, receiving 79 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, with a sequel being greenlit last year.

Stephen King, the master of modern horror, has even weighed in, saying: “Tight, terrific, and very, very scary. Reminded me a bit of Duel. Wish I’d written it.”

Despite this though, there has been one common comment for anyone looking to watch the movie.

Stephen King himself went on to reply to his initial review of the film to say: “Hint, if you suffer from Acrophobia, DON’T WATCH.”

Acrophobia covers those with an extreme fear of heights – to the point of being called ‘irrational’ in some definitions.

As someone who suffers from this, the premise alone of this film is enough to make my palms sweat.

In a subreddit on r/Horror discussing films people wouldn’t watch due to one specific phobia, one of the most common answers was Fall.

Try watching this film and not clenching every muscle in your body. (Lionsgate)

One comment read: “I don’t consider myself to have a massive fear of heights but Fall was so effective in making you feel queasy and anxious.”

Another commenter replied to this saying: “I don’t have any fear of heights, but Fall made my palms sweat for the entire runtime.”

If you’re thinking this is something Netflix is unaware of though, you’d be wrong.

When the film was added to the platform last year, they posted frames from the film saying: “Almost every single shot from Fall – a film about two women who get stranded after climbing to the top of a 2000ft radio tower – will make you feel a bit wobbly.”

Netflix was aware Fall would make people’s palms sweat (X)

They aren’t wrong, writing this article alone has been enough for me to go need a lie down in a very low place.

If you’re afraid of heights, beware Fall – it may be a great watch, but don’t say we didn’t warn you.