Her foil, the South Korean fail-daughter run-away, never seems to get much mention in these Big Brain YouTube screeds. In particular, the conversation they have during the Marble Game, in which they are both forced to recon with the fact that they are in a competition to the death despite having immense potential for a happy future life outside of the prison, is completely forgotten.

Consider that the North Korean ex-pat is desperately fighting to save her brother from the brutality of the soulless bureaucratic orphanage system. Meanwhile, the fail-daughter run-away is straight up nihilistic and suicidal - demonstrating how she was born with everything and yet has nothing to live for.

You really need to put your blinders on in order to get a "Captialism Is Good Aktuly" vibe off this show.