Squid Game Season 2

Not as good as season 1

Overall watchable.
Comments about the story:
1. Main cast is really dumb or stupid? Does he forget in season 1 player no 001 was also the mastermind? In this season he innocently without any slight doubt 10000% trust the other no 001 player that he just met? giving the ammunition to him too! How dumb is he??

2. In the first place what's the logic of getting back into the game and trying to kill the management? First of all the place have many restrictions, does the players lost their common sense and without a background trying to kill the professional killer on their own? They outnumbered yet bravely (or I say is stupid) to try to breakout (face palm)... If they steal weapons slowly hide the weapons and disguising as the soldier that is another story which is smart, but the way the writer write this season 2, make the whole character, especially the main character looks very dumb beyond measure.

And also game wise even though he was there 3 years ago doesn't mean the whole game will be the same???

Honestly the story is really out of logic that make you want to throw brick at them.

And also he will always survive? on the last episodes the friend died on his place instead...

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The veteran actors truly delivered outstanding performances.

SPOILER ALERT! READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!

Acting-wise, it was great. But as a viewer, I felt like something was missing, though I couldn’t quite pinpoint what it was. According to other reviews, Season 2 focused more on the games rather than the backstories of the players, unlike Season 1. I think maybe they will reveal more in Season 3?

In terms of the games, I’m glad they introduced new ones in Season 2, except for one that seems to have become a trademark of Squid Game. As for the new characters, hmm… for me, they didn’t have as strong an impact compared to the ones who died in Season 1. Season 1 was still more exciting to watch.

I recommend it mainly because it’s the second season of Squid Game. Plus, it’s a quick watch—only seven episodes, with a special Episode 7.5 to help explain why Season 2 turned out the way it did.

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general review

Overall, I really liked it. It's very entertaining. I really loved it until the ending ruined everything. That ending simply wasn't good, and I know they did it for the third season, but leaving such an inconclusive ending after waiting three years isn't what we deserved. That aside, it was good, not to mention the acting, which I thought was very good. Excellent actors(the actor of player 100 no) and plot. Another thing to mention is that I would have liked to see more of the recruiter and Jun-ho, more of the latter considering that he is of utmost importance to the plot and I feel that they could have taken advantage of him a little more.

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Great cast but it's missing the wow factor as season 1 had.

Finally, we got another season. I was so looking forward to it. I loved Gong Yoo as the recruiter; he portrayed the role perfectly. I liked all the new characters, especially TOP, as he weirdly brightened the atmosphere of the drama. My favorite characters were Sung Hoon and Kang Ha Neul.

The drama did not have the same wow factor as the first season. Maybe because I knew what to expect. It was nice to see them add new games and that Player 001 joined the game. Also, I did not really like Player 456's obsession with the man in the black mask, as it became a little annoying.

Overall, it's a good watch, and it will be interesting to see how they end it.

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Thrilling but not flawless

Squid Game Season 2 delivers another round of twisted, high-stakes challenges with jaw-dropping production design and inventive games that keep you hooked. Lee Jung-jae and Lee Byung-hun shine once again, anchoring the chaos with commanding performances. The moral dilemmas remain compelling, and the show still has plenty to say about greed, desperation, and the cost of survival.

However, the pacing stumbles in the first few episodes, and some side plots feel more like filler than substance. A few new characters lack the depth that made Season 1’s ensemble so unforgettable, and the emotional punches land softer this time around.

Even so, the tension, style, and sheer spectacle make it a gripping watch. Season 2 might not match the lightning-in-a-bottle magic of its predecessor, but it’s still a bold, thrilling continuation that fans will devour—red jumpsuits, ominous music, and all.

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Unfinished Sequel - Unfulfilled Potential

Was this almost unnecessary?
Absolutely
Did I still watch because continuity and Wi Ha Joon?
Absolutely

The set up was right there after season 1 for sure, but there was also no real need to have another season, let alone two. But I still watched it because despite my progress with not torturing myself by watching things I don't want to in the name of continuity, I thought this would be good. I liked the first season, why not this one

The seven episodes started out incredibly serious in episodes 1-2, started getting this comedic undertone in episodes 3-5, and by the time it got to 6-7, it was a joke. The tone was serious, but the plot was a joke.

The initial set up of wanting to take down the game from within the game is a pretty bad one by the way, Gi Hun was the winner last time and knows the game inside and out. For someone who knows how it works, he sure made a lot of decisions based on the humane nature of the participants. And for someone who knows that the people controlling the games can see literally everything and manipulate it as they wish.. he really didn't think anything through.

That's the problem with this season, the core concept just feels all wrong and what it relies on instead is the bread and butter of season 1 - getting you emotionally invested in the characters. The new cast is awesome, so many wonderful and endearing characters (amongst the usual jerks because I guess there always needs to be characters as the opposition within the contestants, because meta I guess) and they are one of the few reasons I'm looking forward to season 3.

The returning characters as well, written pretty well. Gi Hun is battered and scarred from the last games and it shows, his only intent the entire time is to make sure the games end and to protect as many people as he can. This kind of backfires (see: section that talks about the bad writing), and we're left on a cliffhanger.
Jun Ho is used very sparingly despite being a lead and that choice is very paradoxical because the way they've written the series makes sure that his character can't do much. He could've if they'd changed the plot accordingly at certain points, which I hope they do in the sequel.
In Ho aka The Front Man had the best development this season, at least for me. Not in terms of character or anything, in terms of playing a role in the plot and I'm definitely curious how they'll take that forward.

There isn't really much to say until season 3 is out because I hope the plot can recover from the kind of dive it took in the last couple of episodes. I don't know how they're going to do it, but I hope for our sakes and theirs that they actually find a way to end the game because even with Wi Ha Joon, this doesn't need a fourth season.

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This season was better than the first season

Maybe it's an unpopular opinion but I liked this season more than the first season.

In this season I liked the characters more and I also felt a lot more connected to them than in the first season. The games were also better and for me this season was more exciting to watch.

I really loved cho hyeon jus character and thought that she was such a badass.
I also liked seong gi huns character more in this season than in the first season.

What I also liked is the fact that some of the players finally fought back the masked people and that they nearly got to the control center.

One thing that pissed me off was that seong gi hun didn't figure out that the front man was player 001 and that they didn't figure out that the captain of the ship is also a traitor.

All in all, I was really satisfied with this season because for me it was an interesting, exciting and good watch.

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Lost it’s spark, too rushed

It’s no secret that I was never the biggest fan of squid games season one, but watching the second season, I finally came to appreciate the first season in its entirety. I strongly believe it should’ve been a show with a single season… but of course they couldn’t not take such a big opportunity to make money.

In the first season, everything felt so… well, real: the characters and their struggles were so intense yet realistic. Now the first mistake this season makes is introducing too much characters. How am I supposed to get invested in a character if their struggles are never shown? Secondly, the real world scenes of these characters were basically not there??? Why??? The second episode of the first season may have been boring to some but it was so freaking important for building the character and impact of their unavoidable demise.

Now, I cannot say that the cast isn’t immensely talented and that there aren’t some great cinematographic moments (not as great as the first season though) but it’s just… rushed.

Okay I’m tired of ranting about this show but just watch the first season and leave it at that. Otherwise the whole show will lose it’s impact and that really sucks.

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A bit disappointing but still enjoyable to watch

This season still manages to keep you curious and intrigued, but not as much as the first season. This season was completely fine, it wasn't bad, but it also wasn't that great.

A bit too much exposition in the beginning that were a bit too obvious. I get that they need to tell what happened between this season and the previous one, but the dialogues were a bit unnatural. I did really like the first episode tho. It was fun to see them chase the man with a suit and also build his character a bit more. The rock, paper, scissor game was very tense to watch.

Still, I think they could have shorten the first two episodes a bit. The introduction was a bit too long and took away time for characters to be developed inside the game.

I think the story with the cop and his crew was very lacking. Also the plottwist with the boat captain not being on their side is something I figured out in the first episode. Just a veeery obvious twist. So obvious that I can't even call it a twist. Also, why would they trust this random fisherman so much?? Like they have a whole crew and also so much money to spend on this search. Why not just hire a captain and have better boats? This whole side story made me annoyed and frustrated.

I also found it a bit annoying that the main character did not think about that there could be a mole in the game (like in the first season). I feel like that is something he would consider.

Something that I missed in this season with the games was the clever solutions to them. The last season the games were very suspenseful, but it was also fun to se how they would solve them and what clever ideas people had.

There were some interesting new characters this season, but unfortunately they did not have that much depth and emotional impact compared to the first season. I found myself not caring super much about them, except for maybe a few of them. One of my favorite new characters was Cho Hyeon Ju (No .120), but I also kinda wanted to know more about her. Still I found her character interesting.

Speaking of Cho Hyeon Ju, I think the show did a pretty good job at portraying a transgender character. (There have been a lot of opinions and debate about having a cis male actor for this role, which is another topic, but only focusing on the actual written character I thought the show did a pretty good job.) I have never seen a transgender character in a Korean media before so it was very nice to see that kind of representation especially for me that is a transperson myself. I liked that she actually got to be a character and also not just a stereotype for the show to ridicule. Maybe my bar for representation is really low, but I was happy to just see a transgender character exist in a show. One of the scenes that I liked the most was when Hyeon Ju was talking about how other transgender women in Thailand was so beautiful and then Kim Young-mi said that she already thinks that Hyeon Ju is beautiful :,)

This season overall lacked the pure dread and emotional impact of character death that the first season managed to capture. The first season had high stakes and made you fear which characters would survive. I did not have that feeling watching this season. I thought it was kinda obvious who would survive.

Overall I think the first season worked better because it had a lot more mystery to it. It made the viewer curious and wanted to know more. It also had a good balance in showing the survivors in the game, but also showing the cop discover behind the scenes stuff about how the games are being managed. This season doesn't have exactly the same balance. Sure we got to follow one of the soldiers, but it actually doesn't contribute that much. Like we already knew from the previous season about the corruption within the management of the games and how a secret organ harvest is happening. I would have liked to see more new stuff and discover more about the actual games and the facility.

I did like when they finally actually fought back. Like finally something new and interesting is happening! It made me curious about how things would progress, but that progression also kinda happend too late. This season mostly felt like a build-up towards the next season.

The production is very good, just like the first season. The soundtrack and actors are also great.

Overall, the first season was definitely better but I still enjoyed watching this and will be watching the next season as well.

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Good season but…

After watching this season 2 this is my review :

Why release a Season 2 that only covers half the story and then make us wait for Season 3?

I think this decision annoyed a lot of people, and I’m one of them. Literally, Season 2 and 3 could have easily been combined into one single season of 10-12 episodes. I really don’t understand why they chose to split it in two, especially with such an important scene.

The story is good, but not as memorable as Season 1. This time the goal is to save people and find out who’s really in charge. The people are still as stupid as ever they see that he knows the games but decide not to believe him. It’s honestly so dumb.

That said, the games themselves are really good. I was pleasantly surprised! The new protagonists are solid too.

The parallel story with the guards is also very interesting.

The cop who’s still looking for his brother makes sense, so that’s fine.

Overall, it’s a good Season 2, but it could have clearly ended the series in just 2 seasons instead of 3.

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