Squid Game Season 2

Squid Game Season Two: A Gripping Continuation of Desperation and Deception

Squid Game Season 2 continues the gripping narrative established in the first season, diving deeper into the psychological and social implications of its deadly games. Picking up two years after Seong Gi-hun’s (Lee Jung-jae) victory, the season explores his transformation from a desperate player to a vengeful seeker of justice against the shadowy figures behind the Games. The character arcs are notably more complex this season. Gi-hun is portrayed as a haunted man, driven by guilt and rage, which adds depth to his motivations. The introduction of new characters, including those who operate outside the Games, enriches the storyline and provides fresh perspectives on the moral dilemmas faced by participants. The performances, particularly by Lee Jung-jae and Lee Byung-hun (as Hwang In-ho), are commendable, showcasing their characters’ emotional turmoil and evolution.
The initial episodes focus on Gi-hun’s quest for revenge rather than immediate participation in the Games, which offers a refreshing change of pace. However, some critics argue that these early episodes feel like filler before returning to the familiar structure of deadly competitions. Once Gi-hun re-enters the arena as Player 456 again, the series regains its momentum, blending thrilling action with poignant commentary on wealth disparity and societal issues. While Season 1 was heavily steeped in satire regarding capitalism and class struggles in South Korea, Season 2 shifts towards a more personal narrative centered on vengeance. This change may dilute some of the original’s biting critique but allows for exploration of new themes such as healthcare inequality and moral ambiguity among both players and guards.

Overall, Squid Game Season 2 successfully expands upon its predecessor while introducing new elements that keep viewers engaged. Although it occasionally struggles with pacing and thematic consistency, it ultimately delivers a compelling continuation of Gi-hun’s story that leaves audiences eager for more and also as Season 2 concludes, it sets the stage for an even more intense third season. With unresolved plot lines and character fates hanging in balance, fans are left eager for what lies ahead in this darkly captivating saga.

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Dumb and Boring

What a letdown. After a successful Season 1, this was a mess with it's unintelligent, run of the mill, with no concrete story line and just flying by the seat of their pants. My biggest problem was our hero Seong Gi Hun, who realized that the money he won was blood money. He wanted revenge against the rich who exploited the plight and desperation of the poor and used them as blood sport for their own amusement.

Ge Hun had tons of money at his disposal but he's dumb. Couldn't he come up with a better plan than hiring a few thugs to look for his enemy? After all, he was up against a group of very wealthy individuals with so much power and influence, who hid behind their veneer of respectability. a cruel thirst for blood lust, regarding the poor like cockroaches they can stamp on for entertainment.

If I were him, I would have hired experts to identify each and everyone involved, their family, their concubines, every little detail of their lives and then, coerce them and their loved ones into participating as contestants in the squid game. That will be the ultimate revenge.

This 2nd season gave me the impression that it came from the imagination of an amateur who just copied and pasted parts of season 1 and called it season 2.

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A brutal reflection on reality

Despite what others are saying, this is exactly how I would've expected season 2 to go. In fact I predicted it, in conversation with friends that it would be an eerily similar story. The action sequences were exciting, although I do admit there were some dull moments that dragged on and on so I just sped up the video a little.

Gi Hun goes to such lengths to prevent repeats of season 1, begging people to leave the games, pleading on his knees, but no one listens. He tries to save people in that first game, but to no avail, the deaths playing out in parallel to the first games. I couldn't see any other way for it to play out.

These games are supposed to reflect capitalism, how the rich look down on the struggles of the poor, and see their battle for survival as some form of entertainment. They promise riches for the 1/456 who manage to succeed. Preying on desperation.

The side quest with Jun Ho was also rather necessary, despite others thoughts. He's trying to bring to justice these people, but they're always two steps forward, prepared for every move by planting one of their own in Jun Ho's midst. It is reflective of the real world, how the rich and powerful often evade being brought to justice by the common folk, by killing witnesses and whistleblowers, or by simply foiling their plans by planting moles.

The presence of moles paints a direct parallel with the games and the real world, as Hwang In Ho takes up the identity of Oh Young Il, destroying Gi Hun's last chance to reach the control room. There is some dramatic irony in this as we the audience obviously know the identity of player 001, but Gi Hun doesn't and we are left to despair as he comes to trust 001 all over again, not putting two and two together. (Could've been avoided if Jun Ho had just shown him a picture but where's the fun in that lol)

However this season also brought to light who the soldiers are and what they do. The fact that these soldiers are likely in similar positions to the participants if No Eul is anything to go by. They are however offered a different job, thereby becoming class traitors. This is backed up by the recruiter saying he had come face to face with his father in the games, before shooting him.

All in all season 2 was rather enjoyable, with rather tense moments that had my heart racing. Many of the characters were rather lovable, even Thanos was rather amusing to watch. I admit I don't know what to expect for season 3 now, and the direction it will take, but I look forward to the final act.

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the hate squid game s2 is getting is LITERALLY UNNECESSARY!

I'm sorry to be saying this but I am PISSED.
this season, for me, was PERFECT. like ima be defending this season w my life fr 🙄
I love the cast sm!!! My glorious king im si wan (⁠●⁠♡⁠∀⁠♡⁠) (i hate how he did NOT get enough screen time..) so lets talk about how this season is getting unnecessary hate and complaints.

i heard of how people were unable to form a "bond" w characters like they did in the first season bc there wasn't enough story ?? like bro then tell me why I was absolutely bawling over ha jun. maybe y'all are just .. sigh yk.. forget that this is just a show. The main point lies in the acting which all of the cast NAILED.
I love how there was a variety of characters and we had a little bit of everything. Also Top was a silly goofy guy who added eccentricity to the show.
the acting of all the actors is literally phenomenal

I liked the pacing and story of this as well. Like yk you'd expect the games and plot to be stagnant and like similar but the games are so diff 😭😭? which makes it all the more exciting cuz you rlly dk what to expect when you thought you knew what was gna come!! LIKEEEE TRUST ME, I DIDNT EXPECT TO BE LIKE SO ANXIOUS SINCE ITS BASICALLY US REWATCHING THE GAMES, BUT LIKE TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, MY HEART WAS POUDINGGGG AND I HAD MY HAND ON MY MOUTH FOR LIKE EVERY. OTHER. EPISODE.
it keeps u on edge, truly.
that's it honestly. i don't want to spoil anything.
I hope this gets to as many of you. and y'all give s2 a chance instead of just going for online reviews and thoughts of others.

ofc aagin this is my opinion but I'm ALWAYS defending ts wit my life<3.

enjoy!!!! 7h welll spent!

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Go in w/ low expectations & leave w/ even LOWER ones ?

I encourage you to experience the disrespect in person, pookie. Although, as long as you go in expecting Squid Games: lost at sea from the dollar bin, it's not completely terrible or unwatchable. It has the same flavors but with a weird aftertaste; like the raw grittiness of the original got watered down somehow.. too many chefs in the kitchen? (or maybe not enough..) I mean granted, we get hit with new faces with celebrity casting (like OMG- T.O.P.??!) and new games, but it's not enough to distract the viewer from the elephant in the room feeling of "ok... then what?". The old bells and whistles are "..cute" and all, but it's hard to not feel let down or robbed lol. My advice is go in expecting it to be a dark comedy just so the end doesn't feel like such a hard slap in the face. Bless xx

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A Season of Disappointment

What was the point of this season? Honestly, I couldn't tell you. Each passing episode led to more and more boredom. The last episode was exciting, but that is a given because it's a setup for the last season. They handled this season in typical Netflix fashion, it could've be one season. I'm sure the final season could have easily been meshed into this one.

The story was weak. It was all filler. You're introduced to new characters, but barely. just enough to fill up time. It takes forever to get to the actual games. There's more time spent with random nonsense than being back in the game. They could've built the entire second season into 2 episodes of the final season with everything you do actually learn from the seven episodes.

The new characters, albeit a short time of getting to know them were WONDERFUL. They had a selection of great actors and they really brought their characters to life. You immediately hate who you're supposed to hate and love who they convince you to love. The portrayal of these characters are perfect. If ever we're told, "I originally had *insert actor here* in mind for this character" it'd be an immediate no for me. I couldn't imagine these characters being portrayed by anyone else.

The music is the same as Season 1. A focal part of the show, but nothing too memorable and keep on repeat.

I would rewatch the season again, but only go to through both seasons before the final season releases. Other than that, I'd easily skip this season.

Overall, once the fluff is over with, you spend the last four episodes in nostalgia over what made the show such a big impact three years ago. You learn about new characters, why they're there and the thought process of their desperation for the money. It's a great show overall and the new characters are great, but the delivery of this season was terrible.

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Not even worth my single yawn

So boring that I had to skip through just for the games. Looking at it made me realize that s1 was actually decent enough plot-wise. So bad that I don't even wanna add it to my watchlist. Brainrot is more interesting than this season 2. Totally unnecessary drag to milk money from the original AND complete plot WHICH actually had engaging side-stories too (as compared to this atleast) But that still DOESN'T cross out how its prequel rose to popularity for no apparent out of the world reason cause of tasteless people with fomo who would rather jump on the bandwagon to OVERHYPE the ORDINARY than search for SOMETHING actually worthy of praise.

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Enjoyable, but falls short to its preceding season

I don't mean to offend anyone and I'll keep it short... This is just my personal opinion, but there's nothing really special in this season for me. It's still enjoyable to watch, but not exciting. I found some things to be quite expectable as well, plot-wise.

As for the characters, aside from the main ones from S1 and Hyun Ju (for what the character is, what it means/represents), I felt they pretty much lacked some serious depth. I didn't feel any special connection with them or felt invested in their stories. Actors like Im Si Wan, Kang Ha Neul... It seemed like they were just there to fill the plot and maybe attract/retain viewership.

I would say the most interesting bits of the season might be the possibility of In Ho being Il Nam's son (he said his son is allergic to milk and In Ho said he doesn't drink milk) and that No Eul might be Sae Byeok's relative/sister (both from North Korea, both having "Kang" as family name, one's name meaning "sunset" and the other "dawn").

Like someone said, maybe this season really is just a filler for S3. I hope S3 will be quite better than this one, if not better than S1. Otherwise, I honestly think that it will just be Netflix trying to "milk the cow".

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Was it really worth waiting 3 years?

No, but don't misunderstand me was it bad no was it super good no it was a bit in between. Although season 1 was super good, season 2 could really take an example. They were better off ditching the old cast completely. Don't get me wrong the new cast is good too. we have for example; a pregnant woman, old lady, mother and son,... but they could still bring in a new cast to play new games. there were a total of 3 games of which we already knew 1 (green light, red light) and 2 new games (Mingle) and (Six-Legged Pentathlon) if you ask me which game I liked best, I would say the Six-Legged Pentathlon was the most fun. because Mingle's sound already gave me a bad feeling. what had a major disadvantage was that there were so few new games. The entire first season featured six deadly games in nine episodes, while season 2 featured three deadly games in 7 episodes. The first was a repetition which I found very long-winded. each episode lasts about an hour which I thought was okay. I was able to watch this series in one day. I still advise you to watch these 7 episodes because there will be a season 3. Hopefully we don't have to wait 3 years for that. Thank you for reading this far and I hope I was able to help you.

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