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AWFUL.
Wasted the set-up of season 2, copied "The platform"s ending but in worse.
Literally, the ending did not make sense. It didnt have to be a "the baby or gi-hun" and in order to get story to that in that last game, all the deaths were super forced. Characters didnt make sense anymore. It was stupid.
If they wanted to sacrifice Gi-Hun, they couldve done so by making a final game something where no matter how things turned out, only 1 person would survive from the beginning or just kill him off at a less expected time. Because once again, this was more than predictable.
Not to forget: the baby came out of nowhere. It shouldnt have been written into the story. And if they did, then at least make it obvious you had planned to since the beginning of season 2. With such a popular and big series you would at least expect them to plan 2 seasons properly and use some foreshadowing.
Also, the attempt at making gi-hun into a morally grey character was more than terrific, also how fast he switched up to being the good guy again. It felt rushed, as if they didnt have time for moral dilemmas and character depth.
But hey, at least they had symbolism with the entire baby ending right? Yeah no, if its not executed well, you cannot even appreciate that or the thought behind it -- it just all felt cramped and forced. Thats the best summary I can give for this season.
Also, what even was the sense behind the policeman side story? If they left all of that out and only did small clips, they probably even wouldve managed to write a more fleshed out story. But then again, maybe that was on purpose a filler to get the extra 2 seasons and more money.
In summary: i wish i hadnt watched this. In my mind the series ends after season 1 and Gi-hun did something from the outside world in collaboration with the police and his money to save other people going through the squid games. Wouldve been a great narrative: a new main character and squad for the squid game perspective and something actually useful happening from the outside world perspective through gi-hun (instead of policeman storyline. They couldve even worked together).
That being said: Netflix, if you need somebody to rewrite season 2 & 3, contact me.
Literally, the ending did not make sense. It didnt have to be a "the baby or gi-hun" and in order to get story to that in that last game, all the deaths were super forced. Characters didnt make sense anymore. It was stupid.
If they wanted to sacrifice Gi-Hun, they couldve done so by making a final game something where no matter how things turned out, only 1 person would survive from the beginning or just kill him off at a less expected time. Because once again, this was more than predictable.
Not to forget: the baby came out of nowhere. It shouldnt have been written into the story. And if they did, then at least make it obvious you had planned to since the beginning of season 2. With such a popular and big series you would at least expect them to plan 2 seasons properly and use some foreshadowing.
Also, the attempt at making gi-hun into a morally grey character was more than terrific, also how fast he switched up to being the good guy again. It felt rushed, as if they didnt have time for moral dilemmas and character depth.
But hey, at least they had symbolism with the entire baby ending right? Yeah no, if its not executed well, you cannot even appreciate that or the thought behind it -- it just all felt cramped and forced. Thats the best summary I can give for this season.
Also, what even was the sense behind the policeman side story? If they left all of that out and only did small clips, they probably even wouldve managed to write a more fleshed out story. But then again, maybe that was on purpose a filler to get the extra 2 seasons and more money.
In summary: i wish i hadnt watched this. In my mind the series ends after season 1 and Gi-hun did something from the outside world in collaboration with the police and his money to save other people going through the squid games. Wouldve been a great narrative: a new main character and squad for the squid game perspective and something actually useful happening from the outside world perspective through gi-hun (instead of policeman storyline. They couldve even worked together).
That being said: Netflix, if you need somebody to rewrite season 2 & 3, contact me.
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