Allie

I remember being ecstatic watching this for the first time, and I still think it’s good. The main issue with this season is the feeling that we’ve seen all of this before, just better. All of the elements from the past season are still good, but aren’t as strong. I also think something it struggles with is that it doesn’t flesh out the characters’ stories as well as the first season. We know they’re all here for money, but we aren’t made aware of the specific reasons. The characters simply aren’t as compelling as the first batch, and there are way more. My favorite characters were Gi-hun’s team pretty much. Gong Yoo’s cameo was one of the best parts.

Favorite Episode: Bread and Lottery (S2E1)
Standout Performances: Gong Yoo, Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Park Sung-hoon, Kang Ha-neul