The following article contains major spoilers for Season 2 Squid gameincluding the last episode.
New Squid game It’s a very cautious season of television in general. But you can understand why: With the weight of expectation that comes with building on such a massive cultural behemoth, creator Hwang Dong-hyuk largely opts to reboot hit songs, taking us — and series hero Seung Ji-hoon (Lee Jung-jae) — back into the game after… Two introductory episodes to introduce us to it Squid gameCharacters. (We’re also introduced to a few new faces, who often end up as a staple of the World’s Deadliest Game Show.)
But then again, what could it be Squid game He is? It’s in the title. Aside from the obligatory Red Light, Green Light, there are a host of new challenges that will surprise everyone. It seems a bit strange to describe poor people who have been tricked into participating as “contestants,” but this season in particular has the feel of a fictional reality series, albeit one with deadly consequences: it features all the big characters of a season of… Big brotherThe tear-jerking personal stories and colorful, camera-ready sets. More than last, this season feels like a direct parody of reality television — both its charms and its harms.
The main plot thrust of this season concerns the efforts of Ji Hoon and policeman Joon Ho (Wei Ha Joon) – who was revealed to have survived being shot at the end of Season 1 – to bring down the game. It is an impossible task from the outside due to its secrecy. No one even knows where the island where the events take place is. Which is why Ji Hoon allows himself to be kidnapped into the game for a second time, and once again takes on the ID 456. But there’s a big twist in revamping the challenges themselves: the menacing front man (Lee Byung Hun) also puts himself in the game, and takes on the ID 001, ostensibly to stop Gi Hoon. -hun. Look, this is all very melodramatic and silly, but it adds a welcome touch of suspense to a season that could otherwise feel like an empty rerun.
