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Season 2 – Squid Game

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Hundreds of cash-strapped contestants accept an invitation to compete in children's games for a tempting prize, but the stakes are deadly.

Michael Ordoña

San Francisco Chronicle

Season 2 is smart, provocative and twisted. It deepens characters, steps up the action and moves the story forward while retaining the first season’s dark absurdity.

Dec 27, 2024

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Melanie McFarland

Salon.com

This time Hwang needn’t linger too much on the games themselves, instead cutting more deeply into the psychology driving desperate people to wager their lives on a chance for easy money.

Dec 26, 2024

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Rebecca Nicholson

Guardian

For all of its unevenness, particularly as it is warming up to the proper action, there is one big twist that really works, though whether it is distinct enough from what happens in the first series is unclear.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 26, 2024

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Vinamra Mathur

Firstpost

Gong Yoo is still the star of the show who brings a certain amount of energy and gravitas to the show.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 26, 2024

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Radhika Seth

Vogue

Granted, it’s slightly lacking in the emotional gut punches of season one, but it more than makes up for it with its boundless, sadistic imagination, relentless brutality, and a refreshing, deeply unserious kind of mischievousness.

Dec 26, 2024

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Meghan O'Keefe

Decider

Squid Game Season 2 may not be as innovative as Season 1, but it’s still fantastic TV. Hwang Dong-hyuk doubles down on his philosophy that humanity is sick, but worth saving.

Dec 26, 2024

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Jack P

thanos and sir sir sir sir

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/27/24

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James J

If Game Of Thrones season 8 had a baby, it would be Squid games season 2.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/27/24

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Muhammad Atif R

Season 2 is smart, exciting, and full of twists, keeping the dark and strange tone of the first season. It explores the characters more deeply and focuses on why people risk their lives for money, rather than just the games. While the start feels a bit slow, a big twist makes an impact, though it’s a bit similar to the first season. Why is the ending of Season 2 so unclear, and what might happen in Season 3 or future episodes?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/27/24

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Alixandro M

Mucho mejor que la primera temporada. Solo queda esperar un año para ver el final.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/27/24

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Spike D

The first half of the season is much tighter than the second, which seems a little more interested in setting up for a third season than in delivering on its own merits, but it's still the best anticapitalist TV show around right now.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/27/24

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wiliwala G

Literally the worse season. The main character is braindead, making people lose their lives cause of his “BIG PLAN”. Can’t deal with the stupidity of the main character

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/27/24

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Aired Dec 26, 2024

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