When we get into the actual games, the smash-kit K-drama finds its feet. But it spends far too many episodes dragging its heels extremely painfully. Series three must do betterOne of Hollywood’s many bad habits is the bloat caused by splitting a story in half in a bid to double the profits (cough, cough, Dune and Wicked). Squid Game was always a perfect one-series story. Gambling addict Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) became Player 456, a desperate man who attempts to pay off his debts by taking part in a twisted underground fight-to-the-death competition. He beats the odds by surviving every one of its potentially fatal playground games. When it first appeared, it was horrifying, it was thrilling, and its satirical edge – which examined capitalism and class in South Korea – was clever and acidic. The world took to it in vast numbers.That it became one of Netflix’s most successful, and therefore most profitable, series of all time placed it in a creative bind. Inevitably, it was renewed...
The main idea of the review is that while the second season of Squid Game has exciting moments when it delves into the deadly games, it ultimately suffers from excessive padding and unnecessary length.
The reviewer feels the original story was perfectly contained, and expanding it into a multi-season arc leads to drawn-out plotlines. They express disappointment with the pacing and suggest that future seasons need to improve in this regard.
The main idea of the review is that while the second season of Squid Game has exciting moments when it delves into the deadly games, it ultimately suffers from excessive padding and unnecessary length. The reviewer feels the original story was perfectly contained, and expanding it into a multi-season arc leads to drawn-out plotlines. They express disappointment with the pacing and suggest that future seasons need to improve in this regard.
