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“Squid Game” Season 2 is now streaming, and a few viewers are taking challenge with the sophomore installment of the hit bloody Korean Netflix present.
“The second season of Squid Game is a thorough letdown,” wrote a critic for The Hollywood Reporter, including, “Season two simply doesn’t work.”
Collider‘s equally unenthusiastic overview learn, “You can see the plot twists coming a mile away even when a new game is introduced and if you don’t, the show flashes lights in your face to make sure you’re prepared for the incoming twist. It often feels like the show is afraid its audience might not understand what is going on, so everything has to be spelled out.”
They added, “By the time the season reaches its ending, it feels like a lot of time has been wasted on repetition.”
“Just finished season 2 THAT S–T WAS TERRIBLE IM CRYING,” one viewer wrote on X, previously Twitter.
They added, “all of the elements from the first season GONE there’s no emotion, substance, and all the games had no thrill or stakes in it #SquidGame2.”
“SquidGame2 is so underwhelming likeee WHAT WAS EVEN THAT its lowkey so messy and all over the place,” one other viewer complained on X, whereas a 3rd stated, “I didn’t wait 2 years for this.”
Viewers additionally complained that there have been “too many characters” who weren’t launched correctly.
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The Guardian gave it a equally tepid overview, writing, “It struggles to find its purpose…What a shame it takes so long to get there though.”
The Telegraph in contrast the second season to “a difficult second album from an overnight pop star.”
The sleeper hit collection first premiered in 2021 and have become the most-watched present in Netflix historical past, with over 2 billion hours seen.
Season 1 of the survival horror thriller was about Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) and different determined cash-strapped individuals who compete in a secret contest of video games, attempting to win a prize of over $30 million whereas preventing to outlive the brutality.
“Squid Game” is now streaming on Netflix.
