Squid Game 2

 

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Hi.

It's just another day until we say goodbye to the year 2024, and I ended it with the series Squid Game 2. We had to wait a whole three years for the sequel to the first series. I remember being so excited and can't wait while counting down the days to its release. The series was released on 26th December 2024, and I spent three days finishing it. Here is my take on the series.

The Cast

Ever since the teaser for the series released its list of the casts, my jaw dropped. It was filled with A-list actors adding to the already great actors from the first. However, it's not to my liking that they cast actors with sexual criminal records. I can't help but feel disgusted as these actors appear on the screen. They are Song Young Chan, Oh Dal Su and Lee Jin Wook. 

The Plot

The series started by showing how the lead, Song Gi Hun's lived after receiving the prize money and then worked with the police, Jun Ho, trying to break into the games. The lineup with big names sometimes made the plot a bit dragging as they wanted to highlight each actor. However, it was still okay. The overall plot was good as it gave nerve-wracking moments in each scene, especially during the games, I did get bored during the Carousel game though. Most sequel was not as good as the first show, but Squid Game 2 proved otherwise.

The Plot Twists

A standing ovation to the writers for good plot twists here and there during the series. Some of the plot twists that I was excited about were the revelation of the player 001, the character Kim No Eul and the revelation of the actor playing the superior.

The Ending

It sucks. I didn't read that it's going to have season 3 so I was expecting that the ending of season 2 would conclude the series. Instead, it left us with a cliff-hanging scene. Applaud to the writers too as it made us anticipate season 3 even more.

My rating: 8/10 ⭐

Have you watched Squid Game 2?

Till then,

Lya.