Squid Game 2 Review – Round 2 is Bigger, Better and Bloodier

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This review pertains to all seven episodes ofSquid Game 2.

There’s no telling which Netflix titles will become the next worldwide sensation. It happens seemingly randomly.Tiger Kinglanded at the height of the Covid pandemic, bringing levity to a time of fear and uncertainty.Stranger Thingsperfectly channeled 80’s nostalgia at a time that audiences were clambering for it. The exact reasoning for the immediate success of 2021’sSquid Gameis a bit harder to pin down. With seemingly universal praise it became one Netflix’s biggest hits and now, three years later, it’s returned for a second season.

Set three years after Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) won the deadly games, he has been haunted by the bloodshed and the lives lost. Using the vast fortune he won as a prize for his survival, he has spent years trying to track down those responsible for the games in order to bring justice to those who died. But to do that, he must take the ultimate risk and voluntarily become a contestant once again.

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The review

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The biggest challenge of a successful first season of a series is the follow-up. This is especially challenging with a series as focused asSquid Game. The majority of the story centers around the games themselves and these games are the biggest draw for audiences. So how do you approach a second season? Do you rehash the same plot and return to the deadly children’s games that made the first season a hit? Or do you try to do something new that expands upon the lore? WithSquid Game 2it’s a bit of both.

Audiences are taken back to the island to watch a new batch of unsuspecting contestants risk their lives through a series of silly games. But rather than being a simple rehash, the show uses the momentum of its first season to springboard its follow-up to new and exciting places. Seong Gi-hun is not the same person we remember from three years ago. There are elements of his former self that carryover, but the trauma of his experiences have reshaped him as a person. It’s the type of character arc that justifies the three year gap between seasons.

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Just like in the previous season, the claustrophobic setting and an array of different personalities pose just as much of a threat as the masked men with guns. Some characters are complex and others feel like generic caricatures, but each of them serve a purpose to the series’ overall development. I’m sure few people are tuning into the South Korean thriller for the dialogue, which is more often than not, poorly written exposition, but a likable lead, striking action set pieces and a compelling story kept me captivated.

There’s a brutality to the new season that feels far more visceral than its predecessor. Of course the original was brutal, but this one is even more so. It’s a blood-soaked thrill ride that’s gripping from start to finish. So much so that I binge-watched the entire season in a single sitting, and not once felt bored or tired of the experience.

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IsSquid Game 2worth watching?

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Squid Game 2is the best thing on Netflix this year. It, much likeBattle RoyaleorThe Hunger Games, uses our fascination with reality and competitive television to build a world of greed and desperation. It doesn’t exactly feel realistic, but it never feels too far-fetched either. It requires us to use our imagination and suspend our disbelief, but never crosses over into the realm of fantasy. Fans of the first season are in for a spectacular treat.

All episodes ofSquid Game 2are now streaming on Netflix.