Netizen’s Review: Squid Game Season 2 Leaves Fans Furious With Subpar Ending; calling it “total waste of time”

The long awaited one Play octopus Season 2 landed on Netflix this week, only to leave fans seething with disappointment. What was expected to be another gripping installment of the South Korean dystopian thriller instead sparked outrage, with many labeling the season a colossal waste of time. Furious viewers flooded social media, venting their frustration on X over what they considered an underwhelming and infuriating finale.

One netizen wrote: “I can’t believe season 2 ended on a damn cliffhanger!!!!!! I watched the whole season only to have me waiting for the next one… Should have just made this season one few episodes longer and finished the series.” Others echoed the sentiment, describing season 2 as “half a season” and advising other fans to wait for season 3. “Just hang in there until s3 is out. I don’t really feel the excitement that I felt from s1. The first two ep ‘s are good, but I skipped a lot of scenes. It feels like they dragged on this season,” wrote one viewer. “Don’t until season 3 comes out. Complete waste of time. The final episode does NOT feel like the finale of an entire season.”

Critics also pointed out pacing issues, with complaints about filler scenes and a lack of the emotional grip that made the first season so compelling. “It feels like they wanted more games because of the popularity of these video game remakes. What you probably expected from s2 will actually be like the last 30 minutes of the season,” another disappointed fan noted. I feel like it’s just a teaser for season 3… until the final season is released, season 2 will remain absolute garbage,” was another opinion.

Map of season 2

Play octopus Season 2 follows player 456, Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) and detective Hwang Jun-ho (Wi Ha-jun), along with Lee Byung-hun reprising his role as the mysterious front man, bringing an unsettling intensity, that remains a hallmark of the series. Gong Yoo also makes a comeback as The Salesman, along with a few new faces, including North Korean refugee No-eul (Park Gyu-young), henchmen Woo-seok and Mr. Kim (Jun Suk-ho and Oh Dal-su) as well as former crypto-influencer Player 333 – Myung-gi (Yim Si-wan). The season also aims to delve further into Front Man’s troubled past and his fraught relationship with Jun-ho, but has fallen short on this front according to disappointed watchers.

Despite the backlash, the cliffhanger has undeniably set the stage for a highly anticipated third installment. While Play octopus is no stranger to leaving his audience wanting more, this time it might have been a little too much.