‘Squid Game’ season 2 hit as viewers say series has ‘lost its edge’

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Season 2 of “Squid Game” is now streaming, and some viewers are taking issue with the second installment of the gory Korean Netflix hit.

“The second season of ‘Squid Game’ is a thorough letdown,” wrote one critic The Hollywood Reporteradding it “simply doesn’t work.”

Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun in “Squid Game”. AP

Collider‘s similarly unenthusiastic review read: “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 game . twist. It often feels like the show is afraid its audience might not understand what’s going on, so everything needs to be spelled out.”

It continued: “As the season comes to a close, it feels like a lot of time has been wasted on reruns.”

Jo Yu-ri as Kim Jun-hee in “Squid Game.” No Ju-han/Netflix
Yang Dong-geun as Park Yong-sik (No. 007) and Kang Ae-sim as Jang Geum-ja (No. 149) in “Squid Game.” No Ju-han/Netflix

“Just finished season 2 THAT S–T WAS AWFUL I CRIED,” one viewer wrote Xformerly Twitter.

They added, “All the elements of the first season GONE, there is no emotion, substance and all the games had no excitement or effort in it #SquidGame2.”

“SquidGame2 is so underwhelming likeee WHAT WAS EVEN THAT its lowkey so messed up and all over the place,” another viewer complained on X, while a third said: “I didn’t wait 2 years for this.”

Viewers also complained that there were “too many characters” who were not properly introduced.

“Octopus game.” Netflix
A scene from “Squid Game.” AP
Park Gyu-young as Kang No-eul in “Squid Game”. No Ju-han/Netflix

The Guardian gave it a similarly lukewarm review, writing: “It struggles to find its purpose … What a shame it takes so long to get there.”

The telegraph compared the second season to “a difficult second album from an overnight pop star.”

The hit Sleeper series premiered in 2021 and became the most watched program in Netflix history with over 2 billion hours watched.

Season 1 of the survival horror thriller was about Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) and other desperate cash-strapped people who compete in a series of games and try to win a prize of over $30 million while struggling to survive the brutality.

Both seasons of “Squid Game” are now streaming on Netflix.