Netflix viewers have declared Squid Game season 2 a ‘masterpiece’ (Picture: No Ju-han/ Netflix)
Netflix viewers have praised the return of Squid Game, going so far as to call season 2 better than the first.
The South Korean dystopian thriller series first hit screens in 2021, quickly shooting up the charts and becoming the streaming service’s most-watched series.
Now, after much anticipation and a three-year wait, fans have finally got to tune into seven new episodes.
This season follows champion Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) returning to play the life-or-death game again three years later in an attempt to seek revenge for the lives lost.
Many have already raced through season 2 and shared their thoughts soon after.
‘What a masterpiece, much better as season 1! The plot, the games.… omg I’m dying to watch season 3,’ Chris wrote on Rotten Tomatoes.
Some even said it was better than the first season, which aired in 2021 (Picture: No Ju-han/ Netflix)
‘I actually enjoyed it more than season 1! Loved what we got, and the new characters were dope,’ Darius shared.
‘It’s incredibly rare for a show to have a breakthrough premise, originality, amazing character development and brilliant all-round delivery…but what’s even more rare is for them to pull all that off for a second time, but Squid Game has done it! The tension, the captivating scene grabbing ideas just don’t stop…one of a kind…done twice!’ Josh added.
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In its review of the second season, Metro wrote it had ‘jaw-dropping twists and turns’ and would ‘definitely blow audiences away once again’.
Last year director Hwang Dong-hyuk admitted while he had ‘a lot on my shoulders’ he would make sure the new episodes were ‘worth the wait’.
Speaking about Player 456’s decision to enter the game again, Hwang said the main character had found it difficult to return to a ‘normal’ life.
The game sees another 456 players risking their lives to win billions (Picture: No Ju-han/ Netflix)
‘There’s something inside him that has already been broken, where he cannot return to the way he was before,’ he then said during Netflix’s Fall Edit event in November.
Although Gi-hun is desperate to reconnect with his daughter, ‘he understands … that he has changed in a way where [that’s] no longer possible’ after the events of the first season.
Instead, he then focuses on the ‘savage game that transformed him into the person he is now’.
Before Squid Game season 2 was even released, it was already nominated for the best drama series at the upcoming Golden Globe Awards.
Squid Game is streaming on Netflix.
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