Squid Game 2 Netflix: review, plot, episodes, news

Players, the wait is officially over. Today, Thursday December 26thwas released Squid Game 2.

The second season of the spectacular South Korean revelation series Netflix which shows us all the ugliness of today's capitalist society. A Christmas gift as bloody as it is welcome, which will mark our return to the infamous island of Squid Game. The bloody games that we encountered with the first, acclaimed season, and which constitute a clear and explicit criticism of our world today.

Between bloody deaths, mysteries and very, very questionable decisions. A series that will keep you glued to the screen from the beginning of the first episode, as happened to us. We saw it in preview. What exactly do we see in this second season? Is it as good as the first one? If you want to find out, you're in the right place. But first, let's take a small step back. Returning for a moment to where we left off at the end. Because this second season starts exactly from there…

We remind you that the second season of Squid Game (composed of 7 episodes, 2 less than the first) will be available from 9am today, Thursday 26 Decemberonly on Netflix. What are you waiting for? Let the games begin.

As you probably know, the first season of Squid Game it could be defined as an “unexpected success”. First of all because it is a South Korean TV series which then gave way to the discovery of local production (becoming the Most successful South Korean TV series of all time). Secondly because, even today, it is very difficult for us to think of amost disturbing work and at the same time capable of pushing us to one such a profound reflection on the society in which we live. A conceptual but incredibly concrete TV series, to put it simply, which comes as a punch in the stomach and which has been globally celebrated as one of the most revolutionary and visionary products of recent years. Just think that the season one (on Netflix) garnered a whopping 1.65 billion hours of viewing in its first 28 daysconfirming itself as the best debut ever for a Netflix original series.

Looking at the plot, during the first season the spectators were able to follow the events and events that had as their protagonist the now legendary Player 456alias Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae). A penniless man without great prospects who, in debt, decides to participate in gods mysterious games, called Squid Game. Games that take place on an unknown island off the coast of South Korea, and whose organizers prefer to remain in the shadows. Seong Gi-hun will soon find out why… A few seconds after the start of the first game, in fact, Seong Gi-hun discovers the “dark side of Squid Games”. A series of childish but life-threatening games of those who participate: the moment they lose, they are physically eliminated by the “red suits”. The soldiers at the service of the organizers who have the task of ensuring the correct continuation of the challenges, by doing clean sweep of the losers. And they wear mysterious masks on their faces that maintain their anonymity.

Player 456 is the main character. A his journey is as epic as it is bloodyat the end of which he will be able to stand as the only winner of the games and earn a real fortune. A mountain of money with which he will be able to repay all his debts, but which will weigh like a boulder on his conscience. This is because, despite everything, Seong Gi-hun is a good man. LThe only character with real morals of the entire first season.

So we come to this second, highly anticipated season. A season which, we tell you straight away, It will leave you with a bad taste in your mouth because of the endingsince Hwang Dong-hyuk has already announced the third to be released in 2025. To avoid having to cut scenes considered fundamental, he declared the ending “suspended”.

We are three years later winning games. Seong Gi-hun decides to look for the organizers to put an end to it once and for all. He manages to find the famous “recruiter” of the games and, subsequently, to have a confrontation with the cynic Front Man. The man in the black mask who shows himself to be the “big boss” of the Squid Games, will decide to take up the challenge thrown to him by Player 456 and readmit it in the new edition. An edition that 456 will face with the intent of save as many people as possible. E put an end to the bloody massacre once and for all in which he has already participated once.

However, Seong Gi-hun is not the only central character in the plot. We follow the events of the emblematic Young-il (Lee Byung-hun)a mysterious participant in the games with a dark past who manages to win the good graces of Player 456. The determined one Jun-ho (Wi Ha-joon)a policeman working alongside Seong Gi-hun in his research and determined like him to put an end to the games. And, finally, Kang No-eul (Park Gyu-young)a cold-tempered girl who we soon discover has an active role in the organization of the games.

In short: between mysteries, new characters and the usual dose of blood, we can therefore say that this second one is one certainly an interesting and eventful season. Of course it hasn't the same innovative and revolutionary energy as the first. When you look at it, in some moments, the feeling you get is that of looking at something you've already seen. And this, obviously, for the non-linearity of the plot that is proposed to us, which however always appears solid and well structured, as does the photography and the sound system, capable of creating suspense at the right moments and always keep the spectators' attention high. However, it is also true that, perhaps also because of its open ending (maybe a little too much), despite presenting itself as a valid product this second season it failed to satisfy us like the first one. The fact that the director/creator decided while work was in progress to extend the series so as not to lose anything is something that makes us happy, God forbid. But the closure is too clear and radical, and the questions that will remain unanswered are, in our opinion, far too many. Perhaps, the writers could have handled the development of the story better. Or alternatively you could choose to add one more episode to also give this second season a closure worthy of its name. We don't know, but when you finish watching the seventh episode the question that arises spontaneously is: what now? How long will we have to wait before we see how it ends?

Even in the face of these defects, it is undeniable that this second season of Squid Game is a season worth watching. Although the mix of elements underlying the narrative remains unchanged (mysteries, suspense, puzzles to solve), the real novelty of these 7 new episodes is that the focus is shifted from the games to “what happens around”. Through a series of events and characters that they invite us to reflect on the values ​​that guide our society. And not only that.

The questions that arise, minute after minute, are many and difficult to answer. They invite us to reflect on the value and importance of life, money, solidarity. Games are a mirror of our society, and “until the world changes, the game won't stop“. And yes, this is the great intrinsic strength of Squid Game. A series that it brings to the surface all the bad and rottenness that surrounds usand throws it in our faces without too many frills. Moving in us feelings and emotions ranging from disgust to empathyfrom sadness to fear. How to say: we are this, whether you like it or not. And all without ever making a judgment. Because even the most good and upright people, in complicated situations, can get to transform. And kill. Final rating: 7/10.