“We would have been bombarded with complaints”, why this change planned for season 2 did not take place

So many new elements have enriched season 2 of Squid Game on Netflix, production had to retreat on certain changes that would not have gone down with fans.

A month after its release, the South Korean phenomenon Squid Game is still in the top 5 most watched series of the moment on Netflix. Nothing surprising given the multiple records that this new salvo broke upon its release. Now that all seven episodes of Season 2 have been released, all eyes are slowly turning to the potential events of Season 3, scheduled for sometime in 2025. While some believe that the game master could ally with Gi-hun, another theory – rather solid – imagines that this character could come back from the dead. But it is a revelation concerning the transition from season 1 to season 2 that is currently being talked about.

Squid Game : season 2 almost experienced a huge change

In an interview with the Korea Times, the artistic director of the series admits that he had imagined a big change for the season. Chae Kyoung-sun returned to the discussions that animated the production team regarding the importance of colors in the game: “We considered making the players’ tracksuits sky blue. I showed the director (Hwang Dong-hyeok) a sample, but after thinking about it, he said, “Let’s go back to green.” And ultimately, it was the right decision not to change the colors of the uniforms. We would have been bombarded with complaints from fans.” he said. And he is probably right as the opposition between the green players and the red guards is an integral part of the visual identity of the series.

Squid Game : this change still displeased fans compared to season 1

But one change that hasn’t caught on with fans is more of a storyline. In the first season, although Gi-hun was the hero, their favorite character was Jun-ho, the police officer who infiltrated the game’s organization to find his brother. If the character is ultimately safe and sound in season 2, fans all agreed that the narrative arc around Jun-ho had frankly bored them. An opinion that Wi Ha-joon, the character’s interpreter, himself agreed with.