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Squid Game Season 2 - World Premiere Event LIVE
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Werewolf Jones
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Saw there's a trans character in S2 and think that's kinda cool if it's done properly because it's not gonna be some Western virtual signaling garbage and will probably have you relate to the struggle of being poor as fuck and being on HRT. Hoping it's not just some retread despite using the same games, if it's the MC trying to break the system that'd be good enough.
EverydayBeast
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Squid game I watched, it took advantage of people’s attention, squid game 2 we’re pass the killing and schemes.
ZehDon
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I remember "Alice in Borderlands" landing this pretty much perfectly. Fuck that was a good show.
bitbydeath
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A third season is confirmed to come out next year.
The Cockatrice
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The show ended perfectly. A new season sounds like its going to be meh
Werewolf Jones
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There was clearly things left sort of unfinished and the last few episodes were sorta rushed. It's like a solid 7/10. But it clearly made money for Netflix so they wanted a S2 ASAP.
kevboard
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I really wonder how they will continue this. they pulled off a really good ending in season 2, so I hope they won't ruin that with a new season.
HRK69
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Watched the entire season in one sitting, I couldn't stop!
The ending took me by surprise. I wasn’t expecting it to wrap up with a cliffhanger. I thought this was going to be the final season, so that was a nice surprise.
I think the season is incredibly strong, with no weak episodes. Episode 4, in particular, stands out as the highlight
The only thing I can’t stand about this series is the masked workers. Their overly synchronized movements and actions feel completely overdone and ultimately add nothing meaningful
Watch it if you can!
The ending took me by surprise. I wasn’t expecting it to wrap up with a cliffhanger. I thought this was going to be the final season, so that was a nice surprise.
I think the season is incredibly strong, with no weak episodes. Episode 4, in particular, stands out as the highlight
The only thing I can’t stand about this series is the masked workers. Their overly synchronized movements and actions feel completely overdone and ultimately add nothing meaningful
Watch it if you can!
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GateofD
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didn't know it was gonna be a split season.
I think the MC's plan makes no sense at all.
I think the MC's plan makes no sense at all.
This is a bunch of rich people from all over the world, if he kills the 'overseer' they just replace it with the 2nd ranking guy in the order and repeat.
also episode 7 killed bunch of my favorite characters
also episode 7 killed bunch of my favorite characters
I collect VHS tapes
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On the contrary, wasn't this based on a manga where it was intentionally left it open ended?
I thought they're pulling season 3 out of nowhere as a cash grab. the source material is over.
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lughnasadh123
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Almost finished and am really disappointed that they're mostly just spinning wheels rehashing a LOT of ideas from season one without many of the better characters or their interactions.
Werewolf Jones
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Squid Game isn't based off of anything but it can be said it's inspired by other pieces of media and Death Games aren't new. But at least it has something to say about the treatment of poor people.
I collect VHS tapes
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I was responding to Alice in Borderlands
Ulysses 31
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pel1300
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One of the comments on that vid compares it to Hunger Games Catching Fire - mc returns to games to take down the system and then a sudden "to be continued"
bitbydeath
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Feels like this guy, Lee Jin-Wook had a lot of scenes cut.
They showed him at the beginning with his daughter going to hospital and then he turned into a background character occasionally getting a quick glance until he finally got a few more lines in the last episode.
Great actor too which is a shame.
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lughnasadh123
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He had a great start only to vanish with seemingly his whole reason for being was the affect he had on another. One of the few I wanted to see more of.Feels like this guy, Lee Jin-Wook had a lot of scenes cut.
They showed him at the beginning with his daughter going to hospital and then he turned into a background character occasionally getting a quick glance until he finally got a few more lines in the last episode.
Great actor too which is a shame.
Kings Field
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246 isn't dead. They invested too much into his daughter and guard 11s story. She probably helps him escape and also helps him get the bone marrow from the corpses that his daughter needs.
MMaRsu
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What? They clearly ended on a cliffhanger..
We didnt even go back to the boat and the police guy there, and the fucked up captain
He didnt vanish, Im convinced he'll be back, same with the female guard.
I thought maybe the pregnant girl, was the daughter of the north korean guard lady. Considering she said "I dont have any family".
could be a nothingburger though
kevboard
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wrong show, read the context of what I'm responding to
MMaRsu
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my bad
bundylove
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Forced transgenderism, weak characters, 2 episodes of trying to build up momentum.....and then a hard cut off at the end.
There was 5 years between the productions of season one and 2 and this is what they came up with. Unfinished .
But hey wait for a new season.
I had high hopes but they took it away from me.
My time is valuable. To waste it on a cliffhanger no thanks. Never again
There was 5 years between the productions of season one and 2 and this is what they came up with. Unfinished .
But hey wait for a new season.
I had high hopes but they took it away from me.
My time is valuable. To waste it on a cliffhanger no thanks. Never again
bitbydeath
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Season 3 is already filmed and is rumoured to release in June this year.
Also the transgender was just a male actor in drag.
Werewolf Jones
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lol.
bundylove
Member
The trans dude was out of place.
Oh dont look at me when i kick the ball so you dont see my penis moving.
Oh i am not yet fully done. My dick is still intact.
Oh i was special forces
I know it was a male actor in drag but the message was clear
pel1300
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Drinker says Squid Game is not a "critique of capitalism" but more a critique of human nature.
I had read that the creator called it a critique of capitalism so I just accepted that it was that. But I'm sure Drinker would be aware that the creator said that...so now I'm wondering did the creator really say that as a direct quote or has it just been media, critics, journalists, etc interpretation?
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I didn't even realize this.Feels like this guy, Lee Jin-Wook had a lot of scenes cut.
They showed him at the beginning with his daughter going to hospital and then he turned into a background character occasionally getting a quick glance until he finally got a few more lines in the last episode.
Great actor too which is a shame.
And the last episode left out everyone that was hunkered down in the dorm room.
bitbydeath
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Aside from the beginning and end of the show he only got a few camera cuts without any lines, he wasn’t involved for the majority of the show. He didn’t side with any of the teams, just stood in the background.
Punished Miku
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Finished it. It was fine, not amazing or anything. Every scene showing the voting was somewhat of a waste that took up about half an episode and you knew they had to vote yes at the end anyway. Every scene on the boat was literally nothing happening the whole season. I wasn't crazy about the relay race. Mingle was pretty good, but they didn't have a game with the impact of the glass floor from season 1, which surprises me since I'm sure they had a bigger budget. The main character's arc was also not all that compelling. I thought the villain dude kind of carried the season, and there were other enjoyable side characters as well. They introduced character archetypes quickly and effectively, like an anime.
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Ulysses 31
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It could be a death of the author thing. The author can give his interpretation of the work but ultimately it can only be judged by the contents of the work itself, not what outside sources say about it.
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DKehoe
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March Climber
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Drinker isn't known for research when it comes to what he says. Remember that he made a video a while ago where he rated an entire show without watching a single minute of it. Somehow his viewership was perfectly fine with this.
If I was a youtuber and made a video where at the beginning I stated 'I didn't watch this show at all but here's my review' and people still watched it, took the criticism seriously, and gave it likes, I would severely lower any effort I put into videos after that moment.