In fact, I found it to be completely over-the-top in premise and execution.
One of my biggest disappointments was that just when the story started getting good, the show ended.
Would the story explore more nuances and go beyond the surface?
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Meanwhile, Gi-hun has dedicated his life to hunting down the people behind the Games.
This lays the groundwork for us to understand how far Gi-hun has come since the end of Season 1.
Only two years have passed, but the man’s aged a decade.
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He’s a delight as a protagonist, having grown from his experiences.
While it’s an interesting concept, it’s executed poorly.
Thanks to Lee Byung-hun’s performance, the lines for the Front Man are blurred.
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It makes all of his scenes compelling, especially when he’s opposite Gi-hun.
The final season has a scheduled 2025 release date.
This normally comes in the form of the show’s antagonists.
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Outside of Front Man,none of the villains have any version of a complex backbone.
and one of the main members of the megahit groupBigBang).
Instead of the show exploring Thanos' character,he comes off as a caricature.
But Thanos isn’t the only instance of this.
In fact,even the formula for these characters is copied over from Season 1.
There’s a loud and obnoxious female character who is clearly up to no good.
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There’s a soft-spoken but cold female character who has a soft heart beneath her tough shell.
And there’s the very obvious outsider who physically stands out from the group.
For every character lost in Season 1, there’s a Season 2 counterpart to fill in the blank.
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This doesn’t just happen once it happens every time.
In some ways, it’s hard for the show not to replay its greatest hits.
Ultimately,Squid Gamehasn’t shaken offthe weakest aspects of Season 1.
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It’s still dealing in blacks and whites, though the Front Man’s involvement helps to soften that.
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Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children’s games.
