Squid Game is arguably one of the best Netflix shows of all time, and its first season was a global sensation. Those with a Netflix subscription were recently treated to its third and final season, which has been an emotional ride. But the Korean drama repeated a big mistake from Season 2, and it’s kinda ruining the final batch of episodes for me.
Squid Game Season 3 continues the story exactly where the second season ended, with a number of players staging a failed revolution against the masked soldiers. I got frustrated with Season 2’s format change, where games were split among multiple episodes and there were long gaps between each one. The third and final season has followed suit, much to my dismay. Am I alone in this?
The first, Emmy-winning season of Squid Game had a clear and thoroughly enjoyable format. Once the events began, we largely followed one new game each episode. This was both thrilling an horrifying, as we watched villains and heroes alive perish. But for Season 2 and 3 that’s not the case, and we’re getting much more time between each one. I mean, six games have somehow been stretched over two entire seasons of episodes!
Season 3 of Squid Game would be its last. I mean it’s hugely popular and has inspired live experiences and even a reality TV spinoff Squid Game: The Challenge. You’d think Netflix would want to keep this going, but perhaps it’s for the better. Instead a more contained narrative can be told. Continuing for more seasons might have resulted in more frustrations by myself, as those format changes likely wouldn’t have gone anywhere.
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