Squid Game season 2 is a contrived, yet thrilling, continuation of a global streaming phenomenon.
This article containsno spoilersforSquid Gameseason 2.
Near the end ofSquid Gameseason 2s second episode, returning antagonist Hwang In-ho a.k.a.
The Front Man (Lee Byung-hun) hits our hero Seong Gi-hun a.k.a.
Player 456 (Lee Jung-jae) with an unlikely movie reference.
Have you seenThe Matrix?
the masked man asks the former game winner via a piggybank intercom.
They couldve lived in peace if they chose the blue pill.
But they still chose the red pill to play the heroes.
But reality doesnt quite work that way.
AsThe Matrixitself understood the red pill and blue bill dont represent choice but the illusion of it.
Take the blue pill and youre still fundamentally living a lie.
And sometimes it can lead to compelling art anyway.
It did so with the aforementionedResurrectionsand its done so once again withSquid Gameseason 2.
While not as groundbreaking as its first outing,Squid Gameseason 2 is a satisfying and entertaining episodic experience.
But,as Ben Wyatt could tell you, its about the games.
And once those games finally do roll around, season 2 reaches another level.
One challenge consists of multiple games.
Itll all make sense once you see it.
Once again,Squid Games creative masterstroke is making the squid games themselves voluntary.
The more likely interpretation is that its really hard to write about 456 unique contestants.
Because of that, this middle chapter of a planned trilogy leans moreMatrix ReloadedthanEmpire Strikes Back.
But, asMatrixfan Hwang In-ho could tell you:Reloadedis still pretty sick.
All seven episodes of Squid Game season 2 are available to stream on Netflix now.
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Rating:
4 out of 5