Squid Game 2 - Blog Posts

Season 2 of squid game:

Before I watched season 2 of squid game I was quite sceptical and not sure if I was going to watch it despite loving the first season.

I think what I worried about is a 2nd season made not to tell something but simply for Netflix to make more money. ie: captilism.

I'm already quite sceptical of other shows doing the same thing. I question, are they making another season of this popular show because it has more story to tell or is it milking it dry. And pushing a story for such reasons always ends up badly.

This was more worrying for me because it was SQUID GAME, the show criticizing capitalism.

I was worried it would take the amazing story telling and themes of the 1st season and throw them away. That it would be a poor attempt at trying to get the attention and money that it had in 2021. A poor copy.

(Needless to say, I was thankfully mistaken)

I saw a lot of fanart and fan content for season 2 which meant people liked it, 'and sure it maybe wouldn't have the same themes but at least it might be fun'--- I thought like a fool.

My goodness do I love season 2. Actually more than season 1 probably. Hot take I know. I'm not saying it's better, I'm just saying I enjoy it more.

It built on the themes of season 1 and is growing on the point it made. That's incredibly important for any show but especially for one like Squid game with strong themes.

And also it hit home to, because how season 2 (the games) were set up it reminded me so much of the political climate and economy in America. Its crazy to me that a show that doesn't even take place in America reminds me of America. I watched this season only a week or so after the inauguration and it smacked me dead in the face.

With the voting, how its main purpose is turning the players against each other. The red and blue color scheme of the votes (which is I think referencing the Matrix, the red and blue pills specifically) but also still reminds me of America's colors. How the voting and the fighting distracted the players from the true enemy, the ones with the money and the ones controlling them. My goodness kendnrjekkeke, I can talk about this season endlessly.

I'm also fascinated by the things that happened in the beginning of the season. Specifically the recruiter and what he was doing. It set up the season perfectly! It had a bunch of the major themes in his actions and also the things surrounding him. Like, the two loan shark guys (who one was the one that threatened Gi-hun in season 1 which reveals interesting things about Gi-hun), their friendship and how the dude sacrificed himself for the other. That single scene reveals that humans, people, even cruel ones, can care for each other and sacrifice everything. That was in the beginning of the season too!!! I found that it said so much.

Anyhow, squid game did have more to say, and I think it has much more. I excited for season 3

I keep thinking about Squid Games season 2, and specifically why In-ho didn't reveal himself.

I heard a lot of people say that hom revealing himself as young-il would destroy Gi-hun, which I agree with. It would hit Gi-hun to the core. It would permanently change his ability to trust probably.

However, I do not think this would break him but rather, prove something. The ONLY reason why gi-huns plans didn't work was because In-ho has been by his side like a little weasel. And also, the same with the captain on the boat who is preventing that team from finding Gi-hun and the other players.

The first way in-ho messed with the game was by voting as a player after the first game. He voted for everyone to stay rather than everyone to go. He then made it sound like gi-huns fault.

He also messed with gi-huns mind and just said bullshit.

Most importantly, he sabotaged the revolution. The revolution that could of worked in Young-il was on their side. And then he killed Jung Bae, made it seem like Young-il died , and made it seem like it was all Gi-huns fault.

If he revealed that he was Young-il, then all of that pressure and guilt is no longer on Gi-hun. Right now he believes he is the one at fault. And sure he might still blame himself partly if he realized he was betrayed, but he would also know it was because someone sabotaged. Someone had purposely made him fail.

And honestly, I hate that In-ho mocked Gi-hun at the end for 'playing a hero' cause it's so manipulative and hypocritical (which I'm sure is the point and in-ho knows) and its like, Gi-hun doesn't deserve all the blame at all

This is so fricking cute!!

Will you be my valentine? 💌

OMG, I fricking love them. Babies. They are part of the reason I enjoyed s2 so much.

I wanna see more of them in the next season

my shayla....my shaylaaaa

One sided inhun is one of my favorite flavors of them actually

🧎🧎

inho's stupid face everytime gihun gets mad at him is so funny to me

Most characters I connect and relate to are usually about my age. There was a time a couple years ago that late twenties was pushing it. But look at me now, fully just, enamored and invested with seong gi-hun. A 51 year old man who is older than my dad by several years.

Love you baby girl 😘

Fuck you man- "in moments of survival humans will regress into our base instinct to survive and throw anyone away to do so"

Literally proven not true when Seong Gi Hun's loan shark ally gave up his life in Rock, Papers, Scissors, Death to save the other guy. Who is the type of person the VIPs and the Frontman consider "Trash" and "rats" of the earth. He saw him as a friend and a brother, officiated his wedding, despite being a piece of shit he sacrificed himself, while the Frontman straight up shot his actual kid brother.

They cannot predict how people will react, they can just create the worse situations and hope it causes strife and conflict. Which it does. But it also creates friendships and loyalty, and thats a phenomenon that continues to confound and intrigue them. They believe it's a fluke, the humanity shown despite the horrors seen. Love so overcoming you strive for someone else's survival over your own. The outstretching of a hand despite the possibility of being bit. But really I believe its a core factor of our survival, and of the show