Squid Game

as something that started as a very interesting and unique concept, a critique of capitalism and its greed that ultimately possesses humans in dire times, squid game’s one and only true biggest enemy is netflix. i think that if this was not a netflix show and didn’t blow up as it did in the west, leaving it to be created by a korean distributor and maybe condensed in one season with 13-16 eps, it would’ve stayed true to what it intended to be. i personally enjoyed both s2 and 3 (as much as i could anyway), though its biggest flaw is the fact that this got dragged on for way more than it should’ve (a pattern i noticed with kdramas by netflix Cough sweet home Cough). so many characters didn’t feel authentic, killed way too early and so by the end of season 3 having literally no one to root for. the thing season 1 did right, season 2 and 3 completely missed. episode 5 (of s3) was such a drag to get through because apart from gi-hun, there was nobody i could care about in the damn game. killing all the beloved and interesting characters so early into the season is what brought it to such an…underwhelming? ending. not to mention, just dragging wi hajun’s character around for 2 seasons, like i’m sure they had some sort of bigger arc planned for him by making him in-ho’s brother but it just?? never happened?? no-eul did more and had a more interesting story in this season than him and that’s such a waste considering how much i was rooting for him in the first season. emotional impact just lacked overall in both seasons, compared to the well thought and well played deaths in season one. 333 having such a drastic 180 mid season was so weirdly laid out too. im siwan’s acting (and toxic yaoi) were the only things carrying episode 6. i also HATED the inclusion of the vips, im sorry but we didnt need corny, unnatural commentary from faceless americans, brits AND the french?? i think the vips should’ve been a courteous one time show, just like in season 1 because they all feel so unnatural to the show (and they were purposely shown more for the western audiences but thats another discussion). now i didnt hate the ending itself, i think of whatever characters we had left alive, all of the endings are fine. the ‘teaser’ for the american show was so silly. i might tune in though idk what david fincher is cooking.  i did like gi-hun’s ending, because despite all the hatred and rage building up in him up till the hide and seek game because of the failed revolt, which resulted in him killing someone, he still showed how fundamentally different him and in-ho are. in-ho, who seeked in gi-hun the same determination he had, the affirmation for his own desperate actions during his games and ultimately the chairmanship. gi-hun might’ve taken his last breath in the final game, but in-ho knows he didn’t win.  whatever i guess. Praying netflix doesnt ruin aib season 3 and aouad season 2 🙏