Squid Game • Season 3
Squid Game
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Gi-hun is devastated by the loss of his best friend and sinks into deep despair after discovering that the Game Master had hidden his true identity to secretly infiltrate the game.
In the end Squid Game got to have its cake and eat it too
Squid Game’s 3rd and final season dropped today — did it stick the landing?
I watched every episode so here's the good and the bad without spoilers
I have a feeling these final episodes are going to be divisive
But in my opinion creator Hwang Dong-Hyuk gave us a thrilling and epic conclusion
That was exactly on theme for what this show is
To the very end, Squid Game remained utterly compelling and captivating
As the defining anti-captialist story of the streaming era
It never shied away from exposing the darkness of humanity, but also the hope
These 6 episodes were excellently paced with the right amount of breathing room vs propulsion
It did start out a little slow but from episode 2 on, it never took its foot off the gas
Just absolutely relentless, you’ll have trouble not hitting next episode
The games were as diabolical, psychologically complex, and disturbing as ever
And even this far into the show, it still managed to shock and surprise me at times
Episodes 2 and 5 are especially brutal and well constructed
The show also continued to be really good at juggling dozens of characters and their arcs
And the sets and production design remained massive, colorful and upsetting
As for its flaws, definitely refresh yourself on the characters and story from last season -
as there’s a lot going on and not much hand holding to catch you up
There was some wonky CGI in moments that took me out of it
And some questionable acting from the same characters that gave us questionable acting in season 1
Ok I do want to talk about the ending which is obviously a spoiler
So spoiler alert spoiler alert stop watching now if you don't want spoilers
I think people are going to have trouble with Gi-Hun’s decision
And that the good guys didn’t clearly triumph over the bad guys in the end
But to me, this was always where this show was heading
The theme of this show reflect two sides of the same coin
On one side, you have Gi-Hun’s parting words: Humans are…
Telling us that everyone deserves fair treatment, dignity, and to not be crushed by the system
And on the other side, Hwang is telling us: The house always wins
And he’s forcing us to sit in the grey area
And the show’s very last scene - featuring a surprise cameo from Cate Blanchett
Doubles down on the message
Because it reveals that the games will go on, now in the United States
And it slyly also teases the future of this franchise
Netflix and David Fincher have been developing an American spinoff for quite some time
So perhaps Blanchett will be a part of it?
So in the end Squid Game got to have it both ways
It told us there is no hope, but humans deserve a chance
AND this is the end, but it’s not really the end