🚨 Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t watched Squid Game Season 2 yet, consider yourself lucky. We’re about to break down why the highly anticipated sequel to Netflix’s global hit is an absolute disaster. 🚨

When Squid Game first dropped in 2021, it shattered records, captivated audiences worldwide, and became an instant cultural phenomenon. The brutal social commentary, heart-wrenching character arcs, and high-stakes survival games had us all hooked. It was a once-in-a-lifetime masterpiece that blended psychological intensity with emotional depth.

So, when Netflix announced Squid Game Season 2, fans lost their minds with excitement. After all, how could a show this good possibly go wrong?

Well, buckle up—because Squid Game Season 2 isn’t just disappointing—it’s a painful, tedious, and downright boring mess. I tried to sit through the whole thing, but I had to skip ahead MANY times just to make it bearable.

1. The Pacing Is an Absolute Nightmare

One of the biggest strengths of Squid Game Season 1 was its perfect pacing. Every episode was tense, unpredictable, and emotionally charged. Even the slow moments had a purpose—they built suspense, deepened character relationships, and made the eventual betrayals hit even harder.

Season 2? It drags. And drags. And drags.

🚶‍♂️ Entire episodes feel like filler. Instead of gripping survival games, we get long-winded conversations that go nowhere and meaningless side plots that don’t add anything to the main story.

😴 The suspense is gone. Season 1 had us on edge because we never knew who would survive. Season 2 removes that unpredictability by reintroducing characters we already know will survive for most of the season.

🔄 Repetitive story beats. The first season was fresh and unpredictable. Season 2, on the other hand, feels like it’s trying to recreate past moments instead of giving us something new. It’s just a slower, weaker version of what we’ve already seen.

Instead of keeping us hooked, the show forces us to sit through unbearably slow and unnecessary scenes. I literally found myself skipping ahead just to get to something—anything—interesting.

2. The Games Themselves Are… Boring?

How did Squid Game go from having some of the most intense, gut-wrenching death games ever to this… watered-down, uninspired mess?

🟢 Red Light, Green Light? Iconic.
🍪 The Dalgona Challenge? Stressful and fun.
⚔️ The Marbles Game? Soul-crushing.
💀 The Glass Bridge? Pure chaos.

But Season 2? The new games are forgettable at best and mind-numbingly dull at worst.

👎 There’s no creativity. The original series took simple childhood games and turned them into deadly, psychological nightmares. Season 2’s games feel lazy, uninspired, and far less brutal.

👎 They lack emotional stakes. In Season 1, we cared about every character playing the game. Every death felt like a punch to the gut. Season 2? The contestants are either completely forgettable or not developed enough for us to care.

👎 Where’s the intensity? Remember that heart-racing panic when players realized they were standing on tempered vs. normal glass in the bridge challenge? Or when Ali’s heartbreaking betrayal left us all speechless? Season 2’s games lack that same energy—they just feel like… well, games.

It’s almost as if the creators forgot what made Season 1 so gripping in the first place. Instead of pushing boundaries, they played it safe—and it’s painfully boring to watch.

3. The Characters Are Either Useless or Ruined

Season 1 gave us some of the most compelling TV characters ever. Every single player had a backstory that made us root for them (or hate them in a way that made their downfall satisfying).

Season 2? The characters are either completely pointless or shadows of their former selves.

💀 Gi-hun’s arc is a disaster.
Season 1 ended with one of the best TV finales in years—Gi-hun refusing to spend his prize money, confronting the horror of the games, and vowing to take down the system. We all expected him to return in Season 2 as a badass anti-hero.

But instead? He spends most of Season 2 doing absolutely nothing. His transformation from traumatized survivor to potential avenger is rushed and weak, making his entire arc feel pointless.

💀 New characters are forgettable.
There’s no Sang-woo. No Ali. No Sae-byeok. No characters that make you feel anything. The new contestants are generic, underdeveloped, and just kind of… there.

💀 Where’s the emotional weight?
Part of what made Squid Game so powerful was that every elimination hurt. You felt the loss of characters like Ali, Ji-yeong, and Sae-byeok because the show made you care about them. Season 2? The deaths feel empty and meaningless—and honestly, I didn’t even care who survived.

4. The Villains Are Laughably Bad

Season 1 had the mysterious Front Man, the VIPs, and the eerie masked guards—all of whom added layers of intrigue, menace, and mystery to the show’s dark world.

Season 2? The villains are either cartoonishly over-the-top or just plain boring.

👹 The new VIPs? Cringeworthy. The original VIPs were already a bit cheesy, but at least they were disturbing. Season 2 somehow makes them even worse.

👹 The Front Man is wasted. He was one of the most fascinating characters in Season 1, and yet Season 2 barely gives him anything to do.

👹 There’s no real sense of danger. The games feel rigged, the threats feel less real, and the people running the show feel less intimidating.

In short: Season 2’s villains are forgettable, poorly written, and completely ruin the tension.

Final Verdict: Squid Game Season 2 Is a Disaster

I wanted to love Squid Game Season 2. I really did. But after forcing myself to sit through episode after episode of slow, predictable, and painfully boring storytelling, I can honestly say:

💥 This season is a massive disappointment.
💥 The magic of Season 1 is gone.
💥 Skipping ahead is the only way to survive this mess.

Squid Game was supposed to be one of Netflix’s most ambitious projects—so how did it turn into one of the most boring, unnecessary sequels ever made?

If you somehow made it through all of Season 2 without fast-forwarding… I applaud you. But for the rest of us? Skipping ahead was the only way to make it bearable.

💬 Did you love or hate Squid Game Season 2? Let’s hear your thoughts in the comments!