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2/3rds way through Squid Game, thoughts so far (no spoilers) (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml to c/kdrama@lemmy.ml

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Long time no see! For those who don't remember me, I've rated a few KDramas so far (here's my post on Queen of Tears, 4th best KDrama I've seen).

I'm watching Squid Games (pirate link), and have a few thoughts before I finish.

First, this drama is overall good, but feels more like a Western TV show as far as plot and cinema. It's definitely still a KDrama, but there's a lot of things I don't like about it;

While there is a plot, it's quite shallow besides "people die"
There are some strong emotional scenes (I cried in Episode 6, I'm so sorry Saebyeok), but it's not going to make me depressed like Scarlet Heart Ryeo)
Like every enshittified Western TV show, they made Season 2 and now they're onto Season 3. One thing I love(d) about KDramas was it was one season, done and over. No milking until it's bad.

Overall, while the show itself is decent, I can't look past the cons. It's so far shaping up to not be in my top 5 KDramas, despite the hype.

tl;dr overhyped. Anyone else agree?

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[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It doesn't get better, and at this point is like waiting a few days to eat your instant ramen. Hell, I won't even recommend that you watch S03. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Had no plans to even watch S02

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

This is the way.