'squid Game' Season 2 Is A Torture Chamber For Its Protagonist — but Not For Audiences

Lee Jung-jae as Gi-hun in season two of "Squid Game."No Ju-han/NetflixThe first season of "Squid Game" was extraordinarily good TV, and season two is no exception.In the three years since season one aired, "Squid Game" has also become a cultural sensation."Squid Game" season two follows similar patterns as the first — but it works to great effect.Before "Squid Game" was a cultural phenomenon, it was an astoundingly great television show — and luckily, season two of the Korean-language drama reminds us exactly why.The South Korean series about a death game for the economically downtrodden exploded after hitting Netflix in September 2021.