After making audiences wait for three long years, "Squid Game" Season 2 was released last Thursday (December 26). However, fans were left disappointed as the concluding episode failed to make sense. 

Angry fans took to social media, expressing their frustration on X (previously Twitter) over what they saw as a lacklustre and frustrating conclusion. 

A frustrated viewer wrote, "I can't believe Season 2 ended on a cliffhanger! I binge-watched the whole thing just to be left waiting for the next season… They should've added a few more episodes and wrapped it up." 

Many others shared the same feeling, calling the second season "half a season" and suggesting fans hold off until Season 3. 

One user advised, "Just wait until Season 3 drops. I didn't get the same excitement as I did with Season 1. The first two episodes were good, but I skipped through a lot. This season felt unnecessarily stretched." 

Another joked, "Don't waste your time until Season 3 is out. The final episode doesn't feel like a real season finale."

Many criticised problems with the pacing, citing filler scenes and a lack of the emotional intensity that defined the first season. "It seems like they added more games just to capitalise on the popularity of those video game recreations. What you expected from Season 2 is basically crammed into the last 30 minutes," one disappointed fan remarked. 

Another viewer shared, "It feels like a teaser for Season 3… until the final season comes out, Season 2 will just be trash."

"Squid Game" Season 2 picks up with Player 456, Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), and Detective Hwang Jun-ho (Wi Ha-jun), while Lee Byung-hun returns as the enigmatic Front Man, maintaining the series' signature eerie intensity. Gong Yoo also reprises his role as The Salesman, joined by new characters such as North Korean refugee No-eul (Park Gyu-young), henchmen Woo-seok and Mr Kim (Jun Suk-ho and Oh Dal-su), and former crypto influencer Player 333, Myung-gi (Yim Si-wan).

The season seeks to delve into the Front Man's troubled past and his strained relationship with Jun-ho, but viewers were left disappointed, feeling it fell short of fulfilling that expectation.

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