Brace yourself for an extremely sorrowful ending to Squid Game season 3 that will remind you how reality sucks and not everything on the screen is a cue to be hopeful for a heroic triumph
Squid Game season 3 review
Squid Game season 3 is finally out on Netflix. The series finale comes bearing 6 episodes to conclude the Korean drama that was released in 2021. Before we dive right into it, brace yourself for an extremely sorrowful ending that will remind you how reality sucks and not everything on the screen is a cue to be hopeful for a heroic triumph.
Squid Game season 3 is finally out on Netflix. The series finale comes bearing 6 episodes to conclude the Korean drama that was released in 2021. Before we dive right into it, brace yourself for an extremely sorrowful ending that will remind you how reality sucks and not everything on the screen is a cue to be hopeful for a heroic triumph.
Was Squid Game 3 the best of all seasons?
It seems like the makers wanted to wrap this season with no special treatment, but simply picking up from season 2. The only engaging element was the inclusion of Jun-hee’s (player 222) baby. A game that is loaded with gore and violence, having a newborn in it kept me on the edge. That being said, there is nothing else that stands out or makes you gasp.
Gi-hun was silent most of the time, and it was probably a reflection of his mental state. Shocked, traumatised, and not giving up his stand on cancelling the games, the actor took a backseat and only exuded main character energy on the screens in the final episode.
Other characters, such as In-ho (Front Man), Jun-ho (brother of the Front Man), Kang No-eul (woman from North Korea and pink soldier), and Cho Hyun-ju (120) who played the role of a transwoman, showed their acting prowess till the end which gave a break from the brutality of the games.
Final verdict
Do not expect a mindblowing ending to this series finale. It didn’t disappoint me the way Game of Thrones did, but rather gave perspective and food for thought that just because it exists in an imaginary world, it doesn’t mean it is far from reality. When desperation and greed take over, insanity is just an inch away, and death makes no difference to conscience. That aspect of human nature is what sets this season apart.
Squid Game was an eye-opening series for those who chase monetary dreams. As Gi-hun says in the final episode, ‘We are humans and not horses’ while taunting the VIPs. He came back despite winning the first time around to end the vicious cycle. But his attempt would be applause-worthy in an ideal cinematic world. Showrunner Hwang Dong-hyuk said in a recent statement that the series will compel us to ask ourselves ‘how much humanity we have left in us’, and he nails it just right with this franchise as it comes to an end.
