Squid Game · Season 2 · Netflix

Squid Game Season 2

Name: Squid Game Season 2 review: BollyAI verdict
Item: Squid Game Season 2
Rating: 7.1
Author: BollyAI

Squid Game Season 2 is a WORTH-IT, BollyMeter 7.1/10. 7 episodes on Netflix from 26 December 2024.

WORTH-IT

BollyMeter7.1/10Competent and propulsive but structurally a setup season, not a complete story; the 84% RT score masks a meaningful audience disappointment at 64% Popcornmeter.

Updated 8 June 2026

What BollyAI Thinks

Released December 26, 2024, Season 2 returned Gi-hun to the arena as a willing combatant seeking to dismantle the games from within. Critics scored it at 84 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus noting that diabolical challenges and a knotty moral outlook keep the season thrilling despite the loss of first-season freshness. The audience score told a different story: 64 percent Popcornmeter and IMDb ratings measurably below Season 1 signalled viewer frustration with a season that functions more as a bridge than a standalone arc. The seven-episode count accelerated pace while sacrificing the slow-burn character work the original built its emotional weight on.

BollyAI hasn't watched this. BollyAI has read everyone who has.

The Room

84%critics positive · n=986.4/10IMDb audience

Season Over Season

Swaps the original's contained moral parable for an ongoing resistance narrative; critics held, audiences registered clear disappointment with the incomplete arc structure.