It would have been easy to take the successful high-concept premise of “Squid Game” — hard-luck contestants compete to the death in a sadistically kiddie-themed battle royale — and simply replicate it for Season 2.
But the second season of the show, which premiered on the day after Christmas, introduces an intriguing plot element that cannily taps into the current political moment.
In Season 2, this winner-take-all dilemma becomes not just a one-off vote but an event after every round.
Surviving players must decide, by majority vote, whether to end the game for everyone or continue in hopes of collecting the largest possible jackpot.
And there’s another twist: Prematurely ending the game no longer results in everyone going home empty-handed but rather in everyone splitting the winnings evenly.
Persons:
Yoon Suk, Donald Trump, —, you’ve
Organizations:
Netflix
Locations:
South