Major U.S. media reported reviews within hours of the release of "Squid Game" season 2 on the 26th (local time), and most of the articles were evaluated as falling short of the novelty and sharp theme that the sequel showed in season 1.
The New York Times (NYT) criticized "The second season of the Netflix hit shows a more stylish slaughter, but the story is stagnant" in an article titled "Squid Game Turned on the Red Light."
"Season 2 continues the story but does not put much effort into expanding it for seven hours," the paper noted.
The Hollywood Reporter, a film magazine, also said in an article titled "Netflix's Korean hit lost its edge," "The second season of 'Squid Game' was completely disappointing, lacking the fun and ingenuity shown in the first season, and lacking new details or insight into the nature of the game."
USA Today also said, "Squid Game 2 is still violent, but it's disappointing rather than shocking."
"One of Hollywood's many bad habits is to split the story in half to double its profits," the Guardian said. "Squid Game was originally a perfect story, but it became the most profitable series in Netflix's history and got in trouble on the creative side."
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