Long time no see! For those who don’t remember me, I’ve rated a few KDramas so far (here’s my post on Queen of Tears, 4th best KDrama I’ve seen).
I’m watching Squid Games (pirate link), and have a few thoughts before I finish.
First, this drama is overall good, but feels more like a Western TV show as far as plot and cinema. It’s definitely still a KDrama, but there’s a lot of things I don’t like about it;
- While there is a plot, it’s quite shallow besides “people die”
- There are some strong emotional scenes (I cried in Episode 6, I’m so sorry Saebyeok), but it’s not going to make me depressed like Scarlet Heart Ryeo)
- Like every enshittified Western TV show, they made Season 2 and now they’re onto Season 3. One thing I love(d) about KDramas was it was one season, done and over. No milking until it’s bad.
Overall, while the show itself is decent, I can’t look past the cons. It’s so far shaping up to not be in my top 5 KDramas, despite the hype.
tl;dr overhyped. Anyone else agree?
It doesn’t get better, and at this point is like waiting a few days to eat your instant ramen. Hell, I won’t even recommend that you watch S03. 🤷🏼♂️
Had no plans to even watch S02
This is the way.
