Frankly, ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Needs More Death and Violence

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The new season works when it fixates on the lethal children’s games that are its bread-and-butter. A slow start and frustrating cliffhanger, then, make for an uneven stumble.

Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun in Squid Game.
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