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The second season of Squid Game is now streaming and some viewers have concerns about the second episode of the bloody Korean Netflix hit.

“The second season of ‘Squid Game’ is a complete disappointment,” wrote a critic for the Hollywood Reporter, adding, “It just doesn’t work.”

Collider’s similarly unenthusiastic review states: “You can see the plot twists coming a mile away even when a new game is introduced – and if you don’t, the show flashes you in the face to make sure.” that you are prepared for the coming turn of events.” . Often it feels like the show is afraid its audience won’t understand what’s going on, so everything needs to be spelled out clearly.”

It continued: “At the end of the season it feels like a lot of time was wasted on repetition.”

“Just finished season 2, that was horrible, I’m crying,” one viewer wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

They added: “All elements of the first season are GONE, there is no emotion or substance, and there was no tension or risk in all the games #SquidGame2.”

“SquidGame2 is so disappointing, what was it anyway, it’s unremarkable, so chaotic and everywhere,” complained another viewer on X, while a third said: “I haven’t waited two years for this.”

Viewers also complained that there were “too many characters” who weren’t properly introduced.

The Guardian gave a similarly tepid review, writing: “It struggles to find its purpose… It’s a shame it’s taking so long to arrive.”

The Telegraph compared the second season to “a difficult second album from a late-night pop star”.

The sleeper hit series premiered in 2021 and became the most-watched show in Netflix history with over 2 billion hours viewed.

Season 1 of the survival horror thriller followed Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) and other desperate, cash-strapped people as they compete in a series of games in an attempt to win a prize of over $30 million win as they struggle to survive the brutality.

Both seasons of Squid Game are now streaming on Netflix.