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Light spoilers forSquid Gameseason two follow.
Squid Gamewasnever a subtle show.
Yes, it can get repetitive.
Within that milieu, the question posed bySquid Gameis no longer Could you kill someone else to live?
but Could you help someone else live even if it meant less for yourself?
(Theyll get it all from you, sooner or later, cause they own this fucking place.
Its a big club, and you aint in it.
How much is your new friend, or your mother, or your lover worth to you?
The greatest villain of all,Squid Gamesuggests, might be democracy itself.
In season two, those theses turn into tough questions: Should we use violence as persuasive means?
Should we make a run at plan for the future with pessimism or optimism?
In these times, its a grimly understandable response.
