Text | Mu Ran
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If you want to say which drama is the most popular in 2021, there is no doubt that it must be "Squid Game" launched by Netflix.
Although Korean dramas have a wide audience, suspenseful thrillers like "Squid Game" are far less popular than romance idol dramas.
But this drama has firmly grasped the audience with its novel setting, tense and exciting plot, and comprehensive interpretation of human nature.
The first season of "Squid Game" not only became the most popular dark horse drama, but also won a high rating of 7.7 in one fell swoop, and many actors also became famous because of this drama.
Although there are only nine episodes of the plot, because of the unprecedented popularity, everyone has been looking forward to the launch of the sequel.
After all, the first season left an unfinished ending, and the protagonist of the story survived the game and will participate in the next game, so it is conceivable that the second season will also be exciting.
Now I have been waiting for three whole years, and I finally waited for the news that this drama was finalized.
With the release of the pilot trailer, "Squid Game 2" was officially announced to be broadcast on December 26, and at the same time, it was announced that the third season would be renewed as the final season of the series.
"Squid Game 2", which has made the audience wait for three years, is here, and you can watch it 5 times in a row just by watching the trailer!
First, the story: Continuing the previous work, the revenge setting is more emotional
Three years have passed, I don't know if you still remember the plot of the first season?
In the first season, the mysterious organization invited a group of desperate and desperate people to join a game that would win 45.6 billion won if they won.
As a result, 456 contestants with different backgrounds were locked up in a secret place to play.
These games don't seem to have any difficulty, such as 123 wooden figures, marbles, tug-of-war, etc.
However, it is these traditional games that I would play as a child, and the end result of losing is a direct death, so every level in "Squid Game" has the feeling of ruining childhood.
At the end of the story, the male protagonist Cheng Qixun survived, and he also realized that the old man who looked most like a weak person turned out to be the one with the most complicated identity.
The male protagonist who survived the grand prize in the end did not give up the chance to play again, but decided to participate in the second round of the game and vowed to take revenge.
And the director also mentioned that the plot of the second season is that the male protagonist Cheng Qixun returns to the game again to find a chance for revenge, and from the perspective of the story, the second season is a continuation of the first season.
The biggest suspense in the second season is undoubtedly whether the male protagonist can survive to the end and succeed in revenge? Who is behind the scenes?
Although the time of the pilot trailer is not long, you can get a glimpse of the plot of the second season through the trailer.
The first shot that catches the eye is of people of different colors, preparing at the starting line, and with a command, the athletes rush out of the starting line, but stop halfway through.
At this time, the contestants in green fell heavily to the ground, and then the people in the same clothes ran forward desperately, and the people who fell to the ground in the middle of the game died directly on the spot in a strange posture.
I can't help but wonder what the rules of the game are. And the mysterious man in black also reappeared, flanked by a group of masked men dressed in red with circles painted on their heads.
In terms of costumes and elements, the second season is the same as the first season, and the last doll to appear in the trailer is also Young-hee in the first season.
Viewers who have watched the first season know that don't underestimate this baby face, her eyes are on everyone, and once she breaks the rules, she will be discovered immediately.
It's still so scary, it's terrifying to watch.
It can be said that just by watching the trailer, you have already regained the familiarity of the first season.
Second, the lineup: The original cast returns, and new "characters" appear
Due to the story setting of the first season, most of the characters received box lunches, and the last ones were left to be the protagonists with big lives.
This also means that there are not many original cast members who can return in the second season, and it is certain that Lee Jung-jae, the actor who plays Sung Ki-hoon, will return, and Lee Byung-hun who plays Hwang In-ho will also appear in the play.
Both actors are the soul of the show, one represents the game contestants and the other represents the rule-makers.
The two in the first season are opposites, but in the second season, there may be the possibility of cooperation, after all, Hwang In-ho, played by Lee Byung-hun, is not the final behind-the-scenes boss, and is very likely to be a participant in the game.
And Sung Ki-hoon, played by Lee Jung-jae, wants revenge, so he naturally needs to find a capable helper. Those who crossed paths with him in the first season may not necessarily choose to continue playing the game, but can only cooperate with familiar people.
The villain played by Lee Byung-hun has a very special identity in the first season, and there is indeed the possibility of changing camps.
There is also an actor who is likely to return, Kong Liu, a man in a suit with a picture in the first season.
It is said that he is the cause of the squid game story, and it is he who uses pictures to gather people like Cheng Qixun, who are short of money and in a desperate situation, to participate in the game together.
Not only is this role crucial, but the identity is also quite mysterious, either as a middleman hired by the mastermind behind the scenes, or as one of the masterminds.
No matter who he is, he will surprise everyone.
And the strength of these three actors is also obvious to everyone, and their return can ensure the acting standards of this drama to the greatest extent.
But there will also be many new characters added in the second season, the most notable of which is the boyfriend Cheol-so of the doll Young-hee.
Young-hee in the first season is a death-like existence, in the game of 123 wooden people, Young-hee can startle the audience through the screen as soon as she turns her head, and her boyfriend Zhexiu is naturally not a good stubble.
If you put two deadly dolls together, how difficult the game will be! It sends chills down my back just thinking about it.
epilogue
"Squid Game" can become popular, not only because of the huge contrast and impact of the well-known childhood game and death, which makes people's hearts shocked, but also because its depiction of human nature is too direct.
Some people do not hesitate to kill the people around them in order to survive, and some people are still willing to leave opportunities to others in times of crisis.
It's hard to say whether human nature is absolutely positive or absolutely negative, like the male protagonist, who is not a good person in real life, and in the game, he can't find a few kinder than him.
I hope that the second season can continue the core of the discussion of human nature and bring us more psychological impact!
So, are you looking forward to the second season of Squid Game?