The new trailer for Squid Game season 2 proves that I was totally wrong about what I thought the next part of Netflix’s hit show would be. Squid Game season 2 has been one of the most anticipated shows for years now, ever since Squid Game season 1 became one of the best shows on Netflix in 2021.
Fans of the Korean-language drama have been waiting for years to see how Seong Gi-hun’s story plays out, and how the sadistic games continue. While Squid Game season 2 will address those questions, the answers may not be what any of us thought they would be.
Though the story of Squid Game season 2 remains a mystery, the ending of Squid Game season 1 gave a pretty good idea of what was in store for Gi-hun. After winning and spending a year on the streets, Gi-hun turned his life around and was about to visit his daughter in Los Angeles. Then, just before he got on the plane, the Front Man told him to leave, and Gi-hun turned around. That seemed like a great setup for Squid Game season 2 to be a kind of revenge story, but a new trailer flipped the script.
Squid Game Season 2’s Trailer Is Totally Different Than I Expected
I was honestly really surprised by the most recent trailer for Squid Game season 2. Instead of being the revenge story the ending of Squid Game season 1 set up, it looks like the coming season is going to be something else entirely. Seong Gi-hun doesn’t seem to be in control, and it looks like he’ll be an unwilling participant in a new iteration of the games, rather than an outsider trying to take them down. It’s a complete shift from what has been set up, and it took me completely by surprise.
Squid Game Is Turning The Story Set Up In Season 1 On Its Head
The new trailer makes me think the show has completely flipped the script on the ending of Squid Game season 1. Instead of showing Gi-hun looking for and hunting down the people who run the games, the Front Man clearly surprised him in his own apartment. The Front Man also seemed to be trying to dissuade Gi-hun from returning to the games in Squid Game season 1, but now it looks like he’s forced him back into them, and it looks like Gi-hun didn’t expect to be back in his green jumpsuit. To me, it seems like Squid Game season 2 has completely disregarded its setup.
Probably the most notable – and symbolic – change is that Squid Game season 2 reversed Gi-hun’s red hair. Gi-hun is back to his normal, albeit much shorter, dark hair, which seems to be a hint that he’s not as rebellious and enraged as he was in the year after winning the games. Squid Game season 1 put a lot of weight into Gi-hun’s hairstyle and the reasons he chose it, so I feel like it’s really significant that the show undid his decision. The change in Gi-hun’s hairstyle proves that Squid Game season 2 can really take Gi-hun’s story in any unexpected direction now.
I honestly don’t know what Squid Game season 2 is preparing, which is exactly the kind of mystery the show needs.
Squid Game season 2 could also be misleading viewers with its new trailer. There are only bits and pieces of Gi-hun’s story so far, and it could very well be that this is all part of his revenge plan. Gi-hun might have purposefully gotten captured by the Front Man, and his plan is to take the games down from the inside out. Alternatively, it might not actually be the Front Man in that mask, as it could easily be his police detective brother, Hwang Jun-ho. I honestly don’t know what Squid Game season 2 is preparing, which is exactly the kind of mystery the show needs.
Season 2’s Surprises Could Help It Surpass The Netflix Show’s First Outing
If Squid Game season 2 is already surprising me this much with just a teaser trailer, I’m cautiously optimistic that it could be just as good as – if not better than – the first season. A big reason Squid Game season 1 became such an international hit was because it was so unpredictable. Everything about the show, from the games themselves – Red Light, Green Light and marbles – to Player 1’s true identity, was a surprise. All those unexpected turns worked perfectly together to make Squid Game season 1 absolutely enthralling and deliciously suspenseful, and it already looks like the second season is taking the same approach.
The only way Squid Game season 2 could live up to its predecessor is by being just as surprising, and the trailer seems to show that it will do just that. If it’s not even following the setup from Squid Game season 1’s ending, then there really is no telling what’s in store for Gi-hun. That might make the second season even more surprising and suspenseful, given most will go into Squid Game season 2 with a preconceived notion of what’s going to happen. Even if Squid Game season 2 can’t be more surprising than the first season, though, I still think it looks thrilling already.