The second season of Squid Game introduces a new element where players can vote to continue the deadly games or split the prize money and leave. Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk explains this addition symbolizes the increasing division and conflict in society.
As quickly as the holiday season came and went, so did Squid Game Season 2 , but the show's stars and creators have helped to extend its place in the conversation by providing fascinating insight into key details of the second season. Similar to Season 1, the most positive point of contention for Squid Game Season 2 has been the games themselves, which players were allowed to vote on after each round to see if they would like to continue or split the prize money and go home.
This is a more recent addition to the show that was absent in Season 1, and during a recent behind-the-scenes featurette, creator Hwang Dong-hyuk revealed why this new element was added to the show: 'They introduce benefits that weren’t provided in season 1, forcing players to split into whether to continue or stop. This intensifies the conflict and confrontation. Currently, we’re seeing an increase in division, conflict, and hatred, not only in Korean society but globally, based on religion, ideology, background, gender, and race. In season 2, I wanted to symbolically represent this by dividing the group into O and X and highlighting how they divide, hate, and confront each other. That’s what I tried to portray this season...' The players having the option to vote to continue the games certainly adds suspense to the show, especially considering it seems like such a no-brainer to the audience after watching so many people die that the easy choice would be to cash out and leave with your life. But Dong-hyuk is right that the option to choose brings out a level of animosity between the players who are already so incredibly desperate. This new element in Season 2 caused tensions to boil over near the end of the season in a brutal fight that resulted in the death of countless players, effectively doing the game’s job of eliminating them without even having to pla
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