But the hit Korean-language Netflix series is already facing criticism for failing to live up to the promise of its powerful original run. Media experts say it shouldn’t come as any surprise: Call it the curse of round two.

The following contains spoilers from all seven episodes of Squid Game Season 2, now streaming on Netflix. Player 456 — and all of Squid Game Season 2, for that matter — went out guns a-blazing, in a white-knuckle finale that had you on the edge of your seat,

Squid Game season 2 has finally arrived after three years, the follow-up to the most-watched Netflix series of all time which has become a full-on brand for the service.