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Does Squid Game's second season live up to its first?

Culture critics Michelle Cho, Regina Kim and Kathryn VanArendonk discuss the new episodes

Culture critics Michelle Cho, Regina Kim and Kathryn VanArendonk discuss the new episodes

Yim Si-wan as Lee Myung-gi in Squid Game Season 2
Yim Si-wan as Lee Myung-gi in season two of Squid Game (No Ju-han/Netflix)

It's been three years since Squid Game came out and became a surprise hit. Today, season two drops.

But how does this new season measure up? East Asian studies professor Michelle Cho and entertainment journalists Regina Kim and Kathryn VanArendonk join Elamin Abdelmahmoud for a spoiler-free group chat about the new episodes and what it means to return to the world of Squid Game.

LISTEN | Today's episode on YouTube:

You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.


Panel produced by Jean Kim.