275 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews, Lemmy) · newest Oct 12, 2026 · last updated Oct 12, 2026 · How this works
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| Bluesky * | 16 | 13 | 124 |
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| TMDB reviews * | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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What viewers are saying
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Counted from the reviewers’ own 0–10 ratings on the 8 rated TMDB user reviews we collected (7–10 positive, 5–6 mixed, 0–4 negative), not by the AI.
Many viewers praise the first season as gripping and socially relevant. [1][2][3] Several posters criticize the show for missing its own point in adaptations. [4][5]
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Whilst not an entirely original idea, "Squid Game" is done with enough inspiration, to warrant at least, a look. That said, it took me quite some time to tune in. The idea didn't immediately appeal to me, as it did a lot of other viewers. I found the first season, creative, colourful and more than little disturbing. Of course, children's games combined with murder, was never going to be comfortable mix. I do believe …
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Squid Game (Season 1) is a gripping South Korean thriller that blends intense social commentary with pulse-pounding drama. The story follows 456 desperate contestants competing in deadly children’s games for a massive cash prize, exposing the brutal extremes of capitalism and human desperation. Hwang Dong-hyuk’s sharp writing and direction, paired with standout performances—especially Lee Jung-jae as the flawed …
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Visually excellent, the dark broody streets of run down neighbourhoods contrasted with the pastel, immaculate high contrast world of the game, Superbly cast and acted, the characters are well written, their desperation made palpable and importantly, all too believable. Kept me invested throughout with episode 6 being one of my favourite and most emotionally resonant episodes of television I'd seen in a while. Goes a …
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Squid Game (Season 1) is a gripping South Korean thriller that blends intense social commentary with pulse-pounding drama. The story follows 456 desperate contestants competing in deadly children’s games for a massive cash prize, exposing the brutal extremes of capitalism and human desperation. Hwang Dong-hyuk’s sharp writing and direction, paired with standout performances—especially Lee Jung-jae as the flawed …
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extremely disappointing idea theft So once there was "The most dangerous game" (you see "game" in the title?) where shipwreckes survivors are hunted by Count Zaroff and if they survive they're free. Then on the "survive or win" we have Cube, Saw, Death race, Hunger games, Battle royale (already the most ripped off in Squid Game, As the gods will (also extremely ripped off in Squid Game). So here the theme is the …
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Critics, per Wikipedia
The first season received critical acclaim. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 95% of 77 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.3/10. The website's consensus reads: "The website's critics consensus reads: "Squid Game's unflinching brutality is not for the faint of heart, but sharp social commentary and a surprisingly tender core will keep viewers glued to the screen – even if it's while watching between their fingers." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the season a score of 69 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. The second season received generally positive reviews from critics. On the review…
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Reactions
60 of 275 · most liked first“Haha can you believe McDonalds is doing a Squid Game promo” easily yes because capital subsumes all critiques of itself and no popular TV show or piece of art will ever threaten or unsettle it
neutral · AI labelView post →I can’t get over the fact that Beast Games or that Squid Games reality show exists - a mirror held by someone who missed every single thing about Squid Game. Critique of exploitation? Gone. Commentary on class? Ignored. They turned it into a spectacle of the very thing it condemned. Capitalism man.
neutral · AI labelView post →I have genuinely good news here. Hwang is literally making a mockumentary about his experience on making Squid Game called "The Best Show on the Planet" deadline.com/2022/05/squi...
neutral · AI labelView post →Anyone else just completely forget that the show is called "Squid Game" and not "Squid Games"
neutral · AI labelView post →I get thousands of these and someday I will Squid Game them all into a quiz show and see how smart the “I am very smart”s really are.
neutral · AI labelView post →Not to mention how the Squid Game reality show basically recreated the exploitation the original was criticizing—down to injuries and mistreatment. Pair that with the stuff behind the scenes on MrBeast’s projects, and it’s like they’re competing to see who can miss the point harder.
negative · AI labelView post →Squid Game is the #1 show in the world, making history as the first Netflix series to debut No. 1 in every available country.
neutral · AI labelView post →Netflix 3 days ago: More than 200 countries watched our NFL game Netflix today: Squid Game is the top show in all 93 countries where Netflix is available ...I have some follow-up questions
neutral · AI labelView post →Attention, players. Squid Game Season 2 is the #1 show on Netflix in 92 countries. ⏺️ 68 million views 🔼 The most views ever for a show in its first week ⏹️ Already Netflix's seventh most popular non-English TV show Squid Game Season 3? Coming 2025.
neutral · AI labelView post →I haven’t seen Squid Game season 2 yet, but it’d be hilarious if the plot was just: What if Squid Game existed in a world where it was a TV show, and some rich jerks watched it, missed the point entirely, and decided to make it real? Honestly, art imitating life at this point.
neutral · AI labelView post →“Squid Game,” Netflix’s hit Korean series about the indignities of modern capitalism, is back for more brightly colored mayhem. Here’s a recap of what happened.
neutral · AI labelView post →If you've been looking for a cooking show that delivers the sadistic thrill of Squid Game and then actually makes you cry with how beautiful it is to aspire to something then I totally recommend CULINARY CLASS WAR on Netflix. I've been gripped. GRIPPED I TELL YE!
positive · AI labelView post →One of the funniest weeks in Hollywood was about mid September 2020, TV reps were all like everyone wants the next Ted Lasso, inspiring comfort is in, do NOT come to us with dystopian genre stories… Then a week later Squid Game dropped & became biggest show in the world.
neutral · AI labelView post →Today on @ign.com, I wrote about how everyone (even Netflix) keeps missing the point of Squid Game www.ign.com/articles/why...
neutral · AI labelView post →Squid Game but you have to hunt down YouTubers would be an amazing series.
neutral · AI labelView post →Every "deadly game show/tournament" movie -- Battle Royale, The Quick and the Dead, Squid Game -- asks you to be entertained just like the in-universe spectators. You want an over-the-top villain for Arnold to kill in a cool way, you wanna find out what the next squid game is
neutral · AI labelView post →“Squid Game: The Challenge” contestants are threatening legal action against Netflix and producers after claiming they were injured during the filming of the game show
neutral · AI labelView post →i'm excited for a S2 of Squid Game because the show is incredibly well acted and well done. I am not excited for all the people who fundamentally do not understand what the show is about to do their own recreation of the games again.
positive · AI labelView post →Squid Game (Series, 2021 - )
neutral · AI labelView post →though to be fair, he did model this show on Squid Game where the games were even worse
neutral · AI labelView post →Series that wouldn’t have happened in the Nordics (plot would have no real life basis): - Squid Game: no one gets into such debt for such reasons - White Lotus (1st episode): no small talk with strangers so half of the interactions wouldn’t take place
neutral · AI labelView post →#GoldenGlobes nominees for Best Television Series – Drama: • Squid Game • The Day of the Jackal • The Diplomat • Mr. and Mrs. Smith • Shogun • Slow Horses
neutral · AI labelView post →I feel like everything related to Squid Game that isn't literally the show is just... super weird?
neutral · AI labelView post →Cover art for "Revenant" by WRAITHSTORM -- our reformed and now MELODIC DEATH METAL BAND Our first single "Uniformity" based on the TV show Squid Game can be found in my linktree, on various posts, or below :) Cover art by Samuel Nelson of Stigma Art
neutral · AI labelView post →Okay this Netflix Squid Game custom feed is super cool. Excited for this to become a thing for every show.
positive · AI labelView post →Hwang Dong-hyuk: In my tv show I invented Squid Game as a cautionary tale. Memecoin psychopaths: At long last, we have created Squid Game from classic tv show Don't Create Squid Game.
neutral · AI labelView post →It does raise the question of what sicko is fucking watching this though. Squid Game at least puts in the effort to be an entertaining show, if Squid Game were real I'd watch it every season for the sets alone
positive · AI labelView post →Golden Globe nominees - Best Drama Series: • The Day of the Jackal • The Diplomat • Mr. and Mrs. Smith • Shōgun • Slow Horses • Squid Game See the full nominees list: bit.ly/Globes2025
neutral · AI labelView post →‘SQUID GAME’ Season 3 brings the series to a painfully safe conclusion, raising questions if Netflix has already milked this cash cow. Find out more in our review... discussingfilm.net/2025/06/27/s...
neutral · AI labelView post →i've seen this response to Squid Game: Unleashed a lot, this idea that it misses the point of the show. i talked to the game director about this exact thing and it was a really interesting convo www.polygon.com/gaming/50200...
neutral · AI labelView post →The creator of ‘Squid Game’ claims he didn’t make much money from the show’s first season despite its global success. He reveals that he was paid upfront for his work prior to the series’ release, meaning he couldn’t cash in on the show’s approximate $800 MILLION profit.
neutral · AI labelView post →Okay! Now that I got a good chunk of Horror fans in one place…. What are some of your favorite Horror series/mini-series? I rock with: From Channel zero The Terror Castle Rock Kingdom Alice in Borderland Squid Game Yellowjackets Swarm Lovecraft Country The Twilight Zone (all of them)
neutral · AI labelView post →Show: Squid Game Language: Czech
neutral · AI labelView post →‘Squid Game’ becomes the first series to debut at #1 in every available country on Netflix.
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching Squid Game Season 2 made me SO mad - and also helped cement the decision to stop watching series altogether. It’s a good series… deliberately unfinished. Made me realize I needn’t waste hours of my time watching something designed to simply be a trailer for the next season
neutral · AI labelView post →My Squid Game contract has finally expired as of today 🥳 I’m now FREE to appear on any reality show… so clearly the offers are about to come flooding in
neutral · AI labelView post →I rly don't have hopes for the American Squid Game at all. No offense but i don't think taking a Korean show and turning it American will make it good
negative · AI labelView post →Show: Squid Game Language: English Country: United States
neutral · AI labelView post →“Squid Game” was a huge hit for Netflix, but the man behind the juggernaut South Korean drama is sharing that it wasn’t all roses for him
neutral · AI labelView post →My review for Squid Game S2 is ~2600 words. A lot of reviews out are from folks who don't watch Korean series/films outside awards season or well Squid Game. It'd be great to see our site that dedicates time to international media all year long be on the top of your review list for this one. 👇🏾👇🏾
neutral · AI labelView post →I keep seeing this take pushed by some pundits that the success of K-wave has somehow masked problems in South Korea. It makes me wonder if they have watched any S. Korean films or drama series...Squid Game or Parasite?
neutral · AI labelView post →I was extremely apprehensive of Squid Game getting a season 2 but you know what? It's eveb more thoughtful than the first with a skewering gaze focused in us in the audience. My review 👇🏾👇🏾
positive · AI labelView post →Somebody watched Squid Game and thought, "Gee I'd like to play that game for real." And now there's a reality TV show about real people playing real Squid Game? Except without killing? I feel like I'm living inside a simulation of a simulation.
neutral · AI labelView post →New show idea: Squid Game but it's all neurotypicals. The first challenge: comprehending the phrase, "No, this makes me uncomfortable."
neutral · AI labelView post →What I hate about Netflix’s Squid Game: The Challenge isn’t just that producers willfully ignored the original series message on abusive capitalism. The original series also showed the wealthy entertained by torturing the poor; Netflix’s new series puts viewers in that position.
negative · AI labelView post →ICYMI – you could win this awesome Squid Game Young Hee Gaming Cabinet, Xbox Series X and controllers 🦑🎮 🔗 Enter on X: x.com/Xbox/status/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Has Squid Game changed or have world events and the monetization of the series made this drastically less appealing
neutral · AI labelView post →Squid Game season three breaks Netflix viewership record
neutral · AI labelView post →‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Arrives With Worse Reviews Than Season 1 www.forbes.com/sites/paulta...
neutral · AI labelView post →We all loved the netflix Korean show Squid Game, and that is why Israel decided to make it real
neutral · AI labelView post →So Mr Beast... After making a Real Life Squid Game TV Show, has decided to join team fascist. It's always the people you most suspect.
neutral · AI labelView post →The David Fincher-directed American Squid Game series is dead
neutral · AI labelView post →My life in Gaza: ‘Do you know the series Squid Game?’
neutral · AI labelView post →“Squid Game” expands beyond its hyper-violent playground activities in Season 2. But the show is best when it’s at its most brutal, writes @shirklesxp.bsky.social:
neutral · AI labelView post →Since you don't know my neighbor or his actor relative, I can say without spoilers: congratulations to Mr. Chung's nibling for surviving the entire series of Squid Game. He is very excited.
neutral · AI labelView post →Deeply stale take prompted by finding the ideal treadmill show: ALICE IN BORDERLAND >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>SQUID GAME. It’s comically better.
negative · AI labelView post →🦑❌ The TV series “Squid Game” has been proposed for recognition as extremist and banned in Russia. The idea was put forward by a deputy of the Bryansk Regional Duma and head of the “Orthodox Russia” movement, Mikhail Ivanov.
neutral · AI labelView post →SQUID GAME IS LITERALLY JUST AN OBJECT SHOW!!!!!!
neutral · AI labelView post →They literally made a Squid Game game show. Nothing is parody.
neutral · AI labelView post →Duolingo teams up with Netflix to help ‘Squid Game’ fans learn Korean
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