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Squid GameRebukes Its Own Popularity

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Squid Game Season 2 bites back at its viral success with a scathing critique of capitalism's grip on the powerless masses.
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  • Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk laments the show's rapid rise to global phenomenon, saying 'I'm not too happy about it. I thought it would be a little more niche'
  • The new episodes are steeped in an 'encroaching bitterness toward the proletariat', as the series' signature social commentary turns inward on its own fanbase
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Hwang Dong-hyuk, Netflix, Squid Game, Squid Game Season Two
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