There’s no one reason for Squid Game’s success, but one of its biggest strengths was its ability to tell the stories of people on the fringes of Korean culture: immigrants, defectors, gambling addicts, and abuse survivors. Anyone willing to lose their lives in the Games has to want a better life, and we saw unflinching portraits of what drove the contestants to play.
In Season 2, it looks like we’ll see more stories of the people society left behind. But one character is drawing controversy due to the show’s casting choice. Unfortunately, it reveals the series’ biggest blindspot — and casts doubt on the future.
