Squid Game 3 officially aired on June 27 and quickly received the attention of global audiences.
Following the ending of season 2, "Squid Game 3" continues Seong Gi Hun's (Lee Jung Jae) journey after the failed rebellion under his command.
Gi Hun was further devastated and despaired when her best friend Jung Bae was murdered right before her eyes. He was miserable to realize that he could not stop this brutal game.
The depressed state makes Gi Hun wary of those around him, for fear that they will also be the target like Front Man (Lee Byung Hun).
Amidst the dark and light situation, the few remaining players appear when the child of player number 222 (Jo Yoo Ri) is born. Wanting to protect the newborn baby, Gi Hun once again stood up to fight.
The Guardian said the birth of the baby was an unimaginable detail. "In other words, a new player is forced to participate in a game without the ability to agree. The child became the center of attention in the following episodes. If someone criticizes Squid Game for building an unreasonable plot, then let's face it, the film's entire 3 parts are built on survival games based on children's games until a player dies. However, the appearance of a new player is still very unbelievable".
According to The Guardian's critic, "Squid Game" is an explosive phenomenon but its appeal has declined with each season. This newspaper believes that separating parts 2 and 3 is unnecessary, because the plot is connected, not much different, and the plot is still loose.
In Korea, JTBC News compared Netflix's Squid Game 3 to "an attempt to end an icon but going in the wrong direction".
NPR critic Eric Deggans commented that Squid Game 3 is no different from the previous parts. The film still maintains its original style of using games to convey messages about humanity. However, the games in season 3 are more "reasonable" than dramatic entertainment like season 1.
Experts say that Gi Hun's ending is impressive and has weight. After many incidents, he sacrificed his life to save the newborn baby. Player 456 was caught up in a life-and-death game and could not help but have a tragic ending.
The final episode of Squid Game is titled Humans are..., depicting Gi Huns struggle with the difficult choice: to kill a newborn baby to survive or sacrifice himself so that the baby can survive.
"Squid Game" was once a global TV phenomenon of Netflix. For 4 years, the film has made global audiences look forward to it, maintaining its heat through all 3 seasons.
