he hype this series had was all worth it!

with the season 2 coming, I finally decided to give it a shot. when it came out I was too scared to watch it - I literally had a nightmare after watching the trailer with the Green Light, Red Light game.

but this time I decided to give it a shot. I admit, my first thought was knowing that Wi Ha-jun was there because he was the only actor in the series I knew well because I saw other kdramas of it. but the main reason why I wanted to watch it was because of its social critique.

I've seen many youtube videos that did analyses of the series, explained some details and the plot as a whole. although those video had spoilers and I already knew who lived and who died, my expectations were surpassed because I genually thought that the plot was only the games but is so much more than that.

besides showing children's game and the hideous deaths the characters had, it shows some nuances of the characters, like their background, their evolution throughout the game, their relationships with one another, bonding, everything. that was so beautiful to watch and gave so much depth to the characters, even the ones who just got their spotlight in one or two espisodes. adding to that, the critique that has against society showing what people would desperatly do for and, the part that I liked and enfuriated me the most, the representation of hierarchies and how the elites at the top love to the see the ground burn... only for their pure pleasure.

overall the series was absolutely magnificent and I'm really excited to see what season 2 brings.

(review written on my Letterboxd)