Hundreds of cash-strapped contestants accept and invitation to complete in children's games for a tempting cash prize, but the stakes are deadly. The highly anticipated, and highly tense Korean drama Squid Game is back for season 2. So what has been the global reaction so far? And what has happened in Episode 1? We have the scoop! Image: Netflix SPOILERS! The start of season two, was definitely not holding back when it comes to making us want to cover our eyes, due to the intensity of the show. "Bread and Lottery" which is the title of episode 1, was a highly tense but great episode, to establish everything that has been going on in Seong Gi Huns life aka player 456 for the past few years, since season one, and as we saw, it has not been the greatest few years for the player. Season two started where season one left off, and with Gi Hun showcasing his red hair, walking through the airport terminal, this cemented his place as the front man, hopefully enabling him to take the life of death game down once and for all. The moment, where he was changing, taking the chip out and with the young boy walking on on him naked, was also pretty hilarious. Image: Netflix As the show moved on, the main hero had also been looking for a recruiter for the past two years, knowing that is how he will get access to the front man of the show once again, and it is also a little ironic that the loan shark, Mr. Kim, who was after him and roughed him up back in the first episode of season one, is now the guy helping him now. With an astonishing cash prize of ₩45.6 billion, he has now hired him to search every train station in order to find new desperate contestants to sign up to play the deadly game. Without a doubt, the plan from these guys is very good, and it just goes to highlight how much of a motivator money really is for the majority of people. We also get to see how much it is messed up when one of them buys a loaf of bread and lottery tickets, hence the name of the episode. This is the daily life of a Squid Game recruiter? Let's take a look at some of the best scenes! SPOILER!! Our thoughts An important contrast is not just the color, but also the characters and their performance. Gong Yoo , as we can see is as demonic as the Recruiter, with eyes gleaming with cruelty and joy, and a sarcastic grin at times, but if you noticed his voice did not skip a beat when he said that he killed his own father, but instead the show shone him in a light with his mouth gaping open as he loaded a barrel into the gun before pulling the trigger. Meanwhile Lee Jung Jae retained a more grief and guilt ridden look, having gained knowledge of the horror story, and of course. under the rules it is a dead or alive game. Image: Netflix Still, my heart could still not help but skip multiple beats, when they played a very dangerous version of rock paper scissors, and the Recruiter and his boss had the obvious classical music playing in the background. The intensity of the show is not over yet, and rather it is just beginning, and this time it is between player 456 and the Recruiter. As we know so far, Gi Hun is not going to lose the game, and this goes back into the games that we know so far. That said, the show does make your heart start racing and it is interesting to see how nothing really frightens Gi Hun anymore, compared to season one. It is obvious that competing in season one would shape a person differently, and that is exactly what appears to have happened to him. Overall, this was a really strong premiere episode, and it has set everything up nicely, these playground games have of course been going on for years, and the fact that this deadly syndicate of investors, have not been caught yet, shows that they know how to hide and be discreet. So it makes sense it's taken Player 456 so long just to find the Recruiter. Fan reviews, opinions and predictions: What has been your best moment of Squid Games season 2 so far? Let us know in the comments below. #squidgame #season2 #squidgameseason2 #kdrama #netflix #koreandrama

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