Netflix Won’t Let Squid Game Die
Squid Game Season 3 Review: No Spoilers. Big Questions.
Squid Game Season 3 is brutal, emotional, and masterfully executed. While I won’t spoil the ending, it delivers the exact tension you’ve come to expect—plus a few surprises that may change everything you thought you knew about the series.
What’s got fans buzzing, though, isn’t just the finale. It’s the rising speculation that Netflix is setting up a Squid Game: USA. And that raises a serious question: Can America even make this work?
🔺 Production Level: Peak Netflix
The new season is polished to perfection. The cinematography is cinematic. The pacing is tighter. The games? Just as unnerving, but with more depth behind the choices. Every episode walks the line between spectacle and psychological breakdown—and wins.
Without giving anything away, Squid Game Season 3 proves the concept still has narrative legs. The social commentary hits harder. The risks feel real. And the emotional stakes? Devastating.
🔴 Is Squid Game: USA Real?
While Netflix hasn’t officially confirmed it, the final scene teases a possible U.S. version—and it's got everyone talking. But here’s the issue: Squid Game works because it’s so rooted in Korean society, culture, and childhood memories. Translating that isn’t as easy as casting a few American stars and calling it a day.
That said, let’s be real: I don’t think Netflix is going to let Squid Game die just because the Korean storyline is finished. The show is too big of a money maker. It’s a global phenomenon with built-in hype, a social media engine, and meme-fuel for days. Netflix gotta have them stacks on stacks on stacks. If there’s even a flicker of franchise potential, they’re lighting that fire.
🟥 Different Games. Different Stakes.
Korean playground games like ddakji, red light/green light, and tug-of-war aren’t just games—they’re metaphors. If you set the same format in the U.S., what childhood experiences do you pull from?
Hopscotch? Dodgeball? Hungry Hungry Hippo? Imagine four grown adults strapped to plastic hippos slamming into each other for survival. It’s absurd—but it also points to the challenge of emotional relevance. Would the American version feel like high-stakes nostalgia—or a parody of itself?
🔻 Can It Hit As Hard?
The U.S. version would need more than just different games. It needs different stakes. Squid Game isn’t about fun. It’s about the broken systems we live in—economic collapse, desperation, survival. Any American adaptation would need to dig deep into *our* versions of those crises: student debt, medical bankruptcy, housing instability, and the corporate rat race disguised as freedom.
If it just becomes a shiny, westernized remix, it’ll miss the point. But if it leans into America’s specific brand of desperation? That could be powerful.
🟩 Why Squid Game Still Matters
With every new season, Squid Game proves it's not just a dystopian thrill ride. It’s a mirror. And maybe the U.S. needs its own reflection.
We don’t need copy-paste storytelling. We need bold creators willing to ask: what would this game look like if it reflected us? The answer might not be comfortable—but that’s exactly why it could work.
🟢 The Hope in the Horror
As bleak as Squid Game can be, there’s always a thread of hope running through the chaos—moments of humanity in the darkest places. JP believes that’s what sets fandom apart: not just the love of stories, but the belief they can mean something.
If the American version keeps that spirit—if it fights for meaning rather than views—it could be something special. Until then, Season 3 stands tall, sharp, and unforgettable.
👓 About JP
JP is the creator and host of Egotastic FunTime! — a sarcastic, sci-fi-obsessed monologue machine serving up bold commentary on streaming, social media, fandom, and the human condition.
What sets him apart from other nerd creators is his sense of hope. Beneath the critiques and comedy, JP offers something rare: optimism. He believes fandoms deserve better — and that together, we can build it.
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