Gi-hun is finally taking it to the man (but at what cost?) in another intense, disturbing episode. Daphne, Veronica, and Jason are here to talk it out.

Next up: Squid Game season 3 drops this summer, on June 27. We’ll talk to you then!

In the meantime, Podcastica is gearing up for Yellowjackets, Cobra Kai, The White Lotus, Andor, Daredevil: Born Again, The Last of Us, and The Handmaid’s Tale, all coming soon!

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Fight the power!

Intense episode this week! Veronica’s out sick, so I quickly formed a group of two with myself and Jenny Ryan to talk it out. Whew!

Next up: It’s the Squid Game season two finale, S2E7 “Friend or Foe”. Let us know your thoughts!

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Karen and David join Jason this week to talk about what we all thought was the best episode of the season so far. But what the hell is In-ho up to though?

Next up: Squid Game S2E6 “O X”. Let us know your thoughts!

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Squid Game has always shown the juxtaposition between the childlike and the horrific, and the beautiful and the grotesque, but this season it’s also very much leaning into the intense and the goofy. Is that working? Join Veronica and Jason as we talk it out!

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Next up: Squid Game S2E5 “One More Game”. Let us know your thoughts!

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Back to the games! A few new twists on this otherwise familiar situation made this episode a lot of fun (in a darkly twisted way, of course). Listen in as Daphne and Jason break it down.

Next up: Squid Game S2E4 “Six Legs”. Let us know your thoughts!

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Ooh, things are getting interesting this ep, with that great twist at the end, and we think this season is shaping up to be a great evolution of the series. John Veronica and Jason as we talk it out.

Next up: Squid Game S2E3 “001”. Let us know your thoughts!

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Squid Game is back and is so far delivering on the promise of the season one finale, which is that Seong Gi-hun would try to find the leaders of the game. But is it good? Join Daphne, David, and Jason as we talk it through.

Next up: Squid Game S2E2 “Halloween Party”. Once you’ve seen it, send us your thoughts and we’ll respond on the podcast.

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Squid Game returns next week (Dec 26) for its long-awaited second season, and we’re excited to get to it!

It’s been awhile, so Daphne and Jason are here to catch you up on everything that happened in the first season, what stood out to us the most, and our hopes for season two!

Squid Game Season 2 trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed1sGgHUo88

Next up: Squid Game S2E1 “Bread and Lottery”. Once you’ve seen it, send us your thoughts and we’ll respond on the podcast!

• You can email or send a voice message to squidgame@podcastica.com.
• Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica.

Huge thanks to Kirk Manley for illustrating and designing our amazing podcast art.

• We highly recommend checking out Kirk’s art at studiokm.com.
• If it’s something in pop-culture that you love, there’s a good chance he’s drawn it.

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Green light!