‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ Was an Addictive Abomination

RED LIGHT, GREEN LIGHT

The show had me hooked from the start, but week after week, it left behind a sinister aftertaste.

Senior Entertainment Reporter

Published Dec. 7 2023 1:42PM EST

A photo including a still from the show Squid Game: The Challenge — Netflix

(Warning: This post contains spoilers for the Squid Game: The Challenge finale.)

In the penultimate episode of Squid Game: The Challenge, Netflix’s reality-show interpretation of the brutal South Korean drama that traumatized viewers worldwide in 2021, the players sat in a circle around a little black box tied off with pink...

Laura Bradley

Senior Entertainment Reporter

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‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ Was an Addictive Abomination

The show had me hooked from the start, but week after week, it left behind a sinister aftertaste.

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Laura Bradley