Take Five: We summarise every Squid Game 2 episode in 5 words

Squid Game 2 is officially here. We’ve got everything from new side plots to new characters in this new instalment of the famed Netflix series.

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For now, to give you a quick and (pretty much) spoiler-free review, HallyuSG rounds up each episode in this seven-part series in exactly five words.

Episode 1: Bread and Lottery

Humour and suspense done right

Synopsis: A vengeful Gi-hun makes a U-turn at the airport. Later, in his hideout, he intensifies his search for the elusive recruiter who is seeking new players.

Episode 2: Halloween Party

Filled with emotional, suspensory twist-and-turns

Synopsis: Gi-hun finally gets hold of an invitation, marked for Halloween day. In a tense moment facing Jun-ho, they reveal their truths to each other.

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Episode 3: 001

Red light, green light. Again.

Synopsis: New players gather for a chance to win 45.6 billion won. After an intense first round, the survivors’ fate hang in the balance — down to one final vote.

Episode 4: Six legs

Forget Dalgona. (A) new game’s here.

Synopsis: The players prepare for the next game: a six-legged pentathlon, where each team member must clear a mini-game to survive — or face collective elimination.

Episode 5: One more game

Seeing things from the flipside.

Synopsis: Kang No-eul earns enemies for her unruly actions. Nerves fray to the breaking point as the remaining players vote on whether to move to the next round.

 

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Episode 6: O X

The power of a fork.

Synopsis: Jun-ho and his team prepare to infiltrate a suspicious island. As monetary stakes and tensions rise, players split into two opposing factions.

Episode 7: Friend or Foe

Shocking revelation in the making.

Synopsis: The remaining players strategise on how to survive the night. Gi-hun proposes a risky plan — but he will need trustworthy allies to carry it out.