Squid Game season 2 excels in some ways and not in others, fattened up with what feels like filler content, which is not great for a season only seven episodes long.

But the hit Korean-language Netflix series is already facing criticism for failing to live up to the promise of its powerful original run. Media experts say it shouldn’t come as any surprise: Call it the curse of round two.

Game on. “Squid Game” Season 2 is now streaming, and some viewers are taking issue with the sophomore installment of the bloody Korean Netflix hit. “The second season of ‘Squid Game’ is a thorough letdown,” wrote a critic for the Hollywood Reporter, adding it “simply doesn’t work.”