I’ve said this once and I’ll say it again: Hwang Jun-ho’s subplot in Squid Game is one of the franchise’s weakest points. It barely amounted to anything in Season 1 and in this season, that sin is multiplied tenfold.
Every scene with him and the mercenaries on the boat could have been removed and it wouldn’t have affected Season 2’s plot in any way.
“But the boat’s captain is a traitor!”
Okay, so what? Most people saw that twist coming a mile away and again, it didn’t affect the plot at all.
Also, let’s not forget that Jun-ho is the reason Gi-hun got played like a fiddle this season.
“By the way Gi-hun, I do know who the Front Man is. It’s my brother. Here’s his picture in case you run into him and get fooled by him.”
That was all Jun-ho had to say, and I guarantee Season 2 would have played out way differently.
