Squid Game 3 Memes Review: World's Most Popular Show's Finale Unites Fans, Here's How
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Squid Game 3: The dystopian South Korean series that received a cult-like status for its gory portrayal of the societal inequality has reached its conclusion.
Massive Spoilers Ahead!
Netflix's most-hyped dystopian horror show, Squid Game, dropped its third and final season on the streaming platform on Friday, and the reviews are in. Squid Game, which captivated the internet in 2021, became a global phenomenon by spotlighting economic hardship, human morality, and societal inequality—themes that deeply resonated with audiences worldwide.
The South Korean show follows the life of a financially-strapped Seong Gi-hun, who joins the deadly game show only to realise there is a lot to lose than gain and it's not all child's play as it initially seemed. Gi-hun, beating all the odds, emerges victorious among 456 desperate participants.
However, with growing disgust and disdain for his bloody jackpot of 45.6 billion, the man returns to the competition with a mission to bring it to an end.
Will he be able to do it? Will there be a new winner? Or will the competition
VIPs Are Cringe
Even though Squid Game seasons have received rave reviews across, one thing that has stayed consistent throughout is the fans' collective hatred for VIPs. No, not because they are undeniably horrible people but it's how the peculiar and sadistic characters have been written.
Give Us Nothing
Go detective, give us nothing #SquidGame #SquidGameS3 #SquidGameSeason3 #SquidGame3 pic.twitter.com/LYc0Z8PI1z — • (@rayainalif) June 27, 2025
Hyunju Deserved Better
Something else that Squid Game fans collectively agreed on was that Hyunju simply deserved better.
HYUNJU MY LOVE YOU'LL FOREVER BE MISSED #SquidGame pic.twitter.com/1v7arkjBg4 — Kay (@LegendaryKay__) June 27, 2025
Wait, Did Someone Say Cute?
#SquidGame spoilers!!!!stop it why is this kinda really cute pic.twitter.com/yhbUx11C7e
— jada (@ninthdctr) June 27, 2025
Ending
The conclusion of Squid Game has elicited a mixed range of sentiments from its audience. Remember how you felt after the premier of Game of Thrones finale? It's somewhat in the same territory, or that is what several posts on 'X' suggest.
glad that i'm not the only one who thought the ending SUCKS #SquidGame3 #SquidGame pic.twitter.com/18o8RQDuYC — eli (@ashleynts) June 27, 2025
Breaking my silence. There's a better ending he could write but decided to wrote a chopped one. 💀 #SquidGame #SquidGameSeason3 pic.twitter.com/RzQ0HTmFrt — dia ❦ ˢᵖʳⁱⁿᵍ ᵒᶠ ʸᵒᵘᵗʰ & ʰᵉᵃᵈ ᵒᵛᵉʳ ʰᵉᵉˡˢ ᵖʳ ᵐᵃⁿᵃᵍᵉʳ (@xxxtaerixxx) June 27, 2025
We Have A New Winner
The baby bottle with a warmer, the Oh Il-nam latex figure, the CGI baby, player 100 as a finalist… if you told me this was a parody I'd totally believe it #SquidGame #SquidGame3 pic.twitter.com/Db3TbWOevm — nico 🦑 | S3 SPOILERS (@luvbyunghun) June 27, 2025
Final Verdict
'the moral of squid game? Don't bother fighting capitalism and bigoted systems because the rich are always more powerful, and if you've ever earned blood money, shut up and spend it, don't bother being a hero, (sic)" a user, who goes by the handle @NushKali, remarked on X.
'season 3 feels like it was written by someone in a squid game video's youtube comment section, (sic)" wrote user @pisstarded.
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