‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Review: Netflix’s Smash Hit Returns More Brutal, Haunting and Entertaining Than Ever

“Squid Game” isn’t a surprise anymore. Upon its initial release in 2021, the South Korean drama series hit much larger for Netflix than any of the streamer’s other international series, and exceeded hits like “Bridgerton” and “Stranger Things” to become an outright phenomenon and the streamer’s most-watched series. Part of it was timing; creator Hwang Dong-hyuk smartly drew on global hardships over the last few years — mostly economical but also societal — to craft an incisive take on a “Battle...