Squid Game 2 rating 18 help

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DS is 14. He watched squid game 1 a couple of months ago.

now Squid Game 2 came out a few days ago. But the last 2 episodes are rated 18 and I’m nervous to let him watch it.

Has anyone watched it on here and can tell me if it’s really awful? How does it compare to the 15 rating?

I don’t know why they do all the first series and then almost the all the second series as a 15 and then change to an 18 for final two episodes. Makes it really hard for parents although I understand they’re not bothered about us…

What should I do? Don’t know how to say no to DS as he enjoyed the show so far but now he can’t find out the ending unless I watch it and tell him and neither of us want that.

It's slightly more graphic but your kid your choice

Wouldn't be letting a 14 year old watch it.

Series one was shocking. I'm surprised that was ok for a 14 year old.

I’ve watched it all and I don’t see why a 14 year old can’t watch it.

I let my 9 and 11 year old watch 15 sometimes. 5 nights at Freddy’s for example. I didn’t think it was that graphic so I let them watch it

I’m in New Zealand and the whole of series 2 is rated 16 here, same as the first. Haha just had to check because my DD15 is currently watching (we watch it together) and I was like “oh crap, did I let her watch something that is rated 18?!”

I have seen bits of the first 4 episodes. It’s disgustingly violent and bloody but some of it is almost comically so. So I think it’s probably less disturbing and unsuitable for a teen than something that is not quite as violent but is more realistic, if you get what I mean.

To me the whole thing should be an 18+ but it’s very popular with the youngish teens right now. All of DS’s friends watched it in year 6, the first version. I didn’t let him watch it then.

Its disgustingly violent and cheapens life but that’s probably part of the message but I still find it hard to stomach.

Id rather DS didn’t watch it but he said everyone in year 9 is watching it so he doesn’t want to go back to school and be the only one who doesn’t know what’s going on. He already struggles.with friendships so don’t want him out of the loop.

And thank you all for the replies. It’s good to get a range of perspectives.

Internet did some work for you, quite detailed overview of potentially offending parts

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt10919420/parentalguide

The ending is shite.

Tell him not to waste his time.

The ending isn't the end

Series 3 in a few weeks picks up exactly where this one ends

So really it's just a hiatus

(I think the whole thing should be an 18, it's horribly casual violence)

How do you know it’s in a few weeks? Didn’t think the release date had been announced yet?

Ok, I read part of the parental guide and it is quite disgusting just to read.

Why on earth would anyone watch it voluntarily? It sounds that just watching it is beyond self-harm border. How disturbed must be those who actually enjoy?

It's awful that the social pressure forces young teens to this.

Thank you again for all the helpful messages. I really wish he wouldn’t watch it. I watched season 1 with him but each episode left me disturbed and I told him I didn’t want to watch season 2 as it makes me feel down and anxious.

I agree that this sort of thing shouldn’t be shown to teens nor should there be social pressure around it.

The internet continually forces our hands as parents to expose our kids to violence, sex, crime, drugs.

No wonder we are all quite depressed. It’s like Pandora’s box. I don’t think it’s stoppable now but it’s sad to witness such horror and negativity, routinely proffered to such young minds.

I wish I could. Perhaps that will put him off season 3. Fingers crossed.

He’s 14. I was watching worse at that age

The last two episodes are violent in that there is two big fights among the contestants which involve people being stabbed with forks and then a huge gun battle.

My 13 year old watched it (I had said it might be a bit too violent for her but she's pretty good at walking away if she doesn't like something / is disturbed by it) and thought it was so ott that it was stupid rather than disturbingly violent and I kind of agree.

I find the games much more psychologically disturbing than the outright violence and as we are watching it we do talk about the psychology behind it (desperation, greed, rich taking advantage of the poor, people's view of those less fortunate etc) so it's not just about violence purely for entertainments sake.

Me too...and without my parents. The Nightmare on Elm Street series was our sleepover go to among my group of friends!

Why don't you watch them and decide?

Ah that explains it. We just got to the end and went "eh?"

Because she finds it disturbing and would prefer not to harm herself unnecessarily? Because she has better things to do with hours of time she has available without her children?

And, how would it help decide? It is clear it is disgusting a not suitable for a younger teen. The real question here is how to weight the wish for him to not watch it against the social pressure at school.