The mother dies, the baby takes her place, and immediately inherits the horrors she was subjected to. It’s a heartbreaking microcosm of a very real generational struggle. But every scene with the baby is undercut by how distracting the CGI is.

Squid Game 3, to the show’s credit, manages to end things on a better note. While Season 2 felt like it was meandering in terms of characters, focus, and thematic arc, Season 3 manages to wrangle each of those aspects of the show well enough to make it feel like a fittingly epic (if depressing) conclusion.