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Fans of Charlie and the chocolate factory will be delighted in this movie about Wonka and his attempt to make a name for himself.

It's fun family movie that has many humorous characters and a pinch of nostalgia for the previous movies.

The musical scenes were splendidly done and so were the special effects. I only wish the plot had been grander as it felt short sighted compared to the kind of story you would expect with Wonka in the driver's seat.

The overall movie is solid, and has a very similar "feel good" vibe that Padington has.

I initially hesitant with the casting for Wonka but I'm glad he did the role justice.

The one thing Silo does not need is more youthful actors added to the roster. Sadly however, it seems the show-runners are doing just that. I did not read the novel so I'm not sure if its the result of creative liberty or a poorly written reveal.

My gut feeling however cannot be denied, Silo must not go the route of The 100. Not only would that alienate the audience from the more serious tone of the series but it would greatly detract from the already gripping cast.

Season 2 was off to a great start, with some interesting reveals scattered throughout the episodes since its beginning, including this one. Unfortunately, as the season rolled on, too little is being done to actually move the plot forward and uninteresting bland characters are being focused on, particularly in this episode.

Season 1: 8/10 Season 2: 5/10

Season 1 of Squid Game was solid, riveting and thrilling television. It was a shocking take on real injustices and social inequality and held no punches in showing it. Furthermore, there was clearly no reservations on the gratuitous exploitation of the "players", it was jarring, gritty and horror-esque. Beneath this, was a concrete story with interesting characters and motivations, diverse yet relatable.

Season 2 of Squid Game ignores everything from the above, and goes in the absolute opposite direction. The writing is poor, the characters are uninteresting and bland, the creative direction has clearly shifted to be more "family friendly", and yet this is Squid Game we're talking about, the horror-esque elements have all been toned down dramatically. That thrill factor is gone. The reason for all these changes stems from Netflix's drive for marketability of the Squid Game name, you can't promote Squid Game merchandise in video games if Squid Game is too violent... And yet Season 2 still had a few graphic scenes but not nearly as insane as Season 1's depictions, Season 2's graphic depictions borders on medical and general violence, things you'd see in video games.

Overall, everything that made Squid Game unique and interesting has been erased in Season 2, almost as though Season 1's world building was retconned in order to preserve marketability of the brand name.