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‘Alice in Borderland’ Shows Its Comic Book Roots in the Worst Ways
If you’re looking for another Squid Game, I don’t know if you’ll be satisfied with this take.
I must admit that I’m someone who has a hard time letting go — namely, in this instance, when it comes to the Netflix series Squid Game, which I haven’t been able to get out of my head since watching it earlier this month. Thankfully, other content creators are keeping me busy with analysis and deconstruction of the series, but a part of me is still craving a bit more to chew on in the wait for the surefire announcement of a second season.
Enter Alice in Borderland, a fellow Netflix series that pops up on many “If You Liked Squid Game, Try This” articles rampant around the internet these days. The 2020 eight-episode run of this Japanese series, based on the titular manga series by Haro Aso, is definitely a go-to option for the “death game” purveyor in your life. You’ve got innocent games twisted for shock factor and utmost cruelty, you’ve got a harried young Everyman who seems doomed to see everyone he loves die before him if he has any hope of survival, and you’ve got sinister workings playing into a greater overarching mystery while we as the viewers wonder just who would be sadistic enough to concoct such a scheme where everyone must play games to…
