Did the Lame ‘Squid Game’ Finale Ruin the Whole Thing?

The Daily Beast’s TV obsessives Laura Bradley and Kevin Fallon enter the “Squid Game” arena and debate whether the finale lived up to the show’s potential—or maybe was kinda lame. [Manage newsletters]( [View in browser]( [Image] [Image] [Did the Lame ‘Squid Game’ Finale Ruin the Whole Thing?]( By Laura Bradley, Kevin Fallon [The Daily Beast’s TV obsessives Laura Bradley and Kevin Fallon enter the “Squid Game” arena and debate whether the finale lived up to the show’s potential—or maybe was kinda lame.]( [A Sinister Lamb-Human Hybrid Is Here to Haunt Your Dreams]( By Laura Bradley [Noomi Rapace becomes surrogate mother to an inhuman hybrid in A24’s latest horror entry, which delivers on its wild premise with bleak humor and bracing visuals.]( [Margaret Qualley Is Phenomenal in Netflix’s ‘Maid’]( By Kevin Fallon [Everything we can’t stop loving, hating, and thinking about this week in pop culture.]( [From Britney to Beyoncé: The Magical Beauty of the 2000s]( By Markus Klinko [Photographer Markus Klinko captured the stars that shaped 2000s popular culture. Here are some of his iconic images—that will be displayed in a series of art gallery exhibitions.]( Advertisement [Dave Chappelle Backed by Family of Late Transgender Comic]( By Cheyenne Roundtree [The family of Daphne Dorman, the late transgender comedian who Dave Chappelle highlights in his new Netflix special “The Closer,” say he’s an LGBTQ ally and meant the world to her.]( [Twitch Data Leak Exposes Glaring Racial Pay Gap in Streaming]( By Tirhakah Love [“Coming after the hate raids and seeing the most well-paid streamers being mostly white and male despite Twitch preaching diversity… it’s frustrating,” gamer Briggsycakes says.]( Fever Dreams A podcast covering twisted tales of the new American right. [Listen Now]( [Don’t Be Fooled by Jay-Z’s Hip-Hop Super Bowl Halftime Show]( By Kyndall Cunningham [It’s merely using hip-hop to put a Band-Aid on the NFL’s problems with race and exploitation of Black athletes.]( [Bill Maher Makes Yet Another Terrible Transphobic Joke]( By Marlow Stern [The ‘Real Time’ host has a long history of transphobia, and Friday night’s show served as yet another groan-worthy example.]( Advertisement [Image] [‘Horrified’ Staffers Say This Media Mogul Is Boss From Hell]( [TheWrap’s founder, CEO, and editor has created a toxic workplace culture, said 20 current and former staffers. Sharon Waxman is “very sorry” to hear this.]( [Murdered Government Gadfly Feared ‘People Were After Her’]( [Joan Davis, an outspoken community activist in the quiet town of Teaneck, New Jersey, was bludgeoned, bound, and stabbed numerous times. Her 2010 murder remains a mystery.]( [Meet the Teen Who Got the Pro-Choice Movement on TikTok]( [Mehtaab Kaur saw anti-abortion organizations were getting traction on the app and set out to change that.]( [Image] [This Humidifier Is Practically a Life-saver When We Get Sick]( [A humidifier that breaks up snot and eases respiratory symptoms? What more could you ask for?]( [The Best Micellar Water, Mascara, and More Are On Sale Today Only for Amazon's Epic Daily Deals]( [NYX makeup, L'Oreal hair care, and more are all on sale today only.]( [Amazon Is Marking Down Dozens of Top Beauty Brands]( [The retail is marking down tons of top brands as part of an epic deal month during October.]( [See More Stories]( Advertisement [Image] [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( © Copyright 2021 The Daily Beast Company LLC 555 W. 18th Street, New York NY 10011 Privacy Policy If you are on a mobile device or cannot view the images in this message, click here to [view this email in your browser](. To ensure delivery of these emails, please add emails@thedailybeast.com to your address book. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, or think you have received this message in error, you can [safely unsubscribe](.