I'm a huge fan of both shows and for me season 3 of Squid Game is the weakest of the 3 seasons compared to the great first 4 episodes of season 5 of Stranger Things

The hype with season 5 of ST was over the roof worldwide, even so that Netflix crashed last week when it premiered. Thing that didn't happen with SG S3

The advertisement for season 5 of ST was huge, lot of brand collaborations while with Squid Game season 3 it was quiet and under the radar, like I saw some billboards here and there, mostly in USA and S. Korea but not at the level with Stranger Things when even in a small country like mine there were billboards in each highway and bus stop. Local brands doing campaigns of the show and all so it's mind-blowing that Squid Game is still above Stranger Things in viewership

For context, Squid Game season 3 had <60.1 million views> in the first <3 days> it aired back in June, while the first 4 episodes the season 5 of Stranger Things has <59.5 million> views in <5 days>.

I just wished season 3 lived to those big numbers and it was a great conclusion to this amazing show that everyone point out as a masterclass way to end a great show (like Breaking Bad for example).

I blame Netflix for pressing HDH to drop more content after S1, 10 years of writing 1 season can't beat 3.5 years of writing 2 seasons. 

I mean don't get me wrong, I love season 2 and that's where my 2 favorite characters come from but the drop in quality with the last season is huge. Still don't know what happened with the writing.

(credit to SquidThisGame on IG for the image)

So crazy that the worst season (imo) still beat the biggest show on Netflix