i haven't watched season 3 of squid game, frankly I probably never will because i heard about what happened by an irl friend of mine who watched it and was as upset as I was when they talked about it to me. To say that I felt disappointed would be an understatement, not just because of how much I loved Jun-ho and In-ho's story, but the show itself was holding a powerful message that in the end it couldn't follow through with. As much as I want to try and find the same passion I had for the show as I did earlier this year, I really can't because I dont want to wrack my brain about what if's and what should've been's when there are other things I could be doing with my time. It's like all the thoughts and theories I had were put to waste, i would've understood somewhat if maybe the hwang brothers didn't get as much focus but the entire season just being as bad as it was makes me more frustrated and hurt because it was already a very special kind of show.

It really is heartbreaking for me seeing how In-ho and Jun-ho's story turned out, barely showing us anything of their important relationship in the final season, and youre totally right about the show not even going in the right direction. with how season 3 was written, the Hwang brothers were bound to have their story treated badly as like you said, any normal conversation, reunion or just anything, it didn't happen at all. I had expected a lot of things, some bad things and some good things, but in the end this is what happened, it really is just a giant disappointment for me. Not just in how the director decided to put aside In-ho and Jun-ho's story, but just overall how the director made season 3 in general... I think the way you worded it "different expectation that were never fulfilled" is the best way to put it. In the end, thats really how I feel.