Squid Game Season 3

A truly under appreciated piece of media

Despite the popular consensus, I think it was quite enjoyable, it’s been a while since I watched something this engaging.

Where to start with this one honestly. I feel like season 2 and season 3 are an unappreciated piece of media, and are miles better than season 1. To get to that conclusion we have to delve into what the show really represents, and what it’s really about. If I want to put it simply, squid game was always about men vs capitalism, and how it corners people and can change people, sometimes even make monsters out of them. Squid game season 2 and 3 does an amazing job at pushing the boundaries of how far can humanity’s greed can develop. Now that we’ve established this, let’s talk about a few points that I want to address.

Story: I have thoroughly enjoyed the story. The pacing felt a little bit mixed in my opinion, at first I loved it, since there was a bigger gap between the character’s deaths, so it gave us more time to get to know them, to make us attached, and actually care about those characters, which I thought was severely lacking from season 1. But towards the third season, I thought that the pacing became too fast for my liking and I didn’t necessarily agree with that choice. Besides the pacing the only gripes I have with the show are the detective’s storyline and soldier 11’s. They felt like they took up way too much time, and barely progressed anywhere, so they felt empty to say the least.

Characters: I have really enjoyed the characters this time around. We had a cast of colourful characters, with varying personalities, with their own internal strives and personalities. They felt engaging, interesting, and most importantly, alive. I also love the decision to make a few of the characters have some sort of relations with each other, it made some of the ethical dilemmas even better.

Ending: This is where I may lose some people, but I enjoyed the ending. I think it was a fitting last chapter for Gi Hun’s character. With his final act, he defied not only the games, but the ideologies/philosophical views of the ones who created the game. He proved that Humans are not playthings, nor racing horses. Humans are… kind, compassionate, selfish, selfless, cold, brave, greedy, two faced, hypocritical, guilty, innocent and so on… Humans are anything they choose to be, they are diverse, and they are living beings, not playthings. There are several complaints about the endings, mainly the fact that we did not learn anything new about the games, which I don’t mind all that much honestly. This trilogy was always the story of Gi Hun, not the games. It was a story of opposing philosophical/moral views. In the end, no matter how hard we try, the system in which we all are under will always win, because it’s designed that way. Unless the system itself doesn’t change, we can’t win.

On paper, I can understand how people can find the last 2 seasons underwhelming. But I also do believe that, they don’t see the bigger picture. As much as I don’t like to throw this around this, but the backlash that this show is getting is just more proof that media literacy is severely lacking. If you look at the show for what it really is, I think you’ll enjoy yourself, especially if you like to question morals sometimes. I gave it a 8 out of 10, and I’m excited for the next thing in the squid game universe, the potentials are endless, and I can’t wait to see more.

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Humans Are Not Horses

This was the finale to the Squid Game series. Will the games continue? It appears the ending left the possibility of a spin-off. Many did not like the 2nd or 3rd installment of Squid Game and felt there should have been nothing after the 1st series. It's true the 1st series landed with a bang. It's almost impossible to follow that with something as good. The writer took a different approach by focusing more on the characters working the game, the pursuit by the brother of the Front Man, and the psychological toll the games had on the character of 456. I felt the writer did the only logical thing by not trying to duplicate the 1st series, but go deeper into the story of the actual characters.

I mean what can you say about a series that presents a modern-day fight to the death for the entertainment pleasure of the elite wealthy? It's horrible, but not out of the question considering we live in a world where certain people can buy countries if they wanted. It hits a little too close to home, and it's a tragedy of modern life. I thought it was done well. The acting, the sets, everything was done really well. But the story really does leave me with an icky feeling. But then this isn't a feel-good type of drama.

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Why Why Why

I love Squid Game not because I'm FOMO. But after watched the SG s3, I don't understand why the story need to keep the useless characters until the end. They only will die, and no storyline there. Why you guys kill Hyunju and Geumja earlier? If you preserve the characters until 2nd game or last game, atleast we can get character background.
Minsu have slight story about him and Thanos team, so it's a bit good. Myunggi is trash, he doesn't have storyline. We want atleast a story, not from filler character
And the final scene introduce about Squid Game US..so I hope the plot will be okay, I will try to support it

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Netflix needs to be held accountable for this mess

As I was watching this, I just found myself getting more and more disappointed as the episodes went on. First off, we were so invested in the characters and the storyline, and the ending felt like a complete slap in the face. By episode 3, I was already watching at 2x speed.

By the end, I was sitting there thinking, “Who are half of these people?” So many new faces got thrown in, and we were left with a bunch of characters I don’t even remember seeing before. It completely took the impact away from the people we actually cared about.

It was not the ending I wanted, but probably was quite realistic — but that’s not the issue. The problem is, this whole thing felt like a money grab from Netflix.

This show could’ve ended with grace in season 1. It was powerful, it had impact, and it left a mark. But of course, after its success, they saw dollar signs and gave us ‘2’ unnecessary seasons that dragged everything down.

We don’t need everything to be Americanised. We don’t need 523 seasons. Sometimes a story is better when it knows when to end. What a shambles.
And the non-Korean ‘VIP’ actors were insanely bad! Did they pick them off the street?!

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Started with greed, ended with humanity...

I didn't hate this season, nor its ending like most viewers did, but it left me with lingering thoughts. I think the ending was befitting of the drama's theme as well. Since the beginning, [Squid Games] was supposed to be about winning and becoming the last one standing. It could've been anyone, but Gi Hun's plot armor saved him as he's the main protagonist. In S2, most of them survived as if to lay a foundation for the sequel's bloody plot. (I mean, come on, it's THE SQUID GAMES!) S2 was a bit more 'lively' in a sense; not only about Gi Hun bringing hope to most of the players but also the music used since Ep1. He tried his best but in such an environment - with only a few weapons and comrades who agreed to fight off a huge 'organization' - the path ahead surely wouldn't be all flowers... It was realistic.

Now moving on to S3, the title of its last episode, "Humans are...", was a powerful message to its viewers, which can be interpreted into various meanings. Gi Hun didn't give up until the end. He strayed from his beliefs in the middle due to his guilt but he got back to his senses and fought with all his might. He tried to save lives from the very beginning and fulfilled the last wishes entrusted to him by the previous players without failure. He promised, and he kept his word.

The characters portrayed human nature in reality. We see all kinds of human beings in real life and Squid Games showed us exactly that. Not all people are like the male and female leads we see in K-dramas, and they change or do not change at all from WHO they are. When faced with d8ath, true colors surface.
Another message I got from watching this series is that no matter what you face in your 'journey', stick to your moral values. Even if you make a mistake, there's always a chance to turn back to correct yourself. It's a matter of choice.

If I have to describe the whole Squid Game series, S1 is like an appetizer, giving us a taste of what it looks like and how it goes by showing us the main protagonist's journey. S2 is like the main course, which led us through a path towards a hopeful future (with a mixture of sadness and fun). Finally, S3 is like a dessert served with some lemon and sprinkled spices instead of a huge sugary treat.

"We are not horses, we are humans. Humans are..."

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I don’t get how you can go from amazing to whatever this season was

Honestly I felt this season was bad. I also felt that the ending could’ve been a different way and that there was a path to a not so horrible ending, but we went down the wrong path. I also feel the way a character died was actually really sad and I feel it was sadder than past seasons in my opinion. I will warn you that there might be spoilers in my review so be aware.
The show basically continued from where it ended with the whole gunfight between the players and the guards and it continued with the players not having enough bullets and how they ran out and needed someone to go get them and they sent Daeho to go get them but he got scared and didn’t get them nor came back to them so Hyeonju had to go get them, but it was too late because the guards went to the “lobby” and told them to stand down so the players that were fighting had to stand down and got shot, but player 246 aka Gyeongseok got told my a guard to play dead when she shoots him and he followed and we find out the guard was Noeul who knows his daughter. Meanwhile player 456 and his friend Jeongbae were in a battle with all of the guards and unfortunately the guards shot Jeongbae and player 456 had to watch him die and the front man revealed himself and it was one of the players he grew close too and he was eventually sent back to the “lobby”traumatized and handcuffed to the bunk beds and keeps staring at Daeho because he was told that he didn’t bring back the bullets so he blames Daeho for his friends death. The next game is said and it’s a game of hide and seek, but it’s not your ordinary hide and seek instead it’s one team which is the seekers have knifes and the hiders have keys that lead them into rooms where they can hide, but not for long since they have to find the exit in order to move on, but the seekers only get to move on once they kill one person. While waiting for the game to start player 456 keeps staring at Daeho, Geumja and Yongsik keep going back and forth about who should be who since there on different sides with Geumja on the seeker side and Yongsik on the hider and in the end they swap with Yongsik having to kill somebody and Geumja needs to hide and escape, Myeonggi went to Junhee and told her that she shouldn’t be a seeker and kill somebody just to move on and instead she should hide with the baby and he’ll come find her ASAP after he gets one kill and it was until the last minute that Junhee agreed. They then entered the area and only had 2 minutes to hide, but Junhee started to feel pain and couldn’t move and Geumja saw her and went to help her and Hyeonju saw them and told them to follow her so they did and they successfully hid for a long time until they got to a room where Hyeonju’s key wouldn’t open the door which was when she noticed that you need a circle, triangle, square key in order to get through the doors and she asked for everyone’s necklace and they luckily had each combo so they went through the doors smoothly until Junhee fell down the stairs and broke her ankle and a seeker found them so Hyeonju beat them up and took the knife. Meanwhile 456 was trying to find Daeho he kept running into him, but he would escape and he kept running into his look alike and let him go. Myeonggi teamed up with Namgyu to get people out but they both attacked somebody at the same time so it would be counted as half a point so they both worked together to get more kills, but in one room Namgyu dropped the necklace that Thanos had that was filled with pills and Minsu found it and took it and even ate one, but when he ate it all he kept thinking about was getting revenge on Namgyu for killing Semi. Then a lot of time had passed and Hyeonju found a room and stayed in there for a little while because Junhee was in pain, but then her water broke which meant she was going to have her baby and Geumja helped Junhee give birth while Hyeonju held her hand and then the baby came and Hyeonju went to go find the exit and when she did she went back to the room and once she got there she was stabbed by Myeonggi and he didn’t know Junhee was in the room until she dropped to the floor and Junhee was upset then Myeonggi left and Geumja took Junhee and her baby to the exit, but when they got to the exit Yongsik was there and he hadn’t killed anybody yet and was gonna get Junhee until Geumja killed him. At the same time player 456 saw Daeho and they battled for a while until Daeho got stabbed and Seong Gihun was gonna kill himself until the guards took him. Then when the game was over everyone was in the “lobby” and they were all shocked to see Junhee carrying her new born baby and went night occurred Geumja told Seong Gihun about her story with her son and that she killed him so she knows the pain and told him to please take care of Junhee and protect her and although he didn’t say anything he would later on protect her, but that same night Geumja would take her own life which devastated Junhee. Then the next game occurred and on the way there Seong Gihun stopped her and told her to give him the baby and although she didn’t agree she felt it was right to give the baby to him and that made Myeonggi very upset. The next game was a jump rope game between the two dolls and nobody wanted to go first until Minsu showed Namgyu that he has the pills that he’s looking for and threw them on the tiny bridge so Namgyu went for it and he made it to the cross necklace until he opens it and Minsu took all the pills which led to Namgyu getting pushed off the bridge by the rope and he sadly died. Then Seong Gihun went with the baby to insure its safety and would get Junhee after, but after he made it ll the way across everyone started to go on the bridge and when the second person came he started pushing people off the bridge so he can ensure that he gets money along with Seong Gihun and the games end until Seong Gihun threatened to push him and he stopped. At the same time Myeonggi went to Junhee to ask her if she wants to go with him and he refused and said she doesn’t want her baby to be with him nor be with her and he left her and went on the bridge and by the time he went over it there wasn’t enough time for Seong Gihun to get Junhee so she just jumped off the platform. That meant that Seong Gihun would have to do whatever it took to protect her baby because he promised and that same night they were given a huge dinner and fancy clothes and had to vote to continue the games and after the vote was still to continue playing so they continued to eat and were told the next game would result in having to kill 3 or more people in order to win so everyone throughout get Seong Gihun, the baby, and Minsu and before that they were told that the baby became a player and was 222 which was Junhee’s number. The next game where they would be sent to three towers consisting of circle, triangle, and square and they started with circle where everyone teamed up to get the baby and Seong Gihun out, but Myeonggi disagreed and said to get Minsu out since he’d addicted to pills and needs them and since they all saw him hallucinating that he sees somebody and is trying to kick them off and it was Namgyu switching back and fourth with Thanos and then he went back to normal and everyone was staring at him and telling him to just jump off he screamed “what did I do to deserve this” and Myeonggi grabbed the pole from the circle platform and was gonna push Minsu until Minsu grabbed it thinking it was Semi holding his hand and fell down. By the next platform which was the triangle everyone tried to get Seong Gihun away from the baby and even tried to plot against him where they even cornered him and had to hold somebody to push him off with the suit jacket tied to his waist until Gihun pulled out a knife from the night before where the Front Man gave it to him and told him to use it to protect the baby and him and he used it to fight back and that’s when Myeonggi swapped sides to be with Gihun and the baby and they turned against everyone and eventually killed everyone and it was only the three left and they moved to the next round, but the winner won’t be chosen until someone hits the button and then someone needs to sacrifice themselves in order for there to be a winner and Myeonggi told Gihun to give him the baby and he’ll figure it out, but Gihun felt unsure since he felt that Myeonggi would kill the baby and he’ll win so he stayed on the triangle platform until the last second where he jumped on the square platform and it was the three left to battle again. The button hadn’t been clicked yet and Myeonggi said if Gihun comes any closer he’ll drop the baby over the edge and Gihun couldn’t take that risk so he followed until he started to go for Myeonggi that the baby landed on the platform and the two were hanging off the edge with Gihun holding them both with one hand and Myeonggi was holding onto his suit jacket until it ripped and Myeonggi fell and Gihun pulled himself to the top and that’s when he realized the button hadn’t been clicked so he clicked it and waited for a while with the baby and eventually sacrificed himself and the baby won squid games. At the same time officer Hwang found the island and the coast guards were gonna find the island so the Front Man had an evacuation and meanwhile Noeul got Gyeongseok out of the isaldn and got on a ship and made him drop her off so she can destroy the documents and he should continue going until his ship met up with officer Hwang’s ship he saved him and Noeul luckily made it into the escape boats before the island blew up. They then have a fast forward to 6 months after the island blew up with Gyeongseok and Noeul meeting at the Asument park where they both worked at and she saw his daughter Nayeon again and luckily she’s doing better and when she left she got a call that they found her daughter in China and Noeul got on a plane to go rescue her and it showed Saebyeok from Season 1’s brother was back with his mom. Officer Hwang was given Junhee’s baby to take care of and the Front Man when to Seong Gihun’s daughter in LA and told her that he died and she can take the money he won from the previous games. Then the show ended with the Front Man seeing a woman in American playing ddakji with a homeless guy and she smiled at him and the show then ended. I honestly hated the ending since all it did was try to set it up for Squid Games in America which I literally don’t want since I feel America is gonna most likely ruin it, but I guess we’ll just have to see, but I will say Junhee’s death was actually one of the saddest along with Hyeonju for me. I honestly would say watch the season, but skip the last 10 minutes since it’s useless, but honestly I don’t recommend this season as much as I recommend the last two.

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Missed opportunities

This review contains spoilers!

I do not share the view that the story should have "ended" in Season 1. I would argue it would have left too many questions unanswered as (i) Gi-hun's red hair and unrelenting ambition to pursue the game creators further (at the cost of not being with his daughter) and (ii) the unknown fate of the Front Man's brother prompted too much intrigue.

Season 1 had a winning formula, from the way the characters' deaths were written (i.e. many key characters suffering the same fate as the sins they once committed/threatened), to the emotional attachment generated after learning their backstories, and so much more. This created a massive rewatch value to catch every detail of a near masterpiece.

Unfortunately Season 2 and 3 felt very much like the latest Star Wars trilogy. In the sense that the writers/producers went for "surprises" in attempt to do something different and throw the viewers off their scent. I don't fully blame them for this as YouTube and other social media platforms went nuts over Season 1 with all sorts of theories and future season predictions, however, it felt too big a deviation from the winning formula.

Below is what I felt were the main downfalls / missed opportunities:

1.) Betrayal of Gi-hun's character. This was the main reason why I brought up Star Wars as most die hard fans felt Luke's character was far too inconsistent compared to original trilogy. In Gi-hun's case, he represents the hope in humans vs. the Front Man's view that mankind is hopeless and unworthy of being saved. One of the defining moments of the Season 1 ending was Gi-hun winning the bet against Il-nam when they both stared across the street at the man needing help. For someone who survived the entirety of season 1, won the the final bet, plus the stand-off against Gong Yoo's roulette game (which had amazing dialogue), it just felt too easy on how the Front Man broke him. Yes his best friend died, but him putting all the blame on Dae-ho and subsequently becoming so "out of it" for the rest of the episodes, including having almost no dialogue just seems way too out of character. Gi-hun was the one who was so scared of dying that he lied to/tricked an old man in attempt to survive in Season 1, would he not have had more sympathy for Dae-ho for being scared? It was his plan after all to attack the soldiers, which was in itself ironic since if his plan was to shoot and kill so many soldiers all along, doesn't this break the moral code he stood for all along? It completely diminishes the beautiful roulette dialogue with the recruiter (Gong Yoo), as he could have just shot him when there were 2 bullets left instead. I had so much hope that it wouldn't go this direction as if I recall correctly, they never re-zoomed into Dae-ho's death. I thought it was still in the cards for a surprise reveal that Gi-hun loosened his grip and Dae-ho only passed out, redeeming Gi-hun's character.

2.) Misuse of actors. During the initial Season 2/3 teaser unveiling new characters, YDG looked so badass and Kang Ha-neul looked like such a good bad guy. It felt like a big missed opportunity in terms of how their characters were utilized in the show.

3.) Missed opportunity to revive entire series with Myung-gi's character? Yim Siwan was the star of the show. He was the only one who consistently played his role so well that his character became believable. If the story needed to end and the whole theme has been light vs. darkness, inherently good vs. inherently bad, Myung-gi's character could have personified the final "bet" in the show when him, the baby and Gi-hun were the final 3 players. The exact outcome could have stayed virtually the same, but the presentation could have been different if they simply tweaked the rule so that only 1 player can remain. In this way, Gi-hun could have still died, perhaps willingly in a final act of trust in humanity as a final middle finger equivalent to the Front Man by saying he believes Myung-gi will do the right thing before jumping off. The grand finale would zoom in on the expression/reaction of the Front Man who would then have await the verdict with a pounding heart as to what Myung-gi's character would decide on - i.e. humans are hopeless should he throw his own son down or whether Gi-hun could still strike victory in death if Myung-gi comes to his senses and jumps down himself to repent for his past crimes and for letting Jun-hee die.

Something super awesome that I felt was missed as well, is that when Myung-gi convinced all the other players to tie their suit jackets together, it would have been an absolute perfect opportunity for Myung-gi to backstab them and push 1 of the guys at the end off, which would have dragged all 4-5 guys down at the same time. This would have fit so well with his scheming character of tricking people (i.e. his crypto scheme).

4.) Poor use of side characters. In Season 1, every character (good or bad) was so meaningful, even Ji-yeong who had minimal screen time but made a huge impact. Season 2/3's characters just didn't have the same feel at all with too much time being devoted to a few. It also felt like over use of characters taking their own lives as the old mom, Jun-hee and the lunchbox guy all decided to self eliminate.

There's a ton more to discuss, but overall it just felt like the last two seasons were rushed and things ended abruptly/awkwardly, missing all the little details in Season 1 that took the creator 6 months to write and ultimately 10 years to refine.

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I was hooked but I have a lot of thoughts that I can't fully explain atm

I honestly did not like the ending but I understand the intention behind it. I was hoping for redemption but realistically, I guess money and power will always win.

One storyline that was pointless to me was guard 011. She was completely useless. She had no impact at all on anything that happened. Literally saved 1 man cause of his sick child but didn't care at all about the baby that's in the actual game.

333 also pissed me off so much. The part in the end when he went bat shit crazy and wanted to kill his daughter for money that's more than enough for all of them was just infuriating. I guess they had to show how much of an actual ahole he was for 222 to not trust him.

Tbh, the squid game was the least interesting game just like in the 1st season.

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Better than expected ...

After the incredible season one, it was always difficult for the continuing seasons to get high marks. I do think that season three proves itself worthy for a high score. In my opinion it was definitely better than season 2. The kids games used as sadistic weapons with the players were a good choice this time around, from Hide & Seek to Jump Rope. I think the most bizarre twist was the addition of a baby added during the game. That proved to be a bit twisted and problematic, especially for the surviving players.
I think the VIP group left a lot to be desired. I didn't care too much for them this time around. I thought the VIP's from season one were a much better fit for the series. That was definitely a negative for season three.
Reading some of the reviews, I see people were really a bit harsh, particularly toward the ending. I'm not sure what a better ending would have been. I was a bit disappointed in the way the two protagonists, #333 & #456 met their ending, but I thought Si Wan and Jung Jae did a great job with their characters. You knew it couldn't end happy ever after, so it was not so shocking that everyone dies. I was just hoping for the best for the two of them, which unfortunately didn't happen. The usual antagonists met their fate with some wicked death scenes, which of course they deserved. You were counting the minutes for #100 & #203 to get "eliminated".
Jun Ho seemed to be the one character with the happy ending, and why not ... after all, Ha Joon has been dragging his character through hell and back for three season, trying to get back to the island. That was the one bright spot at the conclusion. He even brought out the best in his brother, with his decision for the baby and the baby's winnings. Good for him!!!
I guess the final scene with In Ho (Brung Hun) leaves the window open a crack for a season four in the United States???
I guess we'll wait and see.

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Amazing start, Best games, disappointing ending

So basically, Squid Game 3 started off with a bang! The first two games were probably the best games in the Squid Games so far!!! especially the Hide and Seek Game has destroyed me!!! Not only because of the set up of the game which required the red players to kill the blue players, actively!!! basically, in order to survive, they had to commit murder!!! which was quite sick!!! And then the fact that so many crucial characters died in this game (we all know who we are the saddest about… 😭😭😭), and then the baby coming was just like “what?? seriously??” Tbh I still have mixed feelings about the baby but I will share my theory later.
One scene that was horrific as well was when the old mother had to kill her son!!! I guess most people will not understand the reason behind this but for my part I could totally understand her… first of all, no mother would want their children to become the murderer of a new mother. She probably thought that “instead of him killing someone else, I will free my son from this burden by killing him.” This aspect of the drama has shocked and intrigued me a lot!!! this point of view was insane and something I have never seen in any other movie or drama before. One of the most crucial scenes in this drama I think…
One tiny little thing I didn’t like about the Hide and Seek game was the fact that Gi-hun killed Dae-ho!!! He was mad at him and hunted him down bcs he thought his friend died bcs of Dae-ho. I felt really sad because in the end he just got scared which is a very humane reaction. I wish Gi-hun had killed the old greedy entrepreneur instead…

The jump rope game was crazy too!!!! not to mention the song omgggg!!!! Squid Game songs are always such bangers!!! And they kept getting better and better too!!!
Mingle in S2 was already great and ngl it would have been way mess fun without Thanos dancing to it 😂😂😂 But the jump rope song was next level!!! Kudos to the music producers of this season!

And, well the games and music are about it when it comes to the things I liked in this season!!!
After the junp rope game everything went downhill!!!

From the finalist to the end of the last game, everything was disappointing and left us feeling like “that was it?”

First of all, I hated the final players!!!! Idk why nobody could kill that old greedy fart!!! And apart from Minsu and player 333 who tf were the other guys???? They weren’t even that important!!! Why were they in the final???? I just don’t get it!!! I wish Thanos had not died but made it to the final game omg how fun that would have been!!!

Second, the fact that the police officer Junho doesn’t get any answers to his questions frustrated me soooo muchhhh!!!! Like, I understand that Gi-hun had to die and I do feel like his death in order to save the baby was symbolic. But I wished there was more of a conversation and exchange between the brothers aka Junho and the Frontman! And also I am still curious in what relationship the former Frontman, Il-nam stood to the new Frontman In-ho.

Then, what was that ending in America with Cate Blanchett as the new recruiter??? It definitely hinted on an American version of Squid Game coming up!!! and idk if i like it or not!!! And tbh, I genuinely feel like Squid Game might have had a different ending initially, before the success was so overwhelming and before netflix asked the director to split season 2 to two parts. I honestly think that the director was asked by Netflix to change the ending in a way that it still leaves room to play in case they want to film another version. And I guess thats why the story between the brothers was unresolved!

One thing at the end that I did like was No-Eul’s arc and how she rescued the father of the girl and then it even showed how she met them outside at the theme park again. That was a slightly happier moment from the otherwise depressing end.

I am also curious about what will happen to Junho and the baby and Gi-hun’s daughter.
If they make an American version, I assume that the frontman and Junho will be the only Korean characters from the original series, continuing their dispute in the American version… that’s my prediction…

My theory as to why the baby brought in to the games and why it survived is probably because of the following reasons: It could have a biblical / religious / spiritual meaning, highlighting the importance of new life and how it is worth risking so many people’s lives for a new life. Also, it showed the evilness of some or most of the remaining players and how the majority of them was ready to kill off an innocent baby instead of dying showed how the majority of the world, especially roch, old greedy men do not care about newborns, or children whatsoever and the reason why society is crumbling and why we do not have enough children on this earth anymore… Another point that was proven right by the frontman: greed as the driving motivator for the majority of humans when it should be the appreciation of new life. And I assume thats also why Gi-hun’s death was so symbolic! He who has also been driven by greed before he joined the games has realized that unlike himself, most people will never stop to be greedy for money. Although he did change, he realized that that’s not the case for the majority of humans…

In general it’s a good watch but the ending is very messy and disappointing…

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