Cue the ominous, pulsating rhythm of Korea’s finest dystopian survival sequence, as a result of on June 27, Gi-hun’s agonizing story went into the third spherical. Sure, creator Hwang Dong-hyuk’s masterpiece Squid Recreation is lastly again, and it most likely consists of essentially the most traumatizing, most merciless, most insane, and most heartbreaking moments within the historical past of Netflix sequence. Ever since 2021, followers world wide have adopted Gi-hun’s loopy journey, and now the most-watched sequence globally on Netflix has returned with its third and last season.
It’s evidently that Season 3 of Squid Recreation went out with a (literal) bang, so let’s check out what occurred within the last episode.
Was the Entrance Man’s Identification Revealed?
Squid Recreation
2.5
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- Launch Date
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2021 – 2024
- Community
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Netflix
- Showrunner
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Hwang Dong-hyuk
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Lee Jung-jae
Seong Gi-hun / ‘No. 456’
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Jeon Younger-soo
Recreation Information
Probably the most burning questions because the last episode of Squid Recreation Season 2 was whether or not the Entrance Man’s (Lee Byung-hun) id could be revealed. Season 3 did not disappoint, as a result of it lastly confirmed the boss taking off his masks, and Participant 456 was not amused. In Episode 4, the Entrance Man referred to as Gi-hun in to fulfill him whereas the others have been quick asleep after the ultimate dinner. He provided Gi-hun a knife and gave him the selection to kill everybody of their sleep. By doing so, he would have gained by avoiding the ultimate sport and will have saved Jun-hee’s child, who was born through the video games after which changed her mom as Participant 222 after her demise.
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A flashback confirmed that In-ho was provided the identical method out by the previous Entrance Man in Squid Recreation, Il-nam, throughout his time as a participant, and he ended up following by way of and killing the remaining gamers. Similar to Il-nam did to In-ho, In-ho now defined to Gi-hun that the opposite gamers have been solely trash, as soon as once more revealing his ruthlessness.
Gi-hun, nonetheless, is not like In-ho. He grappled with the selection in entrance of him of saving an harmless child versus falling into the identical darkness because the Entrance Man. All this time, he had religion in individuals, however the video games made him query it, lose it even. Killing the remainder of the participant of their sleep would go towards every little thing he believed in. In the long run, he could not do it.
What Occurred to Gi-hun?
After he determined to let the opposite gamers stay, Gi-hun and the newborn turned the goal within the last sport. Contemplating that Gi-hun may have saved everybody in Season 2 already, this arguably may have been prevented. Out of the 9 remaining gamers, at the very least three needed to be eradicated, and the selection of whom to push over the sting was theirs. After Min-su, who was affected by extreme drug withdrawal, turned the primary sufferer, Participant 456 and Participant 222 have been subsequent.
In an insane flip of occasions, Participant 333, Myung-gi, confirmed that he was the newborn’s father and took Gi-hun’s facet. Collectively, they eradicated the others, but it surely turned out that Myung-gi wished to eradicate the newborn as nicely. To him, it was all about cash. Gi-hun managed to struggle him off, and he and the newborn have been the one two survivors. Sadly, the ultimate stage of the sport hadn’t began but, which meant that one particular person nonetheless needed to be eradicated. Gi-hun determined to sacrifice himself to let the newborn stay, and his last phrases have been:
“We’re not horses. We’re people. And people are…”
It is open to particular person interpretation of what Gi-hun thinks people are, as a result of he by no means completed his sentence, but it surely makes his phrases all of the extra particular. It is a thoughts sport in any case. It looks as if the Entrance Man felt for Gi-hun after he died. Maybe, part of In-ho admired Gi-hun’s honorable actions and tireless dedication to doing what’s proper. The video games broke Gi-hun after his finest buddy, Jung-bae, was executed proper in entrance of him, however his deeply-rooted want to do proper by this little new child woman after he could not do proper by his daughter gave him his power again. At the very least a few of it.
Eerily sufficient, Gi-hun’s selfless act appeared to have impressed In-ho at the very least a bit of bit, as a result of after Gi-hun’s demise, Jun-hee’s child is said the winner of the video games, and In-ho collects her to convey her to security. An honorable deed, if one disregards all the opposite cruelties.
Later, In-ho even traveled to Los Angeles, the place he visited Gi-hun’s daughter. Understandably, she did not wish to hear something about her father, who she thought had deserted her. Nevertheless, when In-ho shared the devastating information that he had handed away, it took her aback. Upon opening the field In-ho introduced, she discovered Gi-hun’s Participant 456 jacket and the golden bank card. In fact, she had no concept but how a lot cash was on there, however she discovered at a later stage, and maybe her opinion about her father improved.
What Occurred to the Child?
Six months after the little woman left the island as the only winner within the record-breaking Netflix sequence, Jun-ho returned to his residence and all of the sudden discovered the newborn there. She was wrapped within the 222 jacket and had a golden bank card below Jun-ho’s title mendacity on prime of her. In some twisted method, In-ho wished to make sure that his brother lived life and that the newborn woman was in good arms. Seeing that Jun-ho has a powerful sense of accountability, it may simply be that as an alternative of giving the woman up for adoption, he would possibly elevate her himself.
Did Jun-ho Discover His Brother?
For almost all of Season 3, Jun-ho was on the rollercoaster of looking for the island the place the video games have been going down to close them down. His plan, admirable because it was, did not work out the best way he had deliberate. After discovering out that Captain Park was working with the Entrance Man, the Captain gunned down the crew members, and solely Jun-ho and one staff member survived. The 2 nonetheless managed to search out the island, however when Jun-ho arrived there, Gi-hun was already lifeless, Participant 222 was left because the winner, and a bomb to explode your entire place was already ticking down.
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Jun-ho nonetheless managed to search out his brother, although. Simply because the Entrance Man picked up the newborn to get to security, Jun-ho pointed his gun at his brother, asking him why he did it. The query may imply quite a few issues. Why did he shoot his brother again then? Why did he be certain he survived? Why is he a part of these video games? In-ho did not reply and simply walked off, as a result of, in any case, Jun-hoo wasn’t a assassin like his brother. Beginning a petition to ship In-ho to struggle for survival within the virus-raging horror film 28 Years Later, ASAP.
What Occurred to No-eul?
Though the North Korean defector and widow began as a soldier within the video games, the presence of one of many gamers gave No-eul a brand new aim. She remembered Participant 246, Gyeong-seok, from her previous job, the place she discovered concerning the single father’s younger daughter who was identified with blood most cancers. As a mom whose daughter was lacking, she merely could not let this man die. She watched over him and adopted his each transfer. When among the gamers joined forces to flee the sport of demise, he was one of many survivors who was speculated to be executed. Nevertheless, No-eul solely injured him to have him transported to a secret room the place a health care provider removes organs for revenue. As soon as there, she killed everybody within the room, had the physician save Participant 246, put him in a guard’s uniform, and finally helped him escape the island.
Six months later, No-eul returned to her previous office, the place she visited Gyeong-seok to color her portrait. He felt she seemed acquainted, however he did not know that she was the soldier who saved him. She even met his daughter, Na-yeon, who was thriving. Even her life turned the wrong way up when a dealer referred to as her and knowledgeable her that her lacking daughter was seemingly in China. No-eul was able to presumably reunite along with her long-lost daughter. Perhaps a Squid Recreation spinoff may see that come to fruition.
Will the Squid Video games Proceed?
Within the ending scene of Squid Recreation Season 3, the sound of somebody enjoying ddakji caught In-ho’s consideration throughout his Los Angeles journey. What adopted was one of the crucial sudden cameos of all time. None apart from the long-lasting Oscar-winning actress, Cate Blanchett, appeared because the Recruiter.
Bear in mind the scary recruiter from Season 2 of Squid Recreation? Yeah, Cate Blanchett may be simply as ruthless. At the very least her slaps seemed simply as painful. Apparently sufficient, Blanchett’s character and the infamous Entrance Man shared a realizing look, indicating that they know one another. Whereas the Korean model of Squid Recreation has now formally come to an finish after three excruciating seasons, there isn’t a doubt that Squid Recreation spinoffs are ready in our future, able to torture and kill some extra. It is virtually not possible to calmly wait to see who would possibly seem in an American Squid Recreation sequence, however Cate Blanchett in Squid Recreation is already a promising begin.
Squid Recreation is out there to stream on Netflix.