The following article contains spoilers for Squid Game.Just like many fans around the planet, Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae is anxious about the release of the third and final season of the Netflix show. The survival thriller that broke the streamer’s records in 2021, and returned in 2024 for a short second season, officially ends on June 27.
Seong Gi-hun (Lee), a.k.a. Player 456, was caught trying to lead an uprising at the end of Season 2 after his previous experience made him a natural leader. But as exciting as it was to see Gi-hun back, the question everyone had was, why would he return? After all, he had become a millionaire in Season 1, and he didn’t exactly have a lot of fun while trapped in the game that killed 455 other players. As it turns out, Gi-hun had a pretty good reason, and Lee took the time to explain it.
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In a conversation with The Playlist, Lee reflected on his character’s evolution since Season 1. The Emmy winner also revealed that he’s known how everything ends since before Season 2 of the thriller started shooting. He was also asked the reason why Gi-hun is “fixated” on returning. Apparently, it was all about standing up to the powers that be, and protecting the people:
“I believe that people sometimes don’t need a grand reason to do something. Maybe it could be the smallest things that can trigger very big moments for some people. So to Gi-hun, this could be something that’s minor to other people, but that was the biggest reason for him to go back to the games. In Season 1, the backstory of Gi-hun is that he used to work at a place, and he got fired very unfairly, unjustly.
“He thinks about where the protections are for the marginalized people and for the have-nots like myself. And when he goes into Squid Game, he [wonders] who are these organizers? Are they the rich? Are they the powerful? Who are they? Because they’re the same people, but they’re doing these filthy, unjust things to people.
“I guess the biggest reason for Gi-hun to be really fixated on going back to the games is that he now knows that the halves don’t know what the weak people go through. And everyone in the game is weak, they’re marginalized. So Gi-hun wants to protect them no matter what and save them. That’s the biggest reason why he wants to go back to the games.”
Netflix Thriller ‘Squid Game’ Ends on June 27
Four years have passed since Squid Game arrived on Netflix and everyone around the globe was captivated by the twisted children’s games that nearly 500 individuals played for a shot at becoming millionaires. The overnight success proved that worldwide audiences were fascinated with the story, as graphic as things got. Strangely, Netflix couldn’t convince creator Hwang Dong-hyuk to plan a follow-up very quickly.
Three years had to pass for everyone to find out how the story continued. Season 2 saw Gi-hun re-entering the game and fighting the organizers from inside, but things didn’t work out. When asked about what we should expect in Season 3, Lee teases a conclusion full of “twists and turns”:
“First of all, it’s going to be packed with twists and turns, and in very extreme situations, the players would have to make choices, and you’ll go through all the ups and downs, the psychological ups and downs that they will be going through.”
Source: The Playlist
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Release Date
2021 – 2024
Network
Netflix
Showrunner
Hwang Dong-hyuk
Directors
Hwang Dong-hyuk
Writers
Hwang Dong-hyuk
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Lee Jung-jae
Seong Gi-hun / ‘No. 456’
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Jeon Young-soo
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