Warning! This article contains spoilers for Squid Game season 2.
Squid Gameseason 3 will introduce its own set of unpredictable twists and turns, but viewers can still draw many theories about its story beats based on season 2’s narrative developments. While it is debatable whetherSquid Gameseason 2 matches the high standards set by its predecessor, it undoubtedly presents a grittier drama where the main character, Gi-hun, finds himself facing even bigger challenges. With each episode, the season raises the stakes for its main characters by highlighting how unbiased and unforgiving the central death games can be.
Althoughmany players die inSquid Gameseason 2by the time its finale’s credits start rolling, the show leaves enough of them alive to continue their stories in the next installment.Squid Gameseason 2 also ends with a divisive cliffhangerthat intentionally leaves viewers with a harrowing sense of uncertainty. Since it leaves a lot to look forward to, it is hard not to come up with theories about howSquid Gameseason 3 will unfold and potentially end theNetflix Korean drama’s run.
10Gi-hun & The Remaining Players Will Be Forced To Continue The Games
The Villains Will Outnumber The Heroes In Squid Game Season 3
Squid Gameseason 2’s mid-credits sceneconfirms that even though Gi-hun and the heroes disrupt the games with their rebellion, the games will continue in season 3. While G-hun and the team were out there fighting the guards, the VIPs were likely having a good time betting their money on who would survive. They might have incurred some losses after the destruction caused duringSquid Gameseason 2’s endingarc. However,they are a little too wealthy to care about minor hiccups, and their desire to watch the players die would only grow stronger after season 1’s events.
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Since many of Gi-hun’s allies, who had voted for the games to end, die inSquid Gameseason 2’s final moments, the players who want the games to continue will easily outnumber the rest. With this, the players who wish to leave will not be able to win the next round of voting, forcing them to stick around for more games.
9Gi-hun Will Die Saving Another Main Character
Season 2 Might Have Already Set Up His Death
After Gi-hun’s team saves the shaman, Seon-nyeo, inSquid Gameseason 2’s Mingle game, she looks at Kim Jun-hui and has a premonition. Realizing that Jun-hui is pregnant, she announces a prophecy, claiming that there is a reason why Gi-hun has managed to survive for so long. She tells him that he has a purpose to fulfill,which seemingly hints that Gi-hun will ultimately die saving Jun-hui. This would make sense since it would also redeem him and help him forgive himself for not being able to protectCho Sang-woo inSquid Gameseason 1’s ending and Jung-bae in season 2.
8The Red Light, Green Light Game Will Be Deadlier
Season 3 Will Introduce Another Doll
Shedding light onSquid Gameseason 2’s mid-credits scene, the show’s creator, Hwang Dong-hyuk, confirmedseason 3’s “Red Light, Green Light” game will introduce a new giant doll, Cheol-su. While he refused to reveal the doll’s role, season 2 seems to have already hinted at why the doll will be added to games. InSquid Gameseason 2’s episode 3, Gi-hun finds a clever way to beat the Young-hee doll by showing how her motion detectors can only sense the movement of objects right in front of her.
To ensure Gi-hun does not exploit this flaw in the next round of the “Red Light, Green Light” game, the game’s organizers will likely place the Cheol-su doll behind the players. Cheol-su. The new doll would not only detect the motion of the players from behind and make up for the limitations in Young-hee’s limited field of vision but also throw them off by chanting the “Green Light” and “Red Light” song at a completely different pace and tone than Young-hee.
Player 246 Might Still Be Alive
Park Gyu-young’s No-eul, who is Guard 011 inSquid Gameseason 2, defies orders from the Officer. During the “Red Light, Green Light” game she even spots Player 246, Kyung-seok, in the crowd of players and realizes he is only there to save his daughter from cancer. Since Kyung-seok, too, lost her child, she empathizes with Kyung-seok. This raises the theory that No-eul shot Kyung-seok inSquid Gameseason 2’s finalebut intentionally did not kill him. She will likely try to save him inSquid Gameseason 3 and try to get him out of the games to ensure he reunites with his daughter.
6Ji-Hun Will Learn The Truth About The Front Man’s Identity
Player 001’s Real Identity Will Further Devastate Gi-hun
Gi-hun puts his trust in Lee Byung-hun’s character inSquid Gameseason 2’s finale, believing that he genuinely means well and is on their side. However, little does he realize thatPlayer 001 is the Front Man. After killing two of Gi-hun’s allies and ensuring he does not succeed with his rebellion, the Front Man fakes his death, puts on his mask, and kills Jung-bae. He does this to show Gi-hun that his actions have major consequences. Gi-hun is unaware that Player 001 is the Front Man.
Squid Gameseason 1 confirmed that Hwang In-ho was a contestant at the games in 2015 and even won them.
However, in season 3, Gi-hun will likely learn about his identity. The revelation will break him because it will make him realize that the person he trusted so much was one of the masterminds behind the horrific system he was fighting against. Season 3 might also reveal there is more to the Front Man’s history in the games than meets the eye.Squid Gameseason 1 confirmed that Hwang In-ho was a contestant at the games in 2015 and even won them. Season 3 will likely delve deeper into his backstory and reveal how his win changed him and eventually encouraged him to become the games' Front Man.
5No-eul Will Join The Heroes & Fight Against The Game’s Organizers
She Will Use Her Position Of Power To Take The Games Down
Even before arriving at the games, No-eul started her own silent rebellion against them by burning the calling card. After her private detective told her that her daughter was likely dead, she had nothing left to live for. Therefore, at the games, she defied orders and prevented the other guards from harvesting the organs of the players. Towards season 2’s ending, she might have even saved Kyung-seok after realizing he was playing the games to be able to afford his daughter’s cancer treatment.
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In season 3, she will likely double down on her efforts to get back at the guards who tried to threaten her and end the games for good. With nothing left to lose, she will pull strings from behind the scenes to ensure Gi-hun succeeds with his mission. As a guard,she will also have access to secrets about the games and their inner workings that could help Gi-hunand the heroes overpower the organizers in season 3.
4Hwang Jun-ho Will Learn The Truth About Captain Park’s Betrayal
TowardSquid Gameseason 2’s ending, Captain Parkkills a mercenary who notices he has been tampering with the drones they use to find the game’s venue. Throughout the season, Park pretends to be a naive, innocent man who saved Jun-ho’s life after he nearly died on the islands. However,the ending twist suggests he has ties with the game’s organizersand has been trying to ensure that Jun-ho and his men never find the game’s venue.
Jun-ho will likely connect the dots and learn about Captain Park’s betrayal inSquid Gameseason 3. This would help him understand how the game’s organizers stayed one step ahead of them and even knew about the tracker in Gi-hun’s tooth. Once he finds out what Captain Park has been trying to do, he will be able to use him to his advantage to finally find the game’s island.
3Player 007 Will Die Saving His Mother
His Story Parallels Gi-hun’s From Season 1
Like Gi-hun fromSquid Gameseason 1, Player 007, Park Yong-sik, takes his mother’s kindness for granted. He drowns in debt due to his gambling addiction, and, ultimately, his mother, Jang Geum-ja, is forced to face the consequences of his actions. Fortunately, for Player 007, he gets the opportunity to learn from his mistakes when his mother nearly dies during the Mingle game. Gi-hun could not save his mother inSquid Gameseason 1, but it seems likely thatPark Yong-sik’s story will come to full circle when he redeems himself by putting his life on the line for his mother.
Squid Gamewould also risk being too repetitive if, like Gi-hun, Park Yong-sik loses his mother because of his gambling addiction.
There is a scene inSquid Gameseason 2 where Park Yong-sik’s mother tells him that he might remain unaffected by her death, but she will have nothing to live for if she loses him. Owing to this, his death will end Jang Geum-ja’s story on a bitter note. However, Jang Geum-ja might still find a new reason to live after Kim Jun-hee makes her the godmother to her child.
2A New Set Of Players Will Join The Games
The Player Count Will Be Restored To 456
To show Gi-hun how powerless he is, the game organizers might restore the number of players to 456 and force him to compete with them again. With this,Gi-hun would find himself in a perpetual cycle of attempting to save contestantsbut failing to stop the endless loops of violence and chaos. Since the new contestants would also be desperate to pay off their debts, they, too, would vote in favor of the game’s continuation.
Squid Gameseason 2’s mid-credits scene also confirms season 3 will feature another round of the “Red Light, Green Light” game. Since the game has previously been used for mass eliminations, it would make sense if more new players joined the roster in season 3.
1Squid Game Season 3’s Ending Will Setup Potential Spinoffs With One Reveal
It Will Show That Similar Games Exist Around The Globe
Many beloved characters will die inSquid Gameseason 3. The show will still likely end on a high note, with the heroes winning against the game organizers and successfully shutting the games down for good. However, with a post-credits scene, perhaps,Squid Gameseason 3 could reveal that the games in Korea were only the surface of a massive conspiracy. It could confirm that many similar games exist in different parts of the world, paving the way for many potential spinoffs.
Compared to season 1, which featured nine episodes,Squid Gameseason 2 has a shorter runtimewith only seven episodes.
AnAmericanSquid Gamespinoffhas been in the talks for quite some time, and rumors also suggest that David Fincher might helm it. With an ending twist that confirms the games are more widespread than previously anticipated,Squid Gameseason 3 could effectively pave the way for the International spinoff series.
Squid Game
Squid Game is a South Korean series released in 2021 that follows numerous financially struggling participants who are invited to partake in children’s games with deadly outcomes. As they compete, they vie for a substantial cash prize, all while navigating lethal challenges orchestrated by mysterious figures.
