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Economic Times
21 minutes ago
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- Economic Times
Squid Game Season 3 Ending: Who is Front Man and who wins the game? Here's new twist in last episode
The final season of Squid Game ends with Gi-hun sacrificing himself to save a newborn, who becomes the winner. A surprise cameo by Cate Blanchett hints at a new American version. With deaths, betrayal, and hope, Netflix closes the Korean chapter while setting the stage for a global expansion. Before it became a $900 million global sensation, Squid Game faced ten years of rejection. Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk sold his laptop to pay rent and battled skepticism that labeled the show 'too grotesque.' Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads New Twist in Last Episode Alliances and Betrayals Gi-hun's Transformation and Revenge Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Newborn Continues in Game Squid Game season 3 Who is Front Man? The Final Game Who Wins the Game? Squid Game season 3 is available on Netflix. No-eul's Journey Brings Hope Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads What Happens in Last Scene? FAQs Netflix released all six episodes of Squid Game Season 3. The season follows Gi-hun as he returns to the deadly game. The finale features sacrifices, shifting alliances, and the game's expansion beyond Korea. A surprise ending hints at future global versions, including a US last episode introduces a new twist. Cate Blanchett appears in Los Angeles. Her character recruits players for a similar death game in the US. This short scene suggests Netflix may launch an American version of Squid are split into two groups: Knives and Keys. Knives must kill to survive. Keys must avoid death. Jun-hee, Hyun-ju, and Geum-ja team up. Jun-hee gives birth during the game. Hyun-ju protects the group but is killed by Myung-gi. Geum-ja later kills her own son to save Jun-hee and the becomes violent after losing close allies. He blames Dae-ho for the rebellion's failure and kills him. He also sees others die, including Seon-nyeo, who is betrayed by Player 100. Min-su kills her under hallucination. Geum-ja later takes her own life in the dormitory, asking Gi-hun to protect the the jump rope round, Jun-hee's injury slows her. Gi-hun carries the baby across. Jun-hee sacrifices herself. The newborn replaces her as Player 222. Gi-hun now has a deeper reason to stay alive and also known as the Front Man, finally reveals himself to Gi-hun. He gives Gi-hun a knife and suggests he kill others while they sleep. Gi-hun refuses. Flashbacks show In-ho won the game by using the same tactic. Gi-hun's rejection shows he will not repeat In-ho's remaining game takes place on towers. To move forward, a player must die. Gi-hun, Myung-gi, and the baby survive until the last stage. Myung-gi dies but not by the rules. Gi-hun then faces a choice: kill the baby or sacrifice himself. He chooses death. Before jumping, he calls the players 'humans,' not 'horses.'The baby wins the game. Coast Guard forces arrive, led by Jun-ho. In-ho evacuates the island and destroys evidence. Jun-ho finds the baby and the prize money at his home months later. In-ho leaves them for him, suggesting he wants a better life for a former soldier in disguise, helps Player 246 escape. She destroys evidence and survives. She later finds hope that her daughter may still be alive in China. She travels to find her. Her actions helped the outside world locate the game's last scene shows Blanchett's recruiter playing ddakji in the US. This points to the game expanding. Gi-hun's final words, 'We are not horses. We are humans,' serve as the series' closing message. The ending mixes despair with hope and hints at more stories baby of Jun-hee becomes the winner. She is entered into the game as Player 222 after her mother's death and survives all final rounds with Gi-hun's ending shows Cate Blanchett recruiting players in Los Angeles. This suggests Netflix may plan an American version as the next chapter of the franchise.
Hindustan Times
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Squid Game season 3 full ending recap: Final deaths, surprising winner and shocking plot twist
Seong Gi-hun, who won the first Squid Game, joins the game again in Season 3. This time, he wants to shut it down for good. But things don't go as planned. Squid Game wraps up with a wild finale, surprise guest, and Seong Gi-hun facing his toughest challenge yet. Final season spoilers ahead!(File image) At the start, Gi-hun is brought back in a coffin. He's not dead, just broken after losing his close friend, Jung-bae. He stays quiet and sad, but the game goes on. Now there's a hide-and-seek game. Players are split into red and blue teams. The red team must kill a blue player using a knife. The blue team has a key to unlock a door to safety. They need three keys to leave the final room. Hyun-ju, Geum-ja, and Jun-hee team up. Jun-hee gives birth during the game. Later, Hyun-ju dies to save Jun-hee and Geum-ja. Then, Geum-ja kills her own son, Yong-sik, to save Jun-hee and the baby. She asks Gi-hun to take care of them. The devastated mother hangs herself that night. Also Read: Squid Game season 3 review: Darker and emotionally more impactful, Netflix show gets an imperfect but fitting finale Robots Young-hee and Cheol-su are back In the next game, the robots Young-hee and Cheol-su are back. The game is giant jump rope across a narrow track. Gi-hun puts the baby in a sling and jumps. He and Myung-gi both survive. Jun-hee dies in a bid to save her baby. The VIPs decide the baby will stay in the game and give her Jun-hee's number, 222. Later, Gi-hun meets the Front Man, In-ho, who was also a past winner of the game. In-ho tells Gi-hun how he won and offers him a chance to kill others to win. Gi-hun tries, but stops. In the last round, it's Gi-hun, Myung-gi, Min-su, and the baby. The game is called Sky Squid Game. To move forward, someone must die at each step. Who eventually wins ? In the end, it's Gi-hun, Myung-gi, and the baby left. Myung-gi tries to kill the baby for money. Gi-hun fights back and wins. But then he gives up his life for the baby. He tells the VIPs they treat people like animals, although he dies and the baby wins the 4.56 billion won prize. Also Read: Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk reveals details about Squid Game Season 3: 'It's not always a happy ending' What happens next? Jun-ho, the police officer from season 1 and In-ho's brother, returns to the island. He almost brings the coast guard to stop the game, but the Front Man blows up the island to hide everything. Still, a few people survive. No-eul, a Pink Guard from North Korea, saves Player 246. He escapes and returns to his daughter, who gets her cancer treatment. Cho Sang-woo's mom and Sae-byeok's younger brother are seen waiting at the airport. No-eul flies to China in search of her own daughter. The baby and prize money go to Jun-ho, who becomes her legal guardian. At the end, In-ho visits Gi-hun's daughter in Los Angeles. She's older now. He gives her Gi-hun's belongings and the gold card with the money. As In-ho leaves, he hears someone playing the ddakji game. The recruiter this time is actress Cate Blanchett. She and In-ho look at each other. That's the hint that the game isn't over.
Time of India
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Squid Game Season 3 Ending: Who is Front Man and who wins the game? Here's new twist in last episode
Netflix released all six episodes of Squid Game Season 3. The season follows Gi-hun as he returns to the deadly game. The finale features sacrifices, shifting alliances, and the game's expansion beyond Korea. A surprise ending hints at future global versions, including a US spinoff. New Twist in Last Episode The last episode introduces a new twist. Cate Blanchett appears in Los Angeles. Her character recruits players for a similar death game in the US. This short scene suggests Netflix may launch an American version of Squid Game. Alliances and Betrayals Players are split into two groups: Knives and Keys. Knives must kill to survive. Keys must avoid death. Jun-hee, Hyun-ju, and Geum-ja team up. Jun-hee gives birth during the game. Hyun-ju protects the group but is killed by Myung-gi. Geum-ja later kills her own son to save Jun-hee and the baby. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Play War Thunder now for free War Thunder Play Now Undo Also Read: Attention all green card holders! US can revoke citizenship, residency rights or visas if… All details here Gi-hun's Transformation and Revenge Gi-hun becomes violent after losing close allies. He blames Dae-ho for the rebellion's failure and kills him. He also sees others die, including Seon-nyeo, who is betrayed by Player 100. Min-su kills her under hallucination. Geum-ja later takes her own life in the dormitory, asking Gi-hun to protect the baby. Live Events Newborn Continues in Game In the jump rope round, Jun-hee's injury slows her. Gi-hun carries the baby across. Jun-hee sacrifices herself. The newborn replaces her as Player 222. Gi-hun now has a deeper reason to stay alive and win. Agencies Squid Game season 3 Who is Front Man? In-ho, also known as the Front Man, finally reveals himself to Gi-hun. He gives Gi-hun a knife and suggests he kill others while they sleep. Gi-hun refuses. Flashbacks show In-ho won the game by using the same tactic. Gi-hun's rejection shows he will not repeat In-ho's path. The Final Game The remaining game takes place on towers. To move forward, a player must die. Gi-hun, Myung-gi, and the baby survive until the last stage. Myung-gi dies but not by the rules. Gi-hun then faces a choice: kill the baby or sacrifice himself. He chooses death. Before jumping, he calls the players 'humans,' not 'horses.' Also Read: NYC Mayor Race: Will US deport Zohran Mamdani? See who wants to revoke his US citizenship and does law permit it Who Wins the Game? The baby wins the game. Coast Guard forces arrive, led by Jun-ho. In-ho evacuates the island and destroys evidence. Jun-ho finds the baby and the prize money at his home months later. In-ho leaves them for him, suggesting he wants a better life for both. Agencies Squid Game season 3 is available on Netflix. No-eul's Journey Brings Hope No-eul, a former soldier in disguise, helps Player 246 escape. She destroys evidence and survives. She later finds hope that her daughter may still be alive in China. She travels to find her. Her actions helped the outside world locate the game's location. What Happens in Last Scene? The last scene shows Blanchett's recruiter playing ddakji in the US. This points to the game expanding. Gi-hun's final words, 'We are not horses. We are humans,' serve as the series' closing message. The ending mixes despair with hope and hints at more stories ahead. FAQs Who wins Squid Game Season 3? The baby of Jun-hee becomes the winner. She is entered into the game as Player 222 after her mother's death and survives all final rounds with Gi-hun's help. Is there a US version of Squid Game? The ending shows Cate Blanchett recruiting players in Los Angeles. This suggests Netflix may plan an American version as the next chapter of the franchise.
The Review Geek
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Review Geek
Squid Game – K-drama Season 3 Episode 3 Recap & Review
Episode 3 Episode 3 of Squid Game Season 3 begins with the guards killing the failed Red Team players. To make up for the guards killed during the failed rebellion, we see that the new staff are foreigners. They seem extremely eager to kill the failed players. It is later revealed that they are the VIPs. Nam-gyu is frustrated that he lost Thanos' pill box and almost gets killed while trying to search for it. Myung-gi is relieved as Geum-ja and Jun-hee bring the crying baby in but Jun-hee avoids him. No-eul disguises Player 246 as the doctor, Staff #16 and they sneak out. He wonders why No-eul is helping him but she doesn't say. He hides in #16's room while she works on an exit plan. The game results are revealed. 25 players remain and each player gets 1.7 billion won. Meanwhile, Woo-seok asks around Captain Park's 'hometown' but no one knows of him. He decides to dig deeper, and warns Jun-ho to keep an eye on Park. The voting begins and the VIPs find it more exciting than the actual games. They discuss how greedy the players are and to what extent they will go to keep playing. In a turn of events, Nam-gyu votes no. Seeing that he is going through withdrawal and wanting to make him suffer, Min-su votes yes. Geum-ja begs the players to stop the game for the child's sake but no one listens. The Red Team wins by a landslide. The VIPs mock Geum-ja's speech and her decision to kill her own son for a stranger. The trafficking team finally checks the workroom and finds the dead guards. They scan everyone except the doctor, who has been disfigured and dressed in 246's clothes. They believe #16 has betrayed them. The Officer goes through the CCTV and finds a disguised 246 in #16's room and #11 (No-eul) missing. She sneaks up on the Officer and threatens him to help her and #16 escape. He doesn't understand why she is helping the doctor if she is against organ trafficking. On the boat, Captain Park is about to turn in for the night when Jun-ho recognises an island's shore. Park tries to deter him but Jun-ho orders him to get closer to the island. He remembers the cliff and declares that it is the island much to Captain Park's chagrin. Back in the bunker, Jun-hee feels guilty for Yong-sik and Hyun-ju's deaths. Geum-ja assures her that it is not her fault and that she should focus on her child. Geum-ja then begs Gi-hun to help Jun-hee and her kid survive. She comforts him as he continues to blame himself. She failed her son but they need to help Jun-hee's kid. That night, Woo-seok breaks into Captain Park's home while his friend stands guard. He finally finds a photo of Woo-seok with the Salesman. But Captain Park's dog attacks and Woo-seok is mauled before he shoots. He is leaving when he finds money and a Squid Game guard uniform. Unfortunately, the cops arrive. The next morning, the Officer gives No-eul a boat key. But he feels like something is off and tells a guard to check the workroom again. Unfortunately, they realise that the doctor is dead and Player 246 is pretending to be him. A coffin is brought to the bunker and everyone is in shock as they realise Geum-ja has hanged herself in the night. Jun-hee cries while Gi-hun tears up. The prep for the next game begins. Gi-hun holds the kid as Jun-hee's fractured ankle has gotten worse. Myung-gi watches them from afar. The VIPs believe Jun-hee is a lost cause while VIP 3 reveals he accidentally bet on her. But he still thinks that as a mother, she has supernatural strength to pull through. Unfortunately, the next game is jump rope. Another VIP claims the kid should join the game, harping on VIP 3's motherly instinct to protect the child and win. All the VIPs convince VIP 3 as he claims he will sacrifice his child for their entertainment. Once again, Jun-hee blames herself for Geum-ja's death but Gi-hun assures her that it is not her fault. The 5th game is finally introduced. The players need to cross a broken bridge in 20 minutes while playing jump rope. Whoever fails to cross in time will be killed. Gi-hun tries to strategise that they can leave the kid behind and he can carry Jun-hee across. However, the guards declare that the kid is also a player and has to play. As the players bicker over who should go first, Min-su tests Nam-gyu but he is still rude to him. Upset, Min-su throws Thanos' pill box on the bridge and this pushes Nam-gyu to start playing. He successfully reaches the box but sees that it is empty. While he is distracted, the rope hits him and he falls and dies. Gi-hun decides to cross with the kid first and go back for Jun-hee. This seems to upset Myung-gi. It is almost touch and go but Gi-hun makes it across with the kid. Emboldened, the rest follow and Gi-hun realises he cannot go back for Jun-hee til the rest finish crossing. Jun-hee panics as only 12 minutes are left. However, Player 96 finishes second and starts killing off the players who almost reach the finish line. The Episode Review Not to get our hopes up but it seems that so far, Squid Game is back on track with Season 3 with the little moments between the different characters, the outside world investigation into the game and the actual game. Siwan does a brilliant job as Myung-gi, despite playing a silent role in this chapter. His frustration is palpable as Jun-hee avoids him for killing Hyun-ju. But will he go as far as to let Gi-hun save Jun-hee all alone, or will he finally help the woman he claims to love? Showing more of the VIPs and their twisted mindset while betting on the players was a nice touch as well. It also falls exactly in line with the Old Man's saviour complex, with the way they think they are doing a favour to Jun-hee by letting her kid join the games. The final plot twist with Player 96 also reminds us of the Season 1 hopscotch game, where the players started sabotaging each other. These constant callbacks to Season 1 bring back the nostalgia that was missing in the previous season. Previous Episode Next Episode Expect A Full Season Write-Up When This Season Concludes!
The Review Geek
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Review Geek
Squid Game – K-drama Season 3 Episode 2 Recap & Review
Episode 2 Episode 2 of Squid Game Season 3 begins with Player 246 waking up. No-eul kills the doctor and decides to disguise 246 as a guard. Back to the game, the Red Team enters the arena. Each member has 30 minutes to kill at least one Blue Team member. Gi-hun goes after Dae-ho who narrowly avoids him every time. The Shaman and her followers go the way the 'ghosts' tell her. However, we see that she just avoids the noisy paths. Player 100 realises his key doesn't fit all the doors. He teams up with a Blue Team member who has a different key. Hyun-ju deduces the same, that there are 3 locks with 3 keys. Fortunately, the women have one of each key. Geum-ja and Jun-hee even give their key to Hyun-ju to save time. Myung-gi and Nam-gyu aka Player 124 kill two players at the same time, so they cannot betray each other. However, Nam-gyu drops Thanos' pill box and Min-su grabs one. He keeps hearing how he is a coward and he takes a pill. 226 runs into the three women and tries to negotiate with Hyun-ju to let him kill Jun-hee or Geum-ja. It seems that Hyun-ju may give in but she ends up killing him. Player 100 betrays his ally to escape a Red Team member and then later steals his key. Once it is announced that Myung-gi has passed, Jun-hee is hopeful that he will come to protect her and the women. However, Nam-gyu convinces Myung-gi to kill all the Blue Team members. That way, the Red Team members who fail to reach the quota will also be killed. And the prize money will increase for them and Jun-hee. Gi-hun ignores every Blue Team member who is not Dae-ho. Coincidentally, a Red Team member attacks Dae-ho but is accidentally killed. Dae-ho takes his knife and hides. Meanwhile, the women hide in a room as Jun-hee fractures her ankle. To make matters worse, she goes into labour. Yong-sik corners an injured Blue Team player. He is the one who dragged Yong-sik away from his mother during the Mingle game. The Blue Team player attacks but another Red Team player kills him while Yong-sik looks in shock. The Shaman accidentally leads her followers into an ambush set by Myung-gi and Nam-gyu. As she escapes, she runs into Gi-hun. Turns out, she is on his hit list as well. To save herself, she tells him about an injured Dae-ho leaving a trail of blood. Gi-hun leaves her and starts following the blood. She finally finds the exit but it needs all 3 keys to unlock it. Yong-sik comes across an injured Blue Team player but is unable to kill her. Player 100 plays dead and is almost killed by Nam-gyu, who is called away by Myung-gi. The Shaman finds 100 and since he has the remaining keys, she takes him to the exit. Geum-ja and Hyun-ju help Jun-hee give birth to her child. A Red Team member attacks and Hyun-ju fights back. They tussle but she kills him. She finally notices her surroundings and sees that she is at the exit. She unlocks the door as she has all 3 keys. She suddenly remembers Jun-hee and Geum-ja. She goes back to them but Myung-gi kills her. He finally notices Jun-hee and their child. He covers for them and leads Nam-gyu away. Player 100 betrays the Shaman and locks her out once he exits. She is cornered by a stoned Min-su looking for Se-mi. She tries to use her shamanic act to put him down, but it just reminds him of Nam-gyu. He kills her and then panics when he hallucinates killing Se-mi. Gi-hun finally finds Dae-ho who starts apologising and rambling. He never served in the army and lied so he could team up with him and Jung-bae. He also wanted to help bring the magazines but got scared during the rebellion. He begs for his life but then grabs his knife and attacks Gi-hun. He goes as far as to claim Gi-hun tricked them so he could get everyone killed and take all the prize money. Having had enough, Gi-hun chokes Dae-ho till he dies. Jun-hee and Geum-ja finally reach the exit, but while unlocking the door, Yong-sik finds them. With only a minute left on the clock, he needs to kill someone or he will be killed. He decides to kill Jun-hee and Geum-ja begs him to kill her instead. He refuses, going after Jun-hee and a desperate Geum-ja stops him by stabbing him with her hairpin blade. He apologises before the guards kill him for failing. At the end of Squid Game Season 3 Episode 2, Gi-hun convinces himself that it is his fault. Before he can kill himself, the guards stop him. The Episode Review Seems like the original Squid Game charm is indeed back. This game goes as far as to remind us of the marble game in Season 1, where fan-favourites were betrayed and/or killed off in bulk. It is completely action-packed and gory as even the Blue Team members fight back. The Old Man's motto of man being inherently selfish is seen in this game with players betraying even their allies. Maybe Hyun-ju should have been selfish; at least she wouldn't have been stabbed in the back, literally. The emotional quotient is even higher than the marble game, given that the characters had a whole season to be fleshed out and relatable. We already knew it was a bad move for Geum-ja and Jun-hee to switch with Yong-sik and Myung-gi, respectively. But we do wish Dae-ho could have been redeemed, as that would have made his death even more impactful. Instead, he does a complete 180 turn from his Season 2 personality, making him cruel without any set-up except for the previous episode's outburst. Previous Episode Next Episode Expect A Full Season Write-Up When This Season Concludes!
