WARNING: This article contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Squid Game season 3.Does the quest to end the horrific games inSquid Gamesucceed? Show creator Hwang Dong-hyuk’s answer is more complicated than a simple yes or no. InSquid Gameseason 3’s ending, Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) gives his own life to save the baby born during the games, while the Front Man’s (Lee Byung-hun) brother Jun-ho (Wi Ha-joon) finally makes it to the island where the games are being held, and alerts the Coast Guard of its location. The Front Man orders an evacuation and triggers the demolition of the entire facility, presumably destroying all evidence.
However, the implication ofCate Blanchett’s surpriseSquid Gamecameois that the games continue elsewhere. In Netflix’s specialSquid Game in Conversation,Hwang confirms that Gi-hun and Jun-ho’s actions successfully ended the games in Korea.However, he also says that “it’s really a metaphor for the real world,” meaning that the games can continue in places like America, “until all that stops.” Check out his full comments below (translation from Korean provided by Netflix):
In this story, in the fictional world of Squid Game, the game is hosted by a specific group of people, but it’s really a metaphor for the real world, a world in which capitalism drives relentless competition. So until all that stops, this game isn’t going to stop. We see that the game in Korea, with Gi-hun’s sacrifice, does come to an end. But I wanted to say, in other places though, the game is still going because, really, the world at large hasn’t changed yet. It’s still the same. Plus, if we wrapped everything up, we’d have no reason to come back. And I don’t think the fans would like that.
What The Korean Games Being Over Means For The Squid Game Franchise
This Reality Means That Squid Game Can Go On For A While
Squid Gameconcludes on a complex note with some lingering questions, one of the biggest being: “Was it all worth it?“Gi-hun and others died trying to end the games and protect each other,and they achieved only small victories. At the cost of the lives of every other player in the games, Jun-hee’s (Jo Yu-ri) baby is saved, and the version of the games held in Korea is no longer possible. However, Hwang sees that capitalism is a global system, and the characters of the flagship show aren’t able to fix the entire world in one go.
Additionally, the VIPs who pay for the games clearly have the resources to host international ventures, and it makes sense that if the Korean location was compromised, they would simply move operations to another country.Hwang’s confirmation that the Korean games are over brings this chapter to a close and indicates that Gi-hun did accomplish part of his goal,but this cruelty is a bigger beast. And that, of course, enables the franchise to go on for some time.
Our Take On The Korean Squid Game Being Dismantled
We Hope That The Spinoff Can Live Up To The Theme It Represents
Squid Game’s final scene is a very intriguing setup for a spinoff, which acknowledges the truth that the practices this show exposes are very difficult to stop. Personally, I have some concerns about the upcoming English-languageSquid Gameseries, as the mere implication that the games will continue until the world changes might be more powerful than showing all the same horrors again and again, with no new outcome.
However, if David Fincher has a plan to explore even more unthought-of nuances of this construct,Squid Gamecan be just as impactful after the end of the Korean flagship.
