Squid Game Season 3: The Brutal Games and a Crying Baby Set Up a Wild, Emotional Finale

If you thought the first two seasons of Squid Game were tough, you probably have not seen anything yet. The third and final season is almost here. Creator and director Hwang Dong-hyuk is dropping hints about what fans can expect from this bloody and ruthless conclusion to his Korean survival show. It sounds like Player 456, Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), is in for an even harder battle if he wants to make it out alive again.

For a while, many of us hoped Gi-hun would secretly work from the inside to take down the games. Some even thought he might become one of the pink guards in season 2 to mess with the whole brutal competition. But that is not what happened. Instead, Gi-hun came back as Player 456 and tried his best to lead his fellow players in a rebellion against the Front Man and the guards. Of course, he did not succeed. The end of Squid Game season 2 saw Gi-hun get so close to the Front Man's control center, but he was stopped by the Front Man himself who was disguised as Player 001. Now, the season 3 trailer shows Gi-hun back in the player dorm, expected to keep playing. It seems unlikely that this hero will be the one to bring the games down this time. But the trailer gives us hints about who might step into that role.

New Details From The Squid Game Creator Promise More Brutal Challenges For Gi-hun

How The Final Season Will Push Characters To Their Absolute Lowest Moments

Hwang Dong-hyuk shared that for season 3 he wanted to bring in games that could really show how low humans can go. He feels the series is reaching its most intense point. He wanted very strong games to pull out the darkest parts of human nature. This sounds truly frightening. I am sure it means we will see some very desperate actions from the players.

The showrunner explained that he kept a list of games he played as a child. He used this list throughout the whole series. He went back to it when deciding what games to use in the final season. He said that in season 1, games like Tug of War used height and the fear that comes from it. But season 2 did not have that feeling. That is why for season 3 he decided to bring in games that will truly scare people with extreme height. This sounds like it will make for some truly heart-pounding scenes. I can almost feel the tension already.

The creator is careful not to spoil the end for Gi-hun and the other players. However, he promises that season 3 is indeed the finale and aims to give an inspiring message. He explained that season 1 focused on how intense competition is in a very capitalistic society. In season 2, he wanted to show Gi-hun trying to break the game's rules by starting a revolt, but that failed. For season 3, he wants to try a different approach. He wants to focus on how people must keep their humanity during this intense competition. He wants to ask the final question: how can we stay human, even in these extreme situations? This suggests a deeper, more emotional ending than just pure survival.

A Crying Baby And A Sympathetic Guard Character Could Change Everything

The Arrival of Jun-hee's Baby Might Inspire a Heroic Act From Kang No-eul

While Gi-hun did not join the games as a guard in season 2 a new guard character was introduced who might just be able to bring the contest down from the inside. Kang No-eul is a defector from North Korea who became a guard. She hoped this job would give her money to get her daughter back. She had to leave her daughter as a baby. No-eul is the first guard character we have seen who seems to have feelings. This led to many theories that she would take Gi-hun’s place as Squid Game’s hero. Now, the trailer for season 3 has shown exactly how this could happen.

In the final moments of the Squid Game Season 3 trailer, we hear the sound of a baby crying. This suggests that Jun-hee, who was pregnant in season 2, will give birth to her baby in the upcoming episodes. It is not clear how a newborn will impact the games. It seems unlikely the Front Man would call things off just because a player had a baby. After all, they let Jun-hee play even though they knew she was pregnant. A baby’s life clearly does not matter to them, but No-eul is sure to feel differently. This could be the emotional push she needs.

Squid Game season 2 showed us a lot of No-eul’s feelings. She cares about children. She became attached to the sick daughter of Park Gyeong-seok, one of the players from season 2. No-eul’s main goal is to be with her own daughter again. So seeing another mother and child in the games is sure to bring up strong feelings for her. If Jun-hee’s baby is born in Squid Game season 3, No-eul is almost certain to at least try to save the day. This is the kind of motivation that can truly shake things up.

I was a little let down when Gi-hun did not go into the games as a guard in season 2. That seemed like the perfect idea, so I was surprised he chose to be a player again. It is no shock that Gi-hun’s fight in season 2 did not lead to much. He gets too much attention on him to hit the event hard without someone stopping him. No-eul, on the other hand, is perfectly set up to do what I hoped Gi-hun would do in Squid Game season 3. She is fairly unknown as one of the masked guards. We do not even know if she was one of the fighters at the end of season 2 or where she ended up in the mess.

Surely, as the VIPs arrive for the final rounds, No-eul will be in a perfect position to strike at the Front Man and his rich guests where it really hurts. The big problem here is what motivates her. No-eul needs to care about something more than just her own goals. Otherwise, she will not risk herself to save others. Jun-hee’s baby will be just the thing in Squid Game’s final episodes. It makes total sense for her character arc. Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk even hinted at the baby's importance. He said, "This baby plays a very important role in season 3, not just for Jun-hee, but [also] for the fate of everyone inside." This is a big deal.

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From Lee Jung-jae's Transformation To The Overall Message Hwang Dong-hyuk Aims To Deliver

Gi-hun, played by Lee Jung-jae, will go through the biggest change in his character this season. Director Hwang also teased that Myung-gi (Im Si-wan), the baby’s father, will have a very dramatic character change. So we should also watch for Myung-gi’s journey. These character arcs sound like they will be central to the show's emotional core. It is clear that the final season will not just be about the games themselves, but also about the people playing them and those watching.

The last season of Squid Game is coming on June 27 on Netflix. It is the final chapter of one of the biggest TV events ever. It will also be launching alongside other anticipated Korean dramas like the gangster story Mercy for None and the romantic melodrama Our Movie. So even if Squid Game ends, there will be plenty of new shows to watch. This final batch of episodes is a must-watch for anyone who has been following the series. Director Hwang Dong-hyuk has promised to bring the story to its proper close.

I am certainly counting down the days until the final answer is revealed: can humanity survive in the cruelest of realities? This has been a question running through the show since the beginning. It is good to know that the creator intends to address it directly in the end. The focus on humanity amid intense competition feels like a very important message for our times. This final season is set to be a powerful end to a truly unique series.