Gi-hun is out for blood, after Sang-woo killed Sae-byeok at the end of the penultimate episode (RIP, queen). The finale opens with Gi-hun and Sang-woo doing a coin toss for the last game, which is the same Squid Game from the season opener. Gi-hun wins the Game, but refuses to spend the money. If you've zoomed through the show and feel like you may have missed something, here's an explanation on what went down in the Season 1 finale of Squid Game. As we watch the players, including gambler Ki-hun, disgraced banker Sang-woo, and North Korean refugee Sae-byeok, we also gradually see the machinations behind the Game, which turns bloody violence into entertainment.īy the end of the series, we get both a winner and an explanation for the Game, with a bunch of global societal context mixed into a huge twist.
Eliminated players are summarily executed, in a brutal show that takes place in complete secret in present-day Korea. The Korean drama follows a deadly Game, where players compete through several rounds of children's games for the chance to win a 45.6 billion won prize (roughly $38 million). The new Netflix hit Squid Game sets up a compelling mystery.
