#squid game theory

[calindean]

inho is gonna die in s3 by pulling a sangwoo IM CALLING IT

this parallel is scaring me because if it was done on purpose then I fear there's a possibility that in season 3 we will see a fight between gi-hun and in-ho (like gi-hun and sang-woo in the final round in season 1) where in the end gi-hun refuses to kill in-ho (I doubt gi-hun will outright forgive him, but maybe he will try to tell in-ho to go home to jun-ho, that it doesn’t have to end in death) and when gi-hun tries to offer his hand to help lift in-ho up, in-ho will pull the same stunt sang-woo did and kill himself to maybe save gi-hun or jun-ho. something about "small sacrifice for the greater good"

:(

[phoebecatesl0vr]

Wait hear me out (he probably didn't survive and its probably gi-hun but i miss my glorious king guys 😓)

[mrstevenss]

In all seriousness does anyone else think that inho never hurting Gihun is kind of symbolism for how the rich can actively kill civilians but would never hurt somebody that has the same amount of power that they do because they only see someone as human when they have money?

A good example is when he’s with the vips vs all the people deemed as “below him”. He’s so respectful when interacting with the vips, they can do pretty much everything they want - while with the players or his workers he’s quite cruel, giving them strict rules and even personally killing multiple of them without hesitation. He’s quite literally said the games are pretty much just horse betting but with humans. If that’s not a clear display of how little he cares about these people then I dunno what is

I’m just saying. Maybe the reason nothings happened to him is because inho CANT do anything to him because they’re equals now

Idk. Maybe this is just me but I’d like to hear what everyone else thinks

[angel-wing-feathers]

Theory time: watch me over analyze this singular picture and have it bite me in the ass when s3 comes out

Being fr? I dont think this is In-ho.

The picture as a whole seems off, especially next to the other promo pic of him we got. He just seems way too casual, and very unlike every other picture we see of In-ho as the Frontman.

Every time we see In-ho, he’s very upright, always sitting or standing sure of himself. When in his arm chair he’s not necessarily relaxed but he sits uncomfortably proper posture wise. Even in the new set of promo pics in the contemplative picture he sits with his back properly flat against the back of the seat.

The only time In-ho does let himself slouch is when he is resting his arms on his knees in their team conversations (s2), but still as Young-il will keep a big presence, and never when presenting himself as the Frontman.

You know who is slouchy and casual almost every time we see him?

Bbg we know its you— what are you planning who are we ambushing like this

[gihun-the-troubled-twink]

Thinking about how Gihun absolutely wanted Sangwoo to end the game with him and come out of it alive together, but how Sangwoo was already suicidal and dealing with depression and so when he realized he had put up all this fight against his very own hyung, the man he cherished during his childhood, the reality that the world is truly fucked up had finally settled in and that drove him to complete his own suicide.

“Im sorry hyung” was not because he fought Gihun or tried to kill him, Sangwoo knew Gihun would have forgiven him, but he also knew that if he took Gihun’s hand he would have had to live with that fact for the rest of his life and he’d be even more alone than he was before. And he was sorry that he had to make Gihun bear witness to the loss of his childhood friend, because he knows how much Gihun loves him.

Gihun was probably one of the only people that reached out to him while he was going through his depression and on the run. What would you do if you were forced to kill the only person who supported you during your darkest moments? Youd feel so much guilt and shame it would eat you alive. And thats why Sangwoo stabbed himself. It fucking hurts me man ugh

[nie13chen]

As much as I wish for it, I don't believe we get a happy ending for In-ho.

What if opposing Gi-hun is some kind of defence mechanism? The more In-ho observes him, the more he's aware of the alternative path he could have chosen, and it hurts.

In-ho still has a sense of justice. He's an ex police officer, so he dedicated his previous life to bringing justice to the world. He kills the doctor in season 1, who wanted to take advantage by helping the guards with the organ trafficking thing. He wants everyone being treated equally in the game (it's another question if that's even possible, btw). The point is that I believe that it's one of the reasons he stayed because he convinced himself that the games are just.

So, watching Gi-hun must show him that he might have chosen the wrong path. And the more he sees himself in Gi-hun, the more he understands that this might be what he actually wished for himself, and he realizes that there's no turning back for him. Even if he stopped the games and left the island, his strong sense of justice wouldn't allow him to be happy with all the blood on his hands. He would always know that it wasn't necessary if he had followed the path Gi-hun chose.

That's why I believe he's going to sacrifice himself as one last act of justice. He's going to make 'a small sacrifice for the greater good' so he can finally find the peace with his brother and the world he has been looking for so long.

[bebx]

it’s probably silly but just a thought because there must be a reason why in-ho decided to return to the game as the front man after he won back in 2015 — and what if the reason is because they tortured him into agreeing to work for them as the front man, or what if they threatened to kill jun-ho if in-ho refused to work for them? and jun-ho’s life was what made in-ho agree to be the front man.

(maybe they knew in-ho was an ex cop with expertise, wits, strength, intelligence, and basically what a person needed for the job. and in-ho met the criteria, thus they needed him.)

again this is probably silly and not true. but like… just a thought

in-ho becoming the front man to save jun-ho’s life and jun-ho thinking his brother has betrayed him :(

[neahtrix]

//S3 spoilers!

Gi-Hun is defo is that box, I’m telling ya. They sent him back in the same box they put the eliminated players in, their way of rubbing it in his face that he failed. Nearly everyone who fought with him were eliminated, and he’s being forced into their shoes to reinforce just how badly he failed. But he’s alive. Somehow, he’s alive.

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

Ways I can see Squid Game 3 can go in terms of story:

1) Front Man, once and for all, tries to convince Gi-hun that people are inherently bad and that the games are just reflecting human nature. Front Man says that when push comes to shove, people will turn on each other since they value self-preservation over everything else. Gi-hun then says, “So if you had to kill Jun-ho for the money, would you?” Then for the first time in years, In-ho begins to doubt his own ideology.

2) As a continuation to the point above, In-ho confronts Jun-ho again. This time, instead of shooting his brother, In-ho kills himself (which also acts as a callback to the Salesman’s death).

3) Myung-gi redemption arc. I’m 50/50 on him either surviving and promising to actually help take care of Jun-hee’s baby, or tragically sacrificing himself but not before telling the group that they need to help Jun-hee raise their baby.

4) Yong-sik and Geum-ja survive. Only saying this because we already did the fakeout of Geum-ja dying during mingle game and I’m not sure how killing off Yong-sik would benefit the story. What I mean by that is that the only characters who I’d see getting development from Yong-sik’s death is his mom and Hyun-ju. Since Hyun-ju already has to live with Young-mi’s death, the only storyline I can think of in which Yong-sik dies is for his mom’s character development, which feels exceptionally cruel since the whole point of her being in the game was to get her son out. I don’t know, it feels too cruel to the point of grimdark if Yong-sik were to die for his mom’s pain, which is why I’m leaning to him surviving.

5) I can definitely see an ending where Gi-hun manages to save the last few contestants, but loses faith in humanity. Especially if the games continue on since people still desire entertainment and you can’t destroy people’s greed/selfishness.

6) The ONLY happy ending I can see for Gi-hun is if A) In-ho realizes his ideology is flawed since he can’t bring himself to sacrifice his brother Jun-ho for wealth and power and B) the O’s finally come to their senses and switch over to the X’s. This is the only happy ending I can see for Gi-hun since even if he manages to take Front Man and the VIPs down, he saw just how cruel people can be to each other. At this point, it’s not enough to take the games down, the people have to show they’re willing to change. It’s just like the ending of Squid Game season 1 where the homeless man was helped by the bystanders, thus proving Gi-hun’s point that there’s still good in people.

[itsmahree]

i wonder what the lee byunghun of squid game universe looks like since noone ever mentioned inho looking like him

[kisasan]

what if this is gihun? what if inho joins him for real this time,like he wants to take the games down too...what if he gives gihun his costume (sharing clothes with bf /hj) to disguise him as frontman to "control the games"/take down the VIP'S?

[thisisafork]

SQUID GAME SPOILERS

im so excited for season 3 i could piss

longest tumblr I’ve ever tumblred before idk what I’m doing

I thought it was the front man at first but they have the player jacket on but whoever it is, gi-hun looks upset so maybe dae-ho went over to tell him he panicked and couldn’t bring back the amo CUZ I DO SEE WHAT APEARS TO BE LONG HAIR SO….

im assuming this is sometime after hyun-ju went back to go get amo, but stayed after realizing it was to late to go back and help the others. I wonder if the coffin has Jung-bae or if it’s just empty I DONT KNOW BUT THEY SEEMED CONCERNED perhaps it’s the guard that first died …..

i think no-eul is going to help Jun-ho stop the games.. we can see her outside LOOKING LIKE A ISLAND HMMM she obviously feels off about the whole thing, especially after she saw gyeong-seok playing the games so she probably feels bad for the people, considering she was one of the only guards to make sure the players actually died and weren’t suffering, so I think no-eul and jun-ho’s story line will be a lot in season 3

the front man is PONDERING. I don’t have a lot to say about him. I think him participating in the games for a little has made him a little emotional thinking about his dead wife, mother and his brother, who is still trying to find him. will he stop the games? NO he’s probably gonna give some speech about the games and how all people want is money and shiii while bleeding out or something like right before his death “life is a squid game”

and brooo MIN-SU IS FUCKEDDDDDD BECAUSE NOW ITS JUST GONNA BE NAM-GYU AFTER HIM, HE WILL EITHER FORCE MIN-SU TO HELP HIM OR TRY TO KILL HIM FIRST. bro literally if he didn’t betray se-mi during mingle his chance of survival would be much higher he only made friends with bad people, i know he was scared and anxious (like most people would be) but now he has no one to help or defend him, yea thanos is also terrible but nam-gyu was always listening and on his side even if he didn’t agree with everything PLUS he knows min-su tried to throw that bottle at him to stop him from killing se-mi so he must be furious at him, i feel like it might be possible nam-gyu will od by accident during season 3 now that he has thanos’s necklace

ok now i’m gonna nap

hoping this makes sense

[eivorswife7]

Alright so what if In ho makes Gi hun watch the games and Gi hun has to choose which players survive, and he refuses to do so.

So In ho tells him that if he doesn’t choose a person, the guards will kill everyone.

Gi hun goes silent, then In ho (Frontman) says: Isn’t it better to make a small sacrifice for the greater good than have everyone killed..?

[sloasis]

Can we talk about how if the theory that Oh Il Nam ( the old man , player 001 ) is In Ho's father , making him Jun Ho's father as well since they don't have the same mother ( Jun Ho's mother calls herself In Ho's stepmother meaning they're related by the paternal side ) This makes Jun Ho literally the HEIR to the Squid games 😭 . His father made / hosted the Squid games for a long time , [ not sure if he created them but he was most definitely in charge for it all for a while ] AND his brother became the game master / frontman who over sees the games and makes sure everything is in working order ... This reveal will be so damn interesting to see , like will Jun Ho still go through with finding and destroying the games or will he hesitate since it was his literal family who created it in the first place ? Or even Take Over ... 🤔

[angel-wing-feathers]

A controversial one but if it weren’t for main character plot armor, Sae-Byeok (067) would have won

[gihun-the-troubled-twink]

Just rewatched season 2 because I missed my shayla and I noticed something about when Gihun wakes up in the games.

Seonnyeo is the first player to talk to him when he wakes up and yeah she goes on a whole crazy ominous tirade about his destiny, but then she mentions that there are spirits around him.

And that theyre VENGEFUL spirits.

We all agree she was talking about the players that were there when he played, right? Okay, but hear me out.

I think the spirits she specifically senses are Saebyeok and/or Sangwoo. Their presences in the spirit realm are probably the STRONGEST in regards to her and her clairvoyance, not because theyre the only spirits who may be trapped there, (theyre most certainly not ffs 455 ppl died theres gotta be more), but because in regards to Gihun, theyre the strongest ones she can sense.

I like to think of it as she can see them clearly standing beside him while he cant, like obviously shes never met these people so she wouldnt know their names, but through her eyes she sees two people following and standing beside Gihun, watching over him and guiding him to do the right thing. To finally put an end to this hell hole that they found each other in.

Gihun obviously cant see it cause he’s not a shaman or even involved in the spirit realm like Seonnyeo is, but i even think the look he gave her when she said that hid a glimmer of hope that his friends were watching over him in the spirit realm, just like she mentioned.