Squid Game Season 2 Episode 3’s Front Man Twist Explained

This article contains spoilers for Season 2 of The Squid Game.

Season 2 of The Squid Game is being hailed by critics for being bigger and better than its predecessor, and some elements will surprise the audience. In episode 3, Song Gi-hoon (Lee Jung-jae) reluctantly returns to the deadly competition as a contestant, hoping to stop it once and for all. However, it will be a tough task as Hwang In-ho aka The Main Man (Lee Byung-hoon), the guy who runs the whole operation, is also back disguised as a player, and that can’t be good for anyone.

The Squid Game Season 2 Episode 3 reveals that the founders of the competition have introduced a new rule. After each game, participants can vote to split the money and leave the game, or stay and play for a chance to win a bigger prize in the next round — which means risking their lives again. The first vote after the game ends in a tie with one person left, contestant 001, who reveals himself to be the main man in the episode’s big twist. Naturally, he votes for everyone to stay, essentially guaranteeing more deaths—and more money (yay!)—in the next round.

However, it could be worse, as participants may be stuck Squid Game: The Challenge is Netflix’s terrifying competition reality show.starring in a show few people like for less prize money. All kidding aside, Fronton’s involvement guarantees some drama in The Squid Game Season 2, but why would he risk his own life doing these tasks when he has a cushy office job?

Before Front Man became the mysterious representative of the Squid Game, he was a debt-ridden contestant who won a contest. Why he chose to remain a member of the family after that is a mystery, but the fact that he’s playing again suggests he enjoyed it.

Moreover, Song Gi-hoon is not familiar with Front Man’s true identity, so he is under the illusion that 001 is just another member. Of course, Front Man is very familiar with Gi Hoon and the threat he poses to the games’ existence, so viewers can expect lies and manipulation in the remaining episodes. Before agreeing to return to the games, Gi-hoon tells Front Man (who is talking to him through the speaker in the limo) that he wants to shut down the games, while Front Man replies that the people running the games are just providing a service , in which players choose to participate. Gi Hoon wants to prove Front Man’s worldview wrong, but it likely won’t be that easy—people in debt need money, and as the first season proved, many of them are willing to risk their lives to win big.

The return of Front Man in “Squid Game” season 2 was expected after the events of last season, but viewers probably didn’t expect the villain to be a member again. He clearly has an ulterior motive that becomes apparent as Season 2 progresses, but that doesn’t stop him from being one of the series’ most enigmatic characters.

The Squid Game Season 2 is now streaming on Netflix.