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The staff arrive in the big dormitory and Gi-Hun thanks them before thanking Sang-Woo and the other contestant who helped him during the game. This is short-lived though as soon as they enter, they are met with a barrage of questions from the staff.
Only 201 people have survived the first round of the game. Sang-Woo decides to organize a coup though and tries to get the players to vote in a majority to stop the games completely and head home. Before they vote, the prize money is counted up.
With 100 million won per contestant, there are already over 25.5 billion won up for grabs. If all of them quit, this money will be divided up among the deceased contestants but the living contestants will go home with nothing. ..
The vote comes down to the wire, with Player 001 not choosing to keep playing. The room is ecstatic; the other not so much. Just before they’re dumped back into their old lives, the group learn there could be another opportunity in the near future if they change their minds.
Sang-Woo is a contestant in the game and he helps out Ali, a fellow contestant. He has an arrest warrant out for him, but fortunately his mother finds out and crushes him.
Ali, a recent employee at the company, is being treated unfairly by his boss. The man refuses to give him the money he’s owed and it eventually leads to a skirmish between the pair. One thing leads to another and Ali’s boss has his hand crushed. When he drops a wad of cash, Ali scoops it up and runs. Back home he speaks to his wife, handing over the money and telling her to pack up and leave.
Meanwhile, Gi-Hun heads to the police but his incredulous story draws concerns over his mental wellbeing. The number on the business card even connects through to a random woman who seems to be unconnected with the games. It seems these contestants are on their own. ..
Gi-Hun is rushed to the hospital with his mother in a bad way. She’s diabetic and could have her feet amputated too. However, she knows they’re struggling for money and limps out the front door without being seen to. This tough cookie refuses to land Gi-Hun in even more debt and walks off. As she does, our protagonist promises to get her all the money she needs. ..
Player 1 and Gi-Hun share a meal outside a shop, where the former decides to re-enter the games after all.
Meanwhile, Deok-Soo is in the middle of a power struggle with other top mobsters. He’s trying to figure out how to get out of this situation before it gets too dangerous. He has a lot of money and he wants to use it to take down his opponents, but he also knows that he can’t just sit back and let them take all the money. He needs to come up with a plan so that he can take down his opponents while still leaving himself with enough money to survive.
Joon-Ho, an officer who does believe Gi-Hun’s story from the station, has his own reasons for getting involved. He stems from his brother, who also received a business card and is assumed to be missing. Joon-Ho wants Gi-Hun’s help but the man refuses to do so. However, Gi-Hun does receive a business card of his own when he shows up back home.
As the episode comes to a close, all of our main characters prepare to be part of the games once more, willingly entering the cars and allowing themselves to be drugged. However, Joon-Ho happens to be watching and he tails them in his own car. Interestingly, 67 also comes prepared, only pretending to be knocked out from the gas.
The Episode Review
In the second episode of Squid Game, we see the dire circumstances surrounding our main characters and why they’re back in the games again. This works well too, showing just how desperate all of these people are. ..
The game’s finale leaves many questions unanswered, and it seems like most of the characters will meet a grisly end. This is designed to create a “calm before the storm” chapter, showing the lives of these different characters before being thrust back into these games once more.
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