WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS ahead for Squid Game season 3.
Gi-hun was given a chance to win by The Front Man inSquid Gameseason 3, which would have caused a massive plot hole had he actually gone through with it. At theend ofSquid Gameseason 3, Gi-hun ends up making the ultimate sacrifice, but does so without having to stoop to an all-time low by killing other players in their sleep.
In-ho, who revealed himself to be The Front Manto Gi-hun’s dismay, gave Gi-hun the opportunity to end the games single-handedly before the finale game, Sky Squid Game, even began.In-ho was offered the same choice by the creator of the Squid Game, Player 001 from season 1, and took him up on his offer.
Had Gi-hun killed Player 100 and the other contestants in their sleep, as In-ho encouraged him to do,he would likely have fallen into a trap based on a new rulethat was established by the pink guards after Player 222’s newborn baby took her place in the competition.
Gi-hun Repeating In-ho’s Decision To Kill Players In Their Sleep Would Have Broken A New Rule
The Pink Guards Clearly State That Violence Against Other Players Would No Longer Be Permitted
In-ho’s encouragement to Gi-hun to kill the other players in their sleepwould have likely led him into a trap. After Player 222 takes her own life in the jump rope game, the VIPs decide that her newborn child should take her place. When the other contestants find out, they immediately attempt to take the baby from Gi-hun.
The pink guards fire a round into the air, forcing Player 100 and the others to stop in their tracks. A new rule is then announced thatviolence between players outside the games will be prohibited. This new rule is the only thing that saves the baby’s life at that moment, and Gi-hun’s as well.
Still, despite the rule change, The Front Man calls for a meeting with Gi-hun and gives him a knife, telling him to finish off the others. This is what In-ho did to win the Squid Game himself, and it was his twisted way of showing Gi-hun and Player 222’s child mercy.
Since Gi-hun would have sacrificed himself anyway by breaking the rules and killing other players in the sleeping quarters, he could have avoided risking the baby’s life further by letting the games continue in theSquid Gameseries finale.
In-ho was mostly interested in seeing whether Gi-hun could be morally broken. Had Gi-hun killed the others in the night, thenIn-ho would have proven to himself that selfless people like Gi-hun truly don’t existin life and death situations.
Gi-hun, however, would have broken the rule preventing violence against players in the sleeping quarters. This would likely havedisqualified him from the games and led to his death. If not, it would have been a majorSquid Gameseason 3 plot hole.
Gi-hun Still Should Have Taken The Front Man Up On His Offer
If Gi-hun was willing to die all along to protect the baby, as proven by his final sacrifice at the end of the series, then he might as well have just gone on with it and killed the other players in their sleep. It would have broken his spirit and moral compass, butit really was the safest way to ensure the baby would survive.
The baby’s life is threatened multiple times during the final game, even by her own father, Player 333. Since Gi-hun would have sacrificed himself anyway by breaking the rules and killing other players in the sleeping quarters, he could have avoided risking the baby’s life further by letting the games continue in theSquid Gameseries finale.
