These Viral 'Squid Game' Theories Are So Mind-Boggling That You Might Consider Rewatching It!
In less than a month, the show has garnered humongous popularity worldwide. And now, fans are delving deeper to understand the show better.
Korean show Squid Game has broken every possible record. Written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, Squid Game is a Netflix show that follows a group of 456 people from all walks of life who are invited to play a series of children's games with life-threatening consequences to have a chance to win a 45.6 billion won (USD 38.7 million) prize.
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The nine-episode survival drama, which premiered on September 17, has become one of the most popular non-English shows on Netflix.
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In less than a month, the show has garnered humongous popularity world-wide. And now, fans are delving deeper to understand the show better.
From digging theories to sharing unpopular opinions, fans are dissecting each and every detail of the theme and the characters.
Hidden in plain sight. Whilst they all tried to find out the next game, the walls had all the illustrations of the games being held. Squid Game is truly genius ? pic.twitter.com/82Ala9ozvJ
¡ª ·Ö»á (@ElChapone_) October 5, 2021
And now if you're interested to know what truths have been unveiled, here are 7 mind-boggling theories that will compel you to think twice. Read on!
1. All the deaths were preempted. Well, yes. According to a viral tweet, the makers had given all of us a glimpse of how every character would end up dying.
Have a look:
OMFG THIS SQUID GAME THEORY!!! pic.twitter.com/219n8Ohy0j
¡ª ????? dafny ??? jimtober (@bangtan___0613_) October 9, 2021
2. Gi Hun was called and given jacket No.1 to stand out, so that guards could get a cue not to kill him.
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3. Gong Yoo, who lures everyone to play the game at the train station, caught everyone's attention will return in season 2.
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If you were wondering why he wasn't assigned a more significant role, well, hold your horses. According to a viral theory doing the rounds, he is Player no 1's son and could be seen headlining season 2 in a new avatar! (Well, we can only hope considering how good-looking he is! Sigh.)
4. The Frontman isn't a villain.
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In reality, he was only overseeing all the operations, and in the showdown scene with his brother, it was shown that they both loved each other. There is no reason why he could not catch the intruder, but maybe he knew it could be his brother, and he didn't kill him inside. Well!
5. Color of the card chooses whether you would be a player or a worker.
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In the episode, viewers are introduced to Gong Yoo, whose work is to lure debt-ridden and desperate for money people to sign up for Squid Game. Seong Gi-hun is offered 10,000 Won every time he successfully flips the opponent's card, while the opponent gets to slap Gi-hun if he wins.
THIS squid game theory ????? pic.twitter.com/CTELMNZMmi
¡ª Sera? (@wants_to_sleep1) October 3, 2021
Before the game, Seong Gi-hun is offered a choice- a red card or a blue card. Gi-hun chooses blue. Later on, he is seen in a blue suit.
So there's a theory in Squid Game where Gi-Hun picked the blue card from the salesman (Gong Yoo) and then woke up in blue suit as a player. Had he or the other players picked the red card, they would be the workers/guards. pic.twitter.com/cPJZMq5Ymg
¡ª . (@mixxtake) September 24, 2021
According to some fans, had Gi-hun chosen red instead, he would have become one of the red-coated workers and not the player!
6. Hwang Jun-ho, the cop who is shot by his brother (the frontman), is not dead and will return in season 2
#SquidGame THEORY: in film characters are only dead when we see the body. Jun Ho (policeman) was last seen falling off the cliff after being shot in the shoulder which his brother survived. if he lives, he¡¯ll team up with Gi-Hun to discover the truth about the squid game in S2. ¡ª pic.twitter.com/KonAA5qRJC
¡ª thinking thoughts about squid game (@squidgameburner) September 27, 2021
Come on! Who dies in a series with just one gunshot? Fans are rooting for Jun-Ho to return so that he gets to team up with Gi-Hun, and they both venture out to discover the truth about the squid game in the next season. Well, we can only hope.
7. The games that the participants had to play were on the walls all along! Well, yes.
Just realized in squid game all the games they were gonna play were literally painted on the wall the entire time ? pic.twitter.com/AostNm7ptY
¡ª Drebae (@Drebae_) October 7, 2021
The walls were hidden by the beds but the he drawings of the games hidden were always sketched on the walls.
