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Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has revealed his early thoughts for the show's ending, and why he ultimately decided to go in a different, far bleaker direction.
In the Squid Game season 3 ending, Gi-hun sacrifices himself to save Player 222's baby. Meanwhile, the arrival of the coastguard and Jun-ho leads In-ho (AKA, the Front Man) to destroy the island and end the games for good).
"I don’t know if I can call it an original ending, but in the beginning I had a vague idea about how I would end the story. And back then, it was having Gi-hun end the game, in one way or another, and leave alive and go see his daughter in America," Hwang told The Hollywood Reporter.
Hwang added, "So originally, I thought the person who witnesses the American recruiter woman would be Gi-hun. But as I began writing the story, and as I began to think more and more about, 'What do I want to deliver with the ending of this story?' And also, 'What should Gi-hun’s journey and what should his destination be?' I was witnessing more and more what was happening around the world and I thought it was more fitting for Gi-hun to send this powerful and impactful message to the world and that should be how the story comes to a close."
