Why Did The Front Man Re-Enter The Games? | Squid Game Season 2 Explained

[@eltonnguyen7915]

The fact that Gi hun still trust 001 even tho last time 001 was involved in the making of the game😂

[@rikacanon87]

That made me SO MAD! Like sir, SIR, SIR, SIR 001 DONT RING A BELL TO YOU!? Also the cop ticked me off cause he is gambling his BROTHER assuming he can fix him!

[@jenniferhamels1176]

To be fair Il-Nam didn't do anything to create distrust. He simply wanted to experience the game as he was basically near the end of his life anyway. There was no agenda to sabotage or be biased against any player. I don't think it is farfetched to assume Gi-Hun didn't consider a sabotage plant. Knowing they have pride for the integrity of the game. We can even go back to episode 1. The recruiter could have easily shot Gi-Hun, but he honored the game they played.

[@flyingwambulance]

As others were saying. 001 was the founder, the one who created the game and then wanted to relive it. Gi hun has no reason to believe that there is another fake participant. In the end, I also think 001 is just a nod to the viewers, just like Gi hun received the same number again.

[@TheLethalDiva]

The only thing that bothered me tbh, was he knows or should know that all the games are on the walls in pictures behind the bunk beds. So why not take a look and share that information with all the other contestants. I guess he either forgot or never realized it the first time he played the game.

[@AnnCooper33]

IKR

[@davicarvalho6699]

Can't believe the algorithm hid this from me for 1 minute

[@Danilio.]

Ikr?

[@Cheez_Doodlezz]

This is the new copypasta comment for another fucking long time

[@jamescannon4186]

That’s how it getchas

[@JokerSad117]

Your comment made me click the video

[@Pengdl]

Fr

[@steve4880]

"Keep your friends close, your enemies closer." The Frontman did not join the games until after red light, green light. He wanted to infiltrate and be-friend Gi-hun to let him down at the right moment. When he learned of the idea to take the guards guns, he allowed it and joined in and waited for the moment to betray. The organization that runs Squid Game has a big John Wick feel. They control far more than people think. Don't be surprised that the top police chief is in on it, just like the boat captain.

[@pickle.786]

who was 001 in RL GL

[@chrisavhr]

I wonder why he chose to put the mask back on when he confronted Gi-Hun and shot his friend. Wouldn’t the betrayal be a lot more powerful had he kept his mask off or revealed himself as the front man? Or does this mean he will potentially come back as player 001 who somehow survived the attack.

[@FlappyCat-ef6oq]

@@chrisavhrI don’t think he will come back as a player because he made it seem like he died, and surviving would raise questions. I think he will keep his identity a secret. Front Man’s goal is to convince main character that his plan/goal was dumb/pointless, if he reveals that he himself sabotaged it then it kinda takes away from it.

[@tylerblue9691]

I thought it was confirmed the police chief is 100% in on it?

[@steve4880]

@@chrisavhr To keep his identity a secret. He never revealed himself to Gi-Hun so he has no clue what he looks like. So he was able to fake his death and return as the Frontman. Gi-Hun assumes 001 has died, just like in season 1.

[@BotBehavior]

I have a weird feeling Gi-Hun is gonna be the Front Man at the end of season 3. The games will never end, so he might as well take it over, and change the rules, maybe not actually killing them.

[@Lilcutiepie95]

I have this suspicion as well. I’m hoping it doesn’t happen, but it would be a tragically poignant ending.

[@shidraparveen2593]

same.

[@tylerhartley5031]

He has to do something to entertain the vips. Maybe not kill them but still have them suffer in some type of way

[@ANTONl027]

@@tylerhartley5031he still wouldn’t stand for that

[@madarao1991]

I agree with this theory except the killing part the only reason the squid game makes the money that it does is because of the killings those Billionaires aren't going to pay for a game that doesn't kill turning it into a non killing game is just not profitable.

[@Trueo9re]

In an interview the actor who plays 290 said 001 was too good at the spinning top that no matter what he did the top would spin, even if he dropped it he said the spinning top would spin. So I guess he used his right hand because he was just too good with his left.

[@thatgirlwearingglasses]

The funny thing is the actor is right handed. At least I think so cuz I watched something else with him in it and he was def right handed there. So why make the frontman left handed is my question!

[@Trueo9re]

@@thatgirlwearingglasses He confirmed he is right handed and the Front Man is left handed.

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

I believe the Front Man was just like Gi-Hun at some point before the Squid Games. He wanted to help his wife by entering the games. He became broken after winning. After his wife's death, he wanted to stop the games but failed. And he ended up becoming their pawn.

[@passportflu3762]

You might be onto something here

[@yumi4160]

does the organ business operate out of the front man’s control? when i heard he had donated his kidney to his brother and could later not give anything to his dying wife, i began to wonder if the organ selling business at the games might have a higher meaning

[@thiefkingparsley576]

@@yumi4160 nah i thought the same thing at first, but i re-watched season 1, a few pink guys wanted to make some money on the side, so they coerced one of the players, a surgeon, to remove some organs of the eliminated players to make a profit as a side hustle. The Frontman had all who were involved in the organ donor "business" killed and hung to be made an example of in front of the remaining players.

[@dillydraws]

It's all about breaking gi hun, not killing him

[@neobongzzz]

​@@yumi4160 In S1 he said to the guards that he didn't care about what they did with the eliminated players' organs, whether it was selling them or eating them. He shot the ones involved in the organ trafficking thing because they were giving an unfair advantage to one of the players, which was the doctor.

[@whitestoneandy797]

Imo this is the absolute best breakdown of Squid game season 2. You're really good at what you do.

[@Dizz-wosioepe]

The fact that the video finishes in 20:24

[@AsianRem]

erm actually 20:23

[@Dizz-wosioepe]

@ sure ig

[@Matt-pj1zl]

@@AsianRemum no it ends 20:24 it’s literally 20:24 seconds long genius

[@nyekorare]

​@@Matt-pj1zl some of us finishes in 20.23

[@krytzzz]

​@@nyekorarei finish in under 2:00

[@espressoshot21]

Korean American who’s fluent in Korean here 👋 I know in the subtitles, you see the word “captain” used in those 2 scenes but they actually mean 2 different things. In the first scene w the front man sub, the word “dae jang” is used. Which translates to the word “boss”. In the second scene, the word “sun sang neem” is used to address the fisherman, which is a commonly used term to address older individuals in a respectful manner. Direct translation is actually “teacher”. “Sun sang neem” doesn’t necessarily imply that the person is powerful or the boss. It’s like saying “bro” but in a respectful manner usually towards someone older than you

[@mariasol1545]

you mean.... like sir?

[@lesitalian95]

Lettts goooo, yeah it does mean sir. I’ve been learning Korean religiously for over a year and yes, It means sir. I have a rough desire as an English native to pick over the show and the whole Korean language. It’s very motivating.

[@lesitalian95]

@@mariasol1545 that’s absolutely hilarious that you said it like that😂

[@roythousand13]

That's good to know!

[@ia490]

​@@mariasol1545 they were just giving an in depth explanation. also can a Korean be a koreaboo anyways lol

[@annanowaczyk4611]

YES! You've said it perfectly. One thing that bothers me when people discuss the show... there are many reasons why homeless people end up homeless. The same goes for the participants in the games. Their stories are very layered, as we've seen in both season 1 and season 2. Even if they end up in these situations because of gambling or addiction, the truth is, these issues come from somewhere. Oftentimes, what prevents us from becoming an addict or alone is luck and privilege: support of family, friends, and community. Access to resources is denied to some people. It's a systemic issue that is hard to eradicate. In the show, at first glance, the situation of the homeless and the Squid Game players looks like greed. And in some cases, it is simply that, sure. However, I think that the context is everything. It’s impossible to ignore how much circumstances shape these decisions. After all, what does a piece of bread mean to a homeless person? They have some access to food, they're capable of surviving. But it’s not life-changing, it won’t significantly improve their circumstances the way winning the lottery might. Choosing the lottery is a gamble, sure - but don’t we all take risks, hoping for something better? The difference is that most of us aren’t judged for wanting to change our lives or trying our luck. No presupposed bias would have people question our desires if we're in a certain position of 'power'. The same pattern plays out with the players. And they even say it out loud: what good are small amounts of money when their lives are still unbearable, still on the brink of collapse? Their lives are over. If the result is the same, why not take another chance and play? This is the core of the issue between In-ho's and Gi-hun's argument. In a way, they are both right. The difference is, that Gi-hun sees this inequality and wishes to do something about it. Except, as the Frontman says, if he wishes to see change, he would first have to save the world, to deal with this systemic issue at its core - something that In-ho sees as a fool's errand. (Also, Lee Byung Hun said that while the Frontman wanted to destroy Gi-hun's belief in humanity, he was somewhat, unknowingly perhaps, also curious to see if Gi-hun would challenge his views in turn. Maybe this small part of him still lives on... I'm gonna cross my fingers for some internal conflict in Season 3, amplified by Jun-ho hopefully entering the picture.) I know I basically said what you said in this video, but I've had this written for some time and felt like venting a little bit. Love your sense of humour!

[@icantthinkofaname6991]

Favorite comment. you captured everything about this show and dilemma so perfectly

[@onlydaprecum]

Here's another one: the capitalism themes from season 1 got bigger in season 2 by introducing 2 party politics. You got one side that believe in profiting from the system at other's expense and the other socialist faction that wants everyone to win, but no one wins if everyone wins and they stay poor. The ones in power even provided weapons for the two factions to fight each other, similar to how they had bricks laying around at political protests. They even had the socialists have their little revolution against the ruling class.

[@kyoto5657]

I love reading youtube comments like yours 😍. Thank you for venting out.

[@lesitalian95]

Yeppp, let’s goo 👏

[@Spoonrrr]

Have a feeling that player 456 will end up being the front man at the end of the show. Theres always a twist in these kind of Korean shows.

[@williamhaynes7089]

they need a new salesman now so anythings possible

[@h4aven]

i agree and disagree. i feel like he wouldn’t do that but in his recent jimmy fallon interview jimmy asked “does player 456 become the new frontman and runs the game” and the actor answered yes and no so it wouldn’t be impossible

[@VortexKiller2]

I just hope Gi-hun survives

[@thatgirlwearingglasses]

That would make no sense.

[@thatgirlwearingglasses]

@@williamhaynes7089there isn’t a salesman in this series.

[@realbenjaminseda]

One of the best analyses I've seen in a while. Great work.

[@chrisxiangchu]

hahaha whats up based zeus smalll world

[@mirellavasileva2038]

This is literally the only good analysis about the series in existence. With the previous season there were so many good videos on different viewpoints, it was a guilty pleasure to watch them for weeks. Now there wee only summaries of the events... Until your video. Thank you!

[@shidraparveen2593]

girl i literally see your comments on every squid-game-analysis videos i swear to god

[@mirellavasileva2038]

@@shidraparveen2593 yes, and they are like 5, so what;s the problem

[@shidraparveen2593]

@@mirellavasileva2038 there's no problem, i was just saying that I find your comments everywhere. i wasn't complaining. love your comments actually.

[@voiceinject]

i think front man is trying to make gi-hun compromise his morals in the same way that joker is constantly trying to get batman to break his no kill rule. i thought it was super dark that gi-hun sacrificed other players in order to ambush the guards and steal their weapons

[@RainbowSushiii]

but why

[@Pa_Qy]

0:36 in an interview they said every time he threw with his left hand it span no matter how hard he tried to fail

[@Thedrewster9194]

Damn. Thats actually pretty cool

[@mirellavasileva2038]

One theory of mine: the front man end up having the same conversation with the old creator of the game, where he wants him to bet if someone is going to help the dying begger, but in that case no one did, proving the statement that people are trash. This moment changes him, but with the same bet Gi-hun sees the help coming, aka keeps his belief in the good of humanity.

[@andrescaiced2993]

I suspected a mole in the group when the gps was removed from the denture. But when the thug and the captain had the lunch and told the captain about the “secret mission” I knew the Thug was unintentionally sneaking information to the mole.

[@ia490]

Yeah, when the thug said 'I can trust you' I immediately thought oh the sea captain is the mole

[@oddball2862]

Everyone was waiting for these new videos on explaining Season 2. Thank you!

[@ErinCeles]

In a way I noticed and got curious if In-ho was having a soft spot for the pregnant woman in the games because it reminded him of his own wife that passed away.

[@GameJam230]

The interesting thing is, Gi-hun actually proves the salesman’s point by continuing to play his game. He really did just get lucky in a system that was statistically not in his favour. By playing by the rules, he proved that he is still one of the lower class, the trash, the people who are merely pawns in someone else’s much greater game. He could have broken the rules, taken the gun and used it against the game instead, but he still chose to play by the rules instead. He’s still in the game. This is immediately turned on its head when they conduct the plan to fight back against the games though, as he has now been led down a path that the Frontman created. He stopped seeing the other players as people, and now they’re merely trash to be discarded in the name of a bigger plan. Now, when met with the face of a 50/50 chance, he doesn’t play the game by their rules anymore. He takes the gun and uses it against the game itself. The only problem is, the Frontman is still playing games with Gi-hun. Despite that, I think it’s important to note that the way these games work is essentially a test to see who will remain trapped in the games, and who will try to exceed the limitations of them. The Frontman was a previous victor, after all, and so he likely developed a similar mindset as Gi-hun. He’s was likely promoted to the position he’s at now BECAUSE he became willing to stop playing the game, and those who aren’t playing the game must be above it. That’s the way our society works. So, when Gi-hun simply won the games the first time, he never really left them. Ultimately I think this will lead up to the reveal that it was always planned for Gi-hun to become something like the next Frontman- to reach above the strings that puppet him and shake the hand of the puppeteer, and become a real boy himself. The question is, do we think Squid Game will have a happy ending, or will it merely be a continuance of the cycle? Is Gi-hun the legendary hero who saves the day in this story, or is he more like Winston from 1984? A cog in a system who plays his role perfectly as intended and was never destined to defeat the enemy. Personally, I think this story might be approaching the latter option. Gi-hun might have humanity to him, but so does the Frontman. Because that position isn’t about whether or not you have humanity- it’s about your willingness to put yourself above the games at the expense of those still stuck playing it. In the end, maybe Gi-hun kills the Frontman and then replaces him, and one day someone else comes along to do just the same, and then another. Why? Because you’re always still in the games. The VIPs are betting on you just the same as you bet on the horses. There are no winners in this game, just future losers.

[@plasticbutler]

Another hint that No 11 was around during Gi-hun's first game: She and Gi-hun kind of bumped into each other by the stairs of the Broker's office. She stopped briefly most likely thinking "Hey it's that guy who won the game". (Broker is that guy Gi-hun hired to look for Sae-byok's mom and 11 tried to hire to look for her baby)

[@Kerokeroppi07]

Woah I'm impressed on how you noticed all the small details

[@inguh7041]

That is serious depth. If the director intentionally made it as you explained, he's friggin so smart

[@tudorgirl7845]

I do think that In-ho had genuine moments in the game, as he got swept in things. Il-nam said that you don't have as much fun watching as playing and I think In-ho experienced that, particularly during the six legged game. The cheers were genuine. I think as well his failed attempts at the top are real. He put himself above all the new players as a returning winner and it wasn't as easy as he may have lead himself to believe. He thought he was better than them, suddenly he struggles. He broke character and had a genuine outburst. He was literally ABOVE them, watching as an overlord. Now he comes down to earth and becomes human again, like them. It would be humbling

[@maxmancz8667]

Man, I haven’t seen a great video of this quality in so long. And the theories are actually great, and make sense. Yes I know there’s game/film theory, but Matpat’s videos are more mainstream made, which makes them hard for me to watch (but I loved them as a kid)

[@darcylechte1621]

I think 001 gave up his spot because he knew he wouldn’t die. He ran off and came back when the round was over

[@Thedrewster9194]

Yeah I think the same thing. I don’t think he ever went into any room or asked to pair up with someone

[@lukymn1554]

Also i believe that in the second game the front man, when he asked gi hun to move aside, was deliberitely doing it in order to throw the spinning thing behind them

[@exploshaun]

Gi-hun beating the salesman by not breaking the rules, while failing to beat the games by breaking the rules, was quite the frustrating tragedy. His gamble basically doomed the x side for nothing.

[@lindorplays5900]

This is the most logical and deepp analysis ive seen so far. Catching the purple hint was amazing

[@catreenyoon7208]

The guards' animosity toward the players also represents how the regular hard-working types look down upon people who try to leave the system with foolish get-rich-quick schemes. They earn a wage, but there is no promise of a big grand prize. They see themselves as superior because they're better off than the players, but still serve the same broken system.

[@EdHed_]

Ok, the fact that you published this video so soon after S3 released is ASTOUNDING to me. Clearly, even prior to the release you were already very well-versed in literature and picked up on quite a few correlations between other works of art and this show. Really puts into perspective how genius and well-executed this show is, as well as how astute your observations and comparisons are. This video was VERY well made, and I'm looking forward to more analyses! Earned my sub, keep it up man

[@azaz6823]

Gi-Hun will have the opportunity to end the games but he won't. Nobody wants the games to end. Poor people want to fight to be rich, rich people want to pay to watch for entertainment, guards want to be guards for the pay and for power fantasy. The participants in season 1 even voted to end their game and ended up willingly going right back to the games. The front man joined the games to help Gi-Hun see why they exist. Meanwhile Gi-Hun thinks he's fighting the people who run the games but he's really fighting the instincts of humanity as a whole. Reminds me of football. We all watch people run into each other at full speed and destroy themselves just so they can get a big paycheck and so we can be entertained. It's messed up but we still love it

[@tracylee4451]

I truly enjoyed your perspective. I cannot wait until the final season airs.

[@rosethrawn]

I’m going to call it. 001 is going to break Gi-hun in such a way that Gi-hun becomes the villain eventually. I don’t believe the games will ever stop.

[@Thesilentvoice...]

I feel the front man went back into the games to test gui hun. He could have had gui hun killed at the start knowing that he’s trying to stop the games, but instead he didn’t. They are keeping him alive for a reason, and I feel the front man is testing gui hun to see how much he would take or do to save others until he breaks or reaches his limit. I feel the frontman has been in the same situation before as gui hun, as they both won the games and have done it a second time. I feel gui hun will follow the front man’s steps and end up as one not by his own will but as a last resort to have some control over the games

[@Taylor_44]

Even if some of your theories or speculations aren't correct once season 3 releases, this was a really great analysis. I'm impressed. Great content. Thanks for sharing!

[@CrazyBunny123]

The show showing us the guard's point of view, reminds me of the Stanford Experiment. How the behavior of a person changes depending on the role they play.

[@TheFunnyDictator]

What's the Stanford Experiment?

[@moonchild_7852]

​@@TheFunnyDictatorhi! psych student here! the standford prison experiment was basically a psychological study conducted back in the 1970s. the setup was 24 male college students were randomly assigned to play the roles of prisoners or guards. The guards were given all the equipment needed such as uniform, baton. While the prisoners were stripped of belongings and their personnel The results showed that the guards became authoritarian while prisoners became submissive despite all being college students. It basically showed the influence of social roles and situational pressure (which are the outfit, material, actions done to per individual) on human behavior - showed the potential for ordinary individuals to exhibit disturbing behavior when placed in positions of power or authority. And how it relates to the series basically where the guard immediately changed their aura, stance and their whole body language once they were given the equipment (uniform, g*ns) while the players became more submissive once they saw the games and the guards pointing at them

[@RussAnimus]

Love the detail about Picasso's Blue Period book. Amazing

[@whisppy5399]

interesting fact about the spinning top scene! every time lee byung-hun (the actor for the front man) threw the spinning top with his left hand he got it to spin. The only way they were able to get a scene of him failing was when he used his right hand. I still think it’s a super interest detail that made it to the final cut of the show tho!

[@abbypollex12]

Personally refused to watch any other Squid Game ending explanations/show reviews until this was posted, thank you!

[@IsaiahWayne2104]

Gi-Hun needs to stop trusting Player 001.

[@Taraak]

So true 😂

[@Rethric]

Find it odd he didn't mention his connection to the previous 001 and have suspicions from there. Way too trusting.

[@williamhaynes7089]

001 faked his death so its not a deal anymore

[@Pt53898]

​@@Rethric시즌1에서 상우가 기훈에게 했던 말들을 떠올려보세요. 기훈은 머리가 나쁘지만 사람을 잘 믿는 성격입니다. 한마디로 멍청하지만 감정적으로 행동하는 캐릭터입니다. 반대로 프런트맨은 매우 지능적입니다.

[@deangelo479]

@@Rethrici feel like what he mentioned in the video, the front man being similar to sang-woo probably made him trust him a little more, maybe the front man even noticed that and took that as a way to manipulate him even more.

[@roymillers6730]

I felt that they tried to make the guards more aggressive, season one they were more robotic.

[@DarkTyrant]

Dont forget that the O and X that the players also represented their blue pill red pill choices... The players who wanted to stay and gamble were a blue pill wore a Blue O while the players who wanted to select the red pill had a red X

[@Armin99_]

You have the best explained videos on KZbin

[@Quinndica]

Why are you so entertaining? Please never stop.

[@rebeccalove9169]

I called the boat captain being in on the games in the beginning of season 2.

[@IgnitorrRR]

II've watched so many videos explaining lore and reasoning behinds characters' decisions but none have been as good as this.

[@Neos1heOne]

Been waiting for your season 2 videos!

[@deangelo479]

i think another genius detail with the red/blue pill theme, is in the scene where the recruiter plays russian roulette with gi-hun, the lighting is split between red/blue on each side of their faces, they even shoot the opposite side of each others head (gi-hun shooting the blue, the recruiter shooting the red side) and even when he goes into the car with the pink suits, to speak to the front man about joining the games again, it has the same lighting and goes completely red once he’s gassed to sleep.

[@kylevernon]

Your videos are a step above a lot of others, very insightful.

[@VreelandRE]

Great explanations! Very deep and well done.

[@samkingsway6564]

Best breakdown of this series I've seen. Sub for sure. Can't wait to watch more of your vids

[@RaghavDaada]

mind blowing explanation i was watching your old explanation and was expecting when the new season explanation come and the wait is over thank you for this amazing explanation with everything in detail omg unbelievable

[@Not_Jennifer-nr6rs]

8:53 the guy says 대장 which is like the head of a group and the leader. The other guy says 선장 which is specifically a captain on the boat

[@roze4412]

I think it's interesting that this time around, 3 years after Gi-hun won the game and Il-nam (the creator of the games) died, the Front Man made it so that the surviving players can get their fair share of money. Before, when Il-nam was in power, all the money was sent to the families of the deceased players. He talked about fairness before in S1 but here it is explicitly shown with his actions that the Front Man, while having accepted the unfair system outside, still tries to make it as fair as possible where he can in the games.

[@shadi6484]

9:17 I don't think so. The "captain" is what the guards referr to Front man, they've always been calling him captain ever since S1.

[@HannaHambauer]

This video was the best one I saw about swuid game 2 theories!

[@AnnCooper33]

That was a really good analysis ✨️

[@Amylan1]

Front man looks so much like Elon Musk. I can't be the only one who was distracted by this

[@Renenko]

Yi Long

[@m4nk3ygaming]

Haha, for real! Me and my girlfriend said the exact same thing and made jokes about it during our season 2 watch Glad we're not the only ones

[@Sprout-f9j]

The second I saw his face I said “is that Elon musk?”

[@freddytang2128]

11:42 "his wife's sickness reversal" you mean, treatment? lmao

[@OmaeOPTC]

This video is great. It's what I'm really looking for when it comes to "small details you missed in Squid Games" that many other channels don't provide. Keep up the hard work!

[@tasha3757]

Yay! He’s doing squid game 2. Can’t wait 😛

[@LesterBrunt]

The bread is clearly the better option. The chance of winning anything on the lottery is practically 0, none of the homeless won anything with the ticket. And yeah food is not going to magically solve all your problems, but daily food is certainly a main problem of a homeless person, free food is at least a direct, tangible, guaranteed, improvement, even if it only carries you for a couple of hours. That is way more than near 100% certainty of nothing.

[@simoling]

Brilliant analysis.

[@tchew2545]

I believe that that this year’s games are the same games the front man played his year!

[@annatube5123]

HOW do you not have 1 million subscribers yet?!?! your breakdowns are amazing!!!!

[@praevasc4299]

Really great points, especially comparing the 50% chance at the Russian Roulette with the 50-50 voting at the last vote, with the choice between sticking to the rules or trying to abandon the rules. However, there is one thing you are mistaken about: the boat captain. There is absolutely no evidence of him having a high rank, especially higher than the Front Man. Just because the English translation used "captain" for boss in the conversation between Soldier 11 and her superior, it does not mean the ship captain is the "captain" of the game.

[@braedenism7219]

Ever since someone pointed out on tiktok that half the Recruiter's face during the russian roulette was menacing while the other half was terrified, I can't see those scenes the same again. Gong Yoo is such an excellent actor

[@rdbtumpy]

What a brilliant in depth explanation ...

[@timbobshe]

I was not expecting Picasso…Love it.

[@Conixyt1]

17:01 - 17:05 “he gives up his secure spot to protect the only pregnant woman in the games” For the frontman It most likely reminds him of his late wife who was also pregnant so he wants to protect the pregnant woman because he couldn’t do that with his wife

[@qxxlove]

YES SQUID GAME VIDEOS ARE BACK

[@デハン]

of course to make Gihun falling into the same "001/Oh" trap consecutively. gullible is an understatement 😂

[@ruby_g]

Regarding the calluses, I thought it was because Gong Yoo works out in real life. 😂

[@gcthesequel3241]

17:25 btw when the frontman said this he was referring to when gi hun said the same thing to the guards who gave him milk in season 1 which I think is kinda cool

[@Rtsisinlove]

Just watched all the episodes and came running

[@eifjeojfslfnlkenl]

Damn this is really well thought out analysis. Thanks for this. I’m impressed.

[@twinklesharma396]

I have a gut feeling that this series will not get a happy ending.. everyone please keep your tissue paper stocked.

[@joapo5739]

can't believe that player 001 was the bay harbour butcher

[@amymakesmusic]

this is amazingly well done. all i see is tiktoks about squid game which dont seem to get the whole point and the psychological masterpiece it is. you see, the problem i have with squid game is that it was very popularised amongst young kids and people dont see the psychological value it has. the show and the characters are excellently written and its so much more than thanos dancing round in circles while others being killed captured "omg that would be so me🤞"

[@xoxo-pm2zy]

I agree with everything except the captain part because in episode 2 of squid game season 2 Jun Ho, the police officer states that the guards refers to the front man as “captain” during his scene in the bathtub. I also think the management caste system (from the info given in season 1 and 2 ) goes like this: oh il nam (he’s dead tho…) -> frontman/captain -> officer (the guard dressed in black with pink zipper who is probably in charge of the organ harvest) -> pink guards (squares, triangle, and circle). Please comment if I missed something though.

[@ZactivityYT]

This is a solid resume for Film Theory

[@taytayannie3490]

dude i had no clue about all these details haha, thank you

[@Geo-vw9oz]

16:59 he probably ran off into a room himself and survived as he is protected, we never got to see who he teamed up with and just reappeared alive and well. It also manipulated the others into believing he is selfless and trustworthy if your in his team.

[@dadintheoffice]

Great video

[@CloudyBogdan]

At first, I looked at player 001 and thought "that looks like Front Man" but I then thought "maybe he looks like him, I don't see it". Guess I was right and it's no surprise regarding the ending.

[@J92-DS]

I thought the bruises on the recruiters palms were from slapping mo fo’s everyday

[@Duckdavid-d9f]

"have you seen the matrix?" that shit scared me in the series

[@roman-empire_1771]

When the boat captain is sitting down and having lunch with the other guy helping the brother find the island (I forgot what that guy’s name is), you can see that his cardigan has X’s, O’s, and square’s.

[@Guiltyangel605]

I enjoy your content! Happy new Year hun!

[@Thepiepic]

bro is back 🔥🔥

[@zymoffi]

they also mentioned the matrix in s1, ali mentioned it after the bridge game, they rlly like that movie

[@LordRixuel]

Front Man feels like trolling instead of watching :P

[@j.a.santos9859]

My theory for Squidgame is that the Front Man is actually a "Good guy" in the sense that he chooses people who are really in dire situation and gives them the opporunity to win big.. He is also fair and provides people options if they want to continue playing or not.. I believe that the owners of the game wants a bloodier spectacle but he is keeping it in "moderation" I think in the end, he is trying to recruit Gi hun as his replacement. ( watch midnight meat train and snow piercer ) for ref.. 😅

[@odycmboden3580]

that was....insanely good

[@kungfucorey1787]

001 (Lee Byung-hun) is such a good actor it was criminal we didn’t get to see him much in season 1. That’s why I think he joined the game in season 2

[@danielstudart2062]

After thinking about what happened. I think the Front Man just wanted to see how far Gi-hun could take it and didn't care deeply about the result. He was in the games, and he suffered it all. I doubt he cares about the guards dying, and if Gi-hun was able to fully stop the main people from doing the game, he would likely be for it. But he probably knows how deep the rabbit hole goes in their power and is playing the odds to remain on top.

[@joniabeje5365]

Great video!!!

[@RandalReid]

3:08 "...because no is paying attention to the real issues" Me watching this video

[@djPYBK]

Gi-Hoon might be smarter than we perceive him to be. He knows not to trust a player with the number 001, shown when he picks someone that he knows to back him up into the control room during the siege, so he is befriending 001. He let himself known as a survivor from previous game. And in that very first voting process to stop the game, gauged the players thinking process. If the players trust him the games are dangerous, they will stop the games after the first one. Or if they are greedy, they will use his knowledge to win the games. When they pick to be greedy, he left out one vital information when he told the current players what possibly the next game is. He knows that the wall where they are sleeping in, shows the games that will be played.