Squid Game: The Challenge | Rick and Stephen REACT to Their Eliminations (Exclusive)

'Squid Game: The Challenge's Rick and Stephen, a.k.a. 232 and 243, chat with ET's Ash Crossan about their shocking exits. The players, who bonded while filming the reality competition series, explain their contrasting feelings about being eliminated while outside of gameplay. They also react to the controversy surrounding the Red Light, Green Light segment, after other players alleged they sustained injuries and claimed filming conditions were dangerous. The season finale of 'Squid Game: The Challenge' premieres Dec. 6 on Netflix.

[@ji94games]

When rick got chosen, i cried a little inside

[@missnatasha2784]

Samee

[@missnatasha2784]

And when Trey and bee went I actually cried

[@Wait_whois_Addison]

i sobbed on the inside😭

[@Infinite_exhilaration]

It was like a gut punch… like why choose Rick

[@randomidk188]

i cried a lot on the outside

[@Jess-ry1ej]

Players 243 and 232 are the equivalent of players 456 and 001

[@Rqblt]

They literally were

[@marts3229]

My sister and I were imagining if they didn’t get eliminated early they’d partner up for marbles and have such an emotional goodbye

[@mariposaguey7657]

Their relationship reminded me of the actual squid games show

[@nickotto-bernstein7267]

literally 001 and 456, 232 literally looked like a white American 001 lol!

[@eratichumidity3843]

To me I felt like Stephen and Rick were eliminated too early, and I hope they come back next season

[@SnitchandSnacks]

I knew from the beginning people will find Stephen as a threat because of his physical stature.

[@natyourfav]

@@SnitchandSnacksthat’s true, but that doesn’t mean anything sometimes. I understand what you mean by they would target him by his physical appearance, but that far into the game, I think they would know their strengths and weaknesses.

[@JYLRD_Angcon]

​@@SnitchandSnacksyeah mans built like a fighter

[@vervetech9395]

That woman was so bitter. She said she hated the fact that there was a bromance between them that's why she eliminated them. All her talks show she's a bitter miserable misandrist

[@CleoCat75]

Rick (232) was the BEST! Smartest dude there, totally had the best strategy. The Chance stuff is just horrible :(.

[@shadowhalk225]

Just the ghetto women. Women like Rose were amazing!

[@DavidHudler]

They deserved so much better!!!😔

[@Arxhxz-ro1pc]

They were the best fr

[@Martinez24]

I hate the girl 229 so much for that

[@demigod_tl]

nah seriously she got me tight, i was glad she lost after that

[@extrashotofespresso_]

It’s really not that deep

[@Martinez24]

@@extrashotofespresso_ it really is…but okay

[@demigod_tl]

@@extrashotofespresso_ yes it is

[@GDBGDB]

@@Martinez24No it’s really not. She just played the game.

[@wanderingtin]

These two better come back if there is a Season 2! I was rooting for them!

[@selenarodgers5667]

Same ☝️🥺♥️

[@eratichumidity3843]

I really hope they do

[@11kimczi]

the lore is everyone eliminate are dead right? so nobody can comeback

[@eli-ie4pp]

these two are my faves!!!

[@a.heddle_]

I’m not even kidding I cried SO hard when you guys got eliminated

[@Bluewave2024X]

What ever happen I hope these two remain friends until the end of time.

[@eveleen18]

Loved that Stephen got to be on the show! He is as charming as he is with his girls irl

[@JustJeff777]

Ashley (Player 278) sure looked innocent compared to her evil man-hating friend 229...but bow did Ashley show she was the worst of the two. Other than that, gangbu gang could have made it if he didn't roll that die lol

[@GDBGDB]

Man hating??? You people are psychotic lmfao

[@QueenBee98329]

Both are the worst ppl of the show. That's why they're friends.

[@vervetech9395]

​@@QueenBee98329They're so bitter. Only thing out of their mouths everytime was misandry and it's crazy that the men in the game didn't see it.

[@palmtr3352]

Gganbu Gang forever❤

[@loriparker666]

There needs to be some crazy plot twist in the final episode to bring back Rick, they gave him a “chocolate bar” but we never saw him open it or eat it. So what did they really give him in the chore room?

[@johnibe9189]

DUUUUDEEEEEE…….. i would SO love that. 🤯

[@BLOBGAMERv2]

I was expecting an immunity ticket inside the wrapper tbh

[@philliphoang1305]

On tiktok, he said they shared the chocolate bar in the dorm room. Netflix editted and cut that part by the way😢

[@loriparker666]

@@philliphoang1305 what kinda chocolate was it? lol 😂

[@sageisticc]

wouldn't that be rigged though

[@abee131]

Man... I was so bummed when 232 went out. He was my favorite. 😢 Mad respect for the gamer who took him though... well played. Brutal...but still very well played. Still. Darn girl. 😢

[@AzraelGrips]

Their relationship made me emotional, you could see that stephen kind of adopted Rick as a father figure. I loved it qnd i loved them

[@tomino5201]

Well Squid game was about fair chance.Adding voting to eliminate is bad idea and game sucked because of that.

[@KevinUchihaOG]

well in the original series people killed eachother during night. So they had to figure out a different way to eliminate people between rounds.

[@Llama_Loca]

It’s just the equivalent of the players killing each other during the lights out in the original show

[@xixi4268]

@@Llama_Loca i think the voting should be anonymous to create chaos and mistrust

[@iammai3575]

I agree. I like the circle of trust thing to eliminate players. I also like the phone thing. Play mind games and not just vote to eliminate. Mistrust can be built when they dont know who voted them. throw Mind games at them to make it interesting. The voting made it sooo boring. It felt like they need to converse and build a relationship to stay in game. Skills didn't have anythng to do to winning. 1 girl got eliminated cuz she didn't talk to a guy. Boring af! At least make it like liar game. The jack n the box and dice can be interesting if theres the terms are different. Players shouldn't make it a fair game as well. It should be mind games and survival.

[@xixi4268]

@@iammai3575 i like your ideas more. now i think they should remove the voting system. i also didnt like the way the cookie challenge shapes were chosen. they should have been picked when everyone picked a line without knowing the shape. it would of also been nice if during the bridge challenge, whoever recieved the teddy bear gets it number instead of giving it to someone else. because the whole show turned into some kind of social experiment that revolves around popularity. during this season, the players weren't playing the games as much as trying to create some sort of social hierarchy

[@joeybillones128]

These 2 were my favourite players. And also 301 and 302 ❤

[@jehgelo]

I love this duo so much especually stephen ❤

[@Lindz0928]

I loveee their friendship!! I hope they stay friends and that younger guy flies to rick once a year for family time!

[@YamiJai]

I’m actually writing a script with 2 characters that are slightly inspired by Stephen and Rick’s friendship, they seemed like a father and son duo with how close they were, and that inspired me to to write 2 characters that are slightly inspired by their personality and friendship

[@daniellegentry9958]

These two should NOT have hotten eliminated, they were provably the most honest and humble 2 of the whole bunch

[@vervetech9395]

That man-hating crybaby girl hated them for their friendship

[@jenniferjacoby5167]

I like you guys, I was angry when both of you were chosen

[@RUNXARMY]

무궁화꽃이피었습니다 노래나와서 좋았다고 하는 릭할아버지 넘 귀여우셔 ㅋㅋㅋ 구슬치기 ㅋㅋㅋ 딱지치기 달고나 뽑기 다 연습하시셨다는거 넘 귀여우시다 ㅋㅋㅋ 얼마나 드라마를 재밌게 보셨으면 ㅋㅋㅋ 저분이 외과의사시라는것도 재밌고 ㅋㅋㅋ 강화유리 구분법까지 공부하셨다는게ㅋㅋㅋㅋ킬포

[@xbree_]

I love these two. Rick speaking facts

[@nat3dgr34t]

We all know player 229 rather you like it or not eliminated Rick and Stephen because they were men And she didn’t like men in a group

[@dl5498]

Yeah she literally said that in the interview

[@user-dx9my1en2d]

yeah

[@melissarichten6323]

Rick is just so precious

[@Rqblt]

These 2 were literally the 456, II nam duo of this show

[@im_priscii]

These guys were my fav

[@DudeWithACamera711]

okay but can we just talk about how freaking gorgeous stephen is? Dude hit the jackpot with the genetic lottery

[@extrashotofespresso_]

YES! As soon as I saw him on the show I was like 😍😍😍 and he’s rocking the hell out of that mullet too. Gorgeous mans

[@iceescape]

Phalisia said her bunk was actually right next to Rick's and so she saw every day just how big Gambu Gang was getting and how quickly it was growing. So it was a very good strategic move since she took out the strongest alliance with that move.

[@NoraGreen1992]

I love this duo! Rick is so smart!

[@okenz1]

Loved them sm

[@mxax22]

I honestly hated when she did this. Seemed super personal

[@lazarusmetcalfe2423]

It’s a big fish when a shows production team starts to get favorites and others notice them getting taken away for confessional time too much. Stephen alluded to this killing his game how much they pulled him and/or Rick away. I can’t say with certainty, but I think that pushed it over the edge for why she wanted them out so badly other than not liking a group of men in power,

[@dl5498]

​@@lazarusmetcalfe2423 Let's not forget the interview in which she commented on their group saying how as a lesbian she found it disgusting

[@KeltkeGH]

​@@lazarusmetcalfe2423229 said she has a wife and that's a reason to hate men groups, when she herself only stays with women groups. Totally hypocrite and gender biased.

[@eveleen18]

Haha that's why he was so good at ddakji! 😂

[@lifedeather]

They did Rick so dirty 😢

[@leefriedman3067]

my fav duo

[@nickotto-bernstein7267]

So sad, def my favorites on the show, they reminded me of the relationship between 001 and 456 in the original show, true Gganbus, wish they both could've at least made it to the marbles, hated seeing them go out like that.

[@user-sm3vq9yr4l]

I saw the whole show and when the guy with the advantage was eliminated, Also with Lorenzo stealing extra food, I was ticked off. When he was eliminated I was happy, I wish Trey could have lasted longer,

[@jayturla4397]

Rick is a perfectionist

[@Lorena-OT7]

Rick went in well prepared he should of won.

They got chosen because they were men no body is gonna say it but I am they didn’t like the fact that it was men in the way I saw a lot of weaklings giving power and they did what they did if tug-of-war was in the game this would of been a entire different story.

[@Szechoable]

The later episodes ticked me off when the you see all these women complain about the men. We've never seen the men be specifically mean to the women. Especially in modern times, this show wouldn't miss the chance to show some awful men. But there was nothing like that. They admit later or at least the blonde british one that she's intimidated by the men and is one of the ringleaders that made the all woman alliance later on. Also I remember ashley specifically targetting rick and stephen because they were dudes. Funny how even though it was majority women by the end, it still ended up with 2 dudes and 1 woman at the end. On an unrelated note, the Mensa genius woman getting ticked off by the prayer from TJ, it seemed like the demons were getting exorcised from her soul. Funny scene.

[@dl5498]

​@@SzechoableJust a note, it was phalisia who eliminated rick and Stephen. I also found bee's reaction to TJ's prayer hilarious

[@KeltkeGH]

​@@SonderDAzeX 229 said she has a wife and that's a reason to hate men groups, when she herself only stays with women groups. Totally hypocrite.

[@camui87]

Player 229 did so much breathing, sighing and groaning in this scene my roommate thought I was watching porn. She was way too emotional.

[@ghnbtrcv8672]

My favorites what a shame

[@darrentownend43]

WE LOVE U RICK

[@Hisherly]

I'm still sad.

[@jonathanalverna6540]

These eliminations didnt sit right with me especially because of how gender personal it got...

[@norinee]

232할아버지 초콜렛 손에 꽉 쥐시고 아들 하나 더 데려가면 아내에게 혼날거라고 하실때 눈물났음ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅡ😢😢😢😢😢😢😢최고의드라마였어요 두분다 너무좋다

[@thegreenpickle]

I remember from the start i always suported Stephen and seeing him get voted out for no reason hurt

[@auriella911]

I love rick, come back season 2!

[@koory0uz904]

I want to see these two play Survivor..

[@gyarubrainrotter5280]

Rick the absolute goat

[@BenjiCh]

3:43 after hearing his preparations I feel even more saddened. These two guys should get another chance!

[@phoenix5054]

I would've love these two to play the marble game.

[@dairymary]

i love them both so much i was rooting for them ugh! but im glad that they got eliminated not because they lose in a game :p

[@rommelbartolome6452]

Gganbu gang

[@chase6495]

She was the worst character, only eliminated then because they were in a male dominated friend group when she only hung out with women. She was a hypocrite 💀

[@nuve9190]

Aww

[@rickeyirvin7959]

Rip the gambo gang

[@alixandstephenshow]

Player 243> 😁

[@JosiahConley]

301 and 302

[@enzoclymire1235]

This was the moment i hated so much...people choosing eliminations was lazy and unfair. Plus the crying lady was just so soft and than got all ghetto when she started eliminating people 🙄🙄 she was smart with her eliminations tho cuz TJ damn he had a shot. After she started playing she was al cry cry. I felt like if anybody had the right to eliminate someone it had to be someone who finished first in a game.

[@GDBGDB]

How in the world did she get ghetto??

[@jaeescobar7280]

Team # Stephen 😊

[@alfonsocuriel3257]

Goats 🥲

[@Maj0ra]

I absolutely loved this bromance. The RNG of the games was so aggravating sometimes. I think the show would have been a lot better if there was no randomness involved.

[@jenetofilas9563]

Aside from Trey and his mother, this two are my favorites Rick and Stephen ❤

[@EpicWott0]

Rick is a king

[@joshsanchez4342]

stephen side view looks like he can be a kick ass wolverine

[@valvaq]

Was this the gganbu gangg??

[@Dimavandoesburg]

When rick got choosen i cried

[@KM-uo7ye]

The both of them gone for nothing. I feel bad for them

[@beyondstar8882]

i didn't cry when rock got chosen ,MEHH

[@Lwaite999]

Go Stephen go Stephen!!! Go Stephen and alix ❤ 🎄🎅🎁🎈🫠🙂

[@1amissingno]

They don't realize how they are perceived socially is part of the game which is a blindspot. They were walking around in their gumba gang, showing they were a threat as the numbers dwindled.

[@ozziecomedian1786]

I was a big fan of the Gumbu Gang alliance.

[@QueenBee98329]

I h8 Plahasya and Asshley!!!

[@MsBrasil89]

229 gave me bad vibes

[@AlarDane]

rick is an actor...

[@eyhtwozed2606]

My stupid ass thought these 2 were not players in the show but actors to add to a plottwist. I was wrong

[@slippinsteve8706]

Gamboo gang 4lyfe

[@kai-pe8pl]

she rlly said double homicide 😭

[@extrashotofespresso_]

Stephen is a gorgeous man..

[@TheworldofChase]

Fate producers lol😅

[@gouverneur2001]

Purely socio-economic factors...

[@bobaparadise]

Wnnat pays

[@sethrose5629]

I'm so glad Stephen is out he doesn't need the money, he does KZbin videos with his wife they live in a massive house I honestly think it's a joke you put people like him in games like this GIVE US actual poor people a chance

[@ascending6970]

cry harder get a job, its called a competition. you dont open up an eating contest for only skinny people. if youre poor then why dont you join up instead of commenting like a coward kid?

[@extrashotofespresso_]

Wait what’s their KZbin channel, I’m trying to see something??👀👀

[@sethrose5629]

@@extrashotofespresso_ search for alix and Stephen if not search Stephen squid games there channel might pop up

[@naomirhoads2933]

That’s booty shorts annoying wife guy ❤

[@floodwaters8887]

The game was based on luck

[@ALIENGOATMESSI]

If squid game was men only iy would be the best thing ever

[@dl5498]

Nah alot of the women were really good like Leanne, figgy and mei. Phalisia, Jackie and Ashley though were so frustrating.

[@user-dx9my1en2d]

@@dl5498 i really didnt like phalisia and ashley

[@dl5498]

@@user-dx9my1en2d facts. they were worse than bryton

[@extrashotofespresso_]

Of course it would. Men obviously want to love up on each other and marry one another.