Jul 02, 2025

Squid Game Season 3: Record-breaking season's 7 burning questions answered

Kriti Sonali

Record-setting No. 1 debut

The highly anticipated third and final season of Squid Game has taken over the world with a record-setting No. 1 debut in all countries ranked.

Source: Stills

In just three days...

Making history, Squid Game Season 3 amassed 60.1 million views in just 3 days of its release.

Source: Stills

Breaking the record

This rapid success of Seasons 2 and 3 has made Squid Game the only show ever to make the Most Popular List in its first week.

Source: Stills

Squid Game 3 ending left some burning questions

Squid Game Season 3 may have ended, but it left fans with more questions than answers.

Source: Stills

Is Gi Hun truly free?

While some viewers are still holding on to theories that Gi Hun might be alive, there’s no real possibility. He makes the ultimate sacrifice in the final round, choosing to throw himself off the tower rather than kill the newborn. His sacrifice will likely trigger another story.

Source: Stills

Is the Front Man dead, captured, escaped?

In the final moments, we see In Ho, aka the Front Man, ordering the island’s destruction and escapes with Jun Hee’s newborn. Cut to a few months later, he’s spotted in LA, visiting Gi Hun’s family. Which means that the Front Man survived and vanished.

Source: Stills

Is In Ho isn’t done?

What’s loud and clear is: In Ho isn’t done. His next move, possibly tied to a global expansion of the Game, is already being teased.

Source: Stills

The game is far from over?

The Latin phrase “hodie mihi, cras tibi” (“today it’s me, tomorrow it will be you”), the words written on the dormitory walls, suggesting, the game is far from over and hinting at future possibilities. Also, the “blacklist players” binder that No-eul skips, hinting that more is yet to come.

Source: Stills

Did Detective Jun Ho finally discover the existence of the Squid Game?

Detective Jun Ho finally tracked down the betrayer, Captain Park, and landed just as the game wrapped up. But before he could act, Jin Ho gave the order to blow up the island and bailed.

Source: Stills

What happened to the VIPs? Were they exposed

They appear to have evaded justice for the most part. We saw the VIPs enjoying the deaths and betting on contestants, but towards the end, it seems like they managed to escape.

Source: Stills

Squid Game spin-off on the cards?

There is a big possibility, and it makes sense, given Cate Blanchett’s role was a treasure in the very last part as a recruiter, suggesting the operations will now be shifted to America. Earlier, in an interview with talk show host Jimmy Fallon, actor Lee Byung Hun aka the Front Man, teased a possibility of a spin-off featuring his character.

Source: Stills

ChatGPT picks 9 Bollywood moments that made us stop scrolling