Squid Game Gi-hun actor debunks theory that he should recognise Front Man in season two

Squid Game 2 brought us one of the biggest plot twists of all time: The Front Man entering the game as Player 001. If you couldn’t contain your shock, join the rest of us. Some eagle-eyed viewers noticed a plot hole with the Front Man’s involvement in the games that proved Gi-hun should have recognised the Front Man when he first appeared. However, the actor who plays Gi-hun, Lee Jung-jae, has debunked this theory and revealed why Gi-hun wouldn’t have recognised the Front Man in season two of Squid Game.

Lee Jung-jae explained that Gi-hun’s mind was elsewhere

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For all those who remember the events of the Squid Game season one finale, Gi-hun and the Front Man finally came face to face (kind of). After Sang-woo ended his life and Gi-hun became the winner of the games, the two met in the back of a car. The Front Man told Gi-hun all about why the games happen, but he failed to put on his mask that would have distorted his voice. Sure, Gi-hun was blindfolded and couldn’t see his face, but it meant that he would have heard his real voice. By this logic, Gi-hun should have instantly recognised the voice of Player 001 and matched it with the Front Man. Plot hole, right?

Wrong. Lee Jung-jae has set the record straight about this error, explaining that Gi-hun’s mind was elsewhere. He couldn’t register the Front Man’s voice when he first heard it because he was too busy “blaming himself for everything that happened.”

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In fact, he believes Gi-hun has so much going on that he still doesn’t know the identity of the Front Man at the end of season two. “I don’t think Gi-hun knows the truth yet,” he explained.

I guess all will be revealed in season three, which creator Hwang Dong-hyuk called the “second chapter of Gi-hun and Front Man’s showdown.” Next summer can’t come soon enough!

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