The dark reason Squid Game decided to have a baby as part of the season three games

One of the most shocking parts of season three of Squid Game – minus all the deaths of course – was when Player 222 had her baby. Then, the baby became a player in the game. Literally, a jaw drop moment.

In season two, we found out Player 222, Jun-hee, was pregnant. It was one of the main things we were all waiting to see play out as the show continued. Then, during the hide and seek game in season three, Jun-hee gave birth. In a vile twist, the VIPs decided the baby should be classed as a player, and forced to take part in games, or risk being eliminated. And we all know what being eliminated means.

During season three, we’ve really seen how far the players would go in the quest for the money. They’ve murdered each other, just to get closer to the cash. In some of the most disturbing scenes, the players discussed the idea of “eliminating” the baby as an “easy” option, like it was nothing.

The show’s creator, Hwang Dong-hyuk, has explained how this very dark feature is pivotal in showing the state of society, and really giving an insight into the mindsets of the players.

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‘It was critical to telling the theme’

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Speaking about the importance of including a baby in the story, Hwang Dong-hyuk explained to Yahoo Canada: “It was critical to telling the theme and exploring the theme of the story, because…through the character Gi-hun we get to ask these questions: Do we still have humanity left in all of us? Do we as a human race have what it takes to turn the path the world is in for the better?

“The more and more we live out our lives I think it’s inevitable that we become pessimistic, we become very cynical of everything that’s unfolding.

“And as you see the character Gi-hun, as a human being, he hits absolute rock bottom. But despite all of that, are we going to give up? That’s one of the questions I wanted to ask. And when we ask ourselves that question, I got to thinking that it is our duty to try to do something to better the world so that we can leave the future generation a world that is better than how we first found it.

“And it’s important for all of us. It is a mission, a duty and a responsibility for all of us to not give up on our efforts to yearn for a better world, and I was able to do that through the baby.”

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‘Would I be capable of making such decisions like Gi-hun did?’

The creator also went on to say the scenes with the baby show us even more about Gi-hun. He added: “From seeing the character Gi-hun as myself, I would ask myself: Would I be capable of making such decisions like Gi-hun did? I wish I could have the courage that Gi-hun had to be able to make those decisions.

“So I loved seeing Gi-hun’s decisions and his journey, and I am very grateful, and also happy that I got this opportunity to think about these issues by portraying Gi-hun, and also the opportunity to share those conversations with our Squid Game fans.”

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