
Geum-ja's team cheers Yong-sik through the pentathlon with a grudge
Six legs tied together, the team coaches a nervous teammate, then Yong-sik is told to picture a conman's face and Geum-ja a mistress's hair.
22 moments · 41 min of essential viewing in a 77-minute episode.

Six legs tied together, the team coaches a nervous teammate, then Yong-sik is told to picture a conman's face and Geum-ja a mistress's hair.

With the clock running, the shaman abandons the top to chant, announces the gods have left them to die, and a teammate threatens to kill her first.

Hyun-ju asks everyone to turn around, kicks five with nobody watching, and the team clears the last station while Seon-nyeo thanks the gods.

A teammate loses his nerve with the top in hand; Gi-hun steadies him with deep breaths before kicking five himself as the time runs down.

Annoyed that so many survived, Thanos quizzes his crew on their birth years and settles the pecking order on the spot.

Hyun-ju shares her childhood ddakji trick, then admits she still has surgeries to finish while Geum-ja asks questions her son wishes she wouldn't.

Cornered by the organ-harvesting guards, No-eul fights back once; they warn that next time they will take her trigger fingers and the incinerator awaits.

After praising each other's game, Dae-ho suggests sharing real names; Young-il laughs that his name is his number and Gi-hun gets a pun.

The announcer reveals 110 eliminated and 20.1 billion in the bank; players insist more died and call the payout a joke before the vote opens.

Geum-ja invites the team to dinner at home, and one by one they discover they are practically neighbors; it must be fate.

Gi-hun breaks in mid-vote: they watched people die and still want more. A player counts the tripling prize; a tearful young woman just wants to go home.

Someone shouts that these are kids' games and half the players survived; the hall chants for one more game and the majority carries it.

Yong-sik tells Geum-ja the loan sharks want his organs; she asks what a fresh start means if one of them dies tomorrow.

Dragged back to the table, Jung-bae admits he voted to stay for his ex-wife and kid; Dae-ho says he gets it, and Gi-hun cuts the optimism short.

Asked why she voted to stay, Hyun-ju describes losing her family, her job as a soldier and her friends, and the new life she plans abroad.

In the bathroom Thanos demands compensation; Myung-gi needles him about forgetting his lyrics on a TV finale and the two nearly come to blows.

A masked guard refuses access until Geum-ja appeals to his mother, his sister and her own bladder; he relents and lets Hyun-ju come too.

On night watch Jung-bae apologises for not lending money years ago; Gi-hun explains he returned to end the games and admits he is out of ideas.

Jung-bae recalls Gi-hun crying for his mother in his sleep during the factory strike; the two trade blame for every failure and plan soju afterwards.

Found doubled over in the bathroom, Jun-hee whispers that she is scared; Geum-ja and Hyun-ju tell her she and the baby will be fine.

Two boats split the search; the captain jokes about sashimi and soju while Jun-ho warns everyone to stay on high alert until the island is found.

The third game is revealed; Gi-hun's team sets a plan for groups of four, two or more, swears to stay calm, and the carousel song begins.

Every Squid Game moment featuring Seong Gi-hun, in story order. Played by Lee Jung-jae.

Every Squid Game moment featuring Detective Hwang Jun-ho, in story order. Played by Wi Ha-jun.

Every Squid Game moment featuring Front Man, in story order. Played by Lee Byung-hun.

Every Squid Game moment featuring Jang Geum-ja, in story order. Played by Kang Ae-sim.

Every Squid Game moment featuring Kim Jun-hee, in story order. Played by Jo Yuri.

Player 456 and the man behind the mask. 27 scenes together, in story order.

Every Squid Game moment featuring Park Yong-sik, in story order. Played by Yang Dong-geun.

Every Squid Game moment featuring Cho Hyun-ju, in story order. Played by Park Sung-hoon.

Every Squid Game moment featuring Lee Myung-gi, in story order. Played by Yim Si-wan.

Every Squid Game moment featuring Kang Dae-ho, in story order. Played by Kang Ha-neul.

Every Squid Game moment featuring Kang No-eul, in story order. Played by Park Gyu-young.

Every Squid Game moment featuring Game Guide, in story order. Played by Jeon Young-soo.

Every Squid Game moment featuring Cap. Park, in story order. Played by Oh Dal-su.

Every Squid Game moment featuring Thanos, in story order. Played by Choi Seung-hyun.

Every Squid Game moment featuring Seon-nyeo, in story order. Played by Chae Kook-hee.