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‘Squid Game’ Creator Says There Was a ‘Very Drastic Change’ to Series Finale Twist: ‘This Is a Better Ending’
'Squid Game' creator Hwang Dong-hyuk on changing his mind about the ending, and why that character from Season 1 appears to Gi-hun in a dream.
The ending of Netflix’s “Squid Game” is tragic and uplifting all at once, with our protagonist giving his life and the main antagonist having a change of heart as a result. Then, In-ho/The Front Man (Lee Byung-hun) comes to collect the child from the arena, and ensures she is safe, issuing her the full winnings of 45.6 billion won by the end of the finale. Series creator and director Hwang Dong-hyuk says that when he was first planning out the second and third seasons of the hit South Korean drama, which he had originally intended to only be a one-season show, he’d thought of a different conclusion.
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